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![President Trump leaves the White House on Friday for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he is expected to spend a few days "out of an abundance of caution."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gettyimages-1228854672-1ff6d4597920ce2225fa0116ffdff811246cde83-e1601687360487-900x422.jpg)
Trump To Stay At Walter Reed Hospital Following Positive Coronavirus Test
By: Alana Wise | Scott Hensley | NPR
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The White House press secretary said the president “will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days” out of an abundance of caution.
![U.S. Census Bureau workers stand outside Lincoln Center in New York City in September. A federal judge has ordered the bureau to keep counting for the 2020 census through Oct. 31 for now.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gettyimages-1276516046-c911d5e4862763d018e55e531c3c42d550ab4c54-scaled-e1601663651390-900x422.jpg)
After ‘Egregious’ Violation, Judge Orders Census To Count Through Oct. 31 For Now
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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A federal judge has ordered the Census Bureau to keep counting households for now after finding the agency violated an earlier order by tweeting a “target” end date of Oct. 5.
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Pandemic Has Many Turning To Legal Aid Lawyers For Help
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Three weeks ago, Jason walked out of a Marietta courtroom under orders to move out of his home. He, his wife and two children were being… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 20 COVID-19 Cases For October 2
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 793 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 20 cases were confirmed Friday. The Athens City-County Health Department… Read More
![Lt. Gov. Jon Husted](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/husted-Credit-Jo-Ingles-scaled-e1638301820542-900x422.jpg)
Husted, Portman Getting COVID-19 Tests After Trump Diagnosis
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse) — After President Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said he’s taking a COVID-19 test as… Read More
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Ohio Abortion Report Shows Fewer Women Are Getting Them
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The number of abortions in Ohio continue to decline. 323 fewer abortions were reported in 2019 than in 2018 according to numbers in the latest Ohio… Read More
![Flat Tracker](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FT1-2-900x422.jpg)
Flat Tracker Releases Two New Singles and ‘Road Soda’ Video
By: Emily Votaw
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Flat Tracker is a rock band from Huntington, WV. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has put a pause on the band’s conventional live performances, today, they release two singles: “Road Soda”… Read More
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The Making of John Lennon’s First Post-Beatles Album – October 8 at 9 pm
CLASSIC ALBUMS: John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band Premieres Thursday, October 8, 2020 Documentary Explores the Making of Lennon’s First Post-Beatles Album In 1970, John Lennon released Plastic Ono Band,… Read More
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President Trump And First Lady Test Positive For COVID-19
By: Tamara Keith | Ayesha Rascoe | Mark Katkov | Alana Wise | NPR
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The positive test result followed Trump’s announcement on Fox News Thursday night that White House aide Hope Hicks had tested positive for the coronavirus. Hicks is a close associate of the Trumps.
![Voters can drop off absentee ballots at a ballot drop box in Detroit instead of using the mail.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ap_20268771851561-0cdaa23009b20a39855b1ceb28a9143b447e8401-scaled-e1601649493835-900x422.jpg)
Far-Right Activists Charged Over Robocalls That Allegedly Targeted Minority Voters
By: Sam Gringlas | NPR
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The robocalls came from a nonexistent group and falsely warned recipients that voting by mail would result in being “finessed into giving your private information to the man.”