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Akron could be the next big city in Ohio to have its residents, employees, and visitors wear masks at all times. From WEWS News 5 Cleveland: Councilwoman Tara Mosley-Samples has drafted an ordinance that would require masks at all public locations, unless a person is eating, works in a place that prohibits facial coverings, working […]

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One of the most recognizable faces and names in broadcast news is now gone. Hugh Downs, best known for co-hosting the ABC News magazine show ’20/20′ over two decades, has recently passed away at the age of 99. From WEWS News 5 Cleveland: The Downs family says Hugh died peacefully on Wednesday at his Scottsdale, […]

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As promised the Governor has made an announcement regarding children going back to school in the fall after shutting them down back in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  According to Governor Dewine he agrees with the American Academy of Pediatrics when they say that our children being at home outweigh the risks of them […]

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The fundraising platform ActBlue reports a surge in money.

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Therese Patricia Okoumou just upped the ante for silent protests for social justice.

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The NFL is adjusting its preseason for this year, as reported by ESPN. That means the Cleveland Browns are going to see less play time before the regular season. Instead of four games, the Browns are only playing two because of the ever-evolving climate in midst of the cornavirus pandemic. From WEWS News 5 Cleveland: […]

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There is now an update in the latest involving cases related to the coronavirus disease in Ohio. The state’s Department of Health updated information on how many more people have been infected and have died from COVID-19. From WJW Fox 8 News Cleveland: There were 52,865 total confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the […]

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Health officials in three Ohio counties – Ottawa, Lucas, and Erie – have been looking into the COVID-19 outbreak on the Put-In-Bay village and are continuing to do so. Seven cases involving island visitors and employees have been confirmed to be positive.  The timeline for those cases takes place between June 17 and 21. From […]

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Legendary Buju Banton makes an appearance on the KYS CULTURE BASH INTERNATIONAL

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Do I ever cross your mind, anytime?  Do you ever wake up reaching out for Brian McKnight? The Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Brian McKnight dropped in on The Sam Sylk Show with Bijou Star to talk about distrust in politics, the pandemic, how he would have remained a virgin if he knew he was going to […]

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2020 has brought about awakenings health wise with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as systemic racism in the wake of the George Floyd killing, unfortunately everybody isn’t handling these awakenings well as people are being urged to wear masks and social distances themselves but even scarier is the un-awakening of people that aren’t handling people […]