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• After 22 years, organ recipient meets donor family for first time

  31-12-2016 23:45
  
  Katy Portell waited 22 years to hug and thank the Wolf family. She said their son is the most influential person in her life, even though they’ve never met.P.J. Wolf’s parents, Jack and Sheila, said their “blonde, blue-eyed, little handsome man-child” was selfless and always looked for ways to help others. He even offered to donate his kidney after watching a news report as a young child.
  “P.J. came in and he said, ‘You know, Mom, I’ve got two kidneys an
  
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• Skywatch: Planets and meteors will welcome the new year!

  31-12-2016 23:42
  
  The first week of 2017 will start out with a planetary delight sure to please any stargazer.
  On the night of January 1st you’ll be able to see Venus and Mars near the waxing crescent moon.
  They will be above and to the left of the moon in the southwestern sky in the evening.
  Venus will appear bright and Mars will be a little duller but still visible.
  The moon will be higher in the sky and sandwiched between the two on Monday night and it will rise above the duo by Tuesday night.
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• The Latest: Fiesta Bowl | Ohio State vs. Clemson

  31-12-2016 23:39
  
  The Latest on the College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl semifinal game between No. 3 Ohio State and No. 2 Clemson:5:30 p.m.Both teams have arrived to University of Phoenix Stadium ahead of tonight's Fiesta Bowl.Buckeyes Arrival Clemson Arrival ---Latest Ohio State, Fiesta Bowl News:Fiesta Bowl: Urban Meyer & Dabo Swinney joint press conference (VIDEO)10 Things To Know: Fiesta Bowl | Ohio State vs. ClemsonOhio State vs. Clemson: What to watch for in the Fiesta BowlWATCH: The Fiesta Bowl Traile
  
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• Ohio State falls to Clemson in Fiesta Bowl, 31-0

  31-12-2016 23:39
  
  Ohio State made it to the College Football Playoffs without winning the Big Ten championship, and on Saturday night did very little to show it deserved to be there.The Buckeyes' 31-0 loss to Clemson on Saturday night in the Fiesta Bowl ranks as the most celebrated pratfall in a big game for one of college football's most prestigious programs in many, many years.Ohio State (11-2), which entered the game a slight favorite over the ACC champion Tigers, was shut out for the first time in 23 years as
  
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• Ronda Rousey stopped 48 seconds into comeback at UFC 207

  31-12-2016 23:19
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Ronda Rousey’s UFC comeback didn’t even last a minute.Complete MMA coverage on CBSSports.comRousey was stopped 48 seconds into her first fight in 13 months Friday night, losing to bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 207.Rousey (12-2) never managed to get her footing against Nunes (14-4), who rocked Rousey with her very first punches. Rousey showed little defensive acumen as she staggered and stumbled backward with Nunes relentlessly pursuing her and landing 27 punc
  
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• Recovery of missing plane with 6 aboard to start Sunday

  31-12-2016 23:11
  
  Recovery efforts are expected to begin Sunday for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland's shores. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson expressed condolences to those who lost loved ones, as the city took over from the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday after an extensive search effort ended in disappointment and became a recovery operation. A dive team was called in to begin the preparations, but by afternoon, officials said weather and water conditions would not al
  
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• State trooper shot dead while responding to report

  31-12-2016 23:01
  
  JUNIATA TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania trooper was fatally shot while responding to a report at a home in the central part of the state and the suspected gunman has died, police say.The Pennsylvania State Police said in a release that Trooper Landon Weaver, 23, was shot about 6:30 p.m. Friday while responding to a report of a protection-from-abuse violation at the Huntingdon County home.An overnight manhunt for the suspect ended Saturday morning when police found 32-year-old Jason Robison at an
  
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• Trump ditches media for golf game, offers New Year's wishes

  31-12-2016 22:35
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- President-elect Donald Trump ditched his press pool once again, traveling to play golf at one of his clubs without a pool of journalists on hand to ensure the public has knowledge of his whereabouts.Before he went golfing Saturday, Trump tweeted an unusual New Year's message to friends and foes: "Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do. Love!"The president-elect planned to spend Ne
  
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• Now's the time to change your passwords

  31-12-2016 21:45
  
  It’s the season for ringing out the old and ringing in the new. And one of the easiest new things you can do that’s totally worthwhile is to change the passwords on all your online accounts.Even though you surely know that your online identity is always at risk of being hacked, you may not be doing enough to protect yourself. For more tips on budgeting and spending for the festive season, see our Holiday Financial GuideHaving a good password and changing it often is your first line o
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: A wet New Year's Eve with the chance for a wintry mix late.

  31-12-2016 21:31
  This Evening: Off & on showers with the chance for a rain/snow mix in the late evening and around midnight.Breezy early with a few slick spots late.
  Tonight: Drying out overnight, clouds break late.Chilly but the winds will die off.Low 28.West winds 10-15 dropping to 5-10 overnight.
  New Year’s Day: Partly cloudy with clouds building in the late afternoon & the chance for a few showers late.High 43.ESE winds 3-6 mph.
  Monday: Cloudy & mild with rain moving in late.High 54.SSE win
  
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• Report: Ohio's Medicaid expansion benefits health, finances

  31-12-2016 21:08
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Republican Gov. John Kasich's administration is reporting the state's 2014 Medicaid expansion has resulted in a host of health and financial benefits to poor Ohioans.
  
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• Central Ohio drunk driving arrests up to 20% in 2016

  31-12-2016 20:57
  
  Numbers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol show a spike in OVI Enforcement in 2016 compared to 2015.
  There were 3,613 incidents of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in 2015. There are 4,359 OVI Enforcement actions for 2016 as recent as December 26. That amounts to a 20.6% increase year-to-year.
  "Christmas Eve and New Years Day. It's about 27 deaths for the year. I'm hoping that it's gone down for the year," sad OSHP Sergeant Raquel Upshaw-Culp.
  10TV went to Delaware to talk to drivers becaus
  
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• 2 dead, 2 injured in shooting after Meek Mill concert

  31-12-2016 20:21
  
  WALLINGFORD, Conn. — Police say two are dead and two injured after a shooting outside a Connecticut theater late Friday following a concert. Wallingford Police responded to reports of shots fired outside the Oakdale Theatre after rapper Meek Mill performed.Officers found two dead. Spokeswoman Lt. Cheryl Bradley identified them as 31-year-old Travis Ward and 20-year-old Jaquan Graves, both of New Haven.
  She says the incident doesn't appear to be directly related to the rapper.Two men were t
  
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• 6 presumed dead as divers search for wreckage of missing plane

  31-12-2016 18:16
  
  Officials fear the worst by announcing Saturday that they have hired divers to search the waters of Lake Erie for the missing plane carrying a Dublin area man and five others. "We've gone from the rescue into the recovery," Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson said at a 10 a.m. Saturday briefing, adding the search teams now are operating on the "assumption of the loss of the people on the plane."
  
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• Weather conditions suspend recovery efforts for missing plane and passengers

  31-12-2016 15:53
  
  Cleveland officials say weather and water conditions will not allow further recovery efforts today for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie Thursday night.The plane was headed to Columbus.A dive team had been assembled Saturday morning to further the recovery efforts.A unified command center is in place at Burke Lakefront Airport; three vessels are expected to be dispatched onto the waters Sunday morning "at first light".The City of Cleveland release stated that offi
  
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• Recovery efforts to continue Monday for missing plane and passengers

  31-12-2016 15:53
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland Division of Fire, the US Coast Guard and Underwater Marine Contractors have suspended the search of Lake Erie Sunday night for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie Thursday night.Search efforts will resume Monday morning.The plane, a Cessna 525 Citation, was headed to Columbus.The National Weather Service said weather conditions for Monday on Lake Erie will be a high of 48 degrees and a chance of light rain after 3 p.m.John T. Fleming, chi
  
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• Recovery efforts resume for missing plane and passengers

  31-12-2016 15:53
  
  Cleveland Division of Fire, the US Coast Guard and Underwater Marine Contractors have launched boats to resume search and recovery efforts for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie Thursday night.Weather conditions are expected to remain "very favorable" throughout the day which should help with the search.The plane, a Cessna 525 Citation, was headed to Columbus.John T. Fleming, chief executive of a Columbus-based beverage distribution company, was piloting the plane.
  
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• Recovery efforts continue for missing plane and passengers

  31-12-2016 15:53
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland Division of Fire, the US Coast Guard and Underwater Marine Contractors have launched boats to resume search and recovery efforts for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie Thursday night.Weather conditions are expected to remain "very favorable" throughout the day which should help with the search.The plane, a Cessna 525 Citation, was headed to Columbus.John T. Fleming, chief executive of a Columbus-based beverage distribution company, was p
  
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• Divers assembled in search for missing plane with 6 aboard

  31-12-2016 15:53
  
  A dive team has been assembled in Cleveland to begin recovery efforts for a small plane carrying six people that disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland's shores.Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson expressed condolences Saturday to the family and friends of those who lost loved ones.The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday suspended its search for the plane that vanished shortly after takeoff Thursday night from the city's lakeshore airport. Officials said the city plans to launch immediate recovery efforts f
  
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• Top 20 Columbus Underground Articles of 2016

  31-12-2016 15:15
  
  
  While 2016 officially comes to a close, we always like to look back on the past 365 days to review the year as it was in retrospect. A full breakdown of some of the most important and interesting Columbus Underground articles of the year serves one role in recapping the past, but a list of […]
  
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• In Limbo: Updates on 15 Urban Development Projects That Were Quiet in 2016

  31-12-2016 15:00
  
  Here’s a list of potentially big stories that we didn’t hear much about in 2016. They didn’t fit into any of the categories for our annual Year in Review — completed, under construction, or proposed — so we thought we’d compile another list, this one focused on projects that first came to our attention in […]
  
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• Top 10 Columbus Underground Videos of 2016

  31-12-2016 14:00
  
  During the latter half of 2016, we began posting and embedding more videos to accompany our articles, and sharing those videos across multiple social platforms including YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. The response to the new format has been overwhelming (our number one video was viewed over 130,000 times) so you can expect even more video […]
  
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• The Top 10 Confluence Cast Episodes of 2016

  31-12-2016 14:00
  
  Although the Confluence Cast only launched in July, this new Columbus podcast quickly gained traction with local readers during its run throughout the rest of the year. Host Tim Fulton and Columbus Underground have collaborated on the effort to bring new information to locals in a new format. Each week, Fulton speaks with members of […]
  
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• Columbus 2016 Year in Review

  31-12-2016 14:00
  
  While many people agreed that 2016 was not a great year overall, it was certainly a busy year. Here in Columbus we saw many interesting breaking news stories, and Columbus Underground worked to provide you with updates on a wide assortment of topics. Below, you’ll find some of the biggest highlights from the year, with […]
  
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• Central Ohio financial stocks roar to strong 2016 gains after weak starts

  31-12-2016 13:21
  
  In the end, 2016 turned out to be a great year to own shares of central Ohio’s publicly traded financial companies. All of them rose by at least 19.5 percent. One, DCB Financial, the parent of Delaware County Bank, soared a staggering 148 percent — first on news that it was being bought, and then on a big rally in bank stocks as the year drew to a close.
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Rain, sleet and snow

  31-12-2016 13:04
  Today: Mostly cloudy during the afternoon. Chance of a few flurries north of Columbus in the late afternoon. Chance of a shower during the early evening hours. High 42.South winds 15-20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph.Tonight: Rain showers during the evening hours and then could change over to snow after midnight.Low 28.SW winds 10-15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph.New Year’s Day: Partly cloudy during the day with a chance of rain showers late in the evening.High 41. SE winds 5-7 mph.Monday: Chance of ra
  
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• Court upholds order blocking inmates from execution information

  31-12-2016 13:04
  
  A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a judge’s order blocking death row inmates from information about Ohio’s new lethal injection process.
  
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• Selecting wine as gifts

  31-12-2016 13:03
  Wine Options to Gift the Hostess:1. Kunde Magnolia Lane Sauvignon Blanc ($16)· This wine is a crowd pleaser from a historical Sonoma Valley Vineyard· It is crisp yet smooth, with aromatics of lemon blossoms and melon with citrus· At $16, it won’t break the bank!2. Skyfall Merlot ($16)· Wines from Washington State are very hot right now· The Vineyard that makes this wine is named for the car-sized boulders scattered among the vines3. The Calling Pinot Noir
  
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• Tips sought in pedestrian's hit-skip death on I-71

  31-12-2016 13:01
  
  Investigators are seeking tips and clues to help determine how a 60-year-old northern Ohio woman was struck and killed by a hit-skip motorist along Interstate 71 in Delaware County on Dec. 22.
  
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• Owner can visit seized animals, court says

  31-12-2016 12:59
  
  TOLEDO — The Ohio owner of tigers, bears and other exotic animals seized by the state will be allowed to examine the ones that were sent to a South Dakota sanctuary then later relocated because of neglect, a court has ruled.
  
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• Mothers Against Drunk Driving gives safety tips for New Year's Eve

  31-12-2016 12:58
  People will be going out to ring in the New Year tonight -- but we urge you to be safe while doing it.According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving -- New Year's Day is the most dangerous day of the year for drunk driving on our nation's roadways.If you're going out for New Year's Eve and plan on drinking, keep these tips in mind:Make a plan to get home safelyDesignate a non-drinking driverLeave your keys at homeProgram the phone number of a friend or local taxi serviceIf you're hosting a party whe
  
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• Get Inspired

  31-12-2016 12:47
  This is the time of year when it's tough to go outside in your garden.Christie Nohle from Franklin Park Conservatory tells us about plants that you can grow and eat as sprouts.You can learn the techniques to grow microgreens, mushrooms and other edibles indoors during the cold months.The classes are at Franklin Park Conservatory on January 19th from 6 – 7:30 p.m.
  
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• Local financial stocks break out in 2016

  31-12-2016 12:13
  
  After it was all said and done, 2016 turned out to be a great year to own shares of central Ohio's publicly traded financial companies. All of them rose by at least 19.5 percent. One, DCB Financial, the parent of Delaware County Bank, jumped by a staggering 148 percent — first on news that it was being bought and then on a big rally in bank stocks as the year drew to a close.
  
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• 3 leaving office after infighting in Democratic Party

  31-12-2016 12:05
  
  Next week will see the results of a battle between factions of the Franklin County Democratic Party that included a failed takeover attempt and revenge exacted on three incumbent Democratic officeholders who opposed Andrew J. Ginther’s bid for Columbus mayor.
  
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• Court upholds judge's order blocking Ohio execution details

  31-12-2016 11:33
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a judge's order blocking death row inmates from information about Ohio's new lethal injection process.The 2-1 decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will help determine whether Ohio will proceed with its first executions in three years beginning in February.
  
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• Report cites gains from Ohio's Medicaid expansion

  31-12-2016 11:25
  
  With President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans planning to repeal Obamacare, Gov. John Kasich’s administration released a report Friday saying that Ohio’s 2014 Medicaid expansion has improved the health and reduced financial hardships for hundreds of thousands of poor Ohioans.
  
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• New Year's resolutions that put the planet first

  31-12-2016 11:14
  
  About half of us make New Year’s resolutions every year that focus on health, wealth and happiness. In 2016, losing weight, saving money, getting organized, increasing family time and enjoying life to its fullest were the most common resolutions, according to market research firm Nielson Company.
  
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• 16-year-old saves brothers from North Side house fire

  31-12-2016 11:10
  
  When she's asked what she did over Christmas break, 16-year-old Abbi Swank won't have a typical answer. The Whetstone High School junior is credited with saving her three younger brothers from a fire that gutted their North Side house early Thursday morning. Fire officials are calling her a hero.
  
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• Millions of U.S. workers will ring in the new year with a raise

  31-12-2016 10:04
  
  Millions will ring in the new year -- with a raise. The minimum wage is going up in 20 states and Washington, D.C. as well.They’ve been demanding a higher wage, and they’re about to get it -- welcome news to California fast food worker Ashlee Adams. “I just had my son,” Adams said. “I don’t make enough to go to college.”California’s minimum wage will rise fifty cents on New Year’s Day, to $10.50 an hour. Other states will see more dramatic hi
  
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• Ohio court: Tigers' owner can visit seized animals

  31-12-2016 09:59
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio owner of tigers, bears and other exotic animals seized by the state will be allowed to examine the ones that were sent to a South Dakota sanctuary then later relocated because of neglect, a court has ruled.A state appeals court said Kenny Hetrick and his veterinarian should be allowed to check on the animals that were relocated to a Colorado sanctuary and ordered the state to arrange the visits within the next month.The court said last week that a report from the U.
  
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• Ohio court won't reconsider condemned serial killer's appeal

  31-12-2016 09:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio Supreme Court says it won't reconsider the death penalty appeal of a Cleveland man convicted of killing 11 women and hiding the remains in and around his home.At issue in Friday's ruling was the court's decision earlier this month upholding the 2011 conviction and death sentence of Anthony Sowell.Defense attorney Jeffrey Gamso had asked the court to reconsider its Dec. 8 ruling based on what he called the trial judge's improper closing of a pre-trial hearing.The h
  
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• FAA criticized for oversight as millions of new drones likely unregistered

  31-12-2016 09:37
  
  WASHINGTON --Fifteen-year-old Keelan Garde has been practicing with a small drone outside Phoenix, getting prepared for a much bigger one he received this holiday season.It was one of an estimated 1.2 million drones given as gifts, up 112 percent from 2015.But before drones weighing just over half a pound or more take flight, the owner needs to register with the FAA or face the potential of huge fines, something drone makers won’t be required to tell purchasers until at least 2018.So far,
  
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• What are 2017’s most anticipated movies?

  31-12-2016 09:33
  
  If the box office domination of “Rogue One” didn’t make it clear, moviegoers are very excited about “Star Wars.”Online movie ticket giant Fandango quizzed 2,000 moviegoers over what they’re looking forward to seeing most in the coming year, and the results are very promising for Disney-owned Lucasfilm, Marvel and Walt Disney Studios, as each entity had a film in the top three.The next, still-untitled chapter in the “Star Wars” saga -- picking up wh
  
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• Docs: Ala. woman found dead was wrapped in plastic with ankles, wrists bound

  31-12-2016 09:29
  
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – An Alabama woman found dead two weeks after she vanished was wrapped in plastic, her ankles and wrists bound, reports CBS affiliate WIAT.The body of 30-year-old Jennette Sims Brannon was found Dec. 21 at the bottom of an embankment in the Cottondale area. Brannon’s family last saw her Dec. 2 and spoke with her on the phone on Dec. 4.Capt. Gary Hood, commander of Tuscaloosa County’s Metro Homicide Unit, said Brannon was found behind the home of 58-year-old Cha
  
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• Lion believed to oldest in U.S. euthanized

  31-12-2016 09:25
  
  PHILADELPHIA -- An African lion believed to be the oldest held in an American zoo has been euthanized.
  The Philadelphia Zoo says its 25-year-old big cat named Zenda recently experienced a severe decline in mobility and behavior. She was euthanized Thursday.
  Zoo officials say Zenda was a popular and much-loved animal. In announcing her death Friday, the zoo noted that lions in zoos typically live about 17 years.
  Zenda was born at the Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa in 1991. She arrived in Philad
  
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• Lion believed to be oldest in U.S. euthanized

  31-12-2016 09:25
  
  PHILADELPHIA -- An African lion believed to be the oldest held in an American zoo has been euthanized.The Philadelphia Zoo says its 25-year-old big cat named Zenda recently experienced a severe decline in mobility and behavior. She was euthanized Thursday.Zoo officials say Zenda was a popular and much-loved animal. In announcing her death Friday, the zoo noted that lions in zoos typically live about 17 years.Zenda was born at the Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa in 1991. She arrived in Philadelp
  
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• Greek ambassador killed by wife's lover, Brazilian police say

  31-12-2016 09:21
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO -- Police in Brazil believe that Greece’s ambassador to the country was killed by his wife’s lover under her orders in a house in the Rio area and have detained three suspects, authorities said Friday.
  Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis went missing on Monday in Nova Iguacu, a city just north of Rio de Janeiro, where the ambassador had been vacationing. The couple lived most of the time in the capital of Brasilia.
  On Friday, police investigator Evaristo Pontes Magalhaes said
  
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• NYPD officer on cell phone when prisoner escaped, sources say

  31-12-2016 09:18
  
  NEW YORK -- An NYPD officer has been suspended after police sources said he was on his cell phone when a man in his custody escaped from a Manhattan hospital, CBS New York reports. Daniel Ortiz, 31, of Brooklyn, got away around 3:30 p.m. Thursday while in custody at Lenox Hill Healthplex at Seventh Avenue and West 12th Street, the NYPD said.Ortiz was picked up for allegedly stealing from Macy’s in Herald Square. He was brought to the hospital by Officer Albert Belcher, of Midtown South, to
  
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• Knotts Berry Farm ride traps 21 people 100 feet in the air, officials say

  31-12-2016 09:14
  
  BUENA PARK --Twenty riders and one ride operator were rescued from a ride at the southern California amusement park, Knott’s Berry Farm on Friday night, with some being trapped for more than seven hours.The riders, both children and adults, were harnessed to firefighters and hugging them tightly as they were lowered one-by-one from the Sky Cabin.One girl who appeared to be about 10 years old could be seen smiling as she descended, her turquoise Converse sneakers dangling high above the cro
  
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• K-9 officer to have surgery

  31-12-2016 07:43
  The Hancock County Sheriff's office is currently seeking donations from the public to help with the upcoming operation of its K-9 officer, Odin, who has been battling back and leg problems. According to Sheriff Ralph Fletcher, Odin, a German Shepherd, has been a member of the Sheriff's office for the past five-and-a-half years.
  
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