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![President Trump holds up an executive order after delivering remarks on health care in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/trumpmedicare-1-78a39077b0fe51eba5474dfda0621f982ecdac86-e1601076259759-900x422.jpg)
What To Know About Those $200 Drug Cards President Trump Promised
By: Sydney Lupkin | NPR
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Health policy researchers say Trump may not be able to pay for the cards, which fall short of lasting policy changes to curb high drug prices.
![Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is expected to be President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, pictured in 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_20266542987249-1438b98f10d56474a553be84e4adb29dbe195dcd-scaled-e1601074588141-900x422.jpg)
Trump Expected To Nominate Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court
By: Carrie Johnson | Sam Gringlas | NPR
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The conservative federal judge is just 48 years old and could affect social policy for generations to come if confirmed by the majority-Republican Senate.
![A box to drop off absentee ballots sits in the parking lot of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cuyahoga_county_boe_vote_drop_box_-_credit_kasler-e1585263370395-900x422.jpeg)
Limit Of 1 Ballot Box Per County Reaches Ohio Appeals Court
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A lawyer for the Ohio Democratic Party says Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s evolving public statements and erratic actions prior to issuing a directive limiting… Read More
![Voters cast their ballots on Election Day in McArthur, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/3-e1524771260692-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Valley Election Officials Prepare For Unprecedented Pandemic Election
By: Alana Watson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — Governors, Secretaries of State, and other state and local election officials throughout the Ohio Valley are preparing for an unprecedented election during a global pandemic. The… Read More
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MAC Returns With 6-game Football Season Starting Nov. 4
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio University football team will take the field this fall. The Mid-American Conference, the first major college football league to postpone its season, has become the… Read More
![Barbara Lagoa speaks in January 2019 after being named as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' pick for the state Supreme Court.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_19009580390094-7b0bc7f285bc05b7448214f75d8ccd7bc8495683-scaled-e1601055466800-900x422.jpg)
Who Is Barbara Lagoa, A Top Contender For Trump’s Supreme Court Pick?
By: Nina Totenberg | Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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The Florida judge has been on the federal bench for just about a year. She became controversial for not recusing herself from a felon voting rights case.
![A sign promoting participation in the 2020 census is displayed as Selena Rides Horse enters information into a phone for a member of the Crow Indian Tribe in Lodge Grass, Mont., in August.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_20247667446176-6b71b9d31e1b1e385c15455f1fe73ed54a3efc92-scaled-e1601056005594-900x422.jpg)
Court Orders Census Counting To Continue Through Oct. 31; Appeal Expected
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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After the Trump administration made last-minute changes that shortened the 2020 census schedule, a federal judge in California has ordered it to extend counting for another month.
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This Week From the Radio Free Athens Crew: September 25, 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
![An installer fixes an air vent](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/home_ventilation_circulation_-_duo_studio-e1601058607921-900x422.jpg)
OSU Doctor Gives Tips For Best Home Ventilation To Mitigate COVID-19
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is rolling out updated guidelines for businesses and organizations to operate in the colder months to come and medical experts are… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 16 COVID-19 Cases For September 25
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 669 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 16 cases were confirmed Friday. The Athens City-County Health… Read More
![A pregnant woman waits in line for groceries at a food pantry in Waltham, Mass., during the coronavirus pandemic.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_20190738296394-2b4e523fc117cb178e73ca3066c5e9513f092593-e1601044853650-900x422.jpg)
Data Begin To Provide Some Answers On Pregnancy And The Pandemic
By: Christianna Silva | NPR
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There’s still much that is unknown. But Dr. Denise Jamieson, chair of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory Healthcare, says recent findings “should be somewhat reassuring.”
![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)
FirstEnergy Says Yost’s Civil Case Does Not Have ‘Legal Merit’
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — FirstEnergy is responding to a civil case filed against the company by Attorney General Dave Yost (R-Ohio) saying the utility company plans to “vigorously” defend… Read More
![President Donald Trump stands with gubernatorial candidate Mike DeWine as he speaks during a rally, at the IX Center, in Cleveland, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dewine_trump_-_by_carolyn_kaster-e1600705644288-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Says He Wants The Votes Of Ohioans To Be Counted
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — News pundits are speculating that if Democrat Joe Biden wins the election, President Trump might claim voter fraud and work with states to have… Read More
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From Athens to NYC: Former WOUB Student Becomes Director at MSNBC
Ken Neben graduated with a telecommunications degree in 1997 ATHENS, OH – Many come to Ohio University because they know they want to get into media. But MSNBC Director Ken… Read More