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Rise in US preteen suicide rate alarms mental health experts
CDC data shows 194 kids ages 8 to 12 died by suicide in 2025, the highest total since at least 2001, with Black, Hispanic and Native youth hit hardest.
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States expand fight against organized retail crime, gift card fraud
More than a dozen states passed laws this year targeting hijacked freight, gift card tampering and fraud rings, as California reports $260 million recovered since 2023.
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DeWine says deporting Haitians would send them 'back to hell,' calls Trump plan a mistake
ICE could begin arrests this week, DeWine says, even as a Republican-backed House bill to extend protections through 2029 sits stalled in the Senate.
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Ohio MAGA rep allegedly threw hot water on his wife and put a gun to her head. Republicans are silent.
Sen. Bernie Moreno, Miller's father-in-law, has stayed silent as Cook Political Report shifts the district from solid to likely Republican.
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Ohio will soon get new Medicaid work requirements. Here’s what we know and don’t know
The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law last year, will require many Ohio residents with Medicaid to prove that they work or volunteer. But advocates still have a lot of questions about how it will work.
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Washington says goodbye to South Carolina US Sen. Lindsey Graham
Zelenskyy and Netanyahu attended as colleagues pushed a Russia sanctions bill now named for Graham, whose sister was sworn in to finish his term.
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Reflecting Pool damaged before Olympian charged with felony touched it, witness says
Hearn's lawyers say a photo he took before touching the pool proves no damage, and want grand jury transcripts released to challenge the felony charge.
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Administration asks US Supreme Court to uphold sweeping Trump order restricting vote-by-mail
The emergency appeal comes days after a federal appeals court sided with 23 states, setting up a Supreme Court showdown 99 days before the midterms.
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Trump urges US Senate to hold off on August recess until SAVE America Act passes
Thune says the votes aren't there, and Schumer calls the voter ID bill dead on arrival, even as Trump also pushes to end the filibuster entirely.
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As federal teen pregnancy prevention grants get cut, efforts in Ohio try to keep helping
HHS canceled 53 of 67 grants worth $68 million as Democracy Forward sues, while Ohio nonprofits and DeWine's faith-based office weigh how to fill the gap.
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A $100M Ohio energy fund lacks transparency — and excludes renewables
An attorney general candidate's ethics complaint alleges JobsOhio's board chair has lobbying ties to AEP, which could gain from pending nuclear legislation.
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Here’s how the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative got politicians from both parties on board
Researchers say local project funding, coordinated messaging and business backing helped the initiative survive Trump's 2019 proposed 90% cut.
