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Out of more than 7,000 applicants for the 2024-25 season, Oscar Mayer selected these 12 Wienermobile drivers, including Columbus native Sarah Oney (seventh from left). They are spelling the word “Hotdoggers,” the title for Wienermobile drivers, as they pose in Madison, Wisconsin, where they trained for two weeks in June 2024. Courtesy of Sarah Oney

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What’s it like to drive an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile? This Columbus native was hired

It’s 60-hotdogs long and 24-hotdogs tall and when she finishes her yearlong journey, Columbus native Sarah Oney will have driven with her copilot one of the six famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles around 20,000 miles to more than 200 events across the midwestern United States.

July 04, 2024
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  • Mark Rice

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Georgia Today: Peachtree Road Race; Macon firefighter shortage; SCOTUS ends Chevron Deference

On the Wednesday, July 3 edition of Georgia Today: Runners gather in Atlanta for tomorrow's Peachtree Road Race; Macon looks to boost its firefighting staff; and we'll look at how the Supreme Court may have opened the door to more partisanship in federal regulations.

July 03, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Sen. Jon Ossoff pictured speaking at a gathering of small business owners in Castleberry Hill on behalf of President Biden, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

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Ossoff launches inquiry aimed at protecting election workers

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is asking the Justice Department (DOJ) and the FBI to make sure they’re taking steps to protect election workers this year and ensure the efficient administration of elections.

 

July 03, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
A man, identified as Ryan Kelley in a sworn statement by an FBI agent, gestures as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump make their way past barriers at the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

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GPB evening headlines for July 3, 2024

A Georgia lawyer jailed for his role in the January 6th attack on the US Capitol has been released after a Supreme Court ruling.

Georgia residents with ties to Jamaica are worried and closely watching as a strong Hurricane Beryl roars by the island nation.

Meanwhile, here in Georgia, we're expecting dangerous heat this week, including for tomorrow's Fourth of July holiday.

July 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Wandrea Moss and Ruby Hunt

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Georgia election workers who won $148M judgment against Giuliani want his bankruptcy case thrown out

Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy has come under fire from creditors including two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him. The creditors say they'll likely ask next week that the case be dismissed and accuse Giuliani of flouting bankruptcy rules.

July 03, 2024
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  • Associated Press
The Supreme Court is seen, April 21, 2023, in Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, declined to consider the case of a man on death row in Georgia whose lawyers argue that a prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors during his trial.

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High court passes on case of Georgia man on death row who says Black jurors were wrongly purged

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial was unfair because the prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors. A jury found Warren King guilty of murder and other crimes and sentenced him to die for the September 1994 shooting death of convenience store clerk Karen Crosby during a robbery in southeastern Georgia.

July 03, 2024
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  • Associated Press
David Sumrall, chair of the Bibb County Republican Party, presented a spreadsheet and some voter registration records to the county elections board on Monday, July 2, 2024. He accused hundreds of voters of fraud. Jesse Fraga/The Telegraph

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Dozens of Bibb voters have to prove residency after accusations of false addresses, fraud

Dozens of Macon voters will have to explain to the elections board why their registered voting address was listed as a post office and not their home after the chair of the Bibb County Republican Party challenged hundreds of voter registrations.

July 03, 2024
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  • Jesse Fraga
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American Red Cross shares safety tips for Fourth of July weekend

In honor of the 4th of July, the American Red Cross is providing safety tips and advice with fireworks, heat safety and encouragement to get first aid training.

July 03, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Yamacraw Village, just west of Savannah's historic district. Credit: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

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Yamacraw residents wait as Savannah housing area continues to deteriorate

Occupancy declines in 1940s-era units, federal officials are set to visit, and city’s actions stall. 

July 03, 2024
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  • Julia Gentin
A past meal option for Delta One customers flying internationally included beef short rib from Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q. (Provided by Delta Air Lines)

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Hundreds of Atlanta food service workers create thousands of in-flight meals daily for international passengers

Meals on international flights have reached a new level of innovation as airline culinary programs must juxtapose food safety, special diets, and allergies with a degree of creativity. 

July 03, 2024
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  • Sarra Sedghi
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Georgia's Fourth of July travel numbers will set records. Here are the best and worst times to drive

AAA projects that a record-breaking number of more than 2.3 million Georgians expect to travel 50 miles or more from home, with more than 70 million people traveling around the U.S. for the Fourth of July week.

July 03, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
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Georgia lawmakers look to open jobs to more workers who need license to work

The Joint Blue Ribbon Committee Investigating Licensing Issues is expected to hold several meetings this year as it considers ways to reduce professional licensing glitches, costs and the amount of time it takes to process and review applications. Ideas include adopting more universal standards and making it easier to transfer licenses from other states and countries.

July 03, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Ari Shapiro hosts season 2 of The Mole on Netflix

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Ari Shapiro takes on hosting Season 2 of 'The Mole' on Netflix

This summer, Netflix is bringing back The Mole for its second season, the competition series with side of sabotage. NPR fans will probably recognize the host this season, too: Ari Shapiro, host of NPR's All Things Considered. He spoke with GPB's Pamela Kirkland about it.

July 03, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland

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GPB morning headlines for July 3, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial was unfair because the prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors.

Providers of services to the homeless in Macon- Bibb County are asking for help from the public to stock emergency water stations.

While Georgia is home to mosquitoes that carry the West Nile and encephalitis viruses, local health officials are warning of mosquito-borne diseases acquired abroad.

July 03, 2024
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U.S. regulators try to crackdown on hard-to-cancel subscriptions

The FTC filed charges against Adobe, the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat. Charges stated that Adobe deceived consumers about early termination fees, inhibited cancellations. Andrew Mambo speaks with law professor and former FTC chair, Bill Kovacic.

July 02, 2024
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  • Andrew Mambo
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