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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 a battle between the last two undefeated teams standing in the conference. This Friday, the Athens Bulldogs travel to Wellston to take on the Golden… 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 vice unit. Six women allege Kahoots Gentlemen’s Club was targeted in retaliation for firing a bouncer who claimed to work with police. The women were… 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 getting a boost from the leader of Dayton where a mass shooting in August left 10 dead, including the gunman. Last week, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley stood with Gov…. 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 6-1 Wednesday that the officer had a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity based on his experience that such a discrepancy often meant a vehicle was… 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 black lung disease. MSHA issued a request for information in response to calls for increased regulation after a 2018 investigation from NPR and PBS Frontline. That… 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 board of directors unanimously voted to revoke the WVU chapter’s charter following an investigation. SigEp CEO Brian Warren’s statement says the national headquarters provided support… 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, which have been going on for months, confirmed to The Associated Press that McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp., and Cardinal Health, Inc., have offered $18 billion… 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 and Family Services says Ohio collected nearly 70% of current child support owed statewide, pushing it above the national average of 65.8%. The Dayton Daily… 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 more were outside the venue using the event as a platform for their own agendas. Student debt was one of the top concerns of college… 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 Society of Actuaries. The biggest driver of the cost over the four-year period is unrealized lifetime earnings of those who died from the drugs, followed… 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 his challenger’s children to claim his opponent is a “fraud” in promoting public education. Beshear responded that he supports his children and told Bevin that… 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 help address the state’s opioid crisis. Following a hearing in Cleveland County, District Judge Thad Balkman acknowledged making the error in his August judgment in… 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 awards shelf. The nine-time Emmy winner recently received the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Sports Reporting from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTNDA)…. Read More