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Ohio Women’s Basketball: ‘Cats Advance to Elite Eight of WNIT
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — March has been a month of milestones for the Ohio women’s basketball team. It started back on the seventh of the month when head coach Bob Boldon… Read More

Ivanka Trump Visits Kentucky Toyota Plant, Touts Training
By: Associated Press
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GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) – Ivanka Trump toured the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in central Kentucky, viewing several stages of the manufacturing process. The White House says in a release that… Read More

Governor: 11-Cent Deal Reached With Ohio House on Gas Tax
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The office of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says the state gas tax would rise by 11 cents on a deal reached with the speaker of the… Read More

From Walmart To Google, Companies Teaming Up To Buy More Solar And Wind Power
By: Camila Domonoske | NPR
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Walmart, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson and other corporations are forming a trade organization to promote the interests of renewable energy buyers.

Kentucky Called A “Warning Signal” On SNAP Work Requirements
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The federal government is considering a work requirement for some people who get food assistance through SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. A new study uses Kentucky as an example… Read More

Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp And CBD Oil In Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Senate has voted unanimously to legalize hemp and related products, including CBD oil. Sen. Brian Hill (R-Zanesville) said hemp is used in some 25,000 commercial products including clothing,… Read More

Why Pedestrian Deaths Are At A 30-Year High
By: Sea Stachura | NPR
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“It’s great advice to tell people to use a crosswalk, but that’s not very useful if the crosswalk doesn’t exist,” says Tom Ellington of the Pedestrian Safety Review Board in Macon, Ga.

Woman Charged in Pike County Massacre Probe Will Face Trial in July
By: Associated Press
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PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – A judge has rejected a request to dismiss charges against a woman accused of lying to authorities investigating the killings of eight family members in Ohio…. Read More

Lawmaker Sponsors Bill To Keep Ohio On Daylight Saving Time Permanently
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A state lawmaker wants this to be the last year Ohioans spring forward and fall back. The plan would be to go to Daylight Saving Time year-round. Sen. Kristina Roegner… Read More

National LGBTQ Org. ‘Investigating’ bautista Removal
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS (WOUB) — A national organization that ranks universities on their LGBTQ friendliness is looking into the termination of the former LGBT Center director, and assessing whether or not Ohio… Read More

Police: Man Driving 130 mph Was Heading To White House
By: Associated Press
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KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) – A Missouri man who police say had a gun and was speeding to the White House has appeared in court after being accused of threatening President… Read More

Federal Judge Again Blocks New Medicaid Rules in Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A federal judge has once again blocked new rules for Kentucky’s Medicaid program that would require people to get a job, go to school or volunteer… Read More

Yost Jumps Into Obamacare Suit, Saying People With Pre-existing Conditions Should Be Protected
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s Republican attorney general is asking a federal court not to strike down the Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional. He’s filed a brief in a lawsuit over the ACA, or… Read More

State Senate OKs Bill on Burial, Cremation of Fetal Remains
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Republican-controlled state Senate has approved a bill requiring Ohio abortion clinics to arrange for fetal remains to be buried or cremated. Legislation sponsored by Republican… Read More

Woman Charged in Pike County Killings Asking Judge to Toss Charges
By: Associated Press
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PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – A woman facing charges in connection to an Ohio family massacre is to go before a judge and ask that her charges be dismissed. Prosecutors are… Read More

After Patient Deaths, Hospital Addresses Pharmacy Concerns
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio hospital where dozens of patients died after receiving potentially fatal doses of painkillers says it has fully addressed concerns about its pharmacy services that… Read More

W. Va. Governor Approves Campaign Contribution Limits
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice has approved a bill raising campaign contribution limits in West Virginia political races. The Republican governor signed the measure Wednesday. The bill almost… Read More

Egypt’s Darkest Hour | SECRETS OF THE DEAD | Wednesday, April 3 at 10
Secrets of the Dead: Egypt’s Darkest Hour Premieres Wednesday, April 3 at 10 p.m. The discovery of a rare mass grave with the bones of nearly 60 people outside Luxor… Read More

Episode 065 : Than Baardson, CEO and Co-Founder of Unseen
Today I’m talking to the amazing, Than Baardson, who is the CEO and co-founder of Unseen, a nonprofit that furthers the fight against human trafficking. Unseen helps nonprofits who are… Read More

Executive job search expert Conrad Woody says make yourself findable
To attract job opportunities, you have to make sure that you’re searchable. That’s the expert advice of Conrad Woody, who leads the U.S. Corporate and Government Affairs Practice at global… Read More