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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… 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… 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,… Read More
Jobless Rates Rise in 52 of 55 West Virginia Counties
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Unemployment rates rose in 52 of West Virginia’s 55 counties in June. WorkForce West Virginia says jobless rates dropped in Pocahontas County and remained steady in… Read More
State Fair Opens; Butter Sculpture Commemorates Moon Landing
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gov. Mike DeWine opened the Ohio State Fair, which this year is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a life-size butter sculpture. DeWine… Read More
As Disabled Miners Hit D.C., Lawmakers Introduce Bills To Fund Black Lung Benefits
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation Tuesday to provide additional funding for coal miners suffering from black lung. The bills came as a contingent of Appalachian miners afflicted with the… Read More
WATCH LIVE: Mueller Testifies On Capitol Hill About 2016 Election Interference
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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Former special counsel Robert Mueller didn’t want to appear, but lawmakers insisted that he tell his story in public to the House judiciary and intelligence committees.
Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Pension-Relief Bill
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a pension-relief bill and sent it to Gov. Matt Bevin. The Senate voted 27-11 Wednesday to pass the bill… Read More
Big Bend Blues and Brews Bash ’19: Dave Keller
By: Emily Votaw
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Blues musician Dave Keller spoke to WOUB about his most recent release, Every Soul’s a Star, the real-life people who influenced the album, the ever-enduring importance of blues music, and coming… Read More
Four Ky. Teens Indicted For Alleged Rape Of Incapacitated Woman
By: Associated Press
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WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (AP) – A 19-year-old and three 18-year-olds who are accused of raping a woman in May have been indicted by a Kentucky grand jury. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports… Read More
Wrong-Way Driver Detection Installed in Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state says it’s installing Ohio’s first electronic wrong-way driver detection system. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks said Tuesday… Read More
W. Va. Majority Whip Hired By ‘Controversial’ Manufacturer
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The majority whip of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been hired by a company that’s building a controversial manufacturing plant in his district. Rockwool… Read More
E-Cig Tax Proposed In Kentucky
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – E-cigarettes are the only tobacco product in Kentucky not subjected to an excise tax but that could change next year. News outlets report Reps. Jerry Miller… Read More
Talking With the Girls of Athens Rock Camp For Girls
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB’s Emily Votaw stopped by the 2019 Athens Rock Camp for Girls to speak to some of the campers about their experience. This year, the camp will take place Monday,… Read More