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Crime & Public Safety December 20, 2025

Post office worker arrested for allegedly stealing rewards cards in Austell

By Mark Woolsey Austell police and federal postal officials say a 31-year-old carrier faces charges for allegedly stealing mail while on delivery duty. Authorities say she is accused of taking…

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Health & Wellness December 19, 2025

Judge in Nursing Home Bankruptcy Case Gives Families Fresh Hope of Compensation for Injuries, Deaths

This article by Jordan Rau first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jordan Rau, KFF Health News, December 19, 2025 A bankruptcy judge blocked an attempt by a…

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Government & Politics, National Government December 19, 2025

Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it’s still illegal

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 18, 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Government & Politics, State Government December 19, 2025

Georgia Power’s plan for powering data centers is up for a final vote Friday

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 18, 2025 State regulators are set to vote Friday on a massive energy…

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Science & Technology December 19, 2025

Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes

by Kenneth M. Evans, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Before 2025, science policy rarely made headline news. Through decades of changing political winds,…

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Health & Wellness December 19, 2025

‘Are you married?’ Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment

by Jill Inderstrodt, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s a rare occasion when my worlds of biomedical informatics and serialized lesbian melodrama fandom…

Science & Technology December 19, 2025

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives

by Carrie McDonough, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University; Cara Poland, Michigan State University; Nathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago; Rachael Sirianni, UMass Chan Medical School, and…

Business December 19, 2025

The first of 64 F-35A’s purchased by Finland was rolled out

According to a press release from Lockheed Martin, government and military leaders from the United States and Finland gathered Thursday at Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production facility to mark the rollout…

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Sports December 19, 2025

Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness, But It Could Buy Baseball Titles

By John Tures, LaGrange College, Political Science and Zach Tures, Mercer University, Sports Analytics and Marketing As the Atlanta Braves continue to hang around the top ten of Major League…

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News, Weather December 19, 2025

Cold front sweeping through Georgia might bring isolated thunderstorm

A cold front sweeping through central Georgia may bring an isolated thunderstorm early Friday morning, but forecasters anticipate no hazardous weather through the middle of next week. The National Weather…

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Health & Wellness February 16, 2026

Trump Team’s Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage

This article by Julie Appleby first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Julie Appleby, KFF Health News, February 13, 2026 The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping set…

Energy February 16, 2026

Advocates ask regulators to reconsider Georgia Power expansion

by Emily Jones, WABE, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 13, 2026 This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE…

Government & Politics, State Government February 16, 2026

Lawmakers push plan to lift Georgia’s lagging literacy rates

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 16, 2026 A majority of Georgia’s third graders – 62% – are not…

Government & Politics, National Government February 16, 2026

Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE America Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote

by John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Republican-led House of Representatives voted Feb. 11, 2026 to approve the Safeguard American…

Science & Technology February 16, 2026

OpenAI has deleted the word ‘safely’ from its mission – and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders

by Alnoor Ebrahim, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] OpenAI, the maker of the most popular AI chatbot, used to say it aimed to…

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