The mayors of some of Georgia's biggest cities are pushing back on Governor Brian Kemp's move banning municipalities from requiring businesses to follow mask mandates. A federal appeals court says the pause on evictions designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus can remain in place for now. An Afghan who worked for the U.S. military and later came to Georgia on a special immigrant visa worries about others still in Afghanistan. Hear those stories and more in the latest edition of The Brief.

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Republicans running for Senate in Georgia are slamming president Joe Biden and Democrats, such as Senator Raphael Warnock, over the military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Atlanta hospital leaders worry the current COVID-19 surge could last for another month. Governor Brian Kemp has signed an executive order that stop local governments from requiring private businesses to follow public health rules like mask and vaccine mandates. Hear those stories and more in the latest edition of The Brief.

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Atlanta's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there's increasing data about the value of COVID-19 booster shots. Georgia’s Republican-controlled state election board has moved closer to a potential takeover of the elections office in the state’s largest county. Airlines and airports have gotten hundreds of millions in federal relief dollars during the pandemic, but those who keep Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport clean say they are not being paid a living wage. Hear those stories and more in the latest edition of The Brief.

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A handful of candidates filed paperwork to enter the Atlanta mayor's race on the first day of qualifying. Georgia surpasses 1,000,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases as new infections continue to surge in the state. The state's elected officials weigh in on the situation in Afghanistan, and a veteran reflects on the U.S. withdrawal from the country. Hear those stories and more in the latest edition of The Brief.

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Governor Brian Kemp says he's still against mandating masks or vaccines to slow a surging pandemic. Now that Georgia lawmakers have U.S. Census data, it's time to start the process of redrawing districts. Hot weather is a killer, and researchers want to figure out which Atlanta neighborhoods are the most vulnerable. Hear those stories and more in the latest edition of The Brief.

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