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![President Biden has repealed former President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1297846170-c74f10965da8ae65485088c0f9475041aec66e3b-scaled-e1611592184639-900x422.jpg)
Biden Repeals Trump-Era Ban On Transgender Soldiers
By: Scott Detrow | NPR
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Former President Donald Trump had first ordered a ban on transgender soldiers in 2017, and President Biden had long promised to repeal the order.
![Hopkins County Schools Superintendent Deanna Ashby received a vaccine earlier this month.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Ashby-Vaccine-e1611609180633-900x422.jpg)
With COVID Vaccinations Underway, Some Frontline Workers Are Hesitant To Receive It
By: Corinne Boyer | Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — More than 969,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to long-term care workers, teachers, and additional frontline health care workers around the Ohio Valley. But … Read More
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Athens County Confirms 26 New COVID-19 Cases For January 25
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 3,838 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 26 were reported Monday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed… Read More
![A pharmacist labels syringes in a clean room where doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be handled, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP20344826468449-e1607641704427-900x422.jpg)
Virus Vaccine Online Signup Portal Debuts In West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is debuting an online portal for residents to register for coronavirus vaccine appointments. Gov. Jim Justice says the new system launches Monday and will… Read More
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Shots Fired Into Home Of Ohio Health Official; No Injuries
By: Associated Press
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UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say shots were fired over the weekend into a home owned by an Ohio health department official, but no one was injured. Police in… Read More
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Ohio Sen. Rob Portman Won’t Run For Re-Election In 2022
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOSU) — Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced that he will not seek re-election in 2022, blaming the worsening “partisan gridlock” in Congress. “This was not an easy decision because… Read More
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DeWine Orders $390 Million Ohio Budget Cut, But Adds Money For Education
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News) — Blaming the pandemic for negatively impacting state revenue, Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered budget cuts, but also restored some of the money that was cut… Read More
![scientist Percy Julian in lab](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nova_Forgotten_Genius-900x422.jpg)
Grandson of Slaves to One of the Great Scientists of the 20th Century – “Forgotten Genius ” on NOVA, Jan. 27 at 9 pm
From: Documentary Heaven website In 1950, Percy Julian was one of the few African Americans who had a Ph.D. He was Chicago’s man of the year and for good… Read More
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WOUB Employee Spotlight: Audio Supervisor Adam Rich
ATHENS, OH – In high school, WOUB Audio Supervisor Adam Rich loved music. It was his whole world. “I’m originally from Tuscarawas County, Ohio. My high school band would make… Read More
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Suggested Listening ’20: Megan Wren
What a year 2020 was! Since it is doubtful anyone even believes in linear time anymore, it seems fitting that WOUB Culture is rolling out our Suggested Listening feature in… Read More