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Cancer risk can lurk in our genes. So why don’t more people get tested?
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A few years ago, Junius Nottingham Jr. was on a family vacation in Florida with his wife, his daughter and his son, Jeremy. Jeremy was 28 years… Read More
Officials say study of Ohio’s largest rivers shows great improvement since 1980s
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials say a first-ever comprehensive study of the state’s largest rivers indicates great improvement in water quality over the past few decades. Gov. Mike DeWine… Read More
Libertarian Party of Ohio says Secretary of State is breaking federal law with pro-Issue 1 stance
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Saying he’s breaking federal law, the Libertarian Party of Ohio has filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel against Republican Secretary… Read More
Money from outside Ohio in Issue 1 battle renews calls for campaign finance law changes
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Both sides in the fight over Issue 1, the proposed change to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments, have taken dollars for their… Read More
How scientists lasered in on a ‘monumental’ Maya city — with actual lasers
By: Emily Olson | NPR
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It’s not every day that modern researchers uncover an ancient lost city. But for a network of scientists exploring Mexico’s central Yucatan Peninsula, that very phenomenon is becoming so common… Read More
Norfolk Southern changes policy on overheated bearings, months after Ohio derailment
By: Josh Funk | AP
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings, but it’s… Read More
Ohio police chief says K-9 handler was deceptive during probe of dog attack on surrendering trucker
By: Patrick Orsagos | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police agency shared records Tuesday that showed an officer who released his police dog on a surrendering truck driver was repeatedly told not to… Read More
LaRose calls on his GOP U.S. Senate opponents to pony up $1 million for pro-Issue 1 campaign
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Next month’s controversial effort to make it harder to amend Ohio‘s constitution is coming into next year’s Republican U.S. Senate primary. Secretary of State… Read More
Pilot killed in helicopter crash near I-70 in Ohio
By: Associated Press
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A helicopter hit power lines and crashed near an interstate in Ohio over the weekend, killing the pilot and causing a series of crashes, authorities said…. Read More
As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile instead of the tank
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Evan Burroughs has spent eight years touting the virtues of an Oregon pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas… Read More
7.5 million Baby Shark bath toys have been recalled after causing puncture wounds
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — About 7.5 million Baby Shark bath toys were recalled Thursday, as they have caused lacerations, impalements and puncture wounds to some children. The Robo Alive Junior Baby… Read More
Meet the lone Republican who voted against two Ohio House bills affecting transgender kids
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two bills opposed by LGBTQ advocates and Democrats passed the Ohio House earlier this week with only votes from the Republican majority. One bill… Read More
Ohio Senate leader says elections officials will have enough money to conduct August 8 election
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate has allocated $15 million for the Aug. 8 special election to consider a proposed constitutional change making it harder to pass… Read More
Lifesaving fentanyl test strips are still illegal in some states under ’70s-era war on drugs law
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At Cleveland’s Urban Kutz Barbershop, customers can flip through magazines as they wait, or help themselves to drug screening tests left out in a box on… Read More
Ohio business leader says companies need a skilled workforce more than tax cuts
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Government and business leaders said keeping high school graduates in Ohio and training them for the jobs of the future is key to the… Read More
Hip-hop’s got a message real stealthy: To teach the world to be mad healthy!
In 2005, Dr. Olajide Williams felt like he had two jobs. Each evening, he’d finish up his work as a physician at Harlem Hospital Center and walk seven blocks to… Read More
Priest convicted of sex trafficking for abusing 3 victims as minors, later adults
By: Associated Press
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest was convicted of five sex-trafficking charges in the molestation of three boys who prosecutors say he met at a Toledo preschool and… Read More
West Virginia officer will not face charges for striking, killing 13-year-old with cruiser off-duty
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON W.Va. (AP) — An off-duty deputy sheriff in West Virginia who struck and killed a 13-year-old girl with his marked cruiser last year will not face criminal charges in… Read More
A Tennessee company is refusing a U.S. request to recall 67 million air bag inflators
By: Associated Press
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DETROIT — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be… Read More
COVID emergency is over, but Ohioans can still get free COVID tests and vaccines for now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal government is ending its COVID-19 public health emergency, and that means that many of the policies and perks put in place during… Read More
Ohio Supreme court rules opioid settlement panel’s records must be public
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state panel that will decide how Ohio distributes more than half of the money it will receive from a nationwide settlement regarding the opioid addiction… Read More
Ohio voters could decide whether to make it harder to amend the state constitution in an August special election
By: Julie Carr Smyth | Samantha Henderickson | AP/Report for America
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters will get the chance to decide whether to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments just ahead of possible November vote on an amendment… Read More
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a mysterious planet to be weirdly shiny
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — An enigmatic, cloud-enshrouded planet that has puzzled astronomers for years turns out to be less hot than expected – and surprisingly shiny. That’s what the James Webb… Read More
Ohio higher education bill revises DEI training rules, still bans faculty from striking
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-backed bill that would make sweeping changes in higher education in Ohio has been slightly modified. Some items related to diversity, equity and… Read More
The FDA considers first birth control pill without a prescription
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is considering allowing women to get birth control pills in the U.S. without a prescription. “It’s a very… Read More
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