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NEWS ABOUT: Cincinnati

Cincinnati stories: 11 news summaries

Flu-Fearing Churches Ban Peace Handshakes

'Sign of peace,' prayer hand holding barred amid swine flu warnings

Sep 8, 09 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Churches nationwide are bracing for cases of swine flu, with one in Cincinnati banning peace handshakes during Mass, the Enquirer reports. The Catholic church passed out a flier telling parishioners not to shake with their neighbors during the “sign of peace” or clasp hands during the “Our Father”... More »

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Catholic Church • Catholicism • Cincinnati • Roman Catholic Church • swine flu • H1N1 virus • handshake

(Newser) - The National Institutes of Health will supervise a nationwide test of a swine flu vaccine in eight cities starting in August, the Seattle Times reports. Test subjects will be drawn from Seattle, Baltimore, Iowa City, St. Louis, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Houston, and Nashville. Thousands will receive “a vaccine... More »

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medicine • Atlanta • Houston • vaccine • St. Louis • Baltimore • Seattle • Cincinnati • Iowa City • Nashville • National Institutes of Health • human trials • swine flu • H1N1 virus • test subjects

 US Gets Its 
 First Black 
 Female Rabbi 



'I will not be boxed in,' says newly ordained Stanton

Jun 16, 09 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last week Alysa Stanton was ordained as a rabbi at the Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati, one of the country's oldest synagogues, and a little history was made—the US had its first black female leader of a Jewish congregation. Stanton, born a Pentecostal Christian, converted in 1987, enduring hostility... More »

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Jews • religion • Judaism • Cincinnati • African-Americans • rabbi • blacks

Juror Booted for 'Sitting
in Hell' Facebook Post

Ohio man's Facebook message prompts calls for mistrial

Jan 31, 09 3:41 PM CST
(Newser) - An Ohio man inadvertently discovered a new, high-tech way to get out of jury duty: write about it on Facebook. A judge in a high-profile civil lawsuit booted Barry Price from service after the plaintiff’s attorney discovered his Facebook status: “Barry Price is sitting in hell… aka jury... More »

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Facebook • judge • Cincinnati • jury duty • juror • civil lawsuits

Ohio Vote Fraud Probe Uncovers Single Case

Allegations of widespread Cincinatti-area fraud prove unfounded

Jan 29, 09 2:30 AM CST
(Newser) - An investigation into allegations of widespread voter fraud in Ohio's Hamilton County last fall found just one case, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer. A county prosecutor—and local chairman of John McCain's campaign—had demanded 600 votes be examined. The only fraudulent vote was cast by a Connecticut man who turned... More »

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voter fraud • Ohio • Cincinnati • election fraud • voting irregularities • Election 2008

(Newser) - New York may be America's cultural capital, but Seattle and Minneapolis top the list as the nation's most literate cities, reports LiveScience.  The rankings are based on newspaper, magazine, and online news readership, library usage, book purchases, and educational levels. The two cities also topped the list last year.... More »

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newspaper • Minneapolis • San Francisco • Atlanta • Boston • Washington DC • Denver • St. Louis • literacy • libraries • Seattle • Cincinnati • book • online newspapers • Portland, Oregon • readership • St Paul • Central Connecticut State University • Jack Miller

 Frampton's Obama 
 Signs Stolen 

Pro-GOP Cincinnati suburb unfriendly to naturalized citizen's Dem tendencies

Oct 30, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Peter Frampton is ticked that vandals in his GOP-leaning Cincinnati suburb keep stealing his Barack Obama lawn signs, he tells the Enquirer. The British-born naturalized US citizen wore an Obama shirt at his last local concert in protest, and has installed security cameras. “They are frustrating my attempt to... More »

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Barack Obama • music • Obama 2008 • Cincinnati • Election 2008 • Peter Frampton

 Desire Named
 Streetcar
 Grips Cities

40 cities considering resurrecting the humble streetcar

Aug 14, 08 3:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most American cities dismantled their streetcar lines over 50 years ago but a major comeback is gathering speed, the New York Times reports. Cincinnati, Houston, Denver, Salt Lake City and Charlotte have streetcar systems in the works to revive sagging downtown areas. A dozen cities already have streetcars and at... More »

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transit • Cincinnati • public transportation • streetcar system • tram system • New Orleans streetcar

Delta-Northwest Merger Close to Takeoff

Boards meet tomorrow to vote on plans that would create world's largest airline

Feb 19, 08 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Directors at Delta and Northwest meeting tomorrow could announce a marriage of the two airlines by day’s end if a crucial deal with the airlines’ 11,000 unionized pilots can be reached, reports the Wall Street Journal. The resulting company would be the largest airline in the world,... More »

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Atlanta • airline industry • Delta Air Lines • mergers and acquisitions • Northwest Airlines • US Airways • American Airlines • Cincinnati • pilot • Continental Airlines • Memphis • Air France KLM Group • UAL Corp.

Federal Court Gives Porn
Biz a Break

Judge says law intended to thwart child porn is too broad, violates free speech

Oct 25, 07 12:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court threw a wrench today into the government’s efforts to stop child porn. The Cincinnati-based court struck down a 1998 law requiring porn producers to keep records of people depicted in their materials. The Justice Department argued the law helped authorities clamp down on kiddie porn,... More »

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Department of Justice • Cincinnati • US Circuit Court of Appeals • Cornelia Kennedy • Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act • Connection Distributing • GVA TWN • Sumpreme Court • court cases • child pornography

Bags of Corn, Beer Make for Fun in the Midwest

An old backyard pastime is gaining followers, major sponsors

Jun 28, 07 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - An uncomplicated game called Cornhole is sweeping the Midwest, attracting players  from bars to church picnics. Competing teams toss 1lb bags of dry corn at a 6-inch hole carved into a wooden platform. Said to have originated in Cincinnati as a backyard diversion, Cornhole is now spreading to such cities... More »

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games • Midwest • Chicago • Milwaukee • corn • beer • cornhole • corn bags • Indianopolis • American Cornhole Association • Bags • Cincinnati • Baggo

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