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Ohio officers won’t be charged in the shooting of Jayland Walker
By: Associated Press
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Eight police officers who fired dozens of rounds at Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, following a car and foot chase will not face criminal charges… Read More
Where are the whales? Scientists find clues thousands of miles away
By: Lauren Sommer | Emily Kwong | Rebecca Ramirez | Liz Metzger | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In recent years, endangered North Atlantic right whales have disappeared from the waters where they’re normally found. Instead of spending their summers feeding in the Gulf of… Read More
Changes are likely coming in the way Ohio markets itself to tourists and business leaders
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The “find it here” tourism tagline Ohio has used since 2015 may soon be lost by the state. It is likely going to be… Read More
Republican states are targeting diversity and equity efforts in higher education
By: David A. Lieb | AP
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Frustrated by college diversity initiatives he says are “fomenting radical and toxic divisions,” Texas state Rep. Carl Tepper set out to put an end to diversity,… Read More
WOUB Member Spotlight: Stevie Fairchild
Fairchild has been a member of WOUB since 1984 ATHENS, OH – Stephanie Fairchild, who goes by “Stevie,” almost can’t remember a time that WOUB and public media weren’t a part… Read More
Supreme Court looks at whether Medicare and Medicaid were overbilled under fraud law
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could undermine one of the government’s most powerful tools for fighting fraud in government… Read More
Ahmad Jamal, measured maestro of the jazz piano, dies at 92
By: Martin Johnson I NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) – For most jazz performers, a song is part of a performance. For Ahmad Jamal, each song was a performance. Over the course of a remarkable eight-decade career, Jamal, who… Read More
An investigation into “HR irregularities” at the Ohio Lottery comes after director abruptly resigns
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine wants an investigation of a series of complaints from the Ohio Lottery offices. The announcement of the probe comes after the… Read More
Week six already?? CALL THE MIDWIFE, Sanditon on MASTERPIECE, and MARIE ANTOINETTE continue – April 23
8:00 pm Call the Midwife Season 12 – Episode 6 One of the boys of Buckle’s paper shop becomes unwell. Sister Veronica spearheads a new council initiative to monitor the… Read More