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• American Hero and Columbus Resident John Glenn Passes Away at 95

  08-12-2016 23:47
  
  John Glenn may best be remembered as the first American to orbit the Earth, but to locals he was also a Columbus resident and native Ohioan. It was reported late this afternoon that Glenn passed away at the age of 95. Glenn will be remembered for his military service, his NASA career, his political career, […]
  
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• Donald Trump visits with Ohio State attack survivors, first responders

  08-12-2016 23:39
  
  One month after winning the presidency, Donald Trump greeted first responders and victims of a last week’s Ohio State attack by what he had labeled “a Somali refugee who should not have been in our country.”
  
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• WATCH: College Football Playoff coaches hosting press conference

  08-12-2016 23:19
  
  The four coaches who will square off in the College Football Playoff are currently hosting a press conference ahead of this year's semifinals.Alabama’s Nick Saban, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, Ohio State’s Urban Meyer and Washington’s Chris Petersen are together speaking about the playoff in Atlanta at the College Football Hall of Fame.
  
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• WATCH: College Football Playoff coaches discuss upcoming semifinals

  08-12-2016 23:19
  
  The four coaches who will square off in the College Football Playoff came together at the College Football Hall Of Fame Thursday.Alabama’s Nick Saban, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, Ohio State’s Urban Meyer and Washington’s Chris Petersen spoke about their teams heading into the playoff.
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: OSU In the Sixties

  08-12-2016 23:09 via youtube.com
  
  
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  08-12-2016 22:53
  He and wife Yoko Ono were returning home from a recording session. He was 40. 1995: The surviving members of the Grateful Dead announced they were breaking up, after Jerry Garcia's death the previous August.
  
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• 'He lifted the hopes of a nation': The world reacts to John Glenn's death

  08-12-2016 22:49
  
  Reaction began pouring in immediately to the death of John Glenn, including from President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump.
  
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• John Glenn Inspires

  08-12-2016 22:38
  
  “If I can inspire young people to dedicate themselves to the good of mankind, I’ve accomplished something.” — John Glenn, in a 2014 letter to The Columbus Foundation Read the entire letter here The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our […]
  
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• Politicians, community leaders share condolences after John Glenn's passing

  08-12-2016 21:57
  
  Politicians and community leaders from all around Ohio and beyond are sharing their reactions to the passing of John Glenn.John Glenn, pioneer of flight and space exploration, as well as former US Senator, passed away Thursday after suffering from several health complications in recent years.The Cambridge, Ohio native was 95-years-old.PHOTOS: A look back on the life of John Glenn---President Barack ObamaWhen John Glenn blasted off from Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas rocket in 1962, he lifted the h
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Below freezing and windy

  08-12-2016 21:25
  This Evening: Cloudy and cold with snow flurries.Tonight: Flurries and cold. Low 21. Wind: W 10-15 mph.Tomorrow: Cloudy with a 30% chance for snow flurries. High 29. Wind: W 10-15 mph.Saturday: Partly sunny and continued cold. High 28. Wind: W 5-10 mph. Special Information:Snow flurries tonight into tomorrow with accumulating snow possible by late weekend. A storm system will bring a mix of rain, sleet and snow by Sunday afternoon turning to all snow Sunday night. The best chance for accumulatin
  
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• John Glenn, American hero, aviation icon and former U.S. senator, dies at 95

  08-12-2016 21:14
  
  His legend is other-worldly and now, in his 95th year, that’s where John Glenn has gone. An authentic hero and genuine American icon, Glenn died this afternoon surrounded by family at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus after a remarkably healthy life spent almost from the cradle with Annie, his beloved wife of 73 years, who survives.
  
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• City, Anheuser-Busch team up to reduce harmful drinking

  08-12-2016 20:31
  
  The city of Columbus and Anheuser-Busch are teaming up to reduce the harmful use of alcohol in central Ohio. Organizers say it is the first-ever such citywide program in the United States and that it will involve studying dangerous behaviors and community needs and create initiatives to reduce harmful drinking.
  
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• Mega Weekend Winter 2016 – Vol. 2

  08-12-2016 20:00
  
  It’s definitely chilly now! Here’s what we find going on for this weekend. Have you been following our Holiday Shopping Guide presented by Elm & Iron? Two more weeks of ideas are coming! Tickets are on sale for the Winter Wine Show. Thursday Make sure you have plans to stop in and say goodbye to […]
  
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• 30+ More Things to Do This Weekend in Columbus

  08-12-2016 20:00
  
  It’s definitely chilly now! Here’s what we find going on for this weekend. Have you been following our Holiday Shopping Guide presented by Elm & Iron? Two more weeks of ideas are coming! Tickets are on sale for the Winter Wine Show. Thursday Make sure you have plans to stop in and say goodbye to […]
  
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• 3 killed in 40-vehicle pileup on snowy, icy Michigan interstate

  08-12-2016 19:43
  
  FOWLERVILLE, Mich. -- Authorities say three people have died and 11 others are hurt following a pileup on a snow-slickened Interstate 96 near Lansing, Michigan.Lt. Eric Sanborn of the Livingston County Sheriff Department confirmed the three deaths Thursday in the pileup involving about 40 vehicles. He says 11 other people were transported to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.Sanborn says westbound lanes of the interstate about 55 miles west of Detroit remained closed about 5½ h
  
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• 2 killed in 30-vehicle pileup on snowy, icy Michigan interstate

  08-12-2016 19:43
  
  FOWLERVILLE, Mich. -- Authorities say at least two people have died and others are hurt following a 30-vehicle pileup on a snowy, icy Michigan interstate near the state capital of Lansing.Michigan State Police are blaming slippery conditions for the Thursday morning crash on I-96 near Fowlerville. The pileup forced the closure of the highway in both directions.Several crashes also have been reported on Detroit-area freeways.Forecasters say cold air that's moved into the region is boosting condit
  
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• J.T. Barrett wins Chicago Tribune Silver Football award

  08-12-2016 19:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State junior quarterback J.T. Barrett is one of the recipients of the 2016 Chicago Tribune Silver Football award.The award is voted on by the conference head coaches and handed out annually by the newspaper to the Big Ten Conference’s most valuable player.Barrett and Penn State running back Saquon Barkley tied for this year’s award. Ohio State H-back Curtis Samuel and Michigan linebacker Jabrill Peppers were also finalists.Barrett, previously named as the
  
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• First Lady Announces Commission for Women’s Advancement

  08-12-2016 19:32
  
  First Lady Shannon Ginther announced the inaugural class of the Columbus Women’s Commission today. The Commission’s 16 members come from a range of backgrounds, but all will help to fulfill the established goal of advancing women if four areas of life: pay equity, housing and safety, health and nutrition, and workforce development and education. “Women […]
  
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• Renovations for Bigger Impact

  08-12-2016 19:25
  
  Renovations at YWCA Columbus‘ historic Griswold building incorporate mixed-use spaces to serve more women and provide opportunities for social enterprise. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be sure to check out columbusfoundation.org and follow along on Facebook as we continue […]
  
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• Browns Considering Building New Practice Facility at Tuttle Park

  08-12-2016 19:00
  
  The Cleveland Browns are considering Tuttle Park as the site of a new practice facility. Significant changes would be made to the University District park – located just north of Lane Avenue and west of Neil Avenue – in order to accommodate the Browns for approximately one month every summer, according to preliminary plans discussed […]
  
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• Second Georgia officer dies day after being shot

  08-12-2016 18:55
  
  UPDATE 5:55 p.m.A second Georgia police officer has died a day after being shot alongside a fellow officer while responding to a domestic dispute report.Charles Patterson, president of Georgia Southwestern State University, said in a statement Thursday evening that campus police Officer Jody Smith died from his injuries. Smith had been airlifted to a hospital after the shootings Wednesday in Americus, about 130 miles south of Atlanta.Also killed in the attack was Americus police Officer Nicholas
  
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• Police: Americus, Georgia cop shooting suspect kills self

  08-12-2016 18:55
  
  AMERICUS, Ga. -- A man suspected of fatally shooting a Georgia police officer and wounding another is dead, authorities said Thursday after a SWAT team stormed a home where a tipster had told police the suspect was hiding.The manhunt for 32-year-old Minquell Lembrick ended a day after a gunman killed Americus police Officer Nicholas Smarr and critically wounded Officer Jody Smith of Georgia Southwestern State University. Both officers were shot as they responded to a domestic disturbance call in
  
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• 'Jeopardy!' contestant dies of cancer before show airs

  08-12-2016 18:49
  
  LOS ANGELES --A woman who competed on "Jeopardy!" while battling terminal colon cancer has died the week before her episode was set to air but prize money has gone to cancer research as she wished."Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek says in a statement that Cindy Stowell died Monday.The quiz show says on its website that the Austin, Texas, woman was invited to an audition for the show in August. Before the audition, Stowell reached out to a producer to ask how long it might be before she taped her epis
  
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• Local Pearl Harbor survivor re-visits attack site

  08-12-2016 18:29
  
  There are few things on Milton Mapou’s bucket list.“I never figured I'd last this long,” the United States Navy veteran said.He has seen, done and survived more than most.“I'm still here. I don't understand ,” he said.Mapou is 95-years young. He fought in World War II and survived the attack on Pearl Harbor.“I remember Pearl Harbor when that Japanese plane came in at us,” said Mapou during an interview with 10TV in September.Lately, Mapou has had big dre
  
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• First accumulating snow expected this weekend

  08-12-2016 18:24
  
  The first accumulating snow of the season appears to be on the way this weekend.A mix of rain, sleet and snow is expected Sunday before turning to all snow Sunday night.The northern two-thirds of Ohio may wake up Monday morning to a few inches of snow.I'll keep you updated on the storm track and how this may impact your neighborhood as we get closer.TRACK SNOW: 10tv.com/interactive
  
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• Madonna nails Carpool Karaoke with James Corden

  08-12-2016 18:01
  
  James Corden and Madonna go for a drive through New York City in the latest Carpool Karoake segment on The Late Late Show.The superstar performed some of her most popular songs inside Corden's Range Rover.She also talked to James about her relationship with Michael Jackson.Watch Carpool Karaoke with Madonna:
  
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• Last Short North Posse defendant found guilty of murder

  08-12-2016 17:53
  
  Johnathan Holt took a big gamble and lost. A jury convicted him Thursday of murder in the shooting death of a marijuana dealer during a Short North Posse robbery. The verdict gives federal prosecutors a clean sweep of 20 defendants indicted in 2014-15. The only other defendants to go to trial, five of them, were convicted in June and face spending the rest of their lives in prison when they're sentenced. Thirteen others pleaded guilty and one died awaiting trial.
  
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• Traffic delays expected Thursday for Trump's Ohio State visit

  08-12-2016 17:51
  
  COLUMBUS. Ohio -- President-elect Donald Trump is expected to land at John Glenn Columbus International Airport after 3 p.m. Thursday.
  Trump will be visiting with some of the victims of last week’s attack on Ohio State’s campus.
  For security reasons the Secret Service will not release the President-elect's route, but our traffic team expects to see delays on Interstate 670 westbound and SR-315 northbound during rush hour.
  It is not known when Trump will depart Columbus, but drivers s
  
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• How 3D printing, facial reconstruction tech could help solve Ohio cold cases

  08-12-2016 17:39
  LONDON, Ohio -- Samantha Molnar describes her work as emotional but rewarding.“It’s not just an art project,” says Molnar, a criminal intelligence analyst at Ohio’s state crime lab, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification.“It can really work to identify people who don’t really have their names anymore.”Molnar is referring to facial reconstruction technology that can take a human skull and transform it into a 3D sculpture that is nearly id
  
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• Push to build Cleveland Browns training center resurrected in Columbus

  08-12-2016 17:33
  
  The City of Columbus is working with the Cleveland Browns on a deal to build a new recreation center at Tuttle Park that would host part of the NFL team's training camp during the summer. Under the current proposal, the Browns would contribute $5 million, Franklin County would contribute $5 million and the city would cover the rest of the cost of the recreation center, estimated at $15 million to $17 million. A similar proposal last year died after a request for state aid was withdrawn.
  
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• Shop Talk: Alison Rose Moves to New Blockfort Location

  08-12-2016 17:00
  
  Alison Rose, a Clintonville screen printing studio offering branded and custom designs, is planning a move Downtown in late 2016. For owners Nick and Alison Nocera, the transition is one in a succession of many over the last 13 years. The biggest change happened in a life-defining moment for Nick Nocera, in 2013. That’s when […]
  
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• Hallelujah – Good Movie Season has Come

  08-12-2016 16:30
  
  Oh glorious day! There are so many great movies hitting CBUS screens this weekend, it’s like holiday magic. Whether you’re in the mood for a raunchy Christmas flick, some gorgeously pulpy noir, a bit of colorful feminist horror, a Beltway badass or one film guaranteed to be remembered come Oscar season, you will have your […]
  
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• Trump to meet with victims of campus attack

  08-12-2016 16:16
  Donald Trump is going to try to show a more sensitive side Thursday, meeting with victims of last week's Ohio State University attack, before taking his "thank you" road show to three more states that supported him in the election. Trump is taking on a grim task that President Barack Obama has faced numerous times over the last eight years: consoling the survivors after an attack of mass violence.
  
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• 2017 Proposed Columbus City Budget: Public Safety

  08-12-2016 16:02 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 2017 Council Hearing On Proposed Columbus City Budget: Public Safety

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• Hocking Hills Dining Lodge destroyed in fire

  08-12-2016 15:19
  
  A fire has severely damaged the Hocking Hills Dining Lodge, according to the restaurant’s Facebook page.“Well, it is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that the Hocking Hills Dining Lodge that we knew is no more,” the post read.The fire started shortly before 9 a.m. at the dining hall located on State Route 664 near Old Man’s Cave in Logan.Twenty-five trucks were called to the scene from four different departments.The building was not open to the public at the
  
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• Hocking Hills Dining Lodge damaged in fire

  08-12-2016 15:19
  Hocking county firefighters battled smoke and flames from a large fire at the state park dining lodge.The fire started at Hocking Hills Dining Hall shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday. The restaurant is located on S.R. 664 near Old Man's Cave in Logan, Ohio.The building was not open to the public at the time and there are no reports of injuries.Twenty five trucks were called to the scene from four different departments.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, who owns the restaurant, says the dining
  
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• Firefighters battle flames at Hocking Hills Dining Lodge

  08-12-2016 15:19
  
  Firefighters are battling flames at a Hocking Hills Dining Lodge Thursday morning.The fire started shortly before 9 a.m. at the S.R. 664 restaurant in Logan, Ohio.The building was not open to the public at the time and there are no reports of injuries.Twenty five trucks were called to the scene from four different departments.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, who owns the restaurant, says a new roof was being put on the building. A construction crew in the attic area notified ODNR of the
  
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• Fire reported at Hocking Hills Dining Lodge

  08-12-2016 15:19
  
  Firefighters were battling flames at a Hocking Hills Dining Lodge Thursday morning.The fire started shortly before 9 a.m. at the S.R. 664 restaurant in Logan, Ohio.There was no immediate word on what started the fire.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• Theatre Preview: Columbus Native Dane Terry Brings Acclaimed Bird in the House to the Wexner Center

  08-12-2016 15:00
  
  Dane Terry is a talent Columbus should be proud to have some part in nurturing; one of the most distinctive and mesmerizing voices to ever come out of our town. During his time as a resident, he hushed and held rapt typically raucous bars with just his piano and voice. He played on bills with other […]
  
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• Police charge man in September fatal shooting

  08-12-2016 14:48
  
  Columbus police have charged a Northeast Side man in a September fatal shooting of a man in Linden. Police on Thursday morning say a murder charge has been filed against Stephon E. Richmond, 25, of the 6900 block of Garden Terrace Road. Police don't know where Richmond is, and consider him armed an dangerous.
  
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• Surgeon General: E-cigarettes a growing health threat to nation's youth

  08-12-2016 14:40
  
  WASHINGTON -- The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation's youth.In a report being released Thursday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy acknowledged a need for more research into the health effects of "vaping," but said e-cigarettes aren't harmless and too many teens are using them."My concern is e-cigarettes have the potential to create a whole new generation of kids who are addicted to nicotine," Murthy told The Associated Press. "If that leads t
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Lawmakers set to vote on second anti-abortion bill in lame duck

  08-12-2016 14:37
  
  Ohio lawmakers are set to vote on another anti-abortion bill today after passing the heartbeat bill - banning abortion after about 6 weeks - earlier this week. The new bill bans abortion after 20 weeks.
  
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• Former astronaut John Glenn hospitalized in Columbus

  08-12-2016 14:10
  
  Former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn is hospitalized at the James Cancer Center in the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. A source close to the family says that Glenn, 95, is in declining health and his condition is grave. He has been hospitalized for more than a week, and his wife, Annie, and his children and grandchildren have been with him at the hospital in Columbus.
  
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• Late Night Slice Wants to Give Lewis Center Its Sports Bar Back

  08-12-2016 14:00
  
  Lewis Center’s Brewzaa is getting new ownership and a face lift from Mikey’s Late Night Slice owners, Mikey Sorboro, Bryce Ungerott and Jason Biundo. They’d been looking for a new, easier project — one that didn’t require zoning and endless construction. They’ve done that before, Sorboro said, and now they’re ready to take a bar […]
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: Columbus Illustrator Evangelia Philippidis on Inspiration and Process

  08-12-2016 14:00
  
  The Ohio Craft Museum, located in the Grandview Heights area, offers unique, one-of-a-kind gifts handcrafted by over 100 artists during its annual holiday sale, Gifts of the Craftsmen. Now through Dec. 23, shoppers will find something for everyone on their shopping list—including beautiful jewelry, sparkling glass ornaments, functional pottery and stunning prints and cards by […]
  
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• Ohio teen with autism makes 3-pointer in first basketball game

  08-12-2016 13:43
  
  At Brooklyn High School’s Friday night game, one player hit a three-pointer in his first game. Any three-pointer is a cause for cheers, but this one is particularly special.The shot was thrown by Isaiah Upshaw, an 18-year-old junior with autism who also has speech difficulties. Isaiah tried out for the team last year, but he ended up being the team’s water boy, his mother, Iesha Upshaw, said.“He’s such a people person,” Iesha said. Her son is a big fan of LeBron Jam
  
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• Bill helps out Petland, limits minimum wage

  08-12-2016 13:13
  
  A bill overriding Grove City’s Petland law, blocking cities from raising the minimum wage, and preventing local zoning from hindering cellular providers that want to hang next-generation equipment is heading to Gov. John Kasich for his signature.
  
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• Community activist Mary Carter Glascor dies in sleep at age 100

  08-12-2016 13:00
  
  Mary Carter Glascor's remarkable life came to an end in the peaceful and purposeful way she lived it. Having celebrated her 100th birthday only days before with a gathering of friends at a fancy restaurant at Easton, she passed away in her sleep on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Holiday Trolley Hop wants to get more families aboard

  08-12-2016 12:56
  
  Cookies, crafts, and a chance to ride a colorful trolley could convince skeptical children that absorbing culture can be fun. At least the organizers of the Discovery District Holiday Trolley Hop hope that’s the case. In its fifth year, the hop — which is planned for Saturday — has a new emphasis on attracting young visitors.
  
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