Local News
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Health and Faith leaders are once again calling for the elimination of menthol tobacco products.
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With 8000 votes submitted by the community, Rock Lobsters is the winner.
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Many Oconee County residents can expect to see an increase on their property taxes next year under a budget proposed by the Oconee County Board of Education.
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Some commissioners raised concerns about the last-minute nature of the proposal.
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The Board of Regents voted to start requiring the SAT or ACT tests at Augusta University, Georgia State, Georgia Southern and Kennesaw State.
NPR News
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Students arrested at Columbia University and the City College of New York spoke with NPR about their choice to risk legal and academic consequences.
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Ian Roberts has competed in some of the most high-profile races in the world. But his biggest competition to date was a determined fifth-grader in jean shorts and Nike tennis shoes.
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As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat.
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On Friday, CNN published footage that appears to show the hip-hop mogul, also known as P. Diddy, physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
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