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Kash Patel's appearance in the Senate comes at a delicate time for the director, who is a loyalist of President Trump but has no experience leading an organization like the FBI.
Local
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This episode of Protecting What Matters explains the new Ohio Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment Portal and other efforts by the Ohio State Fire Marshal's office and the Ohio Fire Academy to help the volunteer fire service. -
This CMC forum features President Ted Carter reflecting on his first year and a half on the job, and a look forward at what’s on the horizon for Ohio’s flagship university. -
You’ve probably seen the list of spooky coincidences between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy — the elections, the assassins, the secretaries. But which of them are true, and which are myths? In this episode of The Internet Says it's True, we trace the origins of one of America’s favorite trivia lists and separate fact from fiction. -
In this episode of Protecting What Matters, experts from our Division of Industrial Compliance discuss the insights of our safety inspections and the importance of the work inspectors do to ensure every commercial building open to the public meets the highest safety standards.
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This CMC forum features a candid conversation with some of Ohio’s most dynamic young political leaders as they chart a new course for the state’s future.
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The report issued Tuesday by experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible. -
A movie star to his core, Robert Redford has died after a visionary career in cinema, including founding the Sundance Institute that transformed the market for independent films. -
For the first time in decades, the U.S. has decertified Colombia as a drug control partner — a symbolic blow to one of Washington's closest allies in Latin America. -
Vice President Vance, who credits Charlie Kirk with his political rise, hosted Kirk's podcast Monday and talked about carrying on his friend's political mantle.
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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., talks about the cancel culture that has followed Charlie Kirk's assassination and what it means for free speech.
Health, Science, Technology, Environment
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Scientists tracking the birds in an experimental forest in New Hampshire have also tracked changes in the forest ecosystem over decades.
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Arts & Life
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Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
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The WCBE Podcast Experience
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With a panel of leaders, this CMC forum explores the origin, impact, and future of the Columbus Promise. The program’s key partners – the City of Columbus, Columbus City Schools, I Know I Can, and Columbus State – and an array of private backers – have all recently recommitted to launching a new phase of the program, with more than half of a new $25 million goal already raised.
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