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We’ve all heard the term social media influencer. But now, the people all over our screens selling products or showing their lifestyles are getting their due in academia.
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Edward Tolley is an Athens lawyer running for the seat of Commissioner in District 7 of Athens-Clarke County, which stretches from South Lumpkin Street to Mitchell Bridge Road and beyond.
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Every creative person sees the world in their own way, taking what’s around them to make something new. WUGA’s Emma Auer set out into Athens’ creative scene to discover how this process takes place in the Classic City—here’s the debut installment of Inspired by Athens.
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has ruled out calling a special session to redraw the state’s congressional maps in 2026.
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More than 184,000 voters turned out for the first week of early voting, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.
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The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state has been buying land in its traditional territory and removing levees. The goal is to turn farmland into wetlands with the hopes of restoring Chinook salmon.
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Hourly workers across a number of industries have long been grappling with unstable schedules and pay as their employers use software to slash labor costs and maximize productivity.
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Germany's defense minister is playing down the impact of the Pentagon's decision to pull 5,000 troops from the country, but the move has rattled NATO allies and added to growing fears that Europe can no longer rely on Washington.
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The longtime president of Bard College in New York has announced his retirement, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship than was previously known with Jeffrey Epstein.
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