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Ohio becomes the 36th state to no longer require people to retreat before they can justifiably hurt or kill someone with a gun in self-defense.

This weekend marked a grim new milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to NBC News, there were more than 350,000 Covid-related deaths nationwide since tracking began. In total, there were more than 20.4 million confirmed cases overall.

One might think that would have helped to speed up vaccinations in Ohio. It has not.

The Cleveland Browns are celebrating an exciting victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers but the hard work isn’t over just yet.

The second round of economic impact payments are already on their way, according to the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department on Tuesday.

In honor of Matt James’s season of The Bachelor, ABC released a first glimpse of the 32 contestants who will vie for his heart (and final rose). It’s a diverse group of ladies—not only are there four international picks, but there’s also one woman whose occupation is listed as “Queen.” *Eye roll*

Cleveland's Major League Baseball team has decided to change its nickname, moving away from the moniker it has employed for more than 100 years and that is considered insensitive to indigenous peoples, according to David Waldstein and Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times. An announcement from the team could come as soon as this week, per the Times

Taylor Swift is releasing her second album of 2020, ‘Evermore’, at midnight tonight (December 10).

In a post announcing the album on Instagram, she calls the new album a “sister record” to ‘Folklore’, which arrived in July. The album will feature collaborations with Haim, The National and Bon Iver.

For the first time in more than a century, Ohio State's football team will not play Michigan.

The 2020 edition of The Game has been canceled because of a COVID-19 outbreak among the Wolverines. Michigan called off last week's game against Maryland because of it and the COVID numbers have not improved enough to play this Saturday in Columbus.

A pop-up COVID-19 testing site is coming to Canton.

The drive-thru site will be open on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Stark County Fairgrounds.

The site is open to all Stark County residents.

Beginning Monday, motorists on Interstate 77 in Canton may be planning an alternative route for the next two years as construction on a ramp is slated to begin.

The U.S. 30 westbound ramp from I-77 northbound will close Monday evening until late fall 2022, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.