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Students and parents file out of the campus of Appalachee HIgh School in Winder, Ga., after being released from lockdown following the school shooting there Sept. 4, 2024.

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UPDATES: State leaders respond to Apalachee High School shooting that killed 4, hurt 9 in Barrow County

Georgia law enforcement are responding to an incident at Apalachee High School in Barrow County following the school being placed on lockdown after an on-campus shooting that killed four and injured nine more.

September 04, 2024
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a man gets a checkup

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New health services company offers zero copay, zero deductible plans to Georgia employers

Georgia companies with 51 or more employees are eligible to enroll in a new health insurance plan that offers clients a "credit card" to pay out-of-network providers.

September 04, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Atlanta United technical director Carlos Bocanegra is shown during a news conference in Marietta, Ga., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018.

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Atlanta United fires technical director Carlos Bocanegra during another disappointing season

Carlos Bocanegra has been fired as technical director of Atlanta United. He helped build the club into an MLS champion in just its second season but couldn't get the club back to that level over the past five years. Bocanegra was dismissed with seven games left in another disappointing season.

September 04, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Unused privacy booths are seen at a voting site in Tripp Commons inside the Memorial Union building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Election Day in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

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Democrats appeal decision adding two minor candidates to Georgia presidential ballot

The Democratic Party of Georgia is appealing Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s decision last week to include independent Cornel West and socialist Claudia De la Cruz on Georgia’s presidential ballot.

September 04, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
The Atlanta City Council passed legislation to ban data centers along the Atlanta Beltline to prioritize space for residential use. Atlanta Beltline/Facebook

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Atlanta City Council bans data centers along BeltLine

The Atlanta City Council voted Tuesday, Sept. 3, to ban data centers along and near the Atlanta BeltLine and within a half-mile of MARTA stations.

September 04, 2024
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  • Dyana Bagby
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at the annual State of the City address in downtown Atlanta on March 28, 2023.

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GPB Morning Headlines for September 4, 2024

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced Tuesday the city will be dedicating $60 million towards helping Atlanta’s growing homeless population.  

Macon’s Middle Georgia State University has launched a new program to address stubborn local social issues through academic research.

Researchers at Emory University’s School of Medicine are looking for patients to enroll in a new clinical trial to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

 

September 04, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) speaks at an event held by the national conservative political movement, 'Turning Point' in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., June,16, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca cook

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Georgia Today: Vance to campaign in GA; AT&T workers continue strike; ATL pledges funds for homeless

On the Tuesday, Sept. 3 edition of Georgia Today: Republican Vice presidential candidate JD Vance plans a town hall meeting in Braselton; AT&T workers across the Southeast continue their strike; and Atlanta's mayor says the city will be dedicating $60 million dollars towards addressing Atlanta’s growing homeless population.

September 03, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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The Georgia State Election Board controversy, explained

After keeping a low profile for years, the Georgia State Election Board — currently driven by a Trump-backed majority — is facing ethics complaints and a lawsuit. What's at issue?

September 03, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
The 2025 model Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric SUV is seen Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, after being unveiled at an auto dealership in Savannah, Ga.

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Hyundai unveils 2025 electric SUVs aiming for broader appeal with improved range, charging options

Hyundai is aiming to broaden the appeal of its Ioniq 5 electric SUVs with 2025 models boasting improved battery range and additional charging options. The South Korean automaker unveiled the new EVs on Tuesday in Savannah, Georgia, a few miles from Hyundai's huge new factory that will begin producing the vehicles before the year's end.

September 03, 2024
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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks with Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice during an event at the group's annual convention in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.

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Trump campaign must stop using 'Hold On, I'm Coming' after lawsuit from family of song's co-writer

A federal judge in Atlanta has ruled that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song "Hold On, I'm Coming." The estate of Isaac Hayes Jr. filed a lawsuit last month alleging that Trump, his campaign and several of his allies had infringed its copyright and should pay damages.

September 03, 2024
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Storm Troopers walk in the 2024 Dragon Con parade on Saturday, August 31, 2024.

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PHOTOS: Dragon Con 2024 has come and gone. See how it looked

Dragon Con 2024 took place over a long weekend in downtown Atlanta, More than 72,000 people attended the 38th year of the five-day convention.

September 03, 2024
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  • Allexa Ceballos and
  • Victoria Evans-Cash
 Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are now huddling together to dig into some of the thornier issues that proved too unwieldy to tackle during a jam-packed three-month legislative session last winter. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Summer studies: Georgia legislators in the thick of a season of peering ahead to next session

College football is back, pumpkin-flavored everything has returned, and the legislative study committee schedule is loaded with meetings. Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are huddling together to dig into some of the thornier issues that proved too unwieldy to tackle during a jam-packed three-month legislative session last winter.

September 03, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
Muralist Kevin “Scene” Lewis shows a Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful committee his plan for a Martin Luther King Jr. Mural in the 1400 block of MLK Jr. Blvd. near Downtown Macon. Liz Fabian/ Macon Newsroom

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Kennesaw State University architecture students designing new development as KMBB commissions Martin Luther King Jr. mural

Envisioning a new MLK Blvd. gateway to downtown Macon: A bevy of burgeoning architects gathered on a vacant lot along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. last week as Macon-Bibb County Commissioner Paul Bronson issued a challenge. 

September 03, 2024
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  • Liz Fabian
Close-up of examination table in doctor's office

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GPB morning headlines for September 3, 2024

A new initiative in Southeast Georgia’s Brunswick aims to bring more funding, accountability and focus to help prevent homelessness.

A new health plan available in Georgia offers a zero-dollar deductible and co-pay.

September 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
On September 1, 1985, underwater explorer Robert Ballard located the world's most famous shipwreck. The Titanic lay largely intact at a depth of 12,000 feet off the coast of St. John's, Newfoundland. Using a small submersible craft, Ballard explored the wreck in 1986, taking a series of spectacular and haunting pictures and giving the world its first glimpse of the legendary ship in 73 years. In August 1998, the hull of the Titanic was finally raised.

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GPB evening headlines for September 2, 2024

A health plan available in Florida and Texas is now available in Georgia. Curative Health offers a zero-dollar deductible and co-pay.

A Georgia company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic has released images taken during its first trip to the site since 2010.

September 02, 2024
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