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Senate Bill 233, will offer vouchers worth up to $6,500 to parents of children enrolled in the bottom 25% of lowest-performing public schools who wish to send their kids to a private school.
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USG alerted users of a data breach in an announcement on Monday, April 15. The breach came last May, after purchasing MOVEit Secure File Transfer software to transfer and store sensitive data.
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Jeffery Alan Lewis, 58, pleaded guilty to a nonviolent drug offense when he was 40 years old, according to the White House news release. Officials said Lewis would have received a “significantly shorter sentence” had he been sentenced under modern law.
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A new report from the American Lung Association says Athens is doing well with ozone levels, but some particle pollution levels are causing concerns.
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John Q. Williams is the current sheriff in Athens-Clarke County. He sat down with WUGA’s Martin Matheny to review his administration and discuss what he plans to do if re-elected.
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UNICEF says one child is injured or killed in Gaza every 10 minutes. This is the story of a 12-year-old boy shot by Israeli forces while he was trying to get food aid.
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Nearly a year ago, Florida passed one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. It's caused an exodus in some communities. Those who stayed behind say it's made life terrifying.
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Walters was the first woman to co-anchor a national news show on prime time television. "The path she cut is one that many of us have followed," says biographer Susan Page, author of The Rulebreaker.
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Ukraine will get most of the weapons as it struggles to combat Russia's overwhelming firepower. The bill also includes more arms for Israel, and humanitarian help for Gaza.
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