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FTC To Hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Liable For Any Future Privacy Violations
By: Aarti Shahani | Avie Schneider | NPR
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Under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the company will pay $5 billion and its co-founder could be subject to penalties if Facebook doesn’t comply with the agreement.
Blackoutfest XXIII at The Union July 25-27
By: Emily Votaw
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Blackoutfest XXIII (The Wedding Edition) will take place Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27 at The Union. WOUB’s Emily Votaw spoke to Taung Child and The Wastemen about performing at the event in the interviews embedded above. Check out the schedule for the event, below. THURSDAY (6 p.m.) DANA (Columbus) Absolutely Not (Chicago) Taung… Read More
Trump Administration’s New Asylum Rule Clears 1st Legal Hurdle
By: Vanessa Romo | NPR
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“It’s in the greater public interest to allow the administration to carry out its immigration policy,” U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly of Washington, D.C., said from the bench.
Kentucky Governor Signs Pension-Relief Measure
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed into law a pension bill aimed at relieving regional universities and community social services agencies from crushing retirement costs. The signing ceremony on Wednesday came a couple of hours after the bill won final passage in the Senate. Bevin was joined by lawmakers and stakeholder… Read More
Exploring Danette Pratt’s SeriouslySickSocks™
By: Emily Votaw
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Danette Pratt is the creative mind behind SeriouslySickSocks™: playful, cute, “horrible” sock creations that take discarded socks and turn them into artful dolls. Pratt is a textile artist, fine artist, and retired biological illustrator who has resided in Athens for most of her life. About 12 years ago, one of Pratt’s friend’s children misplaced their… Read More