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The Clarke County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate.
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According to numbers released by the Georgia Department of Labor on Thursday, the four-county Athens Metropolitan Statistical Area had an unemployment rate of 3.1%, which is up two-tenths of a percent over the month.
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The Athens-Clarke County Commission voted to lift the temporary ban on new data centers this week and replace it with regulations.
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Thanks to the changes in Individual Income Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Corporate Income Tax , March’s net tax revenue saw a 4.8% increase compared to March 2025.
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While hiking with a family member, a student from the University of Georgia fell from an unmarked trail and died from his injuries.
NPR News
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The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved.
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Hungary votes Sunday in a pivotal test of Viktor Orbán's "illiberal democracy," as challenger Péter Magyar taps voter frustration, with stakes for Europe, NATO and the U.S.
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A paper in JAMA Psychiatry says mental health providers should ask if patients are using artificial intelligence chatbots, just as they would ask patients about sleep habits and substance use.
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Consumer prices in March were up 3.3% from a year ago, the biggest annual increase in nearly two years. Higher gasoline prices tied to the war with Iran accounted for much of the surge.
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