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U.S. Judge Approves AT&T’s $85 Billion Merger With Time Warner
By: David Folkenflik | NPR
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A judge gave his blessing to AT&T’s drive to take over the Time Warner media conglomerate. He rejected the Justice Department’s arguments that the combined company would be too powerful.
Trump Says North Korea Will Destroy Missile Site. But Which One?
By: Geoff Brumfiel | NPR
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Trump boasted Tuesday of a bonus “favor” from Kim, but experts say it might not mean much without independent verification.
Former OU Trustee Convicted On Federal Charges
By: WOUB Staff reports
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CLEVELAND — A former member of the Ohio University Board of Trustees and former namesake for the terminal of the university’s airport has been convicted on embezzlement charges. C. David Snyder,… Read More
Civil Rights Leader Dorothy Cotton Dies At 88
By: Camila Domonoske | NPR
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Cotton was the education director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. She focused on empowering ordinary people to exercise their rights.
Gladden House Sessions 2018: Bedouine
By: Jacob Morgan
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Singer-songwriter Azniv Korkejian, aka Bedouine, performed her Gladden House Session on Saturday, June 2, the third day of the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival, quickly captivating her audience with her flowing… Read More
Court Hears Case of Ohio Man Who Killed 88-Year-Old Woman
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has heard arguments in the case of a condemned killer convicted of fatally beating and stabbing an 88-year-old woman during a robbery…. Read More
Man Literally Falls Into Police’s Hands After Eluding Them
By: Associated Press
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio man who ran from a traffic stop and then found himself clinging by his hands to a window ledge has been literally caught by… Read More
First Pride Parade in Athens Draws in Community
By: Jordan Kelley
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The sounds of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way”, brightly colored balloons and plenty of cheering heralded the first Pride parade in Athens Saturday afternoon. The parade… Read More
The Messy Reality of Opioid Addiction: Speaking With Writer Michael Henson
By: Emily Votaw
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there were 3,613 opioid-related overdose deaths in Ohio in 2016. That harrowing statistic is made up of mothers, brothers, daughters, grandparents, cousins,… Read More
Woman Admits Theft of West Virginia Labor Union Funds
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A former bookkeeper has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $183,000 in labor union funds in West Virginia. Prosecutors say 70-year-old Joan Matthews of South Charleston… Read More
Ex-Youth Choir Exec in West Virginia Admits to Embezzlement
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia woman has admitted to stealing about $98,000 from a youth choir organization. 51-year-old Jacqueline Holly Portillo of Hurricane pleaded guilty Monday to four… Read More
Police Seek $1M Grant to Tackle Sex Assault Cases
By: Associated Press
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Police in Akron are seeking a nearly $1 million federal grant to help handle the city’s backlog of cold case sexual assaults. Akron police are looking… Read More
ECOT Attorneys Oppose Ohio Auditor’s Attempts To Join Court Case
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Attorneys for the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow are opposing the Ohio auditor’s effort to formally get involved in court proceedings about the dismantling of the massive… Read More
Darkness Into Light: Steve Zarate’s ‘Patchwork of Light’
By: Emily Votaw
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From the opening harmonica wheeze of “Heralds of the Dawn” to the melancholic lilting of a toy piano on closer “Happen In a Heartbeat,” Athens’ Steve Zarate’s most recent release,… Read More
Man in an Orange Shirt | MASTERPIECE | Premieres Sunday, June 17 at 9
Forbidden Love “Man in an Orange Shirt” Oscar®-winner Vanessa Redgrave stars in a heart-rending tale of love outlawed and redeemed on MASTERPIECE Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 9pm on WOUB… Read More