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Antiretroviral therapies for HIV prevented thousands of deaths, saved Georgia billions over 40 years
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (366+ words) April 20, 2026 8: 28 AM LISTEN: When taken properly, medication can make HIV undetectable and prevent transmission. A new analysis of data from Emory University finds these treatments prevented more than 55, 000 new cases and 36, 000 deaths in Georgia over the last four decades. GPB's…...
Volunteers round up box turtles on Tybee
1+ week, 5+ day ago (981+ words) April 8, 2026 8: 15 AM A male Eastern box turtle collected from the future site of Solomon Park on Tybee Island on April 3, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catch Light/Report for America Mary Landers, The Current Early Friday morning, about a…...
The iconic South African theater that took on apartheid
3+ week, 2+ day ago (931+ words) March 28, 2026 10: 04 AM Performers Percy Mtwa, left, and Mbongeni Ngema in a scene from "Woza Albert" at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1981. / AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa'When it first started in the 1970s, South Africa's Market Theatre staged plays considered…...
Uganda goes to the polls amid heavy security and internet blackout
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (739+ words) January 15, 2026 7: 00 AM An armed Ugandan riot policeman patrols past campaign posters for longtime President Yoweri Museveni. / AP LAGOS, Nigeria " Millions of Ugandans are voting Thursday in a tense presidential election as 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade…...