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![CDC Director Robert Redfield says wearing a mask may provide better protection against COVID-19 than a vaccine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_20260572519701-4e3da6f93a23feee1ecf52bccf5bbde6d6478735-scaled-e1600285372198-900x422.jpg)
CDC Director Says COVID-19 Vaccine Likely Won’t Be Widely Available Until Next Year
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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Emphasizing the continued importance of masks, Robert Redfield said that while first responders may have early access to a vaccine, broader access is not likely for six to nine months after approval.
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Parents Are Suing Ohio Over Mask Mandate For Students
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than two dozen parents, mostly in Northwest Ohio, are suing the state over the mandate that K-12 students be required to wear masks…. Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 17 COVID-19 Cases For September 16
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 557 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 17 cases were confirmed Wednesday. The Athens City-County Health… Read More
![Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, in introducing a bipartisan bill that would extend reporting deadlines for 2020 census results.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1124908006-90e47e5f001ae1909aaa00d9914f5f2ba61233cd-scaled-e1600268868590-900x422.jpg)
Bipartisan Senate Push To Extend Census Begins Weeks Before Count Is Set To End
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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A bipartisan Senate bill could solve a scheduling conundrum that is putting the national count, along with the distribution of federal funding and political representation, in serious jeopardy.
![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Professor Alleges Discrimination In Lawsuit Against Ohio University
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is being sued by a professor who contends that sexual harassment investigations against him were illegally tainted by discrimination because he is Black and… Read More
![FILE – This April 4, 2017, file photo shows the entrance to FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/david_besse_nuclear_plant_-_by_ron_schwane-e1564149960519-900x422.jpg)
Opponents Say Poll Shows Little Support For HB6
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group calling for the repeal of a sweeping energy law that bailed out nuclear power plants says they have public opinion on their side. The coalition… Read More
![Ohio State Marching Band and Alumni Marching Band Members perform Script Ohio at an Ohio State football game](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/OSU-alumni-marching-band-script-ohio-e1597173048902-900x422.jpg)
Big Ten Will Resume College Football Season In October
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio State football is coming back in October. In a reversal from last month, the Big Ten presidents voted unanimously to resume the football season starting the… Read More
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Mayor Steve Patterson Provides Update on Arts West
By: Emily Votaw
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During the September 14 meeting of the Athens City Council Mayor Steve Patterson said the Responsible Restart Ohio guidelines for performing arts spaces that went into effect August 25 may… Read More
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The Holderness Family
Penn and Kim Holderness have produced more than 100 videos since the global pandemic started, including over 50 songs – some with multiple tracks in a medley format. Their videos… Read More