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Rob Portman tests positive for COVID-19
By: Steve Brown | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — U.S. Senator Rob Portman said on Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19. A statement emailed this morning said the Republican took an at-home test before… Read More
![A healthcare worker prepares Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines for third doses at a senior living facility in Worcester, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/third_dose_gettyimages-1234866742-1db640f2e08c9eeffcd95fd17d5603653cf82ef8-scaled-e1631916558855-900x422.jpg)
COVID boosters and what you need to know before holiday gatherings
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Starting this weekend, COVID-19 boosters will now be available for any of the three federally approved vaccines. At least 10 states had already made this change… Read More
![Trump criticized Dr. Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, as a "disaster" for the nation's coronavirus response.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/gettyimages-1228669581-5bb2e3db9ef1bbe6411dea2498c353a61775ae33-scaled-e1603132188577-900x422.jpg)
Trump Rails Against ‘Fauci And These Idiots’ In Campaign Call
By: Alana Wise | NPR
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The president’s remarks came during a call intended to discuss strategy for the Nov. 3 election.
![“Everything is just scary,” Folz says of the uncertainty around trade.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_8325-e1603120235509-900x422.jpg)
Awash In Relief Money, Ohio Valley Farmers Reflect On Trump Promises — And Their Ballots
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — Rick Murdock drives past his neighbors on rural back roads in southwest Calloway County, Kentucky, most days in his pickup truck, where he’ll pass by… Read More
![Andrea Lerner (left), and her husband, Ira Lerner, sift through the mail-in applications at the Voter Registration office in the Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown, Pa.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/allentownelectionoffice_hy14-edit-592c8407a4c8afcd8bacd57a1b5aeeff7a3fb1d3-scaled-e1600700795570-900x422.jpg)
‘We’re Rolling With It’: Election Workers Scramble To Adjust To Changing Voting Rules
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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Pennsylvania’s governor and state legislature — as well as the national political parties and campaigns — have been at odds, leading to election workers doing what they can to help voters keep up.
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1 In 6 Ohio Districts Ask To Add Extra Seating For Sports
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Records show that about one in six Ohio school districts asked the state for permission to add additional spectators for fall sporting events. The requests followed… Read More
![Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, in introducing a bipartisan bill that would extend reporting deadlines for 2020 census results.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1124908006-90e47e5f001ae1909aaa00d9914f5f2ba61233cd-scaled-e1600268868590-900x422.jpg)
Bipartisan Senate Push To Extend Census Begins Weeks Before Count Is Set To End
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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A bipartisan Senate bill could solve a scheduling conundrum that is putting the national count, along with the distribution of federal funding and political representation, in serious jeopardy.
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Student Journalists Document The Pandemic in Appalachia
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — “Hello,” the call began. “This is a prepaid debit call from an inmate at the Virginia Department of Corrections.” Madison Buchanan, a 19-year-old college student, pressed… Read More
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WATCH: How Authoritarianism Has Spread Since The Coronavirus Pandemic Began
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — According to pro-democracy institutions, authoritarianism was on the rise globally even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. But experts say the distraction of the crisis has allowed… Read More