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The Ark United Ministry Outreach Center in Athens is holding its 10th Annual Adopt-a-Mom fundraiser.
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Athens-Clarke County Police say Desmontrez Mathis was arrested in Augusta Thursday in connection with the March 8th fatal shooting of a three-year old in Athens.
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Judge Lisa Lott is the New Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the Western Judicial Circuit.
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is considering a plan to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug; It’s a move that could increase access for medical marijuana patients in Georgia.
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The popular tourist attraction will be removed after commencement and be reinstalled in the late summer.
NPR News
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Hamas said it has accepted a proposal from Egypt and Qatar for a cease-fire. It is not immediately clear what the proposal entails, nor what Israel's position is.
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Columbia cancels its main ceremony, while Emory's events will now take place in the suburbs outside its Atlanta campus. The moves come after weeks of protests against the war in Gaza.
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Three high-profile labor disputes have unfolded in central Alabama over the past several years, with Amazon warehouse workers, coal miners and autoworkers all speaking out for change.
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The Israeli military on Monday ordered tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate, a move indicating Israel's offensive on Gaza's southmost area could be imminent.
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