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Published 5 hours agoHow Caroline Rose threw out the rulebook on their latest album
Caroline Rose's new album, Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall, is out Oct. 23.
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Published 9 hours agoHyundai suppliers make hiring progress in exchange for public incentives
While Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America has surpassed half of its promised 8,500 jobs, several smaller suppliers receiving state subsidies in Coastal Georgia are currently lagging behind their hiring targets.
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Published September 07What if a baby’s feeding could tell a bigger story? Atlanta startup nfant turns tiny movements into data
A baby’s feeding may look simple, but for families and doctors, what happens during those few minutes can reveal much more than whether a newborn is getting enough to eat. Atlanta-born startup nfant is bringing its FDA-cleared feeding technology from the neonatal intensive care…
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Published September 07Georgia’s Flournoy Health Systems company lands on Inc. 5000 after 90 percent growth
What began in a family’s living room as an effort to care for a grandmother with dementia has grown into a Georgia home care company employing more than 3,300 people and earning national recognition for its rapid growth. Primecare Home Care Services, a Georgia-based home care…
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Published 4 hours agoDragon Con celebrates 40th anniversary with 75,000 fans in downtown Atlanta
Dragon Con's 40th anniversary five-day convention brought 75,000 fans to downtown Atlanta while giving back to the community through charity fundraising, a children’s book drive and a record-setting blood drive.
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Published 4 hours agoGeorgia Today: Governor candidates campaign; Measles cases rise; Georgia opens first baby box
Georgia gubernatorial candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson take their campaigns to small businesses as they outline competing plans for Medicaid, taxes, education and public safety. A proposed 200-megawatt data center in Cartersville moves closer to reality as Georgia…
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Published 4 hours agoKenya's foreign trader crackdown sparks fear among migrant communities
Kenya's president orders a crackdown on foreigners running small businesses, amid accusations of xenophobia.
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Published 4 hours agoHow do we know how old sharks are? A new University of Georgia study looks at their DNA
A new study from the University of Georgia looks to estimate the age of sharks by analyzing their DNA using a blood sample.
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Published 5 hours agoVeterans in Georgia can get mental health help by dialing 988. Too many don't know it
Data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says over half of veterans who died by suicide in 2023 were not diagnosed with or treated for mental illness in the last year of their lives.
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Published 7 hours agoSmithsonian chief Lonnie G. Bunch III resigns
Bunch has spent the last few months defending the Smithsonian against attacks from President Trump. In a statement, Bunch says he leaves with "mixed emotions."
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Published 7 hours agoPublic health officials in Georgia trace possible measles exposures after outbreak at a daycare
Measles infections in an Atlanta-area daycare have been confirmed among eight children who were unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.
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Published 7 hours agoWhatever happened to the Taliban threat: 'We will flog the women'?
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?