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White House Proposes Merging Education And Labor Departments
By: Clare Lombardo | Alexis Arnold | NPR
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The pitch goes all-in on workforce development.

Some DNA Dismissed As ‘Junk’ Is Crucial To Embryo Development
By: Richard Harris | NPR
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Formerly considered useless, or maybe a parasite, the stretch of DNA known as LINE-1 actually plays “a key role” in creating an embryo and embryonic stem cells, research shows.

Sen. Brown Takes On Voter Rolls With Proposed Legislation
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s top Democratic elected official is fighting the state’s process when it comes to scratching voters off the rolls. The new bill from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown is in response to a U.S…. Read More

SEO History Center to Present “The Many Phantoms of the Kirkbride Hospitals” June 23
By: Emily Votaw
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As a part of their “Athens Asylum: 150 Years of a Healing Landscape” series, the Southeast Ohio History Center will present “The Many Phantoms of the Kirkbride Hospitals” on Saturday,… Read More

Koko The Gorilla Dies; Redrew The Lines Of Animal-Human Communication
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Koko fascinated and elated millions of people with her facility for language and her ability to interact with humans. She also gave people a glimpse of her emotions.

Trump’s Executive Order On Family Separation: What It Does And Doesn’t Do
By: Richard Gonzales | NPR
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The president ended a policy that sent children to government-run facilities away from their parents, but critics say he created new problems, and kids already held may be there indefinitely.

Auditor Is Denied Formal Role In Case Over E-School Closure
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A judge has rejected the Ohio auditor’s effort to formally get involved in court proceedings about the dismantling of a massive online charter school but says… Read More

Previously Blocked Federal Study Raises Alarm About Chemicals Like C8
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Trump administration today released a politically charged study on the health impacts of perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS chemicals, including the compound known as C8, which has been detected in some… Read More

Ohio Democratic Voters Surged for Primary
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Democratic Party voters more than doubled Republicans in party-switching and overall voter affiliation growth for Ohio’s 2018 primaries. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted released voter… Read More

Man Who Tried to Recruit for Islamic State Sentenced
By: Associated Press
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio man who tried to recruit members for the Islamic State group has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison. Amir Said Rahman Al-Ghazi… Read More

Ohio AG Crime Lab Offers Drone Footage of Schools for Safety Plans
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state crime lab is offering to use its drones to take aerial photos of Ohio schools that could help police if they had to respond… Read More

New Fee To Support Kentucky County’s 911 System Replaces Landline Fee
By: Associated Press
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CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) – Officials say a $50 annual fee added to property tax bills to fund a Kentucky county’s 911 system has been approved by a local court. Boyd… Read More

W. Va. Man Accused of Double Shooting Still At-Large
By: Associated Press
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BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia authorities are still searching for a man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend’s mother and brother. Cabell County Sheriff Chuck Zerkle says multiple agencies are… Read More

Supreme Court: Court Can’t Block Traffic Camera Law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Supreme Court has ruled in a Toledo case that a trial court couldn’t block implementation of a 2015 state law deducting funding to local governments… Read More

Episode 031 : Annie Williams
Annie Williams operates two physical therapy facilities in rural Virginia. And her places are special, serving as popular neighborhood gathering spots. Her clients hang out there, having fun as they… Read More