Local News
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The inaugural Gifted Savings program has proved successful as nearly 650 Clarke County School students graduate with investment portfolios.
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The Georgia State Legislature approved the use of the Floating Local Option Sales Tax, or FLOST, in 2024. It allows municipalities to dedicate a new penny of sales tax to property tax relief.
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Early voting will take place Monday, June 8 through Friday, June 12 at the Athens-Clarke County Elections Office, library and tennis center.
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A Georgia district attorney said she is challenging the constitutionality of a law that requires nonpartisan elections for most local officials in the five most populous counties in the Atlanta area but not in the rest of the state.
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The PrideFest festival zone will be open from 3 to 10 p.m. It will feature local artists, businesses and food trucks. There will also be performances, including a DJ, a live band and drag performers.
NPR News
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In 'Power Ballad,' a wedding singer played by Paul Rudd writes a hit — and a popstar makes it his.
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The announcement was made by both countries Friday a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear fuel.
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Backrooms, by 20-year-old filmmaker Kane Parsons, is set in a mysterious maze of abandoned offices. Curry Barker, 26, tells a horror story about consent and male loneliness in Obsession.
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A new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection could transform South Africa's fight against the epidemic — but U.S. aid cuts and limited doses threaten to slow its impact.
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