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WOSU News@wosunews · 7 h

Shadow Labyrinth is a gritty twist on Pac-Man aimed at a new, younger audience wosu.pm/4eZJjzL

wosunews's tweet card. A new video game just debuted within the Pac-Man universe. It's called Shadow Labyrinth and it's very different from the pellet-chomping game that once dominated arcades.

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WOSU News@wosunews · 7 h

Have all girls or all boys? Study suggests the odds aren't 50/50 wosu.pm/3Urw3dM

wosunews's tweet card. A study analyzed decades of births and found that larger families showed a distinct tendency toward all girls or all boys, rather than a mix.

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WOSU News@wosunews · 10 h

Community bail funds face backlash from GOP lawmakers after a 2020 surge in popularity wosu.pm/3IEb05j

wosunews's tweet card. Bail Funds — where community members donate money to help others post bail — exploded in popularity after the 2020 protests against police brutality. Since then, they've faced political blowback, and...

WOSU News@wosunews · 10 h

Trump's spy chief claims the Obama administration 'manufactured' intel on Russia wosu.pm/417PXOF

wosunews's tweet card. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has published the latest in a series of reports that scrutinize years-old intel community conclusions about Russian interference in the 2016 election.

WOSU News@wosunews · 11 h

The USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data by the end of July wosu.pm/4mb0Do3

wosunews's tweet card. The USDA has set a deadline of July 30 for states to hand over the sensitive data of tens of millions of people who applied for federal food assistance, while a lawsuit is trying to stop the collec...

WOSU News@wosunews · 11 h

Trump administration releases trove of files on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination wosu.pm/3IImftf

wosunews's tweet card. The release came in response to an executive order issued by President Trump. King's family warned they would object to any use of the records "to spread falsehoods" about King's life and legacy.

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WOSU News@wosunews · 12 h

New proposed zoning law would make it easier for Columbus residents to build in-law suites wosu.pm/3IHpnFR

wosunews's tweet card. Columbus City Councilmember Otto Beatty is proposing a new law to make it easier for residents to add accessory dwelling units to single-family parcels.

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WOSU News@wosunews · 12 h

Vacant south Columbus church to become drop-in center for homeless youth wosu.pm/40vDxzY

wosunews's tweet card. Last month, the non-profit Star House purchased St. Ladislas Church in south Columbus to turn it into a drop-in center for homeless youth. St. Ladislas has been vacant since 2023.

WOSU News@wosunews · 13 h

Coca-Cola says it will use U.S. cane sugar in a new Coke, a plan pushed by Trump wosu.pm/46T6kSW

wosunews's tweet card. Coca-Cola's move comes a week after President Trump said he had been talking to the soft drink giant about using cane sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup in its signature drink.

WOSU News@wosunews · 13 h

35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act — celebrating the success and concern wosu.pm/4f84gc6

wosunews's tweet card. It was 35 years ago this month that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Across the U.S., it's being marked with festivals and parades — and concern due to recent Medicaid cuts.

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WOSU News@wosunews · 14 h

Columbus City Council candidates both claim to be progressive as Democrats deal with leftward shift wosu.pm/4fmiPJf

wosunews's tweet card. Both Tiara Ross and Jesse Vogel have claimed the "progressive" mantle that is used by Democrats who don't identify with the moderate wing of their party. More and more Democrats have been embracing...

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WOSU News@wosunews · 14 h

Republican Jim Jordan deposed in federal suit tied to sex abuse by late Ohio State team doctor wosu.pm/4mcEDZX

wosunews's tweet card. Many ex-wrestlers over the years have accused Jim Jordan, who served as assistant coach of the Ohio State wrestling team from 1986 to 1994, of knowing about the abuse and failing to act.

WOSU News@wosunews · 15 h

NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding wosu.pm/4513jxo

wosunews's tweet card. NPR newsroom chief Edith Chapin says she's leaving the network. She made the announcement just days after Congress voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding.

WOSU News@wosunews · 16 h

Community radio stations are collateral damage as Congress cuts NPR funding wosu.pm/417r5qj

wosunews'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.

WOSU News@wosunews · 16 h

On Lake Erie, Ohio agencies are bracing for gutted clean water funds wosu.pm/4m5wkyR

wosunews's tweet card. Each year for more than four decades, elected officials and government workers in Ohio have descended onto the water via charter boats for a half-day of fishing.

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WOSU News@wosunews · 17 h

This Ohio city got federal money to revitalize public spaces with art. Then came cuts wosu.pm/3IDSXvR

wosunews's tweet card. The southern Ohio city of Portsmouth is known for its floodwall murals. Now, a nonprofit is painting sidewalks, basketball courts and brick walls too. But federal funding cuts threaten the bigger...

WOSU News@wosunews · 18 h

Ohio House approves one veto override, but skips voting on the other two on the schedule wosu.pm/4kNyIJx

wosunews'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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WOSU News@wosunews · 19 h

Endorsement debate for Columbus City Council to reignite at Franklin County Democrats' meeting wosu.pm/4m01UhA

wosunews's tweet card. Tiara Ross is aiming for an endorsement from the Franklin County Democratic Party after consolidating support from all of Columbus City Council and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther. Her opponent Jesse...

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WOSU News@wosunews · 19 h

State will appeal ruling that Ohio's EdChoice voucher program is unconstitutional on Wednesday wosu.pm/4kKp9el

wosunews's tweet card. The state of Ohio is preparing its appeal of last month’s ruling saying the program that offers taxpayer-paid vouchers for families to use at private schools is unconstitutional.

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WOSU News@wosunews · Jul 22

Jane Austen fans mark 250 years since the writer's birth with a wave of parties wosu.pm/4kOMATO

wosunews's tweet card. Jane Austen fans are celebrating 250 years since the writer's birth with a series of celebrations – including Georgian costume balls, where attendees try out period dancing.

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