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Universities, a prime target for cyber attacks, are seeing some relief because of the war in Ukraine
By: Conner Woodruff
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Universities are one of the most attractive targets for cyber attacks because of the wealth of digital information they store. Though there has been a dramatic… Read More
![A tanker anchored in small gas terminal island with tanks for storage](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/shutterstock_2137586843-e1668541801978-900x422.jpg)
Rising natural gas prices mean higher heating bills this winter, but relief is available for some families
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Despite record natural gas production, gas prices are expected to remain high for the foreseeable future, meaning higher heating bills for families throughout southeastern Ohio. Monthly… Read More
![A woman walks past a currency exchange office in central Moscow](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gettyimages-1238722510-622dba7734a8e6dfd95642d17be2fe2e43255807-scaled-e1649180068942-900x422.jpg)
How Russia rescued the ruble
By: Paddy Hirsch | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Russia said last week that it wants the European countries that buy its natural gas to make their payments in rubles, rather than dollars or euros…. Read More
![Ohio Republican Party chairwoman, Jane Timken addresses the crowd to announce the initial results of Issue 1 and the gubernatorial race.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/janning_001-1-e1612557199990-900x422.jpg)
Russia business deals muddy GOP US Senate primary in Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several Republicans competing for the party’s nomination to run for U.S. Senate in Ohio are facing scrutiny for their ties to Russia as the country intensifies… Read More
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Ohio leaders call for pension funds to pull investments in Russian-backed assets
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s new movement by state government to show support for Ukraine as it battles an invasion by Russia. Attorney General Dave Yost has asked Ohio’s… Read More
![Ukraine's UN Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks at the United Nations in New York](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/gettyimages-12388753561-d8194ae7b0d524a5f96f94fd1ffaf1ef6f76b489-scaled-e1646246224167-900x422.jpg)
The U.N. approves a resolution demanding Russia end the invasion of Ukraine
By: Peter Granitz | Joe Hernandez | NPR
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Updated March 2, 2022 at 12:46 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday approved a non-binding resolution condemning Russia for invading Ukraine and demanding… Read More
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Boycotts of Russian products and groups spread, but the effects may be limited
By: Emma Bowman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — As world governments step up their penalties against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, businesses and consumers are protesting the country with sanctions of their own…. Read More
![A cityscape on February 23, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/gettyimages-1238706249-68c7ae6b9491777d0eb8da9f779e200f508d2449-scaled-e1645719829445-900x422.jpg)
Russia invades Ukraine as explosions are heard in Kyiv and other cities
By: Bill Chappell | Jonathan Franklin | NPR
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Updated February 24, 2022 at 5:23 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — As Russian military forces and Russian-backed separatists continued striking targets across Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy… Read More
![FILE - This undated file photo provided by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Elizabeth Jo Shirley. Shirley was sentenced Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, to more than eight years in federal prison for unlawfully retaining a document containing national defense information and three years for committing international parental kidnapping. Prosecutors said that Shirley, who previously served in the Air Force, planned to offer top-secret information from the National Security Agency to the Russian government.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP21025814340347-e1611677921150-900x422.jpg)
W. Va. Woman Sentenced In Scheme To Offer Information To Russia
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for planning to offer top-secret information from the National Security Agency… Read More
![This Aug. 22, 2018, file photo shows a sign declaring the future home of Braidy Industries' aluminum mill in Ashland, Ky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AP_19105617088529-e1555438282995-900x422.jpg)
Braidy Industries Changes Name To Unity Aluminum
By: Associated Press
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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — An aluminum company planning to build a massive mill in Appalachia has changed its name from Braidy Industries to Unity Aluminum. A release from the company… Read More
![The U.S. intelligence community is warning that Russia is working to undermine Democrat Joe Biden's presidential campaign, while China is trying to undermine President Trump's reelection bid.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ap_20123454428325-0b08aa1b25f7b45fa8157f9207404ddf7a09ed70-scaled-e1596841900236-900x422.jpg)
U.S. Intelligence: China Opposes Trump Reelection; Russia Works Against Biden
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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William Evanina, who leads the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, also said Iran is trying to undermine the November election.
![President Trump, here last week at the White House, insists he wasn't briefed on reports of Russian bounties on coalition forces in Afghanistan because the intelligence community didn't find them credible.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gettyimages-1222991245-7dd8b1f8cd7fa8c6533167f4528e8c5e752e5ec1-scaled-e1593624938686-900x422.jpg)
Trump Calls Bounty Report A ‘Hoax’ Despite Administration’s Briefing Of Congress
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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The president dismisses the allegation as politically motivated. The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to receive a briefing on the matter Wednesday.
![The site near Ashland, KY, where Braidy plans a new aluminum facility.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2821-e1557582332897-900x422.jpg)
CEO Ousted at Kentucky Aluminum Company Amid Questions About Controversial Funding
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A controversial economic development project in Ashland, Kentucky, hit a snag last week as aluminum company Braidy Industries ousted CEO and board chairman Craig Bouchard. In a statement, Braidy Industries’… Read More
![This Aug. 22, 2018, file photo shows a sign declaring the future home of Braidy Industries' aluminum mill in Ashland, Ky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AP_19105617088529-e1555438282995-900x422.jpg)
Bevin Administration Again Ordered to Release Braidy Records
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration has again been ordered to release records about Braidy Industries, which is partly owned by the state and plans to build an… Read More
![National Rifle Association Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre speaks at the NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis in April.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19117549787994-ab36113972d7fda14545f25cbf30fc7bc88b1a27-e1569608262511-900x422.jpg)
NRA Was ‘Foreign Asset’ To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals
By: Tim Mak | NPR
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Emails and interviews detail the extent to which the National Rifle Association helped two of Moscow’s agents ahead of the election, Senate Finance Committee Democrats say.
![NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a press conference about the end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gettyimages-1158968953-878c2e1f18b9caa52a8e4ed534db2dc4e893cdf9-e1564761268511-900x422.jpg)
Historic Arms Control Treaty Ends With Washington And Moscow Blaming Each Other
By: Sasha Ingber | NPR
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The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The U.S. has long accused Russia of refusing to comply with its terms.
![The site near Ashland, KY, where Braidy plans a new aluminum facility.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2821-e1557582332897-900x422.jpg)
Braidy Industries Attracts Kentucky Backers in Mill Project
By: Associated Press
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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — Braidy Industries says hundreds of Kentuckians have become shareholders as the company lines up financing for a $1.7 billion aluminum mill in eastern Kentucky. The company… Read More
![Former special counsel Robert Mueller makes an opening statement before testifying to the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election on Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-1157486856-87eff1fd58167a3763a24ed3ff4edc150024f857-e1563977123133-900x422.jpg)
WATCH LIVE: Mueller Testifies On Capitol Hill About 2016 Election Interference
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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Former special counsel Robert Mueller didn’t want to appear, but lawmakers insisted that he tell his story in public to the House judiciary and intelligence committees.
![The site near Ashland, KY, where Braidy plans a new aluminum facility.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2821-e1557582332897-900x422.jpg)
Company Says It Has 4 Months To Raise $300M For New Mill
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Braidy Industries says it has about four months to raise $300 million in equity capital for a proposed aluminum mill in Kentucky or risk losing a… Read More
![This Aug. 22, 2018, file photo shows a sign declaring the future home of Braidy Industries' aluminum mill in Ashland, Ky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AP_19105617088529-e1555438282995-900x422.jpg)
Congressional Leaders Seek Investigation Into Russian Investment In KY Aluminum Mill
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A group of Congressional leaders asked the Trump administration to review a Russian company’s investment in a new Kentucky aluminum mill. The request comes from eight prominent Democratic lawmakers with… Read More
![Sen. James Lankford, R.-Okla., said he worries an opportune moment may pass following the release of the Mueller report without new action to secure U.S. elections.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ap_729366999586-ff23da37bdcc9ebcb7a1661273b2296fb53557a5-e1557935246920-900x422.jpg)
Mueller Report Elicited A Lot Of Conversation — But Little Election Legislation
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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Congress so far hasn’t used the special counsel report to draft new laws aimed at protecting elections from foreign interference. One key senator worries about missing the moment.
![The site near Ashland, KY, where Braidy plans a new aluminum facility.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2821-e1557582332897-900x422.jpg)
From Russia, With Loot: KY Aluminum Company’s New Russian Partner Raises Concerns
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A large whiteboard in an Ashland, Kentucky, unemployment office is covered with a list of companies that are currently hiring. Senior career counselor Melissa Sloas said that just a few… Read More
![This Aug. 22, 2018, file photo shows a sign declaring the future home of Braidy Industries' aluminum mill in Ashland, Ky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AP_19105617088529-e1555438282995-900x422.jpg)
Kentucky Aluminum Plant Investor Is Russian Company Formerly Under U.S. Sanctions
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Russian aluminum company Rusal announced Monday it plans to invest in a new Kentucky aluminum mill to be built near Ashland in eastern Kentucky. The $200 million investment in Braidy Industries is Rusal’s first… Read More
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Barr: Mueller Report Out Within 1 Week; IG Report On Russia Inquiry This Summer
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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The attorney general says work is going well in redacting the special counsel’s report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election — and DOJ has at least one other report coming too.
![Attorney General William Barr says he is working to prepare Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report to be released to the public, with redactions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-1138157372-3ec5eb9807e2caeeacd718244c1ceb7aa53a2d7f-e1553888579992-900x422.jpg)
Mueller Report To Be Given To Congress By Mid-April, Attorney General Barr Says
By: Jessica Taylor | NPR
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Democrats had asked for a copy of the full 400 page report by next week, but William Barr says it will take a bit longer.