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Little Sign Of Progress On Wall Stalemate After Hill Leaders Briefed At White House
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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The meeting in the Situation Room comes as impacts from the partial government shutdown continue to grow across the country, including the closure of the National Zoo and the Smithsonian museums.
Images Reveal A ‘Snowman’ At The Frigid Outer Reaches Of Our Solar System
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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Scientists say Ultima Thule, a newly explored world out beyond Pluto, is a relic from our solar system’s earliest days.
Activists Brace For 2019 Abortion-Rights Battles In The States
By: Sarah McCammon | NPR
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The stakes are higher with a newly configured U.S. Supreme Court. Abortion-rights opponents say they’re ultimately hoping to overturn Roe v. Wade.
U.S. Ambassador Visits American Who Was Arrested In Russia On Suspicion Of Spying
By: Bill Chappell | Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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Russia’s Federal Security Service says it arrested Paul Whelan last week. Family members say he was visiting Moscow to attend a wedding, not to steal secrets.
Was Something In The Water? Cleveland Seeks Answers After Air Passengers Fall Ill
By: Amy Held | NPR
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Six passengers were stricken on the Tampa-bound flight, prompting Cleveland airport officials to shut down and clean water fountains.
Democrats Unveil Changes To House Rules On Debt Ceiling, Ethics
By: Susan Davis | NPR
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The new rules include automatically increasing the debt ceiling when a new budget is passed and setting up a committee on climate change.
The Monkees Tried To Cut Their Strings With ‘Head’
By: Petra Mayer I NPR
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Hey, hey, they were the Monkees, and by 1968 they were sick and tired of their manufactured boy-band image, so they took a sledgehammer to it in the surreal, angry, stream-of-consciousness Head.
Ex-Deputy Accused of Sex Acts with Jail Inmate Charged
By: Associated Press
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – A former deputy in Ohio accused of having two inmates perform oral sex on him inside the county jail while he was still employed as a… Read More
Braidy Industries Says Mill Construction Remains on Schedule
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The company trying to build a $1.68 billion aluminum mill in eastern Kentucky backed in part by state taxpayers says it has spent $15.7 million on… Read More
What Happens Now To An Ohio Bill Meant To Protect Embryos?
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Though lawmakers didn’t address the issue after a set of lawsuits against a Cleveland hospital, one outgoing legislator is hoping his bill will move forward after he’s gone. In March,… Read More
New Law Extends Benefits To Transferred Military Spouses
By: Associated Press
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A new Ohio law allows the spouses of transferred military members to collect unemployment benefits if a move forces spouses to quit their jobs. An analysis… Read More
Radio Free Athens: a Playlist for December 29, 2018
Every weekend volunteer DJs fill the airwaves with their favorite sounds. Check out this playlist curated based on what those volunteer music geeks were spinning this past weekend. This week, enjoy “Feeling Good”… Read More
Top Tunes ’18: Andrew Lampela
Wow! 2018 has come and gone, and it’s about time we reflect on our favorite sounds of the past year. Leading up through the end of the year, WOUB Culture… Read More
W. Va. Flu Cases On The Rise
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia health officials say flu cases are on the rise. Lauren Spadafora is the flu coordinator for the state Department of Health and Human Resources…. Read More
Unemployment Rates Rise In W. Va. Counties
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Unemployment rates rose in 26 of West Virginia’s 55 counties in November. WorkForce West Virginia says jobless rates dropped in 21 counties and remained steady in… Read More
Groups Show Concern Over Mining Reclamation Fund
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Both environmental groups and coal lobbyists said they are concerned that a raid on a coal-mining reclamation fund in Ohio alongside the nationwide downturn in coal… Read More
USS INDIANAPOLIS: THE FINAL CHAPTER Premieres Tuesday, January 8 at 10:30
USS INDIANAPOLIS: THE FINAL CHAPTER Premieres Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 10:00 – 11:30 p.m. on PBS – A new documentary follows researchers as they work to solve the mysteries… Read More
Finding Your Roots; Season Five Premieres January 8
SEASON FIVE OF “FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.” PREMIERES JANUARY 8 10 All-New Episodes Explore Ancestry Stories of Felicity Huffman, Andy Samberg, George R.R. Martin, Christiane Amanpour,… Read More
Historical Documentary Building Blocks: People, Place, Stories and Events
“Story” is tantamount when a filmmaker decides whether to make a film. If the story doesn’t resonate with the film’s creator, then the project will just be a jumble of… Read More