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• Friends and family awaiting answers in the murder of Westerville woman one year later

  16-02-2017 23:48
  For those who knew her best, Maribeth Quinn was the most caring co-worker they knew.“She found the best in everybody," said a co-worker who asked to remain anonymous.She worked with Quinn for three years in the IT department of Nationwide Children's Hospital.“Her office is next door to mine so every day it's empty and it doesn't feel right," she said.Inside Quinn's office, she wrote: "still miss you."“I think a lot of people here just want answers because no one understands why
  
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• Central Ohio agencies who help refugees relocate close

  16-02-2017 23:47
  Agencies who work with local refugees said the president's orders are forcing them to close.World Relief Columbus is shutting its doors. Now, 10TV has learned another agency, Community Refugee and Immigration Services, or CRIS, is making cuts.Both said it's fallout from the recent executive order on immigration.The order will cut the number of refugees coming to America from 110,000 annually to 50,000.Today, it’s a trip to the Social Security office as CRIS case worker, Sowdo Mohamud helps
  
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• Women fill Ohio Statehouse rotunda for advocacy day

  16-02-2017 23:42
  
  Women filled the statehouse rotunda Thursday for an advocacy day hosted by the Women’s Fund of Central Ohio.“We knew that if we wanted to create longstanding social change for economic security, leadership for women and life skills for girls, we needed to participate in advocacy,” said Nichole Dunn, president and CEO at the Women's Fund of Central Ohio.The event was titled “Ignite Change: A day to educate, motivate, advocate” where women were encouraged to speak up
  
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• Police investigating if Reagan Tokes’ murder suspect is behind armed robberies in southeast Columbus

  16-02-2017 22:54
  Columbus police said they want to know if the man accused of raping and murdering an Ohio State student was terrorizing women weeks before the deadly attack.Brian Golsby is being held without bond for the murder of 21-year old Reagan Tokes.10TV has learned police are investigating whether Golsby is behind at least five armed robberies in German Village and southeast Columbus.Investigators said Golsby was wearing a GPS monitor which should prove whether he was in the vicinity of five robberies.Go
  
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• Police investigating if alleged killer is behind armed robberies in southeast Columbus

  16-02-2017 22:54
  Columbus police said they want to know if the man accused of raping and murdering an Ohio State student was terrorizing women weeks before the deadly attack.Brian Golsby is being held without bond for the murder of 21-year-old Reagan Tokes.10TV has learned police are investigating whether Golsby is behind at least five armed robberies in German Village and southeast Columbus.Investigators said Golsby was wearing a GPS monitor which should prove whether he was in the vicinity of five robberies.Go
  
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• Dozens of businesses close, hundreds gather for “Day Without Immigrants” protest

  16-02-2017 22:46
  Thursday was a day of protest by local immigrants and the businesses they own and patronize.It's part of a nationwide "Day Without Immigrants" demonstration against President Trump's immigration policies.La Michocana Market on Morse Road was one of the dozens of local businesses closing its doors Thursday to send a message."We will be closed in support of the community” was the translation of a sign posted at Daniel Auto Sales on West Broad Street.Variations of the same sign greeted custom
  
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• FBI: South Carolina man bought gun for attack “in the spirit of Dylann Roof"

  16-02-2017 22:11
  
  A white supremacist with felony convictions in South Carolina bought a gun from an undercover FBI agent, telling the agent he planned an attack in "the spirit of Dylann Roof," authorities said Thursday.Benjamin McDowell, 28, was arrested in Myrtle Beach shortly after buying the .40-caliber Glock and ammunition for $109 from the agent who picked him up at his mother's house, then took him to his grandfather's house to get the money, FBI agent Grant Lowe wrote in an affidavit.McDowell didn't have
  
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• Court rules against florist who rejected gay couple

  16-02-2017 21:39
  
  The Washington Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding broke the state's antidiscrimination law, even though she claimed doing so would violate her religious beliefs.A lower court had fined Barronelle Stutzman, a florist in Richland, Washington, for denying service to a gay couple in 2013, and ordered her to pay a $1,000 fine.Stutzman argued that she was exercising her First Amendment rights. But the court held that her flora
  
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• Keith Urban leads Academy of Country Music nominations

  16-02-2017 21:15
  
  Only on “CBS This Morning,” Lady Antebellum is revealing the top nominees for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards.Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood are seven-time Grammy Award winners who have sold more than 18 million albums and earned nine No. 1 hits.Here are the nominees:ENTERTAINER OF THE YEARJason AldeanLuke BryanFlorida Georgia LineCarrie UnderwoodKeith UrbanMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEARJason AldeanDierks BentleyThomas RhettChris StapletonK
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Spring-like temps return

  16-02-2017 21:14
  
  Today: Mix of clouds and sun. Warming up. Mid-upper 50s SE 5-15 mph
  Tonight: Some clearing. Stays mild. 41 SW 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Partly cloudy and unseasonably warm. 61 SW 5-10 mph
  Sunday: Spring weather rolls on. Partly cloudy. 62Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:A warm front will lift northward across the region today ushering in warmer temperatures that will linger into next week. The next few days look dry and unseasonably warm. The
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Increasing clouds and chilly

  16-02-2017 21:14
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and cool.
  Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 29. Winds: SE 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny and warmer. High 54. Wind: SW 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 60. Wind: NW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:Spring-like weather returns just in time for the weekend. High temperatures tomorrow will reach the lower to middle 50s. We are calling for highs this weekend in the 60s. Southern Ohio co
  
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• Cops seek hiker's ID after missing Indiana girls found slain

  16-02-2017 20:34
  
  Police have released a photo of a man seen near the hiking trail where two Indiana girls were murdered. They’re seeking to identify him in the hopes he has information.Indiana State Police released the photograph of the man, who was on the Delphi Historic Trails around the time Abigail Williams and Liberty German were last seen on the trail Monday afternoon around 1 p.m.WTHR in Indianapolis reports police aren't calling the man a person of interest but are saying he is someone investigator
  
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• Mega Weekend Winter 2017 – Vol. 12

  16-02-2017 20:00
  
  Winter is still rolling along, although you are in for some nice temperatures to do some outdoor activities this weekend! We’ve got a bunch of new contests for you to win tickets to PromoWest shows, plus CATCO’s Sex with Strangers. Don’t wait much longer to get tickets to Best Bites Sweet Treats – have you seen all the newly added treats you’ll get to taste?
  ThursdaySamson, A Men’s Emporium hosts their grand re-opening Open House. Short North Stage’s per
  
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• 44 Things to Do in Columbus This Weekend

  16-02-2017 20:00
  
  Winter is still rolling along, although you are in for some nice temperatures to do some outdoor activities this weekend! We’ve got a bunch of new contests for you to win tickets to PromoWest shows, plus CATCO’s Sex with Strangers. Don’t wait much longer to get tickets to Best Bites Sweet Treats – have you seen all the newly added treats you’ll get to taste?
  ThursdaySamson, A Men’s Emporium hosts their grand re-opening Open House. Short North Stage’s per
  
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• Hundreds of fire hydrants throughout central Ohio in need of repairs

  16-02-2017 19:44
  
  It was a two-alarm fire in January. Ten townhomes were destroyed and 34 people were left homeless. Residents of the Little Turtle area of Westerville watched firefighters not only battle the fire, but fight with the hydrant."They had the water running and the guy came back here and said, 'We're not getting enough water pressure,'” resident Sharon Taynor said."It just wasn't normal, you know. It's usually normal pressure and that just wasn't happening," resident Anne Akimien stated.There wa
  
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• Columbus man accused of exposing himself to women and children

  16-02-2017 18:25
  
  Columbus police are searching for a man accused of exposing himself to women and children.Police said Rashad Barbour, 21, is wanted on four counts of public indecency. All of the incidents happened in the Southfield neighborhood area in south Columbus.Barbour is accused of exposing himself to a teen who was walking to Marion-Franklin High School. Police say he made small talk with the teen and then exposed himself.Police said in another case, Barbour knocked on a woman’s door and asked to
  
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• Water issue forces Columbus school to dismiss early

  16-02-2017 18:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Indianola K-8 School is dismissing early due to a water issue in north Columbus.According to Columbus Public School officials, a Columbus water issue is affecting the school and the building has no water.Students will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. and parents can pick up their student at any time.Authorities have no estimated restoration of water to the building.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Baby strollers recalled after 26 children were hurt

  16-02-2017 18:04
  
  Britax is recalling more than 700,000 strollers because the car seat component can unexpectedly disengage.The company is specifically recalling the Britax B-Agile and BOB Motion strollers. It received 33 reports of car seats disconnecting from the strollers and falling to the ground, with 26 reports of injuries to children. The company is also aware of 1,337 reports of strollers with damaged Click & Go mounts.They were sold at Babies R Us, buy buy Baby, Target and other stores nationwide, an
  
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• President Trump set to make new pick for labor secretary

  16-02-2017 17:42
  
  President Donald Trump plans a news conference about midday Thursday to announce his nominee for labor secretary — "a star, great person," in his words.Watch the news conference live in the video player below or on the 10TV Facebook page.Trump's first pick for the job, fast food chain executive Andy Puzder, withdrew from consideration after it was revealed he employed a housekeeper who wasn't authorized to work in the U.S.Trump has blamed Senate Democrats for stalling or complicating the c
  
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• President Trump names R. Alexander Acosta as new choice to become labor secretary

  16-02-2017 17:42
  
  President Donald Trump on Thursday announced law school dean R. Alexander Acosta as his new labor secretary nominee, one day after his original pick abruptly withdrew from consideration.Trump said Acosta, who did not appear with the president, "has had a tremendous career." He noted that, unlike Puzder, Acosta has been confirmed by the Senate three times and "did very, very well." If confirmed anew by the Senate, Acosta would become the first Hispanic member of Trump's Cabinet. He is now dean of
  
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• Food industry works to simplify expiration labels

  16-02-2017 17:30
  
  There could soon be something new to check out at your grocery store.The food industry is working to simplify labels on perishable food. Date stamps like “best by,” “sell by,” “use by” and “best before” can be confusing for shoppers.Those multiple notifications could soon be reaching their expiration date. The trade groups are moving to reduce those “expiration” labels to just two: “use by” and “best if used by.”
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: The State of Downtown Columbus

  16-02-2017 16:08 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Judge: Man can't be tried in forgotten '72 cop-shooting case

  16-02-2017 15:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge is refusing to let prosecutors try an 82-year-old man in the nonfatal shooting of an Ohio police officer almost 45 years ago.Defendant Charles Hays was indicted, but never prosecuted, as the case fell through the cracks.Columbus police officer Niki Cooper was hit in the left arm in March 1972 when he and his partner interrupted a burglary on the city's southeast side. Cooper never regained full use of the injured limb. He died just over three years ago.Hays' l
  
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• America's roads are getting more dangerous, despite life-saving technology

  16-02-2017 15:16
  Deadly crashes are hitting their highest peak in almost a decade.Despite all the safety devices in our cars today, the number of traffic deaths is increasing. 40,000 people were killed in crashes last year.That adds up to nearly 110 everyday."One hundred deaths a day is like having multiple plane crashes every week," said former National Transportation Safety Board chair Deborah Hersman, who now runs the National Safety Council. "These are huge costs for us as a society, but the tremendous toll
  
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• Two injured in southwest Columbus school bus crash

  16-02-2017 15:09
  
  A school bus was involved in a crash in southwest Columbus Thursday morning.The crash happened just before 9 a.m. on Eakin Road.Columbus Police say a truck went left of center and collided with a school bus, causing the bus to crash into a pole.The driver of the truck was transported to Mount Carmel West.The bus was heading to Bixby Center Living Skills Center in Groveport, which serves adults with disabilities. Superintendent Jed Morison of the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilitie
  
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• One child injured in southwest Columbus school bus crash

  16-02-2017 15:09
  
  A school bus was involved in a crash in southwest Columbus Thursday morning.The crash happened just before 9 a.m. on Hardesty Drive near Eakin Road.Columbus Police say a truck went left of center and collided with a school bus, causing the bus to crash into a light pole. Students were on the bus at the time of the crash.One child was transported to Nationwide Children's Hospital with minor injuries.The driver of the truck was transported to Mount Carmel West.A portion of Eakin Road is currently
  
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• What to do now for later: Booking summer travel

  16-02-2017 14:35
  Now is the time to book that summer getaway.According to AAA, travel was up in 2016 for all holidays and it expects the same for 2017. In fact, it estimates 40 percent of Americans will travel this year.When it comes to summer travel, now is the best time to make those reservations.“Some travel providers are going to offer early booking discounts,” AAA spokeswoman, Kimberly Schwind said. “You know you’re going to get the best deal.”Schwind says January and February
  
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• Severe water main break in Athens forces OU campus, city schools to close

  16-02-2017 14:25
  Ohio University closed its Athens campus Thursday after a severe water main break in the city.It happened Thursday morning along west State Street, according to Athens City Public Works Department.City officials say the majority of Athens is without water.Several Athens city schools also closed due to the water main break.The Athens city engineer says a 16-inch line burst around 5 a.m. Thursday morning. The city estimates it will take 24 hours to repair the line.Once repaired, the city says they
  
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• OU closes Athens campus due to severe water main break in the city

  16-02-2017 14:25
  
  Ohio University closed its Athens campus Thursday after a severe water main break in the city.It happened Thursday morning along west State Street, according to Athens City Public Works Department.City officials say the majority of Athens is without water.The University said the water main break is affecting most buildings on the Athens campus.All areas west of US 33 and north of the Hocking River will be out of water until further notice. The city says a boil order will follow once repairs are
  
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• Ohio University closes Athens campus due to severe water main break in the city

  16-02-2017 14:25
  
  Ohio University closed its Athens campus Thursday after a severe water main break in the city.It happened Thursday morning along west State Street, according to Athens City Public Works Department.City officials say the majority of Athens is without.The University said the water main break is affecting most buildings on the Athens campus.All areas west of US 33 and north of the Hocking River will be out of water until further notice. The city says a boil order will follow once repairs are made.S
  
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• Athens under boil advisory as crews work to repair water main break

  16-02-2017 14:25
  The Athens Water Department is continuing to work on a major waterline break.The water main break happened Thursday morning in the 300 block of W. State Street. A city engineer said a 16-inch line burst around 5 a.m.The city estimates it will take 24 hours to repair the line.Once repaired, the city says they will need to repressure the line, which could take up to 27 hours.Athens continues to have outages in the center and western portions of the city. The city has also called for a citywide boi
  
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• Some Local Affordable Housing Projects Already Affected by Trump’s Election

  16-02-2017 14:00
  
  The election of Donald Trump had an immediate impact on a number of affordable housing projects in Columbus — an impact that was felt before he took office and long before any actual policy decisions were made by his new administration.
  The reason has to do with the central importance of Low Income Housing Tax Credits to the affordable housing business. Developers, many of them nonprofit organizations, apply for the credits from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) and use them to financ
  
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• Si Señor Opening Second Location This Saturday

  16-02-2017 14:00
  
  Almost a year later than expected, Si Señor’s Fifth by Northwest location opens this Saturday. After a January 2016 announcement with a projected Spring 2016 opening date, their grand opening follows delays due to permits, plumber trouble and construction.
  “When you transform a bakery into a restaurant you have to start from the beginning,” said co-owner Guillermo Perez.
  The old The French Loaf space at 1456 West 5th Avenue now resembles the Downtown Si Señor with
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Bellisari’s Spreads

  16-02-2017 14:00
  
  The Bellisari name carries many positive associations in Columbus, so seeing it emblazoned across the label of a bunch of jars at the grocery was eye-catching. Two of the jars even made it into the grocery basket, albeit with absolutely no idea of what exactly they were. They were jars, they had the Bellisari name on them, and they were made in Columbus. Sounds like a winner.
  One jar ended up being Balsamic, Shallot & Black Garlic Spread. The back of the jar suggests it as part of a flatbrea
  
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• Available Light’s Next Stage Initiative Returns In a New Location With a New Focus

  16-02-2017 14:00
  
  Over their ten-plus years, one of the most important things Available Light has done is showcase new voices and bring new work to Columbus. The most visible manifestation of that mission is their Next Stage Initiative. Every year, Next Stage Initiative is one of my favorite parts of the cultural calendar and essential viewing for anyone with a taste for theatre in its purest form. I sat down with Matt Slaybaugh and Jen Schlueter to talk about this year’s iteration, opening tomorrow, Friday
  
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• Couples can now tie the knot at Taco Bell

  16-02-2017 12:40
  Taco Bell announced on Tuesday that couples can get married at its Las Vegas Cantina flagship restaurant.The restaurant, which actually has a wedding chapel, will offer couples a "Wedding Package" complete with a Taco Bell garter, bow tie, Sauce Packet wedding bouquet, "Just Married" t-shirts,Taco Bell champagne flutes and a Cinnabon Delights Wedding Cake.But it gets more romantic – newlyweds will be treated to a Taco 12 Pack for their very first meal as a married couple.It's also holding
  
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• Female University of Dayton students report naked man entering homes

  16-02-2017 12:36
  
  Police are searching for a naked man who reportedly broke into the homes of at least three female students at the University of Dayton during early morning hours.Officials say a woman reported that she woke up to a naked man standing in her bedroom around 4:15 a.m. Wednesday. The woman told officers the man fled after she yelled at him. He entered through an unsecured door.Two similar incidents were reported around 3:15 a.m. and 4 a.m. University police say each of the break-ins apparently happe
  
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• China carfentanil ban seen as "game-changer" for opioid epidemic

  16-02-2017 12:27
  
  China is adding the deadly elephant tranquilizer carfentanil and three related synthetic opioids to its list of controlled substances effective March 1, China's National Narcotics Control Commission said Thursday.The move closes a major loophole in the global regulation of a substance so lethal it has been used as a chemical weapon and described as a terrorist threat.The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration called China's action a potential "game-changer" that is likely to reduce supply of key c
  
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• $4 million Lamborghinis recalled after fires

  16-02-2017 11:41
  
  Lamborghini is recalling two of its cars after fires were reported.CNN reports the legendary Italian automaker is recalling thousands of supercars, including its ultra-rare Veneno model, because of a fire risk."In certain driving conditions while the vehicle has a full gas tank, gasoline may contact the exhaust system... (this) can increase the risk of a fire," reads a recall notice published by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.Lamborghini said Wednesday that it's aware of
  
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• Reports of German Village robbery suspect on same street where murdered OSU student's car found

  16-02-2017 06:38
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - As the investigation continues into the murder of Reagan Tokes, detectives are trying to piece together murder suspect Brian Golsby's whereabouts before the murder.10TV has learned there was a police search Thursday night for a suspect in recent robberies and attacks in German Village.A 911 caller told police they saw someone on Oakwood Avenue fitting the description of the suspect in those robberies.The person was seen on the same street that Tokes' car was recovered from just
  
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• Muslim doctors give free health care to those without insurance

  16-02-2017 06:26
  Every Wednesday evening, the first floor lobby of the Rardin Family Practice Center is turned into a registration area for patients in need of free healthcare.“The motivation is to serve people from different cultural and religious backgrounds and from different ethnicities,” said Dr. Malika Haque, founder of the Noor Community Clinic.The clinic accepts patients with all types of medical needs through a screening process.“Diabetes, hypertension, headache, back ache, neck ache&h
  
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• How virtual reality technology is helping doctors and patients

  16-02-2017 01:59
  Fifteen-year-old Jermaine Davis suffers from a blood disease called hemophilia.For him, that means a lot of needles.“I remember when I was little, I hated shots,” he said.His mother said it would take several nurses to hold him down. But that terror was tamed.Designed at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, virtual reality goggles help patients and the doctors conquer situations like those.Dr. Amy Dunn said patients like Davis, who need injections daily, can finally face the needle
  
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• Puzder withdraws nomination to be Trump's labor secretary

  16-02-2017 01:35
  
  President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary abruptly withdrew his nomination Wednesday after Senate Republicans balked at supporting him, in part over taxes he belatedly paid on a former housekeeper not authorized to work in the United States.Fast-food executive Andrew Puzder issued a short statement abandoning the effort, saying he was "honored to have been considered by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Labor."White House spokesman Sean Spicer said he had no information
  
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• Passenger jet strikes deer during takeoff

  16-02-2017 00:18
  
  Authorities say an American Eagle flight struck a deer while taking off from the Charlotte, North Carolina, international airport, forcing it to turn around and abort a flight to Gulfport, Mississippi.The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the pilot of Flight 5320 declared an emergency shortly before noon Wednesday.American Airlines spokeswoman Katy Cody said the aircraft was leaking fuel as a result of the deer strike. TV stations showed damage to one of the right front wi
  
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