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Recent fashion merchandising graduate Jenna Palek poses for a graduation photo. Courtesy of Jenna Palek. 

Kent State graduate receives job at TikTok after video goes viral

Tramaine Burton, reporter May 20, 2020

As the world practices social distancing, people are using various social media platforms to stay connected, but for one Kent State graduate, a viral TikTok video helped her land a job at the company.Jenna...

Robin Vande Zande, an associate professor in Kent State's school of art, told the audience about the recently released book titled “Fashion Fundamentals,” in a Zoom seminar May 19.

Kent State professor and co-authors discuss new Fashion Fundamentals book

Robin Vande Zande, an associate professor in Kent State's school of art, told the audience about the recently released book titled “Fashion Fundamentals,” in a Zoom seminar on May 19.The book was co-written...

COVID 19 illustration

Voices from the virus: How the university community endured during the pandemic

KentWired Staff May 20, 2020

“I am so sorry. It makes me so sad about our seniors and the people who have worked so hard for this degree,” Jamie McCartney, an assistant professor and program coordinator for the ASL/English Interpreting...

Magic Johnson attends a game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the UCLA Bruins in 2017.

Magic Johnson will provide $100 million to fund loans to minority-owned businesses

Harmeet Kaur, CNN May 19, 2020

(CNN) -- Magic Johnson may no longer be playing in the NBA, but the Hall of Fame member is still making valuable assists.Johnson announced that EquiTrust Life Insurance Co., of which he owns a majority,...

Ahmaud Arbery with his mother, Wanda Cooper Jones.

Attorney says Ahmaud Arbery’s family wants man who filmed fatal shooting arrested

(CNN) -- An attorney for the family of Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot and killed near Brunswick, Georgia, in February, says they want the man who recorded the incident arrested despite his attorney's...

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington.

Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine, health experts question its effectiveness

(CNN) -- President Donald Trump claimed Monday he is taking daily doses of hydroxychloroquine, a drug he's long touted as a potential coronavirus cure even as medical experts and the US Food and Drug...

"American Idol" rounds out its all-new innovative and critically celebrated season on ABC, crowning its next singing sensation live during the epic grand finale event. 

‘American Idol’ crowns Season 3 winner virtually

Lisa Respers France, CNN May 18, 2020

(CNN) -- "American Idol" has a new winner.The ABC singing competition announced its winner on Sunday.Just Sam became the show's first ever "at home" winner, beating out finalists Julia Gargano, Arthur...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine passed an executive order Jan. 22 to reinstate funding after pandemic cuts.

Ohio governor: ‘have fun, but keep that distance’ at bars

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio will begin cracking down on social distancing at bars after photos showed plenty of customers standing and drinking on crowded patios during the first weekend restaurants and...

Ohio prison system resumes accepting county jail inmates

Andrew Welsh-Huggins, AP May 17, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio prison system plans to resume accepting inmates from county jails to begin their prison sentences, a practice suspended during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to reduce...

A closed playground in the West Village in New York on April 8. Figures provided to CNN from states across the country show considerable drops in child abuse reports as social distancing measures have kept people home and kids out of sight.

Child abuse reports are down during the pandemic. Experts say that’s a bad sign

Paul LeBlanc, CNN May 17, 2020

(CNN) -- A drop in child abuse would usually be welcome news -- but with schools closed and kids at home, experts believe that the recent decline in calls to child abuse and neglect hotlines might really...

Celebrities, activists and athletes are honoring millions of students who cannot attend their graduation ceremonies because of the coronavirus crisis.

A night for grads: LeBron James, Barack Obama and more celebrate the class of 2020

Nicole Chavez, CNN May 16, 2020

(CNN) -- It's your night, class of 2020.Celebrities, activists and athletes are honoring millions of students who cannot attend their graduation ceremonies because of the coronavirus crisis.Former President...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wears a mask to protect herself and others from COVID-19, known as coronavirus, as she arrives to hold her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 30, 2020.

House approves historic rules change to allow remote voting during COVID-19 pandemic

(CNN) -- House Democrats on Friday approved a rules change to allow lawmakers to vote while away from Washington during the coronavirus pandemic, a move that will allow the chamber to operate remotely...