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• Make America great again by showing our shared humanity to the world: Kurt Stange

  29-01-2017 23:04
  "He said everything in such a positive way, encouraging all people to work together for the betterment of humanity," said Francie Medary of Columbus, Ohio, after listening to Pope Francis' speech before the U.S. Congress on Sept. 24, 2015.
  
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• White House: Immigration order 'small price' for safety

  29-01-2017 22:55
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House on Sunday tried to tamp down concerns about President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration order in the face of widespread protests, as some Republicans in Congress urged him to proceed with caution in the face of legal pushback. Top congressional Republicans, however, remain largely behind the new president.During a round of Sunday show interviews, Trump's aides stressed that just a small portion of travelers had been affected by the order, which temporarily ba
  
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• Trump tweets on "extreme vetting" after deportations of visa holders halt

  29-01-2017 22:11
  
  Following a night of worldwide protests and a federal judge halting deportations of visa holders under his latest executive order, President Trump defended his “extreme vetting” policy Sunday, pointing to Europe as a warning sign for a future without “strong borders.”Mr. Trump tweeted his message early Sunday morning: Our country needs strong borders and extreme vetting, NOW. Look what is happening all over Europe and, indeed, the world - a horrible mess!— Donald J.
  
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• Smaller states rejoice as Amazon finally collects sales tax

  29-01-2017 22:03
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Many online shoppers in the United States have for years had to pay state sales taxes whenever they buy goods from Amazon. But the Seattle e-commerce giant has dragged its feet on collecting sales taxes in small and sparsely populated states where it doesn't have any distribution centers or corporate offices.That's quickly changing this year. And governors and state legislators looking to balance their beleaguered budgets are rejoicing as they brace for a boost of revenu
  
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• USS Zumwalt: The next generation destroyer

  29-01-2017 22:00
  
  Seventy-three years ago today, the famous World War II battleship Missouri was christened in New York. It was state-of-the-art back then, but a far cry from a brand new -- and somewhat more controversial -- addition to the nation’s fleet. If Batman had a warship, one admiral said, it would look like the USS Zumwalt -- the newest, most advanced warship that the Navy is bringing to the fleet.Martin rode with Captain James Kirk (no relation to “Star Trek”’s Captain Kirk, alt
  
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• Mercy plea in priest's murder case comes from unlikely source: the victim

  29-01-2017 21:55
  
  ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A Catholic priest found fatally shot in the Georgia woods asked prosecutors in a letter before his death not to seek capital punishment should his killer be convicted.Church officials are citing a legal “Declaration of Life” document that the Rev. Rene Robert signed before his slaying as they lobby against capital punishment for Steven Murray, a repeat offender the priest had befriended.According to the Florida Times-Union, Robert signed a document in 1995 that
  
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• Uber accused of "strikebreaking" during NYC airport protests

  29-01-2017 21:52
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Some angry Uber customers were accusing the ride-sharing app of “strikebreaking” after the company continued to pick up passengers during airport protests at John F. Kennedy International after taxis decided to strike in solidarity, CBS San Francisco reports.The hashtag #DeleteUber quickly ignited the Twittersphere and spurred customers to delete the app from their phones.Briefly, Uber tweeted it was lifting surge pricing, further fueling the angry backlash and
  
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• 10 injured in Tennessee National Guard Armory shooting

  29-01-2017 21:50
  
  BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Authorities say 10 people in western Tennessee were injured in a shooting at a party at a National Guard Armory.Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Susan Niland says the shooting in Brownsville occurred before midnight Friday when a fight broke out at the armory. Initial reports indicate that the armory was being used for a high school party, CBS affiliate WREG reports.Niland says the victims, including two juveniles and eight adults, were transported to Jackson G
  
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• 6 teenagers found dead in garden house after party

  29-01-2017 21:42
  
  BERLIN -- Police in Germany say the bodies of six teenagers have been found dead in a garden house near the southern city of Wuerzburg.Bavarian police say the owner of the garden in Arnstein, about 46 miles east of Frankfurt, found the bodies of his son, daughter and four others, all aged 18 or 19, on Sunday morning.He went there to investigate after failing to reach his children, who held a party at the garden on Saturday night.Wuerzburg police said in a statement that the circumstances of the
  
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• Photos: Hundreds Show up at John Glenn Airport to Protest Immigration Ban

  29-01-2017 21:19
  
  A group of locals organized a protest effort today to rally against the immigration ban proposed by the Trump administration, and hundreds of supporters turned out to show their support. The event was originally slated to be held in a surface parking lot outside of the airport terminal, but photos show that the crowds marched […]
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Cold start to the week

  29-01-2017 21:10
  This Evening: A chance for snow showers, otherwise cloudy. A coating at most. W wind around 5 mph.Tonight: Breezy and a chance for snow showers continues. Low 22. W wind 5-10 mph with gusts upward of 20 mph.Monday: A slight chance for flurries early. Mostly cloudy with highs below average, near 31. W wind around 10 mph.Tuesday: A slight chance of morning flurries. Cloudy and milder with a high of 41. Winds remain breezy. W wind 15-20 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings |
  
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• Trump travel ban sparks protests at Columbus airport, others nationwide

  29-01-2017 20:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- President Donald Trump’s travel ban barring citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations entry into the U.S. has sparked protests around the country.At John Glenn Columbus International Airport, hundreds of protesters gathered Sunday at a nearby McDonald's restaurant and planned to march toward the airport.People held signs showing solidarity with immigrants, and chanted "No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here."The protest was largely sparked by activists online.
  
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• Holocaust museum helps Ohio man find answers about his dad

  29-01-2017 18:59
  Richard Makowski poses for a photo in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 23, 2017. Makowski has been researching his father's interment in a concentration camp in Germany during WWII.
  
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• Protest Taking Place at John Glenn Airport Today

  29-01-2017 18:32
  
  Just a day after immigration protests took over JFK Airport in New York (and many others), a group of local organizers are calling for a similar event at the John Glenn Airport in Columbus. The event is scheduled to take place this afternoon from 1pm to 4pm and calls for a peaceful protest following the […]
  
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• Theodore Decker: Refugee from Nazi rule spent life in Columbus repaying stranger's kindness

  29-01-2017 14:36
  
  As Europe tipped toward war in 1938, a Chicago businessman took a calculated risk on a Jewish family he didn't know. He vouched that the immigrants would not be a burden on America, thereby clearing the final bureaucratic hurdle that had blocked their escape from Austria and whatever horrors awaited.
  
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• Volkswagen's Audi brand to recall 576,921 vehicles in US

  29-01-2017 13:36
  
  Volkswagen's luxury Audi brand is recalling more than 576,000 vehicles in the U.S. for two separate defects.Audi says 2013-2017 model year A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 SUVs with 2.0-liter turbocharged engines may have an electric coolant pump that can get blocked with debris. If that happens, the pump can overheat and cause a fire. The recall affects 342,867 vehicles.Audi also is recalling 2011-2017 Q5 SUVs because the sunroof drainage system can allow water to soak into the foam surrounding the side
  
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• Jordan king to visit US, 3 days after Trump's refugee ban

  29-01-2017 13:26
  
  Jordan's King Abdullah II is to begin a working visit to Washington on Monday, three days after President Donald Trump temporarily banned entry to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries and suspended the refugee resettlement program.State media have said the king would meet with administration officials and members of Congress, but did not mention a White House visit.Pro-Western Jordan isn't among the countries slapped with the 90-day travel ban, imposed over security concerns, but views
  
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• Mold at two Pittsburgh hospitals linked to 5 deaths

  29-01-2017 13:15
  
  Heavy mold growth was found in the linens used at two University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospitals where five mold-infection-related deaths occurred since October 2014, according to a report.The report, which the medical center received in May 2016, was filed January 19, 2017 with the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in two wrongful-death lawsuits brought against the hospital system by the families of the deceased.Daniel Krieg, 56, died with a mold-related infection after a kidney tra
  
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• Trump mulling fate of young immigrants protected by Obama

  29-01-2017 13:09
  
  Missing from President Donald Trump's blitz of immigration orders was any mention of the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants protected from deportation by former President Barack Obama.That omission has left immigration advocates hopeful Trump has softened his opposition to what he once derided as "illegal amnesty," while others say he has quickly abandoned a core campaign pledge.Trump and Republican leaders in Congress have said they are working on a plan that will address the sta
  
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• Yemeni officials: US makes surprise raid, killing 3

  29-01-2017 12:56
  
  U.S. forces launched a raid in central Yemen on Sunday, security and tribal officials said, landing troops off of aircraft and killing three alleged senior al-Qaida leaders in a battle that was the third such U.S. ground engagement against the extremist group in Yemen.The surprise dawn attack in Bayda province killed Abdul-Raouf al-Dhahab, Sultan al-Dhahab, and Seif al-Nims, they said. The al-Dhahab family is considered an ally of al-Qaida, which security forces say is concentrated in Bayda prov
  
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• 1 US service member killed, 3 wounded in Yemen raid

  29-01-2017 12:56
  
  SANAA, Yemen — The U.S. military said Sunday that one service member was killed and three others wounded in a raid in Yemen targeting its local al-Qaida branch, marking the first-known combat death of a member of the U.S. military under President Donald Trump's new administration.U.S. Central Command said in a statement that a fourth service member was injured in a "hard landing" in a nearby location. The aircraft was unable to fly afterward and was "intentionally destroyed."The Central Co
  
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• Thailand separates LGBT inmates, considers segregated prison

  29-01-2017 12:47
  
  Theerayut Charoenpakdee was terrified when police stopped her outside a mall in Pattaya, a Thai resort famous for its sordid nightlife. A urine test on the spot revealed meth coursing through her veins."I thought I was going to be thrown in prison with all the men because I still have the title of Mr.," the transgender woman said. "I was afraid. News and TV tells us that being sent to prison is scary."It turned out not to be the ordeal she expected. The prison she was destined for - Pattaya Rema
  
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• 'La La Land' takes top honors at Producers Guild Awards

  29-01-2017 12:35
  
  "La La Land" is continuing to dance its way through Hollywood's awards season, claiming top honors at the 28th annual Producers Guild Awards.The guild recognized the candy-colored musical with its Darryl F. Zanuck Award for theatrical motion picture production Saturday, a prize that often precedes the best picture Academy Award. (Last year was an exception, when "The Big Short" won the guild award, while "Spotlight" got the Oscar.) The nominees for the guild's top film prize echo Oscars' best pi
  
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• Alan Miller: The Inside Story: Concerned public seeks truth amid 'alternative facts'

  29-01-2017 12:26
  The steady flow of "alternative facts" from Washington, coupled with the disturbing gag orders placed last week on employees of some federal agencies, has had an interesting effect on some people in central Ohio and beyond. As Thomas Jefferson once said, "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost."
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Chance for snow on Sunday

  29-01-2017 11:27
  Today: Chilly with light snow at times, especially in the afternoon & evening. High 33.West winds 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Light snow early, chilly & breezy.Low 21.West winds 8-12 mph.
  Monday: A few flurries early then chilly, a little breezy and mostly cloudy.High 31.West winds 8-2 mph.
  Tuesday: Chance for light snow then a rain/snow mix early.A shade warmer but breezy.High 40.West winds 10-15 gusts to 25 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial In
  
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• Thurber House played important role in life of humorist, cartoonist

  29-01-2017 07:56
  Fashioned after Thurber's cartoons, a larger-than-life size dog plays in the Thurber Centennial Garden outside the Thurber House. Fashioned after Thurber's cartoons, a larger-than-life size dog plays in the Thurber Centennial Garden outside the Thurber House.
  
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• Justin Bieber gets hit, bounces back in celeb hockey game

  29-01-2017 04:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Justin Bieber got a taste of NHL hockey and the Staples Center glass Saturday, courtesy of NHL great Chris Pronger.The pop star responded by showing off skills that would not have looked out of place in his native Canada during a celebrity exhibition game.Bieber was driven into the boards in the first half by a laughing Pronger, who spent 18 years in the league as a hard-nosed defenseman. The singer responded with an empty-net goal and an assist as Team Gretzky beat Team Lemi
  
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• Texas mosque destroyed in blaze; cause of fire unknown

  29-01-2017 04:35
  
  VICTORIA, Texas -- An early-morning fire Saturday destroyed a Texas mosque that was a target of hatred several years ago and experienced a burglary just a week ago.
  A clerk at a convenience store spotted smoke and flames billowing from the Islamic Center of Victoria at around 2 a.m. and called the fire department.
  “It’s sad to stand there and watch it collapse down, and the fire was so huge,” Shahid Hashmi, the Islamic center’s president, said. “It looks completely
  
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• Prime Minister Trudeau says Canada welcomes refugees

  29-01-2017 04:27
  
  TORONTO -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a message for refugees rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump: Canada will welcome you.He says he also intends to talk to Mr. Trump about the success of Canada’s refugee policy.Trudeau reacted to Trump’s visa ban for people from certain Muslim-majority countries by tweeting Saturday: “To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCan
  
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• US judge bars deportations under Trump travel ban

  29-01-2017 04:00
  
  WASHINGTON — A federal judge's emergency order has temporarily barred the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump's travel ban. The judge said travelers who had been detained had a strong argument that their legal rights had been violated.The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement early Sunday that said the court ruling would not affect the overall implementation of the White House order and it affected a relatively small number of travelers wh
  
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• Judge stays enforcement of Trump travel ban

  29-01-2017 04:00
  
  NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump's travel ban.U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly issued the order Saturday evening after lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union filed a court petition on behalf of people from seven predominantly Muslim nations who were detained at airports across the country as the ban took effect.CBS reports the ruling affects people with va
  
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• BC-OH-Ohio AP Legislative-Political Preview,ADVISORY, OH

  29-01-2017 03:47
  
  Mark your calendars for Wednesday, Feb. 1, when we will host the Ohio Associated Press 2017 Legislative and Political Preview Session. The meeting is designed to give AP member journalists, particularly those who do not work in Columbus, access to the state's key leaders during the legislative session.
  
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• Police: No one hurt after SWAT situation in south Columbus

  29-01-2017 02:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Everyone is okay after a man barricaded himself inside a home in south Columbus according to Columbus Police.Dispatchers told 10TV the man had a weapon and the SWAT team was called to the scene on Wager Street around 7:10 p.m. Saturday.No one else was inside the home according to police.The situation ended a little after 9:00 p.m.Police have not said if anyone was arrested.
  
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• Protesters gather at multiple major airports to protest refugee ban

  29-01-2017 02:05
  
  Protestors gathered at several major U.S. airports on Saturday including JFK International Airport in New York City, O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Dulles International Airport in Virginia, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Denver Intertnational Airport, San Francisco International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Portland International Airport and Boston Logan International Airport.Among the protestors demands in New York City were the release of refugees bl
  
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