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• Union County crash kills woman, closes part of Route 33

  30-11-2016 23:54
  
  The westbound lanes of Route 33 in Union County, near Route 42, are closed after a fatal crash this afternoon. The State Highway Patrol was called to the crash at 2:40 p.m. A woman, whose name hasn't yet been released, was pronounced dead shortly after the crash, which involved a tanker truck and two vehicles.
  
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• 3 more bodies found in Tennessee wildfire ruins, toll at 7

  30-11-2016 23:40
  Three more bodies were found in the ruins of wildfires that torched hundreds of homes and businesses in the Great Smoky Mountains area, raising the death toll to seven, a Tennessee mayor said Wednesday.Search-and-rescue missions continued, and Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters said they had found three people who had been trapped since the fires started spreading wildly in high winds on Monday night. The mayor said the three were OK."That is some good, positive news for a change," he said.The may
  
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• What's coming (and going) on Netflix for December 2016

  30-11-2016 23:32
  
  A new month means a new list of shows and movies coming to Netflix.But of course that also means some have to go.---What’s Coming… December 1Always (1989)Angels in the Snow (2015)Beverly Hills Cop (1984)Beyond Bollywood (2014)Black Snake Moan (2007)Chill with Bob Ross: Collection (1990)Compulsion (1959)D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)David Blaine: Street Magic (1997)Dreamland (2010)For the Love of Spock (2016)Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce: Season 2 (2015)Glory Daze: The Life and Time of
  
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• Self-driving semi being driven in central Ohio

  30-11-2016 23:24
  A new self-driving semi will be tested on U.S. 33 between Dublin and East Liberty.“Makes me very nervous,” said Babs Farkasovsky, a driver and retired teacher. “I don't like to drive on 270 with any semis around.”“A big truck like that does kind of concern me,” said Johnathan Kacherski. He drives the area where the truck will be tested. “I’d probably much rather a smart car maybe driving itself,” said Kacherski.The truck is part of a $15 mill
  
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• Brazen burglars target multiple Clintonville businesses

  30-11-2016 23:22
  More than a dozen Clintonville businesses have been broken into in less than three weeks.Chris Kuras owns Eat, Purr, Love, a place where people can come, hang out and play with cats. Two weeks ago, a couple intruders entered with no interest in the furry friends.“Two people had broken in through an adjacent door,” Kuras said.The burglars checked out a couple rooms but likely spotted the surveillance cameras.“They exited pretty much as quickly as they entered,” Kuras said.
  
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• Local refugee, advocates disappointed in Trump statement on Ohio State attacker

  30-11-2016 23:16
  President-Elect Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that the Ohio State attacker "should not have been in our country."Those who work with the local refugee community said it's far too soon to draw conclusions about his status, or anyone else's.As a young man in Iraq, Walid Ali's English-language skills made him an asset interpreting for the American military after the 2003 invasion.It also made him a target among those who accused him of being a spy."My friends, three interpreters, one his h
  
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• Columbus Rotary: Geo-political Transformations in the Middle East 11/29/16

  30-11-2016 22:48 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Vote on weakening Ohio clean-energy standards could come next week

  30-11-2016 22:47
  
  An Ohio House panel plans to vote today on a proposal to weaken the state's clean-energy standards, but first the committee is listening to dozens of witnesses who oppose the measure.
  
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• Netflix users can finally watch shows and movies offline

  30-11-2016 22:46
  
  Netflix subscribers can now binge on many of their favorite shows and movies even when they don't have an internet connection.The long-awaited offline option announced Wednesday gives Netflix's 87 million subscribers offline access to videos for the first time in the streaming service's decade-long history.Netflix is matching a downloading feature that one of its biggest rivals, Amazon.com, has been offering to its video subscribers for the past year. It's something that also has been available
  
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• Jingle Bell Run to benefit arthritis foundation

  30-11-2016 22:20
  More than 50 million Americans, including 300,000 children live with arthritis but this weekend more than 2,000 people in Columbus will be jingling their way to a cure.“I was having restricted movement in my neck and a lot of my joints,” said Joanna Helon who is the National Adult Honoree for the Jingle Bell Run.
  At 7-years-old, Helon started to notice that something wasn't right. A year and half later, she was diagnosed with arthritis.
  “I lost the ability to tie my shoes and s
  
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• Columbus City Council Health & Housing Committee: Tobacco 21 Legislation

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• US 33 remains closed in Union County after deadly crash

  30-11-2016 21:43
  
  Authorities say one person was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Union County.The crash happened on US 33 near US 42 around 3:00 p.m Wednesday.According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a Jeep was traveling eastbound and went off the left side of the road and hit a tanker truck and a Cadillac Escalade head-on.The driver of the Jeep, identified as Kimberly Mintier of Marysville, was killed in the crash. The tanker truck driver had minor injuries, and the driver of the Cadillac was not inj
  
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• US 33 closed in Union County due to fatal crash

  30-11-2016 21:43
  
  Authorities say one person was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Union County.According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on US 33 just west of US 42 around 3 p.m.Two vehicles were involved in the crash. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says the crash involves a tanker truck.As a result of the crash, US 33 will be closed in both direction between Post Road and US 42. Officials say it will be closed for up to an hour.Dublin Police say US 33 west is closed at Post
  
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• One killed in Union County head-on crash

  30-11-2016 21:43
  
  Authorities say one person was killed Wednesday afternoon in a Union County crash.The crash happened on US 33 near US 42 around 3:00 p.m Wednesday.According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a Jeep was traveling eastbound and went off the left side of the road and hit a tanker truck and a Cadillac Escalade head-on.The driver of the Jeep, identified as Kimberly Mintier of Marysville, was killed in the crash. The tanker truck driver had minor injuries, and the driver of the Cadillac was not injure
  
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• Creator of McDonald's flagship sandwich, the Big Mac, dies

  30-11-2016 21:31
  
  You probably don't know his name, but you've almost certainly devoured his creation: two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun.Michael James "Jim" Delligatti, the McDonald's franchisee who created the Big Mac nearly 50 years ago and saw it become perhaps the best-known fast-food sandwich in the world, died Monday at home in Pittsburgh. Delligatti, who according to his son ate at least one 540-calorie Big Mac a week for decades, was 98.Delligatti'
  
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• Logger gets 4 years for timber theft

  30-11-2016 21:14
  
  A southeastern Ohio logger has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing more than $2 million in timber from land owned by an elderly Grove City resident. Vinton County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Simmons also ordered Mark Betts, the owner of Betts Logging, to pay $2,025,088 in restitution, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said in a news release.
  
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• Coroner: Ohio State attacker died from gunshot wounds to head, chest

  30-11-2016 20:58
  
  The Franklin County Coroner's Office has released the preliminary autopsy for the suspect who attacked people on Ohio State's campus Monday.The preliminary autopsy report on 18-year-old Abdul Razak Ali Artan shows gunshot wounds to the head and chest caused his death.Authorities say Artan drove a vehicle up onto a curb near Watts Hall and struck pedestrians. Artan then exited the vehicle and began to attack people with a butcher knife.Ohio State University Police Officer Alan Horujko arrived at
  
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• Civil forfeiture bill ready for passage despite opposition by police, prosecutors

  30-11-2016 20:56
  
  Despite ongoing opposition from police chiefs and prosecutors, legislative leaders expect to pass a bill next week limiting the ability for law enforcement to seize property without a criminal conviction.
  
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• Pilot told Colombia controllers 'no fuel' before crash

  30-11-2016 20:29
  
  MEDELLIN, Colombia -- The pilot of the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel before crashing into the Andes, according to a leaked recording of the final minutes of the doomed flight.In the sometimes chaotic audiotape from the air traffic tower, the pilot of the British-built jet could be heard repeatedly requesting permission to land due to a "total electric failure" and lack of fuel, before slamming into a mountainside late Monday.
  
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• Where we rank: Study measures Columbus against other cities

  30-11-2016 20:24
  
  Columbus is young and growing, but not very ethnically diverse. We have an enviable unemployment rate and rising per-capita income, but small business development is dismal. And poverty remains stubbornly high. That's a snapshot view from a report released today that compares Columbus with 22 other metro areas.
  
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• Victims in Ohio State attack named

  30-11-2016 20:15
  
  Columbus police release the names of those injured in Monday's Ohio State attack.
  
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• Guilty plea in murder case invalid, appeals court rules

  30-11-2016 20:05
  
  The Franklin County Court of Appeals has ruled that a Near East Side man's guilty plea in a 2014 murder case is invalid because the judge who took the plea failed to inform the man of one of his constitutional rights.
  
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• Plain City re-installs its 1902 clock tower after major renovation

  30-11-2016 19:15
  
  PLAIN CITY — Since 1902, folks in this Madison County village have looked to the clock near the town square. Not just as an accurate timepiece, but as an emblem of their heritage.
  
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• Ryan fails to unseat Pelosi as House Democratic leader

  30-11-2016 19:08
  
  WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi easily headed off a challenge to her position as the top Democrat in the House, defeating Ohio lawmaker Tim Ryan in a vote today for the minority leader position. Pelosi, a California Democrat who has led House Democrats since 2003, received 134 votes. Ryan, D-Niles, who decided to run after Democrats performed dismally in November’s elections, received 63 votes.
  
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• WATCH: Authorities provide update on Ohio State attack investigation

  30-11-2016 19:00
  
  Authorities provided an update on the investigation into the attack at Ohio State University Monday.Latest on #OhioStateAttack investigation | https://t.co/Mt11WNIrYZ #10TV pic.twitter.com/hpBpTD7Pbd— 10TV.com (@10TV) November 30, 2016
  Watch in the video player below:---Latest coverage of OSU attack:Lantern reporter recalls interview with Ohio State attack suspectQuick-acting Ohio State officer praised for killing attackerArmy veteran injured in Ohio State attack says he grabbed attacker's
  
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• FBI: Islamic State group might have inspired Ohio State attacker

  30-11-2016 19:00
  
  The FBI says a Somali-born student who carried out a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University may have been inspired by the Islamic State group along with a former al-Qaida leader.Law enforcement officials said Wednesday that it's too soon to say the rampage that hurt 11 people on Monday was terrorism.Latest on #OhioStateAttack investigation | https://t.co/Mt11WNIrYZ #10TV pic.twitter.com/hpBpTD7Pbd— 10TV.com (@10TV) November 30, 2016
  The FBI says it is looking to verify whether Ohio
  
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• Federal agents warn of gift card fraud

  30-11-2016 18:31
  The National Retail Federation says gift cards are the number one most requested gift this holiday season. Holiday shoppers are projected to spend $31 billionon gift cards.Federal investigators said the popular cards are also hot, literally, with thieves. Secret Service agents in Columbus said they recently busted up a gift card fraud scheme worth $2 million.Secret Service Resident Agent in Charge, John Schuck, spent two years cracking the case.Schuck says the scheme begins when hackers hijack y
  
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• Vote expected soon to weaken Ohio clean-energy standards

  30-11-2016 18:29
  
  An Ohio House panel plans to vote today on a proposal to weaken the state's clean-energy standards, but first the committee is listening to dozens of witnesses who oppose the measure.
  
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• Ohio State Students Offer Support after Car-and-Knife Attack

  30-11-2016 18:26
  Student Ashley Greivenkamp signs a community message board at The Ohio State University student union Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, following an attack at on campus the previous day, in Columbus, Ohio Ohio State University students on Wednesday continued to offer messages of support following an attack on campus that injured nearly a dozen people. All four panels of a two-sided board in the student union were filled with messages first thing in the morning, two days after 11 people were hurt in a car-
  
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• Columbus moves forward with police body cameras, picks vendor

  30-11-2016 18:26
  
  Columbus has chosen Watchguard Video as the vendor to supply body cameras for police officers.
  
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• House Democrats vote to keep Nancy Pelosi as leader

  30-11-2016 18:12
  
  WASHINGTON -- House Democrats re-elected Nancy Pelosi as their leader on Wednesday despite disenchantment among some in the caucus over the party's disappointing performance in elections earlier this month.The California lawmaker, who has led the party since 2002, turned back a challenge from Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan. The secret ballot vote was 134-63."We need the very best to lead us," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told Democrats in nominating Pelosi. "No one is a better tactician than Nancy Pelosi."Th
  
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• New 10-Acre Car Rental Facility Coming to John Glenn Airport in 2020

  30-11-2016 18:05
  
  Representatives from the John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) announced today that they have selected TranSystems Corporation of Ohio to design a new rental car facility at the airport. The new facility is slated for construction on 10 acres of land in the center of the airport’s property, and will replace the current car rental […]
  
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• No charges against Charlotte officer in Keith Scott shooting

  30-11-2016 17:52
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A Charlotte police officer who shot and killed a man at an apartment complex, touching off several nights of unrest in the city, will not face charges, a North Carolina prosecutor announced Wednesday.Charlotte-Mecklenburg District Attorney Andrew Murray said Officer Brentley Vinson's actions in killing Keith Lamont Scott were justified.Scott's family has said he was not armed.However, at a lengthy news conference Murray displayed a nearby store's surveillance video showing the
  
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• Trump: Ohio State attack suspect "should not have been in our country"

  30-11-2016 17:41
  
  President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the Ohio State University attack in a tweet early Wednesday morning, claiming that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was “taking credit” for the attack. The tweet also claimed that the suspect, a Somali refugee, “should not have been in our country.”ISIS is taking credit for the terrible stabbing attack at Ohio State University by a Somali refugee who should not have been in our country.— Donald J. Trump (@realDona
  
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• Columbus United March Calls for Community Action

  30-11-2016 17:12
  
  Tuesday night’s March for Justice, hosted by Columbus United, called for solidarity, inclusion, and action. Relevant not only to Donald Trump’s eventual claim of the White House, but also to the attack on OSU’s campus on Monday as well as several current controversial events, the group’s march was preceded by the release of 10 demands […]
  
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• More Photos: Protestors Gather Downtown in Statehouse March

  30-11-2016 17:10
  
  Nearly 1,000 locals marched through Downtown tonight in the latest of an ongoing string of protests targeted at the upcoming Trump administration. The crowds gathered at Goodale Park and marched to the Ohio Statehouse with a wide variety of protest signs that ranged from “Liberty and Justice for All” to “No Human is Illegal” to “A Better […]
  
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• Casto Project in Franklinton Approved

  30-11-2016 17:02
  
  Casto’s long-planned development in East Franklinton cleared its latest hurdle earlier this month, winning a vote of approval from the East Franklinton Area Review Board. The project features a pair of five-story buildings fronting Rich Street, two three-story buildings on either side of Lucas Street, and four smaller townhome buildings on the Scioto River side […]
  
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• Keo Woolford, actor on "Hawaii Five-0," dies at 49

  30-11-2016 16:51
  
  Actor Keo Woolford, best known for playing Detective James Chang on “Hawaii Five-0,” passed away on Monday at the age of 49. Woolford suffered a stroke three days before his death, his publicist Tracy Larrua told the Hollywood Reporter.Woolford had a strong connection with Hawaii beyond his recurring role on the CBS show. The Honolulu native also wrote, directed and produced the 2013 indie film “The Haumana,” which centered on the host of a luau show, and was planning a s
  
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• New ramp on US 33 to open Friday in Dublin

  30-11-2016 16:38
  
  The ramp from US 33 westbound to Interstate 270 south will open Friday morning in Dublin.Drivers will now travel under US 33 and over I-270 before merging onto the interstate. For the past six months, drivers have had to take a detour.According to The Ohio Department of Transportation, construction at the I-270 and US 33 interchange in Dublin began in Spring 2015. The $68 million project will improve safety and reduce congestion by eliminating the weaving and merging that is currently present.Fr
  
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• OSU Releases More Information on Campus Attack

  30-11-2016 16:30
  
  Press Release: Update on victims of campus attack: 3 of 11 still hospitalized Injured professor describes event, declines to speculate on motive Three of 11 people injured in a campus attack Monday remain hospitalized, officials announced in a news conference today at The Ohio State University. One patient is being treated at The Ohio State […]
  
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• Trump says he's leaving businesses to focus on presidency

  30-11-2016 16:06
  
  WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's leaving his business empire to focus on being the nation's 45th president, bowing to pressure to avoid potential conflicts of interest between governing and profiting in the private sector."I will be leaving my great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country in order to make America great again," he tweeted in a series of missives sent before dawn. "While I am not mandated to do this under the law, I feel
  
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• Review: Curry Up Indian Grill

  30-11-2016 16:00
  
  According to the opening press reports, Curry Up is designed to bring Indian food to a wider audience here in Columbus. That particular motivation was attention getting, mostly because, it’s always seemed like Indian Food has had strong representation here in town. Among other things, the cultural cuisine is home of the most popular lunch-time […]
  
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• Columbus Police: Bag of meatballs, TV stolen from local pizza shop

  30-11-2016 15:44
  
  Police say two people were caught on camera breaking into a Columbus pizza shop.The reported burglary occurred on October 10 at Grandad’s Pizza on Morse Road.Nearby surveillance cameras captured the two suspects breaking into the business, according to Columbus Police.A television and a bag of meatballs were reported stolen.CPD is asking anyone with information on the identities of the suspects to call the burglary unit at 614.645.2374 or email Det. Borghese [email protected].
  
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• Woman, boyfriend sentenced in beating death of Ohio grandfather dumped in Kentucky creek

  30-11-2016 14:46
  
  TROY — An Ohio couple have been sentenced in the death of the woman’s grandfather after his body was found in a sleeping bag in a Kentucky creek. A Miami County judge on Tuesday sentenced Richard Terrel to 15 years in prison in the May 2015 death of 88-year-old William York Sr. Authorities said Terrel beat the Tipp City man to death with a baseball bat inside the victim’s garage.
  
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• Columbus Police searching for missing 12-year-old boy

  30-11-2016 14:25
  
  Police are searching for a high-risk missing 12-year-old boy from west Columbus.Tyler Oller was last seen Tuesday night walking on Valley View Drive near Hague Avenue.Police say his direction of travel was unknown.He is described as being 4’9” tall, weighing 85 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.Tyler was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and red shorts.Columbus Police are asking anyone with information to call 614.645.4624.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest deve
  
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• Columbus Police: 12-year-old boy found safe (UPDATE)

  30-11-2016 14:25
  
  UPDATE: 7:30 p.m.Columbus Police say that Tyler has been found and is safe with family.---Original StoryPolice are searching for a high-risk missing 12-year-old boy from west Columbus.Tyler Oller was last seen Tuesday night walking on Valley View Drive near Hague Avenue.Police say his direction of travel was unknown.He is described as being 4’9” tall, weighing 85 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.Tyler was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and red shorts.Columbus Police
  
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• IKEA to Install Solar Panels Atop Future Columbus, OH Store Opening...

  30-11-2016 14:11
  IKEA to Install Solar Panels Atop Future Columbus, OH Store Opening Summer 2017; Array Will Be Retailer's 2 nd in State )--IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today announced plans to install solar panels atop its future Columbus store opening Summer 2017. Panel installation will begin in early 2017, with completion expected in the Spring for what will be the second IKEA solar array in the State of Ohio.
  
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• What the Rock?! Relocating to Clintonville?!

  30-11-2016 14:00
  
  After ten years in the Short North, everyone’s favorite name-punctuated retail shop What the Rock?! is pulling up roots and heading north to Clintonville. “In 2017, we will be trading our digs in the Short North Arts District for a storefront on Indianola Avenue,” stated husband-and-wife owners Mike Renner and Heather Ziegler on Facebook yesterday. […]
  
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• North Dakota courts strained by pipeline protest arrests

  30-11-2016 13:34
  
  BISMARCK, N.D.-- The hundreds of arrests during the months of protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota have created an unprecedented burden for the state's court system, which faces huge cost overruns and doesn't have enough judges, lawyers and clerks to handle the workload.Police have made nearly 575 arrests since August during clashes at the protesters' main camp along the pipeline route in southern North Dakota and at protests in and around the state capital, Bismarck,
  
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• Trump tweets Ohio State attacker ‘should not have been in our country’

  30-11-2016 13:17
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to tie Monday’s attack at Ohio State University that injured 11 to U.S. immigration policy. Trump on Wednesday morning tweeted “ISIS is taking credit for the terrible stabbing attack at Ohio State University by a Somali refugee who should not have been in our country.”
  
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