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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"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off.
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A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.
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Report from the Pew Research Center says Hispanic women in general continue to face pressure to play traditional roles, despite advances in educational attainment and entrepreneurship
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This comes after a yearlong listening tour by a bipartisan working group in the Senate.
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