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• Reynoldsburg man wanted on charges of luring teens into human trafficking

  07-06-2017 23:37
  
  The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is asking the public’s assistance in location a Reynoldsburg man accused of trafficking teenagers from Columbus and Toledo for sex.Micaiah Price, 26, was indicted by a grand jury last month on charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, trafficking in persons, compelling prostitution, promoting prostitution, commercial sexual exploitation of a minor, and pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor.An investigation found that
  
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• Banning anti-LGBT discrimination: Ohio lawmaker tries again

  07-06-2017 23:27
  Ohio's civil rights code bans discrimination based on race, color, sex, disability, age, religion or national origin. Those protections do not apply to the LGBT community.State Representative Nickie Antonio wants to change that.Antonio has sponsored House Bill 160, to add sexual orientation and gender identity to Ohio's Civil Rights code. The bill had its first committee hearing Wednesday morning."When we say the pledge of allegiance, we say 'with liberty and justice for all.' We make no excepti
  
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• Nick Jonas to perform at The New Albany Classic

  07-06-2017 23:17
  
  Multi-platinum and Grammy nominated recording artist Nick Jonas has been named as the headlining performer for this year’s Concert at The Classic.The New Albany Classic is celebrating its 20th year as the primary fundraiser for The Center for Family Safety and Healing. The Classic has raised $30 million to date.Jonas will be making his second appearance at The Classic after appearing with the Jonas Brothers in 2007."Our 20th anniversary seemed like the perfect moment to ramp up the event t
  
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• Police search for man accused of trafficking Toledo-area teen for sex

  07-06-2017 22:25
  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and members of the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force are looking for Micaiah Price, 26. Investigators say Price trafficked a Toledo-area teen and another victim from Columbus. An investigation conducted by the task force found Price allegedly advertised two teenage girls for sex on the internet and then trafficked the victims, ages 15 and 17, out of a number of different central Ohio hotels between October 22, 2016 and December 6, 2016.
  
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• Trump and his supporters blame Democrats for stalling President's agenda

  07-06-2017 22:24
  On the banks of the Ohio River, President Donald Trump walked on stage Wednesday to talk infrastructure and the rebuilding of the nation's roads and bridges. But it's his problems in Washington that are taking center stage.According to the NY Times, Former FBI Director James Comey, "plans to tell senators on Thursday President Trump tried to influence the F.B.I.’s investigation into Russia’s meddling in the election, including repeatedly asking Mr. Comey to announce that the presiden
  
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• Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops abruptly retires after 18 seasons

  07-06-2017 22:24
  
  Bob Stoops has decided to retire as Oklahoma's football coach after 18 seasons that included the 2000 national championship and 10 Big 12 Conference titles.Stoops says the time is right to conclude his run in charge of the Sooners. The 56-year-old Stoops is a sure bet for the Hall of Fame.Oklahoma says 33-year-old offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley is being promoted to head coach, making him the youngest head coach in the Bowl Subdivision.Stoops was the longest-tenured active coach in major col
  
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• Earliest fossils of Homo sapiens species found in Morocco

  07-06-2017 22:18
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — How long has our species been around? New fossils from Morocco push the evidence back by about 100,000 years.The bones, about 300,000 years old, were unearthed thousands of miles from the previous record-holder, found in fossil-rich eastern Africa. The new discovery reveals people from an early stage of our species' evolution, with a mix of modern and more primitive traits. Dr. Jean-Jacques Hublin on first seeing the new finds at the Jebel Irhoud site in Morocco- Credit Sha
  
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• Court: No delay for ECOT repayment of $60M to the state

  07-06-2017 21:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An appeals court has unanimously denied a request by Ohio's largest online charter school seeking to block collection of $60 million in disputed state payments.The ruling Wednesday by a three-judge panel of the Franklin County Court of Appeals leaves in force an Ohio Department of Education order demanding the money's return by the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow. The state school board takes up the issue next week.In a statement, school spokesman Neil Clark characte
  
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• They've done it before: Cavs fans hopeful history will repeat itself

  07-06-2017 21:35
  It's not time to panic. It's not time to be scared. It's not time to quit. It's time for a history lesson.Remember way back in 2016 during the NBA Finals when the Golden State Warriors took a 2-0 lead on the Cleveland Cavaliers?"Yep, and look what we did," Jeffery Shropshire said.Shropshire knows his team has been here before."I don't like the position, but in the same sense I do," he said. "When we get down, Lebron tends to turn it up even more."Jarell Potts says he, too, is optimistic. He says
  
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• Doppler 10: Big changes on the way

  07-06-2017 21:27
  Today: Variable clouds. Slight chance for a sprinkle. Low-mid 70sN 5-10 mph
  Tonight: Partly cloudy. Still a bit on the cool side. 54 N 5-10 mph
  Friday: Brightening skies and more seasonable. 81 W 5-10 mph
  Saturday: Sunny and warm. 86Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Low pressure will continue to influence our weather today with clouds and cool temperatures, but only a slim chance for a shower. High pressure returns for the next few days, bri
  
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• Doppler 10: Back in the 70s Thursday

  07-06-2017 21:27
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy and cool with temperatures around 60. Slight chance of an isolated sprinkle. NE wind 10-15 mph
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy tonight. Low 53. N wind 5-10 mph.
  Thursday: Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. High 76. NE 3-7 mph.
  Friday: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs near 80. W wind 0-5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Upper level low pressure will continue to develop over our area tonigh
  
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• Judge sets $1M bond set for West Liberty shooting suspect

  07-06-2017 20:33
  
  A Champaign County judge set bond Wednesday for 17-year-old Ely Serna. He is charged as a juvenile with attempted murder, felonious assault and other offenses for the Jan. 20 attack at a high school in West Liberty, about 55 miles northwest of Columbus.Authorities allege Serna fired a shotgun at a classmate in a bathroom, critically wounding him, and then fired at classrooms. A second student was slightly injured.Serna has denied the charges.Prosecutors have renewed their motion to transfer Sern
  
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• READ: Senate Intel panel releases Comey's prepared opening remarks

  07-06-2017 20:27
  
  WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey will say in his opening statement at a congressional hearing that President Donald Trump told him, "I need loyalty. I expect loyalty" during an "awkward" conversation at a January dinner at the White House, according to documents released a day ahead of his highly anticipated testimony.Comey is set to testify Thursday before the Senate intelligence committee.His prepared statement, released Wednesday afternoon, details a series of interactions w
  
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• Ohio State engineers take aim at police firing range issue

  07-06-2017 20:01
  In this May 25, 2017 photo, Sgt. Dennewitz shows bullet fragments are carried down the conveyer belt at the Columbus Police Department Firearms Range in Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• Utah shooting leaves kindergartner, two adults dead

  07-06-2017 18:59
  
  Police have identified a Utah man found dead after authorities say he killed a woman and her son in a shooting that injured two other children.Sandy police said 32-year-old Jeremy Patterson had been in a relationship with the woman who died, 39-year-old victim Memorez Rackley.Police say Patterson was not the father of the two children who were with Rackley.She and her two sons were in a car after being picked up by a female driver described by authorities as a good Samaritan.Moments after the un
  
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• US intelligence chiefs decline to discuss Trump contacts

  07-06-2017 18:36
  WASHINGTON — The nation's intelligence chiefs, facing questions from Congress one day before former FBI Director James Comey provides his first public account of the events leading up to his firing, declined to describe conversations with President Donald Trump but said they had not been directed to do anything they considered illegal or felt pressured to do so.Michael Rogers, the National Security Agency director, and national intelligence director Dan Coats largely ducked questions from
  
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• Trump promises "first-class" infrastructure system for US

  07-06-2017 17:49
  
  CINCINNATI — President Donald Trump promised Wednesday to create a "first-class" system of roads, bridges and waterways by using $200 billion in public funds to generate $1 trillion in investment to pay for construction projects that most public officials agree are badly needed and long overdue."America must have the best, fastest and most reliable infrastructure anywhere in the world," Trump said, pushing his infrastructure plan in middle America as Washington geared up for Thursday's app
  
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• Sean Miller leaving Arizona for Ohio State? 'Over my dead body' says Arizona president

  07-06-2017 17:39
  The University of Arizona's president seems pretty adamant that Ohio State will not be hiring Sean Miller to replace Thad Matta as men's basketball coach. Dr. Robert Robbins, in an interview with The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, said the Buckeyes would have to come through him to get to Miller.
  
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• Iman remembers late husband David Bowie on 25th anniversary

  07-06-2017 16:49
  
  Supermodel Iman has paid tribute to late husband David Bowie on what would have been their 25th wedding anniversary.Iman posted a photo of Bowie kissing her forehead on Twitter on Tuesday. The post included the words, "I would walk forever, just to be in your arms again." She tweeted, "June 6th #BowieForever," with the picture.Bowie and Iman officially married in Switzerland in April 1992, but held a church ceremony in Italy on June 6 of that year. They had one daughter together, who's now 16.Bo
  
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• Mazda recalls sports cars for fuel leaks

  07-06-2017 16:43
  
  Mazda is recalling thousands of older sports cars to fix possible fuel line leaks and problems with the front suspensions.The largest recall covers more than 69,000 RX-8s from 2004 through 2008.The automaker says in documents posted Wednesday by U.S. regulators that a fuel pump pipe can crack and leak gasoline, possibly causing a fire. It was unclear if the problem has caused any flames or injuries.Dealers will replace a fuel pump filter kit. Owners will be notified starting July 30.The second r
  
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• Columbus “Cologne Cowboy” wanted in crime spree involving high-end men’s fragrances

  07-06-2017 16:07
  
  Authorities are searching for a convicted felon who is now wanted in several different theft cases involving high-end men’s cologne.The Columbus City Attorney’s Office says that John Ferris Clark, 53, is alleged to have stolen more than $1,800 worth of cologne including Armani Black Code, Acqua Di Gio, and Invictius from stores in Whitehall and Reynoldsburg in several different incidents over a two-day stretch last year.Clark is wanted on five different warrants that have been filed
  
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• Officials: Ohio mom duct tapes son to chair, takes other child to swim

  07-06-2017 15:35
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Authorities say an Ohio woman has been charged criminally for duct taping her 11-year-old son to a chair before taking another child swimming.Thirty-two-year-old Susan Malysa, of Boardman Township, remains jailed after a court appearance Tuesday for felony child endangering.Boardman Township police say they arrested Malysa on Monday at a YMCA after a relative went to her home and found the boy in the home's basement, bound to the chair with his mouth taped shut. Police s
  
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• Columbus, Ohio Passes Ordinance Prohibiting Police From Arresting Illegals For Being Illegal

  07-06-2017 15:10
  Remember when Democrats argued in the wake of Arizona's SB1070 immigration law that when it comes to immigration, all must follow federal law? Those were the days The city council of Columbus, Ohio, voted on Monday to make it against the law to arrest anyone based on their illegal immigration status. The city also doubled-down and made it illegal to deny someone services because they are an illegal alien.
  
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• Myanmar military plane with 120 aboard goes missing

  07-06-2017 14:51
  
  YANGON, Myanmar — A military transport plane with 120 people on board went missing Wednesday on a flight from southern Myanmar to Yangon, a military spokesman said. There were fears it may have crashed into the ocean, since its route would have taken it over the Andaman Sea.Gen. Myat Min Oo said the Chinese-made Y-8 turboprop aircraft was carrying 106 passengers — mostly families of military personnel — and 14 crew members when it went missing Wednesday afternoon. In an earlier
  
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• Accused NSA leaker "scared that they would make her disappear," mom says

  07-06-2017 14:05
  The mother and stepfather of 25-year-old Reality Leigh Winner, the NSA contractor accused of leaking government secrets, are speaking out about their daughter. The Air Force veteran has been in federal custody since Saturday and faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly passing a classified document to a news outlet.Winner's family says she's not a traitor."I know that she's scared. She is scared that they won't let her out," mother Billie-Jean Davis said.Winner is now the defendant in the Tr
  
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• Ohio police shoot, wound man wielding baseball bat

  07-06-2017 13:59
  
  A police officer has shot and wounded a baseball bat-wielding man at an Ohio homeless shelter.Police say the unidentified man entered the Refuge of Hope Ministries homeless shelter in Canton Tuesday and began to make threats.Police Chief Bruce Lawver says the man was shot twice in the abdomen after the situation escalated.The man was transported to a local hospital, where he's listed in stable condition.Police say they're not ready to identify the officer or suspect involved in the shooting.Res
  
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• Trump to nominate ex-Justice Department official to lead FBI

  07-06-2017 13:54
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he'll nominate a former Justice Department official as FBI director.Trump's tweets that his choice — lawyer Christopher Wray — is "a man of impeccable credentials."There's no more information in the two-sentence tweet that ends, "Details to follow."I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI. Details to follow.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 7, 2017
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• ISIS claims deadly attacks on Iran's parliament, shrine

  07-06-2017 13:30
  
  TEHRAN, Iran — Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Iran's parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, wounding dozens and igniting an hours-long siege at the legislature that ended with four attackers dead.The Islamic State group claimed the attacks, marking the first time the Sunni extremists have taken responsibility for an assault in Shiite-majority Iran. The militants are at war with Iranian-backed forces in Syria and Iraq, and view S
  
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• Eric Trump calls father's critics 'not even people'

  07-06-2017 13:27
  
  Eric Trump says critics of his father are "not even people."President Donald Trump's son told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday that he's "never seen hatred like this" and "morals have flown out the window" when it comes to attacks against his father.Eric Trump took special aim at the Democratic Party, which he says is "imploding." He calls Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez "a total wackjob." Trump says Democrats "have no message of their own" and are trying to obstruct "a gre
  
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• Milo Yiannopoulos fan files lawsuit against Berkeley

  07-06-2017 13:13
  
  A fan of right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has filed a lawsuit against the regents of the University of California, the mayor of Berkeley and a slew of others over alleged civil rights and First Amendment violations.The lawsuit in federal court in Northern California alleges University of California and other officials curtailed the rights of Kiara Robles by subjecting her and other invitees to bodily harm because they were expressing a different viewpoint.The Oakland resident planned to
  
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• Ask Lisa: Where can I find real heavy cream?

  07-06-2017 12:49
  Q. I am having trouble finding heavy cream in Columbus area groceries. I know I can substitute heavy whipping cream, but the fat content isn't the same.
  
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• Police seeking missing London attack victim find body in river

  07-06-2017 12:31
  
  LONDON — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that a third French victim has been identified among those killed in the London Bridge van-and-stabbing attack in London.He did not identify the victim, but British police recovered a body Tuesday downstream from the bridge. The next of kin of 45-year-old Xavier Thomas were informed."We are paying a heavy cost in these attacks," Macron said.If confirmed, Thomas would be the eighth person killed in the vehicle and knife attack. Almost
  
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• Body found near in the River Thames during search for terror attack victim

  07-06-2017 12:31
  
  British Police searching the River Thames for a French man missing since Saturday’s terror attack say they have recovered a body. The Metropolitan Police says the body was found Tuesday downstream from the London Bridge. Officers have not yet made a formal identification, but Xavier Thomas' next of kin have been informed.If confirmed, Thomas would be the eighth person killed in the vehicle and knife attack. 48 people were injured.Thomas, 45, was walking with his girlfriend over the bridge
  
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• Pickerington Police searching for suspect in CVS Pharmacy robbery

  07-06-2017 11:12
  Police are searching for the person who robbed a Pickerington CVS Pharmacy early Wednesday morning.According to police, a suspect entered the CVS at State Route 256 and Refugee Road around 4:30 a.m. CVS Pharmacy in Pickerington, Ohio (WBNS-10TV)
  The suspect reportedly ordered the employees to the ground before stealing medication from the store's safe.Police say the suspect got away from the pharmacy with an unknown amount of medication.Police say that the suspect left on foot but later got into
  
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• Pickerington Police searching for suspect after early morning medication robbery

  07-06-2017 11:12
  
  Pickerington Police are searching for the person who robbed a Pickerington CVS Pharmacy early Wednesday morning.According to police, a suspect entered the CVS at State Route 256 and Refugee Road around 4:30 a.m. and ordered the employees to the ground before stealing medication from the store's safe.The suspect got away from the pharmacy with an unknown amount of medication.Police say that the suspect left on foot but later got into a vehicle. That vehicle was tracked to the Comfort Inn at State
  
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• Two teenage girls critical after being shot in the Hilltop

  07-06-2017 08:40
  Two teenage girls were transported to hospitals in critical but stable condition following a shooting late Tuesday night in the Hilltop, Columbus police said. Police and Columbus Fire paramedics were called about 11:10 p.m. to the 200 block of South Highland Avenue on reports of two people shot.
  
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• Execs, academics among 15 named to Ohio aviation panel

  07-06-2017 08:40
  Public members of the newly formed Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Technology Committee include academics, corporate leaders in aeronautics fields and experts in airports and flying. State Sen. Bill Beagle, a Tipp City Republican, announced the 15 appointees Tuesday.
  
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• Art, music, dance come to downtown riverfront for Columbus Arts Festival, June 9-11

  07-06-2017 08:40
  The Columbus Arts Festival celebrates the best in fine art and crafts in Columbus, June 9-11, 2017. Admission to this carefully curated, juried arts festival is free.
  
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• Khaled is Teaming Up With RiRi and Bryson Tiller

  07-06-2017 06:43
  If I was Khaled I'd be jumping for joy too. Seems like another one after another one after another one.
  
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• Columbus schools again skip bidding process for roof contract

  07-06-2017 06:43
  In the midst of a campaign by minority vendors to press Columbus City Schools for more contracts, the district Tuesday continued its experimentation with handing firms construction work absent sealed, competitive bids. The school board approved an $850,600 school roofing contract to a firm that was invited to take a district roof project - if it agreed to sub out part of the work to one of the district's "Local Economically Disadvantaged Enterprises," small businesses that have a local
  
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• Two teen girls injured after shooting in west Columbus

  07-06-2017 05:51
  
  COLUMBUS - Two teen girls were hospitalized after a shooting in west Columbus Tuesday evening.Police say and unknown suspect opened fire on the girls just before 11:15 p.m. in the 200 block of S. Highland Avenue.Columbus Police have identified the victims as 14 and 16 year old girls. 10TV is not naming the victims because they are juveniles. According to police, one victim was taken to Mt. Carmel West and the other went to Nationwide Children's Hospital. Authorities said both victims were in sta
  
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• Two injured after shooting in west Columbus

  07-06-2017 05:51
  
  COLUMBUS - Two people were hospitalized after a shooting in west Columbus Tuesday evening.It happened just before 11:15 p.m. in the 200 block of S. Highland Avenue.According to police, one victim was taken to Mt. Carmel West and the other went to Nationwide Children's Hospital. Authorities said both victims were in stable but critical condition.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Leaked NSA doc highlights deep flaws in US election system

  07-06-2017 05:49
  
  A leaked intelligence document outlining alleged attempts by Russian military intelligence to hack into U.S. election systems is the latest evidence suggesting a broad and sophisticated foreign attack on the integrity of the nation's elections.And it underscores the contention of security experts and computer scientists that the highly decentralized, often ramshackle U.S. election system remains profoundly vulnerable to trickery or sabotage .The document, purportedly produced by the U.S. Nationa
  
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• Alleged Russian hack reveals a deeply flawed election system

  07-06-2017 05:49
  
  Election officials have long contended that the highly decentralized, often ramshackle U.S. voting system is its own best defense against vote-rigging and sabotage. New evidence from a leaked intelligence report indicates that hasn't deterred foreign adversaries from exploring ways to attack it anyway.The document, attributed to the U.S. National Security Agency, describes alleged attempts by Russian military intelligence to hack into local election systems — the latest evidence of a broad
  
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• Peacock takes out $500 in wine after crashing liquor store

  07-06-2017 05:46
  
  A female peacock has ruffled more than just feathers at a Los Angeles-area liquor store.Without a peep, the peahen strutted into the open door of the Royal Oaks Liquor Store in Arcadia on Monday. Store manager and college senior Rani Ghanem said he didn't even know it was there until a customer walked in and asked him about "el pollo," Spanish for "the chicken."Ghanem, a 21-year-old San Bernardino resident whose family owns the store, said he then tried to guide the sharp-clawed bird outside but
  
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• New hub airport in Jeffersonville? Really?

  07-06-2017 04:49
  The notion being floated by two legislators to build a pair of regional hub airports in Ohio - near Jeffersonville and Ravenna - is getting a cool reception from aviation experts and economic-development officials. Although all agree that attracting air service is vital to economic growth, responses range from "unneeded" to a "fruitcake idea."
  
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• Pleasant Township talks over potential medical marijuana grow site

  07-06-2017 04:20
  An out of state cultivation company is looking to the Grove City area to start growing medical marijuana, but not everyone is on board with the plan. National Holistic Healing consultants met with neighbors in Pleasant Township Tuesday night to talk it over.Cultivators were approached about the potential grow site at Lambert Road and London Grove Port Road, just west of Grove City.At a Q&A inside the Pleasant Township Office, members of the community had a passionate discussion about medical
  
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• Toledo man with HIV charged with murder in infected partner's death

  07-06-2017 03:07
  
  A married man accused of not telling his longtime girlfriend that he was HIV-positive was charged with murder after the woman died of AIDS.A judge on Tuesday set bond at $1.5 million for Ronald Murdock, who was indicted last week in the February death of 51-year-old Kimberly Klempner.Murdock, 51, of Toledo, who also is charged with felonious assault. A message seeking comment on the accusations was left with his attorney.Murdock and Klempner had unprotected sex when he knew he was HIV positive,
  
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• Overdoses now leading cause of death of Americans under 50

  07-06-2017 02:51
  Overdoses are now the leading cause of death of Americans under the age of 50.According to preliminary data compiled by The New York Times, deaths last year likely topped 59,000 -- 19 percent more than the year before.In Ohio, they were up even more.On May 26, Cleveland Police Sgt. Timothy Maffo-Judd's body camera was running as he approached a man slumped in his car. It turned out that the man was minutes from a fatal drug overdose.Three applications of Narcan -- the anti-overdose drug -- and t
  
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• Victims of Ohio nightclub shooting sue club, owner

  07-06-2017 02:31
  
  Eight victims of a gunbattle in a Cincinnati nightclub that left two people dead and 15 injured have sued the nightclub, its owner and the building owner.The lawsuit filed recently in Hamilton County alleges that the defendants failed to have a proper security plan and didn't have enough security personnel at the time of the March 26 shooting. It also contends they failed to protect patrons of the Cameo club from "violent activity and injury."Some patrons were "intentionally allowed into the clu
  
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