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After A Major Hack, U.S. Looks To Fix A Cyber ‘Blind Spot’
By: Greg Myre | NPR
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By law, the government can’t monitor domestic Internet traffic. Hackers suspected of being Russian exploited this blind spot by disguising their origins and working through unwitting U.S. companies.
Cleveland Car Dealer Bernie Moreno Running For U.S. Senate
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Cleveland area car dealer Bernie Moreno is the latest Republican to throw his hat in the ring to run for the U.S. Senate seat now occupied by Sen. Rob Portman. A campaign video by Moreno says “radical ideology” is rising in America. “If we are going to protect this country… Read More
Athens Co. Adds 1 Death Related To COVID-19, 13 New Cases For April 6
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) —Athens County has now had 54 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Tuesday. The county has now also had 4,887 total cases of COVID-19 after 13 new cases were reported the same day. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the… Read More
Walk and Roll April 8 With the Athens City Commission on Disabilities
The Accessibility Committee of the Athens City Commission on Disabilities will have its annual “Walk and Roll” on Thursday, April 8, from noon to 1 p.m. to address accessibility concerns in Uptown Athens. The virtual “Lunch and Learn” event will be hosted by Noah Trembly and Dr. Dianne Bouvier who serve on the Commission’s Accessibility… Read More
Ohio Sets Goal Of Vaccinating Most College Students Before Summer Break
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 50 colleges and universities across Ohio are launching COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week, including all 14 public universities. As Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) toured the Schottenstein Center’s vaccination clinic on Ohio State University’s campus, he said thousands of college students around the state will be getting the COVID-19… Read More
New Abortion Law Won’t Be Enforced For Now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A law that requires burial or cremation of fetal tissue from an abortion will not go into effect Tuesday as planned. An Ohio judge granted a preliminary injunction, stopping enforcement of the new law requiring fetal remains from an abortion be buried or cremated. Abortion clinics had requested this delay,… Read More
When Justice Isn’t Black & White: “Down a Dark Stairwell” on INDEPENDENT LENS, April 12 at 10 pm
DOWN A DARK STAIRWELL TO PREMIERE ON PBS AND THE PBS VIDEO APP ON APRIL 12, 2021 Documentary Casts an Insightful Light on the Complexities of Police Reform in an Uneven Criminal Justice System On a fall night in 2014, Peter Liang, a Chinese American police officer, shot and killed an innocent, unarmed Black man… Read More
WOUB to Hold Virtual Sneak Peek Screening of New PBS Kids Show Donkey Hodie TODAY!
April 29th at 10 AM ATHENS, OH – Parents, grandparents, teachers and kids are going to love the newest show coming to PBS Kids, and they’ll have a chance to watch a sneak peek with WOUB Public Media. The 30-minute screening of Donkey Hodie will be held virtually on April 29 at 10 a.m. using… Read More