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Winters are warming around the country, which gives rats more of an opportunity to search for food.

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  • Climate

Rats! Climate change is helping increase their populations in cities

Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.

January 31, 2025
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  • Lauren Sommer
In this Aug. 29, 2006, photo, a police officer guards the wreckage of Comair Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky. The crash killed 49 passengers and crew.

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  • National

The D.C.-area crash recalls some of the deadliest aircraft disasters in U.S. history

Responders are working to recover the victims of Wednesday night's midair collision over Washington, D.C. It could be the deadliest crash to occur in U.S. airspace in at least 15 years.

January 31, 2025
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Protesters hold flags as they are pushed back by police on Jan. 6, 2021, after President Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Trump pardoned almost every person who participated in the riot.

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  • Investigations

Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence

Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.

January 31, 2025
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  • Tom Dreisbach
President Trump arrives to speak at the House Republican members conference dinner at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami on Jan. 27.

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  • National

Trump wants to cut the federal workforce. Who they are and what that means

President Trump's efforts to cut the federal workforce by 10% might not save as much money as hoped and could have unintended consequences. NPR explains why.

January 31, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
 Senate Minority Leader Harold Jones, an Augusta Democrat, said he believes bipartisan interest in a new Medicaid expansion proposal could propel it to the governor’s desk this year. Republican co-sponsors say they at least want an open debate. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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  • News

Lawmakers Huddle: A recap of Georgia legislative session Week 3

As the Georgia General Assembly wraps up its third week, lawmakers are tackling a packed agenda — making up for delays caused by wintry weather. In this week's Lawmaker Huddle on Morning Edition, GPB's Pamela Kirkland spoke with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry about the latest updates from the Gold Dome.

January 31, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland and
  • Donna Lowry
President Trump has threatened to impose steep tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as early as Saturday.  Mexico supplies more than a quarter of all the fresh fruit and vegetables in the U.S., including avocados which are popular for Super Bowl dip.

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  • Business

Businesses, shoppers brace for higher prices if tariffs on Mexico and Canada imports start Saturday

President Trump renewed his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as early as this weekend. The move could raise prices on everything from gasoline to guacamole.

January 31, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, pictured at the 1995 World Figure Skating Championships in England. They had since worked as coaches at a training club in Boston. Russian authorities confirmed they were on board the American Eagle flight that crashed after a collision near Washington, D.C.

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  • World

U.S. and Russian figure skaters are among the victims of the D.C.-area plane crash

At least a dozen figure skaters, coaches and their family members were on the plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., including two teenage competitors and a Russian husband-and-wife coaching duo.

January 31, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Rachel Treisman
Second grader<strong> </strong>Augusta Robbins sits on the floor drawing at the temporary Airbnb her family was staying in. Since her family home burned down, she's been drawing a lot of houses.

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  • Education

After fires, LA students yearn to get back to school, and a normal life

The historic fires in Los Angeles meant many students lost homes, schools, or both. Now, as some schools reopen, families are trying to find routine.

January 31, 2025
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  • Jonaki Mehta
Crowds gathered along a main thoroughfare in Gainesville, G.a on January 29, 2025 to protest ICE and President Trump's expedited removal policy. The protest followed a weekend of sweeps by ICE and the Department of Homeland Security across Georgia.

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  • Politics

'There is a lot of fear': Latinos gather in North Georgia to protest against mass deportations

This week, some of the first people in Georgia without legal citizenship were reported to be detained by federal agents under Trump’s expedited removal policy, prompting hundreds from the Latino community in Hall County to gather to support each other and speak out against recent federal immigration policy changes.

January 31, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
A donated vase of red roses honors victims of the deadly collision between a passenger airliner and an Army helicopter that occurred the day prior, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at the Law Enforcement Memorial in Wichita, Kan., where the airline passenger flight originated.

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  • News

Crews in mid-air Washington, D.C. crash included two men from Georgia

Seven of the 67 people killed when an American Airlines jet collided midair with an Army helicopter were members of the two flight crews. The American Airlines crew members were traveling on a daily route from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night.

January 31, 2025
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  • Associated Press
The control tower at the Reagan National Airport after the crash of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River on approach to the airport on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.

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  • National

FAA data shows 30 near-misses at Reagan Airport

A commercial flight hit a military helicopter at Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. The airport has a history of crashes and near-misses going back decades.

January 31, 2025
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  • Robert Benincasa
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the State Capitol on Jan. 15, 2025, to discuss his legislative priorities for health care for this year's legislative session. (Screenshot)

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  • News

GPB morning headlines for January 31, 2025

Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled his proposed lawsuit reform legislation Thursday, a crowd gathered in Gainesville this week to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, and U.S. Rep. David Scott met senior residents of Gwinnett County to hear their concerns and share resources for finances and health.

January 31, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington.

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  • News

Investigation into the fatal plane-helicopter crash. And, future of nuclear testing

The next steps in the fatal midair plane and helicopter crash investigation. And, why nuclear testing could ramp up in the U.S., as well as a look inside the secret lab where weapons testing happens.

January 31, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
Senator Angela Alsobrook, a Democrat from Maryland questioned RFK Jr.'s suggestion that Black people should be on a different vaccine schedule than white people.

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  • Health

Senator calls RFK Jr.'s position on race and vaccines dangerous

In one of the most tense exchanges in a heated confirmation hearing, Senator Angela Alsobrooks called out past comments RFK Jr. made suggesting a different vaccine schedule for Black people.

January 31, 2025
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By:
  • Will Stone
First responders search the crash site of American Airlines Flight 5342 along the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Thursday.

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  • National

The latest on the fatal midair plane and helicopter crash

Video footage of the incident shows the aircraft flying at a low altitude, before an explosion happened at the moment of impact. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

January 31, 2025
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  • Ayana Archie
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