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• Across US, thousands rallying and marching for LGBT rights

  11-06-2017 22:26
  
  WASHINGTON — In the nation's capital, and dozens of other cities across the U.S., supporters of LGBT rights mobilized for marches and rallies Sunday, celebrating their gains but angered over threats to those advances.The centerpiece event, the Equality March in Washington, was endorsed by virtually every major national advocacy group working on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. Leaders of those groups have been embittered by several actions of President Donald Tru
  
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• Police say argument led to shooting at Columbus main library

  11-06-2017 21:22
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police said a man was shot inside the main branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library on South Grant Avenue on Sunday.Police said officers responded to the library shortly after 3:00 p.m. and the suspect, 28-year-old Joseph Steward, was arrested.47-year-old John Thrasher was taken to Grant Medical Center after being shot in the ankle, according to police.According to police, Steward said he shot at Thrasher after an argument near an elevator.Steward tol
  
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• One person shot inside Main Library in Columbus; suspect in custody

  11-06-2017 21:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police said one person was shot inside the main branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library on South Grant Avenue on Sunday.Police said officers responded shortly after 3:00 p.m. and the suspect is in custody.One person was taken to Grant Medical Center, according to police.A spokesperson said the library is on lockdown while police investigate.
  
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• Man shot inside Main Library in Columbus; another man arrested

  11-06-2017 21:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police said a man was shot inside the main branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library on South Grant Avenue on Sunday.Police said officers responded to the library shortly after 3:00 p.m. and the suspect, 28-year-old Joseph Steward, was arrested.47-year-old John Thrasher was taken to Grant Medical Center after being shot in the ankle, according to police.According to police, Steward said he shot at Thrasher after an argument near an elevator.Steward tol
  
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• Main library set to reopen after shooting

  11-06-2017 21:22
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police said a man was shot inside the main branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library on South Grant Avenue on Sunday.Police said officers responded to the library shortly after 3:00 p.m. and the suspect, 28-year-old Joseph Steward, was arrested.47-year-old John Thrasher was taken to Grant Medical Center after being shot in the ankle, according to police.According to police, Steward said he shot at Thrasher after an argument near an elevator.Steward tol
  
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• Columbus main library set to reopen after shooting

  11-06-2017 21:22
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police said a man was shot inside the main branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library on South Grant Avenue on Sunday.Police said officers responded to the library shortly after 3:00 p.m. and the suspect, 28-year-old Joseph Steward, was arrested.47-year-old John Thrasher was taken to Grant Medical Center after being shot in the ankle, according to police.According to police, Steward said he shot at Thrasher after an argument near an elevator.Steward tol
  
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• Doppler 10: The heat continues

  11-06-2017 21:09
  This Evening: Clearing out and staying warm.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and mild.Low 68.Winds: S 3-6 mph.
  Monday: Mostly sunny.Hazy, hot & humid.High 92, heat indices into the mid-90s.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Another hot & muggy day with sun to start and isolated afternoon storms.High 91, heat indices into the mid-90s.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Air quality will improve as we head through the evening, especial
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunny & sizzling

  11-06-2017 21:09
  Today: Sunny & sizzling. Low 90s SW 5-10 mph
  Tonight: Partly cloudy, staying warm. 71 Light SW
  Tuesday: Mostly sunny.Hazy, hot & humid.High 92, heat indices into the mid-90s.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.
  Wednesday: Warm with scattered showers and storms. Still near 90 SW 3-6 mphWeather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure will continue to pump warm and increasingly humid air into the region this week. As the humidity levels rise, so will th
  
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• Kasich Touts New Healthcare Jobs

  11-06-2017 21:02
  Ohio will be getting 700 new jobs. UnitedHealth Group will be adding those jobs at a new facility just north of Columbus.
  
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• Police: Two people shot near Eastland Mall

  11-06-2017 20:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police are investigating after a report of a shooting near Eastland Mall Sunday afternoon.Police said officers responded around 2:22 p.m.Police said two people were taken to Grant Medical Center.One person was in serious condition, the other was in critical condition according to police.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Police: Three people shot near Eastland Mall

  11-06-2017 20:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Police do not have a gunman in custody after a shooting outside Eastland Mall Sunday afternoon.Police said shots were fired at the intersection of Refugee Road and Eastland 5 around 2:20 p.m.When officers arrived to the scene, they found three men shot inside their car. They told police they were waiting at the light when a man pulled up next to them in a white Chevrolet Impala and fired shots at them.Thirty-two-year-old Edward Stevenson and 25-year-old Demetrius Fergus
  
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• Church has Sunday service promoting LGBTQ equality

  11-06-2017 20:31
  Inside the North Broadway United Methodist Church, Sunday, members of the congregation wore a shirt showing unity for a cause.
  The shirt had a simple message, "Everyone here is a child of God. Hard stop. Period. End of discussion."
  It is not scripture. It is what many call common decency.
  "I believe we're getting to a point where it will become apparent that all truly are welcome," Angie Cox said.
  Cox is openly gay. It is something she never thought she would say inside a church.
  "No," she said.
  
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• Columbus changing zoning laws for medical marijuana growers

  11-06-2017 18:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's capital city is opening its arms to medical marijuana growers.Columbus is changing zoning laws to accommodate cannabis cultivators and has already signed off on six businesses seeking approval from Ohio to obtain one of the state's 24 medical marijuana grow licenses.A city zoning officials says Columbus plans to allow indoor grow facilities in manufacturing districts. The city also will consider where dispensaries can sell cannabis products in the zoning changes.Colu
  
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• Services to mark 1 year since 49 killed in Orlando gay club

  11-06-2017 18:31
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Church bells will toll throughout the Orlando area as residents reflect on the 49 patrons killed during a massacre at the gay nightclub Pulse in the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history.Starting in the early hours Monday, and continuing almost 24 hours later, survivors, victims' families, city officials and central Florida residents will remember the victims with four services.The first service is closed to the public, and it's being held at the nightclub for sur
  
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• Man who threatened police during cop's funeral gets prison

  11-06-2017 17:20
  
  DETROIT (AP) - An ex-convict charged with using the internet to threaten police attending the funeral of a Detroit officer is heading to prison.Deshawn Linton was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of dispelling false information and hoaxes. Prosecutors dismissed other charges.The FBI says Lanton threatened to "drop a bomb" on a St. Clair Shores church Sept. 23 during the funeral of Sgt. Ken Steil, who was shot while chasing a suspect. Investigators say the
  
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• Steroids may up effectiveness of AAV-based gene therapy

  11-06-2017 16:47
  Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 11 : Glucocorticoid steroids, such as prednisone, may improve effectiveness of AAV-based gene therapy by reducing immune response, according to a recent research. The study of gene transfer using adeno-associated virus -based gene delivery into skeletal muscle of rhesus macaques showed that oral prednisone reduced immune responses to AAV that can weaken expression of the therapeutic transgene over time.
  
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• Opinion: Endless Abortion Bans Constitute Class Warfare

  11-06-2017 16:20
  The Heartbeat Bill is back. It’s a total failure of a bill, introduced and knocked down three times in the last five years, but Ohio anti-choicers are nothing if not persistent in their misguided approach to changing abortion stats.
  The language is the same as it’s been. Once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, abortion is a no-go. Meaning: Ohio families in desperate times will be forced to take desperate measures.
  Attacks on abortion access are nothing new in Ohio, and even if it&nbs
  
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• Police: Man found dead in Ashville apartment building

  11-06-2017 15:48
  
  ASHVILLE - Ashville Police are investigating a man found dead Sunday morning.It happened around 5:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Jefferson Avenue.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com.
  
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• Police investigating suspicious death of man at Ashville apartment building

  11-06-2017 15:48
  
  ASHVILLE - Detectives are at the scene investigating after a man was found dead Sunday morning.Police say the man was found dead around 5:30 a.m. at an apartment in the 200 block of Jefferson Avenue.According to Ashville Police, they believe the man is between the ages of 18 to 20.Bureau of Criminal Investigation is currently on scene.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com.
  
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• Chilling video shows rescue of missing woman "chained like a dog"

  11-06-2017 14:56
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. -- After hearing a woman's screams inside a large metal container, investigators sawed and pried open the bin, rescuing the woman who had been chained inside for about two months by a serial killer, according to new videos released by prosecutors.The videos also show Todd Kohlhepp, in cold and emotionless detail, confessing to killing seven people in South Carolina. He pleaded guilty two weeks ago to avoid the death penalty and was sentenced to life in prison. On Friday, prosecuto
  
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• Schumer opposes Trump plan to privatize air traffic control

  11-06-2017 14:21
  
  Sen. Charles Schumer says President Donald Trump's plan to privatize the nation's air traffic control system could mean higher costs for consumers.The New York Democrat and Senate minority leader said Sunday that the plan Trump announced on June 5 would give airlines too much control over costs.He also said that during any national security emergency, privatization could hamper communication between air traffic controllers and the Department of Defense.Trump said air traffic control operations s
  
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• Police release photos of London attackers' fake bomb belts

  11-06-2017 14:04
  
  The London Bridge attackers wore fake suicide belts to create "maximum fear" as they carried out their rampage, police said Sunday.The Metropolitan Police released photographs of the blood-splattered belts, which were made from plastic water bottles wrapped in duct tape.Attackers Khuram Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba wore the belts when they mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge then stabbed people in nearby Borough Market on June 3. They killed eight people before being shot dead by
  
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• Plane makes hard landing at Miami Executive Airport

  11-06-2017 13:50
  
  Two people were able to walk away safely from a frightening flight in southwest Miami-Dade.On Saturday, a Cessna C-172 was forced to make a "hard landing" at Miami Executive Airport, formerly known as Kendall-Tamiami Airport, CBS Miami reports. The plane came to rest up against the fence that lines the airport premises.The strange sight caused traffic to back up on a nearby road in both directions.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said neither the pilot nor passenger were hurt.The Federal Aviation Administ
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow brings her website to life at Goop event

  11-06-2017 13:34
  
  There were organic paleo wraps and matcha smoothies, crystal readings and aura photography, hydrating IV drips and an "oxygen bar," $72 aromatherapy candles and $90 vitamin packs, plus lectures on gut health, mothering, self-help and sexual awareness: It was Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop website come to life.Paltrow hosted the inaugural "In Goop Health" event Saturday in Culver City, California, where about 600 women spent the day chatting, learning, eating, shopping and generally indulging in the desi
  
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• Sessions to appear before Senate intelligence committee

  11-06-2017 13:19
  
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whose contacts with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. during the presidential campaign have sparked questions, agreed Saturday to appear before the Senate intelligence committee as it investigates alleged Russian meddling in the election.Sessions recused himself in March from a federal investigation into contacts between Russia and the presidential campaign of Donald Trump after acknowledging that he had met twice last year with the Russian ambassador to the United
  
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• Tony Awards on Sunday take place under 'Hamilton' shadow

  11-06-2017 13:09
  
  The Tony Awards kick off with Kevin Spacey as its first-time host hoping to shake the telecast's post-"Hamilton" hangover.The leading musical Tony nominees on Sunday are "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812" with 12 nominations, "Dear Evan Hansen" with nine and "Hello, Dolly!" with 10. The top play nominees are "A Doll's House, Part 2," with eight, and "Oslo" with seven. Last year, all eyes were on how many statuettes "Hamilton" would capture. This year, the awards are expected to be s
  
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• Alan Miller: Rushing to judgment is irresponsible, dangerous

  11-06-2017 12:30
  In hindsight and after much investigation, it is clear that an outcry on social media over accusations of a hate crime in Columbus last weekend were fueled by a rush to judgment based more on emotion than fact. The same emotion also helped fuel an online donation account containing more than $110,000 to help a woman who was punched in the nose.
  
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• Doppler 10: Hot again on Sunday

  11-06-2017 11:02
  Today: Mostly sunny and hot.High 90.Winds: SW 5-15 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and mild.Low 68.Winds: S 3-6 mph.
  Monday: Mostly sunny.Hazy, hot & humid.High 92, heat indices into the mid-90s.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Another hot & muggy day with sun to start and isolated afternoon storms.High 91, heat indices into the mid-90s.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure is in control of the forecast.This has b
  
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• Powerball player in California wins $447 million jackpot

  11-06-2017 07:24
  
  A single winning Powerball ticket matching all six numbers has been sold in California and will claim an estimated $447.8 million jackpot.Powerball spokesman Randy Miller says the location where the winning ticket was sold was not immediately available.The lucky numbers drawn Saturday night that will claim the 10th largest lottery prize in U.S. history are 20-26-32-38-58, and the Powerball number is 3.Powerball is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  
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• Weather Vlog: Stretch of hot weather that’s on the way

  11-06-2017 05:44
  Summer is about a week and a half away but Central Ohio is heating up as temperatures that we usually associate with mid to late summer surge throughout the state.Doppler 10 Meteorologist Jeff Booth looks at the potential for record heat and tracks what’s behind the big warm-up.He’ll also let you know when slightly cooler air will return.
  
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• Upper Arlington pool open after 2-year closure

  11-06-2017 05:06
  Hundreds of swimmer jumped into the brand new Tremont pool in Upper Arlington on Saturday.
  "It's wonderful! It's beautiful, it's nice, it's a lot of interactive stuff for the kids," said Mary Ross, who visited the pool with her family.
  Last summer, the 60-year old pool underwent construction to correct deterioration. The $4.5 million project turned the neighborhood pool into a resort-like destination.
  "We've added a climbing wall," said Lee Spitzer, aquatics and tennis director for the city of U
  
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• Columbus Police search for missing 90-year-old woman

  11-06-2017 04:45
  
  Columbus Police are asking for help finding a missing 90-year-old woman.Police say Myrtle Hughes was last seen near Griggs and Harmon avenues in southeast Columbus.Authorities say she was in a light blue 2009 Hyundai Accent, license plate is EVU 1639.Hughes is described as 5 foot 3 inches tall, 225 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair.If you see her, contact Columbus Police Department at 614-645-4545.
  
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• Police first responder describes London Bridge attack mayhem

  11-06-2017 04:25
  
  LONDON (AP) — One of the first police officers on the scene of the London Bridge attack says he was met by pandemonium, as people fled in panic and the wounded lay on sidewalks.But he also described how, within minutes, police had killed the attackers, ushered bystanders to safety and begun treating and evacuating the wounded.Inspector Jim Cole, who was scrambled from his south London police station, said the response was "like something out of a Battle of Britain film" as officers piled i
  
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• Stream SZA's Debut Album "CTRL"

  11-06-2017 04:14
  It seen its fair share of setbacks & delays, but SZA 's highly anticipated debut album, CTRL , has finally arrived today after months of heavy promotion. Containing 14 records in total, the follow up to 2014's Z EP features guest appearances from the likes of Kendrick Lamar , Travis Scott, James Fauntleroy & Isaiah Rashad .
  
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• Giant Eagle recalls Tilapia, chicken breast products because of undeclared dairy allergen

  11-06-2017 03:49
  
  Giant Eagle has announced a recall of its Tilapia and chicken breast products because the they could contain dairy.The company said its Market District Toasted Crumb Tilapia was sold fresh from the seafood department between March 10 and June 9. The Giant Eagle Breaded Chicken Breast was sold in the prepared foods department between June 3 and June 10.Giant Eagle said there have been no illnesses reported, but people who have an allergy or sensitivity to milk may experience reactions to the prod
  
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• Boy, 13, arrested for murder in 14-year-old's shooting death

  11-06-2017 03:08
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for investigation of murder in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy in a Central California farm town.Fresno County Sheriff spokesman Tony Botti says the shooting happened Friday night at an apartment complex in Huron.Botti says officers responding to reports of shots fired found the 14-year-old dead at the scene. Information from witnesses led investigators to identify and find the suspect in Huron, a town of 7,000 about 50 miles (80
  
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• Gabrielle Giffords honored with new U.S. warship bearing her name

  11-06-2017 02:50
  
  Out of thousands of ships commissioned by the U.S. Navy, this is only the 16th named after a woman -- and the first named after a living woman since Martha Washington."Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Navy veteran Mark Kelly," as the couple was introduced on Saturday in the Texas Gulf Coast city of Galveston, Texas."I thought of you in my darkest days, the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, of the United States of America," Giffords said. "We ask so muc
  
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• Teen dies after being pulled from Hoover Reservoir

  11-06-2017 02:25
  The Delaware County Sheriff's Office says crews were dispatched just after 8 p.m. Saturday for a water rescue along Sunbury Road in Genoa Township.Authorities say a teen jumped off a ledge into the water at Hoover Reservoir and did not come up for air. He was transported to an area hospital where he later died.The Delaware County coroner identified the victim as 17-year-old Abdiaziz Omar.According to Genoa Township Police, witnesses called for help and jumped in to search for the male.Dive crews
  
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• Person pulled from water after jumping into Hoover Reservoir, not surfacing

  11-06-2017 02:25
  The Delaware County Sheriff's Office says crews were dispatched just after 8 p.m. Saturday for a water rescue along Sunbury Road in Genoa Township.Authorities say a male jumped off a ledge into the water at Hoover Reservoir and did not come up for air.According to Genoa Township Police, witnesses called for help and jumped in to search for the male.Dive crews from Genoa Township Police and Fire along with Ohio Department of Natural Resources searched the water and were able to pull the male out.
  
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• Active water response at Hoover Reservoir along Sunbury Road

  11-06-2017 02:25
  
  The Delaware County Sheriff's Office says crews are on the scene of a water rescue along Sunbury Road in Genoa Township.Authorities say Genoa Township Police and Fire crews along with Ohio Department of Natural Resources were called to search the water at Hoover Reservoir.10TV crews on the scene witnessed drivers pull one person from the water.No information was immediately available on how the person got into the water prompting the water response.Sunbury Road is closed in both directions. Stay
  
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• 16-year-old dies after jumping into Hoover Reservoir, not surfacing

  11-06-2017 02:25
  The Delaware County Sheriff's Office says crews were dispatched just after 8 p.m. Saturday for a water rescue along Sunbury Road in Genoa Township.Authorities say a 16-year-old male jumped off a ledge into the water at Hoover Reservoir and did not come up for air.He was transported to an area hospital where he later died. According to Genoa Township Police, witnesses called for help and jumped in to search for the male.Dive crews from Genoa Township Police and Fire along with Ohio Department of
  
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• 16-year-old dies after jumping into Hoover Reservoir

  11-06-2017 02:25
  The Delaware County Sheriff's Office says crews were dispatched just after 8 p.m. Saturday for a water rescue along Sunbury Road in Genoa Township.Authorities say a 16-year-old male jumped off a ledge into the water at Hoover Reservoir and did not come up for air.He was transported to an area hospital where he later died.According to Genoa Township Police, witnesses called for help and jumped in to search for the male.Dive crews from Genoa Township Police and Fire along with Ohio Department of N
  
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• 16-year-old dies after being pulled from Hoover Reservoir

  11-06-2017 02:25
  The Delaware County Sheriff's Office says crews were dispatched just after 8 p.m. Saturday for a water rescue along Sunbury Road in Genoa Township.Authorities say a 16-year-old male jumped off a ledge into the water at Hoover Reservoir and did not come up for air.He was transported to an area hospital where he later died.According to Genoa Township Police, witnesses called for help and jumped in to search for the male.Dive crews from Genoa Township Police and Fire along with Ohio Department of N
  
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• Tapwrit rallies in stretch to win Belmont Stakes

  11-06-2017 01:28
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tapwrit overtook favored Irish War Cry in the stretch to win the Belmont Stakes by two lengths on Saturday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher his third career victory in the final leg of the Triple Crown.Ridden by Jose Ortiz, Tapwrit ran 1 1/2 miles in 2:30.02 on his home track. Ortiz's brother Irad won the race last year with Creator."The distance, I was sure he could handle it," Ortiz said.Tapwrit finished sixth in the Kentucky Derby and skipped the Preakness. Five of the last
  
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• Family of man killed by cops say his mental health was declining

  11-06-2017 01:03
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Family members of a black man who was fatally shot by three Oklahoma law enforcement officers say he had stopped taking medication in April to treat a bipolar disorder and was in declining mental health since the recent death of his father.The mother, brother and two sisters of 29-year-old Joshua Barre told The Associated Press in interviews Saturday that authorities could've used other means to restrain him because they knew about his mental state since May 31.Joshua's
  
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• Amsterdam crash: Police see "no indication" of extremism after car injures 8

  11-06-2017 00:15
  
  BRUSSELS -- A car struck pedestrians around Amsterdam's main train station on Saturday, injuring eight people. There was "no indication whatsoever" it was an extremist attack, police said.Six of the injured were hospitalized, with two of them in serious condition, police spokeswoman Marjolein Koek said."There is no indication whatsoever that this is a terrorist attack," Koek added.Police said that the driver was parked in a place where he wasn't allowed to stop and drove off when approached by p
  
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• Attorney General Sessions to appear before Senate intelligence committee

  11-06-2017 00:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has agreed to appear before the Senate intelligence committee as it investigates alleged Russian meddling in the presidential election.In a letter Saturday to Sen. Richard Shelby, Sessions writes that his decision to appear comes in light of last week's testimony by fired FBI Director James Comey.Sessions had been scheduled to discuss the Justice Department budget before a Senate panel chaired by Shelby. Sessions says it's clear the Russian
  
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