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Trio wins economics Nobel for work on wealth inequality
Nobel prize winner in Economics, James A. Robinson, responded to a question during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
AP / Charles Rex Arbogast
2024-10-14, Phys Dot Org
The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson for research into wealth...
'Sleeper agent' bots on X fuel US election misinformation, says study
Apple iphone screen shoot showing social media apps such as facebook, instagram, threads, linkedin, tiktok, youtube and twitter X, 1st January 2024.
Unsplash / Panos Sakalakis
2024-10-10, Khaleejtimes
Hundreds of apparent pro-Russian bot accounts on X are pushing US election misinformation and amplifying false narratives about Democratic contender Kamala Harris, a...
Wildfire in southern Greece leaves 2 people dead
A forest on fire in the village of Dikela, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Firefighters scouring the area of a major wildfire in northeastern Greece have found the bodies of over 10 people thought to have been migrants who entered the country from Turkey.
AP / Achilleas Chiras
2024-09-30, Wtop
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two people died overnight in a large wildfire burning through forestland in Greece, near a seaside resort in the country’s south, authorities...
Alabama high school volleyball playoffs: See North, South Super Regional brackets, scores2024-10-22
Montgomery Advertiser: The 2024 Alabama high school volleyball regional tournaments get underway this week, being held Oct. 23-25. The NorthRegional is at FinleyCenter in Hoover while the South Regional is at the MontgomeryMultiplex. To secure a state tournament bid, teams need...
Boo-le-Bark on the Boulevard Halloween dog parade2024-10-22
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Girls just want (and need) to have fun, new North Oconee flag football coach has learned2024-10-22
Athens Banner-Herald: Volleyball coach TaylorBrooks isn't the only one rising in the athletic ranks at North Oconee this fall. The Titan flag football program promoted Nicole O'Mara from assistant to head coach after the departure of former coach Jay Lasley. Lasley left the Titans...
IR Next Gems Event (Circle SpA)2024-10-22
Public Technologies: ) CONNECT 4 AGILE GROWTH October, 22th 2024 INVESTOR PRESENTATION CopyrightCircleGroup 2024 - All rights reservedAgendaCIRCLE Group Overview Circle Group Financials 2027 «Connect 4AgileGrowth» Strategic Roadmap 2024-2027Financials 2028 M&A Copyright...
Share buyback programme (Titan Cement International SA)2024-10-22
Public Technologies: ) MediaRelease Regulatory AnnouncementShare buyback programme Brussels, 22 October 2024, 08:30 CEST - Titan CementInternational SA (the Company) (Euronext Brussels, ATHEX and Euronext Paris, TITC) announces that the Company purchased in total 16,290 shares...
Green Day announce more European shows for 2025, tease extra international dates coming “soon”2024-10-22
NME: Green Day have announced more European shows for 2025, and teased that extra international dates will be coming “soon”. Read More: Green Day live in Manchester: an emphatic celebration of two timeless albums The pop-punk trio confirmed last month...
Elizabeth “Shorty” White2024-10-22
The Daily Post-Athenian: Elizabeth “Shorty” White, 94, of...
Grace & Mercy to host breakfast event2024-10-22
The Daily Post-Athenian: Grace & Mercy Ministries will host Breakfast of Givers on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Woodward Church of God, located at 507 Woodward Avenue in Athens. ......
Movie Palace to host Boo & View2024-10-22
The Daily Post-Athenian: AthensMovie Palace will host the Halloween event Boo & View on Tuesday, Oct. 29. ......
Times of observation, celebration ahead at ACS2024-10-22
The Daily Post-Athenian: AthensCityMiddle school students will have a Halloween concert and fall festival from 6 to 9 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 25. This is always a fun event for students and staff to attend. ......
Why you may want to learn to quilt2024-10-22
The Daily Post-Athenian: There is one workshop that we have not yet attempted at the senior center and that is quilt-making. I love looking at quilts and I even buy some quilts, but I have never attempted to make one. ......
Local artists hold exhibits at Arts Center2024-10-22
The Daily Post-Athenian: The AthensAreaCouncil for the Arts (AACA) will host two exhibits by local artists: Gospel Quilts II: A Quilt Concert, by KarenMalone, and The Invisible Thread, by Barbara Ensley, from Oct. 28 through Dec. 13, with artist receptions ......
Honor Roll2024-10-22
The Daily Post-Athenian: ETOWAH CITY SCHOOL First nine weeks honor roll ......
Athens street closing near Congress Crossing2024-10-22
The Daily Post-Athenian: The AthensPublic Works Department announces the following street closure: ......