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![President Biden, joined by Vice President Harris and Dr. Anthony Fauci, signs executive actions as part of his administration's COVID-19 response on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1230716324-0fd208b6ed4d946d659485eef4d7914baae1ff90-scaled-e1611269544709-900x422.jpg)
On Day 2, Biden Focuses On COVID-19 Strategy With 10 Executive Actions
By: Ayesha Rascoe | Alana Wise | NPR
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President Biden laid out his approach to the pandemic before he took office. On Thursday, he began implementing it, calling the effort a “wartime undertaking.”
![Bernie Sanders arrives for the inauguration of Joe Biden sporting a pair of mittens made from repurposed wool gifted to him by Jen Ellis, a teacher in Vermont.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1230690391-14bd54f1fb3c8a025f45f6e69a14b35a6e66a19f-scaled-e1611268950710-900x422.jpg)
LISTEN: Meet Jen Ellis, The Woman Behind Bernie Sanders’ Inauguration Day Mittens
By: Farah Eltohamy | NPR
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When Ellis, a second grade teacher from Vermont, gifted her senator a pair of wool mittens four years ago, she never imagined the viral sensation they would go on to become.
![Trump Administration Had ‘No Plan’ For COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Dr. Michael Osterholm Says](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1230701860-scaled-e1611259905965-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Had ‘No Plan’ For COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Dr. Michael Osterholm Says
By: Robin Young | Samantha Raphelson | Here and Now
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The White House says Biden will sign 10 executive orders and directives meant to boost supplies of medical equipment, COVID-19 tests and vaccines.
![Nathan Grebil takes the temperature of a fourth-grader during a health screening in October at Bel Aire Elementary School in Tiburon, Calif.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1281194519-65778b2d90c00a517fa7560f1b4db8e0a28a291a-scaled-e1611257632644-900x422.jpg)
Biden Announces Executive Actions Meant To Help Reopen Schools
By: Anya Kamenetz | Elissa Nadworny | NPR
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The new measures would increase testing and access to personal protective equipment for schools, and create a centralized, national database of school coronavirus cases.
![Miriam Palomino, right, received the COVID-19 vaccine in Paterson, N.J., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. The first people arrived around 2:30 a.m. for the chance to be vaccinated at one of the few sites that does not require an appointment.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP21021653231192-e1611258419415-900x422.jpg)
Current, Deadly U.S. Coronavirus Surge Has Peaked, Researchers Say
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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Daily numbers of new cases are finally starting to wane, and hospitalizations are down slightly. But health care systems are still overburdened and another resurgence remains a threat.
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Why Ohio’s Unemployment System Might Not Be Fixed Soon
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s unemployment system continues to be a challenge for thousands of Ohioans who say it is slow and non-responsive. And the system has needed… Read More
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DeWine Rejects List Of PUCO Nominees
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is asking for a new list of candidates to potentially chair the state’s utilities regulatory agency. The former chair of the… Read More
![KSU freshman Thomas Jahnke is tested for COVID-19 in October at the KSU Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. Health Departments will receive rapid antigen tests that can be administered at home under a deal announced Thursday by Gov. Mike DeWine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/testCapture-e1611261907930-900x422.jpg)
State Launches Partnership to Provide Rapid, In Home COVID-19 Testing; Curfew Will be Extended
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Ohio’s public health departments are getting something Gov. Mike DeWine says they’ve wanted for a long time: rapid, in-home COVID-19 tests. DeWine today announced a partnership… Read More
![A gavel in front of some legal books](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/gavel-e1529433489894-900x422.jpg)
Glouster Man Who Stole From Father Sentenced To Prison
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A Glouster man was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $2,000 from his father. In late 2019, Jack W…. Read More
![Unemployment](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AP_96709367176-e1490366832455-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Jobless Claims Rise Again Amidst Pandemic Uncertainty
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of Ohioans filing initial claims for unemployment compensation during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic jumped last week, according to state data released Thursday. The latest… Read More
![FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019 file photo Kimberly Hall, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, looks over a photo display outside her office, in Columbus, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AP20324753612011-e1606697566320-900x422.jpg)
Child Advocates: Ohio State Foster Plan Illegal, Inadequate
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Advocates for Ohio children cared for by relative adults say a state plan to address funding disparities for those children is illegal and inadequate. At issue… Read More
![A COVID-19 graphic](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AP_797274936581-e1592324392868-900x422.png)
Athens County Confirms 30 New COVID-19 Cases For January 21, Remains At Level 3
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 3,737 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 30 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a… Read More
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New Radicals Reunite to Play ‘You Get What You Give’ at Joe Biden’s Inauguration
By: Emily Votaw
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — In 1999, alternative rock group New Radicals broke up after the massive success of their hit “You Get What You Give,” frontman Gregg Alexander famously sickened… Read More