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![Attorney General Merrick Garland, pictured on March 11, said Friday the Justice Department will continue its effort to deter and punish coronavirus-related fraud.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gettyimages-1231648319-7677a18f9ccd847c17d102f033fbe8fdaacd053d-scaled-e1616779651404-900x422.jpg)
DOJ Has Charged Nearly 500 With COVID-Related Fraud In The Past Year
By: Ryan Lucas | NPR
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A year after the first major coronavirus relief packaged passed, the Justice Department has charged defendants over exploiting loan and unemployment programs, as well as frauds targeting consumers.
![An X-ray image of an Appalachian coal miner with black lung lesions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Forehand-Lung-with-opacities-outlined-1-e1531342312952-900x422.jpg)
Study Shows Bias, Conflicts Of Interest Among Doctors Who Read Black Lung X-rays
By: Curtis Tate | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Doctors hired by coal companies in black lung cases are far less likely to diagnose the disease in X-rays than are independent doctors or those who are hired by coal… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 10 New COVID-19 Cases, Removes 1 For March 26
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,788 total cases of COVID-19 after 10 new cases were reported Friday and one previously confirmed case was removed. The Ohio Department… Read More
![The Athens High School entrance on Johnson Road.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/athens-hs-crop-900x422.jpg)
New Law Adds Graduation Options For High School Seniors This Year
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio high school seniors stressed out about graduation can rest a little easier. High schools do not have to give the American history standardized test this… Read More
![Ohio Department of Aging Director Ursel McElroy joined Gov. Mike and Fran DeWine for the first COVID vaccine among Ohio nursing home residents, at the Crown Point Care Center in Columbus in December.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mcelroy_w_dewines_at_first_nursing_home_vaccine-e1616771134896-900x422.jpeg)
Ohio Posts List Of Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Sites Not Disclosing Vaccine Info
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There have been more than 6,900 COVID deaths in Ohio nursing homes – 38% of all the deaths in the state. Now Gov. Mike… Read More
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A Life Far Beyond the Scale of ‘Normal’: Dr. Bob DeMott on Hemingway’s Legacy
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · A Life Far Beyond the Scale of ‘Normal’: Dr. Bob DeMott on Hemingway’s Legacy Dr. Bob DeMott said that throughout his 40-plus years teaching at Ohio University,… Read More