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DOJ Watchdog On Russia Probe: No Evidence Of Bias, But Problems With Surveillance
By: Ryan Lucas | Philip Ewing | NPR
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Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report enumerates multiple issues with the FISA application for former Trump aide Carter Page.


Change to Insurance Process Could Connect Cancer Patients to Treatment Faster
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio lawmakers are proposing a bill that would eliminate an insurance provision known as “step therapy” for people diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. Step therapy is when an insurance company requires a patient to try a certain type of treatment before going with what a doctor has prescribed. The first treatment recommended by the insurance… Read More


‘Transmitting Culture’ at Christmas: Speaking with Curator Dr. George Johnson
By: Emily Votaw
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Through the eyes of historian and retired history teacher, Dr. George Johnson, the holidays are far more than a collection of weeks starting in November and lasting through the last week of December. They are, instead, a reflection of the time period and culture in which they are celebrated, a reflection that is touched by… Read More

WATCH: How Building a Community of Care Can Improve Farmworkers’ Health
By: PBS Newshour
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Farmworkers face major challenges when it comes to staying healthy. They often spend hours daily performing physical labor that taxes the body, while language barriers and lack of employer-paid health insurance complicate their access to care. But the Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center is working on a unique way to improve health care for… Read More

West Virginians Head to Canada to Find Affordable Insulin
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A group of West Virginians have gone to Canada to find affordable insulin. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the caravan left Morgantown Sunday morning for Niagara Falls, where riders hoped to find insulin at about a tenth of the price found in the states. The newspaper says insulin prices have been rising… Read More

Supreme Court Leaves Kentucky’s Ultrasound Law in Place
By: Mark Sherman | AP
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions. The justices did not comment Monday in refusing to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the law. The American Civil Liberties Union challenged the law on behalf… Read More

Yost Pitches Constitutional Amendment to Protect Opioid Settlement Money
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Attorney General’s office has crafted a proposal that would put guardrails around potential opioid lawsuit settlement money to make sure the funds are used specifically for the opioid epidemic. The proposal spells out a constitutional amendment which creates the Ohio Recovery Foundation, made up of a board of directors and a board of… Read More



Top Tunes ’19: Jonah Krueger
Every year WOUB Culture spotlights what music-centric folks in the region have been listening to all year round right in time for the holidays in our annual Top Tunes feature. Jonah Krueger is currently a journalism student at Ohio University. He spends most of his time talking as much about music as he can before… Read More

WATCH LIVE: The Trump Impeachment Hearings – Judiciary Committee – Day 2
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic and Republican lawyers from the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees are expected to give presentations to the House lawmakers on Monday, Dec. 9 in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The hearing comes days after legal experts testified before a House Judiciary Committee public hearing. Three of those witnesses, invited… Read More

WOUB Newsroom Recognized with Student Production Award
Award recognized Newswatch special episode focused on sexual assault ATHENS, OH – The WOUB Public Media Newsroom has received a 2019 Student Production Award from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in the Newscast category. The award recognized a special episode of WOUB TV’s Newswatch centered around… Read More
