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Shutdown Will Be Worse For Economy Than First Thought, White House Says
By: Emily Sullivan | NPR
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White House officials reportedly say that each week of the shutdown will subtract 0.1 percentage point from growth — double the administration’s original estimate.
Federal Watchdog Finds Government Ignored Emoluments Clause With Trump Hotel
By: Jessica Taylor | NPR
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The Inspector General for the General Services Administration, said that agency lawyers decided to ignore the constitutional issues when they reviewed the lease after Trump won the 2016 election.
Ohio House Democrats To Pick New Leaders After Speaker Battle Fallout
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio House Democrats will pick a new leadership team next week, more than a week after their leader resigned in the fallout from the battle over which Republican would be… Read More
EPA Plan to Manage Toxic ‘Teflon’ Chemicals Delayed by Shutdown
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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During a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing Wednesday on his nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler was pressed by members of the Senate Committee on Environment and… Read More
Ohio University Names Interim LGBT Center Director
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Editor’s Note: delfin bautista uses the pronoun they/their and does not capitalize their name. ATHENS — Ohio University has named Tyrone Carr as interim director of the LGBT Center, just shy… Read More
Federal Employees Moonlight To Pay The Bills
By: Jeff Brady | NPR
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As the partial government shutdown continues, some federal workers and contractors are looking for temporary jobs to earn income.
Deaf And Unemployed: Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
By: Amanda Morris | NPR
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Deaf people struggle with high unemployment. So they are creating their own “deaf ecosystems” and pushing employers to better accommodate them.
Pelosi Calls For Postponement Of State Of The Union Address Due To Shutdown
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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In a letter to President Trump, Pelosi cites security concerns and suggests working together to find another suitable date. Pelosi also gave the president the option to deliver the address in writing.
Group Says No Money For Road Projects Means Gas Tax Hike Could Possible
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A coalition of business leaders and local elected officials say there’s no money for big road construction projects in the transportation budget that will come out next month, so lawmakers… Read More
West Virginia Bill Addresses Slow Left-Lane Drivers
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginians have long complained about motorists driving at reduced speeds in the left lane of highways. Now a state lawmaker is doing something about it…. Read More
From Couch Potato To Fitness Buff: How I Learned To Love Exercise
By: Maria Godoy | NPR
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Creating an exercise habit doesn’t mean you have to spend hours sweating on a treadmill. Start small, build up slowly and remember that all movement counts — even vacuuming, if you do it vigorously.
Beshear Files For Kentucky Governor, Urges Opponents To Release Taxes
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear has officially filed to run for governor, calling on his Democratic opponents to release their tax returns ahead of the primary… Read More
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown Moves Closer To Joining 2020 Campaign
By: Jessica Taylor | Arnie Seipel | NPR
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The Ohio Democrat told NPR on Wednesday that Democrats “need to win in the heartland” as he announced a tour of states holding the first primaries in 2020.
West Virginia: Proposal To Give $10M For Trump’s Border Wall
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Some lawmakers in drug-ravaged West Virginia want to pitch in millions of dollars for President Donald Trump’s wall-building effort along the U.S.-Mexico border. The GOP-led House… Read More
Federal Food Assistance Arriving Early Because Of Shutdown
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohioans who receive food stamps are getting February’s benefits this week. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue asked states to issue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program aid no later than Jan…. Read More
2nd Suit Filed Over Pain Meds Given To Near-Death Patients
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An attorney says a second wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against an Ohio doctor accused of ordering that near-death hospital patients get potentially fatal doses… Read More
Speaking with Mourning [A] BLKstar
By: Emily Votaw
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On October 26, 2018, Cleveland’s Mourning [A] BLKstar released The Garner Poems, a sonically dense, gorgeously realized concoction that poetically reckons with a wealth of societal evils all while experimenting… Read More
Filing: OxyContin Maker Forecast ‘Blizzard Of Prescriptions’
By: Associated Press
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BOSTON (AP) — A member of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma told people at the prescription opioid painkiller’s launch party in the 1990s that it would be… Read More
First Medical Marijuana Sold In State As Dispensaries Open
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The first Ohio sales of medical marijuana are being made with the opening of four dispensaries in the state. Fifty-six-year-old Joan Caleodis was the first customer to… Read More
Wildlife Conservation in a Warzone: Perils and Triumphs in Afghanistan
A new book, “The Snow Leopard Project and Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation” has been recently authored by Dr. Alex Dehgan. Dehgan is an entrepreneur, expedition leader, diplomat and development… Read More
Alexander Cruises to Big Win Over Vinton County
By: Bryan Kurp
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When Alexander and Vinton County played each other in December, the game went down to the wire. It was a different story on Tuesday night, as Alexander (10-1, 6-1 TVC-Ohio) coasted… Read More
Belpre Beats Trimble for Second Straight Victory
By: Nick Henthorn
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Basketball is a ‘What have you done for me lately?’ type of game. Past success is not guaranteed to last; momentum comes and goes. The Trimble Tomcats found that out… Read More
Federal Hocking Falls in Scoring Duel Between Lancers’ Russell and Falcons’ Bartley
By: Jarrod Maltry
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Midway into the second half, the Federal Hocking Lancers were tied at 48 against the Miller Falcons. The score was broken open by Colby Bartley and the Falcon offense after… Read More