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Balloons and confetti are seen at the end of the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

How to watch the Republican National Convention

Paul LeBlanc, CNN August 24, 2020

(CNN) -- The Republican National Convention will get underway this week with a four-night event that will see the party formally renominate President Donald Trump while navigating a mix of online and...

Phlebotomist Jenee Wilson carries COVID-19 convalescent plasma from a donor at Bloodworks Northwest on April 17, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.

US FDA announces emergency authorization for convalescent plasma to treat Covid-19

(CNN) -- The US Food and Drug Administration on Sunday issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma to treat Covid-19, saying the "known and potential benefits of the product outweigh...

A firefighter rubs his head while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood of unincorporated Napa County, California, on Friday, Aug. 21.

Deadly California wildfires scorch more than 1 million acres with no end in sight

Amir Vera and Jamiel Lynch, CNN August 23, 2020

(CNN) -- The deadly California wildfires have burned over 1 million acres -- and there's no end in sight as thousands of firefighters struggle to contain the blazes and more emerge.Hundreds of fires were...

Trump lashes out at Goodyear about its policy on `MAGA’ wear

Kevin Freking, AP August 20, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged people to boycott tires from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., tweeting that the Ohio-based company had “announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS.”But...

Jay Graham on Fall Semester

August 20, 2020

Jay Graham, @KentState’s Interim Executive Director for the Office of the University Architect, spoke with me about his outlook on KSU students enjoying their on-campus experience this fall. pic.twitter.com/WJdhpdAjgA —...

A family moves into Clark Hall on Kent State's campus Aug. 16, 2020.

Kent State welcomes back students living on-campus ahead of the new semester

Connor Steffen, reporter August 20, 2020

Kent State University kicked off its five-day, staggered move-in process Wednesday ahead of a fall semester that will adhere to the state’s social distancing and safety guidelines.Move-in began Wednesday...

Steve Bannon and three others were charged with fraud in a border wall fundraising campaign. Seen here, the former White House senior counselor to President Donald Trump leaves the courthouse after he testified at the Roger Stone trial November 8, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Steve Bannon, three others charged with fraud in border wall fundraising campaign

(CNN) -- New York federal prosecutors on Thursday charged President Donald Trump's former adviser Steve Bannon and three others with defrauding donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of a...

Kent State faculty senate addresses face-to-face teaching concerns

Tramaine Burton, reporter August 19, 2020

Kent State’s faculty senate hosted a question and answer forum Aug. 18 for faculty members who will be teaching traditional face-to-face classes in the fall, addressing most of their concerns.The faculty...

The second night of the Democratic National Convention opened with a 17-person "keynote" speech, interspersing clips of a diverse set of the party's rising stars into a coherent message, rather than spreading them throughout largely ignored daytime slots at an ordinary convention.

Six takeaways from the DNC’s second night

(CNN) -- It's difficult to imagine political parties returning to the packed, always-behind-schedule conventions of the past after Democrats' nomination of Joe Biden on Tuesday night.The second night...

The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States.

The stock market just hit its first record since the pandemic started

Anneken Tappe, CNN Business August 19, 2020

(CNN) -- The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high on Tuesday for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States.The index, which is the broadest measure of Wall Street, had been hovering...

All Ohio high school sports can go forward this year, with an option for some fall sports like football to be delayed until the spring if schools wish, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday.

DeWine allows high school sports to continue amid pandemic

Andrew Welsh-Huggins, AP August 18, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All Ohio high school sports can go forward this year, with an option for some fall sports like football to be delayed until the spring if schools wish, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday.“Our...

Susan B. Anthony received a presidential pardon this week, almost 150 years after she was arrested and convicted for voting as a woman.

Nearly 150 years ago, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting when women weren’t allowed to. Today, she’ll get a pardon

Scottie Andrew, CNN August 18, 2020

(CNN) -- Susan B. Anthony wasn't one to go quietly.She died before women secured the right to vote, but she found a way to vote anyway, 50 years before the 19th Amendment passed. She was eventually arrested...

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