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• Kenmore Park neighborhood frustrated with new voting location

  02-08-2016 23:17
  
  Residents in the Columbus neighborhood of Kenmore Park are arriving at their new voting location frustrated. That’s because many of them had difficulties finding it.Registration cards list the new polling place as Linden STEM Academy at 2626 Cleveland Ave. But the building is on Westerville Road, a street that branches off of Cleveland Avenue.As of Tuesday afternoon, there was no signage along Cleveland Avenue identifying the school building as a polling location. The only signs that could
  
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• PETA helps relocate 13 Ohio bears to Colorado sanctuary

  02-08-2016 23:13
  
  The saga of Ohio's exotic animals law, which began with a catastrophe in Zanesville, had a happy ending in Colorado for 13 bears.
  
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• Trump suggests general election could be 'rigged'

  02-08-2016 22:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has suggested that he fears the general election "is going to be rigged" - an unprecedented assertion by a modern presidential candidate.Trump's extraordinary claim - one he did not back up with any immediate evidence - would, if it became more than just an offhand comment, seem ... (more)
  
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• Killer gets portion of jury verdict overturned

  02-08-2016 22:28
  
  A convicted killer will see his life sentence reduced after the Franklin County Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned a portion of a jury verdict against him. But he still likely won't ever to be paroled from prison. Brian W. Hill, 48, was convicted a year ago of aggravated murder and related crimes in the 2014 drive-by shooting death of a 54-year-old woman in North Linden. The Appeals Court, in a 2-1 vote, overturned the aggravated murder conviction, finding that the jury didn't receive suffic
  
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• Pope: It's 'terrible' children taught they can choose gender

  02-08-2016 22:13
  
  Pope Francis has lamented that children are being taught at school that gender can be a choice, adding that his predecessor, Benedict XVI has labeled current times "the epoch of sin against God the Creator."Francis weighed in with his view on gender and what he said was that of the emeritus pontiff while meeting privately last week with bishops from Poland during his pilgrimage there. The Vatican released a transcript Tuesday of those closed-door remarks.The pope said he wanted to conclude his r
  
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• Back to School Supply Drive Through August 19

  02-08-2016 22:12
  
  August is here and it’s time to start thinking of back to school. Columbus Underground is hosting a Back-to-School Supply Drive now through Friday, August 19, 2016. Our supply drive has supported hundreds of kids in need of school supplies to help be ready to learn. Our wonderful friends at SafeAuto at Easton have already […]
  
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• Police: Parents left toddler alone to play "Pokemon Go"

  02-08-2016 22:05
  
  Police say an Arizona toddler was found wandering outside his home while his parents were gone playing the "Pokemon Go" cellphone game, reports CBS affiliate KPHO.A neighbor found the 2-year-old boy outside Thursday night and called authorities, according to the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.Deputies said that when they arrived, the child was screaming and crying while attempting to get back into his home. They said the boy was barefoot and wearing only a diaper and a T-shirt. The child was repo
  
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• Columbus police officers testing body cameras

  02-08-2016 21:40
  
  Thirty Columbus police officers began wearing body cameras Tuesday as part of a 10-day test led by the city's Department of Public Safety. Dozens of officers volunteered to participate in the trial, but the city ultimately selected 30 officers who work citywide and on first-, second- and third-shift patrols.
  
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• Columbus neighborhoods come together for National Night Out

  02-08-2016 21:11
  More than 150 Columbus neighborhoods gathered Tuesday evening to celebration National Night Out.The nationwide event is designed to increase awareness about police programs in communities, but in the Hilltop community on the west side of Columbus, National Night Out was a rare opportunity for children to mingle with the city’s chief of police. Neighborhood leaders said the children are the reason they’re fighting for change."The children are watching everyone,” Lisa Boggs said.
  
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• Police identify man who drowned at Griggs Reservoir

  02-08-2016 20:47
  
  Police have identified the man who drowned in the Scioto River Monday night. Police say Jose de Jesus Clemente Cruz, 23, reportedly trying to swim in the river near Fishinger Road just west of Upper Arlington. Columbus police were called to the river at Griggs Reservoir shortly after 6:19 p.m. They said Clemente Cruz had waded into the river and gone underwater after stepping from a shallow area of the river into deeper water. Clemente Cruz — whose last known address was on Cherylbrook Lan
  
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• Deadline Looms Today for ECOT Log-in Records Release

  02-08-2016 20:38
  
  Today’s the deadline for the Ohio charter school Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) to hand over student log-in data to the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) as part of an ongoing attendance audit.  The order came on Monday from a Franklin County judge after ECOT refused to release the records, claiming a broken promise on […]
  
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• State Fair recipes: Blue ribbons rain down in statewide baking, cooking competitions

  02-08-2016 20:14
  Judy Sandman of Columbus booted her visiting children and grandchildren out of the house for a day to get her loaves of wheat bread baked and delivered to the fair on time. Jennifer Crisman of Streetsboro made no fewer than three trips to Columbus to drop off entries she baked at her Portage County home in northeastern Ohio.
  
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• Apple replacing pistol emoji with squirt gun

  02-08-2016 19:48
  
  MONEYWATCH via CBS NEWS -- Emojis may be small, but they can stir up big emotions.Apple plans to introduce more than 100 new and redesigned emojis this fall, including a more diverse list of characters, such as female professionals and athletes, as well as more family options and a rainbow flag.The company said in a statement it is working "to ensure that popular emoji characters reflect the diversity of people everywhere."The new emojis will be available to iPhone and iPad users whose devices a
  
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• Pa. man tried to flush baby down toilet, cops say

  02-08-2016 19:10
  
  CBS NEWS -- A domestic argument prompted a SWAT situation in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Pittsburgh early Tuesday morning, reports CBS Pittsburgh.Police say a man and woman were arguing in a home when the man pulled out a gun, then attempted to flush a 6-week-old child down a toilet.The woman got out of the home with the infant and called police.They were both checked by paramedics and the child was taken to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh as a precaution.When police responded, the ma
  
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• Woman sentenced to 14 years for fatal stabbing of boyfriend

  02-08-2016 18:23
  
  A 49-year-old woman was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison for fatally stabbing her boyfriend in her East Side apartment. Delisa Thorpe pleaded guilty on Monday to involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence as prosecuting and defense attorneys were preparing to question potential jurors for her trial on a charge of murder in the death of Michael R. Gossett.
  
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• State to pay doctors more to keep patients healthy

  02-08-2016 18:18
  
  In an effort to improve care and lower costs, Ohio's Medicaid program will begin paying more to primary care doctors who recommend preventative services, coordinate physical and mental health care, offer extended hours and provide other supports shown to improve the health of their patients. The idea is to "reward value rather than volume," said Greg Moody, director of the Governor's Office of Health Transformation.
  
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• Newark marijuana proposal headed to ballot

  02-08-2016 18:02
  
  NEWARK — A proposal to eliminate penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana in Newark is headed to the ballot in November. The Licking County Board of Elections validated 1,107 signatures supporting the measure, surpassing the 1,063 signatures that were needed to get on the ballot, Board of Elections Director Gloria Carson said Tuesday.
  
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• 5 Things to do When You Can’t Play Pokémon GO

  02-08-2016 17:51
  
  Pokémon GO has all but taken over the world and the timing couldn’t have been better. With this year being Pokémon’s 20th Anniversary, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Pokémon’s return to the Zeitgeist. Save these other Pokémon themed activities for a rainy day (or until they fix the tracking…) to make sure that your […]
  
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• Convention Center picks new food vendor

  02-08-2016 17:44
  
  The Greater Columbus Convention Center has selected a new food vendor. The Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority chose Charlotte-based Levy Restaurants from among four companies that submitted proposals to replace Centerplate, which lost its contract amid a federal investigation. The authority’s board will vote on the contract Aug. 16.
  
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• Catching Up With The Rad Trads

  02-08-2016 17:35
  
  It was a hot, muggy night in Columbus when I visited Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar last month to see The Rad Trads at the kind invitation of trombonist and founding member “Tall” Sam Crittenden. He and I had connected earlier in the year when I wrote a preview for a show featuring his other […]
  
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  CBS NEWS -- Can you spot the cat?A photo of a cat resting on a pile of logs is causing many on the internet to ask, "Are you kitten me right now?"The photo, shared to Reddit on Sunday by user waterhauler, at first seems to just show a pile of logs. But at closer look, there is a cat sleeping. waterhauler via Reddit
  Still don't see it?Scroll down for a hint------------Focus on the top of the center wood pile.----Still don't see it?Click here for a spoiler.
  

• All lanes open on I-270 after crash near Sawmill Road

  02-08-2016 17:03
  
  All lanes on eastbound I-270 near Sawmill Road are open after a five-car collision slowed down the morning commute to a crawl. Columbus police said the crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. on the city's Northwest Side, closing all lanes for a while. Three people involved in the crash were transported to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, all in stable condition.
  
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• Pope sets up panel to study whether women could serve as deacons

  02-08-2016 16:39
  
  Pope Francis has set up a panel to study whether women could serve as deacons, a role now reserved to men.The Vatican said Tuesday Francis "after intense prayer and mature reflection" decided to set up the commission, with 12 members including priests, nuns and laywomen.It noted in May he told superiors of nuns' orders he intended to "set up an official commission to study the question" of the diaconate for women "above all regarding the early times of the church." Some historians say there were
  
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• Crash slows traffic on eastbound I-270 near Sawmill Road

  02-08-2016 15:54
  
  A five-car collision this morning continues to slow traffic on eastbound I-270 near Sawmill Road, according to Columbus police. The crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. on the city's Northwest Side, closing all lanes for a while. Two lanes have reopened, but two remain closed. Columbus police won't say when normal traffic would resume. Three people involved in the crash were transported to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, all in stable condition.
  
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• Man dies after head-on collision on South Side

  02-08-2016 15:40
  Tijuan Sealy, 38, was driving southbound on Lockbourne Road just south of Reinhard Avenue shortly after 3 a.m. when his car went left-of-center, striking a northbound SUV, Columbus police said.
  
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• Investors to help Hot Chicken Takeover add new locations

  02-08-2016 15:40
  The spicy fried-chicken phenomenon based in the North Market announced Tuesday it has taken on several minority investors, including a Louisville, Kentucky, private-equity firm, Access Ventures, that invests in businesses with a social mission. The influx of capital will go toward growth, with three to four locations expected to open in central Ohio in the next three years.
  
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• Cost-cutting boosts profit at Procter & Gamble

  02-08-2016 14:50
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Procter & Gamble Co. on Tuesday reported quarterly profit that topped Wall Street expectations as it worked on simplifying its product lineup and cutting costs to offset slower growth.
  
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• Man dies after 2 vehicles collide on South Side

  02-08-2016 14:09
  
  A man died after the car he was driving collided with an SUV on the South Side early Tuesday. Tijuan Sealy, 38, was driving southbound on Lockbourne Road just south of Reinhard Avenue shortly after 3 a.m. when his car went left-of-center, striking a northbound SUV, Columbus police said.
  
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• Cardinal Health reports strong revenue, earnings

  02-08-2016 14:00
  
  Dublin-based Cardinal Health early Tuesday posted net earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter of $333 million, a 13 percent increase, on 14 percent higher revenue of nearly $13.4 billion. Net basic earnings per share were $1.14, an increase of 16 percent.
  
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• Driver killed in head-on crash in SE Columbus

  02-08-2016 13:58
  Columbus police are probing why a driver drifted into oncoming traffic, resulting in a deadly head-on crash early Tuesday morning.The accident occurred just after 3:00 a.m. on Lockbourne Avenue near Reinhard Avenue.38-year-old Tijuan Sealy was driving a 2001 Mercury sedan southbound on Lockbourne Avenue when he veered left-of-center and hit an SUV driven by Suney Coleman, 19.Both were taken to Grant Medical Center where Sealy later died from his injuries.Coleman remains in stable condition.The c
  
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• Suspected Danville cop killer wants trial moved out of Knox Co.

  02-08-2016 13:26
  
  The attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting a Danville policeman is seeking to move the trial, citing "extensive" publicity in the potential death penalty case.Herschel Jones III pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges in the January slaying of Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell. The 34-year-old Cottrell was found behind the village's municipal building, after Jones' ex-girlfriend warned police that he was "looking to kill a cop."Jones' attorney argues it would be impossib
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Donald Trump talks economy, says Rust Belt is 'rotting'

  02-08-2016 13:24
  
  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made a stop in Columbus Monday where he told the crowd “I’ll be back so much you will be sick of me. Ohio is a very important state.”
  
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• Disputing Trump claim, convention officials say his campaign agreed to 1,000-person cap for rally

  02-08-2016 12:22
  
  After hundreds of people were turned away from his rally today, Donald Trump saw politics behind the decision to limit the size of his Columbus town hall to 1,000 people — and made sure the public and press knew it.
  
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• E-school students performing worse than district school peers, study says

  02-08-2016 11:52
  
  Ohio students enrolled in online charter schools aren’t learning as much as their peers in brick-and-mortar schools and are dragging down the state’s charter-school system, a new study has found. On average, Ohio’s e-school students “are academically behind at the start of each school year and lose even more ground during the year spent at the e-school,” according to the report, Enrollment and Achievement in Ohio’s Virtual Charter School, by June Ahn, an educa
  
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• Justice Insider: Pokemon tags along to news conference

  02-08-2016 11:39
  
  An unexpected visitor popped into a Columbus police news conference last week. It was covered in feathers — and comes from a game that's certainly ruffling a few in central Ohio.
  
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• Decision day for Issue 1 changes to Columbus council

  02-08-2016 11:23
  
  Voters will decide today whether to drastically alter the makeup of the Columbus City Council as they cast ballots on a charter amendment that would expand the panel and create 10 city districts. Polls will open at 6:30 a.m. for the special election and close at 7:30 p.m. Issue 1 will be the only thing on the ballot for Columbus voters.
  
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• Revived freight rail line reconnects Columbus, West Virginia

  02-08-2016 11:05
  
  Five months after Norfolk Southern idled service on a portion of its tracks from Columbus to West Virginia, the railroad is back up and running. A new short-line route, Kanawha River Railroad, began operations Sunday between Columbus and Mullens, West Virginia.
  
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• Docs: Wash. shooting suspect upset over breakup with "dream girl"

  02-08-2016 05:04
  
  A 19-year-old man who shot and killed three teens Saturday at a party in suburban Seattle was so unfamiliar with his newly purchased AR-15 semi-automatic rifle that he parked his car across the street and read the firearm's instruction manual just before the attack, police wrote in a probable-cause statement made public Monday.Allen C. Ivanov was arrested by state troopers on Interstate 5 more than 100 miles from the bloody scene in Mukilteo, a north Seattle suburb, authorities said.They said he
  
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• National League of Cities: Bridging the Divide

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• Man drowns after going into river at Griggs Reservoir

  02-08-2016 04:57
  
  A man drowned Monday evening after reportedly trying to swim in in the Scioto River just west of Upper Arlington and near Fishinger Road.
  
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• Cops: Fla. woman critically burns boyfriend with boiling soup

  02-08-2016 04:47
  
  Police in western Florida are searching for a woman who they say critically burned her boyfriend by pouring boiling soup on him as he lay in bed.Misty Childs, 41, is facing attempted murder charges. Police say she got into an argument Sunday with her boyfriend, 46-year-old Lavont Moss. According to CBS affiliate WTSP, Moss went to bed after the argument as Childs was cooking soup.Childs then allegedly took the boiling soup and poured it on Moss' face and torso as he was lying in bed, severely bu
  
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• Disney World could soon track theme-park visitors by their feet

  02-08-2016 04:36
  
  Disney World may one day be able to keep track of its theme-park visitors by their feet.The Orlando Sentinel reported that Walt Disney World Company recently received a patent for the new technology from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.The technology would involve a sensor and cameras, which would help identify visitors. The data received could customize the guest experience.Currently, Disney World can track guests by MagicBands, hotel keys, RFID bracelets, FastPasses and credit cards.Metho
  
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• Reynoldsburg school board: No bonus for superintendent

  02-08-2016 04:09
  
  Reynoldsburg schools Superintendent Tina Thomas-Manning aimed to prove that she met her goals for the 2015-16 school year, making her worthy of at least part of the possible 12 percent merit bonus spelled out in her contract. She compiled a 2-inch-thick binder of documentation. But that's not the direction the Reynoldsburg Board of Education chose to go Monday night. To the displeasure of Thomas-Manning, board members voted 4-1 to give her 0 percent.
  
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• Police: Man dies after jumping into water at Griggs Reservoir Park

  02-08-2016 03:38
  
  Columbus Police said a man has died from drowning after going into the Scioto River just north of Fishinger Road Monday night.According to authorities, people had noticed a car at Griggs Reservoir Park playing music for a couple hours.Someone at the scene had spotted clothes by the water.Police said the victim, only identified as a Hispanic man at this time, jumped in the water and may not have realized there was an 18-foot drop-off in the water.Dive teams were able to locate the body in the wat
  
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• NY bars some sex offenders from "Pokemon Go," other games

  02-08-2016 03:18
  
  New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday directed a state agency to restrict sex offenders under community supervision from using "Pokémon Go" and other online games, reports CBS affiliate WBNG.Cuomo also sent a letter to software developer Niantic, Inc. requesting the company's assistance in prohibiting sexual predators from playing the company's most popular game."Protecting New York's children is priority number one and, as technology evolves, we must ensure these advances don't become
  
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• Jury can't reach verdict in firefighter's child-rape trial

  02-08-2016 03:14
  
  DELAWARE — A Delaware County jury was unable to reach a verdict Monday in the trial of a Columbus firefighter accused of raping a relative when she was 5 years old. Jurors told Common Pleas Judge Everett H. Krueger that they were deadlocked after eight hours of deliberations. The judge thanked the jurors and discharged them. County Assistant Prosecutor Kyle Rohrer said he intends to retry the case.
  
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• Divers who tried out for Olympics dress as penguins at Ohio State Fair

  02-08-2016 02:13
  
  Divers who competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials dipped their toes in the show ring Monday at this year’s Ohio State Fair. Toby Stanley, 24, and brothers Hayden Jones, 24, and Harrison Jones, 26, are part of a six-man diving and acrobatics team that put on the Arctic Olympic Games three times daily at the fair, which will run through Sunday at the Ohio Expo Center.
  
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• Newborn found abandoned on porch with umbilical cord attached

  02-08-2016 02:11
  
  Deputies in Orange County, Florida released photos Monday of a baby boy who was found abandoned on an apartment porch Friday, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.Authorities have been searching for the newborn's parents since 8:40 a.m. Friday, when the child was found. Deputies said the parents are not expected to face charges, but officials are asking them to come forward so they can obtain the baby's medical records.Deputies said a man coming home from working an overnight shift at a local hotel found
  
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• Cops pull Virginia woman over for surprising reason

  02-08-2016 02:05
  
  Drivers in Halifax, Virginia, were able to breathe a big sigh of relief over the weekend after they were pulled over by police on a hot summer day.During seemingly routine traffic stops, Halifax Police Chief Kevin Lands and his partner officer Brian Warner informed half a dozen motorists that they were in violation of "vehicle code 1739."The anxious drivers often gave the officers a blank stare or quietly shrugged when asked whether they understood why they were being stopped."It's actually agai
  
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• Trump tells Columbus crowd he's afraid election will be 'rigged'

  02-08-2016 01:50
  
  Countering Hillary Clinton’s economy-centered stop in Columbus on Sunday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump returned fire this afternoon, saying she would further harm Ohio’s economy.
  
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