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Kent State shootings: The 1970 student protests that shook the US
Fifty-four years ago, four students were shot by the National Guard during an anti-Vietnam War protest at Kent State university in Ohio – a tragedy that still resonates today.
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Ohio River disaster as barge with tons of toxic methanol sinks
A crash near Louisville, Kentucky, caused three barges to become "lodged"—one of which, officials said, was partially submerged and carries 1,400 tons of methanol.
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Panic mounts after 40,000 minks were illegally released from Ohio farm
Authorities are warning residents in northwest Ohio to be on the lookout after vandals broke into a farm and released up to 40,000 minks into the wild over night on Wednesday. The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on social media that tens of thousands of minks had been let out of Lion Farms USA Mink Farm in Hoaglin Township, near the border with Indiana.
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Ohio home up for sale features jail cells that allegedly housed gangster John Dillinger
A home listed last week in the northwest Ohio town of Celina gives new meaning to the phrase "jail house." The property, featured on the Zillow Gone Wild listing of unusual homes, includes two jail cells, complete with beds, that allegedly once housed gangster John Dillinger.
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Ohioans spent $211 million subsidizing two coal plants over last two years
Electric customers across Ohio spent an estimated $211 million over the last two years bailing out two coal-fired power plants that continue losing millions per year, according to new data from state regulators.
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Panel OKs bid to demolish Wright Brothers' 1st bike shop | AP News
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Dayton Board of Zoning Appeals has approved the city’s request to demolish a 129-year-old historic building that once was the site of the Wright brothers’ first bike shop. The city wants to tear down the site because the building has deteriorated to a point where it can no longer be maintained and redeveloped, the Dayton Daily News has reported.
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A prominent anti-vax doctor, who falsely claimed the COVID-19 vaccine could make people magnetic, had her medical license renewed, report says
A prominent anti-vax doctor from Ohio, who pushed the false claim that COVID-19 vaccines could make people magnetic, has had her medical license renewed, according to the Ohio Capital Journal. Dr. Sherri Tenpenny is an osteopathic physician who has spent years making unproven or exaggerated claims about vaccines.
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5 vaccinated Ohioans will be chosen at random to win $1 million
Any Ohioan who has received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine is eligible to win $1 million, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday.
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Ohio State study: 30% of student athletes have heart damage linked to COVID-19
In a study published in September, researchers from Ohio State University found that out of more than two dozen athletes from the university who tested positive for COVID-19, 30% had cellular heart damage and 15% showed signs of heart inflammation caused by a condition known as myocarditis.
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Ohio Quietly Passes Bill That Could Bankrupt Churches Linked To Fossil Fuel Protests
Ohio lawmakers faced fierce blowback last winter over a bill that would escalate criminal charges on fossil fuel protesters and threaten religious organizations or nonprofits that support such demonstrations with crushing fines. By then, the state Senate had already passed the proposal, known as SB-33. At House hearings that lasted until early 2020, however...
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Rare blue lobster sent to Ohio zoo after discovery at seafood restaurant
A rare blue lobster escaped the fate that awaited it after the Ohio restaurant it was discovered at sent it off to a zoo instead of a boiling pot in its kitchen. The curious crustacean was delivered to a Red Lobster restaurant in Cuyahoga Falls last week. However, an employee quickly recognized one of the lobsters did not look like the others. Turns out it was a 1 in 2 million blue lobster (the shell’s unique coloring is caused by a genetic anomaly).
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Ohio Has Stopped Kicking Workers Off Unemployment After A Hacker Targeted Its Website
The state is reconsidering its policy after a hacker released a script that automatically submits junk data to its 'COVID-19 fraud' website, which allows employers to report workers who refuse to work during the pandemic.
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Ohio urges employers to report workers fearful of returning to work
The state is reopening non-essential businesses and workers wary of employers’ safety measures could lose unemployment benefits
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'Unbelievable act of kindness': Customer leaves $2,500 tip for staff at Columbus restaurant
The note left by the customer instructed the tip to be spread among the staff members. It was left on the day Gov. Mike DeWine announced all bars and restaurants would have to close to dine-in customers.
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A lost purse from 1957 was discovered inside a wall of an Ohio school
The mystery of the contents of a purse found in the space between a locker and a wall in an Ohio middle school have been revealed. The red purse covered in dust was discovered last year by Chas Pyle, a custodian at North Canton Middle School, when he was reattaching the trim between the lockers and the wall. The school district in North Canton, Ohio, posted images of the long-lost purse, trying to find its owner.
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Ohio May Let Religious Students Give Scientifically Wrong Answers
The Ohio State House of Representatives has passed legislation critics say will allow public school students to get full marks on science tests if their an
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Ohio bill orders doctors to ‘reimplant ectopic pregnancy’ or face 'abortion murder' charges
Ohio introduces one of the most extreme bills to date for a procedure that does not exist in medical science
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Ohio mom reportedly finds alleged intruder attempting to give 2-year-old son a bath
An Ohio mother said she recently woke up to find another woman inside her home preparing to give her 2-year-old a bath, according to a report. Areica Hill woke up Oct. 16 to the sound of her dog barking and saw a woman in the bathroom with her son, WCMH-TV reported.
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9 Killed, 26 Injured In Shooting In Dayton, Ohio
Police have identified 24-year-old white male Connor Betts from Bellbrook, Ohio, as the shooter who claimed nine lives and injured 27 others in Dayton on Sunday morning. Among the nine dead was the shooter's sister, Megan Betts, 22, Lt. Col. Matt Carper said at a press conference Sunday.
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Dayton mass shooting: 9 killed and 27 injured
Reports from local media and eyewitness accounts to NBC News suggest the shooting took place outside of Ned Peppers Bar, in the heart of Dayton's Oregon District.
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