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• Vivek Ramaswamy turns to conservative youth to shape the movement’s next phase, analyzes 2026 races - Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy invokes JFK's famous message about serving your country while discussing the MAHA health agenda and his plans for state-level reforms.
• Whistleblower warns massive fraud is happening in Ohio Somali community, Minnesota ‘just tip of the spear’ - On the heels of Minnesota’s still-unfolding massive social services fraud scandal, a whistleblower is exposing a similar scheme occurring among the Ohio Somali community.
• Michigan man dies of rabies after receiving kidney from infected donor who saved kitten from skunk: CDC - Rare transplant-associated rabies case in Ohio kills patient after donor was scratched by infected skunk while saving kitten, CDC investigation reports.
• Ohio surgeon allegedly forced abortion pills into sleeping girlfriend's mouth after learning of pregnancy - A Toledo doctor is accused of secretly giving his girlfriend abortion pills, leading to a grand jury indictment on multiple felony charges.
• Sherrod Brown pitches himself as blue-collar populist while raking in cash from Hollywood celebrities - Famed Hollywood liberals including Aaron Sorkin, Will Ferrell, Jeff Bridges and Danny DeVito have lined up to bankroll Sherrod Brown, undercutting his working-class brand in 2026.
• Trump administration strikes deal with Ohio to clean up state voter rolls using federal database - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced a data sharing agreement with the Trump administration to access federal data for voter roll maintenance.