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Mother’s Day is this weekend and a recent study compared states to see which were best and worst for working moms.
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The measure also limits charitable organizations, nonprofits, individuals, and others from bailing out more than three people a year.
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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined 24 counterparts from other Republican-led states in challenging a new federal rule governing emissions from coal-burning and gas-fired power plants asking a federal court to declare the rules unlawful.
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The $240 million plan, roughly $26.5 million increase from the current year, leaves Clarke County’s millage rate at 18.8 mils, where it has remained unchanged for the third consecutive year.
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The University of Georgia held two commencement ceremonies today, one for masters and specialists students and one for doctoral-level students.
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The bus was transporting 53 farmworkers at about 6:40 a.m. when it collided with a pickup truck in Marion County, about 80 miles north of Orlando, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
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The Canadian writer was known for her masterfully crafted short stories. Throughout her long career, she earned a number of prestigious awards including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.
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Williams was young when he was thrust into the public eye as the star of Everybody Hates Chris. Now a teacher on Abbott Elementary, he works to help his child actor colleagues feel comfortable.
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A new study warns that millions of people around the world who are 69 years or older will be at risk of dying in heat waves by 2050.
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