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Former President Donald Trump faces 13 felony counts in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election result.

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  • Politics

Donald Trump says he will go to Atlanta Thursday to be booked on Georgia charges

Former President Donald Trump faces 13 felony counts in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election result.

August 24, 2023
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  • Sam Gringlas
From left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by Fox News Channel Wednesday in Milwaukee.

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  • Elections

5 takeaways from the first Republican primary debate

The first Republican debate of the 2024 election cycle is in the books. Without the front-runner onstage, each candidate had the opportunity to grab the spotlight, though some had more of an impact.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
A shirt displaying a fake mug shot of the former president and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen during a campaign rally in Pickens, S.C., in July.

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  • Politics

Trump is likely to finally get a real mug shot. Does it matter?

The Fulton County sheriff says he'll treat the former president according to the jail's normal practices. That includes taking a booking photo, which could become a famous — or infamous — image.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
The fire that devastated historic Lahaina in western Maui left a red-roofed house relatively unscathed. Its owner says he wants to open the house to the neighborhood to help the rebuilding process.

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  • National

'Miracle house' owner hopes it will serve as a base for rebuilding Lahaina

"There was a neighbor who sent a note to us and said, 'Oh, you won the lottery,'" Trip Millikin, whose house survived, told NPR. "And I almost wanted to throw up when I got that."

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
This aerial picture shows tanks used for storing treated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan began releasing wastewater from the plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday despite angry opposition from China and local fishermen.

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  • Asia

Worries over seafood safety mount as Japan releases Fukushima water into the Pacific

Local fishermen and the government of neighboring China are among the critics of Japan's decision to release water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

August 24, 2023
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  • Anthony Kuhn
FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the head of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales. Rubiales is seen here at a reception for the Spanish team on Tuesday in Madrid, after Spain won the Women's World Cup on Sunday.

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  • Sports

FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Spain's soccer chief after World Cup kiss

A union speaking for Jenni Hermoso, the player who was kissed, called for "intervention in the face of sexual harassment or abuse." Spain's soccer federation scheduled an emergency meeting on Friday.

August 24, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
GPB News NPR

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  • Climate

Tropical Storm Hilary helps take California out of drought conditions, for now

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with climate scientist Alex Hall about the temporary relief that Hilary has offered the drought in California.

August 24, 2023
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  • Patrick Jarenwattananon,
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Demi Lovato, Scooter Braun and Ariana Grande.

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  • Music

Major artists are reportedly ditching their A-list manager. Here's what's going on

Entertainment mogul Scooter Braun discovered Justin Bieber and has managed the careers of Ariana Grande and K-pop star Psy. Now some of his biggest stars are reportedly parting ways with him.

August 24, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Biden's reelection campaign has counterprogramming plans during the GOP debate

With political attention focused on the GOP debate in Milwaukee, President Biden and Democrats are trying to do a bit of counterprogramming.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Billy McFarland, pictured in 2018, said he's relaunching the infamous Fyre Festival in response to "interest and demand" in his ability "to bring people from around the world together to make the impossible happen."

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  • Arts & Life

Billy McFarland went to prison for Fyre Fest. Are his plans for a reboot legal?

The controversial entrepreneur is seeking redemption and some people are ready for him to try. Tickets have sold out. But he still owes $26 million in restitution to the people he fleeced.

August 24, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
Jenny Eckart Hoyt directs her daughter Winnie's attention to an "eye gaze" device in their Portland, Ore., home.

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  • Education

Schools could be getting millions more from Medicaid. Why aren't they?

In 2022, schools recouped $6.6 billion from federal and state Medicaid programs. They could be getting much more.

August 24, 2023
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  • Shasta Kearns Moore and
  • Emily Harris
Republican presidential candidates stand on stage and listen to a prayer before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee.

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  • News

Up First briefing: GOP debate, Trump to surrender, Russia plane crash mystery

Republican presidential candidates faced off in the first GOP debate yesterday. Trump is expected to surrender in Georgia today. The leader of Russia's Wagner Group is presumed dead in a plane crash.

August 24, 2023
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  • Anandita Bhalerao
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Arkansas drops AP African American Studies course

Arkansas has dropped the course saying it does not comply with what they want to offer. The course had been part of a pilot program. (Story aired on ATC on Aug. 22, 2023.)

August 24, 2023
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  • Josie Lenora
Makyyla Holland sued New York's Broome County, the Broome County sheriff and officials at the Broome County Jail for violence, threats, denial of medical care and discrimination that she alleges she experienced while incarcerated.

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  • Law

At a time of anti-trans sentiment, a New York lawsuit brings hope for the community

Makyyla Holland reached a settlement over abuse she says she suffered in New York's Broome County Jail. The settlement requires the jail to adopt a policy that houses inmates based on gender identity.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Quarterback Trilian Harris is one of the players swindled in a phony high school football program the state of Ohio later called a "scam."

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  • TV Reviews

In 'BS High' and 'Telemarketers,' scamming is a group effort

In two HBO documentary projects about scams in football and telemarketing, the systemic problems that drive big-time and small-time grift get their due.

August 24, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
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