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Director Of National Intelligence Dan Coats Appoints New Election Security Czar
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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Spy world veteran Shelby Pierson will attempt to centralize election security efforts across the intelligence community with soon-to-be-designated agency leads.
Thousands Freed From Prison Custody As DOJ Implements Sentencing Reform Law
By: Carrie Johnson | NPR
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More than 3,100 are moving out of the Bureau of Prisons system on Friday and the Justice Department is making other changes to comply with a law passed by Congress last year.
Backers Of Background Checks For Gun Sales Aim To Pass It
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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It looks like Ohio voters might get to vote on a proposed law that would expand background checks for firearm sales after all. A previous version of a petition that would start the… Read More
Refinery Explosions Raise New Warnings About Deadly Chemical
By: Susan Phillips | NPR
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Chemical experts say recent refinery explosions could have been far more devastating if deadly hydrogen fluoride was released. Some are calling for a ban on the chemical.
W.Va. Veteran Among Those Honored on WWI Shipwreck Plaque
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia sailor and veteran is among those honored on a recently dedicated World War I memorial in New York City’s Times Square. The monument… Read More
The Wood Brothers II Gladden House Sessions 2019
By: Liz Penry
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The Wood Brothers joined the Gladden House Sessions for one of two unannounced “secret” sets during the festival. Appearing on Sunday afternoon, the trio delivered a compelling performance, combining fervent… Read More
Arts West Takes Part in Devil’s Kettle Bingo Night
By: Joseph Hennessy
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ATHENS — Ohio Brew Week is not only a week for drinking beer, visiting Court Street bars, and then staying at those bars until “Closing Time” by Semisonic comes on… Read More
Copperheads Go to Social Media Seeking Pitchers
By: Joseph Hennessy
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Recruiting pitchers has been a concern all summer for the Southern Ohio Copperheads, forcing the team to get creative with its recruitment efforts. Problems with keeping… Read More
How A 10-Year-Old-Boy Helped Apollo 11 Return To Earth
By: Josh Axelrod | Mia Warren | NPR
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Greg Force was just a boy when his father, the director of a NASA tracking station in Guam, called home with an important mission for him: to help the crew of Apollo 11 return safely to Earth.
DeWine Ready To Sign Nuclear Subsidies Bill, Awaits House Vote
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine says the proposed law that creates subsidies for nuclear, coal, and solar energy hits his main energy priorities. The sweeping energy bill, HB6, is stuck in limbo until… Read More
Ohio Unemployment Rate Falls From May to June
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly from May to June. State officials on Friday said the unemployment rate was 4% in June, compared with 4.1%… Read More
Living Wage: Ohio Valley Workers, Employers React As House Votes For $15 Minimum Wage
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, more than double the current $7.25 rate, which has not changed in a… Read More
Trump To Nominate Eugene Scalia, Late Supreme Court Justice’s Son, As Labor Secretary
By: Nina Totenberg | Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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The president offered the Washington attorney the job, and he accepted. He’s 55 and a partner at a firm where he handles labor and employment cases.
Ohio-Based Drug Company, 4 People Indicted in US Painkiller Probe
By: Dan Sewell | Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — A wholesale drug distributor linked to the flood of opioids into Appalachia and two of its former executives were charged with conspiring to illegally distribute millions of… Read More
6-State Trooper Project to Focus on Move Over Law
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The State Highway Patrol in Ohio and other members of the 6-State Trooper Project will be collaborating on education and enforcement of the Move Over law…. Read More
Applications Being Accepted for W.Va. State Park Deer Hunts
By: Associated Press
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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is accepting applications for controlled deer hunts at six state parks. A DNR statement says the deadline for… Read More
Buried in Opioids, Sickened Community Eyes Drugmakers’ Role
By: Angie Wang | John Minchillo | Associated Press
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JACKSON, Ohio (AP) — The numbers are staggering: An average yearly total of 107 opioid pills per resident were distributed over a seven-year period in this rural Appalachian county. The… Read More
Ohio Hospital System Gets New Leader After Drug-Dose Deaths
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio hospital system where excessive painkiller doses were given to dozens of patients who died has named an interim replacement for the CEO resigning after… Read More
PBS Announces SOUTH BY SOMEWHERE, A New Series with Award-Winning Television Host and Chef Vivian Howard
The six-part series, slated for the Winter/Spring 2020 season, delves into the people and dishes defining the New American South Celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Vivian Howard, who previously hosted… Read More