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GPB News is consolidating our accounts in order to get the news affecting Georgians to our audience more efficiently.

We will no longer be utilizing this page, but you can access all the same content by following our main page, @GPBNews.

We appreciate your continued support.

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NEW: A request for a special grand jury by the Georgia prosecutor who's investigating whether former President Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden's presidential election victory has been approved.

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For Georgians who dread waiting in long lines to get their licenses renewed, relief could be around the corner.

A new proposal includes self-service kiosks at the state’s busiest driver services centers and some grocery stores.

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A Texas man was arrested early Friday and charged with threatening to kill Georgia election officials. Chad Christopher Stark was indicted in the Northern District of Georgia on one count of making interstate threats.

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Georgia recently has set records in numbers of infections reported daily.

The current surge, ignited by the Omicron variant, has generated an extraordinary spread of the disease, Dr. Kathleen Toomey told state lawmakers on Thursday.

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Georgia Power has gone to great lengths to skirt a federal rule requiring coal-fired power plants to safely dispose of toxic waste.

Previously unreported documents obtained by ProPublica show the company’s efforts were more extensive than publicly known.

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Georgia’s prison system could undergo a radical change with Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposal to spend $600 million to open two new prisons that would replace four outdated correctional facilities with the aim to make prisons safer and cut costs.

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#BREAKING: COVID-19 booster shots of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are set to become available for all U.S. adults beginning next month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement.

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With COVID-19 surging around the state, a doctor within Georgia’s largest health system said the novel coronavirus is so “out of control” that sick Georgians are overwhelming hospitals at a never-before-seen rate.

@NewsFromTiffany reports.

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Tropical Storm Fred Moves Across the Region

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NEW: @GovKemp announced Monday the state will send resources to hospitals battling a new wave of COVID-19 patients and despite surging cases, the state will remain open.

@ribunchreports has more.

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President Biden will address the nation on Monday as more U.S. forces are on their way to Afghanistan to help with the evacuation of U.S. personnel and allies.

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FDA Authorizes Third COVID-19 Dose For People With Weakened Immunity

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NEW: COVID Surge Among The Middle-Aged Threatens Hospital Emergency Care

@Grant_Blank_ reports.

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The Senate Approves The $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In A Historic Vote

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NEW: Georgia legislators are scheduled to return to the Gold Dome in the fall for the redistricting process but Gov. Brian Kemp also has indicated that he will also task lawmakers with legislation to combat crime.

@ribunchreports has more.

https://t.co/B7snsAqvfJ

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NEW: On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention imposed a new 60-day eviction moratorium, but the pandemic-field problem of those unable to pay their rent and landlords around the country continues.

@MaybeSarahRose reports.

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Construction is expected to start soon on a 50,000-square-foot medical marijuana production facility in Macon that’s billed to create nearly 100 new jobs and infuse millions into the local economy. (@MaconTelegraph)

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NEW: ‘Recipe For Outbreaks’: Georgia Health Experts Raise Alarm Over Low Vaccination Rates, No Masks

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NEW: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services @SecBecerra visited Georgia on Monday amid a battle between state officials and federal Democrats over expanding Medicaid.

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