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Jules Bruck, who currently serves as director and professor of the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning at the University of Florida, has been appointed as the college’s new dean, effective July 1.
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The U.S. Postal Service hosted a dedication ceremony in Athens for the new Forever Stamps that showcase the work of Athenian quiltmaker Harriet Powers.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced that he is calling lawmakers back to work to consider redistricting.
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The Athens-Clarke County mayor and commission met for a work session to determine whether public sewer lines could be extended into northern parts of the county.
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During a commission work session Tuesday, County Manager Bob Cowell said that the county expects to collect an extra $1.6 million. He said some of the money will go to funding county employee salary increases and police pensions. Manager Cowell said the remainder should go back into the county’s fund balance, or reserves.
NPR News
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A federal jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a young woman who was killed in the second of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes within months of each other in 2018 and 2019.
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For the first time ever, the final match will feature a halftime performance of three acts capturing this year's global spotlight.
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They're calling it the "last titan" of Thailand. The sauropod — an herbivore with a long neck and tail — comes from the late Early Cretaceous period, some 100 to 120 million years ago.
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A police investigation is underway in the Philippines, with suspicions that the incident was staged to help Sen. Ronald dela Rosa escape.
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