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6 Ways College Might Look Different In The Fall
Colleges have been careful to leave the door open on their plans for the fall semester. Most experts say it will be anything but normal. Here’s a sampling of how it could look.
For These Federal Employees, Telework Means Productivity Is Up, Their Backlog Is Down
Some 53,000 of the Social Security Administration’s employees are working from home. And the agency’s backlog of pending cases has fallen by 11% since March 23.
WATCH: The U.S.-China Rhetorical War Over COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The rhetorical war between the U.S. and China is growing more aggressive by the day. Now, the Trump White House is boosting a theory that the novel… Read More
Coal and COVID-19: Lung Impairment Makes Miners Especially Vulnerable to Coronavirus
WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — Underground coal miners start their shifts getting changed in closely packed changing rooms. They ride rail cars to their worksite, shoulder-to-shoulder, sometimes for more than an… Read More
W. Va. City to Give Employees Bonus for Work Amid Virus
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — City officials in West Virginia say city employees will get a one-time extra payment for continuing to work with the public during the coronavirus pandemic. Huntington… Read More
Ohio Employers Can Now Report Workers Who Refuse to Return for Reopening
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state has paid out more than $1.7 billion to over a half a million jobless Ohioans in the last seven weeks. And while 85… Read More
How the Small Business Loan Program Went Wrong in Just 4 Weeks
Not-so-small companies like Shake Shack and organizations like the LA Lakers were able to get loans that were meant for suffering small businesses. What happened?
Ohio Prioritizes Coronavirus Testing, DeWine Comments on Protesters
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s COVID-19 press conference Monday started out with a moment of silence to remember the four Kent State students who lost their lives 50 years… Read More
WATCH: Why Your Dreams May Have Been More Vivid During the Outbreak
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Deirdre Barrett is a Harvard University professor and an expert on dreaming who has studied the science of dreams for three decades. And with societal anxieties heightened… Read More
Ohio Farmers Hit Hard by Pandemic
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is among the top states for several agricultural crops and for food production and processing. But while farming is considered an essential business under… Read More
Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Curb DeWine’s Power with Public Health Orders
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Manufacturing, construction and distribution companies can reopen today, with employees wearing masks and observing cleaning and social distancing rules. State lawmakers are also coming back… Read More
Community Social Media Page Brings Awareness for Lockdown Mental Health
A society that lives on constant connection and communication is still trying to cope with the restrictive regulations of COVID-19. This pandemic continues to evolve at a rapid pace and… Read More
Gilead Lobbying Rose As Interest In COVID-19 Treatment Climbed
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of remdesivir for patients with severe cases of COVID-19. Drugmaker Gilead Sciences’ lobbying hit a new high in the first quarter.
Ohio University Begins Layoffs With 140 Union Workers, Furloughs Likely
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Days after Ohio University’s president sent Tuesday’s Persevering In Uncertain Times email, certain faculty, staff, and students came to understand the gravity of his message. By… Read More
DeWine Forms Working Groups for Next Reopening Phase
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is taking the first step in slowly reopening businesses, beginning with health care procedures and work at dentists’ and veterinarians’ offices. Gov. Mike DeWine says companies… Read More
Prison Workers Union says COVID-19 is Creating Chaotic Conditions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — 23 percent of all confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ohio are prison workers or inmates, and 31 inmates and workers have died. Ohio is the… Read More
Ohio COVID-19 Deaths Reach 1,000 as State Readies to Ease Restrictions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday asked for public confidence in his plan to ease restrictions on businesses as the state recorded its thousandth probable COVID-19… Read More
Retail Businesses Can Start Offering Curbside Pickup on Saturday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The order from Ohio Department of Health director Amy Acton allows retail establishments to offer “curbside pickup, delivery or appointment-only” service beginning May 2. Customers… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms Fourth COVID-19 Case
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has confirmed the fourth positive case of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. The Athens City-County Health Department announced the case is the only… Read More
For Aspiring College Students, Pandemic Has Created ‘Debilitating’ Uncertainty
It’s unclear what college will look like in the fall, but students and families are having to make decisions now, despite worries about financial aid, travel and a highly contagious disease.
As Some Business Openings Start, DeWine Warns Others Not to Go Early
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has extended the stay-at-home order expiring May 1 to 11:59pm on May 29. But hospitals can start performing some non-emergency procedures Friday, and… Read More
DeWine Announces “Stay Safe Ohio” Order Through May 29
UPDATE (2:15 p.m.) Gov. Mike DeWine said during his Friday press conference that the new order is a “Stay Safe Ohio” order, not a Stay-At-Home order. “Social distancing and face coverings… Read More
Dental Hygienists say they’re Worried About Work, but Dentists Say it’s Safe
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Dentists can resume office procedures on Friday, after being shut down last month to preserve personal protective equipment for health care workers fighting COVID-19. But some… Read More
Ohio Corrections Director Outlines How Prisons are Coping in this Pandemic
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVXU) — Gov. Mike DeWine used his Thursday briefing on coronavirus in Ohio to provide some insight into what the state’s prisons are doing to battle the pandemic… Read More
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Predicted To Fall Nearly 8% — Largest Decrease Ever
Global energy demand, particularly for coal, is falling sharply this year, the International Energy Agency says. The drop is due to weather patterns and COVID-19 shutdowns.
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