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OHSAA 2020 Boys Basketball District Playoffs
By: Bryan Kurp, Thomas Garverick
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ATHENS, OH — WOUB Sports Director Thomas Garverick and reporter Bryan Kurp breakdown boys basketball playoff games from over the weekend.
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Defense Secretary Gives Go-Ahead For U.S. Troops To Start Afghan Drawdown
By: David Welna | NPR
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A peace deal signed with the Taliban calls for 4,000 of the approximately 13,000 U.S. forces in Afghanistan to leave within 135 days and for all U.S. troops to be out within 14 months.
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WATCH: On Super Tuesday, Dems Can Gain Delegates Without Winning a Primary
By: PBS Newshour
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This week’s Super Tuesday will include results from 14 states and one U.S. territory. In all, 1,357 delegates are at stake. But Democrats do not have winner-take-all rules, so presidential… Read More
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Bill Would Ban Use of Gas Chambers for Pet Euthanasia
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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When animals are put to sleep in Ohio, they are most often euthanized with medications administered by a veterinarian. But there have been some cases where dogs and cats have been put down in… Read More
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Trump Says ‘Markets Will Take Care Of Themselves’ After Stock Sell-Off
By: Tamara Keith | NPR
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President Trump used to boast about stock market gains at every turn. But after coronavirus fears caused the worst plunge since 2008, he has gone silent on this pillar of his reelection pitch.
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West Virginia Univ. President Responds after 2 Shootings
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University’s president is emphasizing a commitment to safety after two recent shootings near the Morgantown campus, one of them involving a fatality. Gordon Gee… Read More
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Clean Water Wanted: Contaminated Wells and the Legacy of Fossil Fuel Extraction
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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“You seen that one with the tombstone up there?” seven-year-old Timothy Easterling asks, looking toward the grass just uphill from his home. “That’s my papaw.” Timothy’s grandfather Chet Blankenship died… Read More
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REVIEW: Little Lawnmowers’ Cover of Nick Drake’s ‘Road’
By: Emily Votaw
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West Virginia’s bossa-nova-folk hybrid act Little Lawnmowers released an impassioned, unconventional cover of cult British singer-songwriter Nick Drake’s “Road” on Saturday, February 29, just in time for the 48th anniversary… Read More
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E-Scooters: A Quiet Transport – Maybe too Quiet
By: Paige Miller
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Spin scooters have been rolling on Athens bricks for nearly two weeks and community members are slowly warming up to the new mode of transportation. The scooters provide service to… Read More