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• Hundreds of absentee ballots reissued in northwest Ohio after post office snag

  31-10-2016 23:15
  
  Hundreds of absentee ballots are being reissued in several northwest Ohio counties after the originals got hung up in a Michigan post office. But elections officials were quick to reassure voters that there was little potential for election fraud.
  
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• Unity March demonstrators say Columbus officers acted inappropriately

  31-10-2016 23:05
  A complaint was filed against Columbus Police after a demonstration last week against police shootings.
  Some protestors say police were too aggressive, moving them with bikes and horses.
  10TV obtained video from some of the protestors. Demonstrators were being moved from the street to the sidewalk.
  “The bicycle cops are picking up their bicycles by the handlebars and the seat post,” protestor Kate Weigel said. “Very high, very forcefully pushed me with his bike, I fell over on
  
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• Dakota Access pipeline protesters crowdsource for $5,000, get $1 million

  31-10-2016 23:01
  
  The crowdsourcing goal was modest: $5,000, enough to help a few dozen people camping in North Dakota to protest the nearby construction of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline. The fund has since topped a staggering $1 million.The fund is among several cash streams that have provided at least $3 million to help with legal costs, food and other supplies to those opposing the nearly 1,200-mile pipeline. It may also give protesters the ability to prolong their months-long encampments that have
  
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• Dallas owner spoke to NFL counsel about Elliott abuse probe

  31-10-2016 22:54
  
  Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has acknowledged speaking with the NFL's special counsel for domestic violence investigations, and rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott said he was interviewed by the league this season about an abuse claim made against him.Elliott said after Sunday night's 29-23 overtime victory over Philadelphia that he was interviewed once by league investigators about six weeks ago. He characterized there being "an ongoing investigation" but said he didn't really know what was going
  
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• Clinton assures Ohio voters on email scandal: "There is no case here."

  31-10-2016 22:03
  At a rally at Kent State Monday, Hillary Clinton opened her remarks by addressing the email scandal re-ignited by the FBI Director late Friday.
  "I'm sure a lot of you may be asking what this new email story is about, and why in the world the FBI would decide to jump into an election with no evidence of any wrongdoing, with just days to go. That's a good question." Clinton said to an estimated crowd of3000.
  "For those of you who are concerned about my using personal email, I understand, and as I'
  
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• Professor allows young mother to bring newborn baby to class

  31-10-2016 21:58
  
  When college professor Josie Ryan learned one of her students was pregnant, she did everything she could to ensure the young woman wouldn’t drop out.The math professor at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina, knew school was important to Sarah Thompson, a mathematics and computer science major. But with a full course load, a job, and a baby on the way, Ryan was afraid she would be overwhelmed.So, she told Thompson a week before her due date that she was welcome to bring her child
  
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• Privacy concerns surrounding new trick-or-treat app

  31-10-2016 21:58
  A newly launched app, called “Metaverse - Go explore” uses augmented reality technology, similar to what was used by Pokemon GO, but instead of a fake Pokemon, you can snag some real-life cash. It’s trick-or-treating like never before.A San Diego startup company called GoMeta, Incorporated, crafted the app currently only available on the iPhone. Anyone across the country can take part in this scavenger hunt.“If you're going down a dark alley, look down and look at the cam
  
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• Overdoses skyrocket as kids eat opioids "like candy"

  31-10-2016 21:50
  
  The number of young children and teens hospitalized for overdosing on opioid painkillers have spiked nearly threefold in recent years, a new study finds.Among children under 10, most of the painkiller poisonings were accidental, with children “eating them like candy,” said lead researcher Julie Gaither, a postdoctoral fellow in biostatistics at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. Among teens, most were accidental overdoses, although some were suicide attempts.In both age
  
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• Battelle computer program may be active shooters worst enemy

  31-10-2016 21:45
  
  Imagine your office, your child's school even your favorite shopping mall suddenly became the latest target of an active shooter.
  Now imagine if police could end the carnage sooner so more lives can be saved?
  For the first time, law enforcement here in central Ohio may be one step closer to solving that question thanks to a sophisticated lab here in Columbus.
  Room by room, the gunmen aimed and fired.
  Armed with a semi-automatic rifle he fired shots into warehouses, the break room, and the recept
  
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• Ohio State proposes increase on football, basketball tickets

  31-10-2016 21:26
  
  The Ohio State University Board of Trustees will consider new ticket price for football and men’s basketball at its November meeting.The most expensive football tickets would be the Oklahoma and Michigan State games starting at $190. The cheapest would be UNLV at $65 and Army at $70.The student ticket price remains the same at $34 per game. The university says that will not change at least through the 2020 season.The ticket prices would break down as such:Opponent Reserved Box/Club Faculty
  
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• Upcoming Performance of Gallery of Echoes to be Featured on National Broadcast

  31-10-2016 21:15
  
  It has been two years since Shadowbox Live debuted the original production Gallery of Echoes, and after a brief run over the summer, the show is back for another run and a turn in the national spotlight. First presented as a collaboration between Shadowbox Live with proven works of art from The Columbus Museum of […]
  
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• Man sentenced to five years in prison for robbery that left accomplice dead

  31-10-2016 20:51
  
  A Columbus man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for his involvement in a botched robbery that led to the death of an accomplice.
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Near-record heat

  31-10-2016 20:25
  This Evening: Clear to partly cloudy skies.
  Tonight: Clear skies and not as cool.Low 49.Wind: SE 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Sunny, breezy and much warmer.High 78.Wind: SW 10-15 mph.
  Wednesday: Partly sunny and continued warm.High 77.Wind: SW 5-10 mph.Special Information:Clear to partly cloudy skies tonight with lows in the middle to upper 40s.Much warmer tomorrow with highs in the upper 70s to near 80. We’ll come close to the old record for the day of 80 set in 1950.Look for unseasonably warm wea
  
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• Judge dismisses case against Pickerington North student acussed of making threats

  31-10-2016 20:21
  
  LANCASTER — A Fairfield County judge has dismissed charges against a Pickerington North High School student accused of causing panic by threatening violence at the school.
  
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• Judge dismisses case against Pickerington North student accused of making threats

  31-10-2016 20:21
  
  LANCASTER — A Fairfield County judge has dismissed charges against a Pickerington North High School student accused of causing panic by threatening violence at the school.
  
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• Northern Ohio police department warns of ‘suspicious’ candy

  31-10-2016 20:09
  
  A police department in northern Ohio is using recent reports of suspicious candy as a reminder to parents and children this Halloween.In a post on its Facebook page, the department says some people have contacted them over candy that appears it could have been tampered with.Police are asking parents to check and see if their children received any Lemonheads from trick-or-treating Sunday.They had received reports of the candy being opened and looking distorted.Those with the candy were asked to m
  
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• Halloween Forecast: No tricks...only treats tonight!

  31-10-2016 19:57
  There's nothing spooky about central Ohio's weather this evening.
  Skies will be clear to partly cloudy and temperatures will be in the middle to upper 50s.You may want to put some warmer clothes under your younger kid's costumes this year.
  The bigger kids should be comfortable as they head door to door for candy. Winds will be light out of the southeast 3-6 MPH.
  LIST: Trick-or-Treat Times across central Ohio
  
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• Reporter's Notebook: Road to recovery

  31-10-2016 19:51
  
  Stories don’t happen this way.I’d been in talks with Newark Police Chief Barry Connell for months, asking him to give me a ring if and when an addict would allow us to follow them through his department’s new NARI program.I thought that call would never come.The morning of August 30 I was sitting in our newsroom when it happened: a text.“You close to Newark? I have an intake that is ok with you following.”My photographer, Damon, and I got in a car and raced to Newar
  
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• Chillicothe Police investigating death in ‘hoarding-type’ situation

  31-10-2016 19:46
  
  The Chillicothe Police Department is investigating a possible suspicious death after a body was found inside a home on Glencroft Avenue.Police told the Chillicothe Gazette the body was found under “several inches of garbage.”Authorities have not released the identity of the person at this time.The Gazette said it took officers hours to remove the body due to the home’s condition which police called badly cluttered in a hoarding-type situation.A garbage truck was on the scene to
  
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• Dublin Named #14 Best Small City in America

  31-10-2016 19:42
  
  Personal-finance site WalletHub announced their annual list of Best Small Cities today, and Central Ohio suburb Dublin managed to crack the Top 20 list in 14th place. “Urbanization might be the trend for much of the population, especially Millennials, but not everyone craves the bright lights and crowded spaces of a big metropolis,” said WalletHub […]
  
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• Election observers trained to watch polling stations

  31-10-2016 19:26
  Combating fraud at local polling stations is a major issue that's been raised during this presidential campaign.
  One way Ohio has maintained the integrity of the vote is to use election observers.
  If you're an election observer in Ohio, you are not allowed to talk or take photographs of voters once you cross a painted yellow line outside a polling center. By law, it's 100 feet from the entrance of the polling station.
  It's just one of several rules election observers have to follow.
  Ohio has a l
  
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• Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inducts two Northeast Ohioans

  31-10-2016 19:20
  Two Northeast Ohioans are among 19 vets who will be inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Thursday at the Lincoln Theatre , 769 East Long Street, in Columbus. The Class of 2016 will join 498 others enshrined in the Hall that recognizes Ohio veterans who, after their military service, put their skills and abilities to work in their local communities.
  
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• Skywatch: Where to look for planets, meteors in the November sky

  31-10-2016 19:17
  
  As we welcome the month of November there’s some interesting stuff to spot in the night sky this week!If you’re out with the family on Halloween night first off, enjoy the weather.It’ll be the nicest Halloween we’ve seen in a few years.
  If you look in the southwestern sky after sunset enjoy a waxing crescent moon that won’t be much more than a sliver as the New Moon was Sunday 10/30.By Wednesday night as the moon rises along with Venus and Saturn.
  Both will look a l
  
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• Skywatch: Planets, meteors and more!

  31-10-2016 19:17
  
  As we welcome the month of November there’s some interesting stuff to spot in the night sky this week!If you’re out with the family on Halloween night first off, enjoy the weather.It’ll be the nicest Halloween we’ve seen in a few years.
  If you look in the southwestern sky after sunset enjoy a waxing crescent moon that won’t be much more than a sliver as the New Moon was Sunday 10/30.By Wednesday night as the moon rises along with Venus and Saturn.
  Both will look a l
  
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• Ohio State proposes higher football, basketball ticket prices

  31-10-2016 19:02
  
  Ohio State football and basketball fans will pay more for some tickets next fall and the following winter, if the university's Board of Trustees approves a proposed pricing update on Friday. The top tickets would be $190 for the football games against Michigan State and Oklahoma and, for basketball, $57 for a club-level seat against a "premier" opponent. But for basketball games, two newly designated tiers of seating in the Schottenstein Center will offer cheaper seats.
  
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• DA: Pa. man in gifted teen case "groomed" girls to believe him a prophet

  31-10-2016 18:53
  
  FEASTERVILLE, Pa. -- Prosecutors say a Pennsylvania man accused of fathering two children with a teen girl “gifted” to him by her parents also sexually assaulted five of her sisters, calling them his wives..@BucksDa says Lee Kaplan groomed girls to believe he was a prophet from God and groomed girls. @KYWNewsradiopic.twitter.com/U20fwZkr45— Jim Melwert (@JMelwert) October 31, 2016Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub on Monday announced new child sex abuse charges ag
  
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• Cubs, Indians hope to celebrate championship in Cleveland

  31-10-2016 18:41
  
  CHICAGO -- One way or another, there will be a championship celebration in Cleveland.Still to be determined? Whether the Indians or Cubs will be popping the champagne.The Cubs won a World Series game at Wrigley Field for the first time since 1945 and at least delayed Cleveland's big party with a 3-2 victory Sunday night.Aroldis Chapman got the final eight outs in the longest appearance of his career, Jon Lester pitched six strong innings and Kris Bryant homered as Chicago cut the Indians' lead t
  
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• Cops: Pizza Hut employee shot, killed armed robber with own handgun

  31-10-2016 18:36
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CBS/AP) -- Charlotte police say a pizza restaurant employee used his own handgun to shoot and kill one of three armed robbers holding up the store.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said it happened early Sunday at a Pizza Hut restaurant near Interstate 85 in west Charlotte. Detectives say the restaurant was closed and there were no customers inside.Police say their initial investigation indicates three people entered the restaurant around 1:40 a.m. Sunday and were in t
  
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• Contest for Senate control comes down to the wire

  31-10-2016 18:25
  
  WASHINGTON -- The race for control of the Senate is tearing toward its finale on a last-minute burst of cash from both sides, with a half-dozen top races essentially tied.The outcomes of those contests, in states from Nevada to Missouri to New Hampshire, will determine which party can claim the Senate majority next year. The late-breaking news of a renewed FBI investigation related to Hillary Clinton's emails has the potential to shift the campaigns in favor of the GOP in the final days of the e
  
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• Despite push, Amish in Ohio aren't flocking to Donald Trump

  31-10-2016 18:22
  
  Not only do a majority of this conservative Christian community traditionally avoid voting in presidential elections, but the brutal campaign between Trump and Clinton also has seemingly turned off many of the Amish and Mennonites who make up more than half the population of Holmes County. “It’s distressing to us,” David Miller Jr., an Amish dairy farmer near Sugarcreek, said of the campaign’s tone.
  
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• Stranded great white shark dies on Cape Cod beach

  31-10-2016 18:02
  
  ORLEANS, Mass. -- Officials say a great white shark has died after it was spotted struggling in shallow water at Cape Cod.Cynthia Wigren, executive director of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, told the Cape Cod Times a man spotted the 12-foot-long shark on Sunday while walking on Nauset Beach in Orleans.Wigren said the shark had died by the time officials responded to the area. She said the male shark hadn’t been tagged. Researchers estimate it was over 20 years old.Nothing appeared t
  
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• The 13 women who could show Bill Cosby had a pattern

  31-10-2016 17:34
  
  PHILADELPHIA -- Did Bill Cosby drug and molest young women as part of a "signature" crime spree spanning five decades? Prosecutors preparing for his sexual-assault trial hope to call 13 of about 60 accusers to show just that.The defense will question their relevance and attack their credibility in high-stakes pretrial hearings that start Tuesday in suburban Philadelphia.The fallen superstar is charged over a single 2004 encounter with Andrea Constand, a former employee at Temple University. Howe
  
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• Westland High School was lockdown after two burglary suspects apprehended

  31-10-2016 17:04
  
  COLUMBUS - Westland High School was placed on a precautionary lockdown after two burglary suspects were apprehended near the school.Columbus police officers chased the suspects on foot and took them into custody.Authorities say the situation is now contained.
  
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• Husted asks Supreme Court to deny paring back Ohio voting rules

  31-10-2016 17:00
  
  Secretary of State Jon Husted asked the U.S. Supreme Court today to reject an 11th-hour attempt to relax Ohio voting rules. “The time has long since passed for Ohio to transition from election litigation to election administration,” state Solicitor Eric E. Murphy said in a 47-page brief on behalf of Husted.
  
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• Painting at the Park!

  31-10-2016 16:51
  
  Painting at the park on a lovely fall day in Columbus. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be sure to check out columbusfoundation.org and follow along on Facebook as we continue to celebrate The Spirit of Columbus through photography. […]
  
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• Suspect in slaying of 4 women in Ohio due in court

  31-10-2016 16:36
  
  ASHLAND, Ohio -- A man linked to the killings of at least four women in Ohio is due back in court.Shawn Grate is scheduled to appear at a pre-trial hearing on Monday in Ashland.Grate is charged in the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in a house that was thought to be vacant in Ashland.Police arrested him in September after another woman called 911 and said she was being held inside that same house.Authorities say Grate also has confessed to killing two other women. He hasn't been char
  
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• Mom, 5-year-old daughter found dead in Florida pool

  31-10-2016 16:29
  
  CORAL SPRINGS, Florida — A mother and child drowned in a southern Florida community pool on Sunday, and police have yet to report a cause, reports CBS Miami.Coral Springs Police Department Sgt. Carla Kmiotek said, “It’s possible they were under the water over an hour.”Two men discovered the 31-year-old woman and her 5-year-old daughter floating in the water at 1225 Riverside Drive, around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, and began administering CPR until rescue crews arrived.The vict
  
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• Hooked on Heroin: Hoping for help

  31-10-2016 15:08
  
  Why is it people are so afraid of asking for help?
  It’s a crutch. It’s a hand-me-out. It’s a sign of weakness.
  But not today.
  24-year-old Crysta Joehlin is crying out for help. On a warm morning on the next-to-last day in August, Joehlin walked into the Newark Police Department and metaphorically waved a white flag of unconditional surrender; a desperate cry for help from a heroin addict.
  “She wants to do this,” Crysta’s mother, Cathy said. “She wants to
  
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• Shop Talk: Fabtique Opens in the Shops on Lane Avenue

  31-10-2016 15:00
  
  What started as a dream to open a new type of store in Columbus has now turned into a reality for Fabtique owners Pat Schmuki Barker and Amber Wilson. The women’s boutique opened in the Shops on Lane Avenue mid-October. Barker and Wilson formerly worked together at White House Black Market, and maintained a solid […]
  
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• OhioHealth ad agency opens Columbus office

  31-10-2016 14:52
  
  The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before 6 a.m. every day.
  
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• City Seeking New Proposals for Corner of Fourth and Long Downtown

  31-10-2016 14:16
  
  The City of Columbus is seeking new development proposals for the one-acre site it controls at the northeast corner of Fourth and Long streets Downtown. The city originally put out an request-for-proposals (RFP) late last year for the site, which consists of two buildings, a vacated alley and a surface parking lot. A plan from […]
  
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• Manure dumped at Warren County Democrats’ HQ

  31-10-2016 14:08
  
  For those who feel this election season can’t get crappier, we bring you to Warren County, Ohio. Just after midnight on Saturday, a large truckload of manure was dumped in front of Warren County Democratic Party headquarters in Lebanon, about 35 miles northeast of Cincinnati.
  
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• No threat found after report of suspicious package at VA Clinic in Lancaster

  31-10-2016 13:44
  
  Lancaster Police say there was no threat from the package found outside the Lancaster Community Based Outpatient Clinic.Police and fire crews were called to the VA Clinic Monday morning after receiving a report of a suspicious package.Columbus Police Bomb Squad was also called to the scene.Police say the package was left in front of the building on North Memorial Drive and it was deemed not a threat after clothing was found inside the box.Stay with 10TV News for the latest updates on this develo
  
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• Lancaster Police investigating suspicious package at VA Clinic

  31-10-2016 13:44
  
  Lancaster Police are investigating after receiving reports of a suspicious package found at a VA Clinic in Lancaster.Columbus Police Bomb Squad is also responding to the Lancaster Community Based Outpatient Clinic on North Memorial Drive.No additional information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV News for the latest updates on this developing story.
  
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• Oklahoma fugitive dead after weeklong manhunt

  31-10-2016 13:31
  
  LEEDEY, Okla. -- A massive, weeklong manhunt for a suspect in a string of violent crimes, including the killing of two relatives, the shooting of three law enforcement officers and multiple carjackings, has ended in a police chase and shootout that left the man dead in western Oklahoma.Authorities believe Michael Dale Vance Jr. posted two Facebook Live videos Oct. 24 documenting his run from police, although he had been silent since then. An Oklahoma state trooper shot and killed Vance late Sund
  
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• Cardinal Health beats earnings estimates, cuts outlook

  31-10-2016 13:28
  
  Cardinal Health reported fiscal first quarter results early Monday that beat analyst expectations: it earned $309 million, or 96 cents per share, on revenue of $32.0 billion. Though earnings declined by 17 percent compared with the fiscal first quarter 2016, the results exceeded Wall Street expectations.
  
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• Honda profit jumps on strong China sales; full-year forecast raised

  31-10-2016 13:17
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Honda Motor Co.’s net profit in July-September jumped 39 percent from a year earlier to 177 billion yen ($1.7 billion), helped by strong sales of its sport utility vehicles in China, the company said Monday.
  
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• Warrant to search newly found emails obtained by FBI

  31-10-2016 13:04
  
  WASHINGTON -- The FBI has obtained a warrant to begin reviewing newly discovered emails that may be relevant to the Hillary Clinton email server investigation, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.FBI investigators want to review emails of longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin that were found on a device seized during an unrelated sexting investigation of Anthony Weiner, a former New York congressman and Abedin's estranged husband.The official, who has knowledge of the examination, w
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Launching a Business in Columbus

  31-10-2016 13:00
  
  
  We’ve talked about what it’s like to run your own business and be an entrepenuer. But what if you’re just getting started? This week, representatives from ECDI talk about how they help businesses get going and the financing options that they have available. Our first interview is with Founder & CEO Inna Kinney, who shares the story […]
  
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• Democrats dumped on at their HQ

  31-10-2016 12:42
  
  For those who feel this election season can’t get crappier, we bring you to Warren County, Ohio. Just after midnight on Saturday, a large truckload of manure was dumped in front of Warren County Democratic Party headquarters in Lebanon, about 35 miles northeast of Cincinnati.
  
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