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• Insanity plea withdrawn for man charged with killing 2 women

  07-04-2017 23:39
  
  The attorneys for an Ohio man charged with abducting and killing two women say he is dropping his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.Forty-year-old Shawn Grate refused to leave his cell Friday and appear on video for a hearing in Ashland County Common Pleas Court.Grate pleaded not guilty in October. He awaits trial on charges that include aggravated murder and kidnapping in the deaths of 29-year-old Elizabeth Griffith and 43-year-old Stacey Stanley. He could face the death penalty if convi
  
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• Local Syrian-Americans cheer US strikes against Assad

  07-04-2017 23:34
  It is a true-life horror show: civilians gasping for their final breath, a father cradling the corpses of his children asphyxiated by poison gas."My kids could have been those kids," said Sumaya Hamadmad of Hilliard.She and her husband Ammar Khawam are from Syria.Sumaya's family fled when she was just three, to escape the violence of a dictator, the father of Syria's current president, Bashar Al-Assad.For seven years, she and her family have watched the son dwarf the brutality of his father."He
  
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• US probing: Did Russia take part in chem weapons attack?

  07-04-2017 23:30
  The United States is looking into whether Russia participated in the Syrian chemical weapons attack that provoked President Donald Trump's airstrikes against the Assad government, a revelation that could have dramatic implications for relations between Washington and Moscow.On Friday, senior U.S. military officials said a drone belonging to either Russia or Syria was seen hovering over the site of the chemical weapons attack after the assault earlier this week. Russia is one of Syria's most impo
  
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• Licking County man charged with sending sexually explicit photos to 14-year-old girl

  07-04-2017 22:47
  
  A Licking County man has been charged with sending sexually explicit photos to a juvenile.The Licking County Sheriff’s Office said 48-year-old David Mummey Jr. has been charged with importuning/disseminating matter harmful to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.Detectives with the sheriff’s office received information on March 31 that Mummey was sending sexually explicit pictures from his smartphone to a 14-year-old girl.During their investigation, they also discov
  
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• Police: Homicide investigation underway in east Columbus

  07-04-2017 22:11
  
  Police said there is a homicide investigation happening on the east side of Columbus.Detectives are investigating the death of a man in the 4500 block of Refugee Road.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Man identified in a homicide investigation in east Columbus

  07-04-2017 22:11
  
  Police said there is a homicide investigation happening on the east side of Columbus.Officers were called to the 4500 block of Refugee Road Friday afternoon where they found a man dead inside an apartment.The man has been identified at 34-year-old Jason Sunderland, according to police.Detectives are investigating how the man died.There is no suspect information available at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Arnold, Smurfs and Wacky Elderly in Theaters

  07-04-2017 21:40
  
  Nothing super splashy opening at the multiplex this weekend. The Smurfs have a movie. I’m not going to lie to you – I couldn’t make myself go to the screening. I’m really sorry. I seriously hate the Smurfs.
  In other news, Schwarzenegger’s Columbus-filmed and -set Aftermath is coming to town, some freaky looking horror hits Gateway, Drexel opens an effective post-war drama, a Herbalife doc comes to town. The point is, look beyond the big theaters, and you’ll fi
  
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• Man indicted for involuntary manslaughter in connection with overdose death

  07-04-2017 21:35
  
  A man has been indicted for allegedly selling drugs to someone who overdosed and died.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced 46-year-old Cory McDowell was indicted on involuntary manslaughter, corrupting another with drugs and aggravated trafficking in drugs.According to authorities, 33-year-old Ronald Ireson purchased drugs from McDowell on January 7. Ireson went home, used the drugs and became unresponsive.Medics administered numerous doses of Narcan and transported Ireson to a
  
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• Consumers Have Some Choices to Make as the Local Farm Model Goes Corporate

  07-04-2017 21:28
  
  People are paying more attention to their food. They look for words like “locally sourced” and “organic” and “sustainable,” and they prioritize restaurants with local authenticity over carbon copy chains. It couldn’t be long, then, before an entrepreneurial spirit would corporatize, scale up and mass produce the local farm model. BrightFarms, a New York-based greenhouse farm builder, is a soon-to-be “local” example.
  Calling it a “nation
  
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• Doppler 10: Comfortable and sunny today

  07-04-2017 21:13
  Today: Comfortable and sunny.High 62.Winds: West 0-5 mph.
  Tonight: Clear and chilly. Still around average for this time of year.Low 41.Winds: South 4-6 mph.
  Tomorrow: Pick day of the week! Mostly sunny and warm. High 72.Winds: South 10-15 mph
  Monday: Even warmer. Starting off partly cloudy and chance for an afternoon shower.High 74.Winds: South 10-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Starting off chilly with a chance that you wake up to
  
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• Doppler 10: A chilly and frosty night on tap

  07-04-2017 21:13
  This Evening: Decreasing clouds, breezy but winds will back off after sunset.
  Tonight: Freeze Warning.Clearing out & cooling off.Low 31.Winds: Light NW.
  Tomorrow: A frosty start then nice, sunny and seasonal.High 61.Winds: WSW 4-8 mph.
  Sunday: Mild and a little breezy but overall a fantastic day!High 71.Winds: S 10-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: We’ll see a chilly night with lows near 30.As a result, much of the area is u
  
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• Renovation of Short North Church Comes at Time of Growth for Architectural Alliance

  07-04-2017 21:10
  
  Architectural Alliance is planning a move to the Short North, saying goodbye to the small Downtown office building it has called home for 25 years. The local architectural firm will not just be leasing space in the neighborhood, though; it has purchased a former church building at 49 E. Third Ave. and is planning a major renovation.
  The renovated building will have about 10,000 square feet of office space for the company’s use, in addition to another 4,000 square feet that will be devoted
  
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• Comprehensive Paid Family Leave Announcement 3/29/17

  07-04-2017 20:47 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 14-year-old boy charged with murder in Champaign County

  07-04-2017 20:20
  
  A 14-year-old boy is charged with the murder of a woman in Champaign County. The Champaign County Prosecutor Office has filed charges for the death of 40-year-old Heidi Fay Taylor.Authorities say they have a 14-year-old boy in custody and he is being held on aggravated murder charges. The young man is scheduled to appear in Champaign County Juvenile Court Friday afternoon, according to court records. The relationship between the young man and the victim is unknown. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com f
  
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• Man killed in officer-involved shooting outside St. Ann's hospital identified

  07-04-2017 19:52
  One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting outside Mount Carmel St. Ann hospital.According to Columbus police, Westerville medics requested officers to go with them to a patient transport in the 600 block of Garden Terrace Road around 1 p.m. Thursday.Police said the patient, a male who has not been named, was experiencing psychological issues. Officers arrived at the scene and were asked to follow medics to Mount Carmel St Ann’s hospital.The man walked out of the ambulance at th
  
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• Schwarzenegger says Kasich should run for president in 2020

  07-04-2017 19:41
  
  LOS ANGELES — Arnold Schwarzenegger says Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich should run again for the White House in 2020, effectively endorsing a primary challenge to President Donald Trump.The former Republican California governor, movie star and bodybuilder told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published Wednesday that Kasich is "a man of substance" who has state and federal government experience, is a moderate and "has vision."Schwarzenegger also backed Kasich for president in 2016.
  
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• Books Abounding with Author Kelli Bolton

  07-04-2017 19:39
  Contact: Kelli Bolton, 614-599-0197 COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 7, 2017 / Christian Newswire / -- There are many opinions about what the "church" is and isn't these days, leaving it to be made a mockery of. Author Kelli Bolton has a desire to see that change by addressing the "stereotypical" behavior that has caused people to take God and the church less serious.
  
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• Reagan Tokes to be awarded posthumous degree from Ohio State

  07-04-2017 19:38
  
  At the Ohio State University Board of Trustees meeting Friday,Reagan Tokes name was never spoken.But the actions the University took to honor the 21-year-old murdered student spoke volumes about the university's connection to it's students."If we have a student who near the end of their degree it's a token of our connection with them to be able to award a posthumous degree families appreciate it we appreciate it very much and we think it's an important part of who we are that once a buckeye alwa
  
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• KFC to stop using chickens raised with human antibiotics

  07-04-2017 19:28
  
  KFC said Friday that it will stop serving chickens raised with certain antibiotics.The fried chicken chain said the change will be completed by the end of next year at its more than 4,000 restaurants in the U.S.It is working with more than 2,000 farms around the country to stop using antibiotics important to human medicine. Antibiotics specific to animals may still be used to treat diseases in the chickens, KFC said.Meat producers give animals antibiotics to make them grow faster and prevent ill
  
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• 2 sobriety checkpoints planned tonight in Grove City

  07-04-2017 19:11
  
  The Franklin County DUI Task Force will hold two sobriety checkpoints in Grove City Friday night to combat impaired driving.In addition to the two checkpoints, the task force says extra patrols will be out during the weekend throughout Franklin County, specifically looking for impaired drivers.Friday’s checkpoints will be held between 8 p.m. and 12 a.m. Locations:Stringtown Road at Buckeye Parkway US 62 at Parlin DriveThe Franklin County DUI Task Force says it wants to impress upon those w
  
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• Senate confirms Trump pick Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court

  07-04-2017 17:45
  WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch to become the newest associate justice on the Supreme Court Friday, elevating Donald Trump's nominee following a corrosive partisan confrontation that could have lasting impacts for the Senate and the court.Vice President Mike Pence was presiding as the Senate voted 54-45 in favor of Gorsuch, a 49-year-old veteran of the 10th U.S. Circuit of Appeals in Denver whose rulings make him an intellectual heir to the late Justice Antonin Scalia, whose
  
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• Gorsuch confirmed; Senate approves Trump nominee, 54-45

  07-04-2017 17:45
  
  WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, bringing a contentious 14-month partisan battle to a close after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.The vote was 54-45 on Friday. The victory gives President Donald Trump's 49-year-old nominee a lifetime spot on the court and his party a much-needed political win after failing to pass legislation on health care and other issues.The final confirmation vote came after Senate Republicans rewrote the chamber's rules, vo
  
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• NWS: 2 tornadoes confirmed in Clark County

  07-04-2017 17:34
  
  The National Weather Service has confirmed that two weak tornadoes touched down in western Ohio as severe storms rolled through the region earlier this week.The twisters were reported Wednesday evening in Clark County near the village of Enon. They were rated EF-0, indicating wind speeds between 65 mph and 85 mph (105 and 137 kph). No injuries were reported.Officials say damage to a number of buildings in the area was attributed more to straight-line winds that damaged homes and trees. At one f
  
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• Poetry at Pizzuti!

  07-04-2017 17:14
  
  Poetry at Pizzuti Collection! The current exhibition, Visions From India, served as the backdrop to a night of moving literature by Ruth Awad, Barbara Fant, Dr. Pranav Jani, and Ohio’s Poet Laureate Dr. Amit Majmudar. Incredible!
  The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be sure to check out columbusfoundation.org and follow
  
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• How Trump was able to order U.S. strikes on Syria without congressional approval

  07-04-2017 16:19
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. missile strikes Thursday on a Syrian air base were conducted without formal congressional approval. Some questions and answers about how and why presidents can conduct military action without permission from the 535 representatives of the American people.DID CONGRESS KNOW?Trump did let Congress know of his plans to launch 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles Thursday evening, targeting the air base from which Syrian President Bashar Assad launched a chemical weapons attack ear
  
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• Sweden PM: Truck crash into Stockholm store is terror attack

  07-04-2017 15:38
  
  STOCKHOLM—A driver crashed a hijacked beer truck into an upscale department store in central Stockholm on Friday, killing at least two people, according to Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, who called the crash a terror attack.Live television footage showed smoke coming out of the upscale Ahlens department store on the city's pedestrian Drottninggatan Street, which the truck smashed into.People in the downtown area fled in panic, and Stockholm's nearby Central Station for trains and th
  
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• Hijacked truck crashes into Stockholm store in terror attack

  07-04-2017 15:38
  
  STOCKHOLM — A hijacked beer truck crashed into an upscale department store in central Stockholm on Friday, killing at least two people, according to Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, who called the crash a terror attack.Live television footage showed smoke coming out of the upscale Ahlens department store on the city's pedestrian street Drottninggatan, the store the truck smashed into about 3 p.m.People in the downtown area fled in panic.Authorities evacuated the city's Central Station
  
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• 4 killed in Stockholm truck attack described as terrorism

  07-04-2017 15:38
  
  STOCKHOLM —A hijacked beer truck plowed into pedestrians at a central Stockholm department store Friday, killing four people, injuring 15 and sending screaming shoppers scattering in panic in what Sweden's prime minister called a terrorist attack.A nationwide manhunt was launched and one person was arrested following the latest use of a vehicle as a weapon in Europe.Nearby buildings were locked down for hours in the heart of the capital and the main train station was evacuated."Sweden has
  
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• US adds just 98K jobs; unemployment falls to a low 4.5 pct.

  07-04-2017 15:32
  
  WASHINGTON— U.S. employers added just 98,000 jobs last month, the fewest in a year, though the unemployment rate fell to a nearly 10-year low of 4.5 percent.The rate fell because nearly a half-million more Americans reported finding jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.Economists had expected a falloff in hiring in March after job gains in January and February had averaged a robust 218,000. Still, the drop was worse than expected.It its report Friday, the government also revised down the
  
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• Dance Review: Get Lost in Beth Gill’s Beguiling Catacomb at the Wexner Center

  07-04-2017 15:30
  
  Bessie-winning choreographer brings her new intoxicating, slow-burn dance piece, Catacomb to the Wexner Center for the Arts this weekend.
  The sparse set, designed and lit by Thomas Dunn, consists of a white rectangle, materially different from the floor, with two separate white panels as a backdrop, spaced at different depths. As the audience is seated, Stuart Singer lays face down with Heather Lang face up, head resting on his back. Almost tortuously slowly, tiny movements turn into body m
  
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• Officer shoots man at hospital

  07-04-2017 15:05
  Columbus police Friday morning had not released the name of a man shot and killed by an officer after the man pulled a BB gun from a bag as he stepped out of an ambulance to go into an emergency room. Police say the man was experiencing psychological problems and medics in Westerville who picked him up Thursday afternoon asked Columbus police to accompany them to Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital on Cleveland Avenue where the shooting happened.
  
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• West Liberty High School shooting suspect set for competency hearing

  07-04-2017 14:46
  
  URBANA, Ohio — A teenager charged in a school shooting that wounded two students is due in juvenile court for a competency hearing.An attorney for the 17-year-old is asking a judge in Champaign County to close Friday's hearing to the public, saying it involves medical and other personal information that isn't public record and should be protected. The judge is expected to hear arguments on that.The 17-year-old is charged as a juvenile with attempted murder, felonious assault and other offe
  
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• World’s strongest coffee available in U.S.

  07-04-2017 12:58
  
  People in the U.S. can now get the world’s strongest coffee.Black Insomnia coffee has 702 milligrams of caffeine per 12-ounce cup.That’s four times as much caffeine as the average cup of coffee, and double the caffeine the FDA recommends for a person to have all day.People can buy it on Amazon.
  
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• 2 teenage girls fall to their deaths from 18th-floor hotel balcony

  07-04-2017 12:53
  
  Authorities say two teenage girls fell to their deaths from the 18th-floor balcony of a beachfront hotel in South Carolina.Horry County Coroner Robert Edge says 16-year-old Daniela Flores fell to a 10th-floor parking deck, while 17-year-old Amber Franco’s body was found on the roof of a ground-level Dunkin’ Donuts. The hotel has 18 floors.Myrtle Beach Police Lt. Joey Crosby tells news outlets someone called 911 to report seeing the girls fall Wednesday at the Camelot By the Sea Hotel
  
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• Public comment to close today in Ohio on strict medical pot rules

  07-04-2017 12:47
  
  A public comment period on strict new rules proposed for the use of medical marijuana in Ohio is ending.The deadline to weigh in is Friday. That's also when the Ohio Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee meets next.Under Ohio's medical marijuana law, patients with 20 medical conditions can buy and use marijuana if recommended by a doctor.Draft rules proposed by the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy would limit supplies by a product's amount of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.The board
  
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• Ohio to start accepting pot grower applications this summer

  07-04-2017 12:47
  
  Aspiring medical marijuana growers can begin applying for Ohio licenses in June.That's according to information released by the Ohio Department of Commerce at Friday's meeting of the Ohio Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee. The department is overseeing selection of 24 qualified cultivators to start.It plans to release application forms within two to three weeks, giving interested growers 45 to 60 days to meet submission deadlines. The state plans a webinar for interested applicants.Ohio enacte
  
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• U.S. missile strikes on Syria create spike in gas prices

  07-04-2017 12:39
  Oil prices spiked after the U.S. missile strikes on Syria Thursday night.GasBuddy reports oil rose in after-hours trade by a dollar per barrel to $52.70.That’s a 2 percent jump in U.S. crude futures Friday morning in trading with Asia.The Mideast pumps out 40 percent of the world’s oil supply.The missile strikes are also creating tension with Russia, another major oil supplier."As we've seen in the past, oil prices hate turmoil. [Thursday night’s] surge in prices comes as quest
  
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• Man charged in slaying of woman whose body found in bin

  07-04-2017 10:32
  A man accused of killing a woman whose body was found in a recycling bin partially submerged in a creek has been indicted on charges including aggravated murder. Franklin County's prosecutor said Thursday that 29-year-old Andrew McGowan killed 22-year-old Gabriel Hinojosa and attempted to dispose of her body in a recycling bin.
  
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• Khaled, Stop Asking About Drake's Vocals

  07-04-2017 08:00
  You ever have someone keep asking you something over, and over, and over, and over. Kind of how Stewie from "Family Guy" keeps calling for Louis, "mom, mum, mommy," Khaled does the same thing lol.
  
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• Columbus community holds vigil for Syria victims and survivors

  07-04-2017 04:26
  The Columbus community is showing its support for the victims and survivors of the suspected chemical attacks in Syria through words and prayers.About 30 people stood together on the sidewalk in front of Ohio State's student union with signs and candles to pray for Syria."We want to get the message out. We saw that. We care about them," Iyrad Azrak said.Azrak is one of the organizers along with CAIR-Ohio and Syrian American Medical Society.US missiles blast Syria base where chem planes took off"
  
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• Columbus police search for killer as victim's mother pleads for justice

  07-04-2017 04:10
  
  If time heals all wounds, Rhonda Williams needs more time."It gets harder," she said. "To get up, and then the realization sets in...your child is really gone."The child she speaks of was actually 24-year-old: her son Donavon."He was very quiet. He was helpful. He'd do anything in the world for you. He was my baby."The youngest of her six children was shot to death September 24 at an after-hours party on Genessee Avenue."They told me he had been shot so we went to the scene. It was all roped off
  
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• #BigBinkShow..The Dish: Jay Z Launches New Drink, Kodak Black...

  07-04-2017 03:31
  I'm DJn his set so we bout to set Columbus on Y" Y" Y" Y" #DownWithTheKing 12. #rp @LILDonAIR: "I said "hey @djmrking we should dress alike!" He said "that's corny."
  
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• US strike on Syria is widely hailed, but angers Russia

  07-04-2017 03:08
  BEIRUT— World leaders rallied around the United States after it launched a missile strike early Friday on a Syrian air base in response to this week's chemical attack, while Russia condemned the move as "aggression" and suspended crucial coordination with Washington in Syria's congested skies.The overnight missile attack, which marked the first time the U.S. has directly targeted Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces, was condemned by his allies in Russia and Iran but welcomed by the Syri
  
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• US missiles blast Syria base where chem planes took off

  07-04-2017 03:08
  The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles Thursday night in fiery retaliation for this week's gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. President Donald Trump cast the U.S. assault as vital to deter future use of poison gas and called on other nations to join in seeking "to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria."It was the first direct American assault on the Syrian government and Trump's most dramatic military order since becoming president just
  
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• US missile attack kills seven in Syria

  07-04-2017 03:08
  The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles Thursday night in fiery retaliation for this week's gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. President Donald Trump cast the U.S. assault as vital to deter future use of poison gas and called on other nations to join in seeking "to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria." Seven people died in the attack, nine others were hurt.It was the first direct American assault on the Syrian government and Trump's mos
  
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• 2 people injured in east Columbus shooting

  07-04-2017 02:00
  
  Two people have been taken to a local hospital after a reported shooting in east Columbus.The incident happened after 7 p.m. Thursday night in the area of E. Main Street and Lilley Avenue.Columbus police confirmed both were taken to Grant Medical Center. One was listed in critical condition, the other in stable.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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