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Street News is a local newspaper facilitated by the Athens Homeless Coalition. The paper seeks to amplify the voices of people experiencing homelessness, and articles are written almost entirely by members of the local homeless community.
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African Perspectives, WUGA’s long-running African music and news program, has been playing music by Angélique Kidjo for the last 27 years. Now, Kidjo is coming to Athens for a performance and an interview with African Perspectives host Dr. Akinloye Ojo.
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Friday is the second anniversary of the Apalachee High School shooting, which left four dead and several others wounded.
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College football returns to Athens this weekend with the Georgia Bulldogs kicking off the 2026 season against Tennessee State.
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An 80-year-old man died following a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Athens-Clarke County, according to police.
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A government statement said on Tuesday social media platforms would be required to send a notification to new and existing users offering them a choice over their default feed.
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France, Canada and other countries joined the U.K. in banning goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel said it would close the British Consulate among other measures.
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In 2024, the ruling Taliban pledged to use flogging as well as stoning to punish people for not following certain of their precepts — committing adultery, running secret schools for girls. Have they followed through?
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Chrystia Freeland understands the U.S.-Canada relationship from her time at the negotiating table. Here's what she sees now.
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