WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide.

https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2026/01/07/US-seeks-to-assert-its-control-over-Venezuelan-oil-with-tanker-seizures-and-sales-worldwide/stories/20260107131

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There was no place U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Helmick would’ve rather been on Friday, he said.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/01/09/just-proud-of-being-american-now-40-new-u-s-citizens-take-oath-at-library/stories/20260109120

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WASHINGTON — Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment remained low.

https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/01/09/hiring-year-jobs-unemployment-down-4-first-decline-june/stories/20260109107

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When forward Denis Smirnov switched ECHL fish affiliations from the Idaho Steelheads to the Toledo Walleye in September, he could only smile.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2026/01/09/russian-forward-smirnov-provides-boost-to-walleye-offense-after-trade-acquisitio/stories/20260109082

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The young Rogers Rams stuck with defending City League champion Start for one quarter before the aggressive Spartans used a smothering defense to pull away in a key girls basketball contest on Monday night.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2026/01/12/start-uses-stingy-defense-to-pull-away-from-rogers-in-key-city-league-girls-game/stories/20260112111

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Richard Rodriguez, a fourth grader at Chase STEMM Academy, said keeping ice from melting was very hard.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2025/12/11/stemm-expo-students-project-talent-chase-academy/stories/20251211133

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Rickayla Davis scored 19 points, Nye’Asha Buffaloe had 18 points, and Rogers defeated Rossford 66-32 in a nonleague girls basketball game Thursday.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2025/12/11/high-school-girls-basketball-davis-buffaloe-pace-rogers/stories/20251212071

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza made all the big plays Saturday night.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2025/12/07/no-2-indiana-beats-no-1-ohio-st-13-10-end-big-ten-title-drought/stories/20251207132

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With the All-Mid-American Conference football teams released Thursday, the University of Toledo earned a program-record 17 selections, the second most in league history behind Marshall’s 18 in 1999.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2025/12/04/all-mac-football-ut-rockets-players-bgsu-pettaway-freshman/stories/20251204108

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Toledo’s trio of Catholic boys basketball programs will once again look to use a grueling regular season gauntlet in the Catholic High School League as a catapult to more postseason success.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2025/12/03/2025-26-local-chsl-boys-basketball-preview-central-st-francis-st-john-s-compete/stories/20251203017

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Mediation between a South Toledo drummer and his upset neighbors was unsuccessful, a judge said, and the case will continue with a visiting judge.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2025/11/10/drummer-s-mediation-with-neighbor-unsuccessful/stories/20251110086

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Toledo Area Jobs with Justice and the Interfaith Worker Justice Coalition are again offering free rides to the polls Tuesday.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2025/11/02/community-organizations-partner-to-offer-free-rides-to-the-polls/stories/20251102099

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In a winner-take-all scenario in the premier girls soccer rivalry in northwest Ohio, Perrysburg and Anthony Wayne had to settle for another hard-fought 2-2 draw on Wednesday night.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2025/10/08/anthony-wayne-perrysburg-battle-2-2-tight-nll-girls-soccer-thriller/stories/20251008114

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MONROE — Monroe County Community College announced Wednesday that its fall enrollment is up by 8 percent over 2024.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/education/2025/09/11/monroe-county-community-college-reports-8-percent-enrollment-increase/stories/20250911101

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A silenced institution is coming back to life in Springfield Township.

https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/toledo-magazine/2025/09/06/springfield-museum-opens-doors-school-theme-exhibit/stories/20250825099

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Payton Henry’s two-out, walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the host Lehigh Valley IronPigs an 8-7 victory over the Toledo Mud Hens on Wednesday.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/mud-hens/2025/09/03/mud-hens-walked-off-lehigh-valley/stories/20250903137

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CINCINNATI — George Springer had one of Toronto's five home runs as the Blue Jays rallied from five runs down to beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-9 on Wednesday night.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2025/09/03/blue-jays-tie-season-high-five-homers-13-9-win-over-reds/stories/20250903141

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WASHINGTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met privately in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump to make a case he did not want to hear: The automotive industry he said he wants to save was being hurt by his tariffs.

https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2025/08/11/whitmer-told-trump-in-private-that-michigan-auto-jobs-depend-on-a-tariff-change/stories/20250811087

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The Toledo Mud Hens stretched their winning streak to five games on Friday with a 7-2 victory over the Louisville Bats on the road.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/mud-hens/2025/08/08/mud-hens-rough-up-greene-5th-straight-win/stories/20250808137

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ONE HOUR MAMA: THE BLUES OF VICTORIA SPIVEY

https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/music-theater-dance/2025/07/10/review-maria-muldaur-has-loving-tribute-of-blues-icon-coming-out-friday/stories/20250709012

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CINCINNATI — Andrew Abbott pitched seven innings of shutout ball a day after being named an All-Star, Elly De La Cruz hit a pair of RBI doubles and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Marlins 7-2 on Wednesday night, snapping Miami's franchise-record 11-game road winning streak.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2025/07/09/reds-beat-marlins-miami-winning-streak/stories/20250709122

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Despite daunting market conditions, America’s youngest generation of adults is managing to break into the housing market in growing numbers.

https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2025/07/06/gen-z-housing-market-adults-home-buying-conditions/stories/20250706057

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WASHINGTON — James Wood had a career-high five hits including his 23rd home run hours after being named to the Home Run Derby, Jake Irvin survived a rocky first to pitch six solid innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 11-7 on Thursday night.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/tigers/2025/07/03/wood-career-high-five-hits-including-23rd-hr-nationals-beat-tigers-11-7/stories/20250703163

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NEW YORK — Another ex-girlfriend who says Sean “Diddy” Combs abused her and forced her into drug-fueled sex marathons was expected to testify Thursday at the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking trial in New York.

https://www.toledoblade.com/news/nation/2025/06/05/diddy-combs-trial-ex-girlfriend-testify-sex-trafficking-courtroom/stories/20250605111

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DETROIT — Gleyber Torres homered and drove in three runs and the Detroit Tigers cruised to a 14-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/tigers/2025/05/12/gleyber-torres-homers-drives-3-runs-tigers-rout-red-sox-14-2/stories/20250512119

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An Old West End resident is frustrated after continued requests to have a dying city tree removed was left unresolved and resulted in damage to his yard.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2025/05/08/engage-program-leaves-old-west-end-resident-on-a-limb-dying-tree-removal-ohio/stories/20250507100

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When Marc Nave, Jr., and Tyrell Green entered the transfer portal, reuniting wasn’t part of the plan.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2025/05/06/central-catholic-s-nave-and-green-reunite-at-purdue/stories/20250506102

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If only the walls could talk in this little green mint jewel of a house.

https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2025/04/11/northwood-house-1923-wales-road-sale-green-original-features-ohio-prohibition/stories/20250324103

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