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• 2 men charged in connection with deadly Oakland warehouse fire

  05-06-2017 22:55
  
  A man who authorities say illegally rented out space in an Oakland warehouse that caught fire, killing 36 partygoers, and another man who organized the event were each charged Monday with three dozen counts of involuntary manslaughter.Derick Almena and Max Harris "knowingly created a fire trap with inadequate means of escape" when they hosted the dance party Dec. 2 in the Ghost Ship warehouse, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley said.Authorities say the site contained flammable mate
  
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• Safety remains top priority At Red, White & Boom!

  05-06-2017 22:47
  With new terrorist attacks in London over the weekend, parents may be apprehensive about big, public events.Organizers of Red, White &Boom! said there is a stringent plan in place involving police, sheriff's deputies, highway patrol, swat officers and bomb sweeps.This year, downtown streets will be closed early on Friday so they can thoroughly sweep the entire area.But what if the unexpected does hit? The attacks in London are a reminder to always be prepared.The Franklin County Sheriff&rsqu
  
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• Footgolf: Blending the love of two sports in Grove City

  05-06-2017 22:42
  Kickmaster Footgolf in Grove City is the brainchild of co-owners Debbie Guzzo and Bob Clanin.The sport is the result of crossing soccer with golf.“It is the same rules as golf but you put a soccer ball on the tee box,” Clanin said. “You kick it down the fairway, kick it on the green to a 21-inch hole on the ground with a flag stick.”The course features nine holes. This is the only Foot Golf Specific Course in Ohio and only the fouth one in the United States.Clanin said th
  
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• Customers lining up 2 days before Columbus IKEA opening

  05-06-2017 22:23
  People were out early Monday to save their spot as the first customers for Wednesday’s opening of IKEA’s newest location in north Columbus.Felicia Andes arrived at 8:59 a.m. not expecting to be first.“I was shocked,” she said.She will now wait with others for two days, before the grand opening. The first 44 people in line will get a free three-seat sofa.IKEA Columbus Grand Opening:Giveaways | Traffic“I think it’s awesome,” she said. “I’m exci
  
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• Giants’ wide receiver Roger Lewis charged with OVI in Reynoldsburg

  05-06-2017 22:12
  
  New York Giants backup receiver Roger Lewis Jr. was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence over the weekend.Reynoldsburg Police say Lewis was arrested at 4:16 a.m. Sunday after his 2012 Audi was stopped for several alleged violations. The police report said Lewis was suspected of using alcohol. The report noted that a small amount of marijuana was found.Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon said the team was aware of the arrest in Ohio, but it had no immediate comment.Besides the criminal ch
  
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• Ohio could have path to obtaining long-sought execution drug

  05-06-2017 21:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio may have a path to obtaining a long-sought lethal injection drug if the state can locate the proper ingredients, the prison system's top lawyer said during a deposition in a legal challenge to Ohio's proposed execution drugs.The state has been unable to carry out executions on more than two dozen condemned killers because of court challenges to its proposed three-drug method, which includes midazolam, a sedative used in problematic executions in other states.Gov. John
  
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• Columbus zoo welcomes first wildebeest calf

  05-06-2017 20:56
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium recently announced the arrival of a new wildebeest calf, the first one ever born at the facility. The calf, which is currently nameless and sex has not yet been identified, was born under the care of its mother Becky and father Doug at the Heart of Africa savanna.
  
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• Columbus region post best job gains among Ohio metro areas over the past year

  05-06-2017 20:56
  The Columbus area has outperformed the state's other metro areas when it comes to jobs over the one-year period in April. The region added 22,700 jobs, a gain of 2.2 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  
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• Trump criticizes London's mayor, again

  05-06-2017 20:52
  
  President Donald Trump for a second day lashed out at London's mayor on Twitter in the wake of a deadly terror attack in the city.Trump stated on Twitter Monday morning that London Mayor Sadiq Khan had offered a "pathetic excuse" and "had to think fast on his 'no reason to be alarmed' statement."Trump's tweet renews his mischaracterization of Khan's statement to London residents following a vehicle and knife attack that left seven people dead and dozens injured. The mayor had told London residen
  
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• Potential jurors give opinions in Ohio cop's murder retrial

  05-06-2017 20:49
  
  Potential jurors are being asked about their opinions and attitudes by the state and defense in the retrial of a police officer on murder charges in Cincinnati.Eight potential jurors were dismissed during questioning Tuesday morning after expressing strong opinions about the case of Ray Tensing, a white police officer for the University of Cincinnati who was fired after he shot an unarmed black motorist in 2015.A black man considered for the jury said officers unfairly target blacks; a white man
  
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• Doppler 10: Milder mid-week

  05-06-2017 20:48
  This Evening: A chance for showers and storms to develop. Warm and humid.
  Tonight: Drying out with partly cloudy skies. Low 55. N wind around 10 mph.
  Tuesday: Mostly sunny and milder with a high of 72. N wind around 10 mph.
  Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and below average temperatures. High 67. N wind 5-10 mph.
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: While cloud cover will lower the overall degree of destabilization this evening
  
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• Doppler 10: Cloudy and cool Tuesday

  05-06-2017 20:48
  Today: Variable clouds. Slight chance for a sprinkle. Low 70sN 5-10 mphTomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and below average temperatures. High 67. N wind 5-10 mph.Thursday: Partly cloudy skies. 74Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: An upper level low pressure system will slowly cross the Great Lakes over the next couple of days, bringing variable cloud clover and a chance for a few showers, mainly north today and a better chance
  
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• Doppler 10: Cloudy & cool Tuesday

  05-06-2017 20:48
  Today: Variable clouds. Slight chance for a sprinkle. Low 70sN 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and below average temperatures. High 67. N wind 5-10 mph.
  Thursday: Partly cloudy skies. 74Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: An upper level low pressure system will slowly cross the Great Lakes over the next couple of days, bringing variable cloud clover and a chance for a few showers, mainly north today and a better chanc
  
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• Thad Matta out as Ohio State men’s basketball coach

  05-06-2017 20:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thad Matta is out as Ohio State's basketball coach after 13 seasons, with the Buckeyes having missed the NCAA Tournament for two straight years.He said at a news conference Monday it was a "mutually agreed" decision.Matta coached the Buckeyes from 2005 to 2017 and took them to two Final Fours. Ohio State finished 17-15 this year. In the Big Ten Tournament, Ohio State lost to Rutgers, the lowest-seeded team.Matta has been troubled by back pain, and surgery complications hav
  
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• Capital University sends out 'active shooter' alert after shots fired near campus

  05-06-2017 19:33
  
  Capital University sent an alert Monday afternoon, warning students of an active shooter near campus.The university said an active shooter was reported on Ferndale Place, a few blocks south of campus.CapAlert: Active shooter update at FERNDALE by Main campus. Avoid the area. Subjects are 2 Black Males one wearing a Red Cap backwards— Capital University (@Capital_U) June 5, 2017
  Columbus Police confirmed that shots were fired in the area.The university is not on lockdown. Officials say the
  
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• Kodak Black released from jail #Whatstrending

  05-06-2017 18:43
  XXL has since confirmed the rapper's release through a representative at the Broward County Sheriff's Office. Complex has reached out to a rep for Black and will update when available.
  
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• DJ Khaled "to the max" New Single #Whatstrending

  05-06-2017 18:43
  I'm DJn his set so we bout to set Columbus on Y" Y" Y" Y" #DownWithTheKing 11. #rp @LILDonAIR: "I said "hey @djmrking we should dress alike!" He said "that's corny."
  
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• Bill Cosby goes on trial, his freedom and legacy at stake

  05-06-2017 18:26
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Accompanied into the courthouse by a member of the TV family who cemented his nice-guy image as America's Dad, Bill Cosby went on trial Monday on sexual assault charges, his legacy and his freedom on the line.Cosby, 79, is accused of drugging and violating an employee of Temple University's basketball program at his suburban Philadelphia mansion in 2004. The comedian could get 10 years in prison if convicted.His wife was absent as the TV star, using a wooden cane, hobbled
  
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• Wife swap: Leah Remini joins Kevin James on 'Kevin Can Wait'

  05-06-2017 17:46
  
  Kevin James is getting back together with former TV wife Leah Remini on his CBS sitcom "Kevin Can Wait."Remini played James' character's wife on "The King of Queens," which ran on CBS for nine seasons from 1998 to 2007. Remini has confirmed reports that she would be joining the cast of "Kevin Can Wait" for its second season, writing on social media, "dreams do come true."Erinn Hayes, who played James' character's wife in the first season of "Kevin Can Wait," says she won't be back for season two
  
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• Justices will review police use of cellphone tower data

  05-06-2017 17:46
  
  WASHINGTON — In a new case about digital age technology and privacy, the Supreme Court will consider whether police need warrants to review cellphone towers records that help them track the location of criminal suspects.The justices agreed Monday to hear an appeal from Timothy Carpenter, who was sentenced to 116 years in prison after being convicted of armed robberies in Michigan and Ohio.Police obtained records from cellular service providers that placed Carpenter's cellphone in the vicin
  
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• London attack: More detentions in hunt for accomplices

  05-06-2017 17:14
  
  LONDON — British counterterrorism investigators searched two homes Monday and detained "a number" of people in the investigation into a van and knife attack in the heart of London that left seven people dead.Dozens were injured, many of them critically, in the attack that started on the London Bridge, when three attackers swerved the vehicle into pedestrians then, armed with knives, rampaged through Borough Market, slashing and stabbing anyone they could find.The three men, who wore fake s
  
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• Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza Opens in Worthington Today, Celebrates With Free Pizza Day Tomorrow

  05-06-2017 16:40
  The new restaurant, located south of I-270, next to Starbucks, is offering free pizza all day tomorrow from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. Anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram or Snapchat will get a free 11-inch, build-your-own pizza with any toppings.
  
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• 1-year-old Ohio boy dies after suspected opioid overdose

  05-06-2017 16:23
  
  AKRON, Ohio — Authorities say a 1-year-old Ohio boy who was believed to have overdosed on opioids and was revived with an antidote drug has died.The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office says the boy died Sunday night, three days after he overdosed at a home in Akron.Police say a 9-year-old boy called 911 Thursday evening after noticing that his young brother had stopped breathing. Paramedics gave the younger child one dose of naloxone, and he received another at a hospital and resumed b
  
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• Orlando workplace shooting: Disgruntled ex-worker killed 5, then himself

  05-06-2017 15:28
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — A disgruntled former employee opened fire inside a Florida awning manufacturer on Monday, killing five workers there and then killing himself, officials said.The gunman was armed with a knife and a gun but did not stab anyone, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said during a news conference. Demings said the shooter — who had been fired in April and had been previously accused of assaulting a co-worker — was not believed to be connected to any sort of terror or
  
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• 'MTV Beach House' returning to New Jersey shore

  05-06-2017 15:08
  
  "MTV Beach House" is returning to the New Jersey shore.Taping will take place for less than a week at a house in the Loveladies section of Long Beach Township. The taping gets underway Thursday during an MTV Beach House Festival featuring MisterWives and Kyle and others at a park."MTV Beach House" is more about music, and not the drama associated with the "Jersey Shore" reality show taped in Seaside Heights, which debuted in 2009.It will be hosted by Nessa, Cody Christian and Chico Bean. An MTV
  
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• IKEA Columbus: List of giveaways during opening week

  05-06-2017 14:56
  Ohio's second IKEA store is scheduled to open Wednesday, June 7 at 9 a.m. The 354,000 square-foot future IKEA Columbus store, with 1,100 parking spaces, was built on 33 acres at the northeastern corner of Interstate-71 and Gemini Place in the Polaris Centers of Commerce.You can view a full list of giveaways and deals below.Wednesday, June 7, 2017Rest Assured – The first 44 adults (18 & older) in IKEA Columbus on June 7, 2017 will receive a free EKTORP three-seat sofa, honoring our 44th
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: Franklin County Sheriff's Office looking for robbery, kidnapping suspect

  05-06-2017 14:10
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is looking for a robbery and kidnapping suspect.Sheriff's deputies say 18-year-old Demarh D. Bates is facing several charges including failure to comply with a court order, aggravated robbery, kidnapping, felonious assault and theft.His last known address was near the German Village, Deshler Park area just south of downtown Columbus.If you know where he is, you're asked to call 614-525-7928-SWAT.
  
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• How to spot lesser-known signs a child is drowning

  05-06-2017 13:31
  
  With summer recreation luring kids to the water, experts caution parents that one of the season's favorite pastimes is also one of the most dangerous for children.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the second-leading cause of accidental deaths in kids under the age of 15.What's more, nearly half of child drownings happen within 25 yards of an adult, and 10 percent of adults will witness the situation without even realizing the drowning is happening.That's be
  
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• Canadian man mows lawn with tornado behind him

  05-06-2017 13:29
  THREE HILLS, Alberta-- A photograph of a Canadian man mowing a lawn with a tornado swirling behind him has caused a bit of a storm on social media.Cecilia Wessels snapped the picture of her husband, Theunis, on Friday as the twister passed near their home in Alberta.She said cutting the grass was on her husband's to-do list, and as he started the task, she went for a nap.Wessels said she was woken by daughter who was upset that there was something like a tornado in the sky, but her father wouldn
  
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• Solo climber is 1st up mighty California rock without ropes

  05-06-2017 12:56
  
  Alex Honnold had dreamed about climbing the mighty El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without any safety gear for eight years. But every time he looked up the massive granite wall, he found it too daunting.That was the case until this weekend, when the elite rock climber reached the summit in about four hours using only his hands and feet. The 31-year-old on Saturday became the first to climb the 3,000-foot (914-meter) granite wall alone without a safety harness or ropes to catch him if he fel
  
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• Trump's claim that US is cleanest lacks support from studies

  05-06-2017 12:50
  
  President Donald Trump said the United States "will continue to be the cleanest and most environmentally friendly country on Earth" as he announced a U.S. pullout from an international accord designed to curb climate change.But facts muddy that claim.Data show that the U.S. is among the dirtiest countries when it comes to heat-trapping carbon pollution. One nation that has cleaner air in nearly every way is Sweden."The U.S. is well behind other countries in having the cleanest and most sustainab
  
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• U.K. police name 2 London attack suspects

  05-06-2017 12:25
  British police named two of the three men who left a trail of bloodshed with a van and knife attack in central London and appealed for the public's help Monday to learn more about their movements in the days leading up to the deadly rampage that killed seven people dead and dozens wounded.Khuram Shazad Butt was a 27-year-old Pakistani-born Briton known to authorities, according to a statement issued by London police. Rachid Redouane, who had claimed to be Moroccan and Libyan, variously given his
  
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• All London Bridge attackers identified

  05-06-2017 12:25
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May says police have identified all the London Bridge attackers and that 11 people remain in custody for possible connections to the attack.One person has been released without being charged. Police raids are continuing.May said Monday the police and counter-terrorism operations are adequately funded and staffed and that the official threat level is to remain at "severe," meaning an attack is highly likely.
  
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• Maryhaven will add detox beds

  05-06-2017 12:19
  Franklin County could soon have dozens more treatment beds available for the surging number of people who need to detox from heroin and other opioids. Maryhaven is planning to open a 50-bed facility - one with the space to add even more - in the coming months, officials said.
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Police need help catching supermarket burglar

  05-06-2017 08:13
  The man concealed his face with a T-shirt, broke into a North Side supermarket and stole cash and coins. As part of Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week, Columbus police are hoping someone will recognize the burglar shown in surveillance video and photos.
  
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• Warriors defeat Cavaliers to take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals

  05-06-2017 04:37
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. -Stephen Curry dribbled every which way and beat LeBron James to the rim in a move reminiscent of his recent MVP magic, and the Golden State Warriors grabbed a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals by downing the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-113 Sunday night in coach Steve Kerr's return to the sideline.Their leader and reigning NBA Coach of the Year back on the bench after a six-week absence, Curry and Kevin Durant tag-teamed the Warriors within two victories of another championship. Curry recor
  
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• Encouraging news on the opioid front: Phillip Morris

  05-06-2017 04:05
  Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor speaks during a celebration for the renaming of Port Columbus International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• Officials look for who dumped more than a dozen hedgehogs in trash can

  05-06-2017 03:55
  
  SAN DIEGO -- Animal welfare officials say they've rescued several hedgehogs that were left in a trash can in Southern California.The San Diego County Department of Animal Services says the hedgehogs were found Thursday in Ocean Beach.The agency's director, Dan DeSousa, says an animal control officer found 15 hedgehogs in a plastic bag that was dumped in the trash can.He says five of the hedgehogs were dead and another was euthanized."The manner in which they discarded these things is appalling a
  
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• "Gentlemen's Club" teaches life lessons to elementary students

  05-06-2017 03:50
  
  GREENVILLE, S.C. -- At Thomas E. Kerns Elementary in Greenville, South Carolina, some students are getting more than a textbook education and that starts with what you wear, how you wear it and how to eat.Welcome to the "Gentlemen's Club." The school's most sought-after group of 48 fourth and fifth graders."The gentleman's club is not just teaching you how to be a gentleman," Elijah Shanks, a fifth grade student said."It teaches you to respect others and treat them how you would want to be treat
  
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• Run, Hide, Tell? London attack response likely saved lives

  05-06-2017 03:32
  
  College student Vashu Tyagi was leaving his dorm and heading to a nearby bar to celebrate the end of classes Saturday night in London when he saw people running frantically down the street.As three men with large knives moved through the area, stabbing anyone in their path, police yelled at Tyagi and others to get back inside — an order he credits with saving his life."Obviously they gave us good advice," he said. "I'm quite lucky to be here."As reports of stabbings in a popular London nig
  
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• Portion of Broad Street in Whitehall closed after woman hit by vehicle

  05-06-2017 03:32
  
  WHITEHALL, Ohio - The Whitehall Division of Police is investigating a crash where a woman was hit by a vehicle Sunday night.Police said the woman was hit near the intersection of Broad Street and Yearling Road just after 9 p.m.Police said Broad Street was closed between Pinewood Drive and Yearling Road for nearly two hours but has since reopened.The victim was taken to Grant Medical Center where police said she is in critical condition.Police said the vehicle involved did not leave the scene.
  
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• 12 arrested in London's night of terror; ISIS claims attack

  05-06-2017 03:27
  LONDON — British police arrested a dozen people Sunday in a widening terrorism investigation after attackers using a van and large knives turned a balmy evening of nightlife into a bloodbath and killed seven people in the heart of London. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility.Although the attackers were also dead, authorities raced to determine whether they had accomplices, and Prime Minister Theresa May warned that the country faced a new threat from copycat attacks.The country's
  
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• Grande returns to Manchester to honor victims with benefit

  05-06-2017 02:37
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ariana Grande returned to the city to pay tribute with an energetic, all-star concert featuring Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Liam Gallagher two weeks after a suicide bombing killed 22 of her fans and injured dozens of others in Manchester, England.Grande was emotional and teary-eyed throughout the One Love Manchester concert Sunday, which the British Red Cross said it raised more than £10 million ($13 million) for the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, cre
  
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• "Covfefe" license plate claimed in California

  05-06-2017 01:59
  
  LOS ANGELES -- President Donald Trump's mysterious "covfefe" tweet has inspired a vanity license plate in California -- and elsewhere across the country, CBS Los Angeles reports.The California Department of Motor Vehicles' website confirmed that a personalized plate with the term is unavailable. It remains unclear when the California plate was ordered, but personalized plates with the term have been claimed in other states as well.The Maine Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed that someone cla
  
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• NYPD officer who plead guilty of assaulting woman receives 3 years probation

  05-06-2017 01:54
  
  NEW YORK -- A New York City police officer who plead guilty to the misdemeanor assault of a Bronx woman has received three years' probation for the incident.Eugene Donnelly, 29, was sentenced in a Bronx Criminal Court Thursday, and has been ordered to undergo alcohol abuse treatment, The New York Daily News reports.The Bronx attack happened in June 2014, the day before he was honored by the department for bravery. Afterward, he allegedly went drinking with colleagues and went to sleep at a frien
  
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• ISIS claims responsibility for London attack

  05-06-2017 01:52
  
  LONDON -- The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Sunday issued a claim of responsibility for an attack that killed seven people in a busy area of Central London.In a statement more than 24 hours after the attack, the group's Aamaq news agency quoted a "security source," saying, "A Unit of Islamic State Fighters carried out London attacks yesterday."Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday called for tougher measures to contain Islamic extremism in Britain.May, facing an election Thursday, sai
  
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• Portland protest: Arrests made as thousands gather for opposing rallies

  05-06-2017 01:50
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. -- Police say two people were arrested in Portland, Oregon, Sunday as thousands gathered for opposing rallies following the fatal stabbing of two men who tried to stop another man's anti-Muslim tirade.A pro-Donald Trump, free speech rally was organized by the conservative group Patriot Prayer, but will be met with groups of anti-Trump and anti-hate protesters.Rally organizer Joey Gibson told the crowd that the goal is to wake up the liberty movement. "It's OK to be a conservative
  
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• Graham Rahal of New Albany sweeps Detroit Grand Prix doubleheader

  05-06-2017 00:16
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Graham Rahal completed a doubleheader sweep in the Detroit Grand Prix on Sunday to become IndyCar's first two-time winner this season.Rahal's Honda-power car finished 1.17 seconds ahead of Josef Newgarden's Chevrolet, a day after getting to the checkered flag six-plus seconds ahead of the competition.The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver pulled away for the victory after a single-file final restart with two laps to go in the 70-lap race on Belle Isle course.Rahal became
  
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• Police investigating assault of woman of Somali background

  05-06-2017 00:10
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman of Somali background is recovering in the hospital after she was beaten.It happened Saturday night in northeast Columbus. The woman has hired an attorney and they are pushing for the person who attacked her to be brought to justice.Columbus Police say they are investigating this assault.
  
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