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![Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters that reuniting families was a "moral imperative" for the Biden administration.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gettyimages-1231458573-mayorkas-family-separation-1edc6f5492604084c4f958399c2e779caabff293-scaled-e1614635437729-900x422.jpg)
Biden To Allow Separated Migrant Families To Reunite In The United States
By: Franco Ordoñez | NPR
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“It takes time to build out of the depths of cruelty that the administration before us established,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.
![The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Columbus Blue Jackets play in an arena empty of fans during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AP21022036296806-e1614636779229-900x422.jpg)
For The First Time In A Year, Columbus Blue Jackets Will Play In Front Of Fans
By: Steve Brown | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — For the first time in nearly a year, the Columbus Blue Jackets will play in front of at least some fans this week. The NHL team… Read More
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Acting Federal Prosecutor Named For Southern Half Of Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An acting federal prosecutor was named Monday for the Southern District of Ohio after the former officeholder stepped down under the Justice Department’s transition to the… Read More
![Vaccination clinic at Consolidated Baptist Church in Lexington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Consolidated-Baptist-Church-Vaccinations-1-scaled-1-e1614634055762-900x422.jpg)
Vaccine Experts Answer Your Questions About Pfizer, Moderna And Johnson & Johnson Vaccines
FRANKFURT, Ky. (OVR) — More than 2.5 million people in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the Moderna or Pfzier COVID-19 vaccines…. Read More
![Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., had sought an alternate proposal to include an increase in the federal minimum wage in President Biden's COVID-19 relief bill.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ap_21056573091936-c378ba0cbb62efe332961f789594a6746040e911-scaled-e1614621870869-900x422.jpg)
COVID-19 Relief Package Heads To Senate As Debate Over Minimum Wage Continues
The Senate will debate a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill and aim to pass it using a process that avoids a Republican filibuster. A battle over efforts to raise the minimum wage still splits Democrats.
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Guernsey Co. Woman Sentenced To 20 Years In Case Related To Son’s Death
By: WOUB News Team
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CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (WOUB) — A Guernsey County woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in the 2018 death of her 6-year-old son. Tiera Mounts, 30, pleaded… Read More
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Pregnant Women, Childcare Workers, Law Enforcement Soon Eligible For COVID Vaccine
By: Jennifer Merritt | WVXU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVXU) — Ohio will expand its list of eligible Ohioans who can sign up to receive the coronavirus vaccine on Thursday. Phase 1C includes those with Type 1… Read More
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Athens County Confirms 6 New COVID-19 Cases For March 1
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,637 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after six were reported Monday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed… Read More
![This Dec. 2, 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AP21057809589240-e1614614428726-900x422.jpg)
First U.S. Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Doses Shipped Sunday Night
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 4 million doses of the newest COVID-19 vaccine shipped Sunday night, and will begin to be delivered to states for injections starting on Tuesday. The White… Read More