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• Hear Me Now: Bullying, cyberbullying and our children

  19-03-2018 23:49
  Kids in our community are taking their own lives. Bullying - in person and online - is a growing problem. The only way to fix it is to work together: parents, schools and children.Join us on Tuesday, March 20 at 9 p.m. for a live special event on 10TV, 10TV.com & the 10TV Facebook page.---Special Guests & Speakers:Dr. Bernadette Melnyk, PhD. - Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer & Professor and Dean of the College of Nursing at Ohio State University
  
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• Hear Me Now: Bullying, cyberbulling and our children

  19-03-2018 23:49
  Kids in our community are taking their own lives. Bullying - in person and online - is a growing problem. The only way to fix it is to work together: parents, schools and children.Join us on Tuesday, March 20 at 9 p.m. for a live special event on 10TV & the 10TV Facebook page.---Special Guests & Speakers:Dr. Bernadette Melnyk, PhD. - Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer & Professor and Dean of the College of Nursing at Ohio State UniversityPam Hartst
  
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• Man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend, leaving her body in Big Darby Creek

  19-03-2018 23:31
  
  A jury has convicted a Columbus man in the death of his ex-girlfriend whose body was found inside a recycling bin in Big Darby Creek last year.Andrew McGowan was found guilty of murder, kidnapping, aggravated murder, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence.McGowan killed Gabriel Hinojosa, stuffed her in a trash can and partially submerged it into Big Darby Creek in Grove City.McGowan and Hinojosa had a child together.McGowan will face a sentencing hearing on April 13, 2018.
  
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• Division III and IV boys basketball all-Ohio teams announced by OHSAA

  19-03-2018 23:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Division III and IV boys basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Monday by a statewide media panel. The teams were selected by members of the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.On Tuesday, the Division I and II All-Ohio teams will be announced. Ohio Mr. Basketball will be announced Wednesday.2018 DIVISION III OPSWA ALL-OHIO BOYS BASKETBALLFIRST TEAMChase Yoho, Bellaire, 5-10, sr., 25.6 ppg; Danny Bartholomew, Magnolia Sandy Valley, 6-8, sr., 17.9; Tre’ Baumgard
  
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• ColumbusRotary: Delay The Disease

  19-03-2018 22:20 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Police file new sexual misconduct charges against Clintonville chiropractor

  19-03-2018 22:10
  More patients have come forward to accuse a Clintonville chiropractor of sexual misconduct.Monday Columbus Police filed 12 new counts of sexual imposition against Doctor Ryan Smith.He was already facing 23 counts based on accusations from two female patients.The new charges stem from accusations by six additional women.In all, eight female patients now say Smith touched them sexually and caused them to touch him, during medical exams.The Ohio State Chiropractic Board has accused Smith of "sexual
  
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• Hurt to Hope starts with tragedy and a police officer

  19-03-2018 22:10
  
  A program in Waverly that provides a safe space for local teens as a way to get away from difficult home lives began because of one police officer following a town tragedy.The should'ves, could'ves and would'ves in life - they hurt the most.They hurt the ones we love the most."When I think of Katelyn, I think of unicorns and rainbows and butterflies," Kenneth "Joe" Hurt said. "She had a smile and personality that would just light up a room."When he talks about her, now, Hurt can only mention his
  
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• 1 in critical condition after 3-vehicle crash in west Columbus

  19-03-2018 21:50
  
  COLUMBUS – North Wilson Road is shut down after a crash involving three vehicles sent one person to Mount Carmel West in critical condition.Dispatchers reported that callers said one person was pulled from underneath a vehicle by bystanders.A sergeant on the scene said the injuries were critical but did not appear to be life-threatening. The Sergeant also said at this time they are unsure how the person ended up underneath a vehicle. The call came in about 3:50 p.m.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.
  
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• Canal Winchester man indicted for human trafficking; 3 women rescued

  19-03-2018 20:54
  
  The Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted a 28-year-old Canal Winchester man in connection with human trafficking.Antwan D. Williams Sr. is charged with trafficking in persons-commercial sex acts, two counts of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor, compelling prostitution and three counts of promoting prostitution.Police say three females were rescued, a juvenile victim from Youngstown, and one adult victim each from Columbus and Georgia. Williams is charged with advertising th
  
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• Warby Parker Opening First Ohio Retail Store in Columbus

  19-03-2018 20:04
  NYC-based eyewear company Warby Parker will soon be launching their first Ohio retail store with a Short North location in the works. The store will be located at 601 North High Street, formerly home to Le Chocoholique, which closed its doors in October 2017. The company is best known for its try-before-you-buy purchasing structure, and […]
  
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• Forecast: Spring arrives, but will look & feel more like winter

  19-03-2018 19:53
  This Evening: Increasing clouds and mild.
  Tonight: Showers develop late during the overnight, and may briefly mix with snow or freezing rain in the morning. 32 NW 10-15 mph
  Tomorrow: Chance for a brief wintry mix early, then showers. 43 NE 10-15 mph G 25 (Rain changes to snow at night with 1-3” possible). Winter Weather Advisory starting at 8PM.
  Wednesday: Snow showers in the morning. (Perhaps another 1-2”). 37 (Winter Weather Advisory continues until 8 PM)
  Thursday: Becoming mostly
  
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• 5 Nonprofits to Watch!

  19-03-2018 19:44
  The Columbus Foundation today announced its 5 Nonprofits to Watch in 2018, recognizing innovative central Ohio organizations poised for an exceptional year of growth and progress. Each recipient awardee received a $5,000 grant. The organizations selected for 2018 are: City Year, Columbus Humane, CompDrug, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, and Per Scholas. “These nonprofits are doing remarkable work to […]
  
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• Second Westies Location Now Open in Clintonville

  19-03-2018 19:37
  Westies Gastropub, which opened its first location on S. Front Street in 2014, has officially opened its second location in Clintonville. While diners familiar with Westies fare will discover similarities between the two locations, Connor O’Neill, a member of the culinary team for both Westies locations and Short North’s Branch, said the Clintonville Westies will […]
  
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• Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival postponed until 2019

  19-03-2018 19:19
  
  Organizers for the Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival have announced the event has been postponed until 2019.Reynoldsburg Festivals Inc., the non-profit that organizes the festival, said the decision was made after meeting with the city and sponsors.They added a survey was done after last year’s festival and many had suggestions how to grow and improve the festival including length and locations.Organizers said the festival lost many volunteers over the last few years and cannot run without comm
  
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• Severe Weather Awareness Week: Threat for storms arrives with Spring

  19-03-2018 18:48
  Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security will recognize Ohio’s Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week and Flood Safety Awareness Week, March 18 – 24, 2018.Ohio’s peak tornado season is generally April through July, but tornadoes can and have occurred in every month of the year. According to Ohio.gov, there were 39 confirmed tornadoes in Ohio in 2017 with a tornado outbreak occurring on November 5 resulting in 17 tornadoes in Ohio, five of which were EF2s.The Sta
  
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• Ohio superintendent convicted of gross sexual imposition gets 4.5 years in prison

  19-03-2018 18:44
  
  BELLEFONTAINE -- A former Ohio school superintendent convicted of sexual contact with a young girl has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.Fifty-two-year-old Patrick O'Donnell was sentenced to 4.5 years on a gross sexual imposition count Monday in Bellefontaine, roughly 60 miles northwest of Columbus.The former Indian Lake Local Schools superintendent previously entered an Alford plea to the charge. That means he doesn't admit to the charge but acknowledges there's enough evidence t
  
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• Spring snow showers: Up to 4’’ possible in central Ohio Wednesday

  19-03-2018 18:38
  
  The calendar says that the first day of Spring is Tuesday at 12:15 p.m.Well, while that may be the case, that won't be the kind of weather we will be experiencing here in central Ohio--especially on the first full day of Spring! Media Folder: Media Root
  Later in the day on Tuesday, after dealing with some scattered rain through the day, a potent system will bring a blast of colder air to the region starting from the northwest.This will cause rain to gradually transition to snow late Tuesday
  
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• Uber self-driving vehicle hits, kills pedestrian in Arizona

  19-03-2018 18:23
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Police in a Phoenix suburb said one of Uber's self-driving vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian.Police in the city of Tempe said Monday that the vehicle was in autonomous mode with an operator behind the wheel when the woman walking outside of a crosswalk was hit.Sgt. Ronald Elcock says in an email that the accident happened overnight but did not say whether it occurred Sunday night or Monday morning.The woman died of her injuries at a hospital and her name was not made p
  
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• "Recipe for disaster": Forensic psychologist testifies in Brian Golsby sentencing

  19-03-2018 17:35
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) -- A forensic psychologist testified Monday that convicted killer Brian Golsby was on a downhill skid throughout his life and that his family history of dysfunction and abuse created a "recipe for disaster.""Brian didn't have the foundation or healthy 'wall' to make good choices," forensic psychologist Bob Stinson testified.Using a PowerPoint presentation, psychologist Bob Stinson showed jurors several slides that indicated that Golsby's circumstances are "almost certainly going
  
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• US college student missing in Bermuda; mom appeals for help

  19-03-2018 17:29
  
  The mother of an American college student reported missing in Bermuda is appealing for the public's help in finding her son.Nineteen-year-old Mark Dombroski is a member of the rugby team at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Dombroski was competing in an international rugby tournament in Bermuda when he disappeared early Sunday.Lisa Dombroski thanked businesses, residents and police for their efforts to locate him and says people have been with her family "shoulder to shoulder throughout
  
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• Bermuda police confirm found body of US student

  19-03-2018 17:29
  
  Police officials in Bermuda are confirming that they have found the body of missing U.S. student Mark Dombroski.Acting Assistant Commissioner James Howard of the Bermuda Police Services declined to provide certain details, including how authorities believe he may have died during a visit to the British Island territory.The discovery of his body was announced at a news conference in the British island territory after a day of searching that involved members of the 19-year-old's family, volunteers
  
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• Kroger to halt sales of magazines featuring assault-style weapons

  19-03-2018 16:57
  
  (CBS News / MoneyWatch) -- After recently moving to restrict sales of firearms and ammunition to those 21 and older, Kroger is pulling publications that focus on assault-style rifles from store shelves.The nation's biggest supermarket chain, along with Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods, tightened rules on firearms in response to the mass shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 students and administrators last month. The alleged assailant, Nikolas Cruz, used an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle
  
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• Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue taking leave to address health issues

  19-03-2018 16:33
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue is taking a leave of absence from the team to address health issues that have included chest pains and loss of sleep.Lue said Monday in statement that tests have offered no conclusion about what the issue is, but he feels he needs to step away "and focus on trying to establish a stronger and healthier foundation" from which to coach the rest of the season.Lue spent the second half of Cleveland's victory in Chicago on Saturday in the locker room b
  
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• Claire's, the ear-piercing mall chain, files for bankruptcy

  19-03-2018 16:31
  
  NEW YORK -- Claire's, the mall chain that has pierced the ears of millions of teens, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.The company said Monday its stores will remain open as it restructures its debt.Claire's is just the latest retailer to seek bankruptcy protection, close stores or go out of business entirely. Toys R Us announced last week that it would close or sell all its stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year.Privately-held Claire's says it expects to
  
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• Missing 2-year-old Colorado boy dies hours after being found

  19-03-2018 16:13
  
  STRATMOOR, Colo. -- A 2-year-old boy who was reported missing Saturday south of Colorado Springs has died. CBS Denver reports that a statewide Amber Alert was issued Saturday night for Nain Dominguez, who was last seen playing with siblings around 5 p.m. near the Stratmoor Valley Park trailhead on Forest Road. An extensive search for the boy then took place overnight.The Amber Alert was canceled Sunday morning after Dominguez was found after 7 a.m. in an undisclosed location and taken to the hos
  
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• University of Dayton leader: Street crowd assaulted police

  19-03-2018 15:59
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — The president of the University of Dayton has scolded students for disrespecting and attacking police who tried to clear a rowdy street crowd during St. Patrick's Day revelry near the Ohio campus.In a letter sent to students, university President Eric Spina says he saw some of them shoot fireworks into crowds and assault officers on Saturday.“The large gatherings that block streets, the disregard for the safety of others, and the disrespect for the police who were ther
  
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• Fear mounts in Austin as serial bomber uses tripwire

  19-03-2018 15:58
  The hunt for the serial bomber who has been leaving deadly explosives in packages on Austin doorsteps took a new, more sinister turn Monday when investigators said the fourth and latest blast was triggered along a street by a nearly invisible tripwire.Police and federal agents said that suggests a "higher level of sophistication" than they have seen before, and means the carnage is now random, rather than targeted at someone in particular. Underscoring that point, a relative says the most-recent
  
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• Austin likely facing 'serial bomber,' police chief says

  19-03-2018 15:58
  AUSTIN, Texas — Fear escalated across Austin on Monday after the fourth bombing this month — this time, a blast that was triggered by a tripwire and demonstrated what police said was a "higher level of sophistication" than the package bombs used in the previous attacks.Two men in their 20s were wounded Sunday night as they walked along a street and were hospitalized in stable condition. The three earlier bombings since March 2 left two people dead and two wounded."We are clearly deal
  
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• Forecast: Spring-like today; Winter soon returns

  19-03-2018 15:26
  This: Partly sunny, clouds build. Still mild out.High 55.Winds: NE 5-11 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy & breezy.Chance rain/snow mix south.Low 32.Winds: NE 8-14 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, chance rain/snow am, then rain pm, back to snow pm. Breezy.High 44.Winds: NE 10-16 mph.
  Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, much colder. light snow showers, mainly am. Light accumulations.High 37.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: Skies w
  
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• Florentine Building to Become Night Club and Music Venue

  19-03-2018 15:22
  The Florentine, the 70-year-old Franklinton restaurant that closed its doors last December, has been purchased and will find a new purpose by early next year. Fadi Michael, who owns Park Street Cantina, Short North’s Julep, as well as some residential and commercial real estate, has acquired the building with the intent of transforming it into […]
  
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• Ohio State 1 of 60 research partners using groundbreaking technology for Alzheimer's

  19-03-2018 15:09
  One in six women over the age of 60 will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association."Females get Alzheimer's more than men a lot of that is because they live longer but even if you have taken that into consideration they still get it more than men," says Doctor Douglas Scharre with the Ohio State University Center for Cognitive and Memory Disorders, Center for Neuromodulation.Dr. Scharre is looking for people to participate in a study that will help scientist
  
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• Dairy Queen offers free ice cream to mark first day of spring

  19-03-2018 15:01
  
  Dairy Queen is celebrating the first day of spring with a cold, tasty treat for "Free Cone Day."You can grab yourself a free, small vanilla DQ Cone on Tuesday, March 20 at participating non-mall locations in the U.S.The all-day promotion is limited to one cone per customer. You can find a Dairy Queen near you here.Participating locations also will collect donations for local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Last year, nearly $300,000 was raised on "Free Cone Day."I am #FreeConeDay. Co
  
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• New 55-Unit Residential Development Planned in German Village

  19-03-2018 14:34
  A two-building development plan known as “Cedar Square” has been in front of the German Village Commission twice for review at the February and March commission meetings. The project, submitted by local architectural firm Berardi + Partners, calls for the construction of two new four-story buildings located between 247 and 281 East Livingston Avenue. The […]
  
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• Firefighter who evacuated hundreds on 9/11 dies of cancer

  19-03-2018 14:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City firefighter who helped evacuate hundreds of people during the Sept. 11 terror attack has died of cancer.Thomas Phelan was 45.Family and friends told the New York Daily News that Phelan died from cancer linked to the toxic fumes at ground zero. The Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York says more than 170 firefighters have died as the result of illnesses related to the World Trade Center attacks.Phelan was a captain of a Statue of Liberty ferr
  
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• March Madness 2018: Sweet 16 set after wild opening weekend

  19-03-2018 14:03
  
  The Sweet 16 is set following a roller coaster ride of an opening weekend in the NCAA Tournament.Fifth-seeded West Virginia rounded out the field with a 94-71 rout of Marshall in an East Region game San Diego on Sunday night. The Mountaineers will play top-seeded Villanova in the East semifinals, with second-seeded Purdue and third-seeded Texas Tech meeting in the other game.In the Midwest, No. 1 seed Kansas will face No. 5 seed Clemson, while No. 2 seed Duke will take on No. 11 seed Syracuse. T
  
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• Child dies after babysitter's alleged assault

  19-03-2018 13:02
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A 3-year-old Ohio girl who was hospitalized after her babysitter's alleged assault has died.Hannah Wesche was hospitalized after emergency crews found her unresponsive at her baby sitter's home March 8 with labored breathing and bruises on her face.The child's father previously said Hannah was left brain dead and not expected to survive. Hannah's father says the girl died at 12:15 a.m. Sunday. Lindsay Partin. (Photo/Butler County Sheriff's Office)Media Folder: Media
  
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• Fatal motorcycle crash in Mount Gilead

  19-03-2018 12:12
  
  MOUNT GILEAD, Oh. - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle.It happened on State Route 19 near milepost 2 on Sunday at 8:46 p.m. in Congress Township in Morrow County.Shawn M. Hershberger, 46, of Mount Vernon was driving southbound on State Route 19 when he drove off the right side of the road and overturned in a field, according to authorities.Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.Hershberger was not wearing a helmet and alcohol could
  
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• After 2016 election, US poised to fight fake news - in Kenya

  19-03-2018 11:34
  
  Just ahead of Kenya's disputed 2017 election, video clips started spreading on social media of a slick-looking CNN broadcast asserting that President Uhuru Kenyatta had pulled far ahead in the polls. But the CNN broadcast was fake, splicing together real coverage from CNN Philippines with other footage with the network's iconic red logo superimposed in the corner.It happened with a BBC video, too, and with a photo purportedly of Kenyan security forces killing protesters that was actually from Ta
  
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• Sheriff: Boy shoots sister in video game controller dispute

  19-03-2018 11:27
  
  Authorities in Mississippi say a 9-year-old boy has shot his 13-year-old sister in the head and wounded her after an argument over a video game controller.Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell told local news outlets that the girl wouldn't give up the video game controller when her brother wanted it on Saturday. He says the boy shot the girl in the back of the head and that the bullet entered her brain.The girl was rushed to Le Bonheur's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Details of her c
  
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• Girl dies after shooting over video game controller

  19-03-2018 11:27
  
  ABERDEEN, Miss. — A Mississippi girl has died after her brother allegedly shot her in the head because she wouldn't hand over the controller of a video game.WCBI-TV reported Sunday that Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell says the girl is dead.Cantrell told local news outlets that the 9-year-old boy shot his 13-year-old sister in the back of the head. She was rushed to Le Bonheur's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, but didn't survive.Authorities say they don't yet know how the bo
  
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• US, South Korea, Japan discuss denuclearization, summits

  19-03-2018 11:21
  
  Top U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials discussed how to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during weekend talks ahead of upcoming inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korean summits, Seoul said Monday.South Korean officials who visited Pyongyang recently say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to hold talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in late April. Seoul says Kim proposed meeting with President Donald Trump, who agreed to meet him by the end of May.The de
  
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• Trump tweets revive chatter he's preparing to fire Mueller

  19-03-2018 10:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is not considering firing the special counsel investigating Russian election interference, a top White House lawyer said, after a cascade of Trump tweets revived chatter that the deeply frustrated president may be preparing to get rid of the veteran prosecutor.In a first for Trump, he jabbed directly at special counsel Robert Mueller by name in weekend tweets that both challenged the investigation's existence and suggested political bias on the part
  
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• Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to speak at MIT about the role of culture

  19-03-2018 10:37
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma is set to give a lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.The school says Ma will visit the campus Monday to deliver a talk titled "Yo-Yo Ma: Culture, Understanding and Survival " as part of a lecture series featuring figures in modern thought.Ma is a prolific performer who has recorded more than 100 albums and has worked to promote collaboration among artists from different cultures.He was born in Paris and became a child p
  
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• 4 people injured after 2 trains collide, derail in Kentucky

  19-03-2018 09:58
  
  GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Four people were injured after two trains collided and derailed late Sunday night in Georgetown, Kentucky, officials said.A call came in at 11:14 p.m. to report the crash, Lt. Jessica Bowman, spokeswoman for the Lexington Fire Department told The Associated Press.Residents were evacuated "out of an abundance of caution," Bowman said, because a substance had spilled during the crash and ignited a fire. Bowman said she could not confirm what the substance was but once
  
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• Forecast: Pleasant again today; Winter returns Wed

  19-03-2018 09:13
  Today: Partly sunny, clouds build. Still mild out.High 55.Winds: NE 5-11 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy & breezy.Chance rain/snow mix south.Low 32.Winds: NE 8-14 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, chance rain/snow, freezing rain am then rain pm. Breezy.High 44.Winds: NE 10-16 mph.
  Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, much colder.Chance light snow, mainly am. Light accumulations.High 37.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: High pressu
  
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• Forecast: Pleasant again today; snow returns Wednesday

  19-03-2018 09:13
  Today: Partly sunny, clouds build. Still mild out.High 55.Winds: NE 5-11 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy & breezy.Chance rain/snow mix south.Low 32.Winds: NE 8-14 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, chance rain/snow, freezing rain am then rain pm. Breezy.High 44.Winds: NE 10-16 mph.
  Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, much colder.Chance light snow, mainly am. Light accumulations.High 37.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: High pressu
  
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• FSU comeback and payback as Seminoles oust top-seeded Xavier

  19-03-2018 04:45
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Florida State Seminoles are on their way to the NCAA Tournament's round of 16 for the first time since 2011 after upsetting top-seeded Xavier with a furious comeback.PJ Savoy made a 3-pointer with 1:08 left to give Florida State its first lead of the second half, and the Seminoles rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat the Musketeers 75-70 on Sunday night in the second round of the West Region.The Seminoles made Xavier the second No. 1 seed ousted in tournament
  
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• Emergency crews respond to possible explosion in Austin

  19-03-2018 04:20
  
  A law enforcement source has told CBS News that there was a possible explosion Sunday at a house in southwest Austin. There are reports that possibly up to two people were injured.CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reports that the Austin-Travis County EMS have crews responding to the 4700 block of Eagle Feather Drive. They are also responding to reports of a second explosion in the 4800 block of Dawn Song Drive.FINAL: Critical Incident @ 4800blk Dawn Song Dr (correct incident address), Only 1 incident locat
  
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• Another explosion injures 2 in Texas capital; cause unclear

  19-03-2018 04:20
  
  AUSTIN, Texas— Two people were injured in another explosion in Texas' capital Sunday night, and police weren't saying if it was caused by a package bomb like the three that detonated earlier this month elsewhere in the city.The latest blast occurred around 8:30 p.m. in a suburban neighborhood known as Travis Country in southwest Austin — far from the previous three that were all in residential areas in the eastern part of the city — and investigators didn't immediately confirm
  
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• Police identify man killed in crash near Easton

  19-03-2018 02:51
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus police responded to a deadly crash in northeast Columbus Sunday night.Johnnie Nelms Jr., of Columbus, died at the scene of the crash at Morse Road and Dunbridge Street, according to police.Nelms was traveling westbound in a 2008 Mercedes Benz when he attempted to pass another vehicle on the left and traveled into a center turn lane. Nelms struck a cement median and a pole and then continued into the eastbound lanes where he struck another vehicle head on.Police said the driv
  
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