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• Used car dealer pleads guilty to money laundering

  11-10-2016 23:37
  
  A car dealer specializing in used luxury vehicles pleaded guilty to money laundering in federal court Tuesday for cooking the books on a sale to a drug dealer. The dealer, who paid Wael Hashem $25,000 for a 2007 Mercedes Benz on Aug. 13, really was an undercover IRS agent who told Hashem the money came from selling drugs. Hashem agreed to falsify the sales contract to show that the buyer put $5,000 down on a $12,995 sale price and Hashem financed the rest at his Luxury Auto Sales, 4880 Sinclair
  
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• Ohio charter school operator accused of fraud

  11-10-2016 23:14
  
  A law firm hired by the Turkish government released their complaint against the Horizon Academy charter school chain.
  The charter schools are tied to Fetullah Gulen, according to the complaint. Gulen is wanted for treason for his alleged role in the Turkish military coup this July.
  In a Tuesday news conference at advocacy group Progress Ohio, law firm Amsterdam & Partners alleged misuse of public funds by the operator of 17 Ohio charter schools. The Republic of Turkey is a client of the law
  
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• Appeals court overturns judge again on early release of former county official

  11-10-2016 22:46
  
  For the third time in three years, the Franklin County Court of Appeals has rejected a judge's reasons for granting judicial release to a former public official convicted of identify fraud. In a 2-1 vote, a panel of appellate judges on Tuesday ordered Common Pleas Judge Kimberly Cocroft to conduct yet another hearing on her decision to release Daniel J. Nichter after he served less than two years of a four-year sentence. Nichter, 56, was sentenced in January 2012 after pleading guilty to three c
  
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• The eye-opening reason why this veteran is carrying a skeleton on his back

  11-10-2016 22:43
  
  People on the streets of Troy, New York, stared as a man dressed in full military gear walked around the city carrying a large skeleton on his back.One of those people, Stacy Kieper, couldn’t help herself.She needed to know what this man was doing. So, she stopped and asked him.Holding back tears, the man told her that he was raising awareness.“When I asked what for, he told me he lost another friend to suicide yesterday,” Kieper explained in a viral Facebook post that has been
  
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• Authorities: 16-year-old Ohio boy was planning school attack

  11-10-2016 22:07
  Authorities say a 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of plotting a school shooting in suburban Columbus. Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien and Hilliard police Chief Robert Fisher announced a charge Tuesday of conspiracy to commit murder filed against the boy, who was arrested Friday while under surveillance.
  
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• Autopsy: Man killed by Tulsa cop had PCP in his system

  11-10-2016 22:04
  
  A medical examiner has found that an unarmedman fatally shot by a Tulsa police officer had the hallucinogenic drug PCP in his system when he died, reports CBS affiliate KOTV.A toxicology report released by the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office found Terence Crutcher had 96 nanograms per milliliter of phencyclidine, or PCP, in his bloodstream, according to the Tulsa World. The report said Crutcher had “acute phencyclidine intoxication,” according to KOTV.Tulsa Police Offi
  
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• Teen sent to adult prison in fatal shooting

  11-10-2016 21:43
  
  Dezmond Childress, who was 16 when he gunned down a 17-year-old after a fistfight on a South Linden street, sat expressionless in a Franklin County courtroom on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. The plea agreement to that charge, as well as a gun specification and carrying a concealed weapon, included a sentence of 15 1/2 years in an adult prison for Childress, now 17.
  
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• 39 Below FroYo Adding Pop-Up Pho To-Go

  11-10-2016 21:41
  
  With the days getting gradually cooler, it’s time for some restaurants to scale back on the cool treats and offer the hot comfort food that makes winter a little more bearable. 39 Below, known for its variety of FroYo, will be scaling back on the frozen goods and introducing a seasonal pop-up selling Pho to-go. […]
  
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• Woman dies after truck crosses I-70 median

  11-10-2016 21:17
  
  A Columbus woman was killed Tuesday morning when a semi-truck driver fell asleep and crashed through a median on Interstate 70, west of Zanesville. Scott M. Hendershot, 47, of St. Clairsville, was driving westbound on I-70, near mile marker 149, pulling a trailer loaded with a steel coil, according to the Zanesville Post of the State Highway Patrol.
  
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• Clinton Visits OSU, Appeals to Undecided Voters

  11-10-2016 20:53
  
  As if she were trying to debunk the rumor that she’s quitting on Ohio, Hillary Clinton made a stop at the Ohio State University campus on Monday to reign in her undecided young voters and clarify her stances on a multitude of issues before voter registration ends today. State and local party leaders kicked off […]
  
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• Appeals court: Consumer watchdog structure unconstitutional

  11-10-2016 20:51
  
  The U.S. consumer watchdog agency, enmeshed in partisan politics since its creation after the financial crisis, now has had its structure ruled unconstitutional because it gives too much power to a single agency director.A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the way the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is organized violates the Constitution's separation of powers by limiting the president's ability to remove the director who heads the agency.The law creating the independent agency after
  
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• Authorities release names of motorcylists killed in crash

  11-10-2016 20:38
  
  Authorities have released the names of the two people killed Sunday night after their motorcycle collided with a minivan in Pleasant Township. The Franklin County sheriff's office said Charles Pete Robinson Jr., 45, and April Marie Green, 42, both of Grove City, were killed in the crash that occurred on Harrisburg-Georgesville Road south of Opossum Run Road around 8:15 p.m. The motorcycle was northbound when it crossed the center line and collided with the minivan, deputies said. They were prono
  
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• Police: Shark attacks surfer off Oregon coast

  11-10-2016 20:27
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. -- Police say a shark has attacked a surfer north of Cannon Beach off the Oregon coast.Oregon State Police spokesman Lt. Steve Mitchell says in a news release that 29-year-old Joseph Tanner of Portland, Oregon, was apparently bitten while surfing near Indian Beach at Ecola State Park on Monday afternoon.Mitchell says Tanner was bitten in his upper thigh and lower leg.Tanner was stabilized at the scene and flown to a Portland hospital with serious injuries.Authorities are investiga
  
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• Hilliard Davidson student planned school shooting, prosecutors charge

  11-10-2016 19:56
  
  A Hilliard Davidson High School sophomore made a detailed plan to carry out a school shooting and tried to recruit other students to help him, prosecutors said. John Staley III, 16, has been charged with a juvenile count of conspiracy to commit murder, and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said he has filed paperwork to have Staley tried as an adult. Staley was arrested on Friday evening near the Ohio State University campus and is being held in the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center
  
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• Student accused of planning shooting at Hilliard Davidson, charged with conspiracy to commit murder

  11-10-2016 19:29
  
  Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien announced charges against a student accused of planning a shooting at Hilliard Davison High School.John Staley III, age 16, will be charged with conspiracy to commit murder for the threat against the school three weeks ago.Last month, Hilliard Police announced that they stopped the potential threat.According to police, the school resource officer was made aware of the threat and isolated those involved with the help of school staff. The investigation reveal
  
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• Investigators detail Hilliard Davidson student’s alleged plan of school shooting

  11-10-2016 19:29
  A Hilliard Davidson student is accused of planning to recruit other students to take part in a mass shooting at the school.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced charges against 16-year-old John Staley III Tuesday.Sources tell 10TV that federal investigators had been following Staley since last month but they feared his alleged plot was falling into place so they moved in and arrested him.Last month, Hilliard Police announced that they had stopped a potential threat against the s
  
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• Why Ohio is leaving Donald Trump for Hillary Clinton

  11-10-2016 19:20
  A month ago, the perennial swing state of Ohio was slipping away from Hillary Clinton, who was struggling to win over working class whites and impress jaded millennials.Today, Ohio looks more and more like it is hers to lose.The story of why is about Donald Trump: The Republican nominee delivered a woeful opening debate performance, spent days feuding with a former Miss Universe, and it was all capped off the following week by news of an explosive 2005 tape showing Trump seemingly bragging about
  
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• Sample a Dozen of Columbus’ Best Burgers Tomorrow!

  11-10-2016 18:58
  
  This Thursday, you’ll be able to try out over a dozen of the city’s best burgers at our third annual Best Bites: Burgers festival! Many of your favorite burger-making restaurants and food trucks are pulling out all the stops with their tastiest creations, including the four that you’ll see below in addition to the others […]
  
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• Four More Great Burgers to Try This Week

  11-10-2016 18:58
  
  This Thursday, you’ll be able to try out over a dozen of the city’s best burgers at our third annual Best Bites: Burgers festival! Many of your favorite burger-making restaurants and food trucks are pulling out all the stops with their tastiest creations, including the four that you’ll see below in addition to the others […]
  
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• Charter school chain fleecing taxpayers, say attorneys for Turkish government

  11-10-2016 18:38
  
  A law firm hired by the Turkish government Tuesday urged state Auditor Dave Yost to investigate 17 Ohio charter schools, including four in Columbus, allegedly linked to exiled Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen for the possible misuse of millions in tax dollars and other misconduct.
  
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• Former Marion inmate on the run after cutting off ankle bracelet

  11-10-2016 17:55
  
  Authorities are searching for a former prison mentor charged earlier this year with smuggling drugs into the Marion Correctional Institution. Najmuddeen Salaam, 46, removed a GPS-tracking ankle bracelet he had been ordered to wear and did not show up for a scheduled hearing in Delaware County Common Pleas Court on Monday. Authorities in Marion found the cut ankle bracelet in an alley late last week, a couple of houses from where Salaam lives, said Marion Police Lt. Chris Adkins.
  
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• Public invited to tonight's community discussion on heroin

  11-10-2016 17:37
  
  The Columbus Dispatch is hosting a community forum to discuss the heroin epidemic and what can be done about it. Panelists will include people who have experienced heroin's hold firsthand. There will also be experts who will talk about how to find help, and efforts to help addicts.
  
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• Connect with HandsOn

  11-10-2016 17:34
  
  Columbus Foundation Community Research and Grants Management Officers get updates from HandsOn Central Ohio staff, one of our Five Nonprofits to Watch 2016. On the surface, HandsOn Central Ohio is the great connector: Through its 211 hotline, it links people in need with those who can help, whether it’s food, emergency shelter, or assistance with other issues. […]
  
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• Obama says US working with companies to send humans to Mars

  11-10-2016 17:33
  
  WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the United States is partnering with commercial companies to build "new habitats" to try to send humans safely to Mars within two decades.Obama set a goal in 2010 to send humans to Mars by the 2030s. He says the next step is to "reach beyond the bounds of Earth's orbit." Obama says the U.S. is collaborating on missions that will help scientists understand how long humans can live "far from Earth."He writes in an op-ed on CNN's website that the ultimate g
  
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• Police: Woman, 70, tossed out of window, beaten to death by son

  11-10-2016 17:20
  
  LOS ANGELES - A man was arrested Monday on suspicion of killing his mother after pushing her out a second-story window in Van Nuys, police said.CBS Los Angeles reports it happened at about 3 a.m. in the 7400 block of Hazeltine Avenue at their apartment building the two had shared for about 10 years.Police said Carlota Vargas, 70, and her son were arguing when he pushed her.After she landed on the pavement, Fernando Vargas, 40, then jumped from the window and beat his mother while she lay on the
  
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• State trooper shoots, kills man in North Carolina floodwaters

  11-10-2016 17:11
  
  LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA - North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday that a state trooper shot and killed a man during a confrontation amid floodwaters in hart-hit Lumberton.McCrory said Tuesday that the trooper and two deputies encountered the man while going through high water in a Humvee around 8 p.m. Monday.McCrory said he had few details about what led to the shooting, only adding it happened in “very difficult circumstances.”The State Bureau of Investigation is investigatin
  
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• With Wisconsin looming, Ohio State shores up passing game

  11-10-2016 17:02
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — With a Saturday night game against No. 8 Wisconsin looming, the Ohio State Buckeyes are trying to figure out why their usually dynamic aerial attack is suddenly sputtering.Quarterback J.T. Barrett struggled finding open receivers and then getting the ball to them in Saturday's 38-17 win over Indiana, completing just nine passes in 21 attempts for 93 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. Often the Buckeyes resorted to Barrett tucking the ball and running. He did s
  
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• Franklin County employees given raise to 'living wage'

  11-10-2016 16:24
  
  Franklin County Commissioners voted Tuesday to raise pay for 126 union employees to at least $13.69 per hour, the minimum living wage commissioners say their workers should be paid. The members of the AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, were the last group of employees who work for the commissioners to agree to alter their contracts to accommodate the living wage increase. Commissioners decided to amend union contracts to provide those increases to union mem
  
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• High Street reopened near Statehouse

  11-10-2016 16:13
  
  Columbus police have reopened S. High Street between Broad and State streets Downtown after a suspicious package found east of High Street near the Statehouse forced authorities to shut down the road. It turned out to be a false alarm.
  
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• Plant Shop STUMP Opening Second Store

  11-10-2016 16:00
  
  Curated plant shop STUMP is growing. The second store will be located in a 560 square foot space in German Village at 220 Thurman Avenue. “We love spending time in German Village, whether it’s sitting down for breakfast and coffee at one of the delicious bakeries, or grabbing lunch and taking our dog for a […]
  
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• Electronics retailer Hhgregg to close for Thanksgiving

  11-10-2016 15:54
  
  Consumer electronics chain Hhgregg Inc. has become the latest retailer to take a stand against Thanksgiving shopping and plans to close its doors for the turkey feast.The Indianapolis-based chain with 220 stores says it's important for its associates to be home with their families on Thanksgiving. But the retailer also says it makes good business sense too as it's not getting a huge spike for that day. It noted that its online site will continue to offer lots of deals on Thanksgiving. It will re
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Hillary Clinton stops in Columbus as state, national polls show her up

  11-10-2016 15:48
  
  An estimated 18,500 people turned out to see Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Monday night on Ohio State’s campus, as polls in the state are leaning more toward her.
  
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• NEXT: The Technology of Pokémon Go is not Going Away

  11-10-2016 15:44
  
  My son and I were hiking in Highbanks early in August. The first thing I noticed is that we could not find a parking spot. It was 10:00 a.m. on a weekday, and so I had assumed there would be few people at the park. But when we arrived, we had to drive to the […]
  
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• Discussion reflects need to connect

  11-10-2016 15:35
  A group of parents and members of the Bexley police force are working together to build relationships in light of national issues that came a little closer to home with an officer-involved shooting of a youth in Columbus. Members of the Bexley Minority Parents Alliance met with Bexley Police Department Chief Larry Rinehart and Sgt.
  
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• Report of suspicious package closes portion of High Street in downtown Columbus

  11-10-2016 15:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- High Street is closed in downtown Columbus after a suspicious package was found Tuesday morning. A bag was left unattended near the intersection of Broad and High near the Ohio Statehouse.High Street is closed between Broad Street and Third Street as authorities investigate.No additional information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV News for the latest updates on this developing story.
  
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• High Street reopens after a suspicious package found in downtown Columbus

  11-10-2016 15:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- High Street is reopened in downtown Columbus after a suspicious package was found Tuesday morning.A bag was left unattended near the intersection of Broad and High near the Ohio Statehouse.High Street is closed between Broad Street and Third Street as authorities investigate.Columbus Fire investigators say there is no longer a threat and they continue to investigate this incident.Stay with 10TV News for the latest updates on this developing story.
  
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• Over 1,000 still need rescue in North Carolina after floods

  11-10-2016 14:55
  
  LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) -- Volunteer firefighters drove their military-surplus truck with 4-foot tires into dark floodwaters, after torrents from Hurricane Matthew sent the Lumber River overflowing its banks on North Carolina's coastal plain.Cruising past a mortuary, grocery and homes in a flooded area of Lumberton, they joined U.S. Marshals and water rescue teams from as far away as New York and New Jersey on Monday. They were focused on rescuing about 1,500 people who were trapped when the river
  
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• Hurricane Matthew's effects linger in soaked North Carolina

  11-10-2016 14:55
  
  LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) -- With helicopters overseeing the rescue operation from above, volunteer firefighters turned their military-surplus truck with 4-foot tires into the dark flood waters, cruising past a mortuary, grocery and homes in part of this city that flooded when a river swollen by Hurricane Matthew overflowed.They joined U.S. Marshals and water rescue teams from as far away as New York and New Jersey focused Monday on retrieving about 1,500 residents who were trapped when the Lumber Ri
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Hillary Clinton stops in Columbus as state, national polls her show her up

  11-10-2016 13:18
  
  An estimated 18,500 people turned out to see Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Monday night on Ohio State’s campus, as polls in the state are leaning more toward her.
  
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• Blue Bell widens latest recall over listeria concerns

  11-10-2016 12:35
  
  CBS/AP - An Iowa company is recalling the cookie dough it sold to Blue Bell Creameries and other food companies because it may be contaminated with listeria bacteria.Dough-maker Aspen Hills notified customers about the recall on Sunday, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether any of this cookie dough had reached consumers because the Garner, Iowa, based company doesn’t sell directly to consumers. Aspen Hills did not say the companies or states where the dough was sold.Aspen Hills&rsq
  
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• Samsung stops making Galaxy Note 7s as more phones ignite

  11-10-2016 12:11
  
  Samsung Electronics says it is stopping production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, a day after it halted global sales of the star-crossed devices.The South Korean company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it has made a final decision to stop production for the sake of consumer safety.Samsung is struggling to regain consumer trust after a first round of recalls. The company stopped selling the device after finding that even the supposedly safer replacements it was providing for recalled
  
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• Theodore Decker commentary | Ill orchids shed new light on priorities

  11-10-2016 12:09
  
  Around my house these days, it’s not easy being green. The recent removal of my ailing ash tree was a calculated hit or, if I want to make myself feel better about it, a mercy killing. Now I might have committed reckless herbicide. I left the ‘chids outside all weekend, and I fear there could be mass casualties.
  
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• Justice Insider: Judges leave their mark in courtroom closet

  11-10-2016 11:34
  
  Sometimes the Insider takes you on a little field trip. Today, we’ll visit Chardon in northeastern Ohio. More specifically, the Geauga County Courthouse. When reporter Holly Zachariah covered a sentencing there last week, she told Common Pleas Judge David L. Fuhry’s bailiff, Cindy DeMarco, that it was her first time at the 1826 Greek Revival courthouse. “Oh, really? Well, then, let me show you the closet,” DeMarco said.
  
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• Giordano's deep-dish pizza coming to Columbus

  11-10-2016 11:18
  
  The company applied for a liquor license for the former Buffalo Wild Wings store at 2137 Polaris Parkway. Little construction has gone on at the now-empty store front, but Girodano's confirmed that a pizzeria is in the works.
  
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• AT&T launches new ultra-fast service in Columbus

  11-10-2016 11:04
  
  Ultra-fast internet launched today in Columbus, offering service so fast that users can download 25 songs in a second. The company said that central Ohio is now among 32 metropolitan areas in which AT&T has introduced internet service with speeds up to 1 gigabit per second. By 2019, the company plans to offer the service in 67 markets.
  
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• Hillary Clinton draws big crowd at Ohio State

  11-10-2016 10:45
  
  Ahead in a presidential race that’s rapidly transforming before voters’ eyes, Hillary Clinton drew what was called the biggest crowd of her campaign Monday night at Ohio State University. And she wasted no time launching a pointed but measured dissection of Donald Trump’s vulgar video and debate performance. The GOP nominee “spent his time last night attacking when he should have been apologizing,” Clinton said a few minutes after taking the outdoor stage on a chill
  
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• Beware extremes: Exercise, anger may trigger heart attack

  11-10-2016 10:15
  
  If you're angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour.Regular exercise is a healthy antidote to stress and can help prevent heart disease - the biggest problem is that too many people get too little of it. But the new research suggests there may be better or worse times to exercise, and that extremes can trigger h
  
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• Clinton proposes tax relief for families with young kids

  11-10-2016 07:01
  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives to speak at a rally at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives to speak at a rally at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 10, 2016.
  
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• Trump was wrong about my taxes, Warren Buffett says

  11-10-2016 05:23
  
  Investor Warren Buffett says he's never used the kind of tax deduction that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump did, and Buffett says he's paid taxes every year for 72 years.Buffett responded Monday to Trump's comments during Sunday's debate when Trump confirmed using a $916 million loss in 1995 to avoid paying federal income taxes.Buffett released details of his own taxes and reiterated his call for Trump to release his tax returns. The investor is a longtime supporter of Democratic
  
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• Suspect in 5 Vermont teens' wrong-way crash deaths already facing domestic assault charges

  11-10-2016 05:20
  
  The suspect in the death of five Vermont high school juniors in a wrong-way crash on the interstate was already facing domestic assault charges when the accident occurred, according to court records.CBS Burlington affiliate WCAX-TV reports investigators visited the home of Steven Bourgoin, 36, in Williston for at least the second time on Sunday after the deadly series of crashes on Saturday on Interstate 89 nearby. Bourgoin was arrested in May for domestic assault and unlawful restraint after hi
  
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