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• Trump backs away from demand for border wall money

  24-04-2017 23:21
  President Donald Trump stepped back Monday from demanding a down payment for his border wall in must-past spending legislation, potentially removing a major obstacle to a bipartisan deal just days ahead of a government shutdown deadline.Trump told a gathering of around 20 conservative media reporters Monday evening that he would be willing to return to the wall funding issue in September, according to two people who were in the room. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the get-togeth
  
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• Dems say Trump can avert shutdown risk if he relents on wall

  24-04-2017 23:21
  President Donald Trump could avert the risk of a government shutdown next weekend by stepping back from his demand that lawmakers fund his promised border wall with Mexico in a must-pass spending bill, Congress' two top Democrats said Monday."If the president stepped out of it, we could get a budget done by Friday," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday in a conference call with reporters, referring to Democratic and Republican budget negotiators.House Minority Leader Nancy P
  
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• Woman performs CPR on overdose victim in Kroger bathroom

  24-04-2017 23:14
  Health officials said a woman's overdose Saturday night at a Central Ohio Kroger is a sign of the times.Kathy Pittman found the woman, lifeless, on the floor of the women's bathroom at the 5th and High Street location.Pittman has worked for decades as an administrative assistant at the OSU Wexner Medical Center and is CPR certified."I went to the restroom, I heard this water running as I walked in. I gently pushed the door open, and there was this dead girl. I could tell she was clinically decea
  
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• Ohio State University police respond to video showing incident on campus

  24-04-2017 23:05
  
  Ohio State University police are responding to a video that shows an officer taking a man into custody on campus.Police said their officer responded to a report of a person who may try to harm himself and may have had a weapon.In the video, you can see the man refusing to put down his backpack before the man is taken to the ground by police.Police issued a statement on the incident, saying “officers took action deemed necessary to protect the safety of all.”The man in the video was n
  
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• Man gets life sentence in Mansfield woman's slaying, dismemberment

  24-04-2017 22:32
  
  An Ohio man convicted in the slaying and dismemberment of a neighbor has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.A Richland County prosecutor says 54-year-old Walter Renz was sentenced Monday in 62-year-old Patsy Hudson's death. She was reported missing in July 2015 from her home in Mansfield, about 80 miles southeast of Cleveland. Parts of Hudson's body were found in February 2016 at various locations in the county.Authorities said Renz and co-defendant Linda Buckner,
  
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• German Village Society says outside gas meters are safety risk

  24-04-2017 22:19
  The tranquility of City Park Avenue in German Village is about to get a temporary disruption."It's a good thing," Carl Ratliff said. "I think they need to update a little bit of German Village."Beginning in late May, the road in front of Ratliff's home will be dug up."I think it's a good thing that they're thinking of replacing it and putting new pipes in," he said.Since 2009, Columbia Gas of Ohio has been replacing lines as part of the Accelerated Main Replacement Program (AMRP). Some of which
  
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• Marion woman takes hula hooping to the extreme

  24-04-2017 22:06
  Rachael Lust of Marion is simply amazing when it comes to hula hooping and not just any hula hooping but extreme hula hooping.This 29-year-old mom can make the hoop dance. She is pretty much self-taught but now makes a living traveling the world teaching people how to hoop.She explains Extreme Hooping this way: "It is hooping on all parts of the body. You can go fast, slow, you can do tricks with it. It is not your normal hula hooping."Rachael said hooping is part of her life and she does it all
  
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• Athlete talks dangers of hammer throw after death of Ohio teen

  24-04-2017 21:57
  Nineteen-year-old Ethan Roser of Cincinnati, was killed when he was struck in the head by what's called a hammer.He was volunteering at a meet at Wheaton College outside Chicago. Detectives said he was standing near the field, but not on it, when the metal ball struck him during a warm-up.A hammer is a 16-pound ball and chain device that's thrown into the air. Throwers spin their feet inside a concrete circle then let it fly.The sport is popular on college track teams, but it is not sanctioned b
  
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• Dashcam video captures Arkansas 4-year-old's fall from bus

  24-04-2017 21:41
  
  A 4-year-old girl fell through the open back door of a moving church bus onto an Arkansas state highway, but was rescued from the road by a volunteer firefighter who happened to be driving behind.Firefighter Ryan Ciampoli's dashboard camera recorded the harrowing moment on Wednesday when the door swings open with the girl clinging to it. She quickly falls onto the road and appears immobile.The bus drives away.The video shows Ciampoli approaching the girl and gently scooping her up.Ciampoli later
  
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• Doppler 10: Warming up with late week rain

  24-04-2017 21:29
  This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, mild and a little breezy at times.
  Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy skies, above average lows.Low 50.Winds: E 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mix of sun and clouds.Another mild day.High 75.Winds: E 5-10 mph.
  Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm.Feeling like summer!High 83.Winds: S 8-12 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Warmer than average weather will continue over the next few days.Expect to see a mix of sun and clouds on
  
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• Franklin Park Conservatory announces children’s garden

  24-04-2017 21:02
  
  The Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Garden will begin work on its new Children’s Garden this week.The area has officially been named as The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Children’s Garden, which is set to open May 2018.Click here to view a larger version of the layoutThe conservatory says The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Children’s Garden will focus on art and educational experiences that create a connection between children and nature.Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation an
  
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• Kucinich emerges to blister charter school operators

  24-04-2017 20:20
  Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich today launched a blistering attack on Ohio's charter-school industry and what he denounced as associated "corruption" within the General Assembly. More than three years removed from his eight terms in the U.S. House, the former Cleveland mayor and presidential candidate suddenly has emerged to stage a series of town halls this week.
  
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• 4 inmates overdose in 2 days at Pickaway Correctional Institution

  24-04-2017 19:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four inmates overdosed in two days at the same Ohio prison earlier this year, requiring the use of CPR and doses of an anti-overdose drug as guards scrambled to revive the men, according to state prison records.The "inmate was unresponsive, blue in the face and lips and did not have a pulse nor was he breathing," according to a report on an overdose late in the evening of Feb. 18 at Pickaway Correctional Institution. The next night, an inmate was found "laying on the floor
  
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• Officials: 'Happy Days' star Moran likely died from cancer

  24-04-2017 19:03
  
  CORYDON, Ind. — Authorities say former "Happy Days" star Erin Moran likely died from cancer at her southern Indiana home.A statement released Monday by the Harrison County Sheriff's Department says an autopsy revealed the 56-year-old actress had stage-four cancer, but doesn't specify what type.The department says Moran died Saturday in the rural community of New Salisbury, about 20 miles northwest of Louisville, Kentucky. Officials say standard toxicology test results are pending but that
  
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• Steelers' Roethlisberger makes up with hometown in Ohio

  24-04-2017 18:39
  
  FINDLAY, Ohio — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says he's sorry he let a few negative words cause a rift between him and his hometown in Ohio.Roethlisberger was back in Findlay over the weekend as he and his sister were inducted into Hancock County's sports hall of fame.He says he was hurt several years ago by criticism from some people in the northern Ohio town that came after he was accused of sexual assault.He wasn't charged then, but he was suspended by the NFL in 20
  
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• Witness describes tense incident involving flight attendant and woman with stroller

  24-04-2017 18:25
  NEW YORK -- A witness says she saw what led up to tense moments that were captured on video Friday aboard an American Airlines flight.Passengers say an American Airlines flight attendant hit a mother of twins with a stroller during boarding of the aircraft, which was preparing to leave for Dallas from San Francisco.Passenger Olivia Morgan said she saw the male flight attendant wrestling the stroller away from the woman, CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.“He rips
  
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• Winter Central Ohio Greenway Trails (north)

  24-04-2017 17:48 via youtube.com
  
  
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• The Columbus Symphony's 2017-18 Masterworks Season to Engage Themes of Nature and Creative Women

  24-04-2017 17:48
  The Columbus Symphony today announced its 2017-18 Masterworks lineup, the third full season under the baton of Maestro Rossen Milanov. Superstar violinist Joshua Bell will make his first return to the Columbus Symphony since 1999 in a one-night-only performance of Bruch's Violin Concerto No.
  
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• Summer Central Ohio Greenway Trails (east)

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• Spring - Central Ohio Greenway Trails (west)

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• Campbell's Soup recalling 4,000 pounds of soup

  24-04-2017 17:42
  
  Campbell's Soup is recalling more than 4,000 pounds of chicken soup. The Homestyle Health Request Chicken with Whole Grain Pasta may actually contain a type of Italian-style wedding soup.The USDA call this a "class one" recall, because it contains milk and other allergens.The department says there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions so far, but if you ate the soup and have concerns about reactions, contact your health care provider.
  
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• Russian accused of running spam ring is indicted in US

  24-04-2017 17:21
  
  A Russian man described by U.S. authorities as one of the world's most notorious criminal spammers has been indicted by a federal grand jury, officials announced Friday.Pyotr Levashov, who was arrested in Barcelona, Spain, this month, is accused of running a computer network that sent hundreds of millions of spam emails worldwide each year. The U.S. Justice Department is seeking his extradition.A federal grand jury in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Thursday indicted Levashov, 36, on charges includi
  
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• Criminal spammer indicted

  24-04-2017 17:21
  
  He's called one of the world's most notorious criminal spammers. And now, he's been indicted by a federal grand jury.Officials in Hartford, Connecticut say Pyotr Levashov ran a computer network that sent out hundreds of millions of spam emails worldwide each year. He was arrested in Barcelona, Spain earlier this month.The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to have him extradited. American authorities say Levashov commanded the sprawling "Kelihos botnet", which at times allegedly involved more th
  
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• WATCH: Obama talks youth leadership post presidency

  24-04-2017 17:20
  
  CHICAGO — Former President Barack Obama is using his first public appearance since leaving office to talk with students about his experiences as a community organizer in Chicago and how that laid the foundation for his political career.Obama led a student panel Monday at the University of Chicago, where his presidential library is planned.Watch live in the video player below He says young people are the key to solving the nation's most daunting problems and his plan after holding the natio
  
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• Obama dishes on leadership at 1st event since leaving office

  24-04-2017 17:20
  
  CHICAGO — Former President Barack Obama used his first public appearance since leaving office to dole out advice to young people on leadership, managing social media and even marriage. What he didn't do was mention his successor.At a forum Monday for students at the University of Chicago, adjacent to where his presidential library will stand, Obama talked about his formative experiences as a community organizer and as a young politician running for office in Illinois. But for much of the p
  
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• Gov. Kasich on new book "Two Paths," 2016 race and unity

  24-04-2017 17:00
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new book by Ohio Gov. John Kasich looks at what Kasich calls the positivity of his presidential campaign compared with the election cycle's negativity.Kasich's "Two Paths: America Divided or United" is being published Tuesday. The book reflects on Kasich's career, his run for the presidency and his views on a wide range of issues, from media coverage of politics to voting rights.
  The 64-year-old Kasich was President Donald Trump's longest-lasting competitor in the GOP pr
  
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• Trump calls US astronaut who broke record for time in space

  24-04-2017 16:34
  
  President Donald Trump made a very long distance phone call to the International Space Station, to congratulate its commander on breaking the record for the most time spent in space of any American astronaut.The president spoke Monday with Peggy Whitson, commander of the International Space Station, and fellow astronaut Jack Fischer.Whitson, the first woman to command the International Space Station, surpassed the record of 534 days, two hours and 48 minutes for most accumulated time in orbit by
  
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• Beloved 600-year-old white oak tree takes final bow

  24-04-2017 16:28
  
  A white oak tree that has watched over a New Jersey community and a church for hundreds of years began its final bow Monday as crews began its removal and residents fondly remembered the go-to spot for formal photos, landmark for driving directions and the remarkable piece of natural history.Crews at the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church in Bernards began taking down the 600-year-old tree that was declared dead after it began showing rot and weakness over the last couple of years.The two to thre
  
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• 2017 MORPC State of the Region Luncheon

  24-04-2017 16:22 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Father remembers son killed in hammer throw at track meet

  24-04-2017 16:13
  
  WHEATON, Ill. — The father of an Ohio college student who died after being struck during a hammer-throw event at a suburban Chicago track meet remembered his son as a strong Christian.The Rev. Mark Roser says 19-year-old Ethan Roser of Cincinnati shared his faith with others and it guided his life. Ethan Roser died Saturday while volunteering at a track and field competition at Wheaton College when he was accidentally struck by a hammer. An autopsy is planned Monday.Ethan Roser's parents w
  
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• Nearing 100-day mark, Trump says milestone not 'meaningful'

  24-04-2017 16:01
  WASHINGTON — For nearly 100 days, President Donald Trump has rattled Washington and been chastened by its institutions.He's startled world leaders with his unpredictability and tough talk, but won their praise for a surprise strike on Syria.He's endured the steady drip of investigations and a seemingly endless churn of public personnel drama."It's a different kind of a presidency," Trump said in an Oval Office interview with The Associated Press, an hour-long conversation as he approached
  
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• Arkansas prepares for 1st double execution in US since 2000

  24-04-2017 15:52
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Two condemned Arkansas killers who admit they're guilty but fear their poor health could lead to extreme pain during lethal injections set for Monday might become the first inmates put to death in a double execution in the U.S. in more than 16 years.Jack Jones and Marcel Williams are set to die in what would be the second and third executions in Arkansas this month. The state set an aggressive plan to execute several inmates before one of its lethal injection drugs expi
  
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• Clerk shoots back

  24-04-2017 15:24
  A clerk in a Driving Park convenience store exchanged gunfire with two men who shot at him and a customer from a moving car early Sunday. Witnesses and surveillance equipment show two men in a silver Volkswagen Passat with a moon roof, firing several rounds at the store clerk at the Livingston Market, 1619 E. Livingston Avenue at approximately 2:58 a.m., according to investigators with the Columbus police assault unit.
  
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• Girl, 14, finds man dead of overdose while mowing grass in southwest Ohio

  24-04-2017 14:31
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a 14-year-old girl was mowing the grass at her grandfather's apartment building when she stumbled upon a man dead of an apparent overdose.The Dayton Daily News reports the girl found the body Saturday morning. It was in bushes near the rear of the Dayton apartment building managed by her grandfather.Medics arrived and pronounced the man dead. He was identified as 25-year-old Cody Robert Couch.Couch was one of two people to die of apparent overdoses in
  
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• Police release images of suspects in east Columbus market shooting

  24-04-2017 14:22
  Columbus Police are looking for two people accused of opening fire inside an east Columbus market. One person was injured in the shooting.It happened on East Livingston Avenue early Sunday morning. Officers were called to market on a report of a shooting just before 3 a.m.Upon arrival, officers found a customer suffering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder. He was transported to Grant Medical Center in stable position.According to police, witnesses and surveillance video show two men firing sev
  
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• Bisons 5, Clippers 4

  24-04-2017 12:59
  The Buffalo Bisons capped off a three-game sweep of Columbus on Sunday with a 5-4 victory at Coca-Cola Field, the Clippers' fifth straight loss.
  
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• Home once owned by Elvis Presley damaged by fire

  24-04-2017 12:53
  A home once owned by Elvis Presley in the 1950s as he was skyrocketing to fame was damaged by fire Saturday.The Commercial Appeal reports the Memphis home was unoccupied and undergoing renovations.Memphis Fire Lt. Wayne Cooke didn’t have a damage estimate. He says the electrical fire started in the wall between the living room and dining room. He says firefighters responded just after 7:30 a.m. CDT and the fire was under control about 20 minutes later.Presley purchased the home in 1956. He
  
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• Tesla recalls 53,000 vehicles worldwide for brake problem

  24-04-2017 12:52
  Tesla Inc. is recalling 53,000 Model S sedans and Model X SUVs worldwide because their parking brakes may get stuck and prevent the vehicles from moving.The recall affects vehicles built between February and October 2016. Tesla says less than five percent of the vehicles it’s recalling may be affected, but it wants to inspect them all to make sure.The vehicles may contain a small gear that was manufactured improperly by a supplier. If the gear breaks, the parking brake could get stuck in p
  
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• Application period open for Ohio businesses wanting to sell medical pot

  24-04-2017 12:52
  Ohio has built it, but will they come?Prospective medical marijuana cultivators now know what Ohio rules for getting growers' licenses looks like. They were finalized last Monday and application forms were released Friday.Ohio's medical marijuana law allows people with 21 medical conditions, including cancer, Alzheimer's disease, HIV/AIDS and epilepsy, to purchase and use marijuana after getting a doctor's recommendation. The law doesn't allow smoking.The issue to watch is whether certain regula
  
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• Gas prices rising in Ohio, nationally as summer nears

  24-04-2017 12:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gas prices around Ohio continue to climb as summer nears.The average for a gallon of regular fuel in Ohio was about $2.39 in Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc. That's up 7 cents from last week. At this time last year, it was just $2.17.The national average was slightly higher than the state average Monday at $2.42, up a penny from a week ago. The national average was much lower a year ago at $2.13.AAA says prices at the
  
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• Armed suspect leads to early morning SWAT situation in northwest Columbus

  24-04-2017 10:13
  
  A man barricaded himself inside a northwest Columbus home after police attempted to serve a warrant.Police say that the suspect is charged with Aggravated Menacing. When officers attempted to serve the warrant on Bentley Lane around 2:00 a.m. Monday, he refused to come out.Officers believed that the suspect was armed. The Columbus Police SWAT team was called in to help with the situation.The suspect was arrested just before 4:30 a.m.Bentley Lane was blocked south of Bethel Road. The roadway has
  
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• Armed suspect leads to early morning SWAT situation

  24-04-2017 10:13
  
  A man barricaded himself inside a northwest Columbus home after police attempted to serve a warrant.Police say that the suspect is charged with Aggravated Menacing. When officers attempted to serve the warrant on Bentley Lane around 2:00 a.m. Monday, he refused to come out.Officers believe that the suspect is armed. The Columbus Police SWAT team was called in to help with the situation.Bentley Lane was blocked south of Bethel Road. The roadway reopened around 4:20 a.m.
  
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• DMX's Performance Has Fans Concerned

  24-04-2017 08:19
  The Ruff Ryders are celebrating their 20th Anniversary at the Barclay's Center in BK. Which of course is a joyous occasion.
  
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• Another 'Friday' Movie Is In The Works

  24-04-2017 08:19
  Can you believe that its already been twenty two years since 'Friday' hit the theaters. Luckily another movie may just be in store! Pops aka John Witherspoon, spilled a little of the tea.
  
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• Amber Rose Defeats T.I.'s Side Girl

  24-04-2017 08:19
  I'm not sure where or how Amber Rose plays a role in this T.I., Tiny, Bernice, and any other side chick drama. But I definitely agree with her about this one.
  
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• Medical center, pharmacy coming to King-Lincoln District

  24-04-2017 06:02
  Equitas Health is poised to open a medical center and pharmacy in the King-Lincoln District, which some say is a "health-care desert."   The center, which also will offer dental services, opens May 8 in the Gateway Building at 750 E. Long St. A community open house will be held two days earlier from noon to 3 p.m. The first location, which serves several thousand patients, is in the Short North.
  
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• Pickerington community celebrates life of beloved band teacher

  24-04-2017 03:52
  
  PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The Pickerington community is remembering a teacher who dedicated his life to his students. At a celebration of life for 59-year-old Mike Sewell on Sunday more than one thousand people came to pay their respects to his family and share memories.
  At a touching tribute inside Pickerington High School Central, more than 1,000 people came to remember the teacher who loved music and the students he taught.
  "He had such a huge heart and such a passion for music and for his studen
  
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• Reports: Air marshal left loaded gun in airplane's bathroom

  24-04-2017 03:31
  
  NEW YORK -- A federal air marshal left a loaded service weapon in an airplane bathroom while flying from London to New York earlier this month, according to multiple reports. The gun was discovered on the Delta flight and given to a crew member, who returned to the federal agent, The New York Times reported. But the agent did not report the incident until several days later, sources told The New York Times, despite the agency’s protocol to report it immediately.In a statement to CBS News,
  
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• North Korea detains third U.S. citizen

  24-04-2017 03:16
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea has detained a U.S. citizen, officials said Sunday, bringing the number of Americans being held there to three.
  Tony Kim, who also goes by his Korean name Kim Sang-duk, was detained on Saturday, according to Park Chan-mo, the chancellor of the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. Park said Kim, who is in his 50s, taught accounting at the university for about a month. He said Kim was detained by officials as he was trying to leave the country from
  
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• Pilot killed in crash of replica WWI-era plane

  24-04-2017 03:09
  
  PASO ROBLES, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot was killed when a replica World War I-era biplane crashed in a field on California's central coast.The San Luis Obispo County sheriff's office says the single-engine, open-cockpit plane went down shortly after takeoff from a private airfield Sunday.Spokesman Tony Cipolla says the pilot, the only person aboard, died at the scene in Paso Robles, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. The pilot has not been identified.Sher
  
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