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Ohio Baseball: Bobcats Drop MAC Opener to Central Michigan
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio – The Bobcats did not have the best start to the 2019 season. However, their conference record was 0-0 entering Friday, so it was a fresh start for… Read More
![Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, DOJ special counsel on the Russian investigation, leaves following a meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 21, 2017.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-699393158mueller-34d033827dbf31345a2577bbf9f582511645ab1d-e1553289227808-900x422.jpg)
Robert Mueller Submits Report On Russia Investigation to Attorney General Barr
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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In May 2017, the special counsel’s office took over an FBI probe into Russian election interference that already had been underway for nearly a near. The report about that work is now ready.
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President Trump Announces Halt To ‘Additional Sanctions’ On North Korea
By: Dalia Mortada | NPR
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The president said he was ordering the Treasury Department to withdraw added “large scale sanctions” against North Korea on the same day Pyongyang quit a liaison office with South Korea.
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Ohio Softball: Yun, McCrady Power ‘Cats Past Bowling Green in Home Opener
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — The Bobcats first home game of the season was about what would be expected from Athens weather in late March. Temperatures in the mid-40s and wind gusts… Read More
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It Will Take More Than Transparency To Reduce Drug Prices, Economists Say
By: Alison Kodjak | NPR
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The Trump administration wants to increase transparency in prescription drug pricing. But health economists say the administration’s call to tie prices to what other nations pay might work better.
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University’s Second Investigation of Kalyango: Claim Unsubstantiated
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS (WOUB) — An Ohio University investigator has determined that claims by an Ohio University student that a professor retaliated against her because of her involvement in a sexual harassment… Read More
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Sweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When Seth Long first began experimenting with maple syrup production, he tapped hollow pegs called spiles into individual trees, collected drips of sap in milk jugs, and carried each gallon… Read More
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US Judge Blocks Part of Ohio’s New Abortion Ban for 2 Weeks
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) – A judge is temporarily blocking part of a new Ohio law that bans the abortion method of dilation and evacuation in most cases. Senior U.S. District Judge… Read More
![President Trump speaks before signing an executive order Thursday requiring colleges to certify that their policies support free speech as a condition of receiving federal research grants.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ap_19080742322766-59109eea5c76327baf6d98bf31a4b5edce35be4b-e1553275353162-900x422.jpg)
Trump And Universities In Fight Over Free Speech, Federal Research Funding
By: Matthew S. Schwartz I NPR
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The president signed an executive order on Thursday conditioning research grants on “compliance with the First Amendment.”
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No Tax Cut In DeWine’s Budget, But Some Suggest That Could Change
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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There have been tax cuts in nearly every state budget since 2005. But Gov. Mike DeWine has said now is the time to invest in Ohio, so there are no… Read More
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Caregivers For Disabled To See Pay Increase Under Proposal
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Caregivers for Ohio residents with developmental disabilities could see a higher paycheck under a state-budget proposal. The Columbus Dispatch reports pay for home care workers would… Read More
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W.Va. To Receive $14.6M From Feds To Fight Opioid Addiction
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia will receive $14.6 million in federal funds to fight opioid addiction. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding in a… Read More
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Ohio Unemployment Rate Drops a Bit From January to February
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 4.6 percent. That is down slightly from 4.7 percent in January but up from a… Read More
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Free Job Fair Planned In West Virginia City
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is hosting a job fair with more than 270 employers at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. The fair will run from… Read More
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Ohio Softball: ‘Cats Come Home for Weekend Series against Bowling Green
By: Nick Mullens
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Coming off of their extra innings 11-9 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the Bobcats return to OSF for the first time this season. Ohio was led by a three home… Read More
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Kentucky Reports Lower Statewide Jobless Rate In February
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials say the state’s unemployment rate fell slightly in February. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate was 4.1 percent… Read More
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Governor Declares State Of Emergency Over Road Damage
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has declared a state of emergency in 37 Ohio counties that received serious highway damage from severe weather. The Republican governor said… Read More
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Cameron Kelly Loses, Ohio Wrestling Out of NCAA Championships
By: Rachel Cherry
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It was a quick Day 2 of the NCAA Championships for Ohio Wrestling. Cameron Kelly was the lone Bobcat to make it to Session 3. However, the 141-pounder fell to… Read More
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OU Professor Claims Discrimination, OU Failures In Countersuit
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS (WOUB) — An Ohio University Journalism professor facing a lawsuit and de-tenuring over sexual harassment allegations has countersued, claiming the university discriminated against him and conducted a “flawed” investigation…. Read More
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GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents Acclaimed All-Female “Julius Caesar” | Friday, March 29 at 9
Great Performances Presents the Exclusive U.S. Broadcast Premiere of Donmar Warehouse’s Acclaimed All-Female Production of Julius Caesar Set in a Women’s Prison Friday, March 29 on WOUB Tony Award-nominee Harriet… Read More
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Emotional Support Animals: More Harm than Help?
By: Diamond Jeune, Jordan Gallagher, Russ Heltman, Taylor Jedrzejek
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Imagine no longer being able to do your job because someone else who was not trained came into your place of work and ruined it for everyone else in your… Read More
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Ohio Wrestling Ends Day 1 of NCAA’s With One Wrestler Left
By: Rachel Cherry
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The Bobcats did not come back strong in the NCAA Championships second session on Thursday. All of the wrestlers lost their match, and three of them are out of the… Read More
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Breaking the Cycle of Drug Abuse
By: Brook Endale, Brooke Davis, Nate Buccilla
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The opioid epidemic has devastated communities throughout Ohio and the nation and it is tearing families apart. The situation has gotten so drastic that the White House declared it a… Read More