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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is forming an exploratory committee ahead of a potential run for governor next year.
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The Georgia NAACP and the Rockdale NAACP are following an investigation into Honey Creek Elementary School after students, reported seeing ‘whites only’ and ‘coloreds only’ signs.
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According to the GBI, the suspect came onto the campus in the early morning hours and was near the residence halls with an AR-15, prompting a shelter-in-place alert on the campus.
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Shareholders of The Chemours Company are urging the chemical producer to assess the impacts on ecologically sensitive areas before plunging into a mining project.
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The University of Georgia recently passed a major milestone – the creation of the university’s one-thousandth need-based scholarship for UGA students.
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The Mellon Foundation has announced $15 million in "emergency funding" for 56 humanities councils across the country. The government recently eliminated $65 million in support.
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What started off as an antitrust trial about Google's dominance in the search engine market has led to a penalties phase that is focused on its role in artificial intelligence.
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The Trump Administration dismissed all the scientists working on the next National Climate Assessment. The report is the most comprehensive source of information about climate change in the U.S.
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It's a slow week on the Billboard charts, but Jack Black breaks a surprising record on the chart. Plus, rapper Doechii lands her first Top 10 album and Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' continues to move up the Hot 100.
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