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IRS Postpones Tax Filing Deadline To May 17
By: Brian Naylor | Suzanne Nuyen | NPR
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It will be the second consecutive year the agency has given taxpayers more time to filed their returns because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Genevieve Piturro, Founder of the “Pajama Program”
https://ohio.streamguys1.com/TheKindnessPodcast/mp3/141GenevievePiturro.mp3 Genevieve Piturro was a successful television marketing executive in New York City for twenty years when a little girl’s question (“What are pajamas?”) changed the course of her life… Read More
![A demonstrator participates at a rally "Love Our Communities: Build Collective Power" to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence outside the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles Saturday, March 13, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AP21073171237840-e1616010714894-900x422.jpg)
Asian American Community Battles Surge In Hate Crimes Stirred From COVID-19
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHIGNTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — As the U.S. continues its battle against COVID-19, it is also battling a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. A recent report found that hate… Read More
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Senators Urge Creation Of State Commission To Combat Violence Against Asian Americans
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A shooting spree in Georgia left eight people dead, most of whom are of Asian descent. Leaders in Ohio say this is just the latest… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 7 New COVID-19 Cases For March 17
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,728 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after seven were reported for Wednesday. The Ohio Department of Health… Read More
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CDC: West Virginia HIV Wave Could Be ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For years, West Virginia has had the nation’s highest rate of opioid drug addictions and drug overdose deaths. Now the state is wrestling with another, not… Read More
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Literary Icon Flannery O’Connor featured on American Masters – March 23 at 8:00 pm
American Masters Examines the Life and Career of Author Flannery O’Connor in New Documentary, Premiering March 23 on PBS for Women’s History Month Features new interviews with Mary Karr,… Read More