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Georgia Today: Georgia leads country in new AIDS infections, Herschel in N. Ga., and Delta is hiring

On the Thursday Dec. 1 edition of the Georgia Today podcast: Georgia leads the country in new AIDS infections, Herschel Walker visits North Georgia, and Delta is hiring thousands 

December 01, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello
President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

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  • Politics

Biden says U.S., France will stand against Russia's brutality in Ukraine

The president's remarks during a joint press conference with French President Macron also covered the use of clean energy and the Inflation Reduction Act's electric car provisions.

December 01, 2022
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Protesters at a Jewish solidarity march in New York City on January 5, 2020. The Anti-Defamation League reports that antisemitic incidents, including violence, have been rising for the past five years.

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  • National

Antisemitism is on the rise, and it's not just about Ye

It's not just high-profile figures who have spouted anti-Semitic language recently. Attacks and harassment against Jewish people have been on the rise, according to researchers.

December 01, 2022
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By:
  • Lisa Hagen
New York City Mayor Eric Adams visits the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 17. This week, he announced that officials will begin hospitalizing more homeless people by involuntarily providing care to those deemed to be in "psychiatric crisis."

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  • National

NYC Mayor Adams faces backlash for move to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people

Mayor Eric Adams announced this week that officials will begin hospitalizing more homeless people by involuntarily providing care to those deemed to be in "psychiatric crisis."

December 01, 2022
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
Wide Shot of Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: New poll shows slim Warnock lead; Obama campaigns in Georgia; 2023's legislation

Thursday on Political Rewind: Some Georgians are waiting in lines as long as two hours in order to cast their vote early, as a new poll shows Sen. Raphael Warnock slightly ahead of Herschel Walker, but within the margin of error. Meanwhile, the first pre-file ahead of the 2023 legislative session is a response to Georgia's abortion ban.

December 01, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Georgia state Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick, a Lithonia Democrat, has filed a resolution urging Congress to form a reparations commission.

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  • Politics

First bill of next year’s General Assembly session targets Georgia’s abortion ban  

ATLANTA — The first bill prefiled for the 2023 legislative session takes aim at one of the hottest political topics in Georgia, a law that bans abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy. 

December 01, 2022
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
This photo composite shows Democratic Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, left, and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker. The two are competing in a U.S. Senate runoff, which concludes Tuesday.

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  • Elections

Almost $80 million is spent on TV ads for Georgia's 4-week Senate runoff

And spending by groups supporting Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock has more than doubled contributions from groups backing Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

December 01, 2022
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  • Domenico Montanaro
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes President Biden before their meeting at the French Embassy to the Vatican in Rome on Oct. 29, 2021.

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  • Politics

With French President Macron's state visit, expect a mix of diplomacy and glamour

The three-day visit to Washington, D.C., symbolizes the recovery of a key relationship that deteriorated over a submarine deal with Australia last year that infuriated Paris.

December 01, 2022
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
In an aerial view, freight rail cars sit in a rail yard near shipping containers on Nov. 22 in Wilmington, Calif.

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  • Politics

The House has voted to avert a rail strike. Now the bill heads to the Senate

The House cleared an effort that would force unions to accept the tentative agreement between railroad managers and their workers, and make a potential imminent strike illegal.

November 30, 2022
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., ran unopposed for the position of House Democratic leader. He replaces Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who announced she would not run for the top leadership post after Democrats lost control of the House in the midterms.

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  • Politics

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected as leader of the House Democrats

Jeffries will replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the top elected Democratic leader. He represents a generational shift and faces challenges in a GOP House in January.

November 30, 2022
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh

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  • Law

Supreme Court hears Texas challenge to federal immigration priorities

The Biden administration's priorities were to find and deport noncitizens who are a threat to national security, who have been convicted of serious crimes and who pose a threat to border security.

November 30, 2022
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
The outside of Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco last month. The upheaval at the influential social media company threatens to make political violence worse around the world, according to human rights activists.

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  • Technology

Twitter's chaos could make political violence worse outside of the U.S.

Under the chaotic changes unleashed by Elon Musk, Twitter users in the U.S. are confronting problems that have long plagued the social network in other parts of the world.

November 30, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond

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  • Environment

Hurricane season is over, Mercer spotlights women's rights, and a former prosecutor has a court date

On the Wednesday, Nov. 30 edition of the Georgia Today podcast: Hurricane season is over, Mercer is putting a spotlight on women's rights, a former Georgia prosecutor charged with hindering the police investigation into the killing of Ahmaud Arbery has been ordered to appear before a judge 

November 30, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Herschel Walker

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Walker under scrutiny for Texas residence; Meadows must testify in Fulton County

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Herschel Walker is under scrutiny yet again after new details about his Georgia residence emerged. Former President Barack Obama is visiting Georgia tomorrow to campaign for Sen. Raphael Warnock. Elsewhere: A South Carolina judge rejected Mark Meadows' appeal to avoid testifying in Fulton County.

November 30, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Chase McGee ,
  • and 1 more
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

News brief: Oath Keeper verdict, NATO supports Ukraine, congressional action

Prosecutors get rare seditious conspiracy conviction in Jan. 6 case. NATO foreign ministers meet on Ukraine. Republicans join Democrats on same-sex marriage bill; will they do the same on rail strike?

November 30, 2022
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  • Steve Inskeep and
  • A Martínez
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