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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.
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 to the region’s surge in black lung disease. The case highlights the many challenges miners face in the workplace. And health officials in black lung clinics… Read More
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 before it gets worse. Miners will be able to walk into a large trailer and receive a chest exam, a breathing test and more to see if they have… Read More
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.
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 mines. The eight officials at Armstrong Coal were arraigned this week in Owensboro and Bowling Green. An indictment alleges company officials ordered workers to remove… Read More
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 after voters in Missouri rejected a similar law in that state. The law lets workers opt out of paying union dues or fees, even if… Read More
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 baby while responding to a report about a 26-year-old man passed out in a vehicle at a Burger King in the southern Ohio city of… Read More
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 will be held Aug. 21 in Charleston. The campaign says Trump will urge residents to vote for Republican candidates in the midterm elections, including West… Read More
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 As summer winds down, PBS KIDS will offer a variety of resources to help kids kick off the new school year. Studies continually show that… Read More
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 newly discovered evidence casting doubt on his and three other men’s guilt. The Herald-Dispatch reports 37-year-old Phillip Scott Barnett was released Thursday from the Parkersburg… Read More
‘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, unflattering, poorly lit, or maybe even taken entirely by mistake – who doesn’t have a few dozen inexplicable photos of the unlit depth of their… Read More
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! Typically the program runs from 9 a.m. EST to 8 p.m. EST every Saturday, and can also be heard through this link. Here is a… Read More
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 the next four years. Microsoft and Agile Networks announced the agreement this week. They say it will help address a need for reliable broadband access… Read More
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 northern Kentucky city passed the ordinance Thursday. The Campaign says the ordinance will prohibit sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination for housing, employment and other… Read More
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. Blankenship filed the challenge with the state Supreme Court on Thursday. Secretary of State Mac Warner last month blocked Blankenship’s bid to run as the… Read More
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 Margaret Workman announced the appointment of Cabell County Judge Paul T. Farrell in a statement Thursday. The Supreme Court’s fall term starts Sept. 5. An… Read More