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Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class
Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing every day,” said Jean-Baptiste, who was absent 30 days his first year. “That gets very frustrating.”
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Hamilton County Commission passes $260 million bond
County also gives permanent space to government employees at economic office
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Hundreds of new homes proposed for East Brainerd area
Plans for hundreds of new single-family homes are in the works in the sought-after East Brainerd area as developers continue their focus on that growing part of Hamilton County.
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Red-state Republicans say they’ll defend Biden-era green jobs
In Georgia, the heart of the U.S. green manufacturing boom, a new electric vehicle gigafactory is nearing completion.
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Paris and the Olympics have changed each other during their summer fling
In French, there are no goodbyes.
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UTC students cheer classmate Olivia Reeves as she takes gold in Olympic weightlifting
An anticipatory crowd of students and faculty cheered on from afar as Team USA Olympic weightlifter and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Olivia Reeves broke an Olympic record and took home gold Friday.
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Hixson’s Olivia Reeves wins first US Olympic gold medal in weightlifting in 24 years
Olivia Reeves won the United States' first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting in 24 years at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
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Hamilton County opioid prosecutor tackling drug crisis
A year ago, Jamie Pulido accepted a job with an impossible-sounding goal: use prosecution to tackle a public health crisis.
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No drinking and only Christian music during Sunday Gospel Hour at Nashville’s most iconic honky tonk
Robert's Western World is known as Nashville's most authentic honky tonk and synonymous with country music. But for an hour on Sundays, no one can drink alcohol; everyone must listen to Christian music.
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Harris introduces new running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the ‘vice president America deserves’
Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation at a raucous rally Tuesday in battleground Pennsylvania that was aimed at building momentum for the newly minted Democratic presidential ticket in the sprint toward Election Day.
