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An organic seed company was distressed to learn it had marketed a GMO purple tomato by mistake. The incident raised alarm about the impact of new GMO plants.
Local
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New rules from the US Environmental Protection Agency require them to reduce 90% of climate-change causing emissions by 2039, which will affect the four coal burning power plants in Ohio.
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Based on a true story of the first black ops, in WWII against German U boats..
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Under House Bill 485, Ohio's public schools would also have to largely limit students' social media use and outright ban them from TikTok.
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A road-trip through Paris and a worthy life in a beautiful, delicate journey.
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House Bill 230 in Ohio would recategorize the felony classifications for trafficking certain amounts of drugs, such as cocaine, fentanyl or heroin.
National
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According to a Major League Baseball Player's Association memo, which was obtained by ESPN, the league has heard the complaints and will get the uniforms fixed — next year.
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The Justice Department has taken steps to close the so-called "gun show loophole." But there's a murky legal question: Who counts as a gun seller?
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International arrest warrants could be issued for Israel's top officials. Pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. colleges show no sign of letting up. Spain's prime minister may announce he's stepping down.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Bob Kitchen of the International Rescue Committee, about a letter aid groups wrote to President Biden demanding concrete action to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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WNBA legend Candace Parker is retiring after 16 years in the league. NPR's A Martinez talks to Ben Pickman of The Athletic, about how Parker has changed the game, and what comes next.
Health, Science, Technology, Environment
Climate change is making it harder to meet clean air goals, says the 25th annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.
Arts & Life
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Billie Eilish, Fall Out Boy, Nile Rodgers, Cyndi Lauper, Lorde, Sia, Diplo and Chappell Roan are among the signatories of an open letter urging a Senate committee to support the Fans First Act.
The WCBE Podcast Experience
This CMC forum features Stephanie Hightower, President and CEO, The Columbus Urban League; Karen Mozenter, CEO, Jewish Family Services; Tony Collins, CEO & President, YMCA of Central Ohio; Lawrence Funderburke, Founder, President, and Certified Financial Planner, Funderburke Institute of Financial Empowerment and hosted by Tonisha Johnson, Emmy Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist and Anchor, Spectrum News 1.
Listen to Protecting What Matters on Saturdays at 8:30am on 90.5 WCBE, or online on WCBE's Podcast Experience
They Will Be Performing At A&R Music Bar With Winser On April 4th.
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