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Ohio Baseball: Bobcats Fall to Marshall as Bats Go Quiet
By: Nick Mullens
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The Ohio baseball took on the Marshall Thundering Herd today in just the fourth home game of the season for the Bobcats. Ohio came into this one 5-16 to Marshalls… Read More
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Ohio Softball: ‘Cardiac ‘Cats’ Strike Again on Geno’s Record-Breaking Home Run
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — Not everyone is clutch. Not every athlete can handle the pressure of being in a scenario where their team could win or lose a game based on… Read More
![Bump stocks like this one installed on an AK-47 are now illegal in the U.S., after the Trump administration changed how they are legally defined. The devices can allow a semi-automatic rifle to fire nearly as fast as a machine gun.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bump-stocks-guns-8ed4fdfa53811ccbe8938db55644f39590149702-e1553631329630-900x422.jpg)
Bump Stock Ban Takes Effect As Gun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court For Delay
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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Anyone selling or owning bump stocks could face up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. The devices are now classified as machine guns.
![The president declared a national emergency in February to access federal money to build a wall similar to this razor-wire-covered border wall separating Nogalas, Mexico (left) and Nogales, Ariz. Congress did not approve the full amount he asked for last year to follow through on a key campaign pledge.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ap_19063652902644-d90ecc8ec8cecb678c3125e1a2ad3d12744c1281-e1553624575325-900x422.jpg)
Trump’s National Emergency Stands As House Fails To Override Veto
By: Deirdre Walsh | NPR
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The vote means the administration can continue to spend billions of dollars to construct a Southwest border wall. The fight shifts to federal court, where several states sued to block the president.
![The Justice Department sent a letter in support of repealing the entirety of the Affordable Care Act. Here, a sign in support of the ACA in April 2017 in New York City.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-663274046-55c04fcf0edb3cb95e7e7da201eec0fb5e27a741-e1553620148196-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Now Says Entire Affordable Care Act Should Be Repealed
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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A letter from the Department of Justice announced the shift, in support of a district court judge’s ruling that the law is unconstitutional. The case will likely end up in the Supreme Court.
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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Expanding To New Areas Of The State
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A dozen medical marijuana dispensaries have been given certificates of operation. Dispensaries in Northeast and Eastern Ohio have been open for a few weeks. But there haven’t been any in central… Read More
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Pension Decision Looms Over Kentucky Legislature’s Last Day
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican governor says he will sign a bill that would weaken one of the country’s worst-funded pension systems while helping some independent but state-funded agencies… Read More
![A missile carrying a dummy warhead was fired from Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific. It was intercepted by two defensive missiles fired from the California coast.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kwa4368-b5b96b71c6f58ef588687228e9ef1856e15c6f18-e1553620568540-900x422.jpg)
Missile Defense Agency Claims Successful Warhead Intercept
By: Geoff Brumfiel | NPR
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Multiple interceptors tracked and destroyed a missile carrying a dummy warhead. Advocates claim the test proves the system can provide some defense against countries such as North Korea.
![Salvadoran migrants wait for transportation after turning themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso, Texas — where a border fence is under construction. The Pentagon says it will spend up to $1 billion to help build the fence.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/border-wall-mexico-texas-87e55951ac88dd780be27f7688e8702747aedf8a-e1553621077202-900x422.jpg)
Pentagon Takes $1 Billion From Military Personnel Account To Build Border Fence
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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The money nearly doubles the $1.3 billion Congress authorized for border wall funding — a move made possible after President Trump declared a national emergency.
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Kids Will Create Ohio’s Next “I Voted” Stickers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s top elections official says it’s time for a change to the stickers that are handed out at early vote centers and at the polls on election day. And he… Read More
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Report: No Proof OU Prof Knew Student’s Investigation Role Before Ph.D. Meeting
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS (WOUB) — An Ohio University investigator’s report says there was no documented proof that a Journalism professor knew of a graduate student’s role in an investigation of him before… Read More
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W.Va. Gov Orders Crews to Prioritize Secondary Road Projects
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia officials have released lists naming secondary roads across the state that need maintenance. Gov. Jim Justice ordered Division of Highways district managers last week… Read More
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WVU Prof Wins Cybersecurity Grant
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia University professor has won a $500,000 grant to work on cybersecurity techniques. The college announced Monday that Yanfang Ye has won the CAREER… Read More
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Report: Miami of Ohio Frat Member Beaten With Spiked Paddle in ‘Hazing Ritual’
By: Associated Press
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OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — A report says a student at a now-suspended fraternity at Miami University in Ohio told university officials he was beaten with a spiked paddle, kicked, and… Read More
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Morning Edition Gets a New Tune
Millions of NPR listeners will get a new soundtrack to their mornings on May 6 Start off your day on a different beat. Debuting May 6th, NPR’s Morning Edition will… Read More
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The Central Park Five | Tuesday, April 2 at 9
“THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE” Documentary Tells the Untold Story of One of New York City’s Most Horrific Crimes THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, a film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, tells… Read More