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2 Workers Die After Explosions and Fire at Ohio Recycling Plant

Chemical tanks had ruptured during the incident but officials said there was no immediate threat to the Toledo area.

© WTVG, via Associated Press

This image, taken from video provided by WTVG, shows firefighters working on the scene after an explosion at an industrial recycling business in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday.
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Judge Releases Woman Accused of Vandalizing World War II Memorial

Prosecutors led by Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, argued that Melissa Farris posed a flight risk and asked the court to reverse its decision.

© Kylie Cooper/Reuters

National Guard troops patrolling the World War II Memorial in Washington after it was vandalized last week.
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In JD Vance’s hometown, comment on his new memoir is hard to find

The US vice-president’s most recent memoir may be widely read in Middletown, Ohio, but no one seems to be talking about it

Nearly two months since JD Vance’s most recent memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, was released, and following sales of 64,000 copies in its first week, Vance’s hometown of Middletown, Ohio, has had time to take it in.

At the town library, administrators say there has been interest in the book among the wider public.

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© Photograph: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images

© Photograph: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images

© Photograph: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images

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Sherrod Brown Seeks Senate Comeback in Ohio, Hoping His Populist Pitch Still Resonates

At 73, Sherrod Brown is mounting a comeback bid in Ohio. He is one of the Democrats his party is counting on to retake control of the Senate.

© Aaron Blum for The New York Times

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What We Know About the Storms Battering the Midwest

A lingering weather system has brought severe flooding and intense winds — including a few tornadoes — to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

© Sam Blackburn/Times Recorder/USA Today Network, via Reuters

Natalee Andrews, left, and Nathan Dyer looked at the floodwaters in Crooksville, Ohio, on Tuesday.
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