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Study Shatters Preconceived Notions About Urban Vs. Rural Obesity
By: Susan Brink | NPR
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The conventional wisdom is that city life makes you fat and rural life keeps you trim. A new study looks at the numbers to see if that holds true.
Dayton’s Leaders Urge Hospitals to Act to Save Abortion Clinic
By: Associated Press
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A city commission in Ohio is urging two local health systems to act to save the only remaining abortion clinic in the area. The state revoked the license of Women’s Med Center, in suburban Dayton, last month for lacking an emergency patient-transfer agreement with a nearby hospital, as required by Ohio… Read More
City’s Leaders Urge Hospitals to Act to Save Abortion Clinic
By: Associated Press
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A city commission in Ohio is urging two local health systems to act to save the only remaining abortion clinic in the area. The state revoked the license of Women’s Med Center, in suburban Dayton, last month for lacking an emergency patient-transfer agreement with a nearby hospital, as required by Ohio… Read More
Retired Miners Rally Over Pensions in Washington
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Dozens of retired coal miners visited lawmakers in Washington to call for legislative action to preserve the pensions of about 87,000 retirees and another 20,000 working miners. United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts says the 2008 recession and mining company bankruptcies have endangered the miner’s pension plan, established in… Read More
GM in Talks to Sell Shuttered Factory in Lordstown
By: Associated Press
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DETROIT (AP) – General Motors is negotiating the sale of its shuttered factory in Lordstown, Ohio, to a company that builds electric trucks. The company confirmed Wednesday that it’s in talks with Cincinnati-based Workhorse Group to sell the huge facility, and also announced plans to invest $700 million in three Ohio factories to create 450… Read More
Trump Administration Invokes Executive Privilege Over Mueller Report
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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The assertion came as the House Judiciary Committee debated whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.
Ohio Legislature Considering An Abortion Bill That Is More Restrictive Than The “Heartbeat Bill”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new bill would ban most private insurance coverage for abortions. But opponents say it would also ban effective methods of birth control. One fifth of the representatives in the House have signed on to a bill sponsored by Republican John Becker that would prohibit most insurance companies from offering coverage for abortion services. “The intent is to save… Read More
Medical Board: Info on Doctor Investigation Must Stay Secret
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The State Medical Board says a judge shouldn’t let Ohio State University publicly share information from an old board investigation involving a team doctor accused of decades-old sexual misconduct. In a court filing Tuesday, the board says its records on the investigation involving Richard Strauss are confidential under state law. It… Read More
Report: Opioid Crisis, Poverty Harms West Virginia Students
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A report released ahead of the West Virginia Legislature’s special session on education recommends addressing the consequences of poverty and the opioid crisis on children. The report released Tuesday by the state Department of Education was based on surveys of students and educators along with comments from forums held around the… Read More
Al Letson: Podcaster, Poet, Writer & Actor Chats about Talking to One Another
Listening is the key to important and difficult conversations, according to Al Letson the current host of “Reveal,” the first hour-long public broadcasting show and podcast produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX). He claims with the explosion of social media and cable news shows that Americans have lost… Read More
Food Fight: Trump Administration Levels Tariffs On Mexican Tomatoes
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Under pressure from Florida lawmakers, the Trump administration is taking steps to protect domestic tomato growers from Mexican competition.