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Debate May Be Last-Ditch Effort For Struggling Democrats To Stay Alive
By: Jessica Taylor | Renee Klahr | NPR
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Eight candidates meet the requirements to make the debate stage in September: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Beto O’Rourke, Cory Booker and Andrew Yang.
![Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., volunteered for one of the most anticipated medical experiments in decades: the first attempt to use the gene-editing technique CRISPR to treat a genetic disorder in the U.S.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sickle-cell-crispr-3x-369436a3e26961c62152861337309caca972e70f-e1564433277500-900x422.jpg)
In A 1st, Doctors In U.S. Use CRISPR Tool To Treat Patient With Genetic Disorder
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., has sickle cell disease. She is the first patient ever to be publicly identified as being involved in a study testing the use of CRISPR for a genetic disease.
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Republican Lawmaker Endorses Democratic Nominee for Governor in Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andy Beshear has picked up an endorsement from a Republican state lawmaker in his bid to unseat GOP Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky…. Read More
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W.Va. Lawmakers Ask for Control of $37M Opioid Settlement
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A group of West Virginia lawmakers want control of a recent $37 million opioid settlement with the drug distributor McKesson. Members of the House of Delegates… Read More
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State Official Says Youth Behavioral Facility Clean, Safe
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The director of Ohio’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has toured a youth behavioral facility after reports of alleged violence and sexual abuse against… Read More
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19th Big Bend Blues and Brews Bash Brings Vital American Musical Genre to Pomeroy
By: Emily Votaw
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The banks of the Mississippi River and of the Ohio River had a lot in common, at least spiritually, this past weekend, thanks to the 19th annual Big Bend Blues… Read More
![A worker at the port in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, displays soybeans imported from Ukraine. Imports of soybeans from the U.S., once China's biggest supplier, have dropped massively since a trade war between the U.S. and China began in 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-1142701429-9b5db8380bcdd250dc92cc6853c26d57bb1201a1-e1564411529725-900x422.jpg)
Economists Say Trump Administration Is Overpaying Farmers For Trade Losses
By: Dan Charles | NPR
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The Trump administration has released details of a $16 billion plan to compensate farmers who’ve lost money as a result of the trade dispute with China. Some economists say it’s too generous.
![A handout photo provided by Dong-A Ilbo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone separating the South and North Korea on June 30.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-1159168545-095382a5766836fcab8d649de1ae454c51a6a5d7-e1564410382682-900x422.jpg)
Despite ‘Loss Of Faith’ In Kim Jong Un, The U.S. Tries Again For A Nuclear Deal
By: Steve Inskeep | NPR
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After multiple frustrations, U.S. strategists are asking if the North Korean leader is capable of making the nuclear deal the Trump administration wants.
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Ohio College Features Pollinator Habitat Within Solar Array
By: Associated Press
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GRANVILLE, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio college says a 10-acre pollinator habitat it created is full of butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects after its first year. Denison University in… Read More
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Kentucky Schools Working on ‘In God We Trust’ Displays
By: Associated Press
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Schools across Kentucky are working to fulfill a new state law requiring the national motto “In God We Trust” be displayed in a prominent place before… Read More
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West Virginia Deputy Hospitalized After Possible Fentanyl Exposure
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say a West Virginia deputy was hospitalized after coming into contact with the dangerous opioid fentanyl. WCHS-TV reports that Cabell County Sheriff Chuck Zerkle said the deputy… Read More
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State Prison Inmates May be Offered Tattoo Removal Services
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State prison officials say inmates in Ohio prisons may soon be offered tattoo removal services. The Dayton Daily News reports that Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director… Read More
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Petitions to Get City Ticket Tax Issue on Ballot Fall Short
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officials say opponents of two new taxes on arts, sports and entertainment ticket sales in Ohio’s capital city didn’t collect enough valid signatures to put the… Read More
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Inclusive Healthcare and Social Justice: Disrupting Racial Inequalities Through Narrative Medicine
Racial inequalities in healthcare are well-documented across the United States. Medical schools are developing curricular innovations to reduce implicit racial bias and other forms of discrimination. On this episode of… Read More