Fox News is taking heat after its co-host Kimberly Guilfoyle said young woman should be excused from voting in the upcoming Midterm election and other civic duties because they “just don’t get it” and are “healthy and hot and running around without a care in the world.” She elaborated: “I just think, excuse them so they can go back on Tinder and Match.com.” World -1
PAR Projects plans to build a new arts and education center in Northside, according to Soapbox Cincinnati. The center will be constructed out of repurposed shipping containers and will include an open, outdoor theater that will screen films March through October. Cincinnati +2
The price of crude oil has steadily dropped since June, causing gas prices to fall to a near four-year-low, or below $3 a gallon at half of U.S. gas stations, according to The Washington Post. The savings are expected to boost consumer spending in other parts of the economy. World +2
Voter turnout in Ohio for the uncompetitive midterm election on Nov. 4 is expected to be abysmal, according to the University of Akron. Turnout could be as low as 40 percent of registered voters — a record low. Cincinnati -2
At least 5,000 more health care workers are needed in West Africa to fight the Ebola epidemic, the president of the World Bank said Oct. 28, as the transmission of the virus continues to outpace the international community’s efforts. To date the virus has killed nearly 5,000 people. World -2
THIS WEEK:
Cincinnati: 0
World: -1
TO DATE:
Cincinnati: 16
World: -20
