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Drew Angerer September 18, 2020

On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that bans any transactions between the parent company of TikTok, ByteDance, and U.S. citizens due to national security reasons. The...

On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that bans any transactions between the parent company of TikTok, ByteDance, and U.S. citizens due to national security reasons. The president signed a separate executive order banning transactions with China-based tech company Tencent, which owns the app WeChat. Both orders are set to take effect in 45 days. 

Here’s what’s going to happen to TikTok on Sunday

Brian Fung, CNN Business September 18, 2020

(CNN) -- The Trump administration said it will restrict access to TikTok on Sunday, Sept. 20. What does that mean for users of the short-form video app?The short answer is, you'll still be able to use TikTok —...

Gov. Mike DeWine announced Portage County is now in a COVID-19 Level 3 Red status, which indicates very high exposure and spread of the virus. 

Portage County rises to COVID-19 Level 3 Red status

Gina Butkovich Lauren Sasala September 17, 2020

Gov. Mike DeWine announced Portage County is now in a COVID-19 Level 3 Red status, which indicates very high exposure and spread of the virus. “The majority of cases are being driven by activities in...

Tropical Weather

Gerald Herbrt September 15, 2020

Waters from the Guld of Mexico poor onto a local road, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Waveland, Miss. Hurricane Sally, one of a record-tying five storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on...

Community Art Project Seeks to Remember "Better Days"

Community Art Project Seeks to Remember “Better Days”

Chris Abreu, TV2 Reporter September 14, 2020

The streets of downtown Kent may have seemed extra empty over the last few months, with the coronavirus pandemic causing many to stay in their homes to mitigate the virus’s spread. To combat the feelings...

5 tropical cyclones are in the Atlantic at the same time for only the second time in history

 (CNN) -- It's peak hurricane season, and that's clear when you look at the Atlantic Ocean, which has five active tropical cyclones at the same time for only the second time in history.The only other...

A lone person makes their way through the 'Oval' at Ohio State University, a part of campus which, during the school year, is popular with students and faculty of the university, on August 13, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio State University canceled spring break 2021 because of Covid-19

Dakin Andone, CNN September 13, 2020

(CNN) -- The Ohio State University announced it will cancel spring break next semester in an effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the university community.In a letter Friday to students, faculty...

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on lowering drug prices at the White House, in Washington, DC on July 24.

Trump finally releases controversial drug price executive order

Tami Luhby, CNN September 13, 2020

(CNN) -- More than seven weeks after President Donald Trump signed four executive orders aimed at lowering drug prices, the White House finally released Sunday perhaps the most controversial one.It calls...

Kent State Protests Day 2

September 11, 2020

9/11 BLM Protest

Savannah Monks September 11, 2020

Dr. Geraldine Nelson, president of the Portage County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), speaks about the changes that have taken place in Portage County due to the Black...

Black Lives Matter Rally

September 10, 2020

Students speak near Oscar Ritchie

Ryanne Locker September 10, 2020

Gaberille Blake, junior history major, Tory Wenson, sophomore Integrated Language Arts major and Kamalenn Gillespie, junior Communication Studies, behind Oscar Ritchie Hall on the Kent State campus....

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