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• As cops get body cameras, Columbus looks to fill 7 positions

  03-12-2016 23:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's capital city is looking to make seven new hires as its police officers are outfitted with body cameras and officials expect an influx of public records requests and evidence for prosecutors.The hires in Mayor Andrew Ginther's proposed budget for 2017 stem from Columbus' plan to equip more than 1,400 officers with cameras ... (more)
  
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• Firefighters battle 10-alarm blaze in Cambridge, Mass.

  03-12-2016 22:53
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Firefighters battled a massive fire on Saturday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, CBS Boston reported.The fire was initially reported as a 9-alarm blaze, but a 10th alarm went out on Saturday afternoon, the Cambridge Police tweeted.Police said seven to eight buildings were involved in the fire. 10th Alarm struck; 7-8 buildings involved— Cambridge Local 30 (@CFD_Local30) December 3, 2016 The fire was reported just before 3 p.m. and reached nine alarms about 30 minutes later.
  
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• Bergdahl seeks pardon from Obama to avert desertion trial

  03-12-2016 22:36
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the former prisoner of war who's accused of endangering comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, is asking President Barack Obama to pardon him before leaving office.White House and Justice Department officials said Saturday that Bergdahl had submitted copies of the clemency request seeking leniency. If granted by Obama, it would allow Bergdahl to avert a military trial scheduled for April where he faces charges of desertion and misbehavio
  
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• Deadly overnight house fire kills 2 adults, 2 children

  03-12-2016 22:10
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- An overnight house fire has killed two adults and two young girls in Akron, Ohio.Multiple media reports say the fire broke out about 1:30 a.m. Saturday when a caller reported people were trapped inside the house.Media reports say one child was rescued and a woman escaped by jumping from an attic window in the three-story house.City spokeswoman Ellen Lander says the adults were a man and woman and the girls were about 7 or 8 years old.Firefighters and investigators remained on
  
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• Donald Trump singles out another Indiana plant for moving to Mexico

  03-12-2016 21:37
  
  Fresh off a deal with air-conditioning company Carrier, President-elect Donald Trump is now singling out another company leaving its Indiana plant for Mexico: Rexnord, which plans to nix 300 union jobs from their factory in Indianapolis.Mr. Trump sent a tweet Friday about Rexnord, charging that it was “rather viciously firing” workers and vowing “No more!” FollowDonald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrumpRexnord of Indiana is moving to Mexico and rather viciously firing all
  
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• 'Anybody can be a terrorist'; Ohio a hotbed for radicalization?

  03-12-2016 21:24
  
  This August 2016 image provided by TheLantern.com shows Abdul Razak Ali Artan in Columbus, Ohio. CINCINNATI - Authorities are investigating terrorism as a possible motive in the car-and-knife attack on the Ohio State University campus, the latest in a series of cases involving young men who apparently became radicalized in the heartland state.
  
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• Texas officials: Bus carrying cheerleaders crashes, 8 hurt

  03-12-2016 21:14
  
  BIG SPRING, Texas -- Officials say eight people were injured when a bus carrying high school cheerleaders crashed with a tractor-trailer rig in Texas.The Iraan-Sheffield bus carrying the cheerleaders crashed in Howard County after a football game late Friday night. Amanda Duforat with Scenic Mountain Medical Center in Big Spring told KWES-TV that eight people were brought in from the crash. She said two were in critical condition, two others were in serious condition and four were being transfer
  
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• Warehouse fire death toll climbs to 33, and includes teens

  03-12-2016 18:56
  OAKLAND, Calif. – ​ The death toll from a fire that tore through a warehouse hosting a late-night dance party climbed to 33 on Sunday as firefighters painstakingly combed through rubble for others believed to still be missing and made the grim announcement that teenagers were among the dead.The building that went up in flames was known as the "Ghost Ship," had been carved into artist studios and was an illegal home for a rotating cast of a dozen or more people, according to former de
  
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• Oakland "Ghost Ship" warehouse party fire: At least 30 confirmed killed

  03-12-2016 18:56
  OAKLAND, Calif. – At least 30 people have been confirmed killed in the Oakland “Ghost Ship” warehouse fire, Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said on Sunday as authorities searched wreckage and deceased victims of a deadly blaze were located.In a statement earlier on Sunday, Kelly said: “We’re starting to get into areas of the building where we’re finding more victims.”Authorities also said DNA will be needed to identify bodies.
  
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• Fire tears through Oakland dance party, killing at least 9

  03-12-2016 18:56
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. -- Fire tore through an Oakland warehouse converted into artist studios during a late night dance party, killing at least nine people, and officials said Saturday that the death toll could rise as high as 40.Officials said people either escaped from the cluttered building or died inside, where the only way down from the second story was via a stairwell constructed entirely of wooden pallets.31st Ave- #oakland @KTVU @kron4news @CBSSF @abc7newsbayarea @allaboutgeorge pic.twitter.co
  
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• Death toll in warehouse fire rises to 24, with more expected

  03-12-2016 18:56
  OAKLAND, Calif. -- Officials say the death toll has risen to 24 in a fire that ripped through a late-night dance party in a converted warehouse in Oakland, California, and they expect that number to climb as the search continues.Alameda County Sheriff's Sgt. Ray Kelly announced the new figure early Sunday. Only about 20 percent of the charred remains of the building have been searched. Oakland Battalion Fire Chief Melinda Drayton says fire crews worked through the night to clear debris from the
  
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• Deadly warehouse party blaze in Oakland, California

  03-12-2016 18:56
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. -- At least nine people died in a blaze that broke out during a party in a converted warehouse late Friday night in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to fire officials.Oakland Fire Chief Teresa Deloche-Reed said at least another 25 people are unaccounted for as of Saturday morning. Authorities are working to verify who was in the building when the fire broke out.Deloche-Reed said the roof collapsed and that fire investigators will have to search through debris to find any rem
  
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• Road rage ends in ex-NFL player's death; criticism of case looms

  03-12-2016 18:19
  HARVEY, La. -- A road rage incident possibly sparked by a driver cutting off another on a nearby bridge spiraled into a shooting that left an ex-NFL player dead, authorities said, amid criticism the shooter was allowed to go free.Joe McKnight, 28, was shot Thursday afternoon in Terrytown, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. Authorities identified Ronald Gasser, 54, who stayed at the scene, as the shooter and released him overnight.At a news conference Friday, Jefferson Parish Sheriff
  
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• USC identifies professor stabbed to death by student

  03-12-2016 18:06
  
  LOS ANGELES -- A student stabbed a psychology professor to death on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles on Friday in what was a personal dispute, authorities said.Los Angeles Police Officer Meghan Aguilar said the professor was killed inside the Seeley G. Mudd building in the heart of campus. She said a male student was arrested without incident immediately after police arrived at the scene of the attack but his name was not released. Aguilar could not say who called poli
  
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• NFL games coming to CBS All Access starting Sunday

  03-12-2016 17:58
  
  The NFL is coming to CBS All Access thanks to a new deal announced Thursday. The multiyear deal between the NFL and CBS Corporation begins on Dec. 4, and continues with all NFL ON CBS coverage of regular, preseason and postseason games.Leslie Moonves, chairman and chief executive officer of the CBS Corporation announced the partnership Thursday. “Adding the most watched programming on television, to the most watched network on television, will be a powerful combination as we continue to gr
  
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• Columbus celebrates 2016 Jingle Bell Run

  03-12-2016 17:42
  
  The annual Jingle Bell Run boasts hundreds of runners and volunteers who want to get moving to raise money for healing. All ages took part in the fundraiser for Arthritis research.
  This year a Columbus resident Joanna Helon is the national honoree. Helon said she hopes to raise her voice to help create better treatment.
  "I'm so excited as a Columbus resident to bring this visibility to Columbus, our great city and to spread awareness about arthritis," said Helon. She described the illness that i
  
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• Construction Roundup: Short North, Near East, University District and More

  03-12-2016 15:00
  
  In addition to Downtown Columbus and Downtown Dublin, there’s a whole lot of other construction happening throughout various neighborhoods and suburbs as well. This latest installment in our Construction Roundup photo series takes a look at what’s going on in Victorian Village, the Near East Side, Bexley, the University District and beyond. Some of the […]
  
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• S. Koreans rally for 6th weekend calling for leader's ouster

  03-12-2016 14:43
  
  Rallying for the sixth straight weekend in what has become perhaps South Korea's biggest protest movement ever, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators in Seoul got the closest yet Saturday to the president they desperately want removed.The demonstration came hours after lawmakers formally launched an attempt to impeach President Park Geun-hye and set up a floor vote for as early as next Friday. State prosecutors accuse Park of helping a close confidante extort money and favors from large compani
  
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• Man convicted of murder in hot car death to be sentenced

  03-12-2016 14:33
  
  A judge is set to sentence a Georgia man Monday after a jury last month found that he intentionally left his toddler son in a hot SUV to die.A jury convicted Justin Ross Harris, 36, in the June 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper.Police were suspicious from the start and took Harris into custody in the strip mall parking lot where he had pulled over and removed his son's lifeless body from the SUV. Harris' defense attorneys argued that he was a loving father and that while he was responsi
  
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• Cookie orders roll in at business owned by woman with Down syndrome

  03-12-2016 14:11
  
  Collette Divitto is now running her cookie business around the clock, CBS Boston reports. Since the station profiled the 26-year-old late last month who was born with Down syndrome, she has received orders for more than 25,000 cookies around the country.“I haven’t slept at all,” Divitto joked. “I am really amazed at the support for my company and my cookies.”Divitto started the business after she faced barriers trying to find a paying job. Her hope is to grow the bu
  
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• Attempted murder charge against mom in fecal injection case

  03-12-2016 14:02
  
  A prosecutor charged a northwestern Indiana woman with attempted murder Friday after she told police she injected fecal matter into her son’s IV tube while he was hospitalized for leukemia.
  Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry filed the new charge against Tiffany Alberts, 41, of Wolcott, who had been charged Nov. 22 with six counts of aggravated battery and neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury. She was released from the Marion County Jail on her own recognizance the fo
  
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• John Glenn Airport compared with peer cities in new quarterly report

  03-12-2016 13:58
  John Glenn Columbus International Airport fared well in the growth of available airline seats over the past year: Columbus' capacity grew by 9 percent, putting it in the top five of a ranking of 15 airports. Air service can be critical to a community's economic success, and now, Columbus has a formal way to gauge how well it stacks up against cities of similar size.
  
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• General Tso's Chicken inventor dies at 98

  03-12-2016 13:55
  
  The chef credited with inventing General Tso’s Chicken, a world-famous Chinese dish smothered in a sweet sauce that was never a staple in China, has died in Taiwan at 98.Peng Chang-kuei died of pneumonia last Wednesday in Taipei, his son, Chuck Peng, told The Associated Press. He was still cooking in the family’s Taipei restaurant kitchen just a few months ago.Peng first brought the sticky, sweet and spicy dish to New York about 40 years ago.It’s now on Chinese restaurant menus
  
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• Michael Slager trial: Lone juror is holdout on verdict, judge says

  03-12-2016 13:51
  
  A lone juror will not vote to convict Michael Slager, the former South Carolina police officer accused in the fatal shooting of a black man. But jurors told the judge late Friday afternoon that they would continue deliberating and wish to return at 9 a.m. on Monday.Slager, who is white, is charged in the death of 50-year-old Walter Scott, who was shot five times in the back in April 2015 as he fled a traffic stop after his 1990 Mercedes was pulled for a broken taillight. A bystander’s cell
  
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• Trump speaks directly with Taiwan's leader, irking China

  03-12-2016 13:43
  
  In a break with decadeslong diplomatic tradition, President-elect Donald Trump spoke directly with the president of Taiwan, a move that drew an irritated response from China on Saturday and looked set to cast uncertainty over U.S. policy toward Asia.It is perhaps unprecedented for a U.S. president or president-elect to speak directly with a leader of Taiwan, a self-governing island the U.S. broke diplomatic ties with in 1979. China said it lodged a stern complaint with the U.S. and reiterated it
  
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• Returning to Pearl Harbor 75 years later

  03-12-2016 12:45
  Next week marks 75 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor. The strike by the Japanese military killed 2,400 Americans and injured nearly 1,200 more. 10TV​'s Laura Borchers talks with a central Ohioan who was one of the service members injured.Milton Mapou will return to Hawaii for the first time since 1945.
  
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• Backyard chickens spur debate in central Ohio communities

  03-12-2016 12:20
  
  Karen Bailey didn’t intend to ruffle any feathers when she brought the seven tiny chicks into her suburban backyard. Her crafty son built a wooden coop and they tucked it behind her garage on Coronation Avenue in Gahanna. The young birds grew into hens and became pets with perks, producing plenty of fresh eggs, companionship and entertainment. Then she learned they were illegal.
  
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• Columbus Library to end overdue fines

  03-12-2016 12:06
  
  The Columbus Metropolitan Library is the most recent library system to stop fines as a way to get patrons to return overdue books and other materials. The library board approved the measure, which will take effect on Jan. 1, on Thursday.
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Chance for Rain and Snow Sunday

  03-12-2016 12:03
  Today:Mostly cloudy & chilly.High 41.West winds 3-6 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy & chilly.Low 30.Light variable winds.
  Tomorrow: Rain mixes to light snow (especially north of I-70).Don’t expect much to stick.High 43.SE winds 3-6 mph.
  Monday: Partly cloudy & seasonal.High 45.Variable winds 3-6 mph.Special Information: We have another chilly and gloomy day in Central Ohio.Expect to get a little sun through the afternoon but we’ll see more clouds than sun through the day with
  
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• Septic fees raise questions in Union County

  03-12-2016 11:57
  
  About 9,000 septic-system owners in Union County have received first-ever bills for septic-system permits, prompting hundreds to call with questions. The county mailed the notices a week ago, said Jennifer Thrush of the Union County Health Department.
  
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• Posted On03 Dec 2016

  03-12-2016 10:13
  
  LeBron James wasn't holding back. Cleveland's superstar had plenty to say after the Cavaliers gave up 78 points in the paint on the way to another loss.
  
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• watch Pinegrove play 4 mostly-acoustic songs for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert

  03-12-2016 06:26
  
  Pinegrove have been having a great year ever since the release of their fantastic album Cardinal . That great year continues today with a new NPR Tiny Desk Concert where frontman Evan Stephens Hall and his five-piece backing band stripped things down for four mostly-acoustic songs.
  
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• Professor fatally stabbed on USC campus, student arrested

  03-12-2016 05:14
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A professor was stabbed to death on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles on Friday and a suspect arrested in his death is a male student, a police spokeswoman said.Los Angeles Police Officer Meghan Aguilar did not immediately release the names of the professor or the student or the suspected motive in the Friday afternoon attack.Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said the victim was around 25 years old and was pronounced dead
  
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• New Albany residents react to Limited Stores Layoffs

  03-12-2016 04:21
  
  Nearly 250 employees of "The Limited" are now looking for work after Friday’s stunning announcement that their jobs had been permanently eliminated.
  “It was surprising,” said New Albany resident, Jody Hepp.Friday's announcement comes after the company said in November it was seeking a new buyer.A company spokesperson told 10-TV,"Limited Stores, like many of its peers, is facing ongoing challenges in the current retail environment. The company is exploring a number of options to
  
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• LeBron James makes good on bet, shows up in cubs uniform

  03-12-2016 04:16
  
  LeBron James dressed like a champion - a World Series champion.James made good on a bet with close friend Dwyane Wade and showed up wearing a Chicago Cubs uniform before Friday night's game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls.James made a friendly wager on the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Cubs with his former Miami teammate Wade, a Chicago product who signed with his hometown team in the summer. The Cubs rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win their first championship
  
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• 2 arrested for trafficking drugs

  03-12-2016 03:27
  
  The METRICH Enforcement Unit, The Mansfield Division of Police and the Allied Special Operations Response Team executed a drug search warranton South Brookway Way in Mansfield on Friday.During the search warrant, authorities seized suspected heroin and drug abuse instruments consistent with trafficking of drugs.Detectives also arrested Delvonte Williams and Malique Schad.Both men charged with passion and trafficking in drugs.METRICH Supervisor Sgt. Blust stated, “this investigation was th
  
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• Missing N.C. mom, teen daughter, found dead in well

  03-12-2016 02:59
  
  The bodies of a missing mother and her teen daughter have been found in a well and police say their deaths are being investigated as homicides, reports CBS affiliate WNCN.On Tuesday, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said that they believed Dawn Elizabeth Ward, 40, and her daughter Taylor Lynn Carroll, 14, went missing from a mobile home on Monday.At that time, evidence reportedly surfaced causing concern for Ward and Carroll’s safety and welfare.The station reports that Ward&rsquo
  
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• Woman at OSU knife suspect family apartment says they had no idea

  03-12-2016 02:55
  
  From an apartment 10tv has chosen not to identify, where records indicate OSU knife attack suspect Abdul Razak Ali Artan's brother and sister are staying, a woman conveys what friends and neighbors have suggested.
  10tv asked the woman if she knew what was going on.
  She said ‘no’.
  Investigators say Artan's knife attack on a group of people near OSU's Watts Hall had the hallmarks of 'a lone wolf attack'.
  In the end, OSU police officer Alan Harujko shot and killed the 18-year-old Somali
  
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• Oregon school district's Santa Claus memo sparks social media uproar

  03-12-2016 02:22
  
  Oregon school district officials are scrambling to clarify their holiday policies after a memo, which asked staff members to “refrain” from using images of Santa Clausand religious decorations, got leaked online this week.A portion of the memo that was circulating read:“You may still decorate your door or office if you like, but we ask that you be respectful and sensitive to the diverse perspectives and beliefs of our community and refrain from using religious-themed decoration
  
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• Bishop Hartley Wins Division IV State Championship

  03-12-2016 01:56
  
  The Bishop Hartley Hawks are back-to-back Division IV state champions.Matteo Agriesti kicked a 31-yard field goal with 2 seconds left to spare and Columbus Bishop Hartley defeated Steubenville 24-21 in the Ohio Division IV state championship game Friday.
  Marquette Dixon rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown for Hartley (13-1) as the Hawks topped Steubenville in the state final for the second straight year.Steubenville (13-1) came from behind and tied the score at 21 on a 21-yard touchdown pass fr
  
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• Navy, Western Michigan could put bowls on hold if CFP waits

  03-12-2016 01:53
  
  No. 13 Western Michigan and No. 20 Navy could put a bunch of bowls on hold, depending on what the College Football Playoff selection committee thinks of their performances this weekend.If Navy is in position to earn a spot in a major bowl game when the rankings and semifinal pairings are set Sunday, the 12-person committee will wait a week for Navy to play Army to make a final call on where the Midshipmen should be ranked.Navy (9-2) is 19th in the latest playoff rankings, two spots behind unbea
  
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• 1 dead in small plane crash in Indiana

  03-12-2016 01:39
  
  Indiana State Police say one person has died in a small plane crash in southwestern Indiana.Sgt. Todd Ringle says the plane crashed shortly after noon Friday in Posey County, about 5 miles east of Mount Vernon and about the same distance north of the Ohio River.He says state police and other emergency responders are at the scene.No other details are immediately available.
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash closes lanes of I-70 westbound in downtown Columbus

  03-12-2016 01:16
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is investigating an injury crash in downtown Columbus.Several lanes of I-70 westbound were closed near the I-71 split due to a multi-vehicle crash.Dispatchers say at least three vehicles were involved in the crash and several people were injured.Traffic backup from the closure could be seen for miles.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Chains and branded skin: California kidnap case baffles cops

  03-12-2016 00:45
  
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Three weeks after Sherri Papini disappeared, the question of whether she was dead or alive was answered when the young mother and wife was spotted waving frantically for help along a California freeway early on Thanksgiving morning. But the mystery over what happened to her during those 22 days just seemed to grow stranger.She was battered and bruised, her hands were chained, her long blond hair had been chopped off, and her flesh had been branded with a threatening message. The
  
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• Championship Weekend Preview: Playoff what ifs?

  03-12-2016 00:08
  
  Championship weekend is all about putting the playoff puzzle together. What if this team loses? What if this team wins? Two Big Ten teams? Three? Who is in?The selection committee makes its big reveal Sunday.Assuming Alabama and Ohio State are safely in the field, five scenarios to know going into the final weekend of college football's regular season:WHAT IF WASHINGTON AND CLEMSON WIN?The selection committee uncorks a few bottles of wine and gets to sleep an extra hour Sunday.Clemson was No. 3
  
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