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Construction continues at Hyundai's $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Ellabell, Ga., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.

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US agency to reexamine permit for Hyundai's $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia

A federal agency has agreed to reexamine an environmental permit for Hyundai's $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia after conservationists complained that regulators failed to properly assess the factory's impacts on the local water supply.

August 27, 2024
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  • Associated Press
 A Delta Air Lines jetliner is shown at Denver International Airport in Denver, June 26, 2019. Delta Air Lines is changing its employee uniform policy following a turbulent ride through a social media storm started by a passenger's outrage over two flight attendants photographed wearing Palestinian pins.

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Two workers killed in an explosion at Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta

Two workers are dead and a third injured after an explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport, according to multiple media reports.

August 27, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Coco Gauff, of the United States, reacts after scoring a point against Varvara Gracheva, of France, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in New York.

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Coco Gauff begins her US Open title defense with an easy win after a two-match losing streak

Coco Gauff's U.S. Open title defense is off to a successful start. The 20-year-old American beat Varvara Gracheva 6-2, 6-0 in just 66 minutes on Monday.

August 27, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Zo’e Johnson, 13, attends art class at First Presbyterian Day School. It was among the hundreds of private schools that opened during desegregation as white children fled the arrival of Black students.

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What choosing private school means to a Macon family whose matriarch integrated her high school

What is it like for Black students attending one of the formerly whites only private schools created in the South during desegregation?

August 27, 2024
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  • Jennifer Hawes
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath speaks in Georgia Capitol, August 2024

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GPB morning headlines for August 27, 2024

The Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Party of Georgia are suing to block two recent rules adopted by Georgia's State Election Board.

Democrats in the state legislature are urging Gov. Brian Kemp to investigate and remove three State Election Board members aligned with former president Donald Trump.

Fans set a new attendance record at State Farm Arena Monday as the Atlanta Dream took on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.

August 27, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Legendary jazz guitarist Russell Malone passed away at the age of 60 on Friday, August 23, 2024. Credit: Photo contributed by Gary Motley

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Legendary jazz guitarist Russell Malone, dead at 60

Well-regarded jazz guitarist Russell Malone died Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Malone, 60, was born in Albany, Georgia, but lived in Atlanta for over a decade.

August 27, 2024
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  • Donnell Suggs
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Georgia Today: State election board faces scrutiny; Harris to campaign in GA; RIP Russell Malone

On the Monday, Aug. 26 edition of Georgia Today: The State Election Board faces renewed scrutiny over what some are calling partisan rule-making; Vice President Harris plans to campaign in Georgia; and we remember Georgia-born jazz guitarist Russell Malone.

August 26, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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What kind of rules can the Georgia Election Board make?

The Georgia State Election Board has made several election rule changes recently. But what exactly does the Board have the power to change?

August 26, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Georgia Secretary of State's Office technician Chris Bellew runs a test on Bibb County elections systems while Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger talks to a reporter Tuesday.

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GPB evening headlines for August 26, 2024

Democrats are urging Governor Brian Kemp to investigate and remove three Trump-aligned members of the State Election Board.

Georgia's routine vaccine uptake is among one of lowest in the nation, around 88%.  Vaccine information gaps can be dangerous.

Acclaimed Georgia-born jazz guitarist Russell Malone has died.  He toured with many greats, including Diana Krall and Ron Carter.

August 26, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath speaks in Georgia Capitol, August 2024

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Democrats urge Kemp to remove State Election Board members

Georgia Democrats called on Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Monday to remove three GOP members of the State Election Board for approving “11th-hour” changes to state elections laws they say could disrupt the November elections.

August 26, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Without working streetlights in parts of Yamacraw Village, Detraya Gilliard had only the crescent moon’s glow to search for her daughter Desaray in May 2022. She passed yards dotted with clotheslines and power lines, and a broken-down playground littered with juice boxes and red Solo cups.(Renuka Rayasam/KFF Health News)

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A teen’s murder, mold in the walls: Unfulfilled promises haunt public housing

For years, federal lawmakers have failed to deliver the money needed to fix derelict public housing, leaving tenants — mostly people of color and families with low incomes — living with mold and gun violence that has had lasting health consequences.

August 26, 2024
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  • Fred Clasen-Kelly and
  • Renuka Rayasam
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Chronically lonely people may be at higher risk of stroke and dementia

The Georgia Department of Public Health expects 190,000 Georgians will be diagnosed with dementia in the next 10 years.

August 26, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Dignitaries pull the cover off the statue honoring the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis during its unveiling ceremony in Decatur, Ga., on Saturday, Aug 24, 2024.

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Crowd on hand for unveiling of John Lewis statue at spot where Confederate monument once stood

A bronze statue of the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis has been unveiled at a city park in Georgia. A crowd was on hand Saturday to witness the unveiling of the large bronze statue, which stands in the same spot at Decatur's historic square as a contentious Confederate monument that was removed four years ago.

August 26, 2024
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  • Associated Press
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GPB morning headlines for August 26, 2024

The Georgia State Senate committee studying conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County jail released its recommendations Friday.

Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz are campaigning in Georgia this week.

A partnership between Houston County Schools and the county health department is bringing primary health care closer to where children — and their adults — spend time. 

August 26, 2024
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Fulton County Jail sign is pictured here

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Georgia Senate hands down Fulton County Jail recommendations

A special Georgia Senate subcommittee investigating the Fulton County Jail made 17 recommendations for the Fulton County Commission, sheriff, district attorney, clerk of courts, and the Fulton Superior Court.

August 26, 2024
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  • Bob Pepalis
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