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Ohio University Students Face Backlash Over Social Media Video
By: Benjamin Schwartz
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A group of Ohio University students are facing backlash from fellow students and the university over a video circulating on social media. The video, which is a re-creation of a… Read More
First U.S. Patients Treated With CRISPR As Human Gene-Editing Trials Get Underway
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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This could be a crucial year for the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR as researchers start testing it in patients to treat diseases such as cancer, blindness and sickle cell disease.
Tracking The Money Race Behind The Presidential Campaign
By: Sean McMinn | Alyson Hurt | NPR
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See which 2020 presidential candidate has raised the most money, who has spent the most, where the candidates’ funding comes from — and how the Democrats stack up against President Trump.
West Virginia Officials: Staffing Issues Slowing Road Repair
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia officials say staffing issues are slowing road repairs and they’re seeking ways to hire more to increase fixes and maintenance. New outlets report Gov…. Read More
“Rough Translation” Podcast Returns April 17
Rough Translation, NPR’s award-winning international podcast, returns April 17 with a third season about people challenging what’s ‘normal,’ wherever they are. New 12-episode season will release stories every other week… Read More
Radio A Sessions: The Infinite Improbability Drive
By: Emily Votaw
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In this installment of WOUB’s Radio A Sessions, The Infinite Improbability Drive stopped by the studio for a brief interview and performance. Find the interview and performance embedded above. The… Read More
Energy Bill Achieves Two Big Goals For FirstEnergy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The plan to overhaul Ohio’s energy policy would get rid of the state’s green energy standards and would likely bailout nuclear power plants. The major utility company, FirstEnergy, has been… Read More
Fourth-Generation Dairy Farmer Quits the Milking Business
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LOUISVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A dairy farm operated by an Ohio family for four generations is halting milk production. The (Canton) Repository reports Dwight Raber, of Raber Dairy Farms in… Read More
Inmate Who Stabbed 4 on Hunger Strike, Alleges Mistreatment
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An inmate who stabbed four fellow prisoners and a guard in separate bloody attacks is on a hunger strike inside Ohio’s toughest prison, alleging mistreatment. Greg… Read More
Kentucky Aluminum Plant Investor Is Russian Company Formerly Under U.S. Sanctions
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Russian aluminum company Rusal announced Monday it plans to invest in a new Kentucky aluminum mill to be built near Ashland in eastern Kentucky. The $200 million investment in Braidy Industries is Rusal’s first… Read More
Lower Speed, More Patrols Aimed At Making I-77 Safer
PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials say they hope some new measures will make a dangerous section of Interstate 77 safer to travel. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports West Virginia Parkways… Read More
Ex-WV Commerce Secretary Thrasher Running For Governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former West Virginia commerce secretary Woody Thrasher is running for governor. The Republican businessman announced his 2020 bid Tuesday, saying the state needs “real leadership” to… Read More
Lawmaker Goes Through Drug Education Program, Will Keep Seat
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A state lawmaker from Cincinnati who faced a felony charge over a pill found in his vehicle has completed a drug education program, and the charge… Read More
Ohio Lawmakers Get Feedback on Plans for More School Funding
By: Kantele Franko | Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers considering public input on proposed changes to school funding are hearing from interested parties who say it’s a solid start, but want more: more… Read More
Athens City Council Mulls Over Transportation Changes to the City
By: Delaney Ruth
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Athens City Council is considering establishing a “Complete Streets” policy in Athens. “‘Complete Streets’ is an idea where you are looking at that public right-of-way. It’s something that every citizen… Read More
“Charm City” Premieres on Independent Lens | Monday, April 22 at 10 pm
Charm City Premieres on Independent Lens Monday, April 22, 2019 on PBS and pbs.org Meet the People Working to Stem the Tide of Violence in Baltimore Filmed over a… Read More