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![Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire were among the women who got credit for reaching across the aisle to end the 2013 government shutdown.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gettyimages-184758515-e7fd5db7791461f97fb7a2b669d4ab94c84ff789-e1533934043453-900x422.jpg)
Electing More Women Would Change Congress (But Not Make It More Bipartisan)
By: Danielle Kurtzleben | NPR
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There’s a common stereotype that women lawmakers are more bipartisan in their work than men. But as record numbers of women run for Congress, a new study says that’s not true.
![A miner is tested for lung function and signs of black lung disease](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CMRC-testing-1-e1533936746854-900x422.jpg)
Federal Dust Fraud Charges Highlight Black Lung Threat For Miners
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When former coal mine employees in western Kentucky faced arraignment Wednesday on federal charges that they conspired to falsify the required monitoring of coal dust, the hearing brought renewed attention… Read More
![Miners walk into the mobile health clinic as it makes a stop in Morgantown, WV.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Coal-Miner-Black-Lung-Screening-081018-NIOSH-TWITTER-e1533928838916-900x422.jpg)
Mobile Health Unit Screening For Black Lung In Eastern Ohio
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A mobile health clinic is touring different coal towns in Ohio to help miners find out if they have black lung disease. The goal is to detect the disease early… Read More
![President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appear in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 16, 2017. On Friday, Trump announced he would double aluminum and steel tariffs on the NATO ally.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gettyimages-683869332-7a0c067992867cbce2015c1c275d59004065c20f-e1533916012220-900x422.jpg)
Trump Doubles Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum From Turkey
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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President Trump called for a doubling in the tariff on imported steel and aluminum from Turkey, escalating a diplomatic spat with a key NATO ally.
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Coal Mine Supervisors Facing Fraud Charges Plead Not Guilty
By: Associated Press
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) – Eight former supervisors and safety officers at a Kentucky coal company have pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges they rigged dust monitoring in underground… Read More
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Kentucky Supreme Court Considers Right-To-Work Law
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky Supreme Court is considering whether Kentucky’s right-to-work law violates the state’s Constitution. The court heard arguments about the case on Friday, a few days… Read More
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Newborn Boy Found Inside Toilet At Ross County Burger King
By: Associated Press
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) – Police say a newborn baby boy found inside a toilet at an Ohio Burger King is expected to survive. The Chillicothe Gazette reports authorities found the… Read More
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Trump Headed To West Virginia For Rally
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – President Donald Trump’s campaign says his next Make America Great Again rally will be held in West Virginia. A statement from Trump’s campaign says the rally… Read More
![Daniel Tiger and friend](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Daniel-Tiger-movie-900x422.jpeg)
First-Ever DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD Movie!
PBS KIDS Goes Back to School with Free Resources for Parents and Teachers and First-Ever DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD Movie High-quality Content Helps Kids, Parents & Teachers Boost School Readiness Skills… Read More
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Man Freed From Prison As New DNA Test Casts Doubt In Slaying
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Defense attorneys say a man imprisoned for roughly 12 years for a woman’s 2002 killing in West Virginia has been released as an investigation continues into… Read More
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‘Unpacked Box’ to Examine Crucial Essence of Discarded Images
By: Emily Votaw
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It’s 2018, and nearly everyone has an archive of thousands of photos on their smartphone that no one ever sees the moment after they’re snapped. They’re blurry, out of focus,… Read More
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This Week On Radio Free Athens: August 11, 2018
Every weekend local music geeks unite to provide the region with 11 hours of creatively curated tunes on WOUB 1340AM, an endeavor that is known commonly as Radio Free Athens!… Read More
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Microsoft, Ohio-Based Service Agree To Extend Broadband To Unserved Areas
By: Associated Press
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CANTON, Ohio (AP) – Microsoft Corp. and an Ohio-based provider of telecommunications services have announced an agreement to extend broadband internet access to 110,000 unserved people in rural Ohio over… Read More
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Tenth Kentucky City Approves Fairness Ordinance
By: Associated Press
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MAYSVILLE, Ky. (AP) – An LGBTQ advocacy organization says Maysville has become Kentucky’s tenth city to pass a fairness ordinance. The Lexington Herald-Leader quotes the Fairness Campaign as saying the… Read More
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Blankenship Fights “Sore Loser” Decision
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Former coal executive Don Blankenship has filed a court challenge to a denial of his third-party candidacy application to run in West Virginia’s U.S. Senate race…. Read More
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W. Va. Circuit Judge Fills Loughry Spot
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia circuit judge has been appointed to serve as a temporary state Supreme Court justice during the suspension of Justice Allen Loughry. Chief Justice… Read More