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• Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella to miss Thursday’s game, All-Star events

  26-01-2017 23:53
  
  Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella will miss the team’s game at Nashville Thursday night and this weekend’s All-Star festivities due to a family emergency.“Regrettably, there is a personal matter that requires my immediate attention that will force me to leave the team temporarily and miss the All-Star Game in Los Angeles,” Tortorella said. “This decision was not made lightly as representing the Columbus Blue Jackets is something I am very proud of, bu
  
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• Police investigating video showing apparent sex in Columbus classroom

  26-01-2017 23:52
  A video circulating online appears to show a sex act between two 16-year-old students during class at South High School.It was then posted online, where it was been shared thousands of times. Now students are suspended, and a criminal investigation is underway.Parents tell 10TV they are appalled that something like this could happen inside a classroom under the supervision of a teacher.10TV is not showing the video, but it lives online; on Facebook, shared 700 times and climbing, with some 30,00
  
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• Cincinnati Zoo says premature hippo calf shows progress

  26-01-2017 23:45
  
  The Cincinnati Zoo says a prematurely born baby hippo is showing some signs of progress.Zoo spokeswoman Michelle Curley says the female calf born early Tuesday is gaining some strength and had her first pool experience Thursday morning. The pool time should help build muscles and balance and maintain body temperature. Premature baby hippo's care team continues to give her 24hr attention, including tube-feedings & keeping her warm https://t.co/RywHq2zIcl pic.twitter.com/PcmXnYyZyj— Cinc
  
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• Five-Story Building Proposed for Yoga on High Site in Short North

  26-01-2017 23:38
  
  A proposal to build a five-story mixed-use development on the current site of Yoga on High in the Short North was submitted to the city today. The plans, which will be reviewed by the Victorian Village Commission on February 9th, call for about 9,500 square feet of ground-floor retail with 116 apartments above. About 140 […]
  
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• Texas man accused of fatally shooting neighbor after her dog ran in his yard

  26-01-2017 23:36
  
  A Texas man accused of fatally shooting his neighbor after her dog ran into his yard, may have had a longer term grudge against her, reports CBS affiliate KHOU.Hector Campos is out of jail on a $50,000 bond after being charged with murder in the death of Ana Weed. KHOU reports that Campos and Weed were next-door neighbors who got into an argument in their front yards after Weed’s dog ran onto Campos’ property.One of Weed’s relatives told the station that Weed went to get her do
  
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• Local refugees plead for president to lift immigration ban

  26-01-2017 23:08
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning Syrian refugees from entering the United States and suspended any immigrants for 30-days from predominantly Muslim countries like Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.For a group of Somali women living in Columbus who escaped the civil war in their country, they pleaded with the president to change his mind so they could be reunited with their children.They live in the US, but their children, their parents, their spouses are
  
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• Mary Tyler Moore being remembered as a champion for Type 1 Diabetes

  26-01-2017 22:51
  For decades, it was Mary Tyler Moore's smile that made the world laugh. She was a role model for young women during a time when single, working ladies were not seen on TV. Moore was a trailblazer in the 1960s and 70s, but she kept a secret back then.Off the screen, she had her share of struggles including Type 1 Diabetes.In the 80s, she became involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation changing the organization forever. Her reach extended globally, including Central Ohio. Her face w
  
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• Man found guilty of murdering landlady found stuffed in well

  26-01-2017 22:47
  
  A former handyman has been found guilty in the 2008 murder of a Columbus landlady.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said 54-year-old Charles Green was found guilty in the murder of 81-year-old Alyce Seff.Seff owned more than a dozen properties around Columbus and Greene had worked for her from time to time as a handyman.Seff’s body was found July 9, 2008 upside down in a wishing well on S. High Street. Police said the body was there for at least a few days before anyone found it
  
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• Spokesman says Trump seeks 20 percent tax on Mexican imports

  26-01-2017 22:24
  
  President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans to help him enact "great and lasting change" during a party retreat Thursday but offered few details. Later his spokesman said the president will seek a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for a proposed border wall.The president was greeted by cheers as he took the stage in a hotel ballroom, telling senators and House members, "This Congress is going to be the busiest Congress in decades — maybe ever."He addressed lawmakers shortly
  
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• OhioHealth Takes Wellness Clinic to the Streets

  26-01-2017 22:10 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Beware new "can you hear me" scam

  26-01-2017 21:48
  
  It’s not a Verizon commercial: If you receive a phone call from someone asking “can you hear me,” hang up. You’re a potential victim in the latest scam circulating around the U.S. Virginia police are now warning about the scheme, which also sparked warnings by Pennsylvania authorities late last year. The “can you hear me” con is actually a variation on earlier scams aimed at getting the victim to say the word “yes” in a phone conversation. That aff
  
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• Weather Geek: Winter returns to central Ohio

  26-01-2017 21:47
  
  Winter weather returns with temperatures forecast to be 15-20 degrees colder as we end the week. Blustery winds gusting to 35 mph will make it feel even worse.January so far has felt like spring. The temperature at John Glenn Columbus International Airport has remained above freezing for 11 straight days. We've also gone without measurable snow for three weeks and that streak may continue.While scattered snow showers will be possible across all of Ohio the next several days, accumulations should
  
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• Scientists take first steps to growing human organs in pigs

  26-01-2017 21:38
  
  Scientists have grown human cells inside pig embryos, a very early step toward the goal of growing livers and other human organs in animals to transplant into people.The cells made up just a tiny part of each embryo, and the embryos were grown for only a few weeks, researchers reported Thursday.Such human-animal research has raised ethical concerns. The U.S. government suspended taxpayer funding of experiments in 2015. The new work, done in California and Spain, was paid for by private foundatio
  
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• The Light of Seven Matchsticks Basement Speakeasy Opens Tonight

  26-01-2017 21:34
  
  Along with the Prohibition era, the authentic speakeasy is long gone, but businesses nationwide are still trying to capture their illicit, clandestine atmosphere. In some of the bigger cities, speakeasy patrons can only gain access if they find its front in the form of hot dog stands, phone booths or bookshelves. Worthington’s The Light of […]
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Finally feeling like winter

  26-01-2017 21:24
  This Evening:Windy and cold with scattered snow showers.
  Tonight: Cloudy and colder. Scattered snow shower with little or no accumulation. Low 28. Winds: W 10-15 mph.Tomorrow: Cloudy with a slight chance for snow sower. High 35. Winds: W 10-15 mph.Saturday: Cloudy and cold. Few flurries. High 34. Winds: W 5-10 mph. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:Winter weather returns with temperatures forecast to be 15-20 degrees colder than yesterd
  
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• Former Lane Bryant CEO to lead Honey Baked Ham

  26-01-2017 21:22
  Linda Heasley, who recently left as CEO of Columbus-based Lane Bryant, has been named CEO of Atlanta-based Honey Baked Ham Co. "We have been pursuing Linda for months," said Paul Roth, Honey Baked chairman and interim CEO, in a statement.
  
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• COSI reopening Mindbender Mansion and Amazing Mazes exhibit

  26-01-2017 21:21
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Back by popular demand, COSI is reopening its Mindbender Mansion and Amazing Mazes Saturday.The exhibit first appeared at COSI in 2013 and organizers say it's been something families have requested ever since. The exhibit features more than 100 mind-bending brain-teasers that are sure to get those creative juices flowing!Mindbender Mansion and Amazing Mazes is free with COSI admission or membership.
  
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• 4 teen boys accused in girl's sexual assault at Ohio school

  26-01-2017 21:19
  
  Four teenage boys have been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a storage closet at a northeast Ohio high school.University Heights police say the suspects were arrested recently on juvenile charges. The girl reported in October that the assault occurred during school hours at Cleveland Heights High School.The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District suspended the four boys during the investigation and three are no longer enrolled. The district says the fourth w
  
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• GOP leaders: Bill to build wall will cost up to $15 billion

  26-01-2017 20:57
  
  Congress will move legislation this year providing up to $15 billion to build a wall along the Mexican boundary, Republican leaders said Thursday. But they would not say how they'd prevent the massive project from worsening federal deficits, and were meeting resistance from GOP lawmakers.House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters at a GOP strategy retreat that they were planning legislation providing $12 billion to $15 billion for construct
  
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• Mega Weekend Winter 2017 – Vol. 9

  26-01-2017 20:00
  
  It’s back to feeling like winter. Happy weekend everyone! Have you entered to win tickets to the North Market’s Mix & Shake? We also have tickets to CATCO’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, and you can win tickets to Badfish. Watershed Kitchen and Bar, as well as Biscuit and Branch have opened! Make sure to […]
  
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• 60 Things to Do in Columbus This Weekend

  26-01-2017 20:00
  
  It’s back to feeling like winter. Happy weekend everyone! Have you entered to win tickets to the North Market’s Mix & Shake? We also have tickets to CATCO’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, and you can win tickets to Badfish. Watershed Kitchen and Bar, as well as Biscuit and Branch have opened! Make sure to […]
  
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• The new face for Gerber is a hometown winner

  26-01-2017 19:15
  
  Get ready to go goo-goo gaga over this cute face.Seven-month-old Riley Shines from Lewis Center was picked to be the new Gerber Spokesbaby in the seventh annual photo search competition. He beat out more than 110,000 entries.As part of Riley's duties as Gerber Spokesbaby, he will appear in future advertisements and be featured on the brand's social media pages all year.He also won a $50,000 prize and $1,500 in Gerber Childrenswear.10TV has reached out to Riley's family for a response to his new
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: Finding Innovation & Opportunity in Unexpected Places

  26-01-2017 19:01 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Gov. Kasich orders flags to be flown half-staff for Cleveland officer

  26-01-2017 18:57
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Governor John Kasich ordered flags to be lowered half-staff this weekend in honor of the police officer killed in a hit-and-run Tuesday morning. American and Ohio flags at all public buildings and grounds in Cuyahoga County and at the Statehouse will be lowered on Saturday, Jan. 28. Cleveland Police Officer David Fahey, 39, was at the scene of a crash on Interstate 90 when he was hit by a car.
  
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• Top 10 Things to do in The University District

  26-01-2017 18:35
  
  One of the most rapidly changing neighborhoods in Columbus is the University District, which surrounds the campus of the Ohio State University. The area features everything from stately historic homes to fraternity and sorority houses, and a wide variety of independent and chain businesses that cater to the primarily young demographic found in the neighborhood. […]
  
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• WATCH: Trump addresses GOP House, Senate members at retreat

  26-01-2017 18:33
  
  PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump is making his first appearance before Republican House and Senate members since taking office to coordinate on a shared agenda during the lawmakers' annual policy retreat.Trump's midday remarks Thursday in Philadelphia come a day after he began overhauling the nation's immigration system. Trump moved to jumpstart construction of his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. He also ordered cuts Wednesday in federal grants for "sanctuary cities" that shield som
  
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• Kiva Columbus

  26-01-2017 18:25
  
  Kiva, an international micro-finance nonprofit, expanded to Columbus in July 2016. As we are incredibly grateful for the commitment and vision of the late Reese Neader, who worked tirelessly to launch Kiva Columbus, we also welcome Lily Vail, a Kiva Fellow, to continue to carry this vision forward. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit […]
  
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• Mexican president says he will not attend meeting with Trump

  26-01-2017 18:12
  
  MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Thursday he will not attend a planned Jan. 31 meeting with President Donald J. Trump, hours after Trump tweeted that the meeting should be canceled if Mexico won't pay for a border wall.Pena Nieto's message on Twitter ended days of uncertainty about how he would respond to Trump's aggressive stance toward the country, and illustrated the challenges world leaders are likely to face in dealing with Trump's voluble, Twitter-based diploma
  
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• Season Two of the ‘Not So Late Show’ Kicks Off This Weekend

  26-01-2017 18:00
  
  The Not So Late Show at Shadowbox Live’s Backstage Bistro is back for round two this Saturday evening. In its season premiere hosted by Johnny DiLoretto and Sommer Marie Sterud, Columbus’ only live talk show’s newest season will hone in on politics. The Trump presidency in particular. Saturday’s first show is titled “Bring on the […]
  
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• New ‘Not So Late Show’ Tackles Trump Topics This Weekend

  26-01-2017 18:00
  
  The Not So Late Show at Shadowbox Live’s Backstage Bistro is back for round two this Saturday evening. In its season premiere hosted by Johnny DiLoretto and Sommer Marie Sterud, Columbus’ only live talk show’s newest season will hone in on politics. The Trump presidency in particular. Saturday’s first show is titled “Bring on the […]
  
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• Blue Jacket’s Cam Atkinson called up to join fellow players, coach at NHL All Star Game

  26-01-2017 17:42
  
  Blue Jacket stars will be shining bright as the hockey world turns their attention to the National Hockey League’s All Star Game in Los Angeles on Sunday. The team announced early Thursday that winger Cam Atkinson will join defenseman Seth Jones, goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, and head coach John Tortorella on the Metropolitan Division squad.The Jackets captured the nation’s attention late last year with a win streak that went on to be the second longest in league history at 16 games.
  
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• Report: Cleveland Indians' Progressive Field to host 2019 MLB All-Star Game

  26-01-2017 17:12
  
  CLEVELAND — The Indians made it back to the World Series last year for the first time since 1997.They're about to connect with another moment from their past.Cleveland will host the All-Star Game in 2019, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Thursday. The team will hold a news conference on Friday at Progressive Field to formally announce the event, last held in Cleveland in 1997. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been m
  
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• Young Aussie surfer photo bombed by shark that shared wave

  26-01-2017 16:33
  
  CANBERRA, Australia — A 10-year-old surfer has had a close encounter with a photo-bombing shark that shared a wave with him off an Australian beach.Chris Hasson said Thursday that he was taking photos of his son Eden riding a wave off Samurai Beach at Port Stephens, 180 kilometers (110 miles) north of Sydney, on Tuesday when something unexpected and indistinct caught his eye.He discovered he had photographed the face of a twisting shark just below the surface with his son on an apparent co
  
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• Shia LaBeouf arrested at his anti-Trump livestream

  26-01-2017 16:22
  
  NEW YORK— Actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested early Thursday after he allegedly got into an altercation with another man outside a New York City museum where he has been chanting "He will not divide us" in front of a live camera since Donald Trump's inauguration.Police said LaBeouf pulled the scarf of an unidentified 25-year-old man outside the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, scratching his face in the process. They said he also pushed the man, who refused medical attention.LaBeouf has s
  
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• Music Preview: Ymusic Bring Entrancing Chamber Music to ThirtyOne West

  26-01-2017 16:00
  
  No one plumbs the intersection of classical and popular music more adroitly than NYC’s ensemble Ymusic, and they do it without pandering to the fans in either camp. Much of Columbus remembers their opening for and backing Ben Folds on recent trips to our town, but the greater Columbus area is lucky enough to host […]
  
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• Federal judge rejects Ohio's new lethal injection process

  26-01-2017 15:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio— A federal judge on Thursday declared Ohio's new lethal injection process unconstitutional and delayed three executions, including one scheduled next month.The ruling by Magistrate Judge Michael Merz in Dayton followed a weeklong hearing over the three-drug method Ohio planned to use Feb. 15 on death row inmate Ronald Phillips.The judge agreed with attorneys for Phillips and two other condemned killers that the first drug in the process, the sedative midazolam, couldn't pass
  
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• Opera Columbus | 'Mission: Seraglio' reimagines Mozart work as James Bond thriller

  26-01-2017 14:05
  
  "It was part of my childhood," said Cavanagh, 55, an opera director who grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. "One of the biggest treats was my dad, who was a Brit, would take us all to the new James Bond movies, and I remember being a kid going to see 'Dr. No' and 'Thunderball' and 'From Russia With Love.'
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Gluten Free Pizza Crust

  26-01-2017 14:00
  
  Gluten-Free grocery offerings are pretty easy to find these days. Even traditional flour products — such as bread and cake mix — have gluten-free representatives on store shelves. That said, the side of Gluten Free You and Me’s (GFYM) pizza crust box has some striking words in a tiny font: “Gluten Free since 1993″. That […]
  
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• Columbus Makes Art: Alexander Paquet on Diving into Experimental Music

  26-01-2017 14:00
  
  On Feb. 3, Alexander Paquet will be performing as Field Sleeper at the It Looks Like Its Open gallery in Clintonville as part of the Fuse Factory Electronic and Digital Arts Lab’s Frequency Fridays experimental music and sound art monthly series. In spite of being a relative newcomer to Columbus’ underground music community, he has […]
  
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• Twin baby girls have different skin colors

  26-01-2017 12:34
  
  CNN - These adorable baby girls are Kalani and Jarani Dean. Despite their different appearances -- Kalani has light skin and blue eyes, and Jarani has dark skin and brown eyes -- they are actually twins.The girls' parents are Whitney Meyer and Tomas Dean, from Quincy, Illinois. Meyer has been posting pictures of the unique pair since they were born last April.The couple obviously couldn't believe their luck."At first when they were born, I wanted to believe it but it's so rare I didn't think it'
  
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• Police: Boy shot classmate, then asked victim to shoot him

  26-01-2017 09:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio teen accused of shooting a classmate in school expressed surprise his victim was still alive, apologized and then turned his shotgun around and asked the student to kill him, according to a police account of the attack released Wednesday."
  
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• Authorities searching for Marysville bank robbery suspect

  26-01-2017 05:17
  
  Marysville police are attempting to identify a man who robbed a bank Wednesday.Authorities said the man robbed the Fifth Third Bank on West Fifth Street around 1 p.m. Thursday.Surveillance pictures from the bank show the man talking to the teller.He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and a brown and orange striped hat. Police said the man left the bank in a gray or silver Pontiac G6.If you recognize the suspect, call Marysville Police at 937-645-7300.
  
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• Trump expected to order ban on immigration from 7 countries

  26-01-2017 05:03
  
  President Donald Trump made good on a centerpiece of his campaign for the White House, signing an executive order Wednesday directing the creation of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. A second executive action aimed to tighten internal enforcement of U.S. immigration law, including the loss of federal funding for so-called "sanctuary cities" that harbor illegal immigrants.
  
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• "Celebgate" hacker sentenced to 9 months in prison

  26-01-2017 04:59
  
  CHICAGO — A federal judge railed against anonymous “intrusion into the affairs of people’s private lives” as he handed a Chicago man a nine-month prison sentence Tuesday for his role in a Hollywood hacking scandal that exposed nude photographs of dozens of A-list celebrities, reports CBS Chicago.Edward J. Majerczyk, 29, admitted last fall that he hacked into the Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts of more than 300 people, including at least 30 celebrities. In addition to his
  
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• Abercrombie & Fitch eliminating 150 jobs at headquarters in New Albany

  26-01-2017 04:45
  
  In a statement released Wednesday night, a spokesperson with Abercrombie & Fitch confirmed the company has eliminated approximately 150 positions at their headquarters in New Albany.The statement said the decision was made as a part of ongoing cost reduction initiatives.You can read the full statement below,As part of our ongoing cost reduction initiatives and after careful consideration, the Company has eliminated approximately 150 positions at the corporate level to ensure we are structure
  
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• Facebook changes trending topics section after backlash

  26-01-2017 04:28
  
  Facebook is once again trying to strengthen its reputation as a place for news as it tries to figure out how to curb misinformation from spreading on the site.The social network on Wednesday announced a major revamp to its trending topics feature -- that section on the right-hand side of your news feed that lists news topics that are popular on Facebook. Gone is the personalized interest-based list of topics. Now everyone in a geographic region will see the same trending topics.With its 1.79 bil
  
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• Fairfield County Sheriff announces new Overdose Response Team

  26-01-2017 04:26
  
  A big announcement came Wednesday night from the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office to help battle the heroin epidemic.During a community discussion in Canal Winchester, law enforcement unveiled its plans for a new response team.Because no city in Ohio is immune to the heroin epidemic, one community decided to talk about it."Everywhere. It's all over Ohio. Lives are being destroyed and I just think we've got to find ways to prevent as well as rehabilitate," Beverly Martin said.The Fairfield Count
  
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• Detectives: Florida boy found gun in home, shot himself

  26-01-2017 04:19
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — Detectives say a 4-year-old Florida boy apparently grabbed a handgun he found under a dresser and accidentally shot himself in the chest.The boy was taken to a hospital on Tuesday where he underwent surgery. Officials say he's in stable condition.Tampa police said in a news release that they've arrested the 26-year-old boyfriend of the child's mother for possession of a weapon by a felon and several other charges. Akia Thomas was home with the boy when the shooting occurred.
  
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• Conjoined twins separated after 21-hour operation

  26-01-2017 04:11
  
  VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Twin 11-month-old girls who were formerly conjoined have been separated after undergoing a marathon surgery at a suburban New York children’s hospital.A team of more than 50 medical professionals helped perform the delicate 21-hour operation to separate Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla over two days beginning January 17. The girls made their public debut with their parents at a hospital news conference yesterday.The twins
  
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