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Fauci ‘Optimistic’ Americans Will Get Coronavirus Vaccine Next Year
By: Matthew S. Schwartz I NPR
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Animal and human trials are promising, Dr. Anthony Fauci told lawmakers Friday, and the government is preparing for widespread distribution once a vaccine is shown to be safe and effective.
![Jacksonville, Ohio- Voters cast in their ballots.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Swensen_voting-1-2-e1492966382495-900x422.jpg)
2 Suits Target Ohio Voting Procedures Ahead Of 2020 Election
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voting-rights groups and Democrats have filed separate lawsuits in Ohio aimed at making voting easier this November amid the coronavirus pandemic. The American Civil Liberties Union… Read More
![A 1991 photo of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend who now faces multiple counts of sex trafficking.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ap_20184602125188-9ed722cadc5e7c9a401dcb9d402af8533e31e04a-e1596207789386-900x422.jpg)
Judge Releases Trove Of Sealed Records Related To Case Against Ghislaine Maxwell
By: Bill Chappell | Scott Neuman | NPR
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The judge unsealed hundreds of pages of documents related to a now-settled defamation suit brought against Maxwell by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers.
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Athens County Public Hearings Re: Sales Tax Levy, July 31 & Aug 4
By: Allison Hunter
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens County Commissioners will be holding public hearings with the intent to pass a 5 year levy to increase the sales tax in Athens County…. Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms Five New COVID-19 Cases For July 31
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 339 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after five additional cases were confirmed Friday. The Athens City-County Health… Read More
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This Week From the Radio Free Athens Crew: August 1, 2020
In the before times, Radio Free Athens’ volunteer DJs filled the WOUB AM airwaves most Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 8p.m. EDT. We’ll be back at it in time, but… Read More
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Ohio University To Allow Students On Athens Campus In Phases
By: Allison Hunter
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is releasing more details about their plan to re-open their campuses to college students next month. According to the email from President M. Duane… Read More
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Ohio Pharmacy Board Reverses Decision On Hydroxychloroquine
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state pharmacy board changed its decision to ban the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) called for a more… Read More