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Conservatives Urge Trump To Keep Mick Mulvaney As Chief Of Staff
By: Tamara Keith | NPR
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In an open letter, influential conservatives urge President Trump to keep his embattled chief of staff and remove the “acting” from his title.


Amy Sherald Doesn’t Need Your Instagram Post
By: Kurt Andersen I PRI
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Michelle Obama’s portraitist is a case study in seeing art in person.

American Icons: ‘96 Tears’
By: Jocelyn Gonzales I PRI, Pedro Rafael Rosado I PRI
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How a group of Mexican American teenagers in the 1960s may have spawned punk rock.

Game of the Week Preview: Tornadoes Seek to Take Down Goliath in Glouster
By: Jake Motta
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The Southern Tornadoes (5-3) travel to Glouster on Friday to take on the undefeated Trimble Tomcats (8-0). This is going to be a very physical game due to the way Trimble’s front seven succeeds against the run thanks to defensive standout Sawyer Koons. Southern, being a run heavy team thanks to Senior running back Trey… Read More

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan Ends Bid For Democratic Presidential Nomination
By: Jessica Taylor | NPR
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The congressman emphasized his Midwestern roots in a state President Trump had carried, but ultimately his centrist pitch didn’t resonate with voters and he struggled to gain traction in the race.

Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Pension Case
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Government employees in Kentucky who sued over state investment decisions have taken their case to the state’s Supreme Court after a lower court said they lacked standing to file suit. The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case Thursday. The fraud lawsuit was filed two years ago by a group of… Read More

Dozens of Collection Sites Set for W.Va. Drug Take Back Event
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The public can drop off unused, expired or unwanted prescription drugs at more than 110 collection sites across West Virginia this weekend. Law enforcement officials are participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Dropoff locations can be found online . The collection… Read More

Blackjewel Miners Get More of Their Pay as Labor Dept. Acts Against Bankrupt Company
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Coal miners who went without pay when mining company Blackjewel declared bankruptcy this June are one step closer to receiving lost wages. The checks come weeks after some of the miners ended a long-running protest, and months after the federal Department of Labor first intervened to allege the company violated labor laws in the month… Read More

Ohio Amusement Ride Bill OK’d After Fatal Ride Malfunction
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A professional engineer would get a formal role in amusement ride safety under a bill headed to the Ohio governor’s desk. Legislation dubbed Tyler’s Law would place a professional engineer on the Ohio Advisory Council on Amusement Ride Safety. The panel makes recommendations to the state’s agriculture director about safety matters,… Read More

Drug Take Back Day in Ohio and Elsewhere
By: Associated Press
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The public can drop off unused, expired or unwanted prescription drugs at thousands of collection sites across the country this weekend. Law enforcement officials are participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Drop-off locations can be found online here . The collection sites include… Read More


FACT CHECK: Do Robots Or Trade Threaten American Workers More?
By: Danielle Kurtzleben | NPR
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Democratic presidential candidates have divergent world views on whether automation or trade policy is to blame for lost jobs.


Join Honey for the Heart’s Annual Halloween Parade
It’s just about time for the Annual Halloween Block Party and Festivities which means the Honey for the Heart puppets and creatures are ready to march up and down court street of Athens and they want YOU to help them strut their stuff! You don’t need a costume to participate in the parade. In fact,… Read More

J&J Sets Aside $4 Billion for Proposed Opioid Settlement
By: Associated Press
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Johnson & Johnson says it has set aside $4 billion for its share of a proposed multistate agreement to settle opioid litigation, a step that forced it to slash its recently reported financial results. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday, J&J said the charge cuts third-quarter net income from $4.8 billion to $1.8… Read More

Repeal of State Sales Tax on Tampons Headed to Ohio Governor
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal repealing Ohio’s sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products is headed to the governor. The measure cleared the Ohio Senate on Wednesday in a 30-1 vote after earlier winning unanimous approval in the Ohio House. Republican State Rep. Niraj Antani, of Miamisburg, and Democratic state Rep. Brigid… Read More

Ohio to get $40M in US Settlement with Ex-opioid Distributor
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state Attorney General’s Office says Ohio will receive nearly $40 million as part of a nationwide settlement with a British company that once distributed a drug used to treat opioid addiction. An attorney general spokesman says Reckitt Benckiser Group signed its agreement with all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington,… Read More

DeWine Declares ‘Positive Start’ to Talks Over Opioid Money
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says about 100 lawyers and other interested parties have made a “positive start” on deciding how the state ultimately might spend millions of dollars it could receive from settlements in the national opioid litigation. The Republican governor told The Associated Press he hopes the meeting he convened… Read More

Federal Judge Declines Extension for Nuclear Bailout Referendum
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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U.S. District Court Judge Edmund Sargus has rejected the request from Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts, the anti-nuclear power plant bailout group, to have more time to collect signatures. The group was trying to put the controversial law, HB6, up for a vote on next year’s ballot. Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts already missed the deadline and did not… Read More
