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![Gas prices are expected to increase during summer months, but a recent OPEC decision could bring prices down as soon as this fall.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ap_18165685748114-615c5d5f7fae4583b7524a36980c508b4509e5a4-e1529698342906-900x422.jpg)
More Oil From OPEC May Not Mean Relief At The Gas Pumps Anytime Soon
By: Charlotte Norsworthy | NPR
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Drivers might be cheering OPEC’s decision to increase oil production, but analysts say the extra supply isn’t expected to drive gasoline prices down in time for summer vacation season.
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Is Unemployment Compensation Reform Scrapped At The Statehouse?
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The new House speaker says now that the seven week long fight to elect him is over, it’s time to regain focus on several big issues. Among those – an… Read More
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Man Convicted of Rape Cleared by DNA, Released from Prison
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A man sent to prison over 15 years ago has been released after a judge found DNA evidence cleared him of raping a woman. Forty-one-year-old Christopher Miller… Read More
![Unlike humans, chimpanzees don't readily share food, even with their own children.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chimps-sharing-026aebd960a0ed1fb566f07b8f429f91ddd0dfcf-e1529682151579-900x422.jpg)
Animated History: The Evolution Of Parenting
By: John Poole | NPR
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A new theory claims that shared child care and food were the original secrets of our species’ success.
![Central American immigrants depart ICE custody, pending future immigration court hearings, on June 11 in McAllen, Texas.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gettyimages-971859412-2d3cb772f2903eb75d933e1033f7e1a927611bf0-e1529682633185-900x422.jpg)
Trump’s Migrant Family Policy Now Moves To The Courts
By: Richard Gonzales | NPR
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At issue: How should cases proceed and what should happen to the more than 2,000 immigrant minors already detained in light of the president’s executive order?
![An iPhone seen in Washington. The Supreme Court ruled that police need a warrant to track location information through cellphones.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ap_17326610471272-c5c55f0af3fc888af1143b4df58e7edd224b2f70-e1529680502648-900x422.jpg)
In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The Supreme Court ruled police do need a search warrant to obtain cellphone location information routinely collected by wireless providers.
![Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara speaks at TED in 2016.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kennethlacovara_2016-embed-ef1b7dd25a6a59c2776a10c272c7e3fbfe68db1c-e1529680936968-900x422.jpg)
LISTEN: How Can Dinosaurs Help Us Understand Our Own Species?
By: NPR/TED Staff | NPR
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Earth’s rocks and fossils can help us understand our own species. Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara explains important moments in Earth’s history that help us recognize our place in the world.
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LISTEN: How Do We Embrace All Kinds Of Nature?
By: NPR/TED Staff | NPR
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Environmental writer Emma Marris wants us to broaden our definition of nature to one that embraces urban and wild spaces in order learn to protect and care for it.
![The entrance to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/caryfowler_2009g-embed-7657e02bf9e839f75dc2e93c9c1b7575446a65cf-e1529683511167-900x422.jpg)
Can We Preserve Seed Diversity For The Future?
By: NPR/TED Staff | NPR
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Biodiversity archivist Cary Fowler explains how the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will prepare humans for the climate change and its effect on our environment and our food supply.
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Gladden House Sessions 2018: Twain
By: Xan Spalding
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Mt. (Matthew) Davidson, aka Twain, performed on Saturday June 2, the third day of the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival and by far the most eventful day at the Gladden House…. Read More
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W. Va. Governor Quashes Parking Rate Increase
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has quashed a proposal to raise parking rates for state employees. The state Department of Administration proposed the increase June 11… Read More
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Columbus Zoo Expecting Giraffe Calves, First Time in 20 Years
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium says two of their Masai giraffes are pregnant with their calves due in the next few months. Zoo officials say the… Read More
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Appeals Court Halts Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction in W. Va.
By: Associated Press
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A federal appeals court has issued a stay that halts some Mountain Valley Pipeline construction in West Virginia. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted… Read More
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Unemployment Falls in Most Ky. Counties in Last Year
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials say unemployment rates fell in 117 of the state’s 120 counties between May 2017 and May 2018. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says jobless… Read More
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Operation ‘CrumBull’ Drug Bust Nets 21 Arrests
By: Associated Press
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CRUM, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia authorities say 21 people have been arrested on a total of more than 40 charges in a multi-level drug bust called “Operation CrumBull.” Wayne… Read More