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• Democrats provide pushback before Trump rally in Cincinnati

  06-07-2016 23:55
  
  As P.G. Sittenfeld held the blue tie aloft, he stressed that the Donald Trump model was not part of his personal collection. And the Democrat from Cincinnati also emphasized that the tie wasn't made in America, either. Sittenfeld, unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic Senate nomination this year, and former state Rep. Connie Pillich, unsuccessful candidate for Ohio treasurer in 2014, provided the pushback on behalf of Hillary Clinton across the street some three hours before Trump's schedule
  
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• Nickelodeon to livestream 30th anniversary "Double Dare" special at Comic-Con

  06-07-2016 23:29
  
  Fans of "Double Dare" are in for a treat, as Nickelodeon is reviving the slime-happy game show for its 30th anniversary -- but there's a catch: It's only happening once.The kids-centric network is bringing the game show to San Diego Comic-Con -- along with host Marc Summers -- for one night only, hosting a special live edition to commemorate the milestone. Summers will head up a new episode at the pop culture event on July 22, and those who can't make it to San Diego will be able to watch it liv
  
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• Columbus artist finds niche with food typography

  06-07-2016 21:45
  The 29-year-old is known as the mastermind behind food typography, an art form that turns everyday edibles into illustrated letters and phrases. Under her careful guidance, for example, ground coffee beans became the word "French," elaborately spelled out in swirly script in a nod to the use of a French press.
  
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• Promotion of Cyclist Murder Causes Outrage During Doo Dah Parade

  06-07-2016 21:21
  
  Generally speaking, the participants in the annual Doo Dah parade are meant to err on the side of controversy with their politically incorrect floats and marching groups. In the past that policy has lent itself well to mocking bigger issues like gun rights, the oil industry, corporate interests or the federal government. But many people […]
  
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• Photos: Doo Dah Parade 2016

  06-07-2016 21:06
  
  The annual Doo Dah Parade took place on Monday to celebrate the Fourth of July with some good old fashion parody, sarcasm, political incorrectness, and general insanity. Thousands attended to check out the homemade floats and displays while Citizen Michael Coleman took the lead as this year’s ”Less Than Grand Marshall”. To read more about one […]
  
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• Lower Lights Ministries to open grocery, cafe in Franklinton

  06-07-2016 20:10
  
  Franklinton leaders and residents have wanted a full-service grocery store in the heart of the neighborhood for years. Now it looks like they’ll finally get one. Lower Lights Ministries wants to open a grocery store in vacant space at its health center at 1160 W. Broad Street. It’s the building where Anthony Thomas Candy created its confections from 1970 to 1994.
  
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• Program aims to provide eye exams, glasses for the uninsured, poor

  06-07-2016 19:57
  
  The tape kind of worked. The glue might have, too, but it dripped onto the lens, clouding the vision in his right eye. Frankly, Anthony Inthavongsa's glasses were ruined, but he patched them together as best he could. Months passed. He finished eighth grade. Summer rolled around. So did some much-needed help. This morning, the 14-year-old stepped into a mobile care unit parked outside the Glenwood Community Recreation Center on the Hilltop. Inside, he sat at an exam chair where Dr. Joan Nerderma
  
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• Argentine tango 'therapy' helps restore balance for cancer patients with neuropathy

  06-07-2016 19:41
  Dance as a form of therapy - specifically Argentine Tango - has the potential to significantly improve balance and reduce falls risk among cancer patients experiencing peripheral neuropathy , according to new research conducted by a multidisciplinary research team at The Ohio State University. The pilot study was funded by Pelotonia, a grassroots cycling event in Columbus, Ohio, that has raised more than $106 million for cancer research efforts at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer C
  
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• Men save mom who drove into Ohio lake with girl, police say

  06-07-2016 18:53
  
  CBS NEWS/AP -- Police in Ohio say two men jumped into a lake to save a woman and her 2-year-old daughter after the mother intentionally drove her car into the water.Akron police say the woman was trying to kill herself and the girl, but the two men pulled both out to safety Monday afternoon.CBS Cleveland affiliate WOIO-TV reports police identified the mother as Dee'Andra C. McGhee, 24, of Akron. McGhee didn't have custodial rights to her daughter and didn't own the 2007 silver Chevrolet Cobalt s
  
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• Police: 1 person dies amid 15 suspected overdoses in Akron

  06-07-2016 18:13
  
  Authorities in one Ohio city say they've responded to more than a dozen suspected heroin overdoses in less than 12 hours.Akron Lt. Rick Edwards tells WEWS-TV that at least 15 heroin overdoses have occurred in the city as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, including one that was deadly.Police say the calls began around 1 p.m. and continued through the afternoon and evening and three of the victims include a mother and her two daughters.The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office says a 44-year-old man died o
  
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• The Latest: Woman: Police had harassed her cousin before

  06-07-2016 17:55
  
  The Latest on the police shooting of a Baton Rouge man that sparked protests (all times local):2:15 p.m.A cousin of the black man killed by police during an altercation in Louisiana says police had harassed him before.Sharida Sterling said Wednesday that her cousin, Alton Sterling, had been selling CDs in front of the convenience store for about six years.She said when she couldn't drive him there, he would take the bus with his box of music, table and folding chair.She said the store management
  
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• The Latest: Justice Dept. will open civil rights probe in Alton Sterling shooting

  06-07-2016 17:55
  
  The Latest on the police shooting of a Baton Rouge man that sparked protests (all times local):10:25 a.m.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says the cellphone video of the fatal police shooting of a black man in Baton Rouge is "disturbing to say the least."Edwards said during a news conference on Wednesday that the U.S. Justice Department would investigate the shooting of 37-year-old Alton Sterling. He was killed early Tuesday outside a convenience store where he was selling CDs.Police say they wer
  
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• Police: Moms are a prime target for thieves during summer

  06-07-2016 17:25
  It doesn’t take long for a thief to take advantage of a mom on-the-go.Pierre LaRose, a crime prevention specialist at the Westerville Division of Police says it can happen in a second.He says in the past week, Westerville police have taken six theft reports from the Highlands Park Aquatic Center on Spring Road, mostly involving cell phones left out in the open.He describes what surveillance cameras captured in action.“There will be people who will take an item, run to the fence, pass
  
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• More than 500K hoverboards recalled for explosion risk

  06-07-2016 17:06
  
  More than 500,000 hoverboards are being recalled after reports that dozens of them have burst into flames.The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday that it has received 99 reports that the battery packs in the two-wheel motorized scooters caught on fire or exploded, causing burns or property damage. CPSC specifically points to the lithium-ion battery pack used in the hoverboard that could overheat. It creates risk for the product smoking, catching fire or exploding.The hoverboards we
  
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• Obama to leave about 8,400 troops in Afghanistan at year-end

  06-07-2016 16:54
  
  President Barack Obama said Wednesday the U.S. will leave 8,400 troops in Afghanistan when he completes his term, down slightly from the current number but well up from the 5,500 he announced previously, arguing America's interests depend on helping Afghanistan's struggling government fight continuing threats from the Taliban and others.In a statement at the White House, Obama said he was acting after receiving recommendations from top military leaders who urged him to revise his earlier plan. H
  
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• Video stokes tensions after La. cop fatally shoots man

  06-07-2016 16:03
  The police shooting death of a black man captured on video as officers wrestled with him outside a convenience store fueled anger and protests in a Baton Rouge community, where officials and family members of the slain man called for a federal investigation on Wednesday.Speakers at a news conference said they want answers to why 37-year-old Alton Sterling was shot and killed outside a convenience store where he was selling CDs."Mr. Sterling was not reaching for a weapon, he looks like a man tha
  
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• Restaurant Review: Pocket Produce

  06-07-2016 16:00
  
  Pocket Produce has created a safe space for the salad people. It made its debut in Clintonville last month, selling… salads, salads and more salads. Truth be told, the menu is more interesting than it sounds. In fact, the following statement is painfully true: if you try one of their salads, you’ll be interested in […]
  
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• Prosecutor: Ohio man shot dad, deputy after hummus fight

  06-07-2016 15:33
  
  A man indicted Tuesday on charges including attempted aggravated murder and attempted murder shot at his father and a sheriff's deputy last month following a dispute over hummus, authorities said.Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said charges against 19-year-old Mohammed Abdou Laghaoui also include felonious assault and tampering with evidence.Court records don't list an attorney for Laghaoui. He said earlier that the preliminary charges against him were inaccurate.Fornshell said "it all
  
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• Eat Right: Great Vegetarian Dishes in Columbus

  06-07-2016 15:30
  
  Dining out as a vegetarian can be challenging. Those who choose not to eat meat often have to settle for the menu’s one token vegetarian option. Other chefs opt for getting creative with seasonal vegetarian specials, but diners who like to research menus ahead of time will find it hard to plan ahead. Here’s a […]
  
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• John Cena makes young cancer survivor a WWE superstar during Columbus stop

  06-07-2016 15:10
  It was an epic night for young Isaac, a pediatric cancer survivor, when wrestler John Cena brought him to the ring in Columbus, Ohio Monday night. During Monday Night Raw's stop in Columbus, Cena spotted Isaac sitting ringside wearing his "Make A Wish" shirt and a "Never Give Up" headband and decided to bring him to center ring.
  
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• Police ID woman killed in Newark-area crash

  06-07-2016 14:56
  
  A Newark woman died on Tuesday, after an early-morning crash on Route 16 close to downtown Newark. Desiree Meek, 22, died at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus, the Newark Police Department reported this morning.
  
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• Police investigate shooting on I-670

  06-07-2016 14:27
  
  Columbus Police say a woman was shot inside a vehicle on I-670 this morning.
  
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• Homeport Wrapping Up New Homes on Hilltop, Rehabs in University District

  06-07-2016 14:12
  
  Affordable housing nonprofit Homeport is wrapping up a couple of significant projects — one is bringing new single family homes to the Hilltop, while the other involves the renovation of three historic properties on the southern edge of the University District. The $9 million renovation project ensures that a total of 59 rental units will […]
  
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• WATCH: Ohio county has the 'world's most interesting' sheriff

  06-07-2016 12:47
  
  An Ohio sheriff's anti-drug message in a video that plays off the "most interesting man in the world" beer campaign has been viewed tens of thousands of times.Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones posted the video to his Facebook page last week declaring himself "the most interesting sheriff in the world." It's inspired by the popular Dos Equis beer advertising campaign that ended earlier this year.The video features clips of Jones and a voiceover saying he won the Tour de France on a stationary b
  
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• Clinton campaign readies counterattacks for Trump’s Ohio visit today

  06-07-2016 12:32
  
  When Hillary Clinton visited Ohio the past three weeks, it was primarily up to the Republican Party to provide the traditional political pushback. But in another example of how far the Donald Trump campaign is behind behind the organization, it will be the Clinton campaign itself providing the loyal opposition countering the New York billionaire’s visit today to Sharonville near Cincinnati.
  
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• Education Insider: Single tickets for Buckeye football games on sale to alumni today

  06-07-2016 11:28
  
  Attention Ohio State Alumni Association members: If you're reading this and you're a late riser, you probably missed your prime shot at buying single-game Buckeye football tickets before they go on sale to the general public. The window for life and sustaining members of the association opens at 10 a.m. today. According to the instructions emailed to members on Tuesday, officials expect heavy traffic.
  
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• Battelle developing wrap to save limbs on battlefield

  06-07-2016 11:22
  
  On the battlefield, a wound can go from bad to worse in seconds. Stopping the bleeding and keeping the wound clean are paramount. Away from the action, Battelle is working with Halyard Health, a Georgia-based medical-technology company, to develop a wrap that they hope will help preserve severely injured limbs. The Office of Naval Research has signed a four-year, $14.4 million deal with Battelle and Halyard to help troops survive catastrophic injuries.
  
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• Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 6 years in prison for murder

  06-07-2016 11:19
  
  Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Pistorius stood and faced Judge Thokozile Masipa as she announced the sentence in a South African courtroom on Wednesday.Pistorius was facing a possible 15-year jail term for shooting Steenkamp through a toilet cubicle door at his home in 2013, but Masipa said substantial and compelling circumstances existed in the double-amputee Olympic runner's case to give him a lesser sentence.Steenkamp's p
  
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• Columbus ranks first among small markets in tech talent

  06-07-2016 11:06
  
  Columbus is the top city in its class in its ability to attract and grow tech talent, according to an annual research report. The report “Scoring Tech Talent,” from Los Angeles-based commercial real-estate company CBRE, ranked Columbus as the top small market among U.S. and Canadian cities and No. 23 overall.
  
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• Extended-stay hotel planned in New Albany

  06-07-2016 11:00
  
  The rapid growth of New Albany’s business park and town center have prompted a developer to build the city’s third hotel, just down the street from one it opened at the beginning of the year. Owensboro, Kentucky-based LinGate Hospitality plans to begin work on a 107-room Home2 Suites by Hilton in October or November.
  
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• Is end of road coming for troubled shopping malls?

  06-07-2016 10:53
  
  Suburban Detroit’s Lakeside Mall, home to midrange stores such as Sears, Bath & Body Works and Kay Jewelers, is one of hundreds of retail centers in the country being buffeted by the rise of e-commerce. When a $144 million loan on the property came due last month, owner General Growth Properties Inc. didn’t make a mortgage payment. In central Ohio, while top-tier malls such as Polaris Fashion Place and Easton Town Center continue to be successful, lower-tier malls haven’t f
  
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• Woman shot in the face, alleged gunman hit by car on 670

  06-07-2016 08:48
  Two people are hospitalized after an early morning domestic violence incident near downtown.According to Columbus police, three people were inside a pickup truck on I-670 near exit 2A when 41-year-old JohnZavatsky allegedly fired a gun.A single gunshot struck Heather Szymaszek, 41, in the face.She was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.Immediately after the shooting that took place just after 2:00 a.m., Zavatsky attempted to flee the vehicle, but was hit by a passing traffic.He was al
  
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• Police investigating west Columbus shooting

  06-07-2016 08:48
  
  I-670 East is closed between I-70 and SR-315 in west Columbus due to a shooting.It happened early Wednesday morning.Three people were driving in a pickup truck when a man in the car shot at a woman in the car, grazing her in the face.The other passenger jumped out of the car and was hit by another vehicle.Both victims are expected to survive, and the driver of the pickup truck is in custody.Police are currently on scene investigating.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Outpatient vascular labs no more efficient than inpatient labs

  06-07-2016 06:56
  
  There seems to be little difference in efficiency between inpatient vascular laboratories and outpatient vascular laboratories , according to a study published online June 28 in the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound . Babatunde A. Oriowo, M.B.B.S., from The Ohio State University in Columbus, and colleagues asked vascular sonographers at academic IPVL and OPVL to track their daily activities during five consecutive weekdays.
  
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• Newark city council passes LGBT anti-discrimination law

  06-07-2016 04:52
  The city of Newark has become the latest in central Ohio to pass laws aimed at protecting the LGBT community.On Tuesday, council members unanimously passed an anti-discrimination law at the work place and for fair housing.City leaders in Newark tell 10TV the passage of Ordinance 16-18 is a big step for equality in Newark, but officials also hope to get the attention of state lawmakers.Openly gay City Councilman Jeremy Blake introduced the ordinance that will prohibit discrimination based on a pe
  
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• PBS says it should have told viewers fireworks were reruns

  06-07-2016 04:40
  
  NEW YORK -- It turns out the bombs bursting in air over Washington for PBS' presentation of "A Capitol Fourth" were, at least in part, reruns.The public broadcasting service said Tuesday that it should have informed viewers that footage from previous years' fireworks displays were used on its ostensibly live program the night before. On a cloudy, misty evening in Washington where it was hard to fully see the display, the Capital Concerts production company cut in with some fireworks from a clear
  
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• Newark expands LGBT non-discrimination language

  06-07-2016 03:59
  
  Newark City Council unanimously passed an ordinance on Tuesday that will put in place additional nondiscrimination policies based on a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. The legislation, sponsored by Jeremy Blake, a gay council member, adds to policies that the city already passed in 2014. That year, council approved legislation that prohibited such discrimination in its human-relations ordinances, which apply to private employers in the city, said Newark Law Director Doug Sassen.
  
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• City Council Committee: Finance, Health & Human Services, Workforce Development July 5, 2016

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• Lost dogs wait at Franklin County Dog Shelter after running off during July 4th weekend

  06-07-2016 02:42
  
  Dogs who exercised their independence during Fourth of July fireworks are filling up the Franklin County Dog Shelter.The shelter is nearly at its capacity of 300 dogs. More than 100 of those were brought in over the holiday weekend.The shelter has three business days to reunite unlicensed dogs with their ownersuntil the dogs are either adopted out or worse, euthanized.Nate Gasper's four-year-old Bluetick Coonhound Reesie ran off when she got scared during Red, White and Boom.Turns out the dog wa
  
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• Rascal Flatts star gives surprise performance in Hilton Head Island

  06-07-2016 01:47
  Columbus native Jay DeMarcus gave a surprise performance under the Liberty Oak tree at Harbour Town on Hilton Head Island on the 4th of July.Those in the crowd say his performance followed a rendition of the country group’s hit “Life is a Highway” by DeMarcus’ young son, Dylan, who was called on stage.DeMarcus took the stage and sang “Bless the Broken Road,” a song by his Grammy-winning band, Rascal Flatts.Singer and guitarist Greg Russell has been performing
  
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• Columbus couple warning parents after son drowns in pool

  06-07-2016 01:25
  A Columbus couple is grieving after their 8-year-old son drowned at a children's pool party. He was surrounded by a half dozen adults who did everything they could to save his life.Family members say 8-year-old Amare Cole Smith was full of life."He was vibrant.Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk,” chuckled Amare’s father, Bradley Smith.Smith says in late June, after he coached his son’s basketball team, a player’s family invited everyone over for a pool party.Smith says after a
  
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• Neighbors debate over proposal to turn Columbus hotel known for drugs, crime into rehab center

  06-07-2016 01:22
  The Columbus Inn and Suites, a Northside hotel known for crime and drugs, may get a new life as a rehab center.Neighbors are eager to see something done with the property.The maintenance crew at the Continent Apartments is preparing for their FunFest this weekend.“A lot of families, carnival, bounce houses, Ninja Turtles,”Continent maintenance manager Mike Stover said.The complex has almost 200 apartments, with a lot of families living there.That’s why a group of neighboring ho
  
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• State’s summer jobs funding shift comes at cost to local programs, youth

  06-07-2016 01:17
  Summer jobs could be in jeopardy for teens and young adults across Ohio. That's the concern as the state shifts millions of dollars in funding.Inside the Maynard Avenue United Methodist Church, today's lesson is on neighborhoods.18-year-old Delana Brown is a teacher's assistant in the "Good Start" program. The story of her neighborhood is one no child should hear."Every time I turn around I see yellow tape somewhere, police everywhere,” Brown said. “You don't want to be around it."Fo
  
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• Ohio Veterans Memorial & Museum beginning to take shape; set to open in 2018

  06-07-2016 01:03
  
  For the first time since construction began in 2015, the Ohio Veterans Memorial Museum is beginning to take on the form of a building.The south wall of the concrete structure is slowly rising from a dirt patch along West Broad Street that will become a 50,000 square foot cultural and educational institution, designed to honor those who served in the military.
  Retired Army Colonel Paul Craft, who sits on the Memorial's board, says the old Veterans Memorial needed a new mission.
  “I think we
  
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• Viginia teen's lower leg amputated after Central Park blast, family says

  06-07-2016 00:51
  
  NEW YORK CITY - A Virginia teen who accidentally stepped on a likely homemade firework in Central Park had to have his lower leg amputated, according to his grandparents.Terence Golden, the grandfather of 18-year-old Connor Golden, told CBS affiliate WUSA on Sunday that he'd spoken to the boy's father after the accident, and that not only was the lower leg amputated, but he may need even more surgeries."It's going to take him a while to recover from this," Terence said.Tourist John Murphy, visit
  
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