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Gold rush : Ohio lawmakers want to create a way for residents to pay for things with gold and silver. Under the proposal, people would buy precious metals through the state treasurer and use a debit card or phone app to make purchases backed by that value. Anna Staver reports the bill’s Republican sponsors say it would give Ohioans an alternative to the U.S. dollar during times of inflation or economic uncertainty.

Plot twist: U.S. Rep. Dave Taylor, a Clermont County Republican, has been getting widespread media attention after a U.S. flag with a swastika was seen behind one of his staffers during a video call. But as Jeremy Pelzer reports , Taylor now says the flag was a “ruse” from an unidentified group that sent the flags with hidden Nazi hate symbols to n

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