WABE's Week In Review: Outages cause chaos, delays at 'world's busiest airport' and Kemp on Trump at the RNC

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was affected by a widespread communications outage on Friday, July 19, 2024, causing grounded flights and delays for thousands of passengers. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

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Also in this episode…

–Rahul Bali talks to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp at the Republican National Convention.



–Emily Wu Pearson reports on Atlanta-based refugee resettlement agencies continuing to meet the needs of a significant boom in new arrivals.

–Jess Mador has more on the increase in Georgians traveling out of state to access abortion procedures two years after the state’s abortion restrictions took effect.

–Stephannie Stokes reports on a new Georgia law that changes where homeless voters can get their election mail, requiring them to visit their county’s main elections office.

–Julien Virgin has more on Atlanta’s Morehouse School of Medicine seeking to create a safe space for Black women living with HIV to share their experiences and break social taboos.

–Marlon Hyde tells us about Georgia tightening the rules around high school athletes profiting from their talent.