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• Superfan attends Ohio State vs. Michigan game for 69th year

  26-11-2016 22:53
  As thousands ofBuckeye fans filled Ohio Stadium, there was one man who made an extra special trip to The Shoe.
  “I started when I was 10 years old,” Wellington "Todd" Former, II, said.
  The 79-year-old superfan has been attending Ohio State vs. Michigan games for 69 years.
  “My dad and my uncle went here,” Former said. “Two of my brothers, two of my children and now two of my granddaughters graduated (from) here.”
  Former calls himself the “ultimate fan&rdqu
  
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• No. 2 Ohio State Beats No. 3 Michigan in 2OT, 30-27

  26-11-2016 22:34
  
  Curtis Samuel swept in for a 15-yard touchdown after Ohio State barely converted a fourth-and-1 and the second-ranked Buckeyes beat No. 3 Michigan 30-27 in double overtime Saturday to win one of the greatest games in the history of one of college football's greatest rivalries.Facing fourth-and-1 from the 16, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer decided not to kick a potential game-tying field goal with a kicker who had already missed two short ones in regulation.J.T. Barrett kept it on fourth down and s
  
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• Self-driving truck hits the road as Ohio discusses research

  26-11-2016 22:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - State officials say Ohio is making new investments to support innovative transportation technology like a self-driving truck that will begin traveling next week on U.S. Route 33 and the Ohio Turnpike.They say a vehicle from self-driving truck maker Otto will travel a 35-mile stretch of U.S. Route 33 on Monday between Dublin and ... (more)
  
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• Pipeline protesters vow to stay camped on federal land

  26-11-2016 21:38
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) -- Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters will not follow a government directive to leave the federal land where hundreds have camped for months, organizers said Saturday, despite state officials encouraging them to do so.Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader Dave Archambault and other protest organizers confidently explained that they'll stay at the Oceti Sakowin camp and continue with nonviolent protests a day after Archambault received a letter from the U.S. Army Corps of En
  
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• PHOTOS: Ohio State vs. Michigan; Buckeyes beat Wolverines in OT

  26-11-2016 21:34
  
  Curtis Samuel swept in for a 15-yard touchdown after Ohio State barely converted a fourth-and-1 and the second-ranked Buckeyes beat No. 3 Michigan 30-27 in double overtime Saturday to win one of the greatest games in the history of one of college football's greatest rivalries. Full game recap >>>---Game photos from Ohio State's double overtime win over Michigan.Photo credit: Dave McMannis​
  
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• Fidel Castro's death: Obama, Donald Trump react to Cuba leader's passing

  26-11-2016 21:06
  
  After the death Friday of communist Cuban leader Fidel Castro, several politicians in the United States reacted to the news, including President Obama, who offered condolences to the Castro family and extended “a hand of friendship” to the Cuban people.Acknowledging that Castro’s death would be greeted by “powerful emotions” by Cubans in the country and in the U.S., the president left it to history to “record and judge the enormous impact of this singular figu
  
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• Murder-suicide suspected in 4 Alaska hotel room deaths

  26-11-2016 20:29
  
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- Authorities in Alaska say they are investigating the deaths of four people in a hotel room as a murder-suicide. A 2-month-old girl is among the dead.Fairbanks police and fire departments were called to a Hampton Inn on Friday afternoon by hotel staff. According to a release from the Fairbanks Police Department, crews responded after staff called about a “suspicious circumstance,” CBS affiliate KTVA reported.Arriving officers found a man crying as he sat in a seco
  
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• Clinton campaign to participate in Wisconsin, other recount efforts

  26-11-2016 20:18
  
  Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign announced Saturday that it would participate in the recount efforts put into motion by the Green Party’s Jill Stein earlier this week.The campaign’s general counsel, Marc Elias, wrote a post on the blogging site Medium to address the issue of the audits, which he said the campaign itself never undertook because it “had not uncovered any actionable evidence of hacking or outside attempts to alter the voting technology.”“[
  
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• WATCH: Urban Meyer post-game press conference | Ohio State vs.Michigan

  26-11-2016 19:39
  During the Ohio State football season, check in with 10TV.com every Monday at 11:45 a.m. to watch Urban Meyer's press conference.Also, be sure to check in following the games for Meyer's post-game press conference.Watch this week's press conference live following the Ohio-State Michigan game in the player below.------Latest Ohio State Football Coverage: 10TV.com/BuckeyeBlitz
  
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• WATCH: Urban Meyer post-game press conference | Ohio State vs. Michigan

  26-11-2016 19:39
  During the Ohio State football season, check in with 10TV.com every Monday at 11:45 a.m. to watch Urban Meyer's press conference.Also, be sure to check in following the games for Meyer's post-game press conference.Watch this week's press conference live following the Ohio-State Michigan game in the player below.------Latest Ohio State Football Coverage: 10TV.com/BuckeyeBlitz
  
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• WATCH: LeBron James & Cavs teammates on field during warmups at 'The Shoe' | Ohio State-Michigan

  26-11-2016 19:32
  
  LeBron James and his Cleveland teammates attended Saturday's Ohio State-Michigan game in Columbus.A rabid Ohio State fan, James has been on the sideline at Ohio Stadium in the past, but not for a game he said is on his "bucket list." This year's matchup between the No. 2 Buckeyes and No. 3 Wolverines has national championship implications.James, J.R. Smith, Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving among other Cavs players were on the field during pre-game warmups, tossing the football and taking photos with fan
  
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• Skywatch: The new moon means lots of starlight this week

  26-11-2016 17:30
  
  As we wind down the month of November, the moon will wane and some of the darker objects in the night sky will become visible.
  While the moon won't be completely invisible, it'll be tougher to see against its starlit backdrop.
  The new moon occurs at 7:18 a.m. Tuesday morning but rain and clouds will obstruct the view. Despite this fact, we'll still be able to enjoy the effects of a darker moon for a few days.Courtesy: Pixabay.comOne thing you'll be able to see better is the stars and dust that m
  
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• Photos: Harvest Pizza Opens in Historic Dublin

  26-11-2016 16:58
  
  The third Harvest Pizzeria officially opened its doors yesterday at 45 North High Street in Historic Dublin. The newest location is also the largest, taking up approximately 4,000 square feet across two large rooms, with a kitchen and pizza oven in between. To read more about the new location, CLICK HERE for more from Harvest owner […]
  
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• WATCH: Ohio State Marching Band ‘Olympic Spirit’ halftime show | OSU vs. TTUN

  26-11-2016 15:29
  The Olympics may have finished this summer, but the spirit of competition was front and center during halftime for the Ohio State Marching Band.During halftime of the Ohio State-TTUN game, TBDBITL performed an Olympic-themed show including patriotic songs for America.The band’s performance included songs from classics like Chariots of Fire and Ben-Hur.---Complete list of songs performed:Bugler's DreamJavelin"Chariots of Fire" from Chariots of Fire/"Parade of the Charioteers" from Ben-Hur&#
  
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• Plumbing problems can build up during Thanksgiving weekend

  26-11-2016 14:06
  When technician Rob Stone arrived at the caller's Reynoldsburg house, the homeowner was frantic. Water was spraying all over her basement through a crack in the side of her water heater.
  
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• Homage's Ryan Vesler shares his secrets to success

  26-11-2016 13:32
  Many of you will have your Buckeyes gear on for the game against the team up north. One central Ohio man is building an empire with t-shirts he started making in his basement. Ohio State made Homage one of its official t-shirt merchandisers, and they are doing business in all 50 states. Founder and CEO Ryan Vesler shares some of his secrets to success.
  
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• Behind the scenes: An exclusive preview of THE big game today from inside 'The Shoe'

  26-11-2016 13:17
  10TV's Laura Borchers and Jeff Booth give us an all-access preview of today's game from inside The Shoe and the team's locker room.Also, Jeff Booth checks in with early tailgaters outside the stadium.
  
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• Student before Tennessee bus crash: 'Feels like the bus is going to flip'

  26-11-2016 12:15
  
  Students and administrators raised concerns about a Tennessee school bus driver's behavior behind the wheel in the weeks before a crash that killed six children.Police have charged driver Johnthony Walker with vehicular homicide after the Chattanooga crash. Federal authorities said Walker was driving off the designated bus route when he wrecked on a curvy road while carrying 37 children on their way home from Woodmore Elementary School.Records released by the school district Friday include two w
  
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• Michelle Obama receives last Christmas tree as First Lady

  26-11-2016 11:59
  
  Michelle Obama kicked off her family’s final Christmas season at the White House on Friday by receiving a 19-foot Balsam-Veitch fir from Wisconsin as the official White House Christmas tree.Joined by two young nephews instead of her teenage daughters, the first lady said she’s ready and excited for the holiday.“Christmas begins. The holidays start,” Mrs. Obama exclaimed after “accepting” the tree from Dave and Mary Vander Velden, owners of the Oconto, Wisconsi
  
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• Moby Dickhead: A Harpoon, from One Vegan to Another

  26-11-2016 11:54
  I'm sitting in Little Pine right now eating the unbelievable vegan french toast - so thick, doughy and sweet, got all these different berries on it. Nobody else's is close.
  
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• Ignoring recount questions, Trump team focuses on new hires

  26-11-2016 11:52
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is ignoring questions about efforts to recount votes in key battleground states, focusing instead on the latest additions to his administration.Trump chose Fox News analyst Kathleen Troia "KT" McFarland to serve as deputy national security adviser and campaign attorney Donald McGahn as White House counsel. In a statement Friday, Trump cited McFarland's "tremendous experience and innate talent" and said McGahn "has a brilliant legal mind, excellent c
  
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• Blue Jackets skate past Lightning 5-3

  26-11-2016 11:37
  
  The Columbus Blue Jackets started and finished fast against the Tampa Bay Lightning.Brandon Saad broke a tie with at 4:34 of the third period and Cam Atkinson added a short-handed goal to lift the Blue Jackets to 5-3 victory over a team that had beaten them in six of their preceding seven meetings."I liked all parts of our game other than the final 3-4 minutes of the second period," Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said. "I thought we played a complete game."Early goals by Alexander Wennberg a
  
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• Cubans in Miami: Revelry and reflection after Castro's death

  26-11-2016 11:16
  
  Within half an hour of the Cuban government's official announcement that former President Fidel Castro had died, Miami's Little Havana teemed with life - and cheers.Thousands of people banged pots with spoons, waved Cuban flags in the air and whooped in jubilation on Calle Ocho - 8th Street, and the heart of the neighborhood - early Saturday. Honking and strains of salsa music from car stereos echoed against stucco buildings, and fireworks lit up the humid night sky.Police blocked off streets le
  
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• Five ways to get through a Donald Trump presidency: Daniel Miller

  26-11-2016 07:55
  U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington in September. Daniel Miller writes in the op-ed below that those struggling to come to terms with Donald Trump's election as president might draw comfort from the way the chief justice has been a swing vote for moderation on some key issues, such Obamacare.
  
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• Fidel Castro dies at age 90

  26-11-2016 06:50
  
  Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has died at age 90, his brother, President Raul Castro announced late Friday on state television.
  
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• Columbus Police search for missing 86-year-old man

  26-11-2016 05:37
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Police are searching for a missing 86-year-old man.Police said John Leeper was last seen driving his car on the near east side of Columbus on Friday around 3:15 p.m.Police said Leeper was supposed to return before dark.He was driving a black 2013 Chrysler 300 with tinted windows and Ohio license plate GLX 2643, according to police.Police said Leeper has multiple medical issues and may need his medication.Leeper is black, bald, has brown eyes, is 5'9" tall and weighs 250
  
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• How to protect your holiday purchases

  26-11-2016 04:10
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WBNS-TV) - As Black Friday came to an end Friday evening, Columbus Police offered a few tips to shoppers on how to protect themselves from theft.
  In the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, it is all about what you get and how much you pay.
  “First place I went to was Best Buy,” said Alvin Taylor. “Couldn't move. (I) was there for about an hour and I just got one thing.”
  Concerns about safety usually go in the back of the cart.
  “I would always leave
  
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• North Road Park next on Orange agenda

  26-11-2016 03:50
  On Nov. 8 Orange Township residents approved a 1 mill parks renewal levy." Parks have always been a big thing in Orange Township," said Barrett Ault, chairman of the parks board.
  
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• Fans leave Buckeyes, trinkets at Woody Hayes' grave site

  26-11-2016 02:53
  
  Ahead of Ohio State's game against Michigan, fans have been paying tribute former head coach Woody Hayes.Hayes' grave site, which is located at Union Cemetery, had several Ohio State related items on and around the headstone.Among the items are pennies, necklaces and buckeyes.During his 28 seasons, Hayes won five national championships and 13 Big Ten conference titles with 205 wins.Hayes passed away in 1987.Babies born at Wexner Medical Center receive LeBron shoesGeologists to measure "Fan Quake
  
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• Students complained about erratic driving before bus wreck

  26-11-2016 00:45
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Students and administrators raised concerns about a Tennessee school bus driver's behavior behind the wheel in the weeks before a crash that killed six children.Police have charged driver Johnthony Walker with vehicular homicide after the Chattanooga crash. Federal authorities said Walker was driving off the designated bus route when he wrecked on a curvy road while carrying 37 children on their way home from Woodmore Elementary School.Records released by the school distr
  
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• Report: Russian propaganda effort spread fake news

  26-11-2016 00:34
  
  A new report suggests a "sophisticated" Russian propaganda campaign helped flood social media with fake news stories leading up to the presidential election.The Washington Post, citing a yet-to-be published report from independent researchers, said the goal was to punish Hillary Clinton, help Donald Trump, and undermine faith in American democracy.The report comes from a nonpartisan group of researchers called PropOrNot. The group describes itself as "concerned American citizens" with expertise
  
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• New Jersey high school football player with Down syndrome scores touchdown

  26-11-2016 00:31
  
  A New Jersey high school senior football player with Down syndrome went on the run of his life to score a touchdown on Thanksgiving Day.Audubon High School’s Michael Arechavala scored a 65-yard touchdown on an untimed play at the start of a game against Haddon Township High School.Audubon coach Dominic Koehl told the Courier-Post that coaches came up with the idea of letting him run back the kickoff as a way to pay respect to him for all his hard work. Arechavala is so popular at school th
  
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