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Court found juvenile used force to commit rape at youth home

The Supreme Court of Ohio upheld a rape adjudication of a teen in a youth home for pressuring another teen into having intercourse and restraining him during the act.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court rejected the boy’s argument that he did not use physical force to compel his housemate to have sex, but only verba ... (full story)

Awards announced for court improvements to assist children and families

Funding and technical assistance have been awarded to enhance Ohio court operations for children and families and to improve outcomes for youth. The grants, totaling $912,400, and the technical support were announced by the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Children and Families Section in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Child ... (full story)

Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings

Backers of raw milk are pushing to make the potentially dangerous product more widely available and easier to obtain, even as a new disease outbreak — one of at least five in the past year — sickens U.S. children.
More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been introduced in statehouses across the nation, T ... (full story)

Here's how to grow your own food with less water, even in a drought

DENVER (AP) — A few raindrops fell as Heather Grady gingerly transplanted beet seedlings into the earth, but the sky refused to release enough moisture to ease her worries about a dry winter that's left reservoirs low.
With most of Colorado in drought, Grady and her husband Terrance began discussing how they could conserve ... (full story)

Union Pacific argues for its $85B acquisition of Norfolk Southern in new railroad merger application

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific hopes regulators will be convinced this time that its $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern that it detailed for the second time April 30 will be good for the country.
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board rejected Union Pacific's initial application because regulators wanted more det ... (full story)