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Shawnee State University in southern Ohio has agreed to pay philosophy professor Nick Meriwether $400,000 after disciplining him for not using a transgender student's pronouns.

A university pays $400K to professor who refused to use a student's pronouns

Apr 20, 2022
Nick Meriwether, a philosophy professor at Shawnee State University, sued the college in 2018 after he was disciplined for not using she/her pronouns to refer to a transgender student.
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Business
Intel Corp. is planning to invest investment more than $20 billion in two computer chip plants in central Ohio to help address a global semiconductor shortage.

Intel is building a $20 billion computer chip facility in Ohio amid a global shortage

Jan 21, 2022
Two chip factories on a 1,000-acre site just east of Columbus are expected to create 3,000 company jobs and 7,000 construction jobs, the company and local and state officials say.
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Politics
Pro-life activists participate in the 48th annual March for Life outside the U.S. Supreme Court January 29, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Activists look ahead to what could be the 'last anniversary' for Roe

Jan 20, 2022
On both sides of the abortion debate, activists say this could be the last anniversary before Roe v. Wade is overturned or significantly rolled back.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Tamala Payne (center) and attorney Sean Walton participate in a Dec. 11, 2020, protest of the shooting of her son, Casey Goodson Jr., by a Franklin County deputy sheriff in Columbus, Ohio.

The deputy who shot Casey Goodson Jr. 5 times in the back is charged with murder

Dec 02, 2021
Jason Meade, the white Ohio sheriff's deputy fatally shot Goodson, who was Black, in an encounter that led to racial justice protests. Goodson's family has filed a federal civil rights suit.
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Law
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and attorneys general for Ohio and Tennessee filed a lawsuit claiming the new federal vaccine mandate is government overreach. He's pictured in 2020.

Hours after the White House issues its new vaccine mandate, GOP-led states sue

Nov 05, 2021
Dozens of Republican state officials are suing over the White House's COVID-19 vaccine mandate that they say is unconstitutional and threatens business.
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Sports
On Sunday, Bishop Sycamore lost to the second-ranked team in the country, IMG Academy of Florida, 58-0.

People Are Wondering If An Ohio School Even Exists, After A Football Blowout On ESPN

Sep 02, 2021
Questions continue to be raised about how the game was scheduled and whether the Columbus, Ohio high school even exists.
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Law
FirstEnergy Corp., which has operated the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, for years, was at the center of a bribery scheme that included Ohio lobbyists and political officials.

An Energy Company Behind A Major Bribery Scandal In Ohio Will Pay A $230 Million Fine

Jul 23, 2021
FirstEnergy Corp. agreed to pay as part of a deferred prosecution agreement. Acting U.S. Attorney Vipal Patel calls it the "largest criminal penalty ever collected" by his office
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Law
A federal indictment includes startling detail of the months-long efforts prosecutors say an Ohio man took to plan a mass shooting and to purchase weapons and other equipment to fulfill that goal.

Police Foiled An Ohio Incel's Plot To Kill Women In A Mass Shooting, Prosecutors Say

Jul 22, 2021
Tres Genco, 21, is charged with attempting a hate crime involving a plot to kill women, as well as charges of illegally possessing a machine gun.
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Coronavirus Updates
In a bid to get more Ohioans vaccinated, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a $1 million lottery offer to adults who get at least one COVID-19 dose. Kids under 18 who get the vaccine will be entered into a lottery to get a scholarship.

Ohio Wants To Make 5 People Millionaires — If They're Vaccinated

May 13, 2021
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is pitching the $1 million lottery drawing and school scholarships as a scheme to boost vaccination levels in the state.
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Elections
A sample ballot is shown using the Dominion Voting system, the machines that have been under attack by former President Trump following the 2020 elections.

Ohio County Rejects Dominion Voting Systems After Trump Supporters Balk

Mar 11, 2021
Commissioners in Stark County voted to reject a recommended purchase of Dominion voting machines. Former President Trump falsely accused the machines of switching votes for him to President Biden.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Advocates against police brutality organized a caravan protest after the killing of Andre Hill in Columbus, Ohio.  Officer Adam Coy was fired from the Columbus Police Department on Monday for his role in fatally shooting the 47-year-old on Dec. 22.

Columbus, Ohio, Officer Who Shot And Killed Andre Hill Is Fired

Dec 28, 2020
"This is what accountability looks like," Police Chief Tom Quinlan said Monday. "Mr. [Adam] Coy will now have to answer to the state investigators for the death of Andre Hill."
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Coronavirus Updates
A health professional walks out of a drive-through coronavirus testing site at the University of Dayton in Ohio earlier this year. Ohio will go on a statewide curfew Thursday for at least three weeks.

Ohio Governor Orders 3-Week Statewide Curfew As Coronavirus Cases Rise

Nov 17, 2020
The curfew will last from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. with exceptions for work, commuting, grocery shopping and contactless food services.
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Coronavirus Updates
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, shown here in 2018, took steps early on to contain the pandemic in his state.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Wishes Trump 'Had A More Happy Relationship With Masks'

Nov 04, 2020
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine reflects on his approach to managing coronavirus outbreaks in his state through the winter and what help he needs from the federal government.
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Elections

Biden Has The Advantage On The Airwaves With Weeks To Go In Campaign

Oct 09, 2020
The Trump campaign is set to run about $11 million in ads in the two Midwestern states he won in 2016. But six states continue to dominate the airwaves, with Florida and Pennsylvania topping the list.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was tested as part of a protocol to meet with President Trump. He's the second governor known to have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

Aug 06, 2020
DeWine was tested on Thursday as part of a protocol to meet with President Trump. He's the second governor known to have tested positive for the virus.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Signs advertise a local mask ordinance in Cincinnati, Ohio, earlier this month. Beginning Thursday evening, masks will be mandatory in public places statewide.

Masking Up In The Midwest With New Statewide Mandates

Jul 22, 2020
The governors of Minnesota, Ohio and Indiana said they would require people to wear face coverings in public, and in the East, Mayor Muriel Bowser expanded mask requirements in Washington, D.C.
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National
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested on Tuesday morning, hours ahead of a planned announcement of a $60 million bribe investigation by federal prosecutors. Householder is seen here in March 2019.

Ohio House Speaker Arrested In Connection With $60 Million Bribery Scheme

Jul 21, 2020
Larry Householder's arrest is tied to a racketeering conspiracy, a spokesperson for the federal prosecutor's office said. Four others, including Ohio's former GOP chairman, were also arrested.
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National Security
The FBI claims Dr. Qing Wang received more than $3.6 million in grants from the NIH while also collecting money for the same research from the Chinese government.

Former Cleveland Clinic Researcher Allegedly Failed To Disclose Ties To China

May 14, 2020
The FBI claims Dr. Qing Wang, a U.S. citizen born in China, received more than $3.6 million in grants from the NIH while also collecting money for the same research from the Chinese government.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Carolyn Mendel, a General Mills plant manager in Wellston, Ohio, says she has compared notes on workplace safety with a rival frozen food maker nearby.

At The Frozen Pizza Factory That Never Closed: Social Distancing In A Tent

May 07, 2020
Carolyn Mendel oversees a team of about 1,000 people at a factory in Ohio that makes Totino's Pizza. A tent for employee breaks is among the safeguards added to protect the workers.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine addressed his state's coronavirus response in an interview with NPR's <em>Weekend Edition</em> on Saturday.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: Reopening State Demands A 'Nuanced Balance'

Apr 18, 2020
"No one is more anxious to do that than I am," DeWine told NPR, after protesters gathered to demand the state's coronavirus restrictions lifted. "But we also have to do it in a rational way."
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Citing Concerns About Access For 'Seniors,' West Virginia's Governor Delays Primary

Apr 01, 2020
More than a dozen states have delayed primaries because of the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is seen in February in Cleveland. He told NPR the state is going to need help from the federal government to respond to the number of people out of work.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: 'We've Got To Have Help From The Federal Government'

Mar 24, 2020
Almost 140,000 people filed for unemployment benefits in Ohio last week compared with fewer than 5,000 a week earlier. Gov. Mike DeWine talked with NPR about how Ohio is responding.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Anti-Abortion Rights Groups Ask HHS To Urge End To Abortion During Pandemic

Mar 24, 2020
Groups opposed to abortion rights have signed a letter asking federal health officials to urge abortion providers to "cease operations" in an effort to preserve medical equipment.
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National

Some Push To Change State Laws That Require HIV Disclosure To Sexual Partners

Jan 22, 2020
In more than 30 states, it is illegal for someone with HIV to have sex without first disclosing their status. Some are now trying to change that, arguing that those laws endanger public health.
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Sports
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow described the poverty of his Ohio hometown in his Heisman trophy acceptance speech. Since then, donations from across the U.S. have flooded to the Athens County Food Pantry.

Heisman Winner Spotlights Hunger In His Hometown, Donations To Food Pantry Pour In

Dec 16, 2019
"I'm up here for all those kids in Athens and in Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school," LSU quarterback Joe Burrow said in accepting the trophy.

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