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Credit Rating Agency Issues Warning On Climate Change To Cities
By: Nathan Rott | NPR
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Moody’s Investor Services says it might downgrade U.S. cities’ credit rating if they don’t deal with the risks posed by climate change.
The Soybean Is King, Yet Remains Invisible
By: Dan Charles | NPR
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For the first time in history, soybeans are about to become America’s most widely grown crop. Yet compared to corn or wheat, they remain curiously invisible in American culture.
Logan Act Lingers For Others In Russia Probe, As All Eyes Look Up The Trump Ladder
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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The White House says it’s confident former national security adviser Michael Flynn said “nothing wrong or inappropriate” to the Russian ambassador. Releasing the transcript would help clear that up.
Republicans On Verge Of Passing Senate Tax Bill
By: Arnie Seipel | NPR
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Some key holdouts, including Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake and Maine Sen. Susan Collins, came on board after changes were made to the bill in a closed-door meeting Friday morning.
Ohio Crushes Coppin State
By: Mitchell Lyons
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A James Gollon three-pointer put the Ohio Bobcats up 20-5 with under 14 minutes to go in the first half. Ohio (4-3) started off hot and did not look back,… Read More
2020 Census May Ask White People To Get Specific About Their Ethnicity
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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White people in the U.S. may be asked to check off boxes about their ethnic background if the White House approves a proposal to change how the government collects race and ethnicity data.
R.I.P., CPP? Clean Energy Trend Likely To Continue Despite Trump’s Clean Power Repeal
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey stood in front of the state’s capitol to rally the roughly 120 coal miners and industry boosters gathered there. “The fight against the unlawful… Read More
GOP Leaders Maneuver To Pass Tax Bill Over Deficit Objections
By: Kelsey Snell | NPR
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Two key GOP holdouts came on board after getting concessions they say will help small businesses. That creates a path to pass the bill over concerns that it could add over $1 trillion to the deficit.
Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty To Lying To FBI
By: Carrie Johnson | NPR
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The former national security adviser is becoming a central figure in the special counsel’s probe of Russian election interference and any possible connections between Russia and the Trump campaign.
Dozens Argue for Future of Observatory in West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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GREEN BANK, W.Va. (AP) – The National Science Foundation heard public comments as part of a process to consider changes to the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia. The Register-Herald… Read More
Heritage, Tradition, Memory: the Emotional Significance of a Christmas Tree
By: Emily Votaw
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Nearly over a hundred years ago in the midst of December, a boy in America found a cardboard banjo atop a pile of trash in an alley. Delighted, he brought… Read More
New Lawsuit Targets Manufacturer In Parkersburg Fire
By: Associated Press
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – A new lawsuit over the industrial fire that burned for a week in West Virginia targets the chemical manufacturer who sold products stored in the building…. Read More
Top Tunes ’17: Adam Rich
Who can believe it? Another year has come and gone, leaving but memories of records beloved past! This is an installment in an ongoing holiday season series for WOUB, in which… Read More
Eastern Turnovers Prove Costly Against Lady Warriors
By: Noah Wolf
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Senior guard Kate Liston led all scorers with 17 points as the Warren Lady Warriors defeat the Eastern Lady Eagles, 61-42 at Warren High School. Eastern Senior Madison Williams returned… Read More