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Here’s what a potential ban of TikTok in the US could mean for free speech and privacy
By: Arielle Teppert
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — It’s been a confusing week for the 170 million American users of TikTok. Congress passed a law banning Chinese ownership of TikTok in the United States,… Read More
The possibility of using state money for a new Browns stadium leaves Ohio funding experts skeptical
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Budget season is underway, and so far there’s been no reports of a proposal on the table from the Cleveland Browns, who want to build… Read More
Toledo’s murder rate fell in 2024. Here’s how the Ohio city is reducing violent crime
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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TOLEDO, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The murder rate in Toledo dropped for the third consecutive year in 2024, to the lowest point since a pandemic crime surge. The small city… Read More
Jane Timken, the former Ohio GOP chair, gets a state Senate appointment
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican who ran for U.S. Senate in 2022 is now in the state senate. Jane Timken will represent her Canton-area district in a… Read More
Ohio lawmakers introduce a bipartisan bill to ban noncompete clauses for employees
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to ban employers from enforcing noncompete clauses in any of their workers’ contracts. Sens. Bill Blessing… Read More
Ohio’s AG says local communities don’t have the authority to block feds’ immigration crackdown
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal government is in the beginning stages of pumping up an immigration crackdown with raids and arrests across the country. But there haven’t… Read More
She’s a TV star; she’s got good friends and a romance. FUNNY WOMAN, season two starts Feb. 2 at 10pm
Funny Woman Season Two Starts Sunday, February 2 at 10:00 pm Season two promises more laughs and heartwarming connections as we see Gemma Arterton (The Kings Man, Summerland) return… Read More
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and WOUB Public Media co-sponsor free screening of award-winning PBS “FRONTLINE” documentary
February 6 at 3:30 p.m. ATHENS, OH – The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and WOUB Public Media will co-sponsor a screening of the award-winning PBS FRONTLINE documentary, Putin’s Attack… Read More