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2017 Was One Of The Hottest Years On Record
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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Greenhouse gas concentrations reached a record high. Global sea level was the highest on record, too. NOAA’s State of the Climate report points to the urgency of addressing climate change.
Possible U.S. Remains Turned Over By North Korea Head To Hawaii For Analysis
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Vice President Pence will be on hand when 55 boxes thought to contain remains of U.S. troops arrive at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. They will be sent to a lab for possible identification.
WOUB • WORLD: Zimbabwe’s Wait For Election Results Turns Elation Into Upheaval
By: Colin Dwyer | NPR
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When voters cast ballots Monday, they hoped to usher in a new era after Robert Mugabe’s ouster. But mounting doubts about the election’s integrity have brewed deadly unrest in the country’s capital.
Groups Call For Feds To Look At Ohio State Abuse Response
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Advocacy groups are calling for the U.S. Department of Education to investigate how Ohio State University responded to a late doctor’s alleged sexual misconduct against male… Read More
Immediate Vote Sought On West Virginia Justice Impeachment
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Legislative committee Democrats are demanding an immediate vote whether to recommend impeachment proceedings for West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry. House Judiciary Committee Democrats said… Read More
Your Voice Ohio Collaborative Seeking Solutions To Opioid Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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An Ohio-based collaborative thinks journalists can play a bigger role in solving the region’s opioid crisis. The effort starts with listening to people in some of the hardest-hit communities. A… Read More
West Virginia National Guard Ends Aiding Lockups
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia National Guard has ended its part in keeping watch over juvenile and adult lockups. The Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety says… Read More
Data: Bulk of Names On Blankenship Petition Are Democrats
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democrats make up the bulk of signatures so far on a petition to let ex-coal executive Don Blankenship run in West Virginia’s U.S. Senate race as… Read More
Ohio State Fair Attendance Is Up
By: Steve Brown | Ohio Public Radio • WOSU
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Attendance at the Ohio State Fair has been up compared to last year, when fair officials were dealing with the fallout from a deadly ride accident. The Ohio Expo Center… Read More
Deadline Nears for Requesting Absentee Ballots
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio election officials say voters only have a few days left to request an absentee ballot for next week’s special elections. The Ohio Secretary of State’s… Read More
Ashland Inc. Moving HQ Out of Kentucky, Some Jobs To Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) – A specialty chemicals company and Kentucky mainstay has announced it will move its corporate headquarters to Delaware. News outlets cite a Tuesday statement from Ashland Inc…. Read More
Annual Urban League Conference Focused on Digital Revolution
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The president and CEO of the National Urban League says the organization’s annual conference will focus on making the digital revolution as inclusive as possible. Marc… Read More
City to Pay Family of Man Killed by Police $500K
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Cleveland will pay $500,000 to the family of a man fatally shot by police in 2010 when he quickly raised his hand inside a dimly lit basement…. Read More
Medicaid Plan Says Opioid Use Down 40 Percent
By: Associated Press
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s largest Medicaid plan says the amount of opioids prescribed to its members has decreased 40 percent over the past 18 months. CareSource announced Monday it… Read More
Trump’s Presidency: More Complicated than Any Other, Says Reporter
Covering this White House and this President is a 24 hour job, says Gregory Korte, award-winning Washington correspondent for USA Today. He says that this President is more complicated in… Read More