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• Marchers use Trump's 100th day to protest climate policies

  29-04-2017 22:32
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of people across the U.S. marched Saturday on President Donald Trump's 100th day in office to demand action on climate change.At the marquee event, the Peoples Climate March in Washington, D.C., tens of thousands of demonstrators made their way down Pennsylvania Avenue in sweltering heat on their way to encircle the White House.Organizers said about 300 sister marches or rallies were being held around the country, including in Seattle, Boston and San Francisco. In
  
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• Cuba military says plane crashes, 8 dead

  29-04-2017 22:28
  
  HAVANA (AP) — An official says a Cuban military plane has crashed in the western province of Artemisa, killing eight people.A source briefed on the situation says the plane belongs to Aerogaviota, an airline run by the Cuban military that serves Cuban government agencies. Those include state-run tourism companies and the Cuban oil company.Aerogaviota was confirming the crash to Cuban officials without releasing details. The person briefed on the situation spoke on condition of anonymity be
  
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• Latest use of sedative keeps death penalty debate alive

  29-04-2017 22:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Is unorthodox the same as cruel and unusual punishment?It's the central question of the current U.S. death penalty debate, highlighted by the latest execution involving a disputed sedative that appeared to involve discomfort to the inmate.States struggling to find lethal drugs believe they've got the answer in midazolam, a sedative that's taking the place of barbiturates and anesthetics no longer available because drug manufacturers don't want them used in executions.
  
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• Ohio family surprised when Mark Zuckerberg comes to dinner

  29-04-2017 22:22
  
  NEWTON FALLS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio family says they learned just 20 minutes before dinner this week that a planned mystery guest would be Facebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg.The Vindicator of Youngstown reports Zuckerberg dined Friday evening with the Moore family in Newton Falls, about 55 miles southeast of Cleveland.The newspaper reports Zuckerberg had asked his staff to find Democrats who voted for President Donald Trump in November.The family says not all the dinner chat wa
  
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• Brother of man killed by pit bull says breed is dangerous

  29-04-2017 22:18
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The debate over the dangers posed to humans by pit bulls has been rekindled after an Ohio man was killed by a dog in what his brother said was an unprovoked attack.Maurice Brown was killed by a pit bull Tuesday while walking in Dayton. Police say the dog broke away from a chain and attacked the 60-year-old man while he screamed for help. The dog was later shot and killed by police.Brown's brother, David Brown, told the Dayton Daily News he thinks pit bulls are bred to b
  
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• Dole settles suits over listeria outbreak blamed for death

  29-04-2017 22:11
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Court documents show that Dole Fresh Foods has recently settled two lawsuits filed by families of people stricken by a listeria outbreak after eating salads packaged in Ohio.The Springfield News-Sun reports settlement terms weren't disclosed by the company or the attorneys who filed the federal lawsuits.One lawsuit said 79-year-old Ohio resident Ellen DiStefano died last year after eating salad packaged at Dole's Springfield plant about 45 miles (72 kilometers) wes
  
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• Fyre Fest fiasco: Bahamas party becomes huge disappointment

  29-04-2017 21:57
  
  In this day and age, the young and beautiful live and die on social media.In the case of the ill-fated Fyre Festival — a multiday music, art and culture party that promised "an invitation to let loose and unplug with the likeminded" on the Bahamian island of Exuma — it's been a sudden and ugly death, chronicled in real-time on YouTube and filtered through Facebook.Organizers canceled the event at the last minute after poor planning, disorganization and lack of accommodations. Most of
  
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• Doppler 10: Near-record heat on Sunday

  29-04-2017 21:45
  This Evening: Passing clouds, not too bad.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy with the chance for showers and storms late.Low 61.Winds: E 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly cloudy and breezy with near-record heat and showers and storms late.High 86.Winds: SW 10-20 mph.
  Monday: Showers and storms through the morning tapering off in the afternoon.Breezy and cooler.High 70.Winds: SW 15-25 gusts to 35 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Expect a break in the rain
  
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• Joy Lane Opens Up About Facebook Killer Steve Stephens [VIDEO]

  29-04-2017 20:48
  Before Steve Stephens gunned down 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr. at random earlier this month and posted the video to Facebook, he asked his victim to repeat the name "Joy Lane." Now, in an exclusive interview with Inside Edition, Joy Lane says she still loves Stephens despite what he did.
  
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• Gov. Kasicha s budget bill would allow no-bid sale of 6,900 acres of...

  29-04-2017 16:26
  The state could sell more than 6,900 acres of prison farmland through "negotiated real-estate purchase agreements" rather than competitive bidding or public auctions under the budget bill pending in the Ohio House. Language permitting an unusual no-bid process for selling nearly 11 square miles of state land is built into the two-year state budget proposed by Gov. John Kasich's administration.
  
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• Weather ends Columbus Cap City Marathon race early

  29-04-2017 16:15
  
  Heavy rain and lightning forced runners to shelter in place during the OhioHealth Capital City Marathon Saturday.The Columbus Division of Police closed the race course early due to the immediate danger to the public.Authorities starting tearing down the course and requested COTA buses to put runners onto while the storms moved into Columbus area.All activities at Columbus Commons have been canceled.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar
  
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• Weather ends Columbus Cap City Half Marathon early

  29-04-2017 16:15
  Heavy rain and lightning forced runners to shelter in place during the OhioHealth Capital City Marathon Saturday.The Columbus Division of Police closed the race course early due to the immediate danger to the public.Authorities starting tearing down the course and requested COTA buses to put runners onto while the storms moved into Columbus area.All activities at Columbus Commons have been canceled.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar
  
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• Over 900 customers without power in northeast Columbus

  29-04-2017 14:50
  
  COLUMBUS - There are over 900 AEP customers without power in northeast Columbus.According to AEP, this outage is impacting 974 customers near Blendon Square.Restoration time for the power to be back on will be 1 pm Saturday.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• A New Rooftop Bar is Coming to Columbus

  29-04-2017 14:15
  
  In a move that is “sure to change the way we experience Columbus’ skyline,” a local catering company is opening a new premier rooftop dining and event space on top of the Smith Bros’ Hardware Building this fall.
  Dock580, a twenty-year business based inside the Smith Bros’ Hardware building, will open Juniper, a restaurant-bar focused on small plates, cocktails and, primarily, gin. It’s going for “The Great Gatsby meets the midwest,” combining elega
  
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• Hacker threatens to release stolen copies of Netflix series

  29-04-2017 12:00
  
  A hacker claims to have stolen the upcoming season of Netflix's hit series "Orange Is The New Black," and is demanding that the video streaming service pay an unspecified ransom to prevent all the new episodes from being prematurely released online.The hacker, operating under the name The Dark Overlord, has already purportedly uploaded the first episode to an illegal file-sharing service. The Associated Press could not legally confirm the authenticity of that uploaded file.New episodes of "Orang
  
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• US economy expanded at weakest pace in 3 years

  29-04-2017 11:50
  
  The U.S. economy turned in the weakest performance in three years in the January-March quarter as consumers sharply slowed their spending. The result fell far short of President Donald Trump's ambitious growth targets and underscores the challenges of accelerating economic expansion.The gross domestic product, the total output of goods and services, grew by just 0.7 percent in the first quarter following a gain of 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department reported Friday.The slo
  
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• "The Bobby Brown Story" Will Premiere on BET

  29-04-2017 11:50
  BET has annouced a two day, four hour special to tell the story of Bobby Brown. Following the success of The New Edition Story, this one will include some of the same producers.
  
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• Trump to spend Day 100 in office talking tough on trade

  29-04-2017 11:14
  
  President Donald Trump is marking his 100th day in office by talking tough on trade.The White House says the president will sign an executive order Saturday that will direct his Commerce Department and the U.S. trade representative to perform a comprehensive study of the nation's trade agreements. The aimis to determine whether America is being treated fairly by its trading partners and the 164-nation World Trade Organization.The venue for the signing of the executive order is a shovel factory i
  
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• Security tight as Pope celebrates open-air mass in Cairo

  29-04-2017 10:28
  
  Military helicopters and police were out in force Saturday as Pope Francis arrived to celebrate an open-air Mass for Egypt's tiny Catholic community on the second and final day of a visit aimed at encouraging Christians following a series of attacks by Islamic militants.Despite the security concerns, Francis zoomed around the Cairo sports stadium in an open-topped golf cart before the start of Mass, evidence of his desire to be close to his flock at all costs.The defense ministry's stadium has a
  
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• NSA says it will stop collection of certain emails

  29-04-2017 10:06
  
  The National Security Agency says it will no longer collect certain communications moving on the internet simply because they mention a foreign intelligence target. The move is being applauded by privacy advocates. Trump communications may have ended up in "incidental collection," says intel chairThe agency says it will now limit such collection to internet communications sent directly to or from a foreign target. The NSA says the change reduces the chance of sweeping up communications of U.S. c
  
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• Free shuttle service comes to Short North

  29-04-2017 07:25
  In their ongoing search for answers to parking and traffic problems in the popular Short North neighborhood, Columbus officials are going to try out a free electric-car shuttle service. The city Thursday announced a two-month pilot project with Hopper Carts to test a free neighborhood shuttle starting Monday.
  
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• Police: 911 lines are down in Whitehall

  29-04-2017 05:01
  
  Whitehall police say 911 lines are currently down.Instead of calling 911, those in an emergency can call 614-237-6333, ext. 0 instead.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Arkansas governor dismisses calls for full execution probe

  29-04-2017 03:06
  
  Arkansas' governor said Friday that he sees no reason for anything beyond a routine review of the state's execution procedures after a condemned inmate lurched and convulsed 20 times during a lethal injection that involved a controversial sedative.Attorneys for Kenneth Williams called for a full investigation after Williams became the fourth convicted killer executed in Arkansas in eight days as the state sought to carry out as many lethal injections as possible before its supply of midazolam ex
  
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• Second victim dies from North Side shooting

  29-04-2017 03:05
  Jevon Woods survived more than a week before succumbing to his wounds from a double shooting earlier this month in a North Side home. Woods, 22, and Deron M. Long, 25, were shot April 5 in a North Roosevelt Avenue residence, Columbus police said.
  
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• President Trump: North Korea 'disrespected' China with missile test

  29-04-2017 03:00
  
  President Donald Trump said Friday that North Korea had "disrespected" China by attempting to launch another ballistic missile.Trump has said he is counting on Chinese President Xi Jinping to encourage North Korea to give up its pursuit of ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs. Trump has also said he thinks Xi will do the right thing. China is North Korea's benefactor.But Trump has also threatened to go it alone if Xi fails to deliver.South Korea's military said Friday afternoon that No
  
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• Big levy for Licking Heights School District up for a vote next week

  29-04-2017 02:39
  The Licking Heights School District is overflowing with students and it's starting to affect their grades. District officials say they hope voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to vote for a school levy that would help alleviate the overcrowding problem.There are 31 desks in just one classroom inside of a Licking Heights middle school and that still isn't enough room."Some kids have to group together at one desk. Some pull-up chairs to work in groups. Sometimes we have to go in partners," eigh
  
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• Seoul: N. Korea fails in missile test-fire near its capital

  29-04-2017 02:36
  
  A North Korean mid-range ballistic missile apparently failed shortly after launch Saturday, South Korea and the United States said, the second such test-fire flop in recent weeks but a clear message of defiance as a U.S. supercarrier conducts drills in nearby waters.North Korean ballistic missile tests are banned by the United Nations because they're seen as part of the North's push for a nuclear-tipped missile that can strike the U.S. mainland. The latest test came as U.S. officials pivoted fro
  
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• The Latest | NFL Draft Rounds 2 & 3: Samuel to Panthers

  29-04-2017 01:47
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the NFL draft (all times Eastern):7:42 p.m.Latest picks from the NFL draft:No. 33 Green Bay (from Cleveland)Kevin King, CB, 6-3, 203, WashingtonOne of the tallest corners in the draft. Big question is top-end speed.No. 34 Jacksonville (from Seattle through San Francisco)Cam Robinson, OT, 6-6, 322, AlabamaThe All-American has all the measurable. Needs more consistent footwork.No. 35 Seattle (from Jacksonville)Malik McDowell, DT, 6-6, 295, Michigan StateInco
  
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