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• Central Ohio Businesses Adapting To Warmer Temperatures

  21-12-2015 23:26
  
  It’s affecting bottom lines: both good and bad.
  
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• JPMorgan Chase to pay $150M to Ohio pension fund, other investors over trading scandal

  21-12-2015 23:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio-Thousands of JPMorgan Chase investors who saw their stock value plummet because of the 2012 "London Whale" trading scandal can now recover some, if not all of their losses, under a class-action settlement announced Monday. The $150 million settlement resolves a lawsuit filed by the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and other public pension funds that lost money after bad trades made by the bank's London office led to a $6.2 billion loss , according to Ohio Attorney General M
  
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• San Bernardino shooter's friend held without bail

  21-12-2015 23:13
  
  Enrique Marquez, 24, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David Bristow in federal court in Riverside, about 10 miles from the attack carried out by longtime friend Syed Farook and Farook's wife.
  
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• Chipotle eyed in outbreak of different E. coli strain

  21-12-2015 22:53
  
  So far, the agency said Monday five people have been reported sick in the new outbreak, with illnesses starting between Nov. 18 and Nov. 26.
  
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• Best Local Artists in Columbus

  21-12-2015 21:38
  
  Thousands of artists call Columbus home, working across a wide variety of disciplines and mediums. When we asked our readers about their favorites of 2015, the one who garnered the most votes was Christopher Burk — for the second year in a row. Burk considers himself an urban landscape painter, which could be the source […]
  
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• Toledo man who let bodies decay will spend week in jail, surrender funeral license

  21-12-2015 21:16
  
  TOLEDO — The owner of a funeral home where 11 bodies were found in various states of decay, some in a damp garage, was sentenced Monday to spend a week in jail and give up his funeral license. Robert Tate Jr. faced relatives of the deceased and apologized, but he didn’t explain why he left the bodies in what the state funeral board said was a condition “that would outrage reasonable family and community sensibilities.”
  
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• Five injured in chemical plant fire in Newark

  21-12-2015 21:11
  
  Five people were injured this afternoon in a chemical plant fire sparked by an explosion in a chemical collection tank. The fire at Arboris, on Tamarack Road, was reported shortly after 1:30 this afternoon. Newark Fire Chief Patrick Connor said five company workers and contractors were hurt, but their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
  
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• Five Injured In Newark Chemical Plant Explosion

  21-12-2015 20:28
  
  Five people were reported to have non-life threatening injuries with one sent to a local hospital.
  
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• Fire, Explosion Reported On Tamarack Road In Newark

  21-12-2015 20:28
  
  Emergency Dispatchers said they are only aware of minor injuries at this time.
  
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• NetJets pilots approve new contract with pay raise

  21-12-2015 20:12
  
  The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots union says that 75.43 percent of members voted to approve the deal, with 96 percent of pilots participating. "The unflinching resolve and dedication of the membership has brought us to today the ratification of a contract that sets the bar even higher in the fractional aviation community," Pedro Leroux, a pilot and the union president, said in a statement.
  
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• Prosecutor Indicts “John Doe” For 1997 Rape

  21-12-2015 19:40
  
  The Franklin County Prosecutor has indicted an unknown man in hopes of solving an 18-year-old case.
  
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• Human 'Elf on the Shelf' shares mischievous adventures online

  21-12-2015 19:14
  
  This December, Alan Rill has toilet-papered a neighbor’s house, shopped for dozens of bottles of maple syrup and wished for snow via a lawn message written in shaving cream. So go the mischievous adventures of a human Elf on the Shelf.
  
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• Five Things To Know About The Winter Solstice

  21-12-2015 19:07
  
  Winter solstice takes place this year on December 22 at 4:48 UTC -- that's 11:48 p.m. Eastern time Monday night, December 21.
  
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• 27 Congressmembers Demand Action On SNAP Balances Revealed By 10 Investigates

  21-12-2015 18:33
  
  10 Investigates found 41 households with balances between $7,000 and $10,000. 14 households have $10,000 or more.
  
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• 27 Congress Members Demand Action On SNAP Balances Revealed By 10 Investigates

  21-12-2015 18:33
  
  10 Investigates found 41 households with balances between $7,000 and $10,000. 14 households have $10,000 or more.
  
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• FDA Eases Restrictions On Blood Donations From Gay Men

  21-12-2015 18:21
  
  Federal health officials are lifting the nation's 32-year-old lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, but major restrictions will remain on who can donate.
  
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• Another fast-casual pizza brand is coming to Columbus

  21-12-2015 18:07
  
  MOD Pizza, a Seattle-based company founded 2008, plans to open a pair of stores here next year. The company signed franchisee Womack Restaurants to develop 25 stores between Columbus and Kansas City in the next 5 years.
  
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• The So-Called “Downton Abbey” Addict Has Been Arrested

  21-12-2015 17:58
  
  A central Ohio man with a penchant for stealing DVD and Blu-Ray box sets of the British drama is finally behind bars.
  
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• LOOK: Tumbles, The Two-Legged Pup, Is Adjusting Well To His New Wheels

  21-12-2015 17:06
  
  Last month, students at Ohio University’s 3D printing lab helped the little guy out by developing a “wheelchair” to help Tumbles walk after he was born without his front legs.
  
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• Bob Evans to sell 145 restaurants’ real estate for $200 million

  21-12-2015 16:41
  
  Bob Evans Farms has agreed to sell a portion of its real estate assets for $200 million. The New Albany-based restaurant and prepared foods company signed a letter of intent with a Chicago-based investment bank for a sale-leaseback transaction involving 145 of Bob Evans’ 547 stores.
  
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• Q&A: A Look At The Search For Texas Teen In 'Affluenza' Case

  21-12-2015 16:33
  
  A manhunt is underway for a Texas teenager sentenced to probation in 2013 for killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck after his defense lawyers claimed he suffered from "affluenza."
  
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• Lindsey Graham Ends His 2016 Presidential Campaign

  21-12-2015 16:21
  
  The South Carolina senator posted a video saying he was proud of his campaign, which he said was focused on the nation's security.
  
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• Ohio gas prices remain below $2 heading into holiday week

  21-12-2015 15:21
  
  Ohio motorists head into Christmas week with gas prices remaining below $2 and more than 10 cents less than a week ago.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: John Kasich campaigns with family in New Hampshire, looks for breakout

  21-12-2015 15:07
  
  With about seven weeks before New Hampshire voters vote in the presidential primary, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is looking to break out even as he’s polling sixth in the state among the crowded GOP field “With New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie swarmed by journalists and drawing hundreds to his events, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush slamming poll leader Donald Trump, the so-called ‘establishment’ lane of the 2016 Republican contest is not going Kasich’s way in New Hampshir
  
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• Best Movie Theaters in Columbus

  21-12-2015 14:00
  
  Columbus is filled with a lot of options for watching movies, from the large cineplexes to the smaller local theaters featuring indie films. When we asked our readers about their favorite spot for movies, they picked Studio 35 for the second year in a row as the best place in town. After a major renovation […]
  
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• Best Local Bands in Columbus

  21-12-2015 14:00
  
  The Columbus music scene is ever changing, evolving and growing — and that’s reflected in the results of our annual “Best of Columbus” survey, which highlights different musical talent each year with its rankings. In 2015, our readers picked Angela Perley and the Howlin’ Moons as their favorite Columbus band of the year, giving the […]
  
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• State senator wants school coaches in Ohio to have cardiac training

  21-12-2015 13:40
  
  A former high-school football coach who is now a state senator is calling for more coaches to receive training on recognizing possible heart conditions. Cliff Hite, who coached Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at Findlay High School, plans to introduce a bill requiring that school coaches receive training on cardiac conditions at least once every three years.
  
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• Five More People Detained In Belgium In Paris Attacks Probe

  21-12-2015 13:07
  
  Belgian authorities detained five people after two days of raids.
  
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• Neighbors rescue injured 90-year-old woman house fire in Ohio

  21-12-2015 12:57
  
  Fannie Ezell was taken to OSU's Wexner Medical Center with burns and smoke inhalation injuries. She was taken in critical condition.
  
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• Stores Get Ready For Christmas Eve Shopping

  21-12-2015 12:40
  
  Last-minute shoppers can look for gifts until midnight on Christmas Eve at many stores.
  
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• Strickland switches on gun rights

  21-12-2015 12:09
  
  WASHINGTON — There was nothing subtle about the TV commercial in 2010. As Gov. Ted Strickland held a hunting rifle, an announcer said that as a member of the U.S. House in 1994, Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich “voted to take away our gun rights — a major reason the National Rifle Association gave Strickland an A-plus rating.” Fast-forward to today, and the same Ted Strickland, who faces a contested U.S. Senate Democratic primary race in March against Cincin
  
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• Kasich favors small campaign stages as rivals get attention

  21-12-2015 12:09
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Rick Botnick shook his head after Sunday’s house party for Ohio Gov. John Kasich was over. Somehow, Kasich must find a way to bottle that 45 minutes in the living room and get it out to voters, said Botnick, who runs a commercial laundry.
  
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• Two men save woman, 90, from fire on Near East Side

  21-12-2015 12:01
  
  Two men helped rescue an elderly woman from her burning home on the Near East Side Sunday morning. Fannie Ezell, 90, who lives in the 1800 block of Bryden Road, was taken in critical condition to the Wexner Medical Center at the Ohio State University, said Battalion Chief Tracy Smith of the Columbus Division of Fire.
  
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• Grandson Of Jimmy Carter Dies In His Sleep

  21-12-2015 12:00
  
  The younger Carter's heart stopped, the minister said, and the family tried CPR and rushed him to a hospital.
  
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• ROTC is cool at Newark High School

  21-12-2015 11:58
  
  NEWARK, Ohio — Those involved in Newark High School’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps seem to settle on the same word to best describe it: family. And these days, it is one big, big family. When the high school started the program in 2009, it had just more than 50 participants. Now, there are more than 240 students and three instructors, two of whom have military backgrounds.
  
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• Victim advocates are on increase in Ohio

  21-12-2015 11:54
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio — They are the people that you and your loved ones hope you will never need. Victim advocates are a constant, reassuring presence in courtrooms. They are the ones passing a tissue box down a row of weeping relatives, or reading aloud victim-impact statements when the victims or their survivors are sobbing too hard to talk.
  
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• Thieves can prey on holiday deliveries

  21-12-2015 11:51
  
  Sue Bissell stared out the window of her Clintonville home, taking a break from her sewing project. She saw a man park on the street and walk up her driveway. She expected a knock on her door, but she heard nothing. She opened the door just in time to see the man walking away carrying packages that had been left outside her door.
  
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• Injection wells spur concerns in Athens County

  21-12-2015 11:44
  
  COOLVILLE, Ohio — Five months ago, Felicia Mettler had never heard the term injection well. She didn’t know what one was or what it held. She didn’t know what an injection well looked like. She lives with her husband and children in a wood-frame house in a rural part of Athens County near the Hocking River, and she relishes the relative peace of the countryside. But like many of her neighbors, the growing number of injection wells in Athens County has caught her attention.
  
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• Derailments more dangerous, but no increase in inspectors

  21-12-2015 11:33
  
  Months before a CSX train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in Mount Carbon, W.Va., polluting the air and water and forcing more than 1,100 people from their homes, inspectors missed a problem with the track there. • Inspection reports compiled by a railroad contractor and CSX showed evidence of the defect, but the track wasn’t repaired or replaced. In fact, CSX officials and federal regulators didn’t find out about the defect until it was too late.
  
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• Forecast: Showers Move In Monday Morning

  21-12-2015 11:32
  
  Showers will spread over the region today but expect mild temperatures through the week.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Rain Chances Will Increase Throughout The Evening

  21-12-2015 11:32
  
  Winter officially arrives tonight at 11:48, but it won’t be feeling like it.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Rain Continues, Temps In Low 50s

  21-12-2015 11:32
  
  Showers will spread over the region today ahead of a slow-moving cold front.
  
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• He’s gifted (detfig) at spelling words backward

  21-12-2015 11:21
  
  Newt Thomas was about 12 when he discovered that he possesses a special skill. His ability didn’t propel him to fame or great fortune, but it did make him a popular customer at Plank’s Bier Garten on the South Side. For many years at Plank’s, the bartender would tap Thomas to impress customers drawkcab lleps ot ytiliba sih htiw. That is: with his ability to spell backward.
  
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• School District In New Hampshire Closes For Threat

  21-12-2015 11:14
  
  Law enforcement officials have not said if the threat is credible.
  
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• Dozens Missing After Massive Landslide In China

  21-12-2015 10:53
  
  At least 91 people are missing after a landslide damaged 33 buildings in an industrial park in south China on Sunday.
  
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• Mondays Most Wanted: Da'Juan Mankins

  21-12-2015 10:20
  
  Help put an accused murderer behind bars.
  
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• Bullets Fly Outside Northeast Columbus Club

  21-12-2015 10:17
  
  Police are looking for a pair of gunmen after an exchange of gunfire Monday morning. Read more.
  
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• Wendy’s expands board to 11 seats, names 2 members

  21-12-2015 10:00
  
  Wendy’s last week reconfigured its board of directors, expanding it from 10 to 11 seats. The Dublin-based burger chain also announced that Ed Garden resigned from his seat; and the board elected Dennis Kass and Matthew Peltz to fill the new and the vacated seats.
  
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• Movie tax credit good for Ohio, report says

  21-12-2015 10:00
  
  The state last week issued a report detailing the economic impact of the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit program.
  
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• Heartland Bank to open office in Clintonville

  21-12-2015 10:00
  
  Heartland BancCorp said it is expanding by adding a branch office in Clintonville that will open by the end of 2016.
  
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