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• Reynoldsburg church serves restauraunt-style Thanksgiving meal

  24-11-2016 22:52
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WBNS-TV) - A lot of thankful people gathered at the Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church on Thursday. They hold an annual Thanksgiving dinner -- but it is a little different than most.
  Turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing. It was all churning out of the kitchen at the church.The meal is tradition for the people who cook and serve it, and for the people who enjoy the feast.
  “We have about 100 volunteers. We started staging food on Sunday,”church member Don Corder s
  
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• Two people dead, four others injured in shooting at Louisville park

  24-11-2016 22:14
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Police say two people are dead and four have been hospitalized in shootings at a riverfront park in Louisville.Louisville Metro Police says officers responded to a call of multiple shootings at Shawnee Park on Thursday afternoon. The injuries among those taken to University Hospital are not considered life threatening.The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that the shootings occurred about 200 yards from the annual Juice Bowl football games, which were attended by Mayor Gr
  
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• Man arrested in Ohio after drugs found wrapped like Christmas gifts

  24-11-2016 21:47
  
  WOOD COUNTY, Ohio (WBNS-TV) - Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol arrested a man from California after they found about $330,000 worth ofdrugs in his vehicle that were wrapped like Christmas gifts.Troopers said Daniel Yates, of Eureka, California, was pulled over Monday on I-80 in Wood County in northwest Ohio for following a vehicle too closely.According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, troopers performed a probable cause search and found 10 gift-wrapped boxes with about 71 pounds of d
  
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• Former victim of human trafficking gives back

  24-11-2016 21:11
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WBNS-TV) - Inside a kitchen at the Dominican Sisters of Peace, bags full of turkey dinners, scarves and personal hygiene products are headed to women April Thacker knows well.
  "A lot of them remember me when I was out there and maybe when they see me maybe it will give them hope that they can do it to," Thacker said.
  Thacker said, at the age of 30, she was a victim of human trafficking.
  "Ithink people think that the ladies out there choose to be out there. They don't. It's a vici
  
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• Spike Lee sued for failing to pay union health contributions

  24-11-2016 21:02
  
  Filmmaker Spike Lee and his companies are being sued by the directors of three union benefit plans who contend he didn’t make sufficient health and pension contributions.The lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Lee, Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks and Black Butterfly Productions. It claims an audit found nearly $45,000 in unpaid contributions between September 2007 and March 2010.Spike Lee at Mizzou campus for film to focus on football team boycottThe suit said Lee controlled Black Butter
  
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• Search for suspects after pregnant mom fatally stabbed in parking lot

  24-11-2016 20:56
  
  VENICE, Calif. -- Police are searching for three suspects after a pregnant mother was fatally stabbed in a southern California parking lot, reports CBS Los Angeles.Twenty-two-year-old Jasmine Preciado died from stab wounds after getting into a fight in the Venice lot Monday night, police tell the station. Family says Preciado was four months pregnant and had a three-year-old daughter.Los Angeles police say they are searching for two women and a man in connection with the crime. Investigators wer
  
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• Documents: Ind. mom injected feces into IV line of son with cancer

  24-11-2016 20:51
  
  MARION COUNTY, Ind. -- Prosecutors in Marion County, Ind. allege a mother injected feces multiple times into her teen son’s IV lines while he was undergoing cancer treatment, reports CBS affiliate WLFI.The boy developed life-threatening blood infections as a result that also delayed his cancer treatment, the station reports.Tiffany Alberts, 41, of Wolcott, Ind., a teacher, faces six counts of aggravated battery and one count of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury, all
  
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• NC School investigating teacher grabbing Muslim kindergartner by neck

  24-11-2016 20:49
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. -- Charlotte’s public school system is investigating allegations that a kindergarten teacher singled out a 5-year-old student for harassment because he’s Muslim.The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday that the teacher grabbed the student by the neck at one point and called him a “bad Muslim boy” multiple times over several weeks.Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spokeswoman Renee McCoy said the district is investigating and takes the allegation
  
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• El Salvador rattled by earthquake off Pacific coast

  24-11-2016 20:49
  
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred off El Salvador’s Pacific coast Thursday, but the country’s civil defense agency said there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.Lina Pohl, the country’s environment minister, said there was a tsunami alert. She said that waves 6 feet high might hit the coast.The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the 12:43 p.m. quake was about 92 miles south-southwest of the port of El Triunfo, El Salvador.E
  
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• Suspect in mom's killing, newborn's kidnap in U.S. illegally

  24-11-2016 20:42
  
  WICHITA, Kan. -- Authorities say Yesenia Sesmas, the woman accused of killing Wichita mother Laura Abarca-Nogueda and kidnapping her six-day-old baby is in the U.S. Illegally.Wichita police said Sesmas faked being pregnant for months and had been a longtime acquaintance of the 27-year-old mother, who was found dead Thursday at her home. Authorities launched a massive search for the new mother’s six-day-old infant Sophia, who was found safe in Dallas days later.In an interview with KUVN-TV
  
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• WATCH: Obama urges unity, hope with Thanksgiving address

  24-11-2016 20:37
  
  In a video message released on Thanksgiving Day, President Obama pushed Americans to unite following a “noisy, passionate and sometimes divisive campaign season.”“Elections are often where we emphasize what sets us apart,” the president acknowledged in a video published to YouTube on Thursday. “We face off in a contest of ‘us’ versus ‘them.’ We focus on the candidate we support instead of some of the ideals we share.”“But a few sh
  
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• Female service members find their identity through Ms. Veteran America

  24-11-2016 20:20
  
  More than 204,000 women are serving in the armed forces right now, making up nearly 16 percent of service members. When women retire from the military, they often don’t get the same treatment or access to services that men do. But an event featuring hundreds of active and retired military women is trying to change that.Through poise, grace and service, the competition for Ms. Veteran America unites them all for a common mission, reports CBS News correspondent Dana Jacobson.“When I wa
  
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• U.S. troops fighting ISIS, and tucking into some turkey

  24-11-2016 20:07
  
  Six thousand American service members based in Iraq are celebrating Thanksgiving today. For some of the troops, the deployment is their first time away from home. But thanks to the Army’s cooks, they’re not missing the taste of a Thanksgiving meal.Holly Williams visited the 101st Airborne Division at Camp Swift near Mosul, as the soldiers prepared to celebrate the holiday.These soldiers, in the fight against ISIS, are fresh-faced, many of them not long out of high school.It’s a
  
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• Mega Weekend Fall 2016 – Vol. 10

  24-11-2016 20:00
  
  Hope you are having a wonderful holiday. You can still share your opinions with GCAC by taking a survey about the arts in our region. Promowest is offering you the chance to win a pair of tickets to 105.7 the Xmas party featuring The Struts! Thursday Here’s some restaurants that are open today. Juergens is having a buffet. Friday […]
  
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• 37 Things to Do in Columbus This Weekend

  24-11-2016 20:00
  
  Hope you are having a wonderful holiday. You can still share your opinions with GCAC by taking a survey about the arts in our region. Promowest is offering you the chance to win a pair of tickets to 105.7 the Xmas party featuring The Struts! Thursday Here’s some restaurants that are open today. Juergens is having a buffet. Friday […]
  
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• Colorful lights, activities add joy to the season

  24-11-2016 19:38
  For many, the wonder of the holiday season is best expressed by the twinkling of thousands of lights. Whether it is Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo, Village Lights in German Village, or any number of community tree-lightings, central Ohioans certainly have their choice of places and times to enjoy the festive bulbs this season.
  
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• Man found shot multiple times in south Columbus

  24-11-2016 18:30
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is investigating after a man was found shot multiple times in south Columbus. It happened Thursday afternoon on the 600 block of East Gates Street. Dispatchers say police arrived to find a male with several gunshot wounds in the rear alley. The victim was transported to Grant Medical Center in unknown condition. Police are still searching for the suspect. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• New Albany teen spends Thanksgiving raising money to help others

  24-11-2016 18:03
  NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WBNS-TV) - At the age of 17, Victoria Boals has plenty to be thankful for.
  It is because doctors told her she wouldn't live to see age 15 after she was diagnosed with an unknown brain tumor.
  "My doctor said that I had nine-to-18 months left to live," she said. "They said they would keep me comfortable until I die."
  "It's probably the worst possible news you'd ever want to have for your child," Victoria's mother, Jodi, said. "Inoperable, incurable and zero percent chance of surv
  
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• Bend Active Opening Short North Retail Store

  24-11-2016 18:00
  
  After two years in business on Lane Avenue, Bend Active is ready to expand. Owners Laura Heller and Adam Heller are launching their second retail outlet in the Short North on December 1st, giving locals a new place to shop for the Bend brand of fitness and active apparel. “We feel that the Short North […]
  
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• Bend Active Launching Short North Retail Store

  24-11-2016 18:00
  
  After two years in business on Lane Avenue, Bend Active is ready to expand. Owners Laura Heller and Adam Heller are launching their second retail outlet in the Short North tomorrow for Black Friday, giving locals a new place to shop for the Bend brand of fitness and active apparel. “We feel that the Short […]
  
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• New Movies to See in the Theater Thanksgiving Weekend

  24-11-2016 17:15
  
  The holiday movie season has officially arrived – just in time for you to waddle, full-bellied, into a darkened theater to free yourself from family! Family adventures, very-not-family comedies, and a couple of flicks with Old Hollywood glamour join the ranks of the holiday blockbuster hopefuls. Which one sounds tasty? Moana Set generations ago in […]
  
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• Five New Movies to See in the Theater Thanksgiving Weekend

  24-11-2016 17:15
  
  The holiday movie season has officially arrived – just in time for you to waddle, full-bellied, into a darkened theater to free yourself from family! Family adventures, very-not-family comedies, and a couple of flicks with Old Hollywood glamour join the ranks of the holiday blockbuster hopefuls. Which one sounds tasty? Moana Set generations ago in […]
  
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• 5 New Movies to Watch in the Theater on Thanksgiving Weekend

  24-11-2016 17:15
  
  The holiday movie season has officially arrived – just in time for you to waddle, full-bellied, into a darkened theater to free yourself from family! Family adventures, very-not-family comedies, and a couple of flicks with Old Hollywood glamour join the ranks of the holiday blockbuster hopefuls. Which one sounds tasty? Moana Set generations ago in […]
  
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• 5 New Movies to See in the Theater This Weekend

  24-11-2016 17:15
  
  The holiday movie season has officially arrived – just in time for you to waddle, full-bellied, into a darkened theater to free yourself from family! Family adventures, very-not-family comedies, and a couple of flicks with Old Hollywood glamour join the ranks of the holiday blockbuster hopefuls. Which one sounds tasty? Moana Set generations ago in […]
  
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• 5 New Movies to See in the Theater Thanksgiving Weekend

  24-11-2016 17:15
  
  The holiday movie season has officially arrived – just in time for you to waddle, full-bellied, into a darkened theater to free yourself from family! Family adventures, very-not-family comedies, and a couple of flicks with Old Hollywood glamour join the ranks of the holiday blockbuster hopefuls. Which one sounds tasty? Moana Set generations ago in […]
  
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• Restaurants Open Thanksgiving Day in Columbus

  24-11-2016 16:25
  
  Thanksgiving is a time for family. Unless you’re either not planning to travel, or don’t really feel like hanging out with your family. If either of those things are the case, and you’re more interested in heading out to a restaurant or bar with some friends, then we’ve got a roundup of your options, below. […]
  
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• Police cruiser struck by passing car closes ramp in North Columbus

  24-11-2016 16:16
  
  A Columbus Police officer was transported to the hospital after his cruiser was struck by a vehicle along the highway. Police dispatchers say several accidents were reported in the area of I 270 at I 71 on the north side Thursday morning. While the officer was finalizing a report of a previous crash his cruiser was struck by another vehicle. The ramp from I-71 north to I-270 eastbound was closed for over an hour while police safely cleared the scene. No information about citation or injury for t
  
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• Photos: Ohio Chinese Lantern Festival

  24-11-2016 16:00
  
  The first-ever Ohio Chinese Lantern Festival launches in Columbus on Friday, November 25th, bringing an impressive display of lights, music and culture to the Ohio Expo Center and Natural Resources Park through January 2nd. You can get a sneak peek of what’s in store at the event with our photo gallery below. CLICK HERE to read […]
  
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• Columbus to hire 7 workers for police body cameras

  24-11-2016 15:38
  Columbus already has started hiring new employees to help it deal with an anticipated spike in public records requests and evidence for prosecutors as it rolls out body cameras to its police force. Mayor Andrew J. Ginther's proposed budget for 2017 includes seven new hires that all stem from his plan to outfit 1,432 officers with the cameras starting as soon as this year.
  
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• Gym class Performs “Hang on Sloopy” during Drum Alive exercise

  24-11-2016 15:11
  
  As we get closer to the rival game against Michigan Saturday, one Canton elementary school is displaying their support for Buckeye Nation. Students atMiddlebranch Elementary School celebrated Ohio State/Michigan Day Wednesday in a unique way. During gym, class students learned a Drums Alive exercise routine to "Hang on Sloopy" to show their Buckeye spirit.
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: Ron Jenkins, Creator of CSO’s Holiday Pops

  24-11-2016 14:00
  
  The Columbus Symphony’s Holiday Pops concerts have become an annual tradition in Columbus, kicking off the season each year in grand holiday style. Holiday Pops is the brainchild of Ron Jenkins, chorus master of the Columbus Symphony Chorus, who has conducted all 100 performances since its inception. Jenkins took a moment between hectic holiday rehearsals […]
  
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• Pickaway County shelter moving out the shadows

  24-11-2016 13:51
  
  CIRCLEVILLE — The police car dropped her off at the concrete-block building on a dead-end street in the middle of the night. She had more kids than she had arms to carry them, and they all shuffled inside under cover of darkness with nothing but the pajamas they were wearing.
  
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• WAL-MART KICKS OFF CYBER MONDAY ON FRIDAY

  24-11-2016 11:45
  
  Cyber Monday is starting earlier and earlier.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it's kicking off its so-called "Cyber Monday" deals at 12:01 a.m. EST Friday for the first time ever as it aims to grab customers ahead of its competitors.Last year, the world's largest retailer pulled up the "Cyber Monday" deals to the Sunday evening after Thanksgiving for the first time.Cyber Monday, which falls on the Monday after Thanksgiving, is typically the busiest day of the year for online shopping. The
  
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• Theodore Decker: At 90, Geneva Jackson finds the joy in life

  24-11-2016 11:42
  
  Geneva Jackson wants to live at least another eight years so that her 10-year-old great-great grandson, who she has raised since he was 4 months old, will be able to take care of himself. In eight years, Geneva Jackson's great-great grandson will be 18 years old, and the boy she has raised since he was 4 months old will no longer need her.
  
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• Elderly couple thankful for repo man with a heart of gold

  24-11-2016 11:35
  
  An elderly Illinois couple has something to be thankful for after a repo man who took their car had a change of heart and helped them get it paid off.Illini Asset Recovery co-owner Jim Ford told KTRK-TV that after repossessing the Buick from Stan and Pat Kippling, he pulled over to call the bank in order to see if he could pay it off for the couple.“I drove about a block. I called the bank and said, ‘Hey. How about if I just pay this thing current right now?’” Ford said,
  
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• Woman gives birth to her own grandson

  24-11-2016 11:16
  
  A woman has twice the reason to be happy for becoming a grandma after giving birth to her own grandson, CBS Sacramento reports.A medical issue prevented Maddie Coleman from carrying her own child and a surrogate was too expensive. That’s where her mom stepped in to help.Gus Wyatt Coleman came into the world on Oct. 22, and the first person he saw was his grandmother, Megan Barker.“It was the best thing that I’ve ever done in my life because I did get the real thing for nine mo
  
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• Letter: State's proposal is arbitrary

  24-11-2016 07:50
  
  Regarding last Wednesday's Dispatch article "Columbus clinic fights to stay open" on the never-ending abortion access battle concerning Founder's Women's Health Clinic, I am sure that Founder's has not been an Ohio Department of Health favorite provider ever since first challenging licensure back in 2002. State Health Director Richard Hodges' "suggestion" to the clinic that it add a third physician to staff as an alternative to the "transfer agreement" rule remains laughable.
  
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• NYC officials ramp up security for Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade

  24-11-2016 05:03
  
  Among the new additions to the Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City are trucks filled with sand. The trucks are rolling in to protect an expected crowd of three million.As the parade balloons begin to take shape so is the city’s security plan.Metal barricades will line the nearly three mile long route, and canines will sniff for explosives as more than 3,000 uniformed officers watch the crowds.One woman told CBS News she prefers the additional security.“I think it’s appropr
  
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• Judge rejects bid to reverse high school football result

  24-11-2016 04:38
  
  An Illinois high school football team that lost a playoff football game because officials made an incorrect call won't be in the state championship contest after a judge on Wednesday rejected its bid to overturn the outcome.Judge Kathleen Kennedy's rejected an unusual lawsuit from Chicago suburban Fenwick High School seeking to reverse the Plainfield North High School victory last Saturday. Fenwick said it would not appeal the decision.That sends Plainfield North High School to Saturday's Class
  
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• Colo. man accused of pointing loaded gun at kids who threw snowballs

  24-11-2016 04:35
  
  Police in Boulder have arrested a man on suspicions that he pointed a loaded gun at children after a snowball they threw struck his minivan, CBS Denver reported. Police took Richard Nam, 55, of Aurora, into custody after they found a loaded revolver in his vehicle, according to a police report and court documents.A group of boys told officers they were having a contest to see who could throw a snowball the farthest when one of them hit Nam’s minivan.Nam told police he had gone to the churc
  
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• Day care owner charged after alleged baby hanging

  24-11-2016 04:30
  
  A 42-year-old Minneapolis woman is facing several charges after allegedly hanging a child at her daycare and hitting a bicyclist and a pedestrian while fleeing authorities last Friday, CBS Minnesota reports. Nataliia Karia has been charged with attempted murder, third-degree assault and two counts of criminal vehicular operation in connection with the incident, which happened last Friday.According to a criminal complaint, Minneapolis police responded at about 9:44 a.m. to a report that a child h
  
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• Boy, 4, who found dad dead of overdose thought he was asleep

  24-11-2016 04:08
  
  A 4-year-old boy who found his father dead of a suspected drug overdose in Ohio told his mother over the phone that he thought his dad was sleeping.Nicole Shank says she knew immediately something was wrong with her ex-husband and called 911. Paramedics found 30-year-old Michael Dunaway dead inside his home Tuesday afternoon.Heroin at Home: An Ohio EpidemicCleveland police say they were at the home two days earlier for an overdose and were able to revive Dunaway that time.The boy's mother tells
  
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• Patrol Reminds Drivers To Wear Safety Belts This Holiday

  24-11-2016 04:06
  COLUMBUS, OH In anticipation of increased traffic during the Thanksgiving holiday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to buckle up, never drive impaired and always follow traffic laws. Last year during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, nine people were killed in seven fatal crashes on Ohio's roadways.
  
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• FBI: No hallucinogens found in system of face-biting suspect

  24-11-2016 04:02
  
  The Florida college student accused of randomly killing a couple and chewing on the dead man's face had no detectable hallucinogenic drugs in his system, according an FBI toxicology report released Wednesday.Austin Harrouff had a trace amount of marijuana in his system when he allegedly beat and stabbed John Stevens, 59, and his 53-year-old wife, Michelle Mishcon, outside their Tequesta-area home Aug. 15, according to the report.Martin County Sheriff William Snyder had previously speculated that
  
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• Ohio State football players give back by doing community service at LifeCare Alliance

  24-11-2016 03:58
  Just days ahead of The Game against Michigan, Ohio State spent time giving back.Members of the football team packed boxes of food and made plates for Meals On Wheels at the two LifeCare Alliance facilities in central Ohio.This is the fourth consecutive year the Buckeyes have pitched in at either LifeCare Alliance or the Mid-Ohio Food Bank.
  
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• Fostering hope for the holidays

  24-11-2016 03:56
  
  Rayshawn Parnell knows all too well what it’s like to be a child of “the system”.“I was in nine foster homes and six group homes,” said Parnell of his childhood.Parnell and his older brother were taken into custody by Franklin County Children’s Services when he was less than a year old.“I would say I was lost,” he said. “I would say I wasn't confident. Life was very inconsistent for me growing up.”For years, Parnell played the cards he
  
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• Kentucky denies atheist's request for "IM GOD" license plate

  24-11-2016 03:39
  
  An atheist's request to say "IM GOD" on his license plate was denied by the state of Kentucky, which said it might distract other drivers, could spark confrontations and would be in bad taste.Bennie L. Hart says that by driving around with the "IM GOD" message, he simply wants to spread his views about religion - that it's impossible to disprove anyone's claim to being "God."Besides, Hart says, he had the same plate for a dozen years when he lived in Ohio, without causing any problems.Hart sued
  
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• $149 Trump ornament seeks to make Christmas great again

  24-11-2016 03:26
  
  For Donald Trump supporters looking to extend election season into holiday season, the president-elect's campaign has a new offering: The Make America Great Again Christmas ornament.The painted brass bauble comes in the shape of the candidate's iconic red baseball caps and is on sale through Trump's website for $149.The description on the campaign store website says the brass ornament finished in 24 karat gold "is sure to make any tree stand out."The campaign announced the knickknack's availabil
  
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• Thanksgiving & Black Friday store openings and hours

  24-11-2016 02:57
  
  Planning on going shopping on Thanksgiving or Black Friday? Here are some popular store hours and openings so you don't find yourself waiting for the wrong place to open.2016 Black Friday Deals: Ads released by Target, Walmart, Macy’s & moreStore HoursAppleThursday – Closed | Friday - 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. (some locations may vary)Babies "R" UsThursday - Closed | Friday - 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.Bass Pro ShopThursday - 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Friday - 5 a.m.Bed Bath & BeyondThursday - Closed |
  
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• Black Friday store openings and hours

  24-11-2016 02:57
  
  Planning on going shopping on Thanksgiving or Black Friday? Here are some popular store hours and openings so you don't find yourself waiting for the wrong place to open.2016 Black Friday Deals: Ads released by Target, Walmart, Macy’s & moreStore HoursAppleFriday - 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. (some locations may vary)Babies "R" UsFriday - 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.Bass Pro ShopFriday - 5 a.m.Bed Bath & BeyondFriday - 6 a.m.Best BuyFriday - 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. (some locations may vary)Big LotsFriday - 6 a.
  
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