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The University of Akron’s football program has been hit with NCAA sanctions for improper loans to players; Columbus is on pace to exceed last year's record homicides; the Ohio Attorney General's Office has approved summary language in a petition to legalize marijuana use and sales in the state; and more stories.
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Gov. Mike DeWine is urging that schoolchildren continue wearing masks at least for the beginning of the academic year; masks will again be required in some areas of Cuyahoga Valley National Park; coronavirus cases in Ohio shot up Tuesday to more than 3,200; and more stories.
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Morning Headlines: COVID Cases, Vaccinations Increase; Olmsted Falls Native Katie Nageotte Wins GoldWednesday saw another sharp rise in COVID cases in Ohio with the highest number since mid-April; Kent State University and the University of Akron are requiring everyone on campus to wear masks indoors; Cuyahoga County health officials are recommending masks in indoor spaces; and more stories.
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For the first time since June, total COVID-19 cases in Ohio have climbed above 50 per 100,000 residents; Ohio’s Dave Yost is among 24 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade; the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Toledo is undergoing a special inspection following a series of diesel generator failures and an automatic reactor shutdown; and more stories.
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Three of Akron-based FirstEnergy’s electric companies will refund customers amounts collected from a fee included in a tainted energy bill; the new superintendent of Akron Public Schools received unanimous support from the school board for her first proposal; the Ohio Attorney General’s Office says a grand jury has cleared a police officer who shot a Black man outside a public housing complex in Cleveland; and more stories.
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Akron City Council is considering a law that would require police to automatically post body camera footage within a week of an officer using deadly force; Dennis Kucinich will seek another bid for Cleveland mayor more than 40 years later; several Northeast Ohio municipalities are speaking out against an amendment slipped into the Senate’s state budget proposal that limits public broadband projects and cuts all broadband-related funding; and more stories.
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Federal funding will work to address COVID-19-related health disparities in Ohio; a lawyer says a Malaysian court has ruled in favor of 65 migrant workers who sued Akron-based Goodyear for underpaying them; the Ohio State Medical Board has approved three new conditions eligible for patients to receive medical marijuana; and more stories.
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Lordstown Motors says it may not be in business a year from now as it tries to secure funding to start full production of an electric pickup truck; Ohio surpassed 20,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants Google to be declared a public utility; and more stories.
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The state of Ohio and the U.S. Census Bureau have asked a judge to place on hold their court fight over when data used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts will be released.
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It’s becoming clear that the recent rise in new coronavirus cases is more than a blip; Gov. Mike DeWine says beginning next week, college campuses in Ohio will begin offering vaccinations to students before they break for the summer by May 1; Cleveland State University says it’s planning for a “normal” fall semester; and more stories.