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• Columbus teen claims he was chased by knife-wielding suspect in clown mask

  31-08-2016 23:49
  
  A high school student in Columbus told police he was chased by someone wearing a clown mask and carrying a knife.The incident allegedly happened Tuesday morning at the bus stop near Satinwood Drive.Police said the 14-year-old told them the suspect began to chase him as he walked to the bus stop.At one point, the suspect pulled out a knife and continued to chase the student.The student said he threw a rock at the suspect to stop him.The teen then reported the incident to officials at Columbus Int
  
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• Study: Ohio's abortion pill law led to worse health outcomes

  31-08-2016 23:07
  
  Ohio's restrictions on the so-called abortion pill led to a higher rate of side effects, more doctor visits and additional medical treatment for patients, according to a new study.The requirements cleared a Republican-controlled legislature in 2004, but legal challenges delayed them from taking effect until 2011.Once implemented, Ohio's law initially required physicians administering mifepristone to follow outdated protocols for the abortion drug, originally known as RU-486. The U.S. Food and Dr
  
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• Report says oil and gas production will exacerbate asthma in children

  31-08-2016 23:07
  
  About 30,000 children in Ohio, including 7,000 in the Columbus area, will suffer asthma attacks each year by 2025 because of smog created by oil and gas operations, according to a new report. The report, released Wednesday by the Boston-based Clean Air Task Force, also quantified the average days of school missed and hours spent inside due to air pollution. The report should serve as a wake-up call for U.S. and Ohio residents, said Melanie Houston, director of oil and gas for the Ohio Environmen
  
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• Democrats to appeal to U.S. Supreme Court over Golden Week loss

  31-08-2016 23:05
  
  The legal fight about Ohio’s “Golden Week” is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. That is the next step after a panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today voted 2-1 against putting on hold its previous order ending Golden Week, the period in which Ohioans can both register to vote and cast an early ballot just prior to an election.
  
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• Teen reports he was chased by clown with knife

  31-08-2016 22:32
  
  A knife-wielding clown reported in the Northland area might prove a hoax, but Columbus police say they aren't taking any chances. A 14-year-old boy told police that a 6-foot-tall man in dark clothing and a clown mask chased him a short distance as he walked to a school bus stop at about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, said police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner.
  
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• ACLU: Christian woman forced to remove headscarf for license in Alabama

  31-08-2016 22:20
  
  The American Civil Liberties Union is suing county officials in Alabama who told a Christian woman to remove her headscarf for her driver’s license photo.Yvonne Allen of Tuskeegee says the clerk insisted that only Muslim women are allowed to cover their hair.The ACLU’s suit filed Tuesday in Montgomery federal court says Lee County Clerk Becky Frayer and her supervisor, Probate Judge Bill English, are violating her religious freedom rights under the U.S. and state constitutions by ref
  
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• Man loses eyesight after being shot by BB gun in Columbus

  31-08-2016 21:47
  Columbus police are investigating two separate shootings involving BB guns, including one that caused a man to lose sight in one eye. Two men were shot by a BB gun Saturday night on Morse Road, leaving one victim with a permanent injury, police said.
  
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• Retired police officer uses sledgehammer to rescue baby from hot car

  31-08-2016 21:30
  
  A 4-month-old baby was left locked inside a sweltering car Monday in the parking lot of a northern New Jersey Kohl’s, CBS New York station WCBS-TV reports.She’s OK thanks to the quick thinking of a former police officer.The good Samaritan said he was in the right place at the right time.“It was well over 120 degrees in that car,” Steve Eckel told the station. “Just think of what could have happened.”Eckel was still holding a light pink onesie as he told the st
  
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• Big Lots pledges $50 million to behavioral health expansion at Nationwide Children's Hospital

  31-08-2016 21:19
  
  Nationwide Children's Hospital announced on Wednesday that Big Lots is giving $50 million to support its planned behavioral health expansion.
  
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• Meet Joe Burger: Ohio St captain who isn't on depth chart

  31-08-2016 21:12
  
  When Ohio State announced its seven captains, the names were familiar and fairly predictable. Except for one: Joe Burger.Those who haven't studied Ohio State games closely over the past three seasons probably haven't heard of Burger, a senior backup linebacker who walked on and finally earned a scholarship this summer thanks to his work ethic, gritty determination in practice and relentless effort on special teams.Coach Urban Meyer loves guys like Burger. Great student, wonderful attitude, a cha
  
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• Apple hit with lawsuit over iPhone "touch disease"

  31-08-2016 20:24
  
  iPhone 6 and 6 Plus owners are taking their grievances to court.Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit over an alleged flaw called “touch disease” that makes the phones unresponsive to touch. As detailed by iFixit.org​, the problem is evident when a flickering gray bar appears at the top of the screen and touch functionality becomes faulty. The lawsuit, which was filed Saturday in the U.S. District Court for Northern California, accuses Apple of concealing the alleged defect. T
  
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• Hillary Clinton talks building relationships in Cincinnati speech

  31-08-2016 20:23
  
  As Donald Trump took a surprise trip to Mexico City today, Hillary Clinton said building relationships with other nations requires consistency and showing leaders they can count on you.
  
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• Last of five defendants sentenced in huge heroin-trafficking case

  31-08-2016 20:22
  
  The last of five defendants in a drug-trafficking operation that supplied dealers with what Franklin County prosecutors called "astronomical" amounts of heroin was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in prison. Omar E. Sanchez, 27, pleaded guilty in March to one count of drug trafficking.
  
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• Koch brothers cancel $2.1M worth of Ohio Senate ads

  31-08-2016 19:40
  The Koch Brothers network has pulled about $2.1 million worth of TV ad time from Ohio, citing Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman's "strong position" over Democratic rival Ted Strickland. COLUMBUS, Ohio-The Koch brothers' network said Tuesday it has canceled about $2.1 million worth of TV advertising next month on behalf of U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, voicing confidence that the Republican incumbent will win this fall.
  
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• Opening of Rt. 23/I-270 lanes to make weekend travel less laborious

  31-08-2016 19:36
  
  Travelers heading north for a Labor Day weekend getaway will have fewer orange barrels in their way as they leave Columbus. For the first time in three years, all lane restrictions have been lifted at the Interstate 270/Route 23 interchange. That should make it a little easier for those hitting the road this weekend. The AAA Ohio Auto Club is expecting the number of people traveling for the holiday to stay flat compared with last year, but those travelers are taking longer vacations.
  
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• New Music Venue “Thirty One West” Opening in Newark

  31-08-2016 19:10
  
  Downtown Newark is gaining a new live music performance space in October with the grand opening of Thirty One West. The venue, located at 31 West Church Street, was originally constructed as a dance hall and meeting space, and is in the process of being renovated and restored to its former glory. Tom Atha, owner of Newark-based […]
  
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• Mom brought to tears by FSU player's gesture toward son with autism

  31-08-2016 19:06
  
  CBS News -- Leah Paske’s heart sinks a little bit every time her sixth grade son tells her he ate lunch alone again.The young boy with autism doesn’t seem to notice or care, but that doesn’t stop his hopeful mother from asking him after school if things were different today -- if he finally found someone to sit with.“Sometimes the answer is a classmate, but most days it’s nobody,” the mom wrote in a viral Facebook post with more than 7,000 shares. “Those
  
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• Revised rules would allow lawyers to represent medical marijuana clients

  31-08-2016 18:59
  
  Ohio lawyers could represent legitimate medical marijuana clients under a revision to proposed rules of ethical conduct.
  
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• Sriracha Pickles, Bacon Salsa, and 10 Other Things You Didn’t Know Were Made in Ohio

  31-08-2016 18:41
  
  When you think about supporting local businesses at your grocery store of choice, you might know to reach for some of the more obvious Ohio-made products like Marzetti Salad Dressings, Snowville Creamery Milk or White Castle sliders in the freezer section — but there’s actually a whole lot more to be found if you know […]
  
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• Live video: U.S. is exceptional, Hillary Clinton to tell Legionnaires in Cincinnati

  31-08-2016 18:25
  
  Hillary Clinton is expected to go before the American Legion’s national convention today in Cincinnati and make the case for something virtually everyone there already believes: America is the best nation on Earth.
  
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• Columbus Foundation handed out record $176.6 million last year

  31-08-2016 18:06
  
  The Columbus Foundation awarded a record $176.6 million in grants last year, aiding more than 3,200 nonprofit organizations in a broad range of fields. It also kept its place as the seventh-largest community foundation in the nation.
  
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• Historic commercial flight from U.S. lands in Cuba

  31-08-2016 18:05
  
  SANTA CLARA, Cuba -- The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half century landed in the central city of Santa Clara on Wednesday morning, re-establishing regular air service severed at the height of the Cold War.Cheers broke out in the cabin of JetBlue flight 387 as the plane touched down. Passengers - mostly airline executives, U.S. government officials and journalists, with a sprinkling of Cuban-American families and U.S. travelers - were given gift bags w
  
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• City Phasing Out “Share the Road” Signs

  31-08-2016 17:58
  
  The City of Columbus is phasing out the use of yellow “Share the Road” signs in favor of white signs that say “Bikes May Use Full Lane.” The shift is meant to communicate more clearly the idea that, under city and state code, bikes are not required to hug the curb or stay to the […]
  
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• Ohio’s Golden Week voting dispute headed to U.S. Supreme Court

  31-08-2016 17:50
  
  The legal fight about Ohio’s “Golden Week” is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. That is the next step after a panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today voted 2-1 against putting on hold its previous order ending Golden Week, the period in which Ohioans can both register to vote and cast an early ballot just prior to an election.
  
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• No-tipping trend now at more restaurants, with mixed results

  31-08-2016 17:22
  
  When the bill comes after a meal, there's no crunching numbers for the tip - just pay and go.A small but growing number of restaurants are doing away with the tipping model that's long been the norm in the United States. It's an effort to even disparate pay among restaurant staff and offer them more predictability, as well as a means to cope with rising minimum wages and other industry changes. While restaurants that have eliminated the entrenched practice have seen mixed results - and some ende
  
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• Watchdog urges FTC to crack down on deceptive social media ads

  31-08-2016 17:06
  
  Can the government pull back the curtain on social media posts that are really product plugs? A consumer watchdog is urging the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on deceptive social media ads. Truth in Advertising says many social media stars fail to disclose when they are being paid to push products and services.It unearthed more than 100 Instagram posts by the Kardashian and Jenner sisters that it says ignored the law, because they were not labeled as ads.The FTC says companies have a res
  
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• Justices again rule JobsOhio can’t be challenged

  31-08-2016 16:36
  
  The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected another attempt to declare JobsOhio unconstitutional. In a 6-1 vote today, the court ruled that Victoria Ullmann, a Columbus lawyer, lacked the legal right — or standing — to pursue her action seeking to declare Gov. John Kasich’s privatized economic development agency as illegal.
  
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• GE plans to close Circleville light-bulb factory

  31-08-2016 16:29
  
  GE Lighting plans to shut down its light-bulb plant in Circleville, citing a drop in sales for the products made there. The plant, which had more than 200 employees two years ago, is scheduled to wind down operations over the next year and close in August 2017.
  
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• Chris Brown released from jail after posting $250,000 bail

  31-08-2016 16:21
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Chris Brown can't avoid trouble.Following a bizarre, hours-long stand-off with police, the "No Air" and "Kiss Kiss" singer was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman called for help from a gathering at his home.He was released from jail late Tuesday night after posting $250,000 bail, according to Los Angeles County jail records.The arrest, which occurred outside the view of several news helicopters that swirled overhead and thron
  
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• Restaurant Review: Creole at Gallo’s Kitchen

  31-08-2016 16:00
  
  For a Cajun or Creole food fix, Columbus is home to plenty of fast-casual-ish options. There’s Yat’s, Da Levee, J Gumbo’s… but occasional cravings call for something a little fancier. Creole Kitchen might hit the spot, but its yet-to-open-sit-down-dining-digs might be worth holding out for. There’s another option: Gallo’s Kitchen. It’s officially in Upper Arlington, […]
  
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• Video shows woman's close encounter with black bear

  31-08-2016 15:58
  
  LONGWOOD, Fla. -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is trying to trap a bear that was spotted in a wooded area north of Orlando, CBS affiliate WKMG-TV reports.Video released by the commission on Tuesday shows a black bear walking up to a woman sitting in her driveway in Longwood, with his snout up close to her iPhone.The commission said it wants the video to serve as a warning about close encounters, saying it highlights a major concern with animals.The commission said once t
  
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• Bob Evans’ earnings boosted by prepared foods, offsetting slow restaurant sales

  31-08-2016 15:49
  
  Once again, Bob Evans Farms prepared foods division saved the company’s bacon. In spite of sales at the New Albany-based company’s restaurants slipping more than 4 percent year-over-year, the company posted better than expected earnings per share.
  
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• Crypto cases on the rise in Columbus; over 500 in central Ohio

  31-08-2016 14:58
  UPDATE: Columbus Public Health says as of Friday, September 9 there have been 511 cases ofCrypto across central Ohio.---Columbus Public Health officials said last week they expect the crypto outbreak to get worse, before it gets better.The numbers are soaring as people are heading into the unofficial end of pool season.Columbus has 249 confirmed cases of the disease. Outside the capital city, there are 130 cases throughout Franklin County and 44 in Delaware County.Crypto is a germ that causes di
  
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• Crypto cases on the rise in Columbus; over 400 in central Ohio

  31-08-2016 14:58
  Columbus Public Health officials said last week they expect the crypto outbreak to get worse, before it gets better.The numbers are soaring as people are heading into the unofficial end of pool season.Columbus has 249 confirmed cases of the disease. Outside the capital city, there are 130 cases throughout Franklin County and 44 in Delaware County.Crypto is a germ that causes diarrhea. It is found in the fecal matter of a person who has been infected.Public health officials are reaching out and w
  
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• Clinton to stress American exceptionalism in Ohio

  31-08-2016 14:43
  
  Hillary Clinton plans to stress her support for "American exceptionalism" during a speech in the battleground state of Ohio, while arguing that Donald Trump has rejected the concept.Clinton's midday address at the American Legion's annual convention in Cincinnati Wednesday comes as Trump plans a last-minute trip to Mexico in advance of a long-awaited speech on immigration. A Clinton campaign official said the Democratic nominee plans to use her first public event in days to portray her Republica
  
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• Clinton pitches her foreign policy to American Legion

  31-08-2016 14:43
  
  Portraying a vote for her as a patriotic act, Hillary Clinton made a vigorous appeal to Republican voters Wednesday, arguing that she would best uphold American values, care for the military and protect national security interests.At the American Legion's annual convention in Cincinnati, the Democratic presidential nominee called the United States an "exceptional nation," and accused Republican rival Donald Trump of thinking that approach is "insulting to the rest of the world.""When we say Amer
  
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• Clinton blasts Trump for referring to military as "a disaster"

  31-08-2016 14:43
  
  Hillary Clinton is blasting Donald Trump for referring to the American military as "a disaster."Clinton says in a sharply worded speech Wednesday to the American Legion convention that it's "an insult to the men and women serving today and all who have served before."The Democratic presidential nominee is reiterating that she would send American troops into harm's way only as a "last resort," calling it a bedrock principal.She also says the last thing the nation needs is a president "who brings
  
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• SEC seeks documents from businessman with ties to Columbus

  31-08-2016 13:57
  
  A businessman with ties to Columbus has been refusing to provide information to the Securities and Exchange Commission for an investigation into potential violations of federal securities laws.
  
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• Ohio law takes effect scrapping cap on alcohol content for beer

  31-08-2016 13:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Craft brewers in Ohio now have the freedom to make boozier beers.A new state law takes effect Wednesday, scrapping caps on alcohol content for beer.Ohio is following the lead of other states in getting rid of its 12 percent cap that has been on the books since just after Prohibition.Craft brewers have flinched at anything restricting their ability to be creative and make stronger ales.10 things to know about craft beer in OhioLegislators say the law levels the playing field and
  
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• Bruce Willis takes over Granville for new film

  31-08-2016 13:01
  
  Granville residents and students arriving for the start of classes at Denison University gathered last night to watch a Bruce Willis movie – as it was being filmed live in the heart of the village. Crowds gathered in late afternoon and into the night to watch filming for “First Kill,” an action-thriller being shot in and around Granville, 35 miles east of Columbus in Licking County.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Clinton to stop in Ohio today and Monday, Trump here Thursday

  31-08-2016 12:50
  
  Ohio will see visits from the candidates or high-profiled surrogates today, Thursday and Monday.
  
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• Should Columbus council members' jobs be full-time?

  31-08-2016 12:45
  "We have a lot of responsibilities on council, so I definitely have to prioritize my days, and that means sometimes working half days at my full-time job," said Columbus City Councilwoman Jaiza Page, who is an attorney. Those in charge at Columbus City Hall are considering whether they should make their jobs on the city council full-time.
  
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• Coalition to tackle issues facing older Ohioans

  31-08-2016 12:06
  
  A former top state official is creating a coalition of Ohio seniors and their families to identify critical issues facing the rapidly growing aging population and develop solutions to avoid a potentially catastrophic financial and health-care crisis. “This problem has been coming at us for a long time,” said Barbara Riley, former director of the Ohio Department of Aging, who will lead the coalition.
  
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• Frankfurt Airport partially evacuated in security scare

  31-08-2016 12:02
  
  Authorities say a portion of Frankfurt Airport's Terminal 1 has been evacuated after a person entered a secure area without undergoing required searches.Airport operator Fraport told the dpa news agency on Wednesday that the evacuation was a precautionary measure and that all passengers would have to go through security controls again.No further details were immediately available.
  
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• CCAD expects students to be drawn to new comics major

  31-08-2016 11:48
  
  For Columbus College of Art & Design, which prides itself on schooling its students in both art and commerce, the new academic major it will introduce next year seems a natural: Comics and graphic novels have gone from a $265 million industry in 2000 to $870 million in 2014, and that doesn't even touch on the recent blockbuster films featuring cartoon superheroes.
  
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• Should Columbus council members’ jobs be full-time?

  31-08-2016 11:40
  
  Those in charge at Columbus City Hall are considering whether they should make their jobs on the city council full-time. Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and all seven council members will ask a not-yet-seated charter-review committee to study the idea. Council members currently serve in part-time positions with annual salaries of about $52,600. Any such change to the job classification would not require a charter change and could be enacted by the council itself, according to the city charter.
  
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• Education Insider: Feds bar struggling for-profit college ITT from rewarding execs, shareholders

  31-08-2016 11:23
  
  Students and taxpayers unhappy about the predicted demise of ITT Educational Services, a national career-school chain with schools in Hilliard and on Columbus’ East Side, can take solace in one particular part of the federal government’s crackdown on the troubled for-profit college: The company can’t rain cash on top executives or shareholders before going out of business.
  
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• U.S. is exceptional, Hillary Clinton to tell Legionnaires in Cincinnati

  31-08-2016 11:19
  
  Hillary Clinton is expected to go before the American Legion’s national convention today in Cincinnati and make the case for something virtually everyone there already believes: America is the best nation on Earth.
  
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• Tech startups in central Ohio can tap new $22 million fund

  31-08-2016 11:00
  
  Rev1 Ventures has launched a $22 million fund to invest in high-growth technology startups. The Rev1 Fund I is the largest so-called seed-stage fund in Columbus history, said Tom Walker, CEO of the organization formerly known as Tech Columbus.
  
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