Today is Wednesday, September 5, 2018. Here’s what you need to know:
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They aren’t in Kansas, but they’re back in the right hands: after a 13-year hunt, a pair of ruby slippers from the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” have been recovered, FBI officials said Tuesday.
The slippers, one of four known pairs that were worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in the 1939 classic, were stolen from a museum dedicated to the actress in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in 2005, CNN reported.
The slippers were recovered during the summer as part of an undercover FBI operation in Minneapolis, officials said.
"There's a certain romance in these types of schemes, sometimes sophistication, but at the end of the day it's a theft," North Dakota United States Attorney Christopher Myers said.
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News from The Post:
Driverless cars could soon come to Athens. (The Post)
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, starts on Sunday. (The Post)
Ohio University’s African American Studies program is turning 50 this year. (The Post)
Scores and Game Times:
Volleyball will play Marshall at 6 p.m. today. (The Post)
The Mid-American Conference held its conference call for week two of game play. Here's what we learned: (The Post)
Athens Weather
Prepare for another day of scorching heat. There will be a high of 93 degrees today with partly cloudy skies. (Courtesy of Scalia Lab)
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