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Ohio update: Governor urges approval of company’s mask sterilizing system

Andrew Welsh-HugginsAssociated Press d March 29, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state reported more than 1,400 coronavirus cases including 25 deaths, while Gov. Mike DeWine presented manufacturers with a top 10 list of desperately needed medical equipment...

A sample ballot for the Ohio primary election. 

Updates in Ohio’s primary election: How to get an absentee ballot and still vote

Jenna Borthwick TV2 news director March 28, 2020

The Ohio General Assembly approved a plan Wednesday to extend absentee voting for the 2020 primary election until April 28 and eliminate most in-person voting.Lawmakers overruled Secretary of State Frank...

City of Kent and Portage county health centers work to counter COVID-19 cases

Rachel Karas, General assignment reporter Amanda Levine, Sports editor March 28, 2020

County LevelThere are currently 19 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Portage County. Three people are hospitalized; one is in their 30s and a second is over 80, according to an article written...

Kent State faculty find new ways to teach online

Molly Heideman Assigning Editor March 27, 2020

Kent State faculty have found new and innovative ways to deliver coursework to students digitally who are in more hands-on and experience-based courses.Schools like architecture, art, theater and dance...

House passes historic $2 trillion stimulus despite objections from GOP lawmaker

(CNN) -- The House of Representatives on Friday approved the historic $2 trillion stimulus package that passed the Senate earlier this week, overcoming last-minute drama by using an unusual procedural...

When will you see money and benefits from the stimulus bill?

(CNN) -- The House is set to vote Friday, and President Donald Trump is expected to swiftly sign, a $2 trillion stimulus bill to address the dramatic economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Included...

House set to vote Friday on $2 trillion stimulus as coronavirus crisis worsens

(CNN) -- The House of Representatives on Friday will attempt to approve the historic $2 trillion stimulus package that passed the Senate earlier this week and clear the way for President Donald Trump's...

Screen capture of Kent State student Jacob Karmia's Change.org petition that asks the university to allow students in good academic standing to be done with their classes.

Kent State student creates petition to pass students in good academic standing

Editor's note: A previous version of this story said the withdrawal date for the spring semester had been extended to April 13. It has been extended to the end of the semester. Kent State senior Jacob...

Kent State continues remote instruction for summer semester

In an email sent out Wednesday, Kent State announced the decision to continue remote instruction throughout the summer semester.In addition, Kent State has officially canceled all study abroad and study...

Alyssa Hertz, junior fashion design major, works at her sewing machine creating masks to donate to hospitals in need. 

Sewing with a purpose: Kent State student creates masks to donate amid COVID-19 outbreak

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing shortages in the U.S. for items like bread, hand sanitizer and toilet paper at local stores. But for first responders and medical personnel, the critical shortage of N95...

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 23: Doors lead into the Emergency Department at St. Barnabas Hospital on March 23, 2020 in the Bronx borough of New York City. As the number of confirmed cases and fatalities from the coronavirus (COVID-19) grow in New York, Governor Cuomo continues to urge President Trump to use the federal government to buy and distribute critical medical supplies. (Photo by Misha Friedman/Getty Images)

Death of teenager in California from coronavirus believed to be first in US of someone that age

(CNN) -- A Los Angeles County resident is believed to be the first juvenile to have died from the novel coronavirus in the United States.Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told CNN the person was a teenager.Garcetti...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo held a press briefing Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

States beg for answers in search for medical supplies

Gregory Krieg, Donald Judd, Jeremy Herb, Daniella Diaz, Ali Zaslav, Marina Carter and Elizabeth StuartCNN March 24, 2020

(CNN) -- The absence of coherent guidelines from the White House has created a battle among states and hospitals, which are hooked into bidding wars over key provisions to combat the coronavirus pandemic,...