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'This is within our control': Ohio gov pleads with residents
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A day after a statewide address, Gov. Mike DeWine reiterated that he does not want to shut down Ohio amid a third coronavirus wave but will have to if residents do not obey mask orders and continue to congregate in large groups.
"This is within our control. We don't have to let it get that bad,& ... (full story)
Ex-Ohio State prof pleads guilty to sharing work with China
COLUMBUS (AP) — A medical researcher and professor who had been working most recently at Ohio State University pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge stemming from what prosecutors called a sophisticated scheme to transfer U.S.-backed research to China.
Song Guo Zheng, 58, of suburban Hilliard, and his research groups secured ... (full story)
Ohio law creates immunity for biz against most COVID-19-related suits
If a customer slips and falls in a supermarket immediately after someone standing alongside him/her drops a soda on the floor, the company is generally protected from liability. But what if a customer contracts COVID-19 from another shopper or an employee, could the business be held liable?
That’s exactly the question that ... (full story)