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• Police officers pick up couple's tab after they refused to sit near cops

  13-07-2016 23:17
  
  Four Pennsylvania police officers handled an uncomfortable situation without any confrontation, CBS Pittsburgh station KDKA-TV reports.It was Friday night at an Eat'n Park restaurant in Homestead, just outside Pittsburgh.Four police officers were sitting down at a table for dinner. Employees said the officers are regulars at the restaurant.The officers had placed their order and were waiting."I heard talk, and I happened to glance over, and there was a couple that was coming into the restaurant,
  
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• Group submits petitions to reduce Newark marijuana penalties

  13-07-2016 22:42
  
  NEWARK — A group hoping to eliminate penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana in Newark is one step closer to getting its proposal on the November ballot. The East Ohio Decriminalization Initiative, the group behind the proposal, turned in 2,044 signatures to the Newark Clerk of Council Wednesday supporting the measure. The proposal would remove penalties for possessing less than 200 grams of marijuana in the city. Under the initiative, possessing less than 200 grams would const
  
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• Among peers, Columbus Zoo and COSI at high end for admission fees

  13-07-2016 22:39
  The 78-year-old Upper Arlington resident hadn't visited either attraction in years, and, with friends - a couple with two children - due from out of town, he wanted to show them the best that Columbus has to offer. The price tag for a family of four - $75 for admission and parking at COSI, $79.96 for the same at the zoo - "seemed high to me," Hood said.
  
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• Bear breaks into car in Colo., spends night inside

  13-07-2016 22:18
  
  Campers are being warned to keep food secure after a curious bear opened the back hatch of an SUV in Colorado and spent the night inside, trying to get out, CBS Denver reported."She said 'Annie, there's a bear in your car.' And I thought she meant it had broken a window and I was like 'Okay, that's life,'" said Annie Bruecker, who woke up to an unexpected surprise after camping at Chief Hosa Campground Monday night.It wasn't the call a pair of Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies were expe
  
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• Columbus Police hosting job seminar Thursday

  13-07-2016 22:15
  
  Columbus Police will be hosting a job seminar for those who want to learn more about a career in law enforcement Thursday.The seminar will take place at the Chief James G. Jackson Columbus Police Academy at 1000 North Hague Avenue from 5 to 9 p.m.Those who attend will learn more about the hiring and testing process as well as information about benefits.Attendees will also receive hands-on training including familiarization with firearms, trying on police equipment, defensive tactics and a previe
  
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• Uber will deliver ice cream to you on Friday

  13-07-2016 22:00
  
  Remember when you were a kid and you'd chase down the ice cream truck? Ever wish that instead of finding the ice cream, the ice cream found you? Well, for four glorious hours on Friday, you can live that dream. All it takes is $15 and a smartphone. Uber, which has delivered puppies and kittens to offices during similar promotions, will bring four Magnum ice cream bars to you between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday if you request them.
  
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• Antioch college achieves accreditation 5 years after re-opening

  13-07-2016 21:32
  
  Antioch College announced Wednesday that it has earned accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission. The recognition comes five years after the private school in Yellow Springs reopened as an independent institution. It had been closed by its former parent school in 2008 amid financial difficulties. It means a wider selection of postgraduate opportunities for Antioch grads and access to more federal financial aid for students from now on.
  
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• Former operator of Sebring water system faces charges after lead issues discovered

  13-07-2016 20:41
  
  The state has filed misdemeanor criminal charges against the former operator of the Sebring water system for not notifying residents about potential hazardous water test results.
  
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• Ward issue chair seeks to challenge Franklin County commissioner

  13-07-2016 20:38
  
  One of the architects of a proposed ward system for Columbus city council now says she wants to be a Franklin County Commissioner. Whitney Smith, co-chair of the Represent Columbus political action committee that brought the ward issue, wants the Franklin County Republican Party to appoint her to the ballot in place of Jesse Thomas, who dropped out of the race in June. If chosen, she will run against incumbent Commissioner John O’Grady, a Democrat.
  
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• 18 Pokémon Go Gyms You’ll Want to Fight For in Columbus

  13-07-2016 19:34
  
  If you’ve played Pokémon Go long enough to reach level five (just admit it… you have) then you’ve been able to progress from capturing and collecting those elusive pocket monsters into the turf-war realm of multiplayer gym combat. While the majority of pokestops and gyms are centered around public art, churches and other places of […]
  
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• 17 Pokémon Go Gyms You’ll Want to Fight For in Columbus

  13-07-2016 19:34
  
  If you’ve played Pokémon Go long enough to reach level five (just admit it… you have) then you’ve been able to progress from capturing and collecting those elusive pocket monsters into the turf-war realm of multiplayer gym combat. While the majority of pokestops and gyms are centered around public art, churches and other places of […]
  
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• Two arrested in connection to heroin overdose

  13-07-2016 19:10
  
  Two people have been arrested in the wake of a non-fatal heroin overdose earlier this month.According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, an overdose occurred June 3 on I-270 in southwest Franklin County.As part of the investigation, the HOPE Task Force executed a search warrant at a home on South Richardson Avenue on Tuesday.31-year-old Shaunell McKnight and Brandon Shipley, 25, were arrested and charged in connection to the drug overdose.McKnight was charged with drug possession and
  
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• New Black Panthers will be armed at RNC

  13-07-2016 18:39
  
  CBS NEWS -- The New Black Panther Party, a "black power" organization, plans to attend demonstrations in Cleveland ahead of the Republican National Convention, and members plan to bring their firearms.Hashim Nzinga, chairman of the New Black Panther Party, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday that the group planned on exercising its Second Amendment rights in Ohio, an open-carry state, because "there are other groups threatening to be there that are threatening to do harm to us."In a statemen
  
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• Best Bites: Tacos Returns for Second Annual Celebration!

  13-07-2016 18:25
  
  Finding your go-to taco spot can be an enlightening experience, but can also be a lofty goal in this city. In Columbus, tacos come in all shapes and sizes, from traditional to build-your-own; authentic to americanized; you can find them in hip sit down establishments and traveling across the city in food trucks. Needless to say, the […]
  
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• Dayton pizza chain's new Columbus-area expansion hits a snag

  13-07-2016 18:19
  Put a hold on that Rapid Fired Pizza expansion for a moment. The Dayton-based fast-casual pizza chain had hoped to open its first Columbus restaurant at the high-profile intersection at 3416 N. High St. in Clintonville later this year.
  
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• Parlor Room Opening in Former Surly Girl Space

  13-07-2016 18:07
  
  From the owners of Downtown’s Novak’s Tavern and The Filling Station in Powell comes a new restaurant venture — the Parlor Room, which now occupies the space left behind by the Short North’s Surly Girl Saloon. The bar will be the fifth venue to open from the Columbus Tavern Group. Co-owner Greg Tishkoff swapped out […]
  
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• Poll: Trump has slight lead over Clinton in Fla., Pa.; tied in Ohio

  13-07-2016 17:22
  
  New polls in key battleground states show a tight race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, with the billionaire candidate edging out Clinton in Florida and Pennsylvania and tying her in Ohio.According to Quinnipiac University polls out Wednesday, Trump has a three-point advantage in Florida, 42 to 39 percent -- within the survey's margin of error. In Pennsylvania, Trump has another slight edge over the presumptive Democratic nominee, 43 to 41 percent -- also within the poll's margin of err
  
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• 13 escape house fire near Ohio State campus

  13-07-2016 17:11
  
  Thirteen people, including three Ohio State University students, escaped a house fire on the 300 block of East Northwood Avenue near campus early Wednesday morning. Columbus firefighters were dispatched to the house at 3:52 a.m. after someone in the area saw smoke and flames coming from the house. Some of the people in the house escaped through the back. Others were injured jumping from the second-floor roof, said Battalion Chief Steve Martin. Law enforcement officials are investigating the sour
  
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• Amazon hiring thousands at Etna fulfillment center

  13-07-2016 17:02
  
  Amazon has announced it looking to fill thousands of full-time positions at its new fulfillment center in Etna.The online retail giant says “associates at the facility will work alongside innovative technologies, including Amazon robotics, on a daily basis to fulfill customer orders.”The new 855,000 square-foot facility is expected bring in $180,000 to $200,000 annually to Etna Township.The company is also building a one million square-foot facility in Obetz.Click here to view the av
  
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• Mosquito spraying resumes in Franklin Co.

  13-07-2016 16:23
  
  In an effort to reduce the population of adult mosquitos, Franklin County Public Health will be spraying in the following areas on Wednesday, July 13:Groveport – due to West Nile virus in mosquitoes and high trap numbersWesterville (West) – due to high trap numbersTo combat mosquitos and the West Nile virus, FCPH recommends wearing insect repellant containing DEET, limit outdoor activity at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active and empty all standing water around your home (l
  
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• Man drowns near Lake Erie boat launch in Lorain County

  13-07-2016 16:12
  
  SHEFFIELD LAKE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a man has drowned near a Lake Erie boat launch in Lorain County after disappearing in the waters along a beach break wall.
  
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• Restaurant Review: Bento Go

  13-07-2016 16:00
  
  Bento Go opened up this summer inside of the shell of a Wendy’s on Henderson Road. To that end, it’s equipped with a super-cute drive-thru window. The window is a work-in-progress; the caveat of the addition, as explained by an indoor staffer, is that everything at Bento Go is made to order. Drive-thrus are not […]
  
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• Tom Brady's 'Deflategate' appeal rejected by federal court

  13-07-2016 15:47
  
  A federal appeals court has rejected Tom Brady's attempt to get a new hearing on his "Deflategate" suspension.Brady was asking for the full 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear the case. In April, a three-judge panel said that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was within his powers when he suspended the star quarterback four games for his role in a scheme to doctor the footballs used in a Jan. 18, 2015, playoff game.The decision Wednesday affirms the wide-ranging powers given to the commission
  
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• Trial of 'The Vanishing Women' case resumes in Chillicothe

  13-07-2016 15:42
  
  The trial resumes today for a man accused of fatally shooting a woman whose slaying is one of several deaths and disappearances that have rocked Chillicothe.38-year-old convicted sex offender Jason McCrary is charged with murder in the May 2015 shooting death of Timberly Claytor.During opening statements on Tuesday, defense attorney Gregory Meyers proclaimed McCrary's innocence.Police say McCrary shot Claytor three times in the head and left her body next to an abandoned building in Massieville,
  
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• ‘Big Table’ project hopes to promote civic conversations in central Ohio on Aug. 30

  13-07-2016 15:30
  
  A new civic-conversation project aims to gather more than 1,000 people for a day of wide-ranging, grassroots discussions in homes, offices, libraries, places of worship and community centers across central Ohio. The effort is called the Big Table and is set for Aug. 30.
  
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• Join The Big Table!

  13-07-2016 15:13
  
  All are invited to participate! Today The Columbus Foundation announced The Big Table, a new initiative focused on community building through hour-long conversations taking place all around the region on August 30. The Big Table will bring the voices of residents together around many tables, with gatherings held in homes, offices, libraries, places of worship, and in […]
  
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• 'Big Table' civic-conversation project to take place Aug. 30

  13-07-2016 14:38
  
  A new civic-conversation project aims to gather more than 1,000 people for a day of wide-ranging, grassroots discussions in homes, offices, libraries, places of worship and community centers across central Ohio. The effort is called the Big Table and is set for Aug. 30. "Even before the developments we’ve seen over the past several weeks, with people being driven significantly apart, we were inspired to bring people together," said Kelley Griesmer of the Columbus Foundation, which is leadi
  
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• Five-Story Office and Storage Building Coming Soon to Grandview

  13-07-2016 14:00
  
  The former ReTagIt store at 1123 Goodale Boulevard in Grandview will soon be demolished and replaced with a five-story building. Brexton LLC will be moving their headquarters to the top floor of the new building, above three floors of self-storage and a ground-floor parking garage. The self-storage units will cater to an upscale market, similar […]
  
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• CPD arrests man who threatened to kill officer

  13-07-2016 13:37
  
  Columbus police have arrested a man accused of threatening to kill one of their officers.30-year-old Mustafa Abdoos-Saboor Iddeen was arrested Tuesday after he called a Columbus police dispatcher and threatened to find out where a specific officer lived and kill him.It wasn't immediately clear as to why Iddeen specifically targeted the officer.He has been charged with aggravated menacing and is set be arraigned on Wednesday.Iddeen has prior criminal history, including a 2012 incident where he he
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Cleveland police ready for GOP convention, Secret Service says

  13-07-2016 13:19
  
  There’s been plenty of concern about security at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next week. Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott announced last week he isn’t sending officers to help because of the concerns - and he’s not the only one.
  
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• Suspected mobile meth lab found during traffic stop

  13-07-2016 12:54
  
  Columbus Hazmat crews are investigating a possible meth lab found during an overnight traffic stop in New Albany.New Albany police tell 10TV a driver was stopped on Harlem Road for possibly driving under the influence.During the stop, officers found what appeared to be a methamphetamine lab in the vehicle.A Columbus Hazmat team is on scene to probe the discovery of a possible drug manufacturing operation.But authorities have not confirmed what type of drugs were found.As a result of the investig
  
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• Clinton, Trump tied in Ohio on eve of GOP convention

  13-07-2016 12:45
  
  Ohio's status as a battleground state was underscored yet again by a new poll today showing that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump remain deadlocked. At the same time, Trump has moved to narrow leads in Florida and Pennsylvania, states Clinton had led last month, a new Quinnipiac University poll of swing states shows.
  
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• Fed funding to help Franklin County land bank demolish 600 homes

  13-07-2016 11:51
  
  Franklin County's land bank will get $12.2 million in federal money to demolish hundreds of additional vacant houses, most of them in Columbus.
  
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• Catholic youth camp brings faith to lakeshore in Knox County

  13-07-2016 11:37
  
  CENTERBURG — Dan DeMatte pointed to a grassy area along the beach at the Damascus Catholic Mission Campus in Knox County. A black, wooden altar decorated with stones and a golden cloth was topped by a tall gold container that, from across the sun-drenched lake, looked like a tiny sunburst of its own. "We'll have a 10-, 15-minute talk," DeMatte said, "and then Jesus will come out." About 150 middle-school campers were about to spend some quiet time with Jesus along the lakeshore.
  
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• Education Insider: Conservatives bummed by results of Ohio school-voucher study

  13-07-2016 11:36
  
  A report last week by the pro-school-choice Thomas B. Fordham Institute on Ohio's private-school voucher program showed that vouchers hurt the academic achievement of those students who use them but help those who don't.
  
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• Data scandal legal tab nears $1.5 million for Columbus schools

  13-07-2016 11:21
  
  Columbus City Schools’ legal bill for dealing with its data-rigging scandal is nearing $1.5 million as the district continues to fend off lawsuits from two principals it fired for changing data and to respond to a potential onslaught of records requests from administrators facing state sanctions. The Board of Education recently approved another allocation of up to $50,000 in spending for the law firm Porter Wright Morris & Arthur.
  
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• 13 escape house fire in north Columbus

  13-07-2016 11:11
  At least 13 people escaped from a home in north Columbus near the Ohio State campus.The flames broke out early Wednesday morning at a three-story home on the 300 block of East Northwood Avenue.Firefighters tell 10TV the fire began on the first floor of the home and quickly spread to the second and third floors.One of the 13 who escaped suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.A police officer also hadminor injuries.It's wasn't immediately clear as to how the fire was sparked.
  
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• Why can’t Ohio attract more venture-capital money?

  13-07-2016 11:03
  
  A new report on venture-capital funding in Ohio has a familiar theme: There's still not enough of it. “We do have a big gap,” said Tom Walker, CEO and president of Rev1 Ventures, a Columbus technology-business incubator.
  
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• Amazon ready to hire 1,500 workers for Etna Township distribution center

  13-07-2016 10:47
  
  Amazon has started hiring for the 855,000-square-foot distribution center it is building in Licking County’s Etna Township.
  
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• Police identify man found shot to death on Far West Side

  13-07-2016 05:49
  
  Columbus police have identified the body of a man who was found shot to death late Sunday night in the parking lot of a Far West Side apartment complex.
  
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• Three charged in 2015 North Linden shooting death

  13-07-2016 05:37
  
  Three men were charged recently in connection with a 2015 North Linden home invasion that left a man dead and a teenager wounded. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Demontay Thompson, 24, last week on several charges, including aggravated murder, aggravated robbery and felonious assault.
  
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• Body found in Franklin Township alley

  13-07-2016 05:07
  
  Law-enforcement officers are investigating a body found earlier this evening in Franklin Township.
  
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• Local pastor introduces action plan for peace in Columbus

  13-07-2016 04:27
  
  A central Ohio pastor is looking beyond the call for healing and working to take action in Columbus after the police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile last week, and the ambush on police officers in Dallas.First Church of God Senior Pastor, Bishop Timothy Clarke has come up with a 10-step plan to help improve relationships between police officers and community members.Clarke introduced the plan at a healing rally at his church on Sunday, saying a movement isn’t any good unles
  
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• Sheriff's Office investigating after body found in Franklin County

  13-07-2016 04:19
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a person found Tuesday afternoon along Prospect Street in Franklin Township.The Sheriff's Office tell 10TV they received a tip about the body around 4:45 pm. and responded to the area.Members of the Sheriff's Office could be seen searching a home in the 1400 block of Prospect Street.The Bureau of Criminal Investigation is also involved in the investigation.This is a developing story and updates will be posted to 10TV.com
  
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• Body found in alleyway id'd as Whitehall woman (UPDATE)

  13-07-2016 04:19
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has identified a body found in west Columbus a day ago.The body of 29-year-old Sheri Lynn Lucas of Whitehall was found by a passerby around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday in an alleyway on Prospect Street.On Wednesday, an autopsy found no external injuries to Lucas' body.The cause of death is pending the results of a toxicology exam.It's unclear how Lucas died or why her body was in the alley. Anyone with information is asked to call the Franklin County Sheriff’s Of
  
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• Columbus Rotary CLub Luncheon 7/11/2016

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• Body discovered behind trash bin identified as North Side resident

  13-07-2016 03:12
  
  Columbus police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found behind a trash bin at an apartment complex on the city's North Side Tuesday morning. The man was identified as Jaime Martinez, 39, who was a resident of the apartment complex, said Sgt. David Sicilian, first-shift supervisor of the Police Division's homicide squad.
  
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• Man finds razor blades left at Columbus playground

  13-07-2016 02:56
  
  A Columbus man is afraid to be identified for fear whoever left razor blades in a local park might be upset with him for throwing them out.He said he found several at the city’s Maynard and Summit Park located at 2327 Summit St. in north Columbus.One was under a swing and another in the mulch in front of a slide."If I hadn't seen that one over there he may have slid without me looking first. And he would've slid right over this razor blade," he said.The man says what concerns him the most
  
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• NASA's Juno spacecraft beams first pictures from Jupiter

  13-07-2016 01:56
  
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft has sent back the first pictures since arriving at Jupiter.An image released Tuesday shows Jupiter surrounded by three of its four largest moons. The picture was taken on Saturday when the Juno spacecraft was circling 3 million miles away. Even at that distance, Jupiter's Great Red Spot - a centuries-old atmospheric storm - was visible.Juno entered orbit around Jupiter last week after a five-year journey. It's on a 20-month mission to map the giant plane
  
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• Senators still concerned about Kasich's pick for PUCO

  13-07-2016 01:48
  
  Senators grilled Gov. John Kasich’s latest pick for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Tuesday and left the confirmation hearing still concerned that he may need to recuse himself from too many cases.
  
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