A second state court ruling affirming local authority over whether to allow hydraulic fracturing may embolden more towns to enact zoning prohibitions.
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None of the 16 Americans charged appeared at the chaotic opening of the politically charged trial, which was suddenly adjourned until April 26.
In eastern Ohio, Amish and Mennonite communities grapple with questions of faith and finance as a neighbor stands accused of a Ponzi scheme.
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