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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law legalizing sports betting. He now says he's opposed to it

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law legalizing sports betting. He now says he's opposed to it

Associated Press — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he regrets his initial support for legalizing sports betting. In an Associated Press interview, the second-term Republican said he now wishes he hadn't signed the 2021 law that brought the industry's exorbitant advertising spending to his state.
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5 years after Ohio's $60M bribery scandal, critics say more could be done to prevent a repeat

5 years after Ohio's $60M bribery scandal, critics say more could be done to prevent a repeat

Associated Press — It has been five years since a $60 million bribery scheme funded by FirstEnergy Corp. came to light in Ohio with the stunning arrests ofa powerful Republican state lawmaker and four associates in July 2020.
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Three decades later, NATO parliamentarians head to the site of the Dayton Peace Accords

Three decades later, NATO parliamentarians head to the site of the Dayton Peace Accords

Associated Press — Representatives of NATO-aligned nations will gather starting in the Ohio city where an end to the three-year Bosnian war was brokered 30 years ago.
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VP Vance's global travels are a mix of diplomacy, dealmaking, soft power and family time

VP Vance's global travels are a mix of diplomacy, dealmaking, soft power and family time

Associated Press — President Donald Trump has dispatched Vice President JD Vance all over the world in the opening months of the administration.
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Republican JD Vance's half brother wants to be Cincinnati's next mayor

Republican JD Vance's half brother wants to be Cincinnati's next mayor

Associated Press — Vice President JD Vance's half brother Cory Bowman is running for Cincinnati mayor. The 36-year-old pastor and coffee shop owner faces Democratic Mayor Aftab Pureval, an up-and-comer and former special assistant U.S. attorney who ran for Congress, and procurement professional Brian Frank.
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AP reporter describes the Trump rally shooting

AP reporter describes the Trump rally shooting

Associated Press — AP reporter Julie Carr Smyth, who was covering Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, describes how Saturday's shooting unfolded.
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Trump injured but 'fine' after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dea...

Trump injured but 'fine' after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dea...

Associated Press — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time.
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Cleveland Browns' quest for a domed stadium starts an NFL fight for Ohio dollars

Cleveland Browns' quest for a domed stadium starts an NFL fight for Ohio dollars

Associated Press — A political battle fit for the gridiron is raging in Ohio. Republican leaders disagree on funding for two NFL stadiums.
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Take a trip to Ohio to learn about William McKinley, Trump's much-admired Gilded Age president

Take a trip to Ohio to learn about William McKinley, Trump's much-admired Gilded Age president

Associated Press — If there's one place where interest in William McKinley has remained unwavering, it's in the 25th president's native northeast Ohio.
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Ohio offers a new way to use public money for Christian schools. Opponents say it's unconstitutio...

Ohio offers a new way to use public money for Christian schools. Opponents say it's unconstitutio...

Associated Press — Around the country, advocates for Christian education have been finding ways to tap taxpayer money used more typically for public schools.
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Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over

Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over

Associated Press — In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio - out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians, journalists, troopers and newly installed security cameras - people are attempting to carry on.
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Senate candidate Bernie Moreno campaigns as an outsider. His wealthy family is politically connec...

Senate candidate Bernie Moreno campaigns as an outsider. His wealthy family is politically connec...

Associated Press — Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno of Ohio likes to portray himself as a political outsider in his race against Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
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What's in a name? Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them

What's in a name? Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them

Associated Press — When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance's name, it's complicated. The senator from Ohio introduced himself to the world in 2016, when he published his bestselling memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," under the name J.D.
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'Of all the places': Deep red Butler, Pennsylvania, grapples with Trump assassination attempt

'Of all the places': Deep red Butler, Pennsylvania, grapples with Trump assassination attempt

Associated Press — A common refrain on the streets of Butler, Pennsylvania, in the wake of Saturday's assassination attempt on Donald Trump was: "Of all the places."
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Black victims underrepresented in named violent crime laws

Black victims underrepresented in named violent crime laws

Associated Press — CLEVELAND (AP) - The slayings of Reagan Tokes and Alianna DeFreeze had much in common. Both were abducted, raped and killed in Ohio in 2017. Tokes was a 21-year-old college student, DeFreeze a 14-year-old seventh grader. Both their killers were previously convicted sex offenders.
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Governor was warned of would-be regulator's ties to utility

Governor was warned of would-be regulator's ties to utility

Associated Press — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gov. Mike DeWine disregarded cries of alarm in early 2019 from consumer and environmental advocates, concerns echoed in a previously undisclosed last-minute plea from GOP insiders, when he was selecting the state's top utility regulator - a man now under scrutiny as a wide-ranging bribery and corruption investigation roils Ohio...
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Speaker snared in Ohio bribery probe liked to play long game

Speaker snared in Ohio bribery probe liked to play long game

Associated Press — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Tension was thick in the air. After 10 consecutive votes in which another man had garnered more support than Larry Householder's favored candidate to be the next Ohio House speaker, Householder leaned back quietly in his chair, arms confidently propped behind his head...
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VIRUS DIARY: The singing stopped, and the emptiness arrived

VIRUS DIARY: The singing stopped, and the emptiness arrived

Associated Press — WORTHINGTON, Ohio (AP) - My mother taught me that the best place in the world is on the inside of a chord. If you've ever been there, you'll know what she meant. It's a bear hug of awe and wonder, a sublime sliver of beauty or dissonance or genius powered by the humble human voice.
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Abortion arguments at play in limiting veterans' IVF benefit

Abortion arguments at play in limiting veterans' IVF benefit

Associated Press — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal program to help injured veterans and their spouses conceive children through in vitro fertilization is being hobbled by anti-abortion forces that oppose how the process can lead to embryos being destroyed.
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State mapmaker brings creativity, whimsy to Ohio road maps

State mapmaker brings creativity, whimsy to Ohio road maps

Associated Press — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - If your summer travel plans involve traveling through Ohio and you're still a fan of paper maps, it's time you met Bruce Hull. He's the guy who's been injecting visual flair, handy information and a hidden bit of his own family history into Ohio's road maps for almost two decades.
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'Burning river' loses sting in Cleveland 50 years after fire

'Burning river' loses sting in Cleveland 50 years after fire

Associated Press — CLEVELAND (AP) - Fifty years after the Cuyahoga River's most infamous fire helped spawn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, artists and entrepreneurs have turned old jokes into inspiration and forged decades of embarrassment into a fiery brand of Cleveland pride. "Everybody knows Cuyahoga County for the burning river.
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High-schoolers get face time with extremists in class

High-schoolers get face time with extremists in class

Associated Press — WORTHINGTON, Ohio (AP) - The recent videotaped encounter at the Lincoln Memorial left many wondering about the state of reasoned political discourse in the country, or if it exists at all in a hyperpartisan era of red "Make America Great Again" hats versus pink women's march caps. In a video from Jan.
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Tourism in coal country: Digging into culture, ecotourism

Tourism in coal country: Digging into culture, ecotourism

Associated Press — PERRY COUNTY, Ohio (AP) - Two-thirds of Appalachia's coal industry jobs have disappeared since the 1990s. Now the region is hoping tourism will help rebuild its economy by tapping into history and its rugged natural beauty. A Shawnee, Ohio, event re-enacted a Prohibition rally outside the real-life former speakeasy.
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Should States Ban Abortions When Down Syndrome Diagnosed?

Should States Ban Abortions When Down Syndrome Diagnosed?

U.S. News & World Report — PLAIN CITY, Ohio (AP) — Parental love. Women's rights. The trust between doctor and patient. These are some of emotional issues at play as Ohio becomes the latest state to consider banning abortion if it's based on a diagnosis that a baby would be born with Down syndrome.
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