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Hubbard students spend day as aides at Fairhaven

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NILES — From basketball games to painting murals on the wall to reading to the preschool class, Hubbard High School students have participated in numerous projects at Fairhaven School, which is for special needs students. On Tuesday, they wanted to do something different, so members of the ...

March 25 Agenda

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• MAHONING COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY BOARD’S Executive Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the CSB Building, 222 W. Federal St., Youngstown. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the commissioners’ hearing room at the county courthouse. The ...

Senators seek deal on DHS standoff

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Travel disruptions deepened Tuesday as senators raced to salvage a proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown by funding much of the department, including airport workers going without pay, but excluding immigration operations that have been core to the dispute. The ...

Chances of a Federal Reserve rate cut fade as inflation worsens

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans’ finances: Higher interest rates. Longer-term interest rates have risen quickly since the war began Feb. 28, pushing up the cost of mortgage loans, auto loans, ...

Boardman fatal shooting may have been act of self-defense

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BOARDMAN — It remains to be seen whether criminal charges will be filed in a March 7 fatal shooting. The Boardman police report, made public Tuesday, seems to indicate that the death of Montrell Gilbert, 45, of Hillman Way in Boardman, may have been a case of self-defense. The report ...

Husted bill seeks to boost child safety on social media

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U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, an Ohio Republican, sponsored legislation requiring large social media platforms to permit parents to receive real-time safety notifications if their children are engaging in dangerous or risky interactions. The bipartisan Sammy’s Law — with U.S. Sens. Mark Warner, a ...