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![The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked states to prepare for distribution of a coronavirus vaccine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1207345894-6a2edd482c5614eea96421f67c3591937aed6b8f-scaled-e1599254651656-900x422.jpg)
States Prepare For Potential Fall Vaccine Distribution, Under Pressure From CDC
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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“We’ve got to take a deep breath,” says one health official about the rapid timeline pushed for by the CDC. “It is very clear that we need to lean forward to prepare to deliver the vaccine.”
![In this November 2005 file photo, Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AP_18020016106706-e1545419978265-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Governor Delays More Executions Amidst Drug Shortage
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has delayed two death row inmates’ 2021 executions as the state’s unofficial death penalty moratorium continues. The announcement comes as Ohio struggles… Read More
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TONIGHT ON WOUB AT 9 P.M. – Frontline Examines Child Poverty in Southeast Ohio
Growing Up Poor in America airs September 8 ATHENS, OH – PBS Frontline examines issues surrounding child poverty during the pandemic by visiting southeast Ohio. The documentary film called Growing… Read More
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Ohio Begins Wastewater Monitoring Network For COVID-19 Tracking
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state is rolling out a new program to help local officials track potential outbreaks of COVID-19. Ohio has put together a network of… Read More
![A construction worker roofs an apartment complex in Uniondale, N.Y., on May 27. U.S. employers added fewer jobs last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1227409408-2ad29d4520a6482dfe50f1c950bdbf557b24a1a7-scaled-e1599230800291-900x422.jpg)
Job Gains Slowed Again In August As Employers Added 1.4 Million Jobs
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Fewer jobs were added to the economy last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. Job growth has slowed since June in a sign of what could be a long and painful recovery from the recession.
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Athens Co. Confirms Four COVID-19 Cases For September 4
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 408 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after four cases were confirmed Friday. The Athens City-County Health… Read More
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Shadow in the Moon II Radio A (Home) Sessions
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Culture is working from home for the foreseeable future. Although Radio A Sessions in their typical form won’t be possible for a while, some regional acts have recorded themselves… Read More
![A poll worker helps a voter to a machine at Franklin County's early voting center in Columbus on Sunday, March 15. In-person voting for the March 17 primary was cancelled the next day and the mail-in deadline was extended to April 28.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3537-e1592363438992-900x422.jpeg)
There’s A Way To Track Your Ballot In Ohio Other Than Illegally “Voting Twice”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In North Carolina Wednesday, President Trump told voters to cast a ballot by mail then go to vote in person later. He says if they… Read More
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WOUB Continues At-Home Learning Programming and Resources for Families and Teachers
PBS #LearnAtHome Initiative supports students during COVID 19 Pandemic ATHENS, OH – Children have returned to school in some fashion this fall, but this academic year is anything but normal…. Read More