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Census Bureau Asks States For Driver’s License Records To Produce Citizenship Data
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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The Census Bureau is gathering records on people’s U.S. citizenship status as part of Trump administration efforts to produce data that a GOP strategist said could politically benefit Republicans.
Game of the Week Preview: Bulldogs and Golden Rockets Look to Stay Undefeated In-Conference
By: Trent Hollon
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Only two teams remain without a loss in the TVC-Ohio, and on Friday night only one can come out victorious. This week’s Gridiron Glory Game of the Week will be… Read More
City Denies Vice Cops Violated Rights of Strip Club Dancers
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s capital city argues a federal court should dismiss a lawsuit by strip club dancers who allege malicious prosecution by two Columbus officers from a since-disbanded… Read More
Dayton Mayor Endorses Effort to Put Background Checks for Gun Sales on Ohio Ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The group that’s collecting petition signatures to ask voters if the state should require universal background checks on gun sales says it plans to move full steam ahead. And the effort is… Read More
Court Upholds Police Stop Based on Mismatched Vehicle Color
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a police officer’s vehicle stop based on the car’s color not matching vehicle-registration records. The court ruled… Read More
Federal Agency to Hear Comment on Silica Dust as Black Lung Epidemic Rages
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration will host a public meeting Thursday as it considers action on regulating respirable silica, one of the major contributors to Appalachia’s skyrocketing rates of… Read More
Fraternity Revokes Chapter at West Virginia University
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A fraternity has revoked its chapter at West Virginia University, citing multiple violations of alcohol and risk management policies. WBOY-TV reports the national Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity’s… Read More
Fancy Pet Fish Among The Stranger Casualties Of The Trade War
By: Alina Selyukh | NPR
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China is considered the motherland of aquarium goldfish, bred over centuries into rare forms. Now tariffs have some U.S. sellers of these goldfish in a tailspin.
As The Climate Warms, Companies Are Scrambling To Calculate The Risk To Their Profits
By: Dan Charles | NPR
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Companies are trying to figure out the risks to their profits from a warming planet. Some of them are turning to high-tech tools of climate science.
Drug Distributor Shares Jump After Settlement Report
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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Shares of big drug distributors are climbing after a report that they have made an offer to settle litigation over the opioid crisis. Two people with knowledge of the negotiations,… Read More
6 Takeaways From The 4th Democratic Presidential Primary Debate
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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Elizabeth Warren faced new scrutiny, Pete Buttigieg controlled multiple exchanges and the potential conflicts of interest of Joe Biden’s son got relatively little focus.
With State Push, Ohio Collected 70% of Child Support Owed
By: Associated Press
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — New data from the federal fiscal year that ended in September show the collection of child support payments has improved in Ohio. The Department of Job… Read More
Democratic Presidential Debate Sparks Demonstrations For Candidates, Causes
By: Jo Ingles | Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Westerville was in the national spotlight as Otterbein University hosted the fourth Democratic Presidential Debate. While about 1,500 people were able to watch the event live in the campus gym, many… Read More
Study: Opioid Crisis Cost US Economy $631B Over 4 Years
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year — and it may keep getting more expensive, according to a study released Tuesday by the… Read More
Bevin, Beshear Wrangle Over Education in Debate
By: Bruce Schreiner | Dylan Lovan | AP
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear traded shots in a rancorous debate Tuesday night that turned personal when the incumbent brought up… Read More
Judge Says He Miscalculated Award by $107M in Oklahoma Opioid Case
By: Sean Murphy | AP
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday acknowledged making a nearly $107 million miscalculation in determining how much drug maker Johnson & Johnson must pay the state to… Read More
Former WOUB Student Recognized with National Murrow Award
Jonathan Walsh received the award in New York City October 14 ATHENS, OH – Jonathan Walsh, BSJ ’95, is having to move some things around to make room on his… Read More
Ohio Law Taking Effect Requires Cigarette Buyers to Be 21
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new Ohio law taking effect Thursday raises the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Ohio is one of 18 states that… Read More
Minor Earthquake Hits Ohio; No Injuries or Damage Reported
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal geologists say a small earthquake hit Ohio in the middle of the night with no injuries or damage reported. Tuesday morning’s 2.6 magnitude quake struck about… Read More
Jury Selection Begins in Opioid Trial Despite Delay Request
By: Mark Gillispie | Julie Carr Smith | AP
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jury selection began Wednesday in the first federal trial over the opioid epidemic despite a last-minute request from lawyers to delay it because of news reports on… Read More
Businesses in 3 W.Va. Counties Eligible for Disaster Loans
By: Associated Press
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Small Business Administration says small businesses in three West Virginia counties are eligible for economic injury disaster loans as a result of excessive rain… Read More
Analyst Examines Impeachment Inquiry Poll Results on 2020 Presidential Race
Author and election analyst Kyle Kondik, from the University of Virginia Center for Politics, says the latest poll results are tipping toward favoring impeachment because voters can more easily grasp… Read More