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• Oscar Picks 2017: What Will Win, and What Should Win

  26-02-2017 23:30
  
  Oscar cometh, and with him the possibility of drawing attention to some of the best films a lot of people didn’t see last year. By all means, check out Hell or High Water and Moonlight. Watch Natalie Portman’s brilliant turn in Jackie, or Viola Davis’s blistering performance in Fences. And for the love of God, watch Manchester by the Sea already. It won’t kill you.
  And while you’re at it, pull out your Oscar score card and compare it with ours.
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• Oscars: Complete list of Academy Awards nominees

  26-02-2017 21:57
  
  The candy-colored love letter to musicals "La La Land" has landed a record-tying 14 Academy Awards nominations, matching it with "Titanic" and "All About Eve" for most nominations ever."La La Land" has earned nods for best picture, its stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, its songs and its 32-year-old writer-director, Damien Chazelle.The other nominees for best picture are: "Moonlight," ''Arrival," ''Manchester by the Sea," ''Hell or High Water," ''Lion," ''Fences," ''Hidden Figures" and "Hacksaw
  
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• Judge Joseph Wapner who presided over "The People's Court" has died

  26-02-2017 21:18
  
  A family member says Joseph Wapner, who presided over "The People's Court" with steady force during the heyday of the reality courtroom show, has died. He was 97.David Wapner said his father died Sunday at home in his sleep. He said his father was hospitalized a week ago with breathing problems and had been under home hospice care."The People's Court" was one of the granddaddies of the syndicated reality shows of today.Wapner decided real small-claims cases on the show from 1981 to 1993. He audi
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Milder Monday with rain showers

  26-02-2017 21:18
  This Evening: Clear skies and seasonal. S wind 10-15 mph.Tonight: Mostly clear, clouds will slowly increase and cool. Low 33. S wind around 5 mph.Monday: A chance for showers and milder. High 49. SE wind around 5 mph.Tuesday: Showers likely with possible afternoon thunderstorms. Warmer with highs in the low 60s. S wind 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:High pressure that has given us the beautiful sunshine today will push quick
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Mild Monday with chance of rain

  26-02-2017 21:18
  This Morning: Mostly cloudy and mild. Chance for showers returns.This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy. Spotty showers. Mild. Near 50Tonight: Mostly cloudy and staying mild. 42Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, chance for showers, or even storms, late and at night. Warmer. 63Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:A weak upper level system will pass over the region today, bringing a chance for showers. A warm front will then usher in more unseasonably warm air
  
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• Dublina s Bridge Park aims to lure young workers, offer option for a empty nestersa

  26-02-2017 20:58
  Dublin has been the model central Ohio suburb for decades, dotted with large homes that are set back behind sprawling lawns in quiet residential neighborhoods. With the new Bridge Park development, an under-construction project offering offices, retail and residences at Route 161 and Riverside Drive, it's becoming a model again.
  
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• Kindred Beer Opening Clintonville Tasting Room

  26-02-2017 20:55
  
  The brewery formerly known as Kindred Artisan Ales is working on expanding in multiple ways. In addition to rebranding to Kindred Beer, the Gahanna-based business announced on Friday that they’ll soon be launching a second location in Clintonville.
  “Clintonville has a vibe we love — independent, relaxed and friendly,” explained Kindred Beer CEO Kevin Schmudde. “We look forward to being part of the neighborhood.”
  Schmudde took the helm as CEO of the company thi
  
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• Music concert to benefit Sandy Hook victim's foundation

  26-02-2017 20:41
  
  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- The principal cellist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra is organizing a concert to benefit a foundation set up by the family of a victim of the Connecticut school shooting.Carter Brey and other orchestra members will perform at the "Chasing the Music" event June 4 at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut.The concert will benefit CMAK Foundation, which runs the Race4Chase kids triathlon program.The foundation was set up by the family of 7-year-old Chase Kowals
  
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• US gas price rises 2 cents over 2 weeks, to $2.33 a gallon

  26-02-2017 20:38
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) -- The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline rose 2 cents nationally during the past two weeks, to $2.33.Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the slight rise was due to small increases in crude oil and wholesale gas prices.Lundberg says she expects modest increases in the near-term.The national average is up 56 cents per gallon over the price a year ago.Gas in Los Angeles was the highest in the contiguous United States at an average of $2.94 a ga
  
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• Officials: Trump isn't cutting Medicare, Social Security

  26-02-2017 20:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Administration officials say President Donald Trump has no plans to cut Social Security or Medicare.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News Channel's "Sunday Morning Futures" that "we are not touching those now." He says people should not "expect to see that as part" of the administration's first budget.Mnuchin says Trump's priority was passing legislation to reduce middle-class and corporate taxes.Asked about potential cuts to the programs on ABC's "This Week," Deputy
  
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• Grant Hospital Continues to Expand Downtown Campus

  26-02-2017 20:28
  
  Like most hospitals, Grant Medical Center is continuing to grow its campus with continued expansion projects. The latest is the proposed addition of a third floor to the existing main hospital building at the corner of Grant Avenue and State Street. The additional space would accommodate a nursing unit expansion for the facility.
  Currently, construction is well under way at Grant Medical Center on the $11 million expansion of the Bone and Joint Clinic, located on Town Street. That
  
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• Police: Man tied up family members near Cleveland, arrested after 1 escapes

  26-02-2017 20:25
  
  WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (AP) -- Police near Cleveland say a 34-year-old man kidnapped three family members and was taken into custody after his aunt escaped a basement where she had been tied up.Authorities say the man was visiting his father Friday in Willoughby when he used chloroform to overpower him and then tied him up in the basement. Police say he lured his mother and aunt to the house where he tied them up, too.They say the aunt escaped Saturday and called 911. The man left, but police found hi
  
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• Wendy's plans self-ordering kiosks at 1,000 locations

  26-02-2017 20:20
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) -- Wendy's says it plans to install self-ordering kiosks at about 1,000 locations by the end of the year.A typical location would have three kiosks, The Columbus Dispatch reported. Higher-volume restaurants will be given priority for the kiosks.Wendy's chief information officer, David Trimm, said the kiosks are intended to appeal to younger customers and reduce labor costs. Kiosks also allow customers of the fast food giant to circumvent long lines during peak dining hours whil
  
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• Ohio police must collect data on suspect race under plan

  26-02-2017 20:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A state certification process will require that all Ohio police departments for the first time collect data on the race and gender of people they pull over in traffic stops or take aside for questioning.The goal of the new standard is reducing potential police bias against suspects.Many large departments already collect such data including the Ohio State Highway Patrol, which publishes the statistics on its website.The standard was approved Feb. 17 by a police relations boa
  
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• Witness says Mardi Gras crash suspect looked "out of it"

  26-02-2017 20:01
  
  NEW ORLEANS -- A man who allegedly plowed into a crowd enjoying the Krewe of Endymion parade on Saturday in the Mid-City section of New Orleans is being investigated for driving while intoxicated, police said.The accident came during one of the busiest nights of Mardi Gras when thousands of people throng the streets of Mid-City to watch the elaborate floats and clamor to catch beads and trinkets tossed from riders.“We suspect that that subject was highly intoxicated,” Police Chief Mi
  
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• Police kill man reportedly seen shooting at gas pipeline

  26-02-2017 19:58
  
  Police in Citrus County, Florida said Sunday that a man reportedly seen shooting at a natural gas pipeline had been fatally shot by officers after a vehicle chase.Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast was quoted in a statement on his office’s Facebook page as saying no police were injured. He said officers from Citrus County, Marion County and the Florida Highway Patrol were involved. The chase began in Marion County and ended with a “crash” near Floral City in Citrus County,
  
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• Actor Bill Paxton dead at 61

  26-02-2017 17:03
  
  Actor Bill Paxton has died of complications from surgery, a representative for the family tells CBS News.Paxton appeared in the classic films "Aliens" and "Twister."A family representative issued the following statement:“It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery. A loving husband and father, Bill began his career in Hollywood working on films in the art department and went on to have an illustrious career spanning four deca
  
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• Police investigating 3 deaths at same Ohio home in past 2 weeks

  26-02-2017 16:45
  Columbus, Ohio Police are investigating a suspicious death, an attempted kidnapping and a double homicide, all in and around the same address over the past two weeks. On February 13, around 9 a.m., Cody Campbell was found dead at 68 Whitethorne Avenue Homicide detective Sgt.
  
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• Opinion: Trump Needs to Let Journalists do Their Jobs

  26-02-2017 15:47
  
  As journalists, we are concerned about the issues that face our nation.
  As journalists, it is our duty to report on issues in a manner that is fair, balanced and impartial.
  Mr. President, it is inconsistent with the principles of journalism organizations to act as activists for or against matters of a political nature. I understand the desire of some of my media brethren to speak out forcefully however, we are bound by our adherence to the ethics of journalism to abstain from endorsing political
  
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• India's top diplomats to visit Washington for talks

  26-02-2017 14:09
  
  India's top diplomat will visit Washington this week for talks with the new U.S. administration, an Indian foreign ministry official said Sunday.Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar is expected to discuss with American officials India's concerns over proposed U.S. legislation that could make it harder for companies to replace American workers with those from India and other countries. Also expected to be on the agenda during Jaishankar's four-day visit, which begins Tuesday, is safety for foreigners
  
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• New LG phone influenced by Samsung's Note 7 troubles

  26-02-2017 13:46
  
  Samsung's fiasco with its fire-prone Note 7 phone has pushed its rival LG to take additional precautions with its next smartphone.Samsung recalled millions of Note 7 phones after dozens overheated and caught on fire . Samsung blamed numerous problems with its batteries and announced tighter quality controls and more rigorous testing.LG said it's doubling the separation between the battery's positive and negative chambers to reduce the risk of a short. Samsung's investigators found that overly th
  
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• WATCH LIVE: April the giraffe prepares to give birth at NY zoo

  26-02-2017 13:23
  
  The owner of a New York zoo has planned to live-stream a giraffe giving birth after it was briefly removed from YouTube due to animal rights and activists labeling it as sexually explicit.Animal Adventure Park started streaming video Wednesday of 15-year-old April in her enclosed pen at the zoo in Harpursville, 130 miles northwest of New York City. But owner Jordan Patch says YouTube removed the feed early Thursday after someone reported it was explicit and contained nudity.The live stream of th
  
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• Trump Administration blocks changes on coal mining royalties

  26-02-2017 13:20
  
  The Interior Department has put on hold changes to how the federal government values huge volumes of coal extracted from public lands, primarily in the Western United States, after mining companies challenged the agency in federal court.The move by the Trump administration means current rules governing the industry will remain in place pending decisions in the courts, according to an agency notification due to be published Monday in the Federal Register.The changes, crafted under the administrat
  
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• Firefighters battle second alarm apartment fire in Westerville

  26-02-2017 13:18
  
  Firefighters were called to an apartment fire in Westerville early Sunday morning. The fire was first reported in an apartment complex on Foxhound Lane just before 6 a.m. Sunday. Several apartment units were evacuated as first responders worked to extinguish the flames. A second alarm call was sounded, summoning additional fire companies to help. At this time, no injuries have been reported. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Okla. town discards decades-old dancing ban

  26-02-2017 13:02
  
  Kick off the Sunday shoes: Dancing in public is now legal throughout Henryetta, Oklahoma.
  The Tulsa World reports that Henryetta city leaders voted Thursday to abolish an ordinance that prohibited dance halls within 500 feet of a church or public school. Violators could be fined $25.
  The long-ignored ordinance surfaced this month when Henryetta resident Joni Insabella scheduled a Valentine dance above her store, which is within 500 feet of a church. The city’s Chamber of Commerce called he
  
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• Law banning sex offenders from Facebook goes before Supreme Court

  26-02-2017 12:50
  
  Fresh from a trip to traffic court, Lester Packingham Jr. celebrated his turn of good fortune by announcing to friends on Facebook that his pending ticket was dismissed without him saying a word.
  “No fine. No Court costs. No nothing. Praise be to God. Wow. Thanks, Jesus,” Packingham wrote in a 2010 post that led to a lawsuit being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.
  Packingham, 36, was forbidden by a 2008 North Carolina law from using commercial social networking sites like Fa
  
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• Is Kasich saying Trump is having his "idiot cop" moment?

  26-02-2017 12:39
  Folks in the national press corps likely didn't catch it, but after meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, John Kasich appeared to liken the new president's early performance to his own "idiot cop" moments. The Ohio governor often has recounted how wife Karen gently chided him on how much his words matter because he's viewed as "the father of Ohio."
  
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• Why N. Korea may have used VX to kill leader's half brother

  26-02-2017 12:37
  
  Was it a poorly executed assassination or did North Korea want to showcase its stockpile of banned chemical weapons?The use of the highly toxic VX warfare agent to kill the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader has raised questions about Pyongyang's real motives in one of the strangest killings the world has seen.Some say North Korea, in allegedly bringing a U.N.-classified weapon of mass destruction to kill a man at a busy international airport, intended to show the world what it can d
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Sunshine returns with seasonal highs on Sunday.

  26-02-2017 11:16
  Today: Cloudy to start then sun moves in, a little breezy.More clouds late, seasonal.High 43.Winds: SW 8-12 mph.
  Tonight: Increasing clouds, chilly.Low 34.Winds: S 3-6 mph.
  Monday: Showers move in through the late morning, warmer.High 49.Winds: S 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Off & on showers with the chance for a few storms late, very warm.High 63.Winds: SSW 10-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:We’ll see seasonal highs today as c
  
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• JCPenny Announced Closures May Affect Columbus

  26-02-2017 08:45
  JCPenny made a huge announcement this week as they will be closing stores across the country. The company blamed " the growing threat of online retailers " as a major reason for its decision.
  
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• Court Documents: Columbus, Ohio police officer paid for sex three different times

  26-02-2017 08:45
  Officer Randall Mayhew is charged with three counts of prostitution, three counts of soliciting and one count of dereliction of duty, according to Columbus Police Sgt. Richard Weiner.
  
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• Woman's body found in trash bin in creek near Columbus

  26-02-2017 06:48
  Authorities say the body of a 22-year-old woman has been found in a trash bin that was partially submerged in a creek. The Franklin County Sheriff's office tells WCMH-TV that the woman has been identified as Gabriel Ann Hinojosa, who had been reported missing Feb. 19. It's not clear how she died.
  
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• Theodore Decker: Sentencing in fatal crash doesna t ease the loss

  26-02-2017 04:49
  At a spot in the median of Interstate 70 on the East Side lie weathered bouquets of plastic flowers.  Odds are you've seen the flowers if you drive with any regularity into Columbus from Pickerington, Reynoldsburg or points farther east, but even those passing that way only once would be hard-pressed to miss them. They catch the eye, as such roadside memorials tend to do, prompting strangers to reflect, if only briefly, upon the white crosses and tattered plush bears that mark the mere tip
  
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• Family of woman found dead in Big Darby Creek releases statement

  26-02-2017 04:26
  Family and friends await the results of an autopsy which should will reveal the cause of death for 22-year old Gabriel Hinojosa.
  Her body was found Friday evening in a trash can partially submerged in the Big Darby Creek in Grove City.
  Hinojosa was a mother of two daughters, a six-year-old and a two-year-old. Tina Hunter, who says she is Hinojosa’s oldest daughter’s paternal grandmother, released a statement to 10TV. Hunter said Hinojosa, affectionately known as “Gabby” w
  
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• 6 charged in death of UConn student run over after party

  26-02-2017 03:37
  
  STORRS, Conn. -- Six University of Connecticut students were charged Friday with alcohol-related offenses related to the death of a student who was run over by a fire department vehicle after leaving a party last fall.The students had been hosting an off-campus party at a fraternity-affiliated house Oct. 16 during homecoming weekend. One of the attendees was Jeffny Pally, a 19-year-old sophomore from West Hartford.Police say Pally had been sitting with her back against a garage door of the UConn
  
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• Man's Texas arrest shows conflicts over medical marijuana

  26-02-2017 03:23
  
  HOUSTON - A California man is facing possible prison time in Texas after he was arrested while carrying his supply of medical marijuana as he drove to Houston to visit his hospitalized granddaughter.The case of Phillip Blanton is an example of the nation's conflicting attitudes toward marijuana, the Houston Chronicle reported.Medical marijuana is legal in 28 states and the District of Columbia.In 2015, Texas passed a law letting patients with a rare form of epilepsy be legally treated with canna
  
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• Car runs into New Orleans crowd, police say

  26-02-2017 03:14
  
  NEW ORLEANS -- Police say 12 people were injured when a vehicle plowed into a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in the Mid-City section of New Orleans. Gray pickup truck in background allegedly hit revelers at Carrollton and Orleans at Endymion. @WWLTV pic.twitter.com/2aD0UHDu1u— David Hammer (@davidhammerWWL) February 26, 2017​​Police say that number could increase as the investigation continues, CBS affiliate WWL reports. New Orleans police are investigating.
  
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• Philadelphia workshop teaches residents how to help gunshot victims

  26-02-2017 01:51
  
  This year, Philadelphia has already seen nearly four dozen murders, a 38 percent increase from this time last year. Now the city plans to get ahead of its first responders in a race against time. At a north Philadelphia church, 60-year-old Veronica Daniel and the rest of the residents are learning to set a tourniquet. The goal? To prevent a gunshot victim from bleeding to death before help arrives, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller. “So you’ve become the first responder?
  
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• Black leaders call for activism to counter Trump presidency

  26-02-2017 00:44
  Black leaders are calling for a new "spark" of activism from the community in response to President Donald Trump. Some do this by standing in the pulpit, others by raising a sign in protest, and still others by recalling the history of black activism.
  
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• Muhammad Ali's son detained at airport, asked if he's Muslim, lawyer says

  26-02-2017 00:02
  
  Muhammad Ali’s son, who bears the boxing great’s name, was detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport and questioned about his ancestry and religion in what amounted to profiling, a family friend said Saturday.Returning from a Black History Month event in Jamaica, Muhammad Ali Jr. and his mother, Khalilah Camacho Ali, were pulled aside and separated from each other while going through the immigration checkpoint on Feb. 7 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport,
  
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