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Whales Get A Break As Pandemic Creates Quieter Oceans
By: Lauren Sommer | NPR
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A drop in shipping traffic is reducing underwater noise, so scientists are listening for how whales and other marine life are responding.
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The End Of $600 Unemployment Benefits Will Hit Millions Of Households And The Economy
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Millions of Americans who lost jobs during the pandemic are in danger of having their incomes cut for a second time. The sudden halt in payments would be felt in households and throughout the economy.
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State Seeks To Build Up PPE Supply With Grant Program
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state is pumping millions of dollars into the production of more person protective equipment to help people prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which… Read More
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Surging Coronavirus Cases Threaten To Derail Reopening In Ohio Valley
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — At the Community Farmers Market in Bowling Green, Kentucky, vendors and shoppers are adjusting to the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic. That includes wearing face… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 6 New COVID-19 Cases For July 20
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 274 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after additional cases were confirmed Monday. This is the third reported… Read More
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Remembering ‘the Importance of Play’ With OU’s Summer Digital Storytelling Camp
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Remembering ‘the Importance of Play’ With Summer Digital Storytelling Camp Last year, I had the pleasure of speaking to Ohio University College of Fine Arts summer art… Read More
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Former WOUB Student Leads the Way for Women in Broadcasting
Harriet Passarelli was one of the first women to anchor the evening news in North Carolina ATHENS, OH – For Harriet Passarelli, WOUB was her pathway to becoming a pioneer…. Read More
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Stares and Prayers: Rethinking Masculinity, Disability, and Spirituality
On this episode of Defining Moments Podcast, Guest Host Dr. Laura Ellingson talks with Dr. Leland Spencer about the vulnerability of storytelling and its emancipatory potential. Spencer challenges systemic barriers… Read More
![Federal officers prepare to disperse the crowd of protesters outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17 in Portland. The use of federal agents has only made a bad situation worse, state and local officials told NPR.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gettyimages-1227676767-c6304dbe86f3fc4aa1cc3e8e92f2761c744e5f22-900x422.jpg)
‘Like Adding Gasoline’: Oregon Officials Blast Trump Response To Portland Protests
By: Matthew S. Schwartz | NPR
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Demonstrations continued in Portland, Ore., Saturday night over police brutality and racism. State and local officials criticized Trump’s use of federal agents to try to quell the protests.