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New Trump Rule Protects Health Care Workers Who Refuse Care For Religious Reasons
By: Alison Kodjak | NPR
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The rule strengthens protections for health care providers who are unwilling to provide services like abortions. Critics say it could put women’s health in danger.
Why Making A ‘Designer Baby’ Would Be Easier Said Than Done
By: Richard Harris | NPR
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Ethical concerns aside, the genetic ingredients for human traits are so complex that editing a few embryonic genes is unlikely to have much effect — or achieve the fantasy of enhancing humans.
Police: Miami U Student Threatened to ‘Shoot Up’ Fraternity
OXFORD, Ohio (AP) – Police say a student at Miami University in Ohio is accused of maintaining a hit list and threatening to “shoot up” his fraternity. Court records show… Read More
Ohio House Budget Plan Reduces Income Tax on Low Earners
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – House lawmakers have proposed reducing state income taxes for low- and moderate-income Ohio taxpayers in the latest version of the state budget. The proposal unveiled in… Read More
West Virginia Settles Lawsuit With Drug Distributor for $37 Million
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A major drug company has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing it of contributing to the opioid epidemic in one of the Ohio Valley’s hardest hit states. And officials there… Read More
50th Annual International Street Fair
By: Hannah Schroeder, Zach DePiore
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Earlier this month hundreds of students and community members gathered Uptown for the 50th annual International Street Fair. The event features food and music from around the world. Check out… Read More
Watch The Great Tiny Desk Contest Videos We Discovered This Week
By: Clara Maurer I NPR, Elle Mannion I NPR, Marissa Lorusso I NPR, Pilar Fitzgerald I NPR
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Our judges are one week closer to picking this year’s winner! In the meantime, we hope you discover a new song or artist to love out of our favorite entries from this week.
Down Home and Rowdy Next Up for Poetry Series at Dairy Barn Arts Center
The Dairy Barn Arts Center is pleased to welcome internationally lauded poets to its poetry series “Spoken & Heard, Poetry of Departure and Relevance;” curated by Athens Poet Laureate Kari… Read More
Ex-Professor from Ohio Enters Plea in Missouri Sex Case
By: Associated Press
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A former professor at Miami University in Ohio has admitted to traveling to Missouri to have sex with a teen girl who was actually an… Read More
W. Va. Delegate Resigned Over Relationship With Intern
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia delegate who resigned as chairman of the House education committee says he was asked to step down because he was having a relationship… Read More
Former W. Va. Jail Workers Accused of Unlawful Force
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal authorities say two former West Virginia jail workers have been charged with using unlawful force on a pretrial detainee. The FBI, federal prosecutors and the… Read More
‘Bridge to Nowhere’ Work Begins
By: Associated Press
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BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — A “Bridge to Nowhere” in southern West Virginia will have a destination in a few years. Gov. Jim Justice held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for the… Read More
Attorneys To Argue Public Distribution Of Opioid Data
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — A three-judge panel will hear arguments on whether federal data about how prescription opioid drugs were distributed should be made public. Attorneys for two news organizations are… Read More
Three Killed Including Deputy In Muskingum Co. Crash
By: Associated Press
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The State Highway Patrol says a two-vehicle crash in Ohio has killed three people, including an off-duty deputy, and injured four children. The patrol says the… Read More
Episode 070 : Martial Arts and Kindness w/ Stan Haehl
The practice of martial arts may involve self-defense, but Stan Haehl, Head Instructor at Athens Ki-Aikido says it goes much deeper than that. He says Ki-Aikido can really be seen… Read More