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![Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, outside the White House in Washington, D.C., last week.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gettyimages-1222124239-a991f766b21b5c3f27e11ec24a71b7e6324da3de-900x422.jpg)
Homeland Security Says It Will Secure Historic Landmarks From ‘Anarchists’
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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The federal agency charged with preventing terrorist attacks said Wednesday that its personnel would carry out President Trump’s orders to protect statues and monuments from vandalism.
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Central Ohio Pediatrician Seeing New Trends In Coronavirus Pandemic
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — During the past couple of weeks, the percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus has increased. And some doctors say they are seeing some… Read More
![A caregiver tests a patient for coronavirus at University Hospitals, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coronavirus_testing_university_hospitals_-_by_tony_dejak-e1584562638145-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: In States Where Coronavirus Is Surging, Reopening Plans Put On Hold
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The U.S. is now averaging roughly 40,000 new confirmed infections of COVID-19 each day. The caseload has more than doubled this month in at least 10 states,… Read More
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Ohio Drops Front License Plate Requirement
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Drivers are no longer required by law to have license plates on the front of their cars. The change ends a long debate over… Read More
![President Trump, here last week at the White House, insists he wasn't briefed on reports of Russian bounties on coalition forces in Afghanistan because the intelligence community didn't find them credible.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gettyimages-1222991245-7dd8b1f8cd7fa8c6533167f4528e8c5e752e5ec1-scaled-e1593624938686-900x422.jpg)
Trump Calls Bounty Report A ‘Hoax’ Despite Administration’s Briefing Of Congress
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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The president dismisses the allegation as politically motivated. The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to receive a briefing on the matter Wednesday.
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Athens Co. Confirms Four New COVID-19 Cases
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 37 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after four additional cases were confirmed Wednesday. The Athens City-County Health Department… Read More
![Vice President Pence removes his mask as he arrives at the lectern to speak to the U.S. Public Health Service at its headquarters in Rockville, Md., on Tuesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ap_20182736685858-1e48564dbb6f246a0af0b3bb7dc81948417360da-scaled-e1593615736718-900x422.jpg)
Pence Urges Americans To Wear Masks To Stop Spread Of COVID-19
By: Scott Neuman I NPR
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The vice president wore a mask during an appearance in Rockville, Md. Despite a surge in new cases, Pence insisted the country was “in a much better place than four months ago, even two months ago.”
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4 Toledo City Council Members In Custody Amid Bribery Probe
By: Associated Press
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Federal prosecutors say four Toledo City Council members and a private attorney took part in a bribery and extortion scheme that encouraged soliciting and/or accepting cash… Read More
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‘Embracing Our Own Bogeyman’: ‘Return of the Mothman’ Film in the Works
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Return of the Mothman In the nearly two decades since the release of Mark Pellington’s The Mothman Prophecies film, the Mothman of Point Pleasant, WV has become… Read More
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“The Talk”– Parents of Black Children Explain Special Parenting Issues They Face
An African-American father and a black mother explain how they need to warn children about possible violence against them by police or others. This starts at a very young age… Read More