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![Demonstrators protest House Bill 531 last month in Atlanta. The legislation signed into law has drawn criticism from voting rights activists and businesses, who say it limits access to the polls and disproportionately harms voters of color.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/gettyimages-1231597949-1429dab4f2f0e68b5bd898217bed1a8aca782c42-scaled-e1617318014521-900x422.jpg)
‘Based On A Lie’ — Georgia Voting Law Faces Wave Of Corporate Backlash
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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A growing number of company executives are speaking out against Georgia’s new voting law, which critics say will restrict voting access and disproportionately harm people of color.
![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Colleges To Host Mass Vaccination Clinics As COVID-19 Rates Rise
By: Lisa Ryan | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — Ohio college students can get the COVID-19 vaccine on campus starting next week, Gov. Mike DeWine said during a Thursday press conference. The state first focused on… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 15 New COVID-19 Cases For April 1, Remains Level 3
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,840 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 15 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a… Read More
![Members of the World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the novel coronavirus leave the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China Feb. 3.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/gettyimages-1230940161-672256c5420cfd6875f84eeb2df5d5964808dada-scaled-e1617288751617-900x422.jpg)
Theory That COVID Came From A Chinese Lab Takes On New Life In Wake Of WHO Report
By: John Ruwitch | NPR
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Some scientists worry the possibility the coronavirus escaped from research facilities hasn’t gotten enough scrutiny. Others say it appears far more likely to have emerged naturally.
![Paul Miller Headshot](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/woub_2021_woub_wed_miller_1200x564-900x422.jpg)
WOUB Wednesdays: Award Winning Director Paul Miller
Wednesday, April 7 at 7:15 p.m. ATHENS, OH – Three-time Emmy Award winning director and co-founder of RickMill Productions Paul Miller will talk with current students during the next WOUB… Read More