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• Fear and support: Ohio State attack prompts worry of anti-immigrant backlash

  29-11-2016 23:43
  
  At Hoyo's Kitchen in north Columbus, the fare is fast, casual Somali and from the very best source."We named it after Mom," said AB Hassan. "Hoyo means mom in Somali. So it's paying homage to her."Hassan's parents came from Somalia to America in the 1980's.For him, Columbus is home."It's the Midwest hospitality. Yeah, we definitely feel it," he said.And that includes Ohio State."That's home. That's my school," he said.The attack Monday cut deep for him, both as a Buckeye and as a Somali-American
  
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• London babysitter pleads not guilty in child's death

  29-11-2016 23:40
  
  A London babysitter made her initial appearance in court Tuesday to answer to charges related to the death of an infant in her care in May. Jessica Carter, 35, pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless homicide and endangering children, both third-degree felonies, in Madison County Common Pleas Court. She is charged in the May 19 death of 7-month-old Noah Hagmeier.
  
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• Babysitter pleads not guilty in child's death

  29-11-2016 23:40
  
  A London babysitter made her initial appearance in court Tuesday to answer to charges related to the death of an infant in her care in May. Jessica Carter, 35, pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless homicide and endangering children, both third-degree felonies, in Madison County Common Pleas Court. She is charged in the May 19 death of 7-month-old Noah Hagmeier.
  
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• Neighbor claims Ohio State attacker acted unusual night before

  29-11-2016 23:32
  The next door neighbor of Ohio State attacker Abdul Razak Ali Artan said his behavior changed the night before the attack."My daughter saw him when she left Sunday night and she said normally he's all happy and she felt he was a little offthan normal. When he looked up at her, he just sort of hung his head back down," said Louann Carnahan.She recalled seeing Artan with his brother and a friend talking loudly outside late Sunday night.Carnahan added this was far different than Artan's usual behav
  
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• One-on-one: Ohio State President Dr. Michael Drake discusses attack on campus

  29-11-2016 23:06
  Following Monday's attack, Ohio State President Michael Drake said he's pleased with the way the Buckeye Alert System performed.He's said the campus community knew what to do while law enforcement dealt with the attack.Now he's focused on making sure the students can return to college life with confidence their safety comes first. You can watch the entire interview with Dr. Drake in the player above.Latest coverage of OSU attack:Attack at Ohio State campus: 11 injured, suspect killed by policeOh
  
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• Ohio State professor injured in attack says officer did the right thing

  29-11-2016 22:50
  Professor William Clark has taught at Ohio State for more than three decades. Monday said he was struck by the suspect's car with such force it sent him into the air before he slammed onto the concrete.
  Clark recounted the ordeal shortly after he was discharged from the hospital. He says the crash happened so quickly he didn't know at first what hit him, and didn't know he was injured until a student saw his bloody footprints inside Watts Hall.
  Clark became emotional when asked what he would say
  
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• 3 Killed after wildfires scorch tourist area in Tennessee

  29-11-2016 22:49
  
  GATLINBURG, Tenn. -- Wildfires fueled by high winds killed three people near the Great Smoky Mountains and authorities went door to door Tuesday to check on the well-being of residents and visitors of the popular tourist area.The fires burned to the doorstep of the Dollywood theme park, destroyed a resort and chased thousands of people from their homes.National Guard troops arrived to help overwhelmed firefighters, and Mother Nature provided a little relief as the winds calmed and rain fell in s
  
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• Columbus man gets 7 years for his role in deadly home invasion

  29-11-2016 22:44
  
  NEWARK — A Southeast Columbus man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a deadly home invasion in Reynoldsburg last year. Keontae Hopkins, 20, pleaded guilty to felonious assault and aggravated burglary with a firearm Tuesday in Licking County Common Pleas Court.
  
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• Columbus man gets 7 years for his part in deadly home invasion

  29-11-2016 22:44
  
  NEWARK — A Southeast Columbus man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a deadly home invasion in Reynoldsburg last year. Keontae Hopkins, 20, pleaded guilty to felonious assault and aggravated burglary with a firearm Tuesday in Licking County Common Pleas Court.
  
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• City Council Small & Minority Business Development Committee Hearing 11/28/2016

  29-11-2016 22:38 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Pataskala man gets 9 years for fatal collision with motorcyclist

  29-11-2016 22:32
  
  NEWARK — A Pataskala man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for crashing into a motorcycle on a Licking County road in April, killing one of its riders. Joseph L. McClain II, 25, pleaded guilty in Licking County Common Pleas Court Tuesday to aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and two counts of failure to stop after an accident.
  
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• Ohio State suspect reportedly posted angry Facebook message before attack

  29-11-2016 21:53
  
  High ranking law enforcement sources tell 10TV the suspect's actions in the attack at Ohio State Monday “bear all the hallmarks of a lone terror attack.”Abdul Razak Ali Artan, 18, is accused of driving a car into pedestrians on campus and then stabbing people with a knife. Eleven people were injured in the attack.Multiple sources tell 10TV it's too soon to say for sure the attack was motivated by radical Islam, but say in this early stage of the investigation they are focusing on the
  
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• FBI to rely on evidence from Ohio State suspect’s electronic devices, not ISIS claim

  29-11-2016 21:47
  
  Reports are surfacing that ISIS is claiming responsibility for the attack on Ohio State’s campus. 10TV reached out to investigators who confirm the terror network cell has referred to the suspect as a "brother," but investigators say it's common for groups like ISIS or Hamas to take credit for acts of indiscriminate violence. Investigators tell 10TV that the FBI will rely on a forensic examination of the suspect's electronic devices to determine whether the attack was motivated by radical
  
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• Pharmaeutical company recalls kids' homeopathic medicine products at CVS

  29-11-2016 21:44
  
  Raritan​ Pharmaceuticals Inc., is recalling kids' homeopathic products due to the various amounts of Belladonna extract which can be very dangerous or fatal when consumed in large doses.Although, the homeopathic products have a small amount of belladonna, the company is recalling the product as a precaution.The ear drop relief and teething tablets products sold at CVS include:CVS Homeopathic Infants' Teething Tablets 135 tabletsKids Relief Homeopathic Ear Relief Liquid 0.85 fl. oz. Lot: 35
  
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• Polar bear Nora to make her public debut in Oregon

  29-11-2016 21:34
  Nora jumps into a pool at the Oregon Zoo. The zoo reopened its polar bear habitat to visitors this week, but keepers say opportunities to see the young bear will be up to Nora herself.
  
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• GOP bill would raise unemployment taxes, cut benefits

  29-11-2016 20:34
  
  Republican legislative leaders proposed a new plan today for revamping Ohio's unemployment compensation system that would raise taxes on employers while lowering benefits paid to jobless workers.
  
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• Share Kindness for Giving Tuesday!

  29-11-2016 19:58
  
  Kindness comes in many forms. Whether you give financially, by donating goods, or sharing your time, you make the world a better place when you help others. Consider these ways to give kindness today for #GivingTuesday. By sharing a kind act using #GiveKindnessColumbus, you can be entered to win a $500 grant to the central […]
  
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• Ohio's deer-gun season numbers fall short of 2015 opening day

  29-11-2016 19:35
  
  The first day of deer-gun season in Ohio ended with 18,776 fewer white-tailed deer in Ohio's fields and forests, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. That's 3,477 fewer deer killed on the first day of the season than last year's 22,253.
  
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• Texas reports first Zika case believed to be from local mosquito bite

  29-11-2016 19:34
  
  Texas health officials on Monday reported the first case of Zika virus transmitted by a mosquito bite in that state.Florida is the only other state in the U.S. where the Zika virus has spread locally through mosquito bites, not from travel or sex.The infected woman is a resident of Brownsville, Texas, in Cameron County, located on the state’s southern border, adjacent to Mexico. Health officials say the woman has not traveled to Mexico or any other country where Zika outbreaks have occurre
  
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• Ohio State to hold 'Buckeye Strong' event in wake of campus attack

  29-11-2016 19:20
  
  COLUMBUS - The Ohio State University is inviting the community to attend a "Buckeye Strong" event following the Monday morning attack at the Columbus campus.The event will take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. and is being held at St. John Arena on Woody Hayes Drive.Together, we are #BuckeyeStrong. Please join us tonight as we gather to listen, learn and heal as a community. Info: https://t.co/xtZ7b9qljm pic.twitter.com/KinlBjg14p— Ohio State (@OhioState) November 29, 2016
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• Ohio State hosts 'Buckeye Strong' event in wake of campus attack

  29-11-2016 19:20
  
  COLUMBUS - The Ohio State University hosted the "Buckeye Strong" event following the Monday morning attack at the Columbus campus.The event took place at St. John Arena on Woody Hayes Drive.You can watch live on our 10TV Facebook page or in the video player below:The university saysthe event will include musical performances and several guest speakers including: President Drake, Undergraduate Student Government President Gerard Basalla, Senior Vice President for Student Life Javaune Adams-Gaston
  
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• The Columbus Zoo adds two sister elephants

  29-11-2016 18:10
  
  The elephant herd at the Columbus Zoo has expanded by two this morning with the arrival of two female Asian elephants. Sisters 14-year-old Rudy and eight-year-old Sundara (Sunny) were born at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation.
  
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• Sen. Sherrod Brown tees off on Donald Trump

  29-11-2016 18:08
  
  WASHINGTON — A little less than two months before President-elect Donald Trump assumes office, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is emerging as a consistent critic of the Republican. Today, Brown teed off on Trump for alleging on Twitter that millions voted “illegally” in the 2016 election. In a letter to Trump, Brown urged Trump to retract his comments.
  
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• Continental Real Estate picked to redevelop Whitehall site of troubled apartment complex

  29-11-2016 17:55
  
  The city of Whitehall has announced it has chosen Continental Real Estate Companies to develop a 20-acre parcel of land that serves as the eastern entrance to the city. The land, at the southwest corner of Broad Street and Hamilton Road, is expected to include offices, apartments and retail space, including restaurants. The city purchased the site of the Commons at Royal Landing apartment complex earlier this year and interviewed a number of developers before announcing the Continental partnersh
  
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• Mix-Use Development Planned for Former Apartment Complex in Whitehall

  29-11-2016 17:50
  
  The City of Whitehall announced today that it has chosen Continental Real Estate Companies as the developer of a prime 20-acre site at the southwest corner of East Broad Street and Hamilton Road. Also revealed are preliminary plans for the site and a rendering of the proposed development, which will include residential, commercial and office […]
  
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• Donald Trump taps Elaine Chao as Transportation Secretary

  29-11-2016 17:44
  
  Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao will be Mr. Trump’s Transportation Secretary, a senior transition source confirmed to CBS News’ Major Garrett.The appointment is expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon.Chao, who served as Labor Secretary under President George W. Bush, is the first Asian-American woman to ever hold a Cabinet-level position. She served in the role from 2001 to 2009 -- the only member of Bush’s Cabinet to serve through his entire eight years in the White Hou
  
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• Columbus city engineers using bikes to better survey roads

  29-11-2016 17:34
  City of Columbus engineer Daniel Moorhead was hired to have a focus on bicycling. Moorhead routinely joins a group of colleagues to design bike lanes. Not in some downtown office, but while riding bikes.What these engineers can detect from the seat of a bike is far more advantageous than anything they learn behind a desk or traveling by in a car.Steve Wasosky is a design engineer for the city. On a recent ride, he determined the pavement condition on the edge of the road was in disrepair.It is e
  
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• Fast-growing heart tumor removed from baby still inside the womb

  29-11-2016 17:29
  
  When Katie Rice and her partner, Mike Roussin, were expecting their second child, the Vermont couple went in for a routine 20-week ultrasound, excited to learn the sex of the baby. But along with the happy news that they were having a boy came some frightening information.“The tech left the room and the doctor came in and did a scan and then another doctor came in and did a scan, and they weren’t really saying much,” Rice, 27, told CBS News.“All together, three doctors ca
  
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• After OSU attack, last thing Ohio needs is to turn college campuses...

  29-11-2016 17:15
  The car involved in the attack outside Watts Hall Monday afternoon on the campus of Ohio State University after an attacker allegedly drove a car into a group of students near Watts Hall and then got out of the car and attacked them. COLUMBUS, OHIO -- As I was writing this piece, thousands of Ohio parents' worst nightmares came true.
  
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• Continental Real Estate to develop key Whitehall property

  29-11-2016 17:06
  
  The city of Whitehall has announced it has chosen Continental Real Estate Companies to develop a 20-acre parcel of land that serves as the eastern entrance to the city. The land, at the southwest corner of Broad Street and Hamilton Road, is expected to include offices, apartments and retail space, including restaurants. The city purchased the site of the Commons at Royal Landing apartment complex earlier this year and interviewed a number of developers before announcing the Continental partnersh
  
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• Five arrested in Thanksgiving slaying of man in his Logan County home

  29-11-2016 17:03
  
  Five residents of Lima, including three teenagers, have been charged in the Thanksgiving day slaying of a Logan County man. Jeffrey Brentlinger, 45, of Zanesfield, southeast of Bellefontaine, was found shot to death inside his home in the 6400 block of Township road 127. Authorities have not released details or a motive.
  
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• Metallica, Soundgarden & Korn to Headline Rock on the Range 2017

  29-11-2016 16:32
  
  The 11th annual Rock on the Range concert will return to Mapfre Stadium on May 19th, 20th and 21st, and the festival announced today its biggest lineup to date. Metallica, Soundgarden and Korn will each headline the three nights of the event, with over 50 supporting bands playing throughout the weekend. “After our record breaking Ten […]
  
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• Nominate Your Picks for The Best of 2016 Awards!

  29-11-2016 16:30
  
  It’s that time of year once again! The end of 2016 is rapidly approaching, and we’re looking for your nominations in our annual “Best of” awards and recognitions, which are the city’s only year-end lists that determine the best people, places, products, events and ideas that defined your full calendar year. This year we’re doing things […]
  
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• Two Florida elephants pack their trunks, move to Columbus Zoo

  29-11-2016 16:25
  
  Two large ladies will now be calling Columbus home. Asian elephant sisters Rudy, 14, and Sunny, 8, are moving to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium from the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida. Zoo officials are hoping the two new gals will catch the eye of resident males Hank and Beco, ultimately producing new elephant calves. In the zoo's history, only two baby elephants have been born: Bodhi in 2004 and Beco in 2009. Any offspring born of Rudy or Sunny woul
  
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• The Latest: Ohio State student says he grabbed attacker's knife

  29-11-2016 15:44
  The Latest on the attack at the Ohio State University campus:---Ohio State officials to provide update on victims of attackThe Ohio State University will hold a media briefing to share information about the status of the victims of yesterday’s incident. One of the patients will be available to answer questions.The briefing will be held at 3 p.m.You can watch the news conference live on 10TV and in the video player below:---Ohio State student says he grabbed attacker's knifeAn Ohio State Un
  
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• The Latest: Ohio State provides update on victims from Monday's attack

  29-11-2016 15:44
  The Latest on the attack at the Ohio State University campus:---Ohio State officials provide update on victims of attackThe Ohio State University will hold a media briefing to share information about the status of the victims of yesterday’s incident. One of the patients will be available to answer questions.You can watch the news conference live on 10TV and in the video player below:---Ohio State student says he grabbed attacker's knifeAn Ohio State University student says he escaped serio
  
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• The Latest: 4 still hospitalized after attack at Ohio State

  29-11-2016 15:44
  Officials say four of the 11 victims taken to hospitals after a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State in Columbus remain hospitalized.A spokeswoman says two of the six people treated for injuries at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center remain hospitalized Tuesday.A spokesman for OhioHealth Grant Medical Center and OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital says the three people taken to Grant were discharged Monday afternoon and the two victims taken to Riverside Methodist remain in fair co
  
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• Make sure #GivingTuesday doesn’t give away your cash to crooks

  29-11-2016 15:25
  
  COLUMBUS, OH – Make sure #GivingTuesday doesn’t give away your cash to crooks.
  The Tuesday after Cyber Monday has come to be known as “Giving Tuesday,” where donors are urged to make charitable contributions in the spirit of the holiday shopping season.The Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio says questions about charities from consumers make it the most inquired about category for the month of November.
  The BBB urges donors to research charities before making donations
  
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• Suspected thief accused of stealing drones from warehouse

  29-11-2016 14:49
  
  A suspected thief is accused of stealing drones from a Reynoldsburg warehouse.Reynoldsburg police said the unidentified man was caught on camera Monday afternoon walking into the Big Lot's store on East Livingston Avenue and walking out with four drones.Surveillance captured the man wearing a white and black winter coat opening several packages containing $300 worth of the electronic devices. Police say the man was last seen walking eastbound from the store. Anyone with information can contact O
  
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• Ex-commander of Ohio trooper post pleads guilty in sex case involving teen

  29-11-2016 14:49
  
  CHARDON, Ohio — A former Ohio State Highway Patrol post commander has pleaded guilty to reduced charges after being accused of inappropriately touching a 16-year-old girl at his son’s high school graduation party.
  
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• Editorial: You Helped Raise Over $16,000 for Charity in 2016

  29-11-2016 14:00
  
  Did you attend a Columbus Underground event in 2016? If so, you helped us to contribute a combined total of over $16,000 to eight different local nonprofits this year, and we’re incredibly thankful for your support in those endeavors. When we first debuted our Urban Living Tour and Best Bites event series in 2014, we […]
  
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• Ohio lawmakers may consolidate fight against algae

  29-11-2016 13:52
  
  TOLEDO — Ohio lawmakers are looking at consolidating oversight of Ohio’s efforts to battle the harmful algae in Lake Erie. The plan calls for reorganizing the Ohio Lake Erie Commission and turning its focus toward reducing what’s feeding the algae.
  
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• Justice Insider: Ex-Westerville teacher faces more sex abuse charges over Upper Arlington tutoring

  29-11-2016 12:58
  Daniel E. Burris could spend life in prison if convicted of raping an Upper Arlington boy he was tutoring between 2011 and 2012. Daniel E. Burris could spend life in prison if convicted of raping an Upper Arlington boy he was tutoring between 2011 and 2012.
  
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• President-Elect Trump to meet with Mitt Romney again

  29-11-2016 12:50
  
  NEW YORK, New York-- Donald Trump has called Mitt Romney back for a follow-up meeting today, as the president-elect decides who'll be his secretary of state.Romney was the 2012 GOP presidential nominee.Trump also plans to sit with Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.Yesterday, Trump spent an hour with retired Gen. David Petraeus, a new contender.
  
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• Developers want to build higher along North High Street

  29-11-2016 12:06
  
  Columbus developers increasingly are looking up instead of out as they try to build on some of the city’s most desirable streets. As available real estate dries up along High Street in the Short North, the University District and Clintonville, developers are asking for zoning exceptions for taller buildings that can handle an expected explosion in the urban population.
  
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• Ohio leads nation in overdose deaths

  29-11-2016 11:55
  
  In a grim statistic that surprises no one close to the problem, Ohio leads the nation in opioid overdose deaths, a new report shows. Along with the overall category, Ohio also had the country's most deaths related to heroin and the most deaths from synthetic opioids.
  
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• Wildfires rage in the South

  29-11-2016 11:42
  
  ATLANTA, Georgia-- As a strong storm system approached some of the largest wildfires burning in the South, the rain signaled new hope for firefighters working to extinguish the blazes.But the storms also brought high winds, which toppled dead trees and could pose a threat to firefighters, authorities said. Experts predicted that rains Tuesday from one storm system would not be enough to end the relentless drought that's spread across several states and provided fuel for the fires.The storms earl
  
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• Wildfires cause mandatory evacuations in Tennessee with 3 deaths (UPDATE)

  29-11-2016 11:42
  ATLANTA -- Raging wildfires fueled by high winds forced the evacuation of thousands of people and damaged hundreds of buildings in a popular resort town on the border of the Smoky Mountains National Park as National Guard troops arrived early Tuesday to help overwhelmed firefighters.---UPDATE: According to The Associated Press, three people have been killed after wildfires scorch the tourist area in TennesseeRain had begun to fall in some areas, but experts predicted it would not be enough to en
  
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• Mandatory evacuations underway in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, as wildfire roars

  29-11-2016 11:42
  
  ATLANTA -- As a strong storm system approached some of the largest wildfires burning in the South, the rain signaled new hope for firefighters working to extinguish the blazes.But the storms also brought high winds, which toppled dead trees and could pose a threat to firefighters, authorities said. Experts predicted that rains Tuesday from one storm system would not be enough to end the relentless drought that's spread across several states and provided fuel for the fires.The storms early Tuesda
  
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• Plane carrying Brazilian soccer team to Colombia crashes; 76 dead

  29-11-2016 11:18
  
  MEDELLIN, Colombia -- A chartered plane carrying a Brazilian first division soccer team crashed outside Medellin while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament, killing 76 people, Colombian officials said Tuesday. Six people initially survived, but one of them later died in a hospital.The British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane, operated by a charter airline named LaMia, declared an emergency and lost radar contact just before 10 p.m. Monday (0300 GMT) because of an electrical failure, a
  
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