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Hank Aaron, Baseball’s Legendary Slugger, Dies At 86
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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“Hammerin’ Hank” was 86. He shattered Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974, defying the poverty and racism that threatened to diminish him.
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Athens County Confirms 29 New COVID-19 Cases For January 22
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 3,766 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 29 were reported Friday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed… Read More
![President Biden has signed a series of executive actions since Inauguration Day aimed at helping to address the COVID-19 crisis, his top priority in office.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1297487090-51f15f1f47631093adf5d4debaac259f2080c0cf-scaled-e1611338103525-900x422.jpg)
Biden To Bump Up Food Assistance For People ‘Hanging By A Thread’
By: Roberta Rampton | Scott Horsley | NPR
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President Biden is pushing Congress to pour another $1.9 trillion into the COVID-ravaged economy. In the meantime, his top economic adviser says, he plans to bump up food stamp benefits.
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Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery Announces New Museum Facility in Athens
The Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery (OVMoD) announces that $200,000 in capital funding has been allocated for the museum in the state’s fiscal year 2021 budget to support the renovations… Read More
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How Trump stoked division, violence, and insurrection. “Trump’s American Carnage” on FRONTLINE, Jan. 26 at 10 pm
Following Capitol Attack, FRONTLINE Documentary Special Traces President Trump’s Incitement of Division, Violence and Ultimately Insurrection Throughout His Term Trump’s American Carnage Tues., Jan. 26, 2021 Streaming at 7/6c at… Read More