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Stay "weather aware" on Thursday with the risk of severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Highs will be mild in the 60s and 70s.
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Around Ohio
1. Fast-moving storms on Thursday could bring in severe weather
There is a window for severe weather on Thursday from the mid-afternoon through the evening.
2. Lawyers want East Palestine residents to wait for details of $600 million derailment settlement
Apocalyptic images from the derailment in the small town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border inspired calls for railroad safety reforms and exposed lasting fears for the community. Three days after a toxic mix of chemicals caught fire in the crash, officials unleashed a massive plume of black smoke over East Palestine when they blew open five tank cars of vinyl chloride and burned the chemicals because they feared an explosion.
3. Ohio State students react to antisemitism complaint against the university
Ginsberg is a senior accounting student at OSU who said she’s been the victim of antisemitic incidents by fellow students.
“We just feel that there's a culture of intolerance at this school for Jewish students who don't fit into a box that has been created for us,” Ginsberg said
She said she's reached out to the administration for help, but she believes it’s hard for them to understand.
Around the Nation & the World
1. Trump assails Jewish voters who back Biden: 'Should have their head examined'
2. Ford recalls nearly 43,000 SUVs due to gas leaks that can cause fires, but remedy won't fix leaks
3. At least three shot when gunfire erupts at Philadelphia Eid event, police say
Don't Miss This
The Masters begins today
As golf’s civil war rages, all top PGA Tour and LIV players are at the Masters
All the top players — from reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka representing Team LIV, to world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy teeing it up for the old guard — will be looking to not only claim a green jacket, but score bragging rights for their de facto team.
Ohio Fun Fact
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was from Wapakoneta, Ohio.