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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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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