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• Man found burning on church steps was beaten to death, police say

  14-11-2016 23:45
  
  ZANESVILLE — The body of a 62-year-old homeless man was found burning on the steps of a Zanesville church over the weekend. Police have not yet identified the man, but say he was beaten to death before he was burned. No charges have been filed.
  
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• Cause of death determined for Texas teen found slain after Amber Alert

  14-11-2016 23:35
  
  BAYTOWN, Texas -- A 16-year-old Texas girl who was found slain two days after her mother and sister were killed was stabbed to death, reports CBS affiliate KHOU.Kirsten Fritch’s body was found Thursday in Texas City, outside Galveston, in a wooded area north of a bar. Investigators say Fritch had been stabbed multiple times.Authorities issued an Amber Alert for Fritch after her mother and younger sister were found dead in their Houston-area home Tuesday. Fritch’s younger sister, Brea
  
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• Man dies from injuries in weekend South Side crash

  14-11-2016 23:12
  
  A man died after crashing his car into a support pillar on the South Side over the weekend.
  
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• Neighbors frustrated by pace of progress in fight against nuisance property

  14-11-2016 23:11
  In the last two weeks, the owners of the Chips N Go property, under order from a judge, have mowed the grass and secured the fencing around their now-closed business.But the most obvious eyesore is the canopy that's been collapsing onto the gas pumps since an August storm.Monday neighbors hoping for a resolution any time soon left court disappointed.It's been more than a year since the state revoked Chip n Go's liquor license.The business at 1020 East Broad Street closed in November 2015 but has
  
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• Locals push veterans to watch for mental health signs

  14-11-2016 23:09
  Colin Winter served two tours in Iraq and now during his time at The Ohio State University Student is working to serve veterans.
  "There absolutely is a stigma associated with mental health and we want to make sure we're tackling those issues," said Winter.
  He is the co-founder of Run Down the Demons. The organization raises money and takes part in outreach to Veterans and mental health issues.
  Monday morning the organization hosted the Graham family. Within 8 months time, Army Major General Mark
  
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• Utica woman killed in Licking County crash

  14-11-2016 22:43
  
  A 60-year-old woman was killed in a crash involving a semi and two other vehicles Monday afternoon in Licking County. Rosanne Parkinson, of Utica, was pronounced dead at the scene, shortly after 12:40 p.m., according to a news release from the State Highway Patrol's Granville post.
  
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• Demand for IUDs rises following election of Trump

  14-11-2016 22:42
  Long-term birth control is an option women are now considering out of concern that President-Elect Donald Trump has promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
  Abby Skeens says the results of this year's Presidential election forced her to make a choice about her birth control she didn't expect this soon.
  "If it was Hilary Clinton I probably wouldn't have to think about it," she said.
  She's talking about getting an IUD (intrauterine device) to replace her birth control pills.
  "Iknow a lot of wom
  
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• Officials slow to warn public as elephant tranquilizer was being sold as heroin

  14-11-2016 22:14
  
  It’s the strongest drug ever to hit the streets of Columbus. A synthetic opioid that the DEA says is 100 times more powerful than Fentanyl and 10,000 times more powerful than morphine. It’s used to tranquilize elephants and other large animals. On July 10, 11 drug users overdosed from it in Columbus. Two of them died.In a news release issued that day, Columbus Police only said, “Individuals that use heroin should be advised that there could be highly potent and dangerous units
  
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• Officials slow to warn elephant tranquilizer was being sold as heroin

  14-11-2016 22:14
  
  It’s the strongest drug ever to hit the streets of Columbus. A synthetic opioid that the DEA says is 100 times more powerful than Fentanyl and 10,000 times more powerful than morphine. It’s used to tranquilize elephants and other large animals. On July 10, 11 drug users overdosed from it in Columbus. Two of them died.In a news release issued that day, Columbus Police only said, “Individuals that use heroin should be advised that there could be highly potent and dangerous units
  
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• Woman killed in crash involving semi in Licking County

  14-11-2016 22:12
  
  LICKING COUNTY - Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened on US 62 near Lafayette Road in Licking County.The crash happened around 12:40 p.m.A semi was traveling westbound when it struck two eastbound vehicles, a Honda Civic and Dodge Journey, before going off the roadway.The driver of the Journey, 60-year-old Rosanna Parkinson, was pronounced dead at the scene.Her husband, 61-year-old John Parkinson, was flown by helicopter to OSU Hospital with serious injuries.The
  
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• Man gets six years for role in 2010 slaying

  14-11-2016 22:10
  
  A man on Monday was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the 2010 fatal shooting of James W. Smith outside a Far East Side apartment.
  
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• Test Drive: Sriracha Big Mac

  14-11-2016 22:06
  
  It has to start here: TWO ALL BEEF PATTIES SPECIAL (SPICY) SAUCE LETTUCE CHEESE PICKLES ONIONS ON A SESAME SEED BUN. Okay then, today is the first day that the Sriracha Big Mac made its appearance at local McDonald’s. As is now the custom, Columbus eaters are helping the company test market its newest offering. […]
  
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• Franklin County sees first conviction for human trafficking

  14-11-2016 22:00
  
  A 34-year-old man who lured women to his Reynoldsburg house using a false online identity has become the first person convicted of human trafficking in Franklin County. Thomas W. Williamson was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of trafficking and two counts of sexual battery.
  
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• Georgia man guilty in death of toddler son left in hot car

  14-11-2016 21:59
  
  A Georgia man whose toddler son died in a hot car was found guilty of murder charges Monday by a jury tasked with weighing a month of dueling testimony over whether the child's father left him to perish on purpose or made a fatal mistake.Justin Ross Harris, 35, had been on trial since Oct. 3 in the death of his son, Cooper.The 22-month-old boy died after being left for hours in the back of Harris' SUV on June 18, 2014. Harris said he forgot to drop his son off at day care that morning and drove
  
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• Ohio congressman Tim Ryan may challenge Pelosi for leadership

  14-11-2016 21:53
  
  WASHINGTON - Rep. Tim Ryan, a northeast Ohio congressman, is considering a challenge to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, his office confirmed Monday. “Congressman Ryan has never had the ambition to run for Leader, but after last week’s election results and the conversations he has had with his colleagues, he is open to the idea,” said Michael Zetts, a Ryan spokesman.
  
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• Boxing for Books

  14-11-2016 21:49
  Before Sam Jones and his boxers stepped into the ring and started raising money, the Trimble school district was so poor educators turned to other districts for hand-me-down textbooks. Today the rural Athens County district has new textbooks, iPads, interactive smartboards and other educational technology thanks to Boxing for Books, the exhibition fundraiser that Jones organizes each year.
  
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• Vouching for Trump, Obama says US will maintain alliances

  14-11-2016 21:33
  
  Vouching for the successor he never imagined having, President Barack Obama on Monday sought to reassure an anxious nation and world that Donald Trump would maintain America's alliances and its status as the "indispensable nation." He credited the president-elect for tapping into American voters' anxiety and enthusiasm."Do I have concerns?" Obama added. "Absolutely."Speaking at a White House news conference before a three-nation trip that was supposed to be his grand valedictory tour, Obama poin
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Increasing clouds and not as cool

  14-11-2016 21:19
  This Evening: Clear to partly cloudy skies.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and cool. Low 34. Wind: S 0-5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny. High 58. Wind: SW 5-10 mph.
  Wednesday: Partly to mostly cloudy. High 56. Wind: NW 5-10 mph.Special Information: Clear to partly cloudy and cool again tonight with lows in the lower to middle 30s. A weak cold front brings increasing clouds late tomorrow and into Wednesday. Rain chances are extremely low at just 10%. Most of Central Ohio remains dry until a stronger cold fr
  
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• Nephew in 'Making a Murderer' ordered released

  14-11-2016 21:01
  
  A man whose homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" has been ordered released from prison while prosecutors appeal.U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin on Monday ordered the release of Brendan Dassey. Duffin ruled in August that investigators tricked Dassey into confessing he helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape, kill and mutilate photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005. The state has appealed that ruling.Dassey's supervised release was not imm
  
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• PBS journalist Gwen Ifill dies of cancer

  14-11-2016 20:30
  
  Gwen Ifill, the veteran journalist and co-anchor of PBS' "NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff, died on Monday of cancer, the network said.She was 61.A former newspaper reporter, Ifill switched to television and worked for NBC News and PBS. She moderated two vice presidential debates.She took a leave from her nightly show for health reasons earlier this year, never making public her illness. A week ago, she went out on leave again, taking her away from election night coverage.Sara Just, PBS "NewsHour" e
  
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• More developmentally disabled Ohioans being steered directly into mainstream workforce

  14-11-2016 19:29
  
  Without question, 19-year-old Aurora Hobden said, she wants to land a job. The prospect both thrills and frightens her. Will she be able to manage her emotions? Follow procedures? Multi-task? “What might be hard is handling the pressure,” Hobden said. “Being able to know what you’re supposed to do and do it and maybe be good at it.”
  
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• Local boxing legend Sam Jones champions Athens County school district

  14-11-2016 19:25
  
  GLOUSTER — Before Sam Jones and his boxers stepped into the ring and started raising money, the Trimble school district was so poor educators turned to other districts for hand-me-down textbooks. Today the rural Athens County district has new textbooks, iPads, interactive smartboards and other educational technology thanks to Boxing for Books, the exhibition fundraiser that Jones organizes each year.
  
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• Major traffic pattern changes in north Columbus: What you need to know

  14-11-2016 19:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Beginning Tuesday morning drivers will notice big changes on the north side on Interstate 270.
  Drivers who take US-23, SR-315 and I-270 will notice a new traffic pattern change on the north side.
  The Ohio Department of Transportation says, the traffic pattern change for drivers on westbound I-270 trying to get to SR-315 will be significant.
  Drivers will now have to merge sooner and get in the correct lane to exit to SR 315 or will get stuck on I-270 and until the next exit at S
  
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• State panel considers changes to Ohio sex offender registry

  14-11-2016 19:23
  
  DAYTON, Ohio -- Proposed changes to Ohio's laws governing sex offender registration could give judges more discretion within that system and make it easier for people to get off the registry if they're believed to have a low risk of re-offending.The Dayton Daily News reports the state Criminal Justice Recodification Committee is set to vote Thursday on whether to recommend the changes.They would keep the tiered classification system but incorporate more risk assessment and allow offenders to pet
  
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• Georgia-Based Pizzeria Opening First Ohio Location on Fifth Avenue

  14-11-2016 19:05
  
  An Athens, Georgia-born pizzeria is opening on Fifth Avenue at the end of the year. Franchisees and 17-year residents of Westerville, Katy and Matt Iwaszkiewicz, hope Your Pie at the View on Fifth will be a staple restaurant for the residents above and around them. In 2006, Georgia resident Drew French, then 22, opened Your […]
  
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• Cops: Texas mom let tigers roam house; endangered daughter, 14

  14-11-2016 18:58
  
  HOUSTON -- A woman has been accused of endangering her 14-year-old daughter by letting exotic animals roam in the family’s Houston-area home.Records show Trisha Meyer, who this year moved to Texas, was being held Monday in Nye County, Nevada, awaiting extradition on a child endangerment charge.Jail records don’t list an attorney to speak for Meyer, who was arrested last week after returning to Nevada, where she lived previously.Houston police in September began a theft investigation
  
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• Ballot Board splits proposed constitutional amendment into two parts

  14-11-2016 18:52
  
  The Ohio Ballot Board split a proposed constitutional amendment into two parts today, deciding term limits for the Ohio Supreme Court and applying laws to members of the General Assembly did not fit in a single issue. The board said the group that proposed the amendment, the Committee to Impose Term Limits on the Ohio Supreme Court and To Preclude Special Legal Status for Members and Employees of the Ohio General Assembly, must re-submit specific language for two amendments.
  
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• Ohio Medicaid chief resigns as feds eye changes to health insurance program

  14-11-2016 18:49
  
  State Medicaid Chief John McCarthy, who oversaw Gov. John Kasich's overhaul and expansion of the health insurance program covering nearly 3 million poor and disabled Ohioans, is resigning.
  
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• Body on fire near Ohio church prompts homicide investigation

  14-11-2016 18:36
  
  Police say a body found on fire near an Ohio church is believed to be that of a man in his 60s.The body was found ablaze Saturday night in downtown Zanesville. The Zanesville Times Recorder reports police are investigating the death as a homicide. Police Capt. Doug Merry says some officers thought they recognized the body as being a homeless man from the area.The Columbus Dispatch reports a passerby spotted the fire, discovered it was a burning body and called police shortly before 10:30 p.m. Sa
  
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• Legal marijuana too late for some in Ohio

  14-11-2016 18:21
  
  Everyone knew Ronnie Frame was living on borrowed time. Especially Steve Carr, his adoptive father.
  
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• 2016 Veterans Day Parade

  14-11-2016 18:20 via youtube.com
  
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Comedy in Columbus

  14-11-2016 17:59
  
  
  Stop asking why and start asking how. That’s the lesson from comedians Amber Falter and Brian Doney. We talk this week about the Columbus comedy scene, how they work, and their current tour. http://theconfluencecast.com/episodes/17_comedy.mp3 Click here for shownotes This Confluence Cast episode is sponsored by Art Makes Columbus, Columbus Makes Art,  featuring stories about our city’s incredible […]
  
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• Veteran in dispute with Chili's over Veteran's Day meal incident

  14-11-2016 17:40
  
  CEDAR HILL, Texas – Attorneys are hoping to resolve a dispute between a local veteran and the restaurant he says humiliated him during what was supposed to be a Veterans Day tribute.Ernest Walker and his attorney met with reporters at the Cedar Hill Chili’s onSunday afternoon after a meeting with the restaurant’s parent company was postponed, reports CBS Dallas.In the meantime, people on behalf of the company have expressed some regret about what happened here.Video of a Chili&
  
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• Murder charges re-filed against Hawaii woman in twin's SUV cliff-plunge death

  14-11-2016 17:32
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. -- A woman who was accused of killing her twin sister by driving their vehicle off a Hawaii cliff in May was being held in a New York jail Monday after again being charged with murder.New York State Police announced over the weekend that Alexandria Duval, 38, was arrested Friday after being tracked down at an Albany home. Police say when they spotted Duval outside the residence she tried to flee, but she was soon caught.The arrest comes after the Maui Police Department issued a warr
  
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• Marijuana trimmers suspected in killing of California Bay Area man

  14-11-2016 17:20
  
  LAYTONVILLE, California — A San Francisco Bay Area man was found dead Thursday afternoon in Mendocino County and the county’s sheriff’s deputies are seeking five suspects who are at large.Deputies responded at 3:39 p.m. to a report of a man who had been allegedly killed on a remote property off North U.S.Highway 101 in Laytonville, CBS San Francisco reports.The property is about five miles west of the highway on a dirt road.Sheriff’s officials said deputies confirmed that
  
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• Sawmill wetlands

  14-11-2016 17:15
  
  Anyone who wants to walk though the 17.5-acre site near Dublin now must file for a permit two weeks in advance while a lawsuit between the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and a private developer is being resolved. With the forested wetlands' future up in the air and its accessibility limited, the volunteers who help maintain the natural area say they plan to stay away.
  
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• Father, teen son die in hiking accident near Shaver Lake in California

  14-11-2016 17:10
  
  SHAVER LAKE, Calif. - Authorities say a father and his teenage son died during an apparent hiking accident near Shaver Lake in Central California.The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a search and rescue team is trying to recover the bodies Sunday, a day after the two fell off an embankment near Shaver Lake.Officials say a caller reported seeing the two fall off Saturday afternoon while walking along a hiking trail in an area known as Shaver Rock, on the northeast side of the lake.Sgt. J
  
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• SBB Rebranding to “Connects Columbus,” Merging with CD102.5

  14-11-2016 17:00
  
  After seven years of growth and evolution, The Small Business Beanstalk (The SBB) is making its biggest change to date. The local company is going through a rebranding effort to become “Connects Columbus” and merging into a new partnership with local radio station CD102.5. “This year has been one of reflection, we have searched for […]
  
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• Zanesville police investigating burning body found outside church

  14-11-2016 16:34
  
  ZANESVILLE — The body of a man believed to be in his sixties was found burning at the front entrance of a Zanesville church over the weekend. Police have not identified the body, but said a passerby called in around 10:25 p.m. Saturday to report that he'd seen a fire and discovered it was a burning body, said Zanesville Police Captain Douglas Merry.
  
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• Brightest moon in almost 69 years lights up sky around globe

  14-11-2016 16:01
  
  The brightest moon in almost 69 years is lighting up the sky in a treat for star watchers around the globe.The phenomenon known as the supermoon reached its peak luminescence in North America before dawn on Monday. Its zenith in Asia and the South Pacific was Monday night. Across the international dateline in New Zealand, it was to reach its brightest after midnight Tuesday local time.The moon orbits the Earth in an oval shape. The moon will be at its brightest this week because it is coming clo
  
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• Blue Print Columbus Overview

  14-11-2016 15:36 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Blue Print Columbus: Sump Pump

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• 5th-graders equip Canal Winchester school for disasters

  14-11-2016 15:29
  
  Not only is every classroom at Winchester Trail Elementary School in Canal Winchester equipped with the usual desks and whiteboard, but soon each will be stocked with unusual items: dust masks, escape and rescue hammers, portable radios, a belt to secure a door, tampons to stanch blood from a wound.
  
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• Gas in Ohio falls below $2 a gallon; price among lowest in U.S.

  14-11-2016 15:11
  
  Ohio has some of the lowest gas prices in the country to the start the week. The state average price for a gallon of regular gas was about $1.98 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc.
  
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• WATCH: Trump discusses protesters, Obama meeting in 60 Minutes interview

  14-11-2016 14:30
  
  Donald Trump and his family spoke with "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl in their first TV interview since the election.Stahl asked Mr. Trump about visiting President Obama, his vow to investigate Hillary Clinton and reports that his supporters were harassing minorities.Stahl joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss her interview with the president-elect.Watch in the video player below:
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• Prisons fight opioids with $1,000 injection: Does it work?

  14-11-2016 14:10
  
  SHERIDAN, Ill. -- U.S. prisons are experimenting with a high-priced monthly injection that could help addicted inmates stay off opioids after they are released, but skeptics question its effectiveness and say the manufacturer has aggressively marketed an unproven drug to corrections officials.A single shot of Vivitrol, given in the buttocks, lasts for four weeks and eliminates the need for the daily doses common with alternatives such as methadone. But each shot costs as much as $1,000, and beca
  
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• Man dies from injuries in South Side crash

  14-11-2016 13:58
  
  A man has died after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a support pillar on the South Side early Sunday.
  
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• Land banks in central Ohio on a demolition mission

  14-11-2016 13:26
  
  The Franklin County and Columbus land banks plan to spend close to $21 million to knock down 1,130 houses by the end of 2019. And while that’s three years away, officials are speeding up the process by buying tax liens to acquire the properties, the first land bank in the state to do so.
  
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• World Series a grand slam for Cleveland entrepreneurs

  14-11-2016 13:21
  
  This year's baseball playoffs turned out to be a big hit for Cleveland even though the Indians came up a game short of the World Series title.Downtown hotels and other businesses were packed during the team's playoff run and the World Series brought an overflow of Chicago Cubs fans into the city.While there aren't any surveys on the economic impact, the head of Cleveland's visitors bureau says it wouldn't be surprising if each World Series game resulted in up to $10 million in spending.David Gil
  
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• Ohio reaches settlement with Adobe over data breach

  14-11-2016 13:20
  
  Ohio and 14 other states have reached a settlement with software company Adobe Systems Inc. over a 2013 data breach of certain Adobe servers, which contained personal information of nearly 53,000 Ohio residents.
  
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