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• American Red Cross apologizes for ‘racist’ pool safety poster

  27-06-2016 23:52
  
  The American Red Cross has issued an apology after users online declared a pool safety poster was 'racist.'The photo shows several children playing in and around a pool with the slogan “Be Cool, Follow The Rules.” The poster depicts kids’ behavior as either “cool” or “not cool.”Hey, @RedCross, send a new pool poster to @SalidaRec bc the current one they have w your name on it is super racist pic.twitter.com/TY8MmFB3Qk— John Sawyer (@JSawyer330) Jun
  
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• Columbus Police to be equipped with overdose saving drug

  27-06-2016 23:18
  
  Columbus Police officers will soon be able to administer Naloxone (Narcan) to people who overdose on heroin.Police, along with Columbus city leaders, will make the announcement Tuesday."First responders are on the front lines of helping our community tackle addiction.By equipping both police officers and firefighters with Narcan, we are being progressive and aggressive in treating the addicted and saving lives," Columbus City Council President Zach Klein.Heroin at Home: An Ohio EpidemicThe abuse
  
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• Barbershop Books!

  27-06-2016 23:00
  
  We love the great Columbus City Schools program that is stocking local barbershops with books! Here, Pure Elegance Barber and Beauty gets it done. Awesome! The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be sure to check […]
  
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• Day at the beach leaves Texas man with flesh-eating bacteria

  27-06-2016 22:53
  
  A trip to the beach over Father's Day weekend left a Texas man fighting an infection from flesh-eating bacteria.Adrian Ruiz's family said they were visiting a beach in Port Aransas, on the Gulf of Mexico, when he picked up the "very aggressive" bacteria called vibrio, according to a crowd-funding page set up on YouCaring.com."Within a few hours after being in the water he was sick and is now battling this horrible bacteria which has caused a nasty, huge open sore wound on his right leg," his fam
  
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• Comfort-food restaurant Eagle Food & Beer Hall to open soon

  27-06-2016 22:49
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• Mother sentenced to life for killing baby at Muskingum sorority house

  27-06-2016 22:03
  
  A former college student accused of giving birth in a sorority house bathroom and killing her baby girl by disposing of her in a trash bag was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole.Emile Weaver, 21, was found guilty by a jury last month of aggravated murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.Prosecutors said Weaver gave birth in a bathroom at the Delta Gamma Theta sorority at Muskingum University on April 22, 2015, then purposefully caused the death of her baby.They said
  
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• Photos: The Bands of Comfest 2016

  27-06-2016 21:27
  
  Thousands of locals turned out for the 44th annual ComFest this past weekend, crowding into Goodale Park for three days of live music, workshops, beer, entertainment, food and more. While the weather was an improvement over last year’s rainstorms, the festival saw some extreme temperatures with a heat index topping 95 degrees throughout the weekend. […]
  
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• Supreme Court upholds reach of gun ban for domestic violence

  27-06-2016 21:03
  
  The Supreme Court is upholding the broad reach of a federal law that bans people convicted of domestic violence from owning guns.The justices on Monday rejected arguments that the law covers only intentional acts of abuse and not those committed in the heat of an argument.The case involved two Maine men who said their guilty pleas for hitting their partners should not disqualify them from gun ownership. The dispute drew interest from advocates for victims of domestic abuse who say the law applie
  
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• 11 sentenced in Pickaway County drug ring

  27-06-2016 20:51
  
  Eleven leaders of a drug-trafficking ring that delivered heroin and cocaine to customers' homes in Pickaway County as easily as pizza have been sentenced to prison, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said.
  
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• TV Review: Everybody’s Talking About Game of Thrones

  27-06-2016 20:35
  
  After a 60-hour Game of Thrones marathon, you learn a few things. I can probably speak conversational Valyrian, could skin a rabbit in a pinch, and my kitchen knives now have nicknames. This show is best when gorged upon. It’s easier to follow the threads of the various storylines as well as remember the myriad […]
  
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• Everybody’s Talking About Game of Thrones

  27-06-2016 20:35
  
  After a 60-hour Game of Thrones marathon, you learn a few things. I can probably speak conversational Valyrian, could skin a rabbit in a pinch, and my kitchen knives now have nicknames. This show is best when gorged upon. It’s easier to follow the threads of the various storylines as well as remember the myriad […]
  
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• WATCH: Donald Trump hosting campaign rally in St. Clairsville

  27-06-2016 20:15
  
  Donald Trump has returned to the Buckeye State to campaign in St. Clairsivlle Tuesday night.The presumptive republican nominee will be speaking at the Health and Physical Fitness Building on the Ohio University Eastern campus at 7 p.m.Click here to watch Donald Trump rally in St. ClairsvilleBefore traveling to Ohio, Trump made a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.Trump blasts trade deals, departing from GOP orthodoxy (Associated Press)Donald Trump called for a new era of economic "Americanism" Tuesda
  
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• Trump returning to Ohio for campaign stop in St. Clairsville

  27-06-2016 20:15
  
  Donald Trump will be returning to the Buckeye State to campaign in St. Clairsville Tuesday.The presumptive republican nominee will be hosting a rally on the Ohio University Eastern campus at 7 p.m.The rally will be held in the Health and Physical Fitness Building with doors opening at 4 p.m.For ticket information, click here.Related Coverage:Trump Fires Up Raucous Crowd At Port Columbus
  
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• Trailer Roundup: The Birth of a Nation Westworld, All Eyez On Me & More

  27-06-2016 20:14
  
  So, last week’s Trailer Roundup was very video game centric thanks to E3, which means this week is pretty light. In fact, the majority of the trailers release in the past week are all film. As always, our “Trailer Roundup” series provides a sampling of what’s coming soon each week for our pop-culture and multimedia-savvy readers. Here’s […]
  
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• Fall Previews Feature Film Biopics, Epic HBO Shows and More

  27-06-2016 20:14
  
  So, last week’s Trailer Roundup was very video game centric thanks to E3, which means this week is pretty light. In fact, the majority of the trailers release in the past week are all film. As always, our “Trailer Roundup” series provides a sampling of what’s coming soon each week for our pop-culture and multimedia-savvy readers. Here’s […]
  
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• 1.8 million Ohioans expected to hit the road Fourth of July weekend

  27-06-2016 19:24
  
  The 4th of July is always a big travel weekend, but AAA expects it to be extra busy this year. AAA expects nearly 43 million Americans, including nearly 1.8 million Ohioans, to travel at least 50 miles from home this Independence Day weekend, Thursday, June 30 to Monday, July 4. This marks the highest Fourth of July travel volume on record, and is an increase of 1.3 percent nationally and 2.3 percent in Ohio from last year.A big reason for the spike is lower gas prices, higher consumer confidenc
  
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• Supreme Court overturns former Virginia governor's conviction

  27-06-2016 19:16
  
  A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday overturned the bribery conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in a ruling that could make it harder for prosecutors to bring corruption cases against elected officials.McDonnell had been found guilty in 2014 of accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from a wealthy businessman in exchange for promoting a dietary supplement. He was sentenced to two years in prison, but was allowed to remain free while the justices weighed his appeal.The court
  
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• Columbus schools levy plans would raise property taxes about 18 percent

  27-06-2016 18:51
  
  Two proposals to raise property taxes for Columbus City Schools would cost nearly $250 per $100,000 of home value, an increase of about 18 percent. A citizen committee recommended the plans this morning for an operating levy that would appear on the November ballot. The panel made no recommendation on moving forward with an additional tax increase to continue the district's stalled school-rebuilding project, placing in doubt whether voters will also see a bond levy this fall to build new schools
  
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• Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren bash Donald Trump in Cincinnati

  27-06-2016 18:48
  
  Thousands packed a Cincinnati landmark this morning to hear Hillary Clinton – and guest – advance her case for the presidency. The presumptive Democratic nominee is scheduled to speak at 10:30 a.m. in the Art Deco rotunda of the Museum Center at Union Terminal.
  
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• What the Supreme Court ruling on abortion restrictions means for Ohio

  27-06-2016 18:37
  
  As hundreds of abortion-rights supporters outside the court cheered, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday struck down a Texas law which justices concluded placed a “substantial obstacle” in a woman’s path to have an abortion.
  
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• Bear attacks man at California campground

  27-06-2016 17:49
  
  Millard Campground in the Angeles National Forest above Altadena remains closed after a small bear injured a man.The man was in his tent shortly before 10 p.m. Friday when the animal swiped at the tent, reports CBS Los Angeles."The tent came down on a male adult and the bear appeared to be attempting to open the tent," the Altadena Sheriff's station wrote on its Facebook page. "The male was looking at his iPad when his tent fell down on him."Two other campers said they saw what appeared to be a
  
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• Columbus to borrow $476 million to upgrade water, sewer systems, finance other projects

  27-06-2016 17:33
  
  The Columbus City Council is expected to approve borrowing $476.3 million today, a package of capital bonds that will mostly finance upgrades to water and sewer systems, but will also pay for a new fire station, fire vehicles and resurfaced streets. The council meets today at 5 p.m. at City Hall. The bonds are part of Mayor Andrew J. Ginther’s $1 billion capital budget, which the council recently approved.
  
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• Hillary Clinton speaks in Cincinnati with Elizabeth Warren

  27-06-2016 17:26
  
  Thousands packed a Cincinnati landmark this morning to hear Hillary Clinton – and guest – advance her case for the presidency. The presumptive Democratic nominee is scheduled to speak at 10:30 a.m. in the Art Deco rotunda of the Museum Center at Union Terminal.
  
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• Durant, Melo, Irving headline 2016 USA Olympic basketball team

  27-06-2016 17:11
  
  The U.S. has selected its 12-player roster, led by Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony, that will try to win the Americans' third straight Olympic basketball gold medal.Durant and Anthony are the only players with Olympic experience after a number of stars, including LeBron James, decided to skip Rio.Also chosen Monday for the team were: Golden State's Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes; Toronto's Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan; Cleveland's Kyrie Irving; Indiana's Paul George; Chicago'
  
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• Wendy’s expanding into Brazil

  27-06-2016 17:01
  
  The Olympic Games aren't the only thing opening this summer in Brazil. Wendy’s plans to introduce Brazil to its burgers and Frosty desserts with two restaurants in Sao Paulo next month, the first Wendy’s locations in South America’s largest country.
  
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• Clinton, Warren meet for first 2016 campaign event

  27-06-2016 16:48
  
  In December, 13 of the 14 Democratic women serving in the U.S. Senate hosted a fundraiser for their favorite primary candidate: Hillary Clinton. The one who didn't show? Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.Six months later, there's little distance between two of the most powerful women in the Democratic Party.WATCH LIVE: Hillary Clinton's Campaign Stop In Cincinnati With the primary season over and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders fading from the spotlight, Warren is stepping up to reclaim her role a
  
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• Hillary Clinton to appear in Cincinnati with Elizabeth Warren today

  27-06-2016 16:23
  
  Thousands packed a Cincinnati landmark this morning to hear Hillary Clinton – and guest – advance her case for the presidency. The presumptive Democratic nominee is scheduled to speak at 10:30 a.m. in the Art Deco rotunda of the Museum Center at Union Terminal.
  
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• Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic restrictions

  27-06-2016 16:22
  
  In a major victory for those favoring abortion rights, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down today a Texas law that the justices concluded placed a “substantial obstacle” in “the path of women” seeking an abortion. By a vote of 5-3, the justices dismissed arguments that the law was medically necessary to protect a woman’s health.
  
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• Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic regulations

  27-06-2016 16:18
  
  The Supreme Court has struck down Texas' widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics in the court's biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century.The justices voted 5-3 Monday in favor of Texas clinics that protested the regulations as a thinly veiled attempt to make it harder for women to get an abortion in the nation's second-most populous state.Justice Stephen Breyer's majority opinion for the court held that the regulations are medically unnecessary and unconstitutionally limit a wo
  
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• Ohio gas prices drop but remain higher than national average

  27-06-2016 15:54
  
  Ohio gas prices continue to fall, while remaining slightly higher than the national average.
  
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• Tour Columbus, Ohio's North Market

  27-06-2016 15:51
  
  A fixture in downtown Columbus, Ohio since 1876, the non-profit market features 35 vendors selling a cornucopia of food-related items in a 44,000-square-foot historic warehouse. Tour Columbus, Ohio's North Market A fixture in downtown Columbus, Ohio since 1876, the non-profit market features 35 vendors selling a cornucopia of food-related items in a 44,000-square-foot historic warehouse.
  
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• Brother, sister killed in rollover crash in Yellow Springs

  27-06-2016 15:33
  
  YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities have identified a brother and sister killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash in southwestern Ohio.
  
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• Flood-ravaged West Virginia bracing for more rain

  27-06-2016 15:25
  
  More heavy rains are expected in West Virginia, where floodwaters have killed at least 25 people in the past week.More than 20 counties were under a flash flood watch Monday. The National Weather Service said downpours were possible in many areas already ravaged by flooding, including Kanawha and Nicholas counties. The forecast also included hardest-hit Greenbrier County, where 17 people have died and floodwaters have yet to recede.
  Many residents were still trying to come to grips with ruined p
  
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• 1.8 million Ohioans expected to hit the road for the Fourth of July

  27-06-2016 14:52
  
  The 4th of July is always a big travel weekend, but AAA expects it to be extra busy this year. AAA expects nearly 43 million Americans, including nearly 1.8 million Ohioans, to travel at least 50 miles from home this Independence Day weekend, Thursday, June 30 to Monday, July 4. This marks the highest Fourth of July travel volume on record, and is an increase of 1.3 percent nationally and 2.3 percent in Ohio from last year.A big reason for the spike is lower gas prices, higher consumer confidenc
  
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• Barroluco Food Truck To Serve Up Argentinian Comfort Fare

  27-06-2016 14:30
  
  Columbus will soon gain Argentinian flavor in the form of family-run Barroluco food truck. Omar D’Angelo and his family journeyed to Columbus from Mendoza, Argentina in 2000 in the wake of a countrywide financial crisis. Shortly after arriving, they began baking cakes and cooking for friends, realizing there was a market for homemade goods in […]
  
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• Some drawn to occupations suggested by family names

  27-06-2016 13:42
  
  You could say that lightning-fast sprinter Usain Bolt has one of the world’s most appropriate last names. But you might get an argument from Columbus dentist Angela Gum or West Jefferson barber Richard Trimmer. All offer splendid examples of people who follow pursuits that fit their names. And they aren’t alone in central Ohio.
  
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• Few Ohio Christians name poverty as top political concern, poll finds

  27-06-2016 13:24
  
  When it comes to seeing the poor as a concern for the government, those who profess a Christian religion in Ohio aren’t in the front ranks. The unchurched are. A survey of 1,000 Ohioans jointly conducted for the Ohio Media Project and The Dispatch found that people who claim no religious affiliation are more than twice as likely to see poverty and/or inequality as the top concern in the upcoming election as those claiming a Christian affiliation.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: A look at Hillary Clinton's economic plan as she makes another stop in Ohio

  27-06-2016 13:21
  
  Want to know what’s happening in Ohio government and politics from Columbus to Washington, D.C.? The Columbus Dispatch has you covered. A look at Hillary Clinton’s economic plan: “Democratic presidential nominee, has outlined a wide-ranging economic agenda that would raise taxes by more than $1 trillion during the next decade to finance an expansion of education, science and retirement programs as well as a wave of new roads and bridges,” Dispatch Washington bureau chief
  
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• City wide water ban issued for the City of Logan

  27-06-2016 13:20
  
  The City of Logan is under a water ban until further notice.The Hocking County Sheriff's Office issued a city-wide ban Sunday night until the reservoir is at a safe level.Residents are asked not to wash their cars, water lawns, or do anything of that nature that would use up the water supply in the reservoir.It is not clear when the ban will be lifted.
  
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• Poll: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton in tight races in battleground states

  27-06-2016 12:38
  
  Battleground states are called battlegrounds for a reason: They're often close, and 2016 looks like no exception.Hillary Clinton holds narrow leads over Donald Trump across a number of key states of Florida (up three points, 44 to 41 percent); Colorado (Clinton 40 percent, Trump 39 percent); Wisconsin (Clinton up 41 percent to 36 percent) and North Carolina, which has flipped back and forth between the parties in the last two elections, where it's Clinton 44 percent and Trump 42 percent.In the w
  
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• Storms knock out power to thousands in central Ohio

  27-06-2016 12:25
  
  Storms rolled through central Ohio Sunday night into Monday morning, knocking out power to thousands.AEP Ohio reports at one point, 4,000 people were without power in Franklin County and nearly 1,000 people in Ross County lost power.Delaware County and Licking County also saw a few hundred outages. No word yet on what knocked the power out.
  
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• Lancaster council expected to approve open-container permits

  27-06-2016 12:18
  
  LANCASTER — ArtWalk, the popular downtown event accompanying the Lancaster Festival next month, is expected to debut a new city law allowing people to stroll outside with alcoholic drinks in hand. Tonight, the city council is expected to approve a permit process and other details required to carry out a law the council approved this year allowing an outdoor refreshment area.
  
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• Ohio State research might allow use of liquid soaps to last drop

  27-06-2016 12:06
  
  There is a bit of shampoo you'll never get out of the bottle. The same goes for the dregs of detergent in the plastic jug in your laundry room. But if Bharat Bhushan has his way, you’ll never waste another drop. Inspired by lotus leaves and the way they repel water, Bhushan thinks he has created a way for soap, shampoo and other liquids to slide effortlessly from plastic bottles.
  
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• Why does it cost more to demolish homes in Columbus?

  27-06-2016 11:54
  
  The Columbus and Franklin County land banks are spending an average of $12,000 to demolish vacant houses, about $4,000 more than the statewide average. John Turner, Columbus’ land bank administrator, said asbestos removals add to the demolition price tag in Columbus, which includes survey costs, and that the city’s bidding process complies with both Columbus' procurement program and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's procurement rules for contracting.
  
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• Gov. Kasich's popularity in swing-state Ohio: Thomas Suddes

  27-06-2016 11:09
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich pauses to read his notes as he speaks during a news conference at The Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens May 4 in Columbus. Kasich announced the end of his underdog White House bid.
  
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• Hiram College senior aims higher with toy he developed

  27-06-2016 11:00
  
  In his dorm room at Hiram College in northeastern Ohio, Nate Eaton worked with foam and clear plastic to devise a toy that he hopes will reduce both childhood obesity and gun violence. The secret “weapon”: water balloons.
  
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• Law supports first responders who treat injured pets

  27-06-2016 06:38
  In this 2008 file photo, Perkins Township firefighters administer oxygen to a dog rescued from a house fire in Sandusky. In this 2010 photo, Amira Bichara, right, gasps in relief when a golden retriever rescued from a house fire begins breathing normally.
  
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• Ohio church to send supplies and comfort to West Virginia flood victims

  27-06-2016 05:23
  A central Ohio church is starting to collect supplies for the flood victims in West Virginia.Victory Hill Church in Fairfield County will load trucks and vans full of cleaning supplies, toiletries, stuffed animals and blankets before volunteers make the trip southeast.Lead Pastor Tim Teague tells 10TV their trip is more than just delivering boxes, it’s about sending hope to people who have experienced devastation.Helping people when they need it most has become a mission in Carroll, Ohio."
  
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• Mansfield man arrested for touching teens, making threats with razor blades at McDonald's

  27-06-2016 05:11
  
  A Mansfield man is facing several charges after he was arrested at a McDonald's on Saturday.Douglas Long, 69, is accused of inappropriately touching teen girls and threatening people with razor blades.According to the police report, Long put his hand up a female's shirt and rubbed her back.The report says he also rubbed her thigh, and her foster sister's thigh, calling them his "16-year-old girlfriends."Long is also accused of threatening to cut people's throats or genitals if they "messed with
  
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• 10 hospitalized in clash at California capitol

  27-06-2016 05:00
  
  The Latest on a clash between a right-wing protesters and counter protesters that left at least seven people with stab wounds (all times local):6:15 p.m.Authorities say a total of 10 people were taken to the hospital after counter-protesters clashed with members of right-wing extremist groups outside the California state Capitol building in Sacramento.The Sacramento Fire Department says the injured included nine men and one woman ranging from 19 to 58 years old. At least five suffered stab wound
  
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