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White House Describes Military ‘Space Force,’ Aims To Create It By 2020
By: Camila Domonoske | NPR
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Vice President Pence said in a speech Thursday that the Space Force, which would be the military’s sixth branch, will “prepare for the next battlefield” and “a new generation of threats.”
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Kentucky GOP Approves Review Of Attorney General’s Office
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear launched his campaign for governor last month. Thursday, the Senate Republican Caucus announced a state-funded review of the contracting procedures… Read More
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Rural Counties Under Stress From Justice Companies’ Unpaid Taxes In Several States
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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In October, 2016, NPR, Ohio Valley ReSource and its partners reported that West Virginia billionaire coal baron Jim Justice, who was running for governor as a Democrat, owned companies that owed… Read More
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Attempted Media Merger Ends With Lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — The $3.9 billion buyout of Tribune Media by Sinclair collapsed Thursday, ending a bid to create a massive media juggernaut that could have rivaled the reach… Read More
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Dissecting Alternative Rock With Columbus’ Cordial Sins
By: Emily Votaw
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The Cordial Sins are raucous-yet-tuneful alternative rock group hailing from Columbus. With dreamy, affected vocals from Liz Fisher and snarly, educated licks from guitarist Corey Dickerson, it’s no wonder that… Read More
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Check Scam Warning
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning residents about a fake check scam. Morrisey says in a news release his office’s consumer protection division has… Read More
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Bourbon Recovery Update:
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — The collapse of a Kentucky distillery’s warehouse last month has crews still cleaning up and trying to salvage roughly 18,000 barrels of aging bourbon. News outlets… Read More
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WV Flood Recovery Program Update
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An official with West Virginia’s National Guard says the state’s troubled disaster recovery program has completed construction on 17 homes. State Adjutant General Maj. Gen. James… Read More
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Ohio To Add Another Area Code
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio says another area code will be added in some western and southern portions of the state. The commission approved a… Read More
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Plea Hearing Up Next For WV Justice
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A plea hearing has been scheduled for a former West Virginia Supreme Court justice facing a federal felony charge related to the personal use of state-owned… Read More