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The Fulton County Board of Health has confirmed that mosquitoes collected from a trap in the Grant Park area of northwest Atlanta have tested positive for West Nile virus, indicating infected mosquitoes are present in the area.
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NEW: The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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Georgia environmental regulators said a company installing natural gas-based electrical generation for a Newton County data center has likely violated state air quality rules.

GPB's Grant Blankenship reports.
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Metastatic triple-negative breast cancer is a fast-progressing disease with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. But research from Emory University has contributed to a new FDA-approved treatment for this specific type of aggressive breast cancer.
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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources predicts more than 4,000 loggerhead nests by the end of the season in August. That would be the highest number the state has seen in about four decades.

GPB’s Jillian Magtoto reports: https://t.co/73AR3feIum

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Many studies support links between music and memory, suggesting that engagement with music and the arts may improve memory and language skills and help ease agitation.

Ellen Eldridge has more. https://t.co/ITGa9MLmqA

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A new federal bill which would create Georgia’s first National Park at the Ocmulgee Mounds site in Macon-Bibb County took a first step toward passage through a congressional committee Wednesday.

GPB's Grant Blankenship has the latest: https://t.co/BJwmAFUytQ

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As dangerous heat is expected to continue across Georgia, GPB's Pamela Kirkland speaks with a family physician about how to prevent heat-related illness and stay safe during holiday celebrations.
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Survivors of domestic violence in Georgia can now apply for a program that makes their address confidential. GPB's Sarah Kallis reports.

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The U.S. men's national soccer team takes on Bosnia and Herzegovina tonight in the World Cup knockout round.

We caught up with a few of the players and asked them to describe their head coach, Mauricio Pochettino. Here's what they said.

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Dozens of new laws go into effect today in Georgia. GPB's Sarah Kallis takes us through a few of them.

Read more about the new legislation at https://t.co/ac7ceeGd6q.

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One of Tybee's biggest properties and habitat is growing on the northern tip of Tybee Island. Who will take the helm of caring for it?

GPB's Jillian Magtoto reports. https://t.co/a1Iwvm05pw

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A series of violent incidents around MARTA has drawn scrutiny to the metro Atlanta transit authority’s safety measures.

MARTA employees say they've been attempting to sound the alarm about the changing nature of violence on buses and trains for some time.
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The city of Atlanta has placed a temporary ban on any new self-storage facilities. The city said it's reevaluating how the facilities affect neighborhoods.

GPB’s Amanda Andrews reports.
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GLP-1 medications are marketed for weight loss, but one may be better at it than the rest, according to a new meta-analysis from the University of Georgia.
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To mark the World Cup in Atlanta, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights has a new exhibition, called The People’s Game: Soccer and Human Rights.

The exhibition explores how the world’s most popular sport has challenged injustice and inequality across the globe.

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Conservation advocates are worried proposed land swaps and higher visitation could spur development on the undeveloped barrier island.

GPB's Jillian Magtoto reports. https://t.co/119H0cX3Po

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On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case that allows the Trump administration to end temporary protective status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians who are in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons.
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Elections officials are preparing for changes in election laws after a bill laying the groundwork for a new voting system in 2028, and expanding ballot audits in this year’s midterms in November passed the state legislature.

GPB's Sarah Kallis reports.
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Federal prosecutors in Macon say an indictment unsealed Wednesday is the largest to date involving the use of drones to smuggle illegal contraband into prisons. https://t.co/LMl38gWaPj