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• Mayfield, Browns send Panthers to fifth straight loss

  09-12-2018 22:51
  
  CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield outplayed Cam Newton, Jarvis Landry caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score and the Cleveland Browns damaged Carolina's playoff hopes with a 26-20 win Sunday over the Panthers, who dropped their fifth straight.Mayfield bravely threw a 51-yard TD pass into traffic to Landry, who had a 3-yard scoring run and added a long run — on a similar call — early in the fourth quarter to set up a go-ahead touchdown.Playing the spoiler role down the stret
  
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• Harbaugh says he's staying at Michigan, not returning to NFL

  09-12-2018 22:32
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Coach Jim Harbaugh says he is staying at Michigan, responding to speculation he's returning to the NFL.The former San Francisco 49ers coach tells ESPN he's not going anywhere .Former Ohio State star receiver and Fox Sports analyst Cris Carter has said Harbaugh is a potential candidate to lead the Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns.Harbaugh and the eighth-ranked Wolverines were celebrated Sunday at a banquet. Harbaugh was scheduled to have a news conference following
  
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• WATCH: 10TV special celebrating the life of Chris Bradley

  09-12-2018 22:29
  
  From bringing us the weather to his work helping others, Chris Bradley will always be a cherished part of central Ohio.Chris passed away last week at the age of 53 after a 21-month battle with leukemia. From the moment of his diagnosis, Chris became a personal and public champion to many.Monday, 10TV aired a 30-minute special honoring the life and legacy of Chris Bradley. You can watch it below.---Remembering Chris Bradley:A proud leader in the LGBTQ communityCaregivers call him gracious and gra
  
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• Celebrating the life of Chris Bradley | Monday at 7 p.m. on 10TV

  09-12-2018 22:29
  
  From bringing us the weather to his work helping others, Chris Bradley will always be a cherished part of central Ohio.Chris passed away last week at the age of 53 after a 20-month battle with leukemia. From the moment of his diagnosis, Chris became a personal and public champion to many.Monday at 7 p.m.,10TV will air a 30-minute special honoring the life and legacy of Chris Bradley. Also on Monday, 10TV, NBC4 and ABC6 are coming together to honor Chris. All three television stations are partner
  
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• Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray apologizes for anti-gay tweets

  09-12-2018 20:39
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Newly minted Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray is apologizing for anti-gay tweets posted to his Twitter account several years ago, when he was 14 and 15.The Oklahoma quarterback tweeted : "I apologize for the tweets that have come to light tonight from when I was 14 and 15. I used a poor choice of word that doesn't reflect who I am or what I believe. I did not intend to single out any individual or group."I apologize for the tweets that have come to light tonight from
  
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• Cab driver robbed in northeast Columbus

  09-12-2018 20:35
  
  COLUMBUS, OHIO -Columbus Police Robbery detectives need help identifying a man wanted for robbing a Columbus Cab driver at knifepoint Nov. 29. According to police, a Yellow Cab Company driver was called to pick up a fare in the 4100 block of London Lancaster road.Investigators say the female and male customers were driven to the area of Arborwood Drive and Satinwood Drive in north Columbus.After arriving the female exited the cab. The male put a knife to the driver's throat demanding money and c
  
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• Police searching for the driver in a hit-and-run pedestrian crash in Reynoldsburg

  09-12-2018 19:14
  
  REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO - Reynoldsburg Police are searching for the driver who hit a pedestrian at the intersection of Waggoner Road and Oakbrook Apartment Complex. Sunday morning.Investigators say the crash happened around 2:30 a.m. when the pedestrian was walking in the northbound in the southbound lane of Waggoner Road.After striking the victim the driver and the vehicle did not stop and continued going southbound on WaggonerRoad.The victim was transported by first responders to a local hospital i
  
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• Water rescue closes Powell Road east of State Route 315 in Delaware County

  09-12-2018 17:22
  
  POWELL, OHIO - First responders are on the scene of a water rescue at State Route 315 and Powell Road in Delaware County.The Delaware County Sheriff’s office says they were called at 10:15 Sunday morning for an apparent suicide attempt. Deputies received information that led them to believe the person jumped from the overpass into the water.Water rescue currently underway in the 315 & Powell Rd area. Powell Road is shut down just east of SR 315. Please avoid the area and use alternate
  
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• Powell Road reopens after reported water rescue in Delaware County

  09-12-2018 17:22
  
  POWELL, OHIO - First responders have cleared the scene of a water rescue on Powell Road east of State Route 315in Delaware County.The Delaware County Sheriff’s office says they were called at 10:15 Sunday morning for an apparent suicide attempt. Deputies received information that led them to believe a woman jumped from the overpass into the water.During the investigation, authorities was able to locate the woman who is safe and being evaluated by medical personnel, according to officials.L
  
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• GM fights to retain key tax credit amid plant closing plans

  09-12-2018 16:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors is fighting to retain a valuable tax credit for electric vehicles as the nation's largest automaker tries to deal with the political fallout triggered by its plans to shutter several U.S. factories and shed thousands of workers.Preserving the $7,500 tax incentive for buyers is crucial for GM as the company pivots from internal combustion engines in favor of building cars powered by batteries or hydrogen fuel cells. Yet the layoffs and plant closings could i
  
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• Michigan boy raising money for a gravestone for best friend

  09-12-2018 15:15
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A 12-year-old Michigan boy is working odd jobs to raise money for a special Christmas gift: a gravestone for his best friend.Kaleb Klakulak and Kenneth "K.J." Gross had been friends since second grade before K.J. died in May of congestive heart failure after years of chemotherapy to fight leukemia, The Detroit News reported .K.J. was buried in a family plot at Detroit's Elmwood Cemetery. But K.J.'s mom couldn't afford a grave marker, so Kaleb has been raking leaves, collecti
  
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• Cardi B, Pharrell, Kanye draw crowds during Art Basel Miami

  09-12-2018 15:04
  
  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Royalty, Real Housewives and the fathers of two Kardashian babies were among the celebs that fanned out across Miami for a week of glamorous parties toasting the world's best artists during Art Basel.Less than 24 hours after announcing she was splitting from her husband, Cardi B was spotted Wednesday night partying at 24/7 ultra-club E11EVEN MIAMI, sporting long, rainbow streaked hair and a skin-tight black dress she grabbed the microphone and sang along When the D
  
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• Comey: FBI probe of Russia initially looked at 4 Americans

  09-12-2018 14:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI's counterintelligence investigation into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia initially focused on four Americans and whether they were connected to Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, former FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers during hours of closed-door questioning.Comey did not identify the Americans but said President Donald Trump, then the Republican candidate, was not among them.He also told the House Judiciary
  
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• Nobel peace winners demand action against sex abuse

  09-12-2018 14:50
  
  OSLO, Norway (AP) — One of the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize says the attention the prize has drawn to sexual violence against women in war zones must be followed by action against the abuses.Dr. Denis Mukwege spoke Sunday at a news conference with Nadia Murad of Iraq, with whom he shared the 9-million Swedish kronor ($1 million) prize. Mukwege was honored for his work helping sexually abused women at the hospital he founded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Murad, a Yazidi,
  
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• Swath of South faces wintry mess: Snow, sleet, freezing rain

  09-12-2018 14:30
  
  CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — A storm spreading snow, sleet and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South has millions of people in its path, raising the threat of immobilizing snowfalls, icy roads and possible power outages.Governors and local officials in several states declared emergencies ahead of the storm crossing several Southern states and poised to hit particular hard in portions of North Carolina and Virginia.North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Saturday that residents in
  
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• Kid Rock pays off more than $80,000 Walmart customers' layaway bills

  09-12-2018 14:05
  
  Kid Rock is spreading Christmas cheer by paying off the layaway balances of about 350 customers at a Nashville Walmart.Kid Rock says he was inspired by a similar act by Tyler Perry, who paid off all the layaways at two Walmart stores on Thursday.Thanking Perry for the great idea, Kid Rock said on Twitter Friday that he paid off all of the layaway accounts at his local Walmart in Nashville. "Great idea! I followed your lead," Kid Rock tweeted.@tylerperry Great idea! I followed your lead and paid
  
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• Plant a tree: Milan's ambitious plans to be cleaner, greener

  09-12-2018 13:47
  
  MILAN (AP) — If Italy's fashion capital has a predominant color, it is gray — not only because of the blocks of neoclassical stone buildings for which the city is celebrated, but also due to its often-gray sky, which traps pollution.But Milan now wants to shift its color palette toward green.The city has ambitious plans to plant 3 million new trees by 2030 — a move that experts say could offer relief from the city's muggy, sometimes tropical weather.Some ad-hoc projects have al
  
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• Police searching for men who stole airsoft guns from garage

  09-12-2018 13:03
  BEXLEY, Ohio-- Police are searching for two men who stole airsoft guns from the garage of a residence near Fair Avenue andSouth Cassingham Road.On Wednesday, around 2:25 a.m., two men entered the garage through an unlocked door.The two then took the airsoft guns that were in the garage.Both of the suspects were caught on security cameras the the homeowner installed.In the audio that was obtained from the video, one of the men refers to other as "Nick."Neither of the suspects made it into the res
  
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• Software engineer found dead in Google's NYC offices

  09-12-2018 12:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a 22-year-old software engineer was found dead at the company's New York City headquarters.Scott Krulcik was found unconscious on the sixth floor of the company's offices in Chelsea at about 9 p.m. Friday. He was pronounced dead by Emergency Medical Service workers.Police say there were no signs of trauma and the death does not appear to be suspicious. The city medical examiner's office will determine the cause of death.Krulcik's Linkedin page says he began worki
  
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• Vehicle pursuit, crash leaves 2 dead, 2 children injured in east Columbus

  09-12-2018 10:18
  
  COLUMBUS-- Two people are dead and two children were injured after a car crashed and rolled multiple times, according to officials.It happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning in east Columbus.The vehicle was first stopped by a Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy on Winchester Pike. The driver then drove away onto South James Road.Police followed the vehicle until it crashed were the driver and front passengers were ejected.The two rear passengers victims were in car seats and transported to Nationw
  
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• 2 dead, 2 injured after car flees from traffic stop, crashes into house

  09-12-2018 10:18
  
  COLUMBUS-- Two people are dead and two more are injured after a car crashed into a house, according to officials.It happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning in east Columbus. The vehicle was first stopped by a Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy on Winchester Pike. The driver then drove away onto South James Road.Police followed the vehicle until it crashed into a house.The injured victims were transported to Nationwide Children's Hospital with minor injuries.The area of the crash on South James Ro
  
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• Family looking for answers after Columbus SWAT officer shoots & kills 16-year-old armed robbery suspect

  09-12-2018 04:47
  COLUMBUS,Ohio - Friends and family held a candlelight vigil Saturday night for 16- year old Julius Tate Jr. at the intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and North Champion Avenue.It is the same place where the teen was shot and killed by a Columbus police officer after investigators said he tried to rob a SWAT officer in plain clothes at gunpoint.Jamita Malone tearfully told 10TV, “We’re standing on my son’s blood.”Malone says she is angry that more than 24 hours after the
  
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• Police identify woman killed after being hit by vehicle in southeast Columbus

  09-12-2018 04:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -A woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle in southeast Columbus, according to police.Columbus police said the crash happened around 10 p.m. in the area of Ebright Road and Winchester Pike, near Madison Township.Investigators say a Mazda MZ3 struck and killed 24-year-old Lanie Motley. The vehicle did remain at the scene and no charges have been filed at this time.This crash remains under investigation.Police said the driver stayed at the scene.
  
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• Person killed after being hit by vehicle in southeast Columbus

  09-12-2018 04:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person is dead after being hit by a vehicle in southeast Columbus, according to police.Columbus police said the crash happened around 10 p.m. in the area of Ebright Road and Winchester Pike, near Madison Township.The southbound lanes of Ebright Road are closed in the area of the crash.Police said the driver stayed at the scene.
  
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• Comey: Russia investigation initially looked at 4 Americans

  09-12-2018 03:33
  
  WASHINGTON — The FBI's counterintelligence investigation into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia initially focused on four Americans and whether they were connected to Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, former FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers during hours of closed-door questioning.Comey did not identify the Americans but said President Donald Trump, then the Republican candidate, was not among them.He also told the House Judiciary Comm
  
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• Remembering Chris Bradley: Columbus Blue Jackets honor Chris before game

  09-12-2018 01:29
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets honored Chris Bradley before their game on Saturday.The Blue Jackets held a moment of silence for Chris who passed away this week after a battle with leukemia.Since 2006, Chris provided in-game updates for fans at Nationwide Arena.Chris has also worked with the Blue Jackets as part of The Big 10TV Toy Drive.Tonight, we remember our friend, local meteorologist @Chris10TV. pic.twitter.com/KyLRxmzNVI— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) December
  
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