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The Ohio Health Department has issued new guidelines for what to do if a student comes in contact with someone who’s tested positive for COVID; Ohio’s top lawyer has filed suit against the Biden administration over a rule allowing family planning clinics that provide abortion referrals to receive federal funds; a city council in a Cincinnati suburb has voted to ban abortion; and more stories.
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Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish on Wednesday announced plans to pay for a new jail by extending the life of a 0.25 percent sales tax; a debate over teaching the role of racism in American history has been highlighted as a committee weighs two bills before Ohio legislators that would prohibit such instruction; a federal judge has dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University officials failed to stop decades-old sexual abuse by a now-deceased team doctor; and more stories.
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Coronavirus cases topped 7,000 again on Thursday;; Ohio officials say they’re concerned about the sharp rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations; federal marshals have arrested a Wooster man accused of accosting an MSNBC journalist; and more stories.
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New coronavirus cases on Tuesday jumped past 4,000 for the first time since January in the state; Ohio State University is requiring all students, faculty, and staff to receive COVID-19 vaccines; several Summit County schools have reversed their policies on mask wearing; and more stories.
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Nurses at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are taking their pay and work grievances to a billboard alongside Columbus roadways.
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A number of Northeast Ohio counties now fall under the CDC’s ‘substantial’ spread category for the coronavirus, recommending that everyone wear a mask indoors; counties are making vaccines more accessible as the delta variant continues to spread; today is Election Day for portions of Cuyahoga and Summit counties in the very tight race for the Democratic nomination for the 11th Congressional seat; and more stories.
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Ohio State is now mandating that masks be worn indoors regardless of vaccination status.
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Ohio State University announced it will be requiring students to report whether or not they've been vaccinated before the school year begins.
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Ohio is expected to receive around $1 billion as part of the national opioid settlement; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will campaign in Cleveland for 11th District Congressional candidate Nina Turner; a plan from the owner of the Cleveland Browns to develop the Lake Erie shoreline got a boost on Wednesday; and more stories.
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OSU is working with Anomaly Group to help student athletes learn to navigate calculating and maximizing their image, name and likeness.