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News Articles: News

Customers visit an Apple Store in Beijing, April 10.

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  • Economy

Stocks gain on hopes Trump will ease tensions with the Fed -- and China

The Dow Jones advanced after Trump said he wouldn't fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell and on hopes of easing tensions over tariffs with China.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Rafael Nam and
  • Scott Horsley
Sen. Bill Cowsert

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  • News

Georgia Today: Ga. Dems announce plans for deportation bill; Cowsert AG run; Air Quality Report

On April 23: Democratic state senators announce legislation to protect citizens from deportation; State Sen. Bill Cowsert's attorney general bid; and Georgia air quality has a lot of room for improvement.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
the Stitch will create approximately 14 acres of urban greenspace and transportation enhancements atop a new, 3⁄4-mile platform spanning the Downtown Connector between Ted Turner Drive Piedmont Avenue.

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  • News

Greenspace project designed to reconnect downtown Atlanta receives long-term funding

The Stitch project that will build a pedestrian-friendly greenspace over parts of Interstate 75 and 85 received funding from Atlanta City Council this week.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Sen. Bill Cowsert (center) cast the decisive vote Thursday to keep a Medicaid expansion proposal from advancing out of his committee. Cordele Republican Sen. Carden Summers (left) was one of two Republican senators who voted for the bill.

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  • News

State Sen. Bill Cowsert announces run for Georgia Attorney General

Cowsert, a Republican, has served in the Georgia Senate since 2006.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Emma Auer
A person reacts during a hearing for Patrick Crusius, the Walmart mass shooter, at the Enrique Moreno County Courthosue in El Paso, Texas, April 21, 2025.

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  • National

El Paso Walmart shooter receives rebuke and forgiveness as he gets 23 life sentences

Victims and families of the people who died in the 2019 attack offered impact testimonies as trial ends. "I have no more room for hate in my heart," said Yvonne Gonzalez, who lost her parents.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Aaron Montes
Security personnel patrol a street the morning after militants indiscriminately opened fire on tourists near Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23.

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  • World

After Kashmir attack, India downgrades ties with Pakistan and suspends water treaty

The day after a deadly attack, India announced it was closing a border with Pakistan, downgrading its diplomatic ties and suspending the Indus Waters Treaty. Pakistan denies involvement in the attack.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Omkar Khandekar
Senate Democrats

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  • News

Georgia Democrats propose legislation aimed to protect citizens from deportation

Georgia Senate Democrats say they will take action at the state level to attempt to protect U.S. citizens and those legally in the country from deportation.

Georgia Democrats propose legislation aimed to protect citizens from deportation

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis

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  • News

GPB evening headlines for April 23, 2025

The air we breathe every day is getting worse, according to the American Lung Association's 2025 State of the Air report, released today.

A south Georgia sheriff is dropping a charge against a Minnesota man whose tribally-issued license plate wasn't recognized by a deputy.

Democratic state senators are promising state-level action to try to protect US citizens and those legally in the country from deportation.

April 23, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio

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  • National

What are your most memorable moments with your mom? NPR wants to hear

Whether your mother is still here for you to hug or you are holding on to cherished memories, NPR wants to hear about the moments that bring you the most joy when you think of her.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Maquita Peters
Sen. Bernie Sanders Speaks To A Crowd Of 36,000 At The Fighting Oligarchy Rally At Gloria Molina Grand Park In Downtown Los Angeles On April 12, 2025.

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  • Politics

Bernie Sanders says Democrats have 'paid a political price' for not listening to the working class

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with Democrats, has been touring the country with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to push back against the Trump administration.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Lynn Menegon and
  • Robin Young
A KFF poll found parents who believed a false claim about measles were more likely to skip or delay childhood vaccinations.

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  • Health

Like measles, misinformation is spreading, poll finds

With the U.S. now reporting more than 800 measles cases, a new poll from health policy research group KFF finds that many people are being exposed to false claims about measles and the measles vaccine.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya (right), accompanied by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left) and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary (center), speaks during a news conference Tuesday at the Health and Human Services Department on in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

NIH autism study will pull from private medical records

The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Cardinals look on as the body of Pope Francis is transferred into the Basilica at St Peter's Square in Vatican City on Wednesday. The College of Cardinals is preparing for a conclave to elect the next pontiff, after days of funeral rites and observances conclude.

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  • Religion

Who are the cardinals selecting the next pope?

The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could make it harder to predict what the conclave will do.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell

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  • Health

RFK's plan to phase out synthetic food dyes could face industry pushback

The health secretary announced a push to eliminate petroleum-based colorants from the food supply. But he'll need to get food companies on board.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Carmel Wroth and
  • Yuki Noguchi
Customers visit an Apple Store in Beijing, April 10.

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  • Technology

The European Union hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines

European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Facebook's parent company hundreds of millions of euros as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules.

April 23, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
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