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![The school shootings that weren't.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/absent-shootings-c761625c997173ee946cb4efaf9b0c21ce782fc4-e1535493272651-900x422.jpg)
The School Shootings That Weren’t
By: Anya Kamenetz | Alexis Arnold | Emily Cardinali | NPR
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The federal government said schools reported 235 shootings in one school year. But an NPR investigation finds that more than two-thirds of these reported incidents never happened.
![A tinted transmission electron micrograph of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria (light purple/black) inside a cell. Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S., with more than 1.7 million reported cases in 2017.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sciencesource_ss2273222-a97bb7bdfb49d0c762e52db4d732578bb19042c7-e1535488182410-900x422.jpg)
Record High Number Of STD Infections In U.S., As Prevention Funding Declines
By: Richard Harris | NPR
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The U.S. has the highest rates of sexually transmitted disease cases in the industrialized world, say health trackers, with chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis reaching 2.3 million cases in 2017.
![Assistant chef Michael Monteleone puts a finishing touch on cannabis-infused vegetable tarts. As more states legalize the use of recreational marijuana, the California chef is aiming to elevate haute cuisine to a new level.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gettyimages-584817942-4b967a4a14ad45a94f93e644b4846e442b497af0-e1535476645901-900x422.jpg)
Haute Pot: How High-End California Chefs Are Cashing In On Marijuana
By: Neda Ulaby | NPR
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From TV series to cookbooks to cannabis-infused menus at upscale restaurants, pot cuisine is becoming an increasingly lucrative niche — and state and local laws are struggling to catch up.
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It’s All About the Music: Speaking With the Fearless Starlight Band
By: Emily Votaw
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It’s a muggy afternoon in early August, and the bellicose reverberations of a playfully rendered cover of R.E.M.’s “The One I Love” echo over the shimmering Ohio River. It’s an… Read More
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OU Professor Suspended After Sexual Harassment Investigation
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS — An Ohio University professor has been suspended, and will not be teaching classes this semester after university investigations into claims of sexual harassment. A spokesperson for the university… Read More
![Farmer Terry Davidson walks through his soy fields in Harvard, Ill. Soybean prices have fallen this summer — a process that started even before the U.S. and China hit each other with tariffs in early July.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gettyimages-993512154-c4a1962756b2ac77c8e08eb37aedbb7a4a91a384-e1535474283697-900x422.jpg)
Agriculture Department Will Pay $4.7 Billion To Farmers Hit In Trade War
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Most of the money — more than $3.6 billion — will go to soybean farmers. Last year, China bought nearly a third of all soybeans grown in the U.S.
![Cody Wilson, owner of Defense Distributed, holds a 3D printed gun called the "Liberator" in his factory in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 1.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gettyimages-1009245458-1e8bc01f9bb9eef259f6a23cfcffd98472655c68-e1535476357341-900x422.jpg)
Federal Judge Extends Order Blocking 3D Gun Blueprints From Internet
By: Camila Domonoske | NPR
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Defense Distributed can’t publish its DIY gun designs online until a court case between the states and the federal government is resolved. But the designs are already circulating.
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Judge Hears Arguments About Where Governor Lives
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by a Democratic state delegate against Republican Gov. Jim Justice demanding that he live in… Read More
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US Rep.’s Seat To Be Open After High Court Appointment
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A U.S. congressman’s seat will remain vacant until January once he resigns to serve on the West Virginia Supreme Court. News outlets report Republican Rep. Evan… Read More
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Daughter to Speak Cincinnati
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) – The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter is speaking in Cincinnati as part of a series of community talks. The Rev. Bernice King will join seven other… Read More
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WVU Prof Joins Team To Prevent Cholera Outbreak
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia University associate professor is part of a team trying to prevent a large outbreak of cholera in war-torn Yemen. The university said in… Read More
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As School Years Starts, Emergency Officials Urge Caution In School Zones
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State emergency medical services officials are urging Ohio motorists to stay alert in school zones, in residential areas and near schools as the school year starts… Read More