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• Couple pleads guilty to enslaving children from South Korea

  20-07-2017 23:23 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City couple has pleaded guilty to enslaving two children from South Korea who were in their care.
  Fifty-four-year-old Jeong Taek Lee and his wife, 50-year-old Sook Yeon Park, both pleaded guilty to two counts of labor trafficking Wednesday. Lee was sentenced to five months of probation. Park was sentenced to six months in prison along with five years of probation.
  Prosecutors say parents of the two children, a brother and sister, sent the siblings to live with th
  
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• Teachers union chief: School choice rooted in segregation

  20-07-2017 23:21 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of one of the country’s leading teachers’ union claims that school choice is rooted in segregation and racism.
  Randi Weingarten made the remarks on Thursday at the American Federation of Teachers’ conference in Washington.
  FILE – In this Jan. 9, 2017, file photo, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten speaks about education at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)Weingarten charges that vouc
  
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• Official: Indiana park where kids burned has big problems

  20-07-2017 22:59 via wane.com
  
  PORTER, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana water park where 11 children suffered chemical burns must correct numerous large problems before it can reopen, a local health official says.
  An inspection Wednesday of Seven Peaks Water Park by town, county and state officials found “fairly extensive” problems including structural safety issues involving tall slides at the park, said Keith Letta, administrator of the Porter County Health Department.
  “An engineer is going to have
  
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• Layoffs begin at Carrier plant that drew Trump’s criticism

  20-07-2017 21:51 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More than 300 Carrier Corp. workers were being laid off Thursday from the company’s Indianapolis factory as part of an outsourcing of jobs to Mexico that drew criticism last year from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
  The nearly 340 workers clocked out after their final shifts at Carrier’s gas furnace factory. Another wave of 290 workers will be let go by Dec. 22 under a timetable the company announced in late May.
  Carrier announced in February 2016
  
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• Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington dies in LA at 41

  20-07-2017 21:01 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County coroner says Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who sold millions of albums with a unique mix of hard rock, hip-hop and rap, was found dead in his home near Los Angeles on Thursday.
  Coroner spokesman Brian Elias says they are investigating Bennington’s death as an apparent suicide but no additional details are available.
  The group sold 10 million copies of their 2000 debut, “Hybrid Theory,” and then another 4 million with 200
  
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• OJ Simpson granted release from prison

  20-07-2017 20:59 via wane.com
  
  LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel heist, successfully making his case in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America’s enduring fascination with the former football star.
  Simpson, 70, could be a free man as early as Oct. 1. By then, he will have served the minimum of his nine-to-33-year armed-robbery sentence for a bungled attempt to snatch sports memorabilia and other mementos he claim
  
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• ‘Juice’ will be loose: OJ Simpson granted parole in robbery

  20-07-2017 20:59 via wane.com
  
  LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel-room heist, successfully making his case for freedom in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America’s enduring fascination with the former football star.
  Simpson, 70, could be released as early as Oct. 1. By then, he will have served the minimum of his nine-to-33-year sentence for a bungled attempt to snatch sports memorabilia he claimed had been stole
  
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• Man again charged with hiding HIV status from sexual partner

  20-07-2017 18:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A Fort Wayne man who police said failed to tell numerous sexual partners in at least three counties that he was infected with HIV, has again been charged.
  Travis R. Spoor, 37, was charged this week in Allen Superior Court with malicious mischief. It’s the fifth time he’s been charged with the felony since February 2016, according to Indiana court records.
  According to a probable cause affidavit, the woman told police she saw a December 2016 NewsChannel 15 repo
  
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• Mother to white supremacist who killed her son: ‘You lost’

  20-07-2017 17:18 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The admitted white supremacist who stabbed a man to death in August 2016 because he was black was sentenced Thursday.
  Aaryn Snyder received 65 years for the Aug. 21, 2016 murder of Samuel Hardrix in the backyard of a home in the 1400 block of Schilling Avenue. Snyder had pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder earlier this month.
  According to a probable cause affidavit, on Sept. 19, Snyder confessed to the killing to an Allen County Confinement Officer, saying he stabbe
  
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• Man, 21, shot in back during drug deal gone bad

  20-07-2017 16:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A 21-year-old was seriously hurt after police said he was shot in the back during a drug deal gone bad Wednesday.
  Fort Wayne Police and medics were called just after 4 p.m. Wednesday to 711 Tennessee Ave. on a report of a shooting. When crews arrived, officers learned a victim had been taken to a local hospital by someone.
  A shooting was reported along Tennessee Avenue on Wednesday, July 19, 2017.He was identified by police as 21-year old Collin R. Walda. Police said he w
  
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• Home a ‘total loss’ after fire

  20-07-2017 16:24 via wane.com
  
  HARLAN, Ind. (WANE) A Harlan home was completely destroyed by fire early Thursday.
  A home along School Street in Harlan was badly damaged by fire Thursday, July 20, 2017.Firefighters were called just after 9 a.m. on a report of a fire at a home at 12110 School St. on Harlan’s northeast side. Crews arrived to find flames rising from the single-story home.
  Officials said there were people in the home at the time of the fire but they all escaped without any injuries.
  The home was considered a
  
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• Motorcyclist hospitalized after crash

  20-07-2017 15:44 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) A motorcyclist was hospitalized after crashing his motorcycle early Thursday just south of Butler.
  Police and medics were called just before 5 a.m. Thursday to the 3800 block of C.R. 63 in DeKalb County on a report of a motorcycle crash there.
  According to a DeKalb Count Sheriff’s Department crash report, 44-year-old Jimmy D. Dick of Butler was headed southbound on C.R. 63 on his 1998 Harley Davidson when he lost control of the motorcycle after cresting a hill. D
  
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• US weekly requests for jobless aid fall to 233,000

  20-07-2017 15:22 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week, as the number of people seeking benefits stays near historic lows pointing to a robust job market.
  THE NUMBERS: Weekly unemployment applications fell by 15,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 233,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the largest weekly drop since late April. The less volatile four-week average declined by 2,250 to 243,750. The number of people collecting unemployment benefits has fallen 9.7 percent ove
  
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• Lawsuit settlement means more refunds for motorists

  20-07-2017 15:12 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has agreed to repay motorists more than $62 million it collected in excessive fees to settle a class-action lawsuit.
  Attorney Irwin Levin represented motorists in the lawsuit. He says the settlement includes $28.5 million in refunds for customers who were overcharged between 2002 and mid-2006 for driver licenses, vehicle registrations and other services. It also includes $33.6 million the agency began returning to customers last year
  
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• Indiana AG warns public about tech support computer scams

  20-07-2017 15:06 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general is warning the public about online scams that seek to convince people that their personal computers are infected with viruses.
  Attorney General Curtis Hill says the scams use pop-up alerts resembling security alerts used by legitimate computer and technology companies.
  He says the deceptive alerts claim the users’ computers are infected with viruses and could be vulnerable to hackers. The alerts often provide a toll-free number use
  
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• McCain tells Senate colleague, ‘I’ll be back’

  20-07-2017 10:10 via wane.com
  
   
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain’s best friend in the Senate says the ailing Arizona Republican told him the cancerous tumor doctors have found in his brain isn’t his worst ordeal.
  South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham says he spoke to McCain by phone Wednesday evening.
  He says McCain told him: “Yeah, I’m going to have to stay here a little bit longer, take some treatments. I’ll be back.”
  McCain was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for 5 ½ y
  
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• Senators end meeting stalemated on health care

  20-07-2017 10:09 via wane.com
  
   
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Around two dozen Republican senators have ended a private meeting on the party’s stalemated health care bill with no visible signs of progress.
  Several senators described a positive session also attended by health secretary Tom Price and Seema Verma, administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. None offered any specific examples of progress from the nearly three-hour meeting.
  Wyoming GOP Sen. John Barrasso says, “We still do
  
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• 3 top Trump insiders to talk to Senate panels

  20-07-2017 10:08 via wane.com
  
   
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate intelligence committee has scheduled perhaps the most high-profile testimony involving the Russian meddling probes since former FBI Director James Comey appeared in June.
  A lawyer for Trump’s powerful son-in-law and adviser says Jared Kushner will speak to the Senate intelligence committee Monday. Attorney Abbe Lowell says Kushner has been prepared to “voluntarily cooperate” for months and “appreciates the opportunity to assist in
  
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• OJ Simpson draws world attention in plea for freedom

  20-07-2017 10:07 via wane.com
  
   
   
  LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — Former football star and convicted felon O.J. Simpson will command the world’s attention once again Thursday when he pleads for his freedom on live TV.
  Simpson received a 33-year sentence in 2008 for an armed robbery involving two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. The 70-year-old is asking Nevada parole officials to release him in October, when he will have served the minimum nine years.
  Simpson made headlines on the football fi
  
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• FWPD: Man on bike struck by vehicle, critically hurt

  20-07-2017 08:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne police believe a man was struck by a vehicle on Stellhorn Road early Thursday morning.
  According to police, around 12:30 a.m. a driver on Stellhorn Road saw a man in the middle of the road near Oakhurst Drive. The driver and an off-duty police officer stopped to help.
  Paramedics took the man to a hospital in critical condition, according to police.
  FWPD investigates after a person was found in the middle of Stellhorn Road critically injured on July 20,
  
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• Neighbors: Hamilton fight could have been over stolen property

  20-07-2017 06:38 via wane.com
  
  HAMILTON, Ind. (WANE) – A man was critically hurt when his neck was “severely cut” during an altercation in Hamilton Wednesday evening, according to Indiana State Police. Hamilton is a small town that spans the Steuben-DeKalb County line.
  A large crime scene is surrounded by police tape at Church and Water Streets in Angola on July 19, 2017.Investigators said sometime around 7:30 p.m. a group of people in the area of Church Street and Water Street had an altercation. According
  
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• ISP: Altercation in Hamilton leaves man critically hurt

  20-07-2017 06:38 via wane.com
  
  HAMILTON, Ind. (WANE) – A man was critically hurt during an altercation in Hamilton Wednesday evening, according to Indiana State Police.
  Investigators said sometime around 7:30 p.m. a group of people was in a parking lot near Church Street and Water Street.
  ISP said a man was hospitalized with life threatening injuries. It’s unclear how that person was injured.
  Early Thursday morning investigators were waiting for a search warrant to look through a blue car in the lot. About 15 feet
  
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• Hamilton man’s neck ‘severely cut;’ 2 questioned, released

  20-07-2017 06:38 via wane.com
  
  HAMILTON, Ind. (WANE) – A man was critically hurt when his neck was “severely cut” during an altercation in Hamilton Wednesday evening, according to Indiana State Police.
  Investigators said sometime around 7:30 p.m. a group of people was in a parking lot near Church Street and Water Street. At some point, an altercation happened and a man suffered a “severe cut” to his neck, according to Sgt. Ron Galaviz with the Indiana State Police.
  A large crime scene is surround
  
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• Boil Water Advisory issued for some residents in Woodburn

  20-07-2017 05:08 via wane.com
  
  WOODBURN, Ind. (WANE) – A Boil Water Advisory has been issued for parts of Woodburn.
  According to the city’s website, the advisory is in place for residents on College Street, and on Stenger Street and Rupp Street between Core and Carl streets.
  The advisory is in place until further notice, according to the website.
  Residents should boil their water before consuming. It’s unclear why the advisory was issued.
  Anyone with questions can call City Hall at (260) 632-5318 or Superint
  
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• Avila Fans 11 as TinCaps Down LumberKings

  20-07-2017 05:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The TinCaps used a strong pitching performance and timely offense to shut out the Clinton LumberKings (Seattle Mariners), 3-0, in the opener of a three-game series at Parkview Field on Wednesday night.
  Fort Wayne right-hander Pedro Avilawas in a groove from the get-go on Wednesday as he went on to strike out 11 in his seven innings of work while allowing only three hits and a walk. The 20-year old from Venezuela has allowed only one earned run in his last 20 innings pitc
  
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• Doctors: Sen. John McCain has brain tumor

  20-07-2017 02:33 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors say Arizona Sen. John McCain has a brain tumor associated with a blood clot that was removed last week.
  In a statement late Wednesday, doctors reveal that McCain has been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer. The statement says the 80-year-old senator and his family are reviewing further treatment, including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.
  The senator has been recovering at his Arizona home after doctors at the Mayo Clinic removed a bloo
  
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• Local artist creates new mural for downtown

  20-07-2017 02:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A new mural is being created to help the city welcome people into downtown. Local artist Jerrod Tobias is painting a mural along the underpass at Clay and Main Streets.
  The city is working to transform the most well-traveled corridors and gateways into beautiful works of art as part of “Front Door Fort Wayne.” The mural is funded by Legacy dollars and is the first phase of improvements. Later work will include repairing and painting the underpass and inst
  
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• Hardy’s family sad but “not surprised” he died by suicide

  20-07-2017 00:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Hardy’s mother and sister said they are sad but not shocked he died by suicide.
  “I love you baby and I know you’re up there. I love you honey. You’re in good hands with God. I don’t have to tell him he already knows,” his mother, Jeanie Summerville said.
  Regardless of how her son’s life ended, she’s still a proud mother. “He’s happy now. He’s happy.”
  Wednesday afternoon the Allen County Coron
  
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• Dangers of leaving pets in hot car

  20-07-2017 00:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control has received 129 calls of animals in locked cars from May 1 – July 19, 2017. “It’s still happening every single day.  Officers see it every day,” says Holly Pasquinelli, Community Relations and Education Specialist at Animal Care and Control.  Animal Control Officer Jessica Bachert said, “Animals don’t sweat like people do, so to keep themselves cool they pant and then they sweat thro
  
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• Audit estimates 32 million more uninsured

  20-07-2017 00:12 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Republican bill erasing but not replacing much of President Barack Obama’s health care law would mean an additional 32 million uninsured people by 2026.
  The report from Congress’ nonpartisan budget analyst says the measure would cause average premiums for people buying their own health insurance to double by 2026.
  It also says that by that same year, three-fourths of Americans would live in regions without any in
  
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