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• Prison dairy cattle auctions net $1.3 million for state

  28-06-2016 22:34
  
  Ohio prisons netted nearly $1.3 million from the recent sale of 1,398 dairy cattle, the first step in shutting down all state prison farms.
  
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• Brassica to Open Upper Arlington Location on Lane Avenue

  28-06-2016 22:00
  
  Wildly popular fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant Brassica is planning to open second location, expanding the concept’s footprint from the Short North to Upper Arlington. Representatives from the local company — which also operates Northstar Café — submitted documents to the Upper Arlington Board of Zoning and Planning for the construction of an addition to an existing […]
  
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• Suspected IS suicide bombers kill dozens at Istanbul airport

  28-06-2016 21:37
  
  A suicide attack at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport Tuesday killed dozens and wounded more than 140 as Turkish officials blamed the carnage at the international terminal on three suspected Islamic State group militants.Hundreds of frightened passengers streamed out of the airport, fleeing the latest of several bombings to strike Turkey in recent months. The attacks have increased in scale and frequency, scaring off tourists and hurting the Turkish economy, which relies heavily on tourism.Turkish
  
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• Suicide bombers target Istanbul airport, killing at least 36

  28-06-2016 21:37
  
  Three suspected Islamic State group suicide bombers targeted the international terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk airport Tuesday, killing at least 36 people and wounding many others, Turkish officials said.Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said 36 were dead and Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said 147 were wounded. Another senior government official told The Associated Press the death toll could climb much higher.The senior official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government pr
  
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• Suicide bombers target Istanbul airport, killing at least 28

  28-06-2016 21:37
  
  Several suicide bombers have hit Istanbul's Ataturk airport, killing at least 28 people and wounding some 60 others, Istanbul's governor and other officials said Tuesday.Turkey's NTV television quoted Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin as saying authorities believed three suicide bombers carried out the attack."According to initial assessments 28 people have lost their lives, some 60 people have been taken to hospitals. Our detailed inspections are continuing in all aspects," Sahin said."The entry an
  
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• Death toll climbs to 41 in terror attack at Istanbul airport

  28-06-2016 21:37
  
  Suicide attackers killed dozens and wounded more than 140 at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport, the latest in a series of bombings to strike Turkey in recent months. Turkish officials said the massacre was most likely the work of the Islamic State group.Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said 41 people died Tuesday as well as the three suicide bombers, who arrived at the airport in a taxi and blew themselves up after opening fire. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said 147 were wounded.Yildirim sa
  
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• 41 dead in Istanbul airport attack; Turkish govt blames ISIS

  28-06-2016 21:37
  
  Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 41 people and wounded hundreds at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport, apparently targeting Turkey's crucial tourism industry. The government blamed the attack on Islamic State extremists but there was no immediate confirmation from the group.Scenes of chaos and panic unfolded Tuesday night as gunfire and explosions on two different floors sent crowds fleeing first in one direction, then another.Airport surveillance video posted on social media appe
  
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• Audit: Food-stamp program was giving benefits to dead people

  28-06-2016 21:36
  
  A state audit of Ohio's $2.5 billion food stamp program uncovered benefits paid to dead people, improper out-of-state expenses, and large individual card balances, including one of $20,000.
  
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• Bob Evans Farms transforms iconic barn to honor military

  28-06-2016 21:28
  
  Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, Bob Evans Farms has teamed up with the Gary Sinise Foundation to express their support for members of the military and veterans.Executives introduced the “Our Farm Salutes” program Tuesday which donated $200,000 to support the Gary Sinise Foundation’s work.Bob Evans Farms plans to serve more than 6,000 meals to members of the military and their families at military bases, USO centers and Vas across the country.The company also transformed th
  
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• One dead, two seriously injured in Columbus home invasion

  28-06-2016 21:24
  One man is dead and two other people were seriously injured after an early Tuesday home invasion on Columbus's West Side, police said. Columbus police responded about 1:20 a.m. to a home invasion robbery on the 100 block of North Warren Avenue, according to a post on the Columbus police's Facebook page .
  
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• John Glenn honored as Columbus airport is renamed for him

  28-06-2016 21:24
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• Players at Minerva Park Golf Club lament its closing

  28-06-2016 20:38
  
  After years of speculation, the rumors are reality: On May 20, Minerva Park's only golf course was sold. It will host its final rounds during the July Fourth weekend. Then, it will be razed and replaced with 250 homes.
  
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• Audit finds food stamp program giving benefits to dead people and other problems

  28-06-2016 20:23
  
  A state audit of Ohio's $2.5 billion food stamp program uncovered benefits paid to dead people, improper out-of-state expenses, and large individual card balances including one of $20,000.
  
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• Fair-housing groups' suit: Apartment complexes aren't handicap accessible

  28-06-2016 19:55
  
  Two housing advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit accusing a major Columbus developer of violating the Fair Housing Act in eight of its central Ohio apartment complexes. The Central Ohio Fair Housing Association and the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center filed the suit Friday against Metro Development and affiliated companies. The suit alleges that the apartment complexes violate federal law by failing to include, among other things, accessible bathrooms, adequate kitchen space for a tenant
  
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• Consumer group releases annual list of dangerous summer toys

  28-06-2016 19:39
  
  Toy guns, kiddie pools, hoverboards and backyard trampolines are among the playthings that made a consumer watchdog's annual list of hazardous summer toys.The Massachusetts-based World Against Toys Causing Harm, or W.A.T.C.H., presented its annual report Tuesday at a children's hospital in Boston.Joan Siff, W.A.T.C.H.'s president, said the toys specifically named on the list aren't the only risky playthings on the market. She says they're simply meant to represent the range of hazards faced by c
  
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• Downtown BBQ Block Party Planned at 4th & Main

  28-06-2016 19:29
  
  Several local restaurants and business owners in the South Fourth Street area Downtown are planning on hosting something big this summer. The newly dubbed “4th and Main District” has announced that it will host the first ever ”4th & Main BBQ Block Party” and “Columbus 1/2K” events on August 27th. “The 4th and Main District is […]
  
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• Volkswagen to pay state $13M and compensate nearly 14,000 Ohioans for emissions scandal

  28-06-2016 19:18
  Volkswagen will pay Ohio more than $13 million and provide restitution to nearly 14,000 Ohio consumers as part of a $15 billion settlement in its emissions cheating scandal. The Ohio terms of the settlement were announced Tuesday by Attorney General Mike DeWine.
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Library Dedication & Ribbon Cutting 6/25/16

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• Thursday at 11: America's crumbling air traffic control system

  28-06-2016 18:44
  
  Every time you take off from Port Columbus, your life depends on air traffic control centers around the country.The system has kept air travel the safest way to get around - for now.However, members of Congress tell 10 Investigates the American Air Traffic Control System is "at a breaking point."The Federal Aviation Administration says there are just not enough air traffic controllers to run towers that you need to get across the country.10 Investigates’ Nathan Baca has uncovered how this
  
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• John Glenn honored at Port Columbus renaming ceremony

  28-06-2016 18:31
  After 87 years, Port Columbus International Airport is getting a name change to honor an Ohio legend.Governor Kasich signed a bill earlier this week that will officially rename the airport: John Glenn Columbus International Airport.The change will take effect in 90 days.This has been in the works since the end of May when it was introduced in the Statehouse. The Airport Authority Board then unanimously agreed to the change.On Tuesday, the 94-year-old, along with his wife Annie and several Ohio o
  
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• Ex-Shawnee Hills police chief convicted of theft in office

  28-06-2016 18:17
  
  The former Shawnee Hills police chief entered an Alford plea this morning in Delaware County Common Pleas Court to one count of theft in office. Sean LeFever, who was indicted on four counts of theft in office last year, took a negotiated plea agreement in entering the Alford plea to one count, said Julie Datko, a spokeswoman for Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'Brien. Someone entering an Alford plea is not admitting guilt, but is acknowledging that evidence presented at trial could result in
  
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• Victims id'd in deadly west side home invasion (UPDATE)

  28-06-2016 18:10
  Columbus police say a violent attack in west Columbus started as a home invasion that left one person dead and two others injured.According to a release, officers responded to a home on North Warren Avenue early Tuesday morning on a report of multiple people hurt in a home invasion robbery.When they arrived on scene, 30-year-old Lee Busey and Timothy Montgomery, 55, were suffering from gunshot wounds.Also in the home was 26-year-old Stacey Montgomery, who was severely injured in the face.All thr
  
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• Report faults Obama admin, Clinton for Benghazi security failures

  28-06-2016 17:55
  
  Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee harshly faulted the Obama administration Tuesday for lax security and a slow response to the deadly 2012 attacks at the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya. But they produced no new allegations about then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.The attacks, which killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, have been repeatedly cited by Republicans as a serious failure by the administration and by Clinton, who now is the presumptive Democrat
  
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• IKEA recalls 29 million dressers after 6 kids killed

  28-06-2016 17:04
  
  Ikea is recalling 29 million chests and dressers after six children were killed when the furniture toppled over and fell on them.Consumers should immediately stop using any recalled chest and dresser that is not properly anchored to the wall and place it into an area that children cannot access. Contact IKEA for a choice between two options: refund or a free wall-anchoring repair kit.Consumers are entitled to a full refund for chests and dressers manufactured between January 2002 and June 2016.
  
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• Old city power plant, Green Lawn Abbey among sites awarded $27.8 million in historic preservation tax credits

  28-06-2016 16:50
  
  State historic preservation tax credits will help convert the old Municipal Power Plant near Downtown into offices and an auction house, and help restore Green Lawn Abbey's mausoleum, two of eight central Ohio projects that will be financed in part with the credits. The Ohio Development Services Agency this morning announced the award of $27.8 million in credits to restore 39 historic buildings, leveraging about $261.4 million in 14 communities.
  
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• Volkswagen settles emissions-cheating cases for over $15B

  28-06-2016 16:43
  
  Volkswagen will spend more than $15 billion to settle consumer lawsuits and government allegations that it cheated on emissions tests in what lawyers are calling the largest auto-related class-action settlement in U.S. history.Under the settlement revealed Tuesday by a U.S. District Court in San Francisco, VW will pay just over $10 billion to either buy back or repair about 475,000 vehicles with cheating 2-liter diesel engines. The company also will compensate owners with payments of $5,100 to $
  
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• CPD searching for gunman who robbed gaming store

  28-06-2016 16:39
  
  Columbus police are on the hunt for a man who robbed an east side gaming store at gunpoint a day ago.The unidentified man walked into the Skill777 gaming store on East Livingston Avenue just before 11:00 a.m. on Monday, armed with a handgun.The perpetrator demanded money while pointing the weapon at a clerk.The gunman then grabbed cash from a bank bag and cash register and fled the store along with the clerk’s cell phone.He is described as a black male, around 28- to 32-years-old.Anyone wi
  
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• Justice Insider: Underwear thefts on the rise?

  28-06-2016 16:23
  
  Once in a blue moon, the Justice Insider is granted some time off to enjoy his life. This seems like a great idea to his editor, until she realizes that she'll have to write the Insider column, which means trying to maintain the wit and and humor readers expect in this space.
  
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• $1.2 Million for Arts

  28-06-2016 16:19
  
  Announcing More Than $1.2 Million In Grants To Local Arts Organizations! “Arts bring a city to life, and we are fortunate to have amazing large and small arts organizations offering incredible, diverse opportunities for culture in our city,” said Douglas F. Kridler, President and CEO of The Columbus Foundation. “Individually and collectively, they have a […]
  
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• Fast Forward: Gay and High

  28-06-2016 16:10
  
  Gay Street is often referred to as one of Downtown’s gems. Whereas many portions of Downtown Columbus are still home to vast blocks of surface parking, Gay Street represents several semi-solid city blocks of restaurant, retail, office, hotel, condo, apartment, higher education and governmental use. It functions as a crossroads of a lot of different […]
  
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• State awards $27.8 million in historic preservation tax credits

  28-06-2016 16:00
  
  State historic preservation tax credits will help convert the old Municipal Power Plant near Downtown into offices and an auction house, and help restore Green Lawn Abbey's mausoleum, two of eight central Ohio projects that will be financed in part with the credits. The Ohio Development Services Agency this morning announced the award of $27.8 million in credits to restore 39 historic buildings, leveraging about $261.4 million in 14 communities.
  
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• Buddy Ryan, NFL coach and defensive mastermind, dies at 82

  28-06-2016 15:56
  
  Buddy Ryan, who coached two defenses that won Super Bowl titles and whose twin sons Rex and Rob have been successful NFL coaches, has died. He was 82.His agent, James Solano, said Ryan died Tuesday in Kentucky. He did not give a cause.The always outspoken Ryan was a linebackers coach for the 1968 New York Jets and coordinated the ground-breaking 46 defense for the '85 Chicago Bears, one of the NFL's greatest defenses. He was a head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1986-90, and for the Ariz
  
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• Authorities investigating possible homicide after body found in Licking County

  28-06-2016 15:55
  
  Authorities are investigating a possible homicide after a body was found Monday in Licking County. Investigators were called to 8750 Jug Street in St. Alban's township Monday afternoon, shortly before 12:30, on a report of a deceased person, said Capt. Chris Slayman with the sheriff's office.
  
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• Jason Day says Zika concerns will keep him out of Rio Olympics

  28-06-2016 15:50
  
  Jason Day is not going to the Olympics because of the Zika virus, costing golf its No. 1 player as it returns from a century-long absence at the games.The sport has lost two of its biggest stars in the last week. Rory McIlroy, a four-time major champion, also said Zika will keep him from competing in Rio de Janeiro.Day says his only reason for not going is concern over transmission of the mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to severe birth defects. The 28-year-old Australian says while the
  
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• Humanitarian from India at Ohio State event: ‘God loves diversity’

  28-06-2016 15:41
  
  Eradicating hate in the world will come with eradicating ignorance and mistrust and honoring the differences of others, a humanitarian from India told a gathering Monday night at the Faculty Club at Ohio State University. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation and the International Association for Human Values, said campus students must work harder to get to know hundreds of friends, not just a few, if they are to understand diversity on a broader scale.
  
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• LIST: Fourth Of July firework shows across central Ohio

  28-06-2016 15:34
  
  Independence Day is right around the corner. Do you know where you’ll be celebrating? 10TV has a list of firework shows in Columbus, Ohio.ASHVILLEJuly 4 - 10:00 p.m.Teays Valley High School ATHENSJuly 3 – 10:00 p.m.E. State St. BEXLEYJuly 4 – 10:00 p.m.Capital University BUCYRUSJuly 3 - DuskCrawford County Fairgrounds CAMBRIDGEJuly 4 - 10:00 p.m.Cambridge City Park CHILLICOTHEJuly 4 - DuskYoctangee Park CLINTONVILLEJuly 4 – 10:00 p.m.Whetstone Park COLUMBUSJuly 1 –
  
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• Modo Yoga Columbus Celebrates Anniversary

  28-06-2016 14:00
  
  “You all look supremely serene,” says the yoga teacher at Modo Yoga to the students relaxing at the end of flow class this weekend. Modo Yoga has been at 1042 Dublin Road in Columbus for over a year, and not only do they regularly have good, hot yoga, but they are ready to celebrate with […]
  
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• Port Columbus officially renamed after John Glenn

  28-06-2016 13:21
  After 87 years, Port Columbus International Airport is getting a name change to honor an Ohio legend.Governor Kasich signed a bill earlier this week that will officially rename the airport: John Glenn Columbus International Airport.The change will take effect in 90 days.This has been in the works since the end of May when it was introduced in the Statehouse. The Airport Authority Board then unanimously agreed to the change.On Tuesday, the 94-year-old, along with his wife Annie and several Ohio o
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Donald Trump announces first Ohio stop in months as Hillary Clinton wraps up her fourth

  28-06-2016 13:09
  
  Hillary Clinton has been to Ohio four times since May 2. Donald Trump hasn’t been back here since the March primary. But that will change today when the presumptive Republican presidential nominee heads to St. Clairsville - about two hours east of Columbus - for a rally tonight.
  
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• Watch: NBA champ Kevin Love stops by The Late Show

  28-06-2016 12:57
  
  Fresh off the Cavaliers' NBA Finals victory, Kevin Love stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday night.The 6'10" power forward brought along the Finals trophy and discussed how WWE (and his many championship belts) helped fuel the Cavs' historic win.The Cavaliers were the first team in NBA Finals history to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the championship.You can watch Love's full interview below.The Late Show With Stephen Colbert airs weeknights on 10TV at 11:35 p.m.
  
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• Fourth of July weekend is the deadliest time of year on the road

  28-06-2016 12:45
  
  The Fourth of July is known for fireworks, barbecues and celebrating our independence as a country.But, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, it’s also the deadliest time of year on the road.Last year, 38,000 people were killed in car accidents during the holiday weekend. According to Allstate, nearly 47 percent of the deadly accidents involved at least one driver with a blood-alcohol concentration of at least .08 (above which drivers are considered legally drunk).Distra
  
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• The Good Life: Walkers at Franklin County shelter feed off canine interaction

  28-06-2016 12:32
  
  Hundreds of dogs — chihuahuas, huskies, Labradors, pit bulls, hounds and more, all waiting to be adopted at the Franklin County Dog Shelter & Adoption Center — get regular exercise from about 150 faithful volunteers. The dog walkers’ service helps shelter employees as well. “The volunteers provide a means for us to do additional work and services for the dogs that we don’t have staff for,” said Deb Finelli, interim director of the North Side shelter.
  
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• Pat Summitt, winningest coach in D1 history, has died at 64

  28-06-2016 12:27
  
  Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who helped boost the women's game to the big time in a 38-year career at Tennessee, has died at 64.With an icy glare on the sidelines, Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and prominence on a campus steeped in the traditions of the football-rich south until she retired in 2012.Her son, Tyler Summitt, issued a statement Tuesday morning saying his mother died peacefully at Sherrill Hill Senior Living in
  
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• Woman found decomposing in east Columbus identified

  28-06-2016 12:21
  The body of a woman found dead in an abandoned home over the weekend has been identified.Columbus police said the body of 31-year-old Jessica Turner was found decomposing late Saturday night on East Mound Street in the backyard of the home.It is unclear how Turner died, but the death is being ruled as a homicide.A neighbor told 10TV that he smelled something unusual last week. He said he found the woman's body Saturday night while walking his dog, when it pulled him to the back of the house.The
  
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• IntelliSource to lay off 235 who work at Zulily

  28-06-2016 12:11
  
  IntelliSource will lay off 235 employees during the next few months and eliminate its presence at the Zulily Fulfillment Center at 3051 Creekside Parkway, Lockbourne. But the workers are being asked to apply for permanent positions with Zulily as well as another staffing provider working with the company.
  
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• Gun ranges offer classes to survive shootings

  28-06-2016 12:06
  
  Two local shooting ranges will set aside firearms for a few nights and hold a community-wide discussion about safety, survival and situational awareness, following the June 12 shooting at an Orlando nightclub that left 49 dead and 53 injured.
  
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• 2-year-old undergoing experimental therapy defies the odds

  28-06-2016 11:54
  
  Tenley Johnson turned 2 recently, and for her, it was probably no big deal. A room of people sang to her. Balloons bobbed around her tiny body. She slurped on a stick of candy nearly as long as her arm. There were presents and cake and sparkly shoes. But her mom sat just a few feet from the girl’s hospital bed on June 17 and said what a lot of people were thinking: “It’s a huge deal.” Lacretia Johnson has heard more than once that her young daughter was going to die.
  
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• Trump stopping in Ohio today after several Clinton visits

  28-06-2016 11:43
  
  Soon after presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton finished her fourth visit to Ohio since May, Donald Trump's campaign announced he would make his first stop here in three months today. The billionaire businessman and presumptive Republican presidential nominee is scheduled to appear at a rally this evening in St. Clairsville. That's in Belmont County, in far eastern Ohio amid the down-on-their-luck Appalachian counties he won in the March 15 GOP primary while losing handily
  
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• Ohio State gets $1.4 million gift to build tower among north dorms

  28-06-2016 11:16
  
  A $1.4 million gift from Columbus businessman Tom W. Davis will give Ohio State University the visual focal point planners have wanted for the massive North Residential District at Lane Avenue and High Street. By the fall of 2017, a 75-foot-tall brick tower will rise from the district’s “town square,” on the north side of North Recreation Center.
  
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• Justice Insider: ‘Lost’ Lamborghini draws plenty of police

  28-06-2016 11:10
  
  Once in a blue moon, the Justice Insider is granted some time off to enjoy his life. This seems like a great idea to his editor, until she realizes that she'll have to write the Insider column, which means trying to maintain the wit and and humor readers expect in this space.
  
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