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COVID-19 Spreading In Ohio’s Rural Communities
By: Jennifer Merritt | WVXU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVXU) — Gov. Mike DeWine says while urban areas are trending down, Ohio’s rural counties are starting to see more community spread. Ohio’s overall number of cases has gone… Read More
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New Jobless Claims Dip Below 1 Million For 1st Time Since March
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Initial unemployment claims had been above 1 million for 20 straight weeks. The total receiving unemployment also dipped, to 28.3 million, as of July 25.
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Can Poverty Lead To Mental Illness?
By: Emily Sohn | NPR
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That’s a question that is fairly new to science. Researchers are now looking at the possible links.
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Athens Co. Confirms Three New COVID-19 Cases For August 13
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 364 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after three additional cases were confirmed Thursday. The Athens City-County… Read More
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Federal PAC Donations Show Ohio Valley Lawmakers Raked In Thousands From Utility FirstEnergy
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (OVR) — Lawmakers from across the Ohio Valley have received nearly half a million dollars in campaign contributions from 2019-2020 from a political action committee associated with FirstEnergy Corp.,… Read More
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Top Facebook Official: Our Aim Is To Make Lying On the Platform ‘More Difficult’
By: Ashish Valentine | NPR
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Facebook’s head of security policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said that Facebook is working harder than ever to counteract efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
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Inspection Set For West Virginia Tunnel That Cost Hundreds Of Lives
By: Associated Press
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GAULEY BRIDGE, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia tunnel where hundreds of construction workers died from silica-choked passageways is set to undergo its first inspection in more than 80 years…. Read More
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Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival Interviews: Angela Perley
By: Madyson Lewellyn
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WOUB Digital · Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival Interviews: Angela Perley Early on in the COVID-19 crisis, the 2020 Nelsonville Music Festival announced its cancellation due to the infectious disease outbreak…. Read More