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Trump Announces Phase One Of Trade Deal With China
By: Uri Berliner | Jim Zarroli | Scott Horsley | NPR
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As part of the deal, the next round of 30% tariffs will not be imposed. More agriculture trade between the two countries is expected.
Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends® | October 18 at 9
Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends® Honors Black Sabbath, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, Sam & Dave, Dionne Warwick and More October 18 on… Read More
Judge Will Halt Lawsuits Against Purdue Pharma, Its Owners For 6 Months
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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A judge will halt lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and its owners for six months in hopes of finalizing a settlement over the OxyContin maker’s role in the national opioid crisis,… Read More
Former U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Says President Trump Pushed For Her Removal
By: Deirdre Walsh | Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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Marie Yovanovitch was recalled from her post in May after criticism from some Republicans, including the president’s eldest son, that she was not supportive of the administration’s policies.
Hemp Farmers Form Cooperatives Amid Growth And Uncertainty
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Tony Silvernail swings a heavy machete at a stalk of bushy hemp and chops the plant near the root, grabbing the five-foot-tall shoot with his sun-weathered hand. It’s an unusually… Read More
First Female Field Commander of Marching 110 is Making History
By: Sarah Donaldson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A woman is serving as the Ohio University Marching 110 field commander — the highest student-held position in the band — for the first time in… Read More
EPA Proposes New Regulations For Lead In Drinking Water
By: Paolo Zialcita | NPR
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The new proposal is being criticized for not proactively replacing lead service lines across the nation. It also keeps the same threshold for lead in drinking water that the U.S. currently has.
U.S. 33 Crash Kills Teen, Injures Others
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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UPDATE 10/14/19 — Another person has died as a result of a car crash last week at U.S. Route 33 near Johnson Road. John Fitch, 23, had been taken to… Read More
Key Lawmakers Want To Focus On Dangerous People, Not Their Weapons
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine’s gun plan calls for using the so-called “pink slip” process to separate people thought to be dangerous from their guns. But a top lawmaker is questioning that approach. Ohio House… Read More
Anti-Nuclear Bailout Group Argues Against Opponent Tactics In Federal Court
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Opponents of the nuclear power plant bailout are waiting for a ruling from a federal judge after arguing for more time to circulate referendum petitions to put the law onto… Read More
West Virginia Tourism Officials Began Fall Foliage Updates
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s fall colors are starting to show, and the state Tourism Office has started providing weekly updates and a live tracker map online. The agency… Read More
Ohio House Votes to Repeal State Sales Tax on Tampons
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A proposal repealing Ohio’s sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products has cleared the Ohio House. Republican State Rep. Niraj Antani, of Miamisburg, calls… Read More
W.Va. School Suspends Sorority Over Drug, Hazing Claims
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A Marshall University has suspended a sorority over allegations of illegal drug use and hazing. The university on Thursday announced a cease-and-desist order against the Delta… Read More
Kentucky Democrats File Lawsuit Over Voter ‘Inactive List’
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky Democratic Party contends in a new lawsuit that the State Board of Elections placed 175,000 registered voters on an “inactive list,” possibly infringing on… Read More
Teens Charged in Death of Woman Hit by Piece of Tree at Park
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LOGAN, Ohio (AP) – Two teenagers have been arrested on reckless homicide charges in the death of an Ohio woman who was hit by a falling piece of tree at… Read More
Teens Charged in Death of Woman Hit by Piece of Tree at Park
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LOGAN, Ohio (AP) – Two teenagers have been arrested on reckless homicide charges in the death of an Ohio woman who was hit by a falling piece of tree at… Read More
West Virginia Farmers Quadruple Their Hemp Crop This year
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Farmers more than quadrupled West Virginia’s industrial hemp crop this year. Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt’s office says about 130 farmers grew 641 acres of industrial hemp… Read More
Ohio Football: ‘Cats Look to Continue Winning Ways Against NIU
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — Homecoming is often said to be the best time of year in Athens. Between the cool weather, changing leaves, returning alumni and all the festivities, it’s hard… Read More
PHOTOS: Mac DeMarco Plays the Agora
Mac DeMarco played for an enthusiastic crowd at The Agora in Cleveland, OH on September 26, 2019, and WOUB’s Ruthie Herman was there to capture these images. DeMarco was fresh… Read More
XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM, Premiering November 11, 2019
PBS KIDS Announces New Series XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM, Premiering November 11, 2019 PBS KIDS announced that the new animated series XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM will… Read More