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NewportNewport Aquarium will expand its African penguin colony as the cold-climate penguins move outIf you've got a penguin fan at home, mark your calendar. Newport Aquarium announced Nov. 6 that it will expand its African penguin colony, and the cold-climate penguins in Penguin Palooza will move to other aquariums and zoos over the next few months.Saturday’s editionRead Day TripFiona the hippo is now a 24-foot nutcracker at the Cincinnati ZooIf you're ready for the holidays, the Cincinnati Zoo is. Crews lifted the head onto its Fiona the Hippo nutcracker Thursday, the finishing touch on a statue that guards the Vine Street Village entrance.Friday’s editionRead BengalsBengals receiver Tee Higgins wins AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the first timeIf you watched the Bengals beat the Titans on Sunday, you saw this coming. Tee Higgins was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 8, and it's the first time in his career. He caught 10 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns in the 43-36 overtime win.Thursday’s editionRead BengalsThe Bengals won in overtime, but coaches say the defense has tackling fixes to makeIf you winced at the Bengals' defense in Sunday's overtime win over the Titans, the coaches did too. Tony Pollard's first-quarter touchdown run drew the word "inexcusable" from Zac Taylor for the missed tackles on it. Defensive coordinator Al Golden said, "That starts with me."Wednesday’s editionRead

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    Beyond the Podium: November 8, 2026

    Beyond the Podium, hosted by James Pilcher, will go beyond the day-to-day political headlines to examine the people, policies, decisions, an

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