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![President Trump participates in a conference call Sunday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gettyimages-1228900214-1a58e49e8852543bb6d1cd226e7cb570d09ea7e1-scaled-e1601939266395-900x422.jpg)
Trump Leaves Walter Reed 3 Days After Admission For COVID-19 Treatment
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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President Trump has been at Walter Reed since Friday evening for coronavirus treatment. In a tweet, he said, “Don’t be afraid of Covid.” The White House physician would not comment on the remarks.
![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)
Ohio Secretary Of State Allowing Limited Drop Boxes
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is allowing more drop boxes but they are must be on the property of local boards of elections. Late… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 14 COVID-19 Cases For October 5
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 843 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 14 cases were confirmed Monday. The Athens City-County Health Department… Read More
![The Supreme Court, which begins its new term Monday, is confronting cases related to the election, the Affordable Care Act and religious rights, among others.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ap_20277607918430-fc673c35bae214147cb0a8da0bde689f1be29680-scaled-e1601903604463-900x422.jpg)
The Election And A Fresh Obamacare Challenge Loom Over New Supreme Court Term
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The new term, which begins Monday, will see eight justices, not the usual nine. And because of COVID-19, once again the justices will gather by telephone hookup to hear the arguments.
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West Virginia Delegate Resigns After Slurs Appear Online
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia House Speaker Roger Hanshaw says a Republican House delegate has resigned after homophobic messages attributed to him circulated online. John Mandt Jr.’s resignation from… Read More
![Mountain State Spotlight was founded to produce investigative journalism for West Virginians.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/group3-scaled-e1601903055507-900x422.jpg)
New Appalachian Journalism Outlets Tackle Stereotypes, Media Economy
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CHARLESTON, W. Va. (OVR) — It wasn’t too long ago that Michael Farmer, a pastor in Charleston, West Virginia, received an email asking him a question that was already on his… Read More
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Career and Personal Life Impacted by WOUB
The Taylors ATHENS, OH – Corey Taylor and Kirstie Zontini Taylor are married with an infant daughter and another one on the way. They have a wonderful life in southwestern… Read More