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A plane takes off over a road sign near Heathrow Airport in London.

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  • Europe

Heathrow Airport closes Friday after fire knocks out power to part of London

Thousands of homes lost power and about 150 people had to be evacuated after a transformer within an electrical substation caught fire in west London.

March 21, 2025
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  • Willem Marx
Canadian investigators say a Delta Air Lines regional jet that crashed while attempting to land at the Toronto Pearson International Airport last month was descending too quickly. The plane flipped over after the hard landing. None of the 80 people on board died but two passengers were seriously injured.

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Investigators say a Delta jet descended too quickly before Toronto crash last month

Canadian investigators released a preliminary report into last month's Delta Air Lines regional jet rollover landing crash in Toronto. The plane was descending too quickly before it hit the runway.

March 20, 2025
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  • David Schaper
Cyclists travel through downtown to try out the new protected bike lane on March 11, 2025.

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Upgraded bike lane promises increased safety for pedestrians, cyclists in downtown Atlanta

Leaders from the Atlanta Department of Transportation and Atlanta City Council joined cyclists for a ribbon-cutting that celebrated upgrades on Forsyth Street.

March 11, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
People queue in long lines in departure hall C at Rhine-Main Airport, Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday, a day ahead of a planned strike across Germany amid new contract negotiations.

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  • Europe

Surprise strike at Germany's Hamburg Airport affects more than 40,000 passengers

The walkout, which reportedly took place with only about a half-hour advance notice, came before a broader series of preannounced strikes across 13 airports in Germany on Monday.

March 10, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Bikers and pedestrians move down peachtree street during an Atlanta Streets Alive event

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Atlanta's e-bike rebate program reports initial positive outcomes

The goal of the program was to reduce transit costs and car dependency. Atlanta's newest e-bike owners say that's exactly what they're experiencing.

February 28, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
A street in Oakland, Calif., viewed through AI-enhanced cameras from the start-up Hayden AI. Transit agencies across the U.S. are deploying the company's systems to keep bus lanes clear of illegally parked cars.

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  • National

Transit systems turn to AI-powered cameras to catch drivers who block bus lanes

The nation's biggest transit systems are using AI-enhanced cameras to keep bus lanes clear of illegally parked cars. That's making buses move faster, but the rollout has hit a few speed bumps.

January 02, 2025
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  • Joel Rose
Police pulling over driver. (Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety/Facebook)

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  • News

Operation Southern Slow Down warns Georgia drivers to slow down or get a ticket

From Monday, July 15 to Sunday, July 21, Operation Southern Slow Down launched in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee. The weeklong speed awareness and enforcement campaign warns drivers to slow down or be prepared to get a speeding ticket. 

July 18, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Attendees, including former Mayor Dennis Shortal (left) and Dunwoody Homeowners Association President Bob Fiscella watch a video that depicts the a visualization of the ai-285 Top End Express Lane in action. (Photo by Cathy Cobbs)

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‘Construction-weary’ attendees wary of I-285 express lane project

A large crowd attended an informational session at Dunwoody City Hall on July 16 about a massive express lane proposed for the top end of Interstate 285, but not everyone in the crowd was receptive to yet another long-term construction project.

July 18, 2024
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  • Cathy Cobbs
The Macon Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization seeks input on freight issues to plan for 2050. (Liz Fabian/Macon Newsroom)

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  • News

Have issues with tractor-trailers and freight trains? Time to speak up

Nearly half a million cargo units passed through the Port of Savannah in May and many of them came through Middle Georgia. Macon Area Transportation Study seeks public input in new survey to help meet the challenges of moving goods through 2050.

July 15, 2024
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  • Liz Fabian
A map of detour from closed Chatham Parkway bridge

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  • News

I-16 westbound at Chatham Parkway closed until Monday

The Georgia Department of Transportation said Thursday, July 11, that westbound lanes on Interstate 16 at Savannah's Chatham Parkway overpass will be closed through the weekend. 

July 12, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Gov. Brian Kemp driving the all-electric EV-9 at the West Point manufacturing facility on May 30, 2024. Kia Georgia

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Kia at West Point just made history, rolling out first-ever EV made in Georgia, an EV9 SUV

Just 10 months after Kia invested $200 million to expand operations at its plant in West Point, Georgia, the company released its EV9, the first electric vehicle manufactured in the state of Georgia.

June 07, 2024
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  • Kala Hunter
Back of a school bus.

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  • News

Funds for clean school buses coming to hundreds of districts, White House says

As part of its ongoing effort to replace diesel-fueled school buses, the Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide approximately 530 school districts across nearly all states with almost $1 billion to help them purchase clean school buses.

May 29, 2024
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  • Shauneen Miranda
Rabbi Peter Berg (left) interviewed Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens on May 21.

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  • News

Mayor Andre Dickens addresses Jewish community on family, safety and housing

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is set on making Atlanta the best place to raise a family by 2030. That’s his “North Star,” he told the Jewish community on Tuesday at the Jewish Federation in Midtown.

May 23, 2024
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  • Logan Ritchie
MARTA train stopped at the aiport station. A yellow tactile line can be seen on the edge of the platform and new gray tiling.

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  • News

Hartsfield-Jackson Airport train station reopens after six-week renovation closure

After six weeks of renovation, the MARTA station at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport reopened to the public on Monday, May 20.

May 20, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
MARTA

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  • News

MARTA Airport Station reopens after renovations

The MARTA Airport Station reopened for regular rail service on Mon., May 20 at 4 a.m. following a six-week closure for renovations.

May 20, 2024
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