A woman was accidentally shot during a concealed carry demonstration at a Pennsylvania gun show on June 28. The victim said she feels bad for the gun owner, and she’ll still attend gun shows in the future. WORLD -1
A Cincinnati pet store owner rescued two puppies that were stolen out of his Mount Healthy store last week. Two teenage girls put the puppies in their purses and walked out; the owner found them and got the puppies back. CINCINNATI +1
The Supreme Court has ruled that Hobby Lobby and other private companies do not have to provide certain types of contraception care to women as outlined in the Affordable Care Act. The ruling is the first time the court has ruled that companies can declare religious beliefs, but employees could still get contraception through the third-party system available to employees of religious non-profits. WORLD -1
People are upset that Facebook manipulated news feeds of almost 700,000 users for psychological research over one week in 2012. The site already uses an algorithm to set news feeds to maximize ads seen, and the study only resulted in one fewer emotional word per 1,000 words in the week.
WORLD -1
A court ruled last week that one of Hamilton County’s two abortion clinics must close, the result of a state-level rule change passed by Republicans that makes it more difficult for clinics to secure transfer agreements with hospitals. CINCINNATI -1
THIS WEEK:
CINCINNATI: 0, WORLD: -3
YEAR TO DATE:
CINCINNATI: -15, WORLD: -6
This article appears in Jul 2-8, 2014.
