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Politics Influenced Justice Department In Roger Stone Case, DOJ Lawyer Tells Hill
By: Carrie Johnson | NPR
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Two Justice Department lawyers say their superiors took marching orders from the White House in politically sensitive cases. They’re scheduled to talk to a House committee on Wednesday.
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Two Killed In Collision On US-33 Outside of Athens
Ashley Ashley, 24, The Plains, and an infant are dead after a two-vehicle accident on US-33 between the Pleasanton Road and Rainbow Lake Road exits. The Ohio State Patrol says… Read More
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Another Hazing Death Defendant Is Sentenced
A young man held responsible for conditions that led to the death of a student is going to jail for 31 days. Elijah Robert Wahib, 22, is one of nine… Read More
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Systemic Racism in Criminal Justice System Explained by Black Female Judge
Too often we, as a country, focus only on the incidents of violence perpetrated on African Americans by police officers instead of looking at the total picture of racism that… Read More
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OU Partners With NMF to Create Virtual Festival
Ohio University’s Scripps College of Communication and the School of Media Arts & Studies are partnering with the Nelsonville Music Festival to bring the annual festival to audiences through an… Read More
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Lawmaker Wants Slavery Clause Removed From Ohio’s Constitution
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio’s constitution bans slavery except for one reason. And at least one Black lawmaker wants that exception stripped from the state’s governing document. Democratic Sen. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) said the clause… Read More
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Columbus Native and Aficionado Reimagines Things to Do in City Amidst COVID-19 Crisis
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Columbus Native and Aficionado Reimagines Things to Do in City Amidst COVID-19 Crisis Anietra Hamper is a Columbus native and a 20-year-plus veteran of the media industry…. Read More
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WOUB Employee Spotlight: News Editor-In-Chief Allison Hunter
ATHENS, OH – The WOUB Newsroom has been busy lately. Even though News Editor-in-Chief Allison Hunter admits she’s tired, she knows the work being done is crucial during this time…. Read More