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United Airlines Tells 36,000 Employees They Might Lose Their Jobs
By: David Schaper | NPR
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With bookings down and cancellations on the rise amid a surge in new COVID-19 cases, United’s furloughs will be a “gut punch” to employees when federal coronavirus relief funding runs out.
Trump Acknowledges GOP Convention May Adapt As Florida Coronavirus Tally Rises
By: Don Gonyea | NPR
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Trump’s campaign has long wanted a sports arena packed to the rafters, but the president concedes in an interview that the worsening Florida outbreak may force those plans to shift.
Supreme Court Undercuts Access To Birth Control Under Obamacare
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The opinion upheld a Trump administration rule that significantly cut back on the Affordable Care Act requirement that insurers provide free birth control coverage under almost all health care plans.
W.Va. Governor Sets September Reopening Date For Schools
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says officials are working on plans to reopen schools across the state in early September as coronavirus cases rise to record highs. The Republican governor on Wednesday said he’s targeting Sept. 8 as a tentative date to reopen schools but stressed that the timing could change depending… Read More
Ohio University Reopens Voluntary Separation or Retirement Program
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University has reopened a voluntary separation or retirement program (VSRP) for eligible faculty, executive vice president and provost Elizabeth Sayrs said in an email Wednesday. When the university offered this same program earlier in spring semester, 74 faculty members agreed to leave. Sayrs said several faculty members have since contacted… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 79 COVID-19 Cases Since Start Of Pandemic
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 79 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 16 additional cases were confirmed Wednesday. The Athens City-County Health Department announced the cases in a press release sent July 8. No demographic information was provided by the health department regarding the cases. And analysis… Read More
Eight Ohio University Student-Athletes Test Positive For COVID-19
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Eight Ohio University student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19, the university announced Tuesday. These students have been asked to return to their permanent residences to isolate and follow health guidelines. The Athens City-County Health Department is working to notify potentially exposed individuals who had interactions with these students before the positive… Read More
Justin Arthur Discusses Forthcoming Solo EP ‘Wilt’
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Justin Arthur Discusses Forthcoming Solo EP ‘Wilt’ UPDATED August 3, 2020: Wilt is out now! Listen to it at this link! “Help Me Breathe” from Justin Arthur’s forthcoming solo EP Wilt opens up this feature. The Marietta based musician, perhaps best known for being a part of The Hopewell and rock ‘n’… Read More
DeWine Says Testing Will Continue At Nursing Homes Without National Guard Help
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nearly three quarters of all confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Ohio have been in nursing homes. Ohio National Guard personnel have been helping with testing in long term care facilities, but the funding for them to continue that and other pandemic related missions runs out in a month. Guard personnel have been… Read More
Photo Slideshow: Helicopter Removes Old Antenna from Top of WOUC Tower
Removal operation was finished in about 20 minutes ATHENS, OH – Those living near Cambridge may have wondered what was going on last Thursday (July 2) when they saw a helicopter flying close to the WOUC TV Transmission Tower. The helicopter was removing an old 47-foot-long, 4800-pound antenna that was no longer in use from… Read More
Black Children in 2020 are Still Disadvantage in Educational Opportunities
African American children are often told by the white establishment that “education” is the way to obtain equality yet, at the same time, black children are not given equal educational opportunities. They are told to get a quality education at the same time their schools are underfunded, have old textbooks, and have overly stretched teachers,… Read More