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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill into law limiting the ability of some Chinese citizens to buy land in the state.
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At around 3:40 am, an Athens-Clarke County Police officer responded to the sound of a vehicle crash on West Broad Street and found a man unresponsive in the road. The pedestrian, identified as 34 year old Michael Kitchen of Madison, was rushed to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
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Unit 4 at Plant Vogtle is officially in commercial operation, coming online nine months after the completion of Unit 3 at the plant south of Augusta.
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Pathways in the Health & Human Services Academy and STEM Academy received recognition from the Georgia Department of Education and other organizations.
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Early voting began on Monday and ends on Friday, May 17.
NPR News
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The New York Daily News, the Chicago Tribune and others contend that the tech companies illegally copied their work without seeking permission or ever paying the publishers.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady this week — and possibly for months to come — as policymakers try to sort through mixed signals about the U.S. economy.
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Nicaragua brought the case arguing that by providing arms to Israel, Germany is failing to prevent possible genocide against Palestinians in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.
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A rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.
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