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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.
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.
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. Sen. Dan Seum announced his support for Beshear in a video released Monday. Seum represents Bullitt County and part of Jefferson County. Seum says Bevin… Read More
W.Va. Lawmakers Ask for Control of $37M Opioid Settlement
By: Associated Press
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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 on Monday asked the attorney general to let the legislature to divvy up the money so it can be used for opioid treatment programs, rather… Read More
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 children and staff and describes its environment as clean and safe. WBNS-TV reports Director Lori Criss’s statement after recently touring Sequel Pomegranate in Columbus said… Read More
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 and Brews Bash that took place on the downtown Pomeroy riverside stage. The blues is a genre etched on 78rpm records; a sonic mutation of… Read More