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It’s the final week of early voting in this fall’s general election in Georgia and Athens residents continue to hit the polls in record numbers.
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The Athens-Clarke County Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team assisted in rescuing an individual who had fallen through a concrete porch into a 20 feet deep hole on Friday evening, according to a county press release.
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Following the tragic passing of two of the The Olivia Tremor Control's members, they have now released one final posthumous album, entitled “The Same Place,” which came out on Friday, October 23rd.
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For Athenians who regularly drive down Prince Avenue, the funny and occasionally risque messages on the marquee outside the Flowerland store have become iconic.
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These days, more and more companies are using AI to screen job candidates. According to a new study from the University of Georgia, that has mental effects on both interviewers and interviewees.
NPR News
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Spain's second high-speed rail disaster this year, a crash in which one train struck another from behind, killing 68 people, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of the country's rail network.
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The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time. The championship comes in the 58th season for a franchise that began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969.
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A group of hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets, said the unmasking of ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors was fair play, given the government's lack of transparency.
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El Niño years typically lead to more precipitation and higher-than-average temperatures. The latest data shows the different potential impacts by region.
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