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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 once popular “Vine“, includes OU freshman Sierra Perkins and three other women in what appears to be a university residence hall saying a racial slur…. 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. Jim Justice has asked each of the state Transportation Department’s 10 districts to make secondary road maintenance a priority amid shortages of workers and equipment…. 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 through September Nothing tells us more about the rules we follow than the stories of people who break them. Rough Translation, NPR’s award-winning international podcast,… Read More