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Behind Bars, Mentally Ill Inmates Are Often Punished For Their Symptoms
By: Dave Davies | NPR
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While visiting jails and prisons across the country, author Alisa Roth witnessed mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, wearing restrictive jumpsuits and receiving very limited therapy.
Judge Rejects Trump Administration’s Bid To Detain Migrant Children Indefinitely
By: Colin Dwyer | NPR
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The Justice Department had requested changes to a settlement that bars the detention of children for more than 20 days. But a judge dismissed the move as a “cynical attempt” to shift responsibility.
Buddy And Khalid Are ‘Trippin’ In The Heat Of The Summer
By: Summer Holmes I NPR
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The Compton rapper enlists the R&B stalwart’s sultry vocals to give fans another candidate for song of the summer.
Ohio Senate OKs Payday Lending Bill After Changes
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Republican-controlled Senate has toughened a proposed bill cracking down on the short-term lending industry and returned the measure to the House. During a rare July session Tuesday, senators approved the bill, 21-9. Nine Republicans opposed restrictions tacked onto the legislation over the payday lending industry’s objections. The Senate bill bars… Read More
Ohio BOE Delays Resolution To Alter State Report Cards
By: Ashton Marra | StateImpact Ohio
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Ohio Board of Education members will wait until the fall to consider a resolution that proposes some drastic changes to the state report cards for schools and school districts, but a delay on the resolution doesn’t mean the end of discussions about potential modifications. The resolution before board members Tuesday recommended scrapping the A to… Read More
Q&A: Wider Knowledge About Cancer Prevention Would Reduce U.S. Deaths
By: Paul Chisholm | NPR
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Cancer death rates remain high for some groups of people, including African-Americans, despite general gains made in recent decades. The American Cancer Society has ideas about reducing the gaps.
Does Scott Pruitt’s Slow Ouster Mean Ethics Laws Are Getting Weaker?
By: Peter Overby | NPR
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“It’s going to take different leadership at the top,” said Don Fox, a former acting director of the Office of Government Ethics. “And that means a different occupant in the White House.”
WOUB News • WORLD: Death Toll In Japan Floods Reaches More Than 155
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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Amid a heat wave with temperatures nearing 90 degrees, officials were also struggling to restore electricity, especially in the hardest hit Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures.
Gladden House Sessions 2018: Tank and the Bangas
By: Jacob Morgan
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Tank and the Bangas brought their infectious energy to the Gladden House on third day of the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival. Hailing from New Orleans, LA, the band combines a variety of musical genres into one singular sound that is as unique as their stage presence. Tank and the Bangas waded methodically into their set with… Read More
GOP US Senate Nominee Backs Congressional Term Limits
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) – The Republican nominee looking to unseat two-term U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown wants term limits – such as only two terms for senators. U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci announced Tuesday he supports a maximum of three terms for U.S. representatives and two for senators. Brown, a Democrat, is pursuing his third six-year run in… Read More