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An Ohio man pleads guilty to plotting a mass shooting of college women in 2020
By: Jonathan Franklin | NPR
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (NPR) – An Ohio man who federal authorities say planned to “slaughter” nearly 3,000 women at a local university in 2020 has pleaded guilty to an attempted hate… Read More

NPR and WOUB Celebrate 50th Anniversary of The First “All Things Considered” Broadcast
The first broadcast of NPR’s All Things Considered took place on May 3, 1971. That day more than 20,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest against the Vietnam War…. Read More

Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Female Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies
By: Bobby Allyn | Scott Neuman | NPR
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Roberts, who joined the fledgling network in 1978, was a seasoned Washington insider who developed a distinctive voice as a reporter and commentator for both NPR and ABC News.

“They Are Invisible.” Rural Homelessness, Made Worse By Opioid Crisis
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Charles “Country” Bowers takes long, quick strides down a worn dirt path and is soon in front of a thicket of bushes made deep and tall by spring rains. He’s… Read More

Data Dives And Shoe Leather: How NPR’s Howard Berkes Investigated Appalachia’s Black Lung Epidemic
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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NPR is reporting that more than two thousand coal miners are now suffering from the most severe form of black lung disease, Progressive Massive Fibrosis, or PMF. And despite clear warnings, investigative… Read More

NPR’s National Security Editor Gives Insight into Trump’s Hot Security Issues
Philip Ewing, National Security Editor for National Public Radio (NPR), gives us his insights into the National Security Council, President Donald Trump’s proposed military budget, the ongoing investigation of Russian… Read More