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Quick Look: Ohio University Faculty Given One Year Notice, Furlough Tiers Detailed
By: Allison Hunter
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Friday’s 5:41 p.m. email from Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis outlined what hundreds, by that time, knew – there had been another round of job… Read More
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Cuts at Ohio University Need to Protect Academic Mission says Economist Vedder
Emeritus Distinguished Economic Professor Richard Vedder says Ohio University must make budget cuts in a strategic way to protect the academic integrity of the university. Vedder outlines the economic woes… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms Two New Cases of COVID-19
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the county’s total to eight since the start of the pandemic. The Athens City-County Health… Read More
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FDA Cautions About Accuracy Of Widely Used Abbott Coronavirus Test
By: Joe Neel | Hannah Hagemann | NPR
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The test has been promoted by the Trump administration as a key factor in controlling the epidemic in the U.S. and is used for daily testing at the White House.
![The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released flowchart-like tools on Thursday designed to guide businesses, schools, mass transit and other organizations through reopening.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/docs-e061bceb410beda2173dfdf2acc2a5b35106481d-scaled-e1589554482199-900x422.jpg)
CDC Issues Tools To Guide Reopening Of Schools, Businesses, Transit
By: Hannah Hagemann | NPR
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The flowchart-like documents released by the CDC ask businesses, schools and workplaces to first and foremost consider whether reopening is consistent with state and local stay-at-home orders.
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WATCH: What’s the Key to U.S. Economic Recovery? Testing, says this Nobel Prize Winner
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — As millions more Americans file for unemployment amid an economy crippled by COVID-19, many states are lifting restrictions and reopening businesses. But is that the correct approach… Read More
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Restaurants to Resume Outdoor Patio Dining in Reopening Move
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio restaurants have the option beginning Friday to offer outdoor dining, the next step toward resuming normal business operations under Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s state reopening… Read More
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Democratic Lawmaker Files Complaint Saying She’s Forced to Work in Unsafe Conditions
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many Democratic state lawmakers were upset Wednesday when they discovered an earlier seating plan that allowed social distancing in the Ohio House chamber had… Read More