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Portman: We Need “A More Calming Tone” From Trump
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — As protests continue across Ohio and the country, the state’s Republican U.S. Senator says President Trump could be doing more to help those demonstrations… Read More

DeWine: Indoor Movie Theaters, Museums, Zoos and Certain Other Entertainment Venues Can Reopen Next Week
By: Aaron Payne
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Indoor movie theaters, museums and zoos are among the entertainment venues Gov. Mike DeWine said can reopen next week under new health and safety restrictions to minimize… Read More

New Unemployment Claims Dip Below 2 Million In Sign Pace Of Job Losses May Be Easing
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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The Labor Department says about 1.9 million people filed for unemployment last week, but there are some signs that people may be returning to their jobs.

West Virginia Governor Says He Welcomes All, Except Obama
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says he would welcome any president to the state besides former President Barack Obama. The unprompted comment on Wednesday came during… Read More

Ohio University Speaks Out Against Hatred, Systemic Racism
By: Destiniee Jaram
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Across the United States, protests and civil unrest against police brutality have been impassioned since the killing of the unarmed Black man, George Floyd on May… Read More

WATCH: What’s Behind Racial Disparities In American Policing?
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Widespread protests over George Floyd’s death and the treatment of black Americans by police more broadly have dominated the U.S. in recent days. For analysis of the… Read More

Food Stamp Recipients Can Now Use EBT Cards For Online Payment For Groceries
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Shortly after COVID-19 shut down much of Ohio, Gov. DeWine announced food stamp recipients would be allowed to use the drive-up grocery shopping service provided… Read More

Kari Gunter-Seymour’s ‘A Place So Deep Inside America It Can’t Be Seen’
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Kari Gunter-Seymour’s ‘A Place So Deep Inside America It Can’t Be Seen’ In late April Kari Gunter-Seymour’s A Place So Deep Inside America It Can’t Be Seen… Read More

Get ready for a new wave of hiring, says WorkingNation exec Joan Lynch
For several years nonprofit media company WorkingNation has been warning America that we might face a massive unemployment crisis. In this Jazzed About Work episode, Joan Lynch, the company’s chief… Read More