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Ohio Football: ‘Cats Look to Depth to Continue Winning Ways in 2019
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — For most programs in the Mid-American Conference, losing 12 starters could spell a rebuilding year for the football team. But the Bobcats are not one of those teams. Rather than a rebuilding year, the ‘Cats are looking to retool their roster to make another run at the ever-elusive MAC Championship. “Generally speaking,… Read More
Gun Groups Offer Differing Takes On DeWine’s Proposed Regulations
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) has said he wants input from gun rights advocates as he works on his plan to reduce gun violence, but some of Ohio’s largest groups seem to be split on his proposal. The two main issues brought up by pro-gun groups are DeWine’s plan to expand background checks on gun sales… Read More
McConnell, GOP Senate Resist Calls to ‘Do Something’
By: Lisa Mascaro | Matthew Daly | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is resisting pressure to bring senators back from recess to address gun violence, taking a more measured approach that could very likely result in no legislation, despite wrenching calls to “do something” in the aftermath of back-to-back mass shootings. President Donald Trump is privately calling up senators… Read More
Congresswoman Haaland Faces Lawsuit From Teen Viral Video
By: Associated Press
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Parents of Kentucky teens are suing one of the nation’s only Native American congresswomen over comments she made about a viral video of the teens and a Native American drummer. The Albuquerque Journal reports the parents of eight Covington Catholic High School students filed suit on behalf of their sons last week in… Read More
Protesters Chant for Action on Guns as Trump Visits Dayton
By: Zeke Miller | Jill Colvin | AP
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Protesters greeted President Donald Trump’s arrival in Dayton Wednesday, blaming his incendiary rhetoric for inflaming political and racial tensions in the country and demanding action on gun control as he visited survivors of last weekend’s mass shootings and saluted first responders. The president and first lady Melania Trump began their visit… Read More