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![Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed Friday that she began undergoing chemotherapy in May for a new cancer diagnosis.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gettyimages-1207414667-e515a8afc1e7e573d541c087106b0838f3ec39c6-scaled-e1595022495387-900x422.jpg)
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Cancer Again, Says She Will Remain On The Court
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The Supreme Court justice revealed on Friday that she had begun a course of chemotherapy on May 19. In a statement, she said she is still able to do her job “full steam.”
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Health Dept. Says People Misreading Data Leads To COVID-19 Falsehoods
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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State officials are pushing back against the false claim that COVID-19 cases are being counted more than once. The Ohio Department of Health says this derives from people misreading the… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 16 New COVID-19 Cases For July 17
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 250 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 16 additional cases were confirmed Friday. The Athens City-County Health… Read More
!["Most of it is is new gun owners," says Michael Weeks (left), a gun store owner in Gainesville, Ga. By one estimate, Americans have bought nearly 3 million more guns than usual since March.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/georgia-gun-shop-f2137bf19c1a037838a314f0875d84c040b62ce0-scaled-e1594998647120-900x422.jpg)
Pandemic And Protests Spark Record Gun Sales
By: Chris Arnold | NPR
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About 3 million more guns than usual have been sold since the pandemic started. And nearly half of all the sales appear to be to those buying guns for the first time.
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Racism is a Public Health Crisis Says Doctor Who Helps African Americans
Dr. Greg Hall is a primary care physician in Cleveland, Ohio who tailors his practice to specifically helping African Americans who have been short-changed by the traditional medical establishment. He… Read More
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DeWine Vetoes Limit On Penalties For Health Order Breaches
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill Friday, as promised, that would have prohibited criminal penalties for violations of state or local health orders related to… Read More
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Many Ohio Teachers Are Apprehensive About Going Back To School
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As school districts unveil their plans for resuming school this fall, some teachers are anxious about returning to their classrooms. Hilliard City Schools teacher Sherise… Read More