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GA high school students improved this year on end-of-course tests (photo courtesy of igoghost via stockxchng)

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GPB morning headlines for July 17, 2025

Twenty-four states are suing for release of $6 billion in promised federal education grants; Marietta School Board votes to install vape detectors in school bathrooms; five Georgians were among 170 diabetic kids who traveled to lobby Congress to fund medical research.

July 17, 2025
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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) gives a statement after a policy luncheon with Democratic senators at the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Rescission package heads to final vote. And, Trump floats firing the Fed chairman

The Senate voted to approve a rescission package that claws back funds allocated for public media and foreign aid. And, President Trump floats the idea of firing the Federal Reserve chair.

July 17, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to speak with reporters about Senate Republicans' efforts to claw back $1.1 billion of funding authority from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and about $8.3 billion from foreign aid programs targeted by DOGE, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2025.

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Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs

The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.

July 17, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman and
  • Deirdre Walsh
Researchers set out to find the clues behind this cucumbers seed dispersal superpower.

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Stand back! This explosive cucumber is bursting with seeds

A small, hairy, toxic version of the cucumbers found in the produce aisle does have an advantage over its more palatable cousins — a feat of ballistic seed dispersal.

July 17, 2025
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  • Ari Daniel
Maryland has enacted a law that allows special funds collected from insurers under the ACA to be used for abortion care.

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Maryland taps Affordable Care Act fund to help pay for abortion care

Like other states that still allow abortion, Maryland has seen an increase in people coming from out of state to get care. And it's found a new way to offer them financial support.

July 17, 2025
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  • Scott Maucione
This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image taken Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:46 EDT and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, shows a tropical weather system over the Florida Panhandle.

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Gulf Coast braces for flooding as storm builds into possible tropical depression

The weather system moving across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday was showing a greater chance of becoming a tropical depression as it moves toward the northern Gulf Coast.

July 17, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Greg Swan, whose son Drew died as a result of a fentanyl-related substance, looks on as President Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House. The president signed the HALT Fentanyl Act, which aims to permanently classify all fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances and aid law enforcement in prosecuting trafficking and manufacturing offenses.

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White House says U.S. fentanyl overdose programs will be funded 'in increments'

CDC staffers worry $140 million in grants could fail to reach state and local overdose programs. The White House officials say the dollars will arrive but won't say when.

July 17, 2025
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  • Brian Mann
While air traffic controllers welcome an infusion of more than $12 billion to modernize their equipment, some controllers say they are under pressure due to other issues, such as grueling schedules, mandatory overtime and stagnating pay.

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Air traffic controllers say a push to modernize equipment won't fix deeper problems

Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address problems like grueling schedules and stagnating pay that are hurting morale.

July 17, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez and
  • Joel Rose
Eva Victor plays an English lit professor in <em>Sorry, Baby.</em>

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'Sorry, Baby' is a story about pain and healing you haven't heard before

Eva Victor wrote, directed and stars in this tender film about a woman trying to make sense of life after sexual assault. Although very much a drama, Sorry, Baby showcases Victor's comic smarts.

July 16, 2025
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  • Justin Chang
 Peter Hubbard won Tuesday’s runoff for the Democratic primary for a seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission. Photo contributed by Peter Hubbard

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Georgia Today: Public Service Commission runoff results; Election committee; Type 1 Diabetes Barbie

On the July 16 edition: Peter Hubbard claims victory in the Democratic runoff for Georgia's Public Service Commission; state lawmakers hold a committee on how to improve elections; and toymaker Mattel releases the first Type 1 Diabetes Barbie doll. 

July 16, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
 Peter Hubbard won Tuesday’s runoff for the Democratic primary for a seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission. Photo contributed by Peter Hubbard

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GPB evening headlines for July 16, 2025

Peter Hubbard is claiming victory over Keisha Waites in the Democratic runoff for Georgia's Public Service Commission.

A committee of state lawmakers examining how elections are run held its first meeting yesterday at the state Capitol.

Georgia LGBTQ youth supporters are worried about the Trump administration ending a national suicide lifeline for LGBTQ youth.

July 16, 2025
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President Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on Tuesday for Pittsburgh.

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As Republicans call for transparency into Epstein probe, Trump lashes out

In a post to Truth Social on Wednesday morning, Trump railed against Democrats, and some of his own supporters, calling the furor over the Epstein case a "hoax."

July 16, 2025
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  • Deepa Shivaram
President Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday.

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Trump floats firing the Federal Reserve chair as White House criticism boils

President Trump said it was "highly unlikely" he would fire Jerome Powell, but also said he discussed the idea with Republican lawmakers who expressed support.

July 16, 2025
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Peter Hubbard and Keisha Waites are Democratic candidates for a seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission.  They will face each other in a run-off election on Tuesday, July 15th, 2025.

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  • Elections

Hubbard claims victory over Waites in Democratic runoff for Georgia Public Service Commission

The runoff Tuesday was necessary because neither candidate won a majority in June's primary.

July 16, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Drake's "What Did I Miss?" — the first single from <em>ICEMAN</em>, the rapper's forthcoming album — dominated the hip-hop discourse over the holiday weekend.

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  • Music

Drake, Toby Keith and 'KPop Demon Hunters' have a big week on the charts

It's a slow week on the Billboard charts, but a few albums and singles are still having a huge impact, including Drake's new single, "What Did I Miss?," and the soundtrack to the Netflix original movie KPop Demon Hunters.

July 16, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
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