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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 12 h

Uncertainty remains for Northeast Ohio after-school programs, even after federal funding is restored ideastream.org/education/2025…

Ideastream's tweet card. The federal freeze on more than $1 billion in education money threw local after-school program providers into chaos. Some are still unsure of restarting programs for the fall despite the freeze...

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 12 h

Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 'Cosby Show' star, has died at the age of 54 ideastream.org/2025-07-21/act…

Ideastream's tweet card. The actor and Grammy Award winner died in a drowning accident Sunday while on vacation in Costa Rica.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 12 h

Ohio House approves one veto override, but skips voting on the other two on the schedule ideastream.org/2025-07-21/ohi…

Ideastream's tweet card. The Ohio House was set to try to override three of Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes in the new two-year, $60 billion budget, but only took up one of them.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 12 h

Cleveland Guardians fans share thoughts on Trump's call to restore former name ideastream.org/community/2025…

Ideastream's tweet card. President Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday encouraging the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old names.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 15 h

A creek with atomic waste from WWII is linked to increased cancer risk ideastream.org/2025-07-21/a-c…

Ideastream's tweet card. A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 15 h

Assad is gone. But can Syrians go home? ideastream.org/2025-07-21/ass…

Ideastream's tweet card. After over a decade in exile, many Syrians living abroad are contemplating what was once unthinkable: going home. But what does home look like today?

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 17 h

Teens are trying to bulk up on protein supplements. What should parents watch for? ideastream.org/npr-news/2025-…

Ideastream's tweet card. Teenage boys, especially, are getting lots of messages — from peers and from social media — about the power of protein supplements. Doctors caution there can be too much of a good thing.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 20 h

Teens are trying to bulk up on protein supplements. What should parents watch for? ideastream.org/2025-07-21/tee…

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 21 h

Ohio House Republicans prepare to override three budget vetoes, all related to property taxes ideastream.org/2025-07-21/ohi…

Ideastream's tweet card. Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed allowing Ohio county budget commissions to reduce voter-approved levies, requiring certain levies to be used when calculating the effective tax rate, and limiting districts’...

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 21 h

Trump has a welcome message for new citizens. It's different from past presidents ideastream.org/2025-07-21/tru…

Ideastream's tweet card. Trump released his video message to newly naturalized citizens. He welcomes them to the "national family," adding that they have a responsibility to "fiercely guard" and preserve American culture.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 22 h

Wayne County couple turns to lavender to add new life, color to 4-acre brownfield ideastream.org/environment-en…

Ideastream's tweet card. Two teachers turned farmers are tapping the power of the fragrant perennial to transform a former concrete dump site in Orrville into a vibrant sea of purple, pink and white.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · 22 h

County fair season is upon us. Check out what's new at these Northeast Ohio fairs ideastream.org/community/2025…

Ideastream's tweet card. County fairs are a highlight of Northeast Ohio late summer. Many of this year's fairs feature competitions and music performances.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · Jul 21

Trump threatens to derail Washington Commanders' new stadium deal over team name ideastream.org/npr-news/2025-…

Ideastream's tweet card. President Trump said the Washington Commanders should change their name back to their former name, which many Indigenous people consider a slur. He threatened to derail a deal for a new stadium.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · Jul 21

Trump threatens to derail Washington Commanders' new stadium deal over team name ideastream.org/2025-07-20/tru…

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · Jul 21

Trump administration shuts down EPA's scientific research arm ideastream.org/2025-07-20/tru…

Ideastream's tweet card. The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · Jul 21

Nearly 100 people killed seeking aid in Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian officials say ideastream.org/2025-07-20/nea…

Ideastream's tweet card. Dozens of Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Sunday as they tried to get food aid, according to local health authorities, one of the deadliest days in recent months for those seeking assistance.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · Jul 20

Community radio stations are collateral damage as Congress cuts NPR funding ideastream.org/npr-news/2025-…

Ideastream's tweet card. Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · Jul 20

"We are on our knees": U.S. tariffs devastate Lesotho's garment workers ideastream.org/npr-news/2025-…

Ideastream's tweet card. The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump's tariffs threats.

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · Jul 20

Cuts to public media will smash budgets of some local radio stations ideastream.org/2025-07-20/cut…

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Ideastream News@Ideastream · Jul 20

"We are on our knees": U.S. tariffs devastate Lesotho's garment workers ideastream.org/2025-07-20/we-…

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