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President Donald Trump's Supreme Court shortlist: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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GPB Morning Headlines for July 5, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court and some federal health agencies are at an impasse when it comes to whether or not EMTALA -- a federal health statute that ensures patients get emergency care when it’s needed -- protects emergency abortions, regardless of state restrictions. 

Congresswoman Nikema Williams (D-Georgia) is weighing in on the debate over whether President Joe Biden should continue his reelection bid after his performance at last week's debate sparked concern.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources had a record year for intentional fires with over 96,000 acres burned in fiscal year 2024.

July 05, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
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

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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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  • GPB News Radio
Berry College's Dr. Ryan Saylor holds up the jaw of a silky shark.

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Headed to the beach this summer? Here's what you need to know about shark safety

All Things Considered host Peter Biello speaks with Berry College's Dr. Ryan Saylor about recent shark attacks and what to do to stay safe on your beach vacation this summer.

July 02, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
 Booking photos from the Fulton County conspiracy case charging Donald Trump and allies with trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Top row, from left Jeffrey Clark, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Michael Roman, Ray Smith, David Shafer, Sen. Shawn Still. Center row, from left, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro. Bottom row from left, Robert Cheeley, Harrison Floyd, Stephen Lee, Scott Hall, Misty Hampton, Cathleen Latham, Trevian Kutti

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SCOTUS granted Donald Trump immunity for official acts. What does that means for his Georgia case?

The Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump could be immune from prosecution for certain acts that lower courts deem "official acts." All Things Considered host Peter Biello spoke with Georgia State University law professor Anthony Michael Kreis about the decision and what it means for the former president's prosecution in Georgia.

July 02, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Plastic bottles

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GPB morning headlines for July 2, 2024

The Atlanta City Council has approved a $2 million settlement to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car in 2020.

A challenge to voter registrations in Macon-Bibb County failed Monday on the first day a new state law took effect that many say is aimed at making those challenges more successful.

People in Middle Georgia's Upson County are beginning to question whether or not they want to be the site for a cutting edge plastics recycling facility. 

July 02, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
The front facade of the Savannah Civic Center, which comprises both the Martin Luther King Jr. Arena and the Johnny Mercer Theatre.

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Savannah City Council votes to demolish Martin Luther King Jr. Arena, renovate Johnny Mercer Theatre

No timeline or cost estimates were included in the resolution.

June 28, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden during a presidential debate hosted by CNN, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.

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GPB morning headlines for June 28, 2024

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in Atlanta last night in the first debate of the 2024 election.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Midtown ahead of the presidential debate in Atlanta last night.

Savannah councilmembers voted Thursday to demolish the city-owned Martin Luther King Jr. Arena, a roughly 10,000-seat venue downtown.

June 28, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
The mouth of Blackbeard Creek on Sapelo Island, as seen in 2017. The island's post office is among more than a dozen coastal infrastructure sites in Georgia identified in a new study on sea level rise.

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Coastal Georgia's at risk from sea level rise. Here are 15 sites where regular flooding could happen

From a nuclear submarine base in Camden County to a maritime shipping warehouse in Savannah, sea level rise is threatening essential infrastructure up and down the Georgia coast.

June 27, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Preparations for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season began in advance of the June 27 CNN broadcast.

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GPB morning headlines for June 27, 2024

President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump are facing off in Atlanta for the first presidential debate of 2024.

A ‘Sickle Cell Sanctuary’ in Atlanta is providing health support and education for managing chronic disease and the pain that goes with it. 

A program of the US Department of Agriculture aimed at stemming child hunger during the summer break from school has officially begun in Georgia.

June 27, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
U.S. Postal Service vehicles

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GPB morning headlines for June 26, 2024

One man is dead and another hospitalized after apparent opioid overdoses inside a Georgia prison.

Fulton County court officials are blaming U.S. Postal Service consolidations and problems at a new sorting facility south of Atlanta for various court-related issues.

Macon is the latest city to invest in housing specifically meant for people experiencing homelessness. 

June 26, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A crowd of people holding signs in protest of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

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GPB morning headlines for June 25, 2024

A Fulton County Judge dismissed a case against the state of Georgia Monday that put into question the legality of a contract for a new health care provider in the state’s prisons. 

Monday marked two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade, ending the federal right to an abortion.

Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is proposing legislation that would designate $20 million to make improvements to one metro-Atlanta city’s water system.

June 25, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio

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Parts of Georgia have a 'Code Orange' air alert. Here's what to know and how to find cooling centers

When dangerously high temperatures and unhealthy ozone levels collide, The National Weather Service issues a Code Orange air quality alert. Staying inside or visiting a cooling center can help.

June 24, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Volunteers pack boxes assembly line style during the annual food distribution in Macon sponsored by Atrium Health. About 60 tons of fresh produce was packed and distributed on a first come, first served basis at the three hour event Friday for which some people arrived two hours early.

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GPB morning headlines for June 24, 2024

A Florida woman has filed a federal sex discrimination lawsuit against a luxury resort company operating on coastal Georgia's privately owned Sea Island near Brunswick.

A new exhibit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention features a dozen commercial airline seats, complete with locked tray tables and a lack of leg room.

A charitable food distribution in Macon drew hundreds of people Friday.

June 24, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
This month, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting is releasing a story called "40 Acres and a Lie," co-reported with the Center for Public Integrity and Mother Jones magazine

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Black families were promised land in Georgia. The government took it away

The promise of "40 acres and a mule" is probably the most famous attempt at reparations for slavery in the U.S., but it is mostly remembered as a broken promise.

June 21, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
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