Local News
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A River Runs Through It is considered a literary classic, but how much do you know about its author?
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Continued understaffing at the Clarke County Jail is causing major problems, and conditions could deteriorate unless Athens-Clarke County commissioners increase funding for the Sheriff’s Office.
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Kirrena Gallagher is a childcare professional running for a seat on the Board of Education in District 2.
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U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation along with Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina to launch a feasibility study aimed at designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a National Scenic Trail.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 is Mental Health Action Day, and the nonprofit Mental Health America is urging community members to take care of themselves and their loved ones.
NPR News
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At 80 miles across, Thwaites is the world's widest glacier. It has been nicknamed the "Doomsday Glacier" for the catastrophic effects its thawing could have on global sea-level rise.
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Almost 40 percent of caregivers of older adults are men, and a third of that group is Black. But African American men face some issues other guys don't.
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The SNL alum co-stars with Carol Burnett in Palm Royale, an Apple TV+ series about a former pageant queen who wants to break into high society. Wiig says the show was a chance to work with "a legend."
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The video adds to a long line of connections between the former president and antisemitism. The Trump campaign has not yet responded to NPR's request for comment.
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