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• Attorney: Jailed man admits killing 4 missing men in Pennsylvania

  13-07-2017 23:52
  
  A defense attorney for a jailed man connected to the search for four missing men in Pennsylvania says his client has admitted killing the four and told authorities the location of the bodies.Lawyer Paul Lang said Thursday his client Cosmo DiNardo confessed to "the four murders" and is ready to plead guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. He says his client has deep remorse.Authorities found the body of one of the men, 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro, buried at a farm in Solebury Township far
  
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• Press Conference: Eviction Study

  13-07-2017 23:50
  
  
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• Dozens rescued by boat from floods in Licking County

  13-07-2017 23:47
  Dozens of people had to be rescued by boat from rising flood waters in Licking County Thursday.Residents of the Greenbriar Mobile Home Park were quickly surrounded by water after a ditch emptying into the south fork of the Licking River came over its banks during torrential rains.By evening, 45 people had been rescued from their homes by boat by Hebron and Millersport fire departments.Residents say they were caught off guard by how quickly the water rose."Very, very quickly," said Dannette Kinne
  
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• Fatal crash leads to lawsuit against Franklin County and deputy

  13-07-2017 23:32
  The family of a man who died in a collision with a Franklin County sheriff's vehicle traveling nearly 100 mph has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county and the deputy who was behind the wheel. Thursday is the two-year anniversary of the death of Nyal "Bud" Brown, 77, whose van was struck by the deputy's SUV on Sullivant Avenue just west of Demorest Road on the West Side.
  
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• SR-315 ramp into Clintonville set to close permanently

  13-07-2017 22:41
  A highway ramp that takes a lot of people into Clintonville is about to close.The ramp to eastbound North Broadway from 315 North will permanently shut down July 25.The Clintonville Area Commission said neighbors have been asking for this for a while.Traffic right now comes directly off the freeway onto North Broadway.Speed boards have been installed to slow traffic but some homeowners think it’s a dangerous situation.Others don’t want to lose the convenience of driving directly into
  
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• Police: No criminal charges in 6-year-old's drowning at Worthington Hills Country Club

  13-07-2017 22:34
  
  Perry Township Police said they’ve found no criminal negligence in the drowning of a 6-year-old boy at the Worthington Hills Country Club.Jude Kraft was found unresponsive at the bottom of the pool on May 26.Crews searched for 25-30 minutes before calling 911.He was found in the 6-foot section of the pool by a lifeguard who immediately performed CPR.Jude was taken to the Nationwide Children's facility in Lewis Center where he was pronounced dead.What remains unclear is why the pool wasn't
  
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• Photos & video: Flooding across central Ohio following Thursday's storms (UPDATE)

  13-07-2017 21:43
  Following rounds of heavy rain Thursday, several areas of central Ohio are continuing to deal with flood waters in their communities.One neighborhood in Hebron had to be rescued from their homes by boat. Officials said more than 40 residents were taken from the area.While surveying flood waters in Licking County, Chopper 10 captured crews attempting to rescue someone from a car in Pataskala.An issue for drivers on Friday is the closure of Interstate 70 in Licking County. I-70 east is currently c
  
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• Photos & video: Flooding across central Ohio following Thursday's storms

  13-07-2017 21:43
  
  Heavy flooding has been reported in several areas around central Ohio after heavy rains moved through the area.Residents in one neighborhood in Hebron had to be rescued from their homes by boat. The American Red Cross opened an Emergency Assistance Center to help people affected by rising floodwaters in the area. The center is located at the Best Western Lakewood Inn located at 122 Arrowhead Drive. Chopper 10 captured crews attempting to rescue someone from a car in Pataskala.Most of the area is
  
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• Police searching for brothers wanted for murder; considered armed and dangerous

  13-07-2017 21:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Police are searching for two brothers wanted for the murder of a 19-year-old this past weekend.Authorities are searching for 17-year-old David Echols and 22-year-old James Echols III. They are to be considered armed and dangerous.Police said there was an altercation and shots were fired in the 1000 block of Loretta Avenue Sunday evening. The victims drove to the 2500 block of Grasmere Avenue for help, according to police.Damon Waddell was pronounced dead at the scene on
  
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• Work Underway on New OhioHealth Offices off Olentangy River Road

  13-07-2017 21:15
  
  Work is underway on an $89 million dollar office development just off of Olentangy River Road. When completed, the two new buildings – one five stories and the other four – will house about 1,600 OhioHealth employees.
  Those employees, who will not start moving into their new offices until early 2019, are currently scattered at different office spaces throughout the region. About half of them will be moving from Downtown, where OhioHealth workers are split between the Continental Plaz
  
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• Momo Ghar Fills Last Spot at North Market

  13-07-2017 21:07
  
  Popular Morse Road-original restaurant Momo Ghar has joined the North Market, bringing with them their well known Himalayan veggie and meat dumplings, or momos. Expected to open in early September, Momo Ghar will neighbor Lan Viet and sit across from Nida’s Sushi.
  “We are truly delighted to welcome Momo Ghar to our merchant community and to fill our only remaining vacant stall!” said North Market Executive Director Rick Harrison Wolfe in a press release. “Showcasing the c
  
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• Mega Weekend: Art Crawl, Common, Amazing Dog Show and more!

  13-07-2017 20:00
  
  Don’t let all of this rain deter you from a fabulous weekend! You’ve still got time to enter to win tickets to Echo and The Bunnymen, and Prime Social Group’s Breakaway Music Festival. Escape from the rain and join us tonight at Healthy Living Festival presented by our friends at Shipt, where you can sample great food, learn some new yoga poses, get mini-massages, explore plants, enjoy a photobooth, get skincare samples and more! Tonight at Strongwater.
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• Woman struck by lightning near Woody Hayes Athletic Center

  13-07-2017 19:56
  
  A woman was struck by lightning outside of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center at Ohio State Thursday morning.A spokesperson for the university said the person was working an event and was seeking shelter when they were injured.The 61-year-old woman was alert and breathing according to the Columbus Division of Fire and was taken to the hospital as a precaution.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar---
  
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• Trending Topics 7/13 - Senator Kid Rock, Airline Deviants, Radio Stations worse than CD1025 and MORE! - Mornings with Brian Phillips - CD102.5 - Columbus, OH

  13-07-2017 19:16
  HAPPY THURSDAY COLUMBUS! We're BACK IN BUSINESS on the morning show here and ready to ROCK with some hot news stories to keep you going all morning!! Known American Badass and outspoken right wing musician Kid Rock has apparently confirmed speculation from the Michigan Republican Party by announcing his run for the U.S. Senate. Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow is up for reelection next year, and someone clearly thinks that the guy who sang "Bawitdaba" is the answer.
  
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• Former lobbyist Raphael leaves federal prison for halfway house in Columbus

  13-07-2017 19:16
  The former Columbus City Hall lobbyist who was sentenced to federal prison last summer after pleading guilty to extorting campaign contributions to city officials has moved from his cell in South Carolina to a halfway house in Columbus. Raphael moved from the Federal Correctional Institution in Williamsburg, South Carolina to the halfway house overseen by the Bureau of Prisons Residential Reentry Management field office in Cincinnati on June 26, according to the bureau.
  
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• Dublin pharmacists, physician indicted for Medicaid fraud

  13-07-2017 19:16
  Two Dublin pharmacists and a physician have been indicted on federal fraud and conspiracy charges unveiled Thursday involving more than $3 million in fraudulent Medicaid charges. Darrel Bryant and Gifty Kusi, a married couple who own Health & Wellness Pharmacy in Dublin, and Dr. Jornel Rivera, owner of Health & Wellness Medical Center in Dublin, were charged in an indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Columbus.
  
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• Jimmy Carter treated for dehydration during Habitat build

  13-07-2017 19:05
  
  Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was treated at a hospital Wednesday after becoming dehydrated while helping to build houses in Canada for Habitat for Humanity.Habitat's CEO Jonathan Reckford said in a statement on Thursday that the 92-year-old Carter was "dehydrated working in the hot sun" at a build site in Winnipeg. Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, are in the middle of a project building houses in various Canadian cities."President Carter told us he is OK and is being taken offsite for observ
  
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• Trump, Macron look past differences on Paris climate pact

  13-07-2017 18:50
  
  PARIS — President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron set aside lingering differences on climate change during their meeting in France on Thursday, asserting that it shouldn't prevent them from working together toward a post-war roadmap for Syria and to enhance Mideast security.Trump, standing alongside Macron at a news conference, said the two nations have "occasional disagreements" but that would not disrupt a friendship that dates back to the American Revolution. He remain
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: Trump, Macron speak in Paris

  13-07-2017 18:50
  
  PARIS — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to Paris (all times local):4:57 p.m.U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived at Elysee Palace for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.Macron and Trump arrived at the French presidential palace after Macron led Trump on a tour of the nearby Les Invalides (lehz ahn-vah-leed) monument. Napoleon's tomb is located there.Trump gave Macron a lift in The Beast, the nickname for Trump's imposing, armored limousine. The leaders shook hands
  
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• Columbus Council on World Affairs: Global Food Trends 2017

  13-07-2017 18:25
  
  
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• 2017 Emmy nominations: 'SNL,' Westworld' get 22 nods each

  13-07-2017 18:22
  
  LOS ANGELES — "Saturday Night Live" and the sci-fi drama "Westworld" are at the top of the Emmy nominations with 22 bids each.The long-running "SNL" received a wealth of awards for its cast, hosts and guest stars, including one to Alec Baldwin for his recurring portrayal of President Donald Trump.Other leading nominees announced Thursday in Los Angeles include "Feud: Bette and Joan" and "Stranger Things" with 18 nominations; "Veep" with 17 bids, and "Big Little Lies" and "Fargo" with 16 no
  
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• West Liberty-Salem shooting suspect moved to mental hospital

  13-07-2017 17:02
  A court hearing set for the teenager charged as an adult in what officials say was a calculated shooting that wounded two students in Champaign County in January has been delayed because the suspect has been transferred from juvenile detention to a mental hospital. Ely Serna, 17, has been charged in Champaign County Common Pleas Court with 13 felonies - including the most serious of two counts of attempted murder - for the Jan. 20 shooting at West Liberty-Salem High School.
  
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• PAI Yoga Fitness Celebrates 7 Years With Free Yoga

  13-07-2017 17:00
  
  “No way!” said PAI Yoga Fitness owner Chan Hemintranont when I asked her if she ever imagined in 2010 that she would now own two thriving fitness studios.
  “NO way … and to celebrate, we will offer free yoga for our anniversary.”
  Chan Hemintranont.
  Seven years ago on July 17, PAI Yoga Fitness opened in Dublin, OH at the Trader Joe’s Center on Sawmill and 161. From the beginning, PAI had not only well-taught yoga classes, but also spinning and TRX classes. In 2
  
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• US charging more than 400 in health care fraud, opioid scams worth $1.3 billion

  13-07-2017 16:50
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. prosecutors announced Thursday that they have charged more than 400 people with taking part in health care fraud and opioid scams that totaled $1.3 billion in false billing.Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the collective action the "largest health care fraud takedown operation in American history" and said it indicates that some doctors, nurses and pharmacists "have chosen to violate their oaths and put greed ahead of their patients."Among those charged are six Michi
  
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• ODOT working to replace aging bridges in Franklin County

  13-07-2017 16:50
  
  Interstate 270 at Tuttle Mall is about to get a $59 million dollar facelift this fall."All of this concrete is slated for replacement," ODOT Project Engineer Thomas Slack said.It's easy to see why: Exposed rebar can be seen under the interstate and on its concrete pillars.ODOT said the the bridge is old but is structurally sound.Starting in the Fall, ODOT will resurface and widen an eight-mile stretch I-270."This particular bridge we're going to start working on half of it yet this year and that
  
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• Parents of sick UK infant storm out of new court hearing

  13-07-2017 16:39
  
  LONDON — The parents of a baby with a rare disease stormed out of a London court hearing in an emotional outburst Thursday, as the couple tried to convince a judge to let them take their critically-ill child to the United States for medical treatment.Charlie Gard's parents are challenging the view of Britain's most famous children's hospital, arguing that treatment abroad is in the best interest of the 11-month-old suffering from a rare genetic condition. Charlie Gard (Family of Charlie Ga
  
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• Short Order: Shud-Upa-Yo-Face

  13-07-2017 16:00
  
  Put it in Your Face Sandwich Cart isn’t quite a food truck. As the name suggests, it’s a diminutive food cart. That said, the cart puts out great big flavors from a menu that’s just as formidable as anything with a steering wheel and an engine, and the sandwich cart makes appearances at food truck venues and festivals, just like a big boy.
  The company bio explains its bravado: co-owner Rob McClaskey has a resume that includes stints as tour chef for the Eagles, Van Halen, Rasca
  
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• Michelle Obama earns loud ovation from athletes at The ESPYS

  13-07-2017 15:42
  
  Michelle Obama returned to the spotlight as a presenter at The ESPYS, drawing the loudest ovation at the awards show honoring the past year's best athletes and moments in sports.The former first lady made a rare public appearance since leaving the White House in January. She presented the Arthur Ashe Courage Award posthumously to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics. Shriver's son, Tim, accepted on Wednesday night in Los Angeles."I am here tonight to honor a remarkable woman, a wo
  
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• Woman with rare cancer linked to breast implants seeks to spread awareness

  13-07-2017 15:36
  
  Some women get breast implants as part of reconstruction after breast cancer. Others do it to feel more confident. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says around 550,000 women last year received breast implants, but the FDA published a report this year linking a rare cancer to the implants.So far, there have been 359 reported cases globally, including nine deaths.The risk is low, but one in 30,000 women with implants could develop it, including one patient who says she is battling the dise
  
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• Higher seas to flood dozens of US cities, study says

  13-07-2017 15:18
  CNN - For the past several years, scientists have been trying to get people to wake up to the dangers that lie ahead in rising seas due to climate change. A comprehensive list now names hundreds of US cities, large and small, that may not make it through the next 20, 50 or 80 years due to sea level rise.Featuring places like New York, Boston, San Francisco and Miami, the list paints a grim picture of what our nation could look like if sea level predictions are accurate.If you live along the coas
  
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• Co-workers of woman slain during mass shooting 'devastated'

  13-07-2017 15:14
  
  A co-worker of an Indiana woman killed during a mass shooting at a gender reveal party in Ohio says the last thing he told her before she left work last week was to be safe.The Enquirer reports 22-year-old Autum Garrett's supervisor at a Huntington, Indiana, manufacturing plant says Garrett's co-workers are "devastated."Eight people were wounded Saturday night, including the pregnant woman and three children, when two men entered a suburban Cincinnati home and began shooting.Garrett's husband, B
  
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• Gymboree Closing 350 Stores, Three in Central Ohio

  13-07-2017 14:55
  
  The latest news to break in the ongoing Retailpocolypse of 2017 is that of Gymboree’s bankruptcy filing — a move that will see the closure of 350 stores across the chain’s U.S. footprint. The San Franciso-based company also operates stores brands Crazy 8 and Janie and Jack, which will see closures as well.
  Company CEO Daniel Griesemer issued a public statement to proclaim the announcement as “the next step in the Company’s court-supervised financial restructuring as
  
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• Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong to be sold at auction

  13-07-2017 14:54
  
  Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction.The lunar dust plus some tiny rocks that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4 million.They're just some of the items linked to space travel that Sotheby's is auctioning off to mark the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing on July 20.Armstrong's snapshot of fellow Apollo 11 astronaut "Buzz" Aldrin standing on the moon could go
  
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• Democratic lawmaker files an article of impeachment against President Trump

  13-07-2017 14:53
  CBS NEWS - A California Democrat has filed an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump in a long shot bid to remove the president from office.Rep. Brad Sherman filed the article Wednesday. In it, he accuses President Trump of obstructing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, in part by firing former FBI Director James Comey.Sherman acknowledges that filing the article is "the first step on a very long road."He has one co-sponsor, fellow Democrat Al
  
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• Tinder kick-starts delayed date by sending couple to Hawaii

  13-07-2017 14:43
  
  KENT, Ohio— Two Ohio college students are set for an epic Tinder date in Hawaii that's been three years in the making.Kent State University students Josh Avsec and Michelle Arendas have been sporadically messaging each other on the dating platform since September 2014. They would go months without writing each other back, and when they did respond, it was with excuses like "sorry my phone died" or "sorry was in the shower."Avsec posted the correspondence to Twitter last week, and Tinder to
  
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• Columbus Police releases body-cam video from officer-involved shooting in Franklinton

  13-07-2017 14:38
  
  Columbus Police released body camera video from the officer-involved shooting last week in Franklinton.Thirty-year-old Kareem Ali Nadir died three days after being shot by two officers during a confrontation.CPD held a press conference Thursday morning to release the footage.Watch the video on CPD's Facebook page. (WARNING: Video contains graphic content) ---Original story:A man shot by two Columbus Police officers during a confrontation last week has died.According to police, 30-year-old Kareem
  
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• Carjacking suspect shot by victim in southeast Columbus

  13-07-2017 13:49
  
  Columbus Police say a suspect was shot during a robbery Thursday morning in east Columbus.Officers rushed to the 6000 block of Barbour Ridge Drive just after 7:30 on a report of a carjacking.When police arrived, the robbery victim had the male suspect held at gunpoint.The suspect was transported by medics with a gunshot wound to an area hospital in unknown condition, according to policeDetectives on scene say they are questioning at a nearby apartment and going to the hospital to talk with perso
  
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• Firefighters battles barn fire in Morrow County

  13-07-2017 13:02
  
  Fire crews were called to a fully engulfed structure fire in Westfield Township, near Cardington, according to Morrow County Sheriff Office.Sheriff Dispatchers tell 10TV firefighters arrived on the scene, near State Route 746 and Township Road 147 on a barn on fire.Crews on scene requested additional equipment and tanker to help get water to the area to help firefighters fight the fire, according to officials.Authorities say it is unclear if anyone was inside or any injuries in this incident.St
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: MadLab’s Largest Event of the Year Returns

  13-07-2017 13:00
  
  Carl Burgason is an up-and-coming theater artist in Columbus and a native of Hilliard. Over the past few years he has written, acted and directed around the city and is a frequent collaborator at MadLab. He is currently mentoring and directing the show The Void, as a part of their Young Writers Short Play Festival.
  Carl Burgason at his desk. Photo by Michelle Hanson.
  Stephen Woosley: How did you first get involved at MadLab?Carl Burgason: Back in 2012, I had a short play selected for the first e
  
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• Downtown drivers face I-70 construction, street work

  13-07-2017 12:41
  Three years after completing construction on the interchange of Interstates 71 and 670, the Ohio Department of Transportation is ramping up for the next phase of its plan to untangle Downtown's freeways. Starting July 17, ODOT will begin construction to improve Mound Street, Fulton Street and the bridge at Grant Avenue, as well as update drainage systems on Interstate 70 west.
  
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• East Liverpool Police Reports

  13-07-2017 10:35
  After receiving numerous complaints of drug activity at 1641 Pennsylvania Ave., the residence of Ashley Parson, officers decided to conduct a at the home after reportedly witnessing traffic in and out at the home. While one officer was knocking on the door, another officer reported seeing a hand placing a baggy containing a white substance out an upstairs window.
  
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• Afghan girls will be allowed into US for robotics contest

  13-07-2017 05:43
  
  U.S. officials will allow a group of Afghan girls into the country to participate in an international robotics competition after President Donald Trump intervened, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed Wednesday, ending a saga that had sparked international backlash.Homeland Security Department spokesman David Lapan said the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved a State Department request for six girls from the war-torn country to be allowed in, along with their c
  
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• Security lapse leaks data from millions of Verizon customers

  13-07-2017 05:41
  
  A security researcher says a lapse has exposed data from millions of Verizon customers, leaking names, addresses and personal identification numbers, or PINs.Verizon Wireless says 6 million customers were affected, but the company says that none of the information made it into the wrong hands. The company says the only person who got access to the data was the researcher who brought the leak to its attention.The security firm, UpGuard, says the problem stemmed from a cloud server that a third-pa
  
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• Columbus Police release body cam video from Sen. Portman protest

  13-07-2017 04:17
  What was supposed to be a quiet demonstration, escalated to officers ordering protestors to leave the Huntington Plaza where Senator Rob Portman operates an office.Wednesday, Columbus police released officer body camera video showing portions of the ordeal."It just went from what I think of as a peaceful protest to there were lots of police and a lot of pushing and a lot of shoving," said Dr. Julie Williams, who is a professor in Dayton and attended Friday's event.Williams has a form of dwarfism
  
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• Police identify officer who shot bank robbery and hostage suspect

  13-07-2017 02:23
  Columbus police on Wednesday identified Officer Todd Cramblett - a 13-year veteran - as the officer who shot a bank robbery suspect Tuesday at a Northeast Side apartment complex before the suspect briefly took hostages at a nearby Taco Bell and later surrendered. Cramblett shot 18-year-old Julius D. Core as the suspect stood on a second-floor apartment balcony at Trinity Square Apartments in the 5000 block of Parkville Court, police said. After robbing the PNC Bank branch at
  
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• Person found critically wounded on East Side street

  13-07-2017 02:23
  Columbus police said a person with a gunshot wound was found lying on East Livingston Avenue on the East Side Wednesday afternoon. The incident, reported at 3:19 p.m. on East Livingston near Noe Bixby Road, has also led to a lockdown of nearby Big Walnut Park.  Big Walnut Park was placed on lockdown as police looked for a possible suspect and access roads to the park were closed.
  
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• ACLU of Ohio sues Columbus police for pepper spraying three protesters

  13-07-2017 02:23
  The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has sued Columbus Police for three protesters pepper-prayed in the face during a Jan. 30 rally against Trump administration policies. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Columbus, contends police used excessive force, committed assault and battery on the protesters, and violated their right to free speech.
  
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• Ohio State men’s basketball releases 2017-18 non-conference schedule

  13-07-2017 02:00
  
  Ohio State men’s basketball has released the non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2017-18 season.The Buckeyes will begin the year with four consecutive home games before participating in the PK80 Invitational in Portland opening against last year’s NCAA Tournament runner-up, Gonzaga.After playing three games in Portland, Ohio State will return home to face Clemson in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.The Buckeyes will play two Big Ten Conference games before finishing up non-conference p
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: National Institute for Civil Discourse

  13-07-2017 01:47
  
  
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• The Columbus Zoo & Aquarium welcomes a kitten and a pup

  13-07-2017 00:53
  
  Two new, cute faces joined the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.The Zoo announced today the recent births of a Pallas' cat kitten and an Asian small-clawed otter pup.Both births are ground-breaking in their own right. The birth of the Pallas' cat marked the second live offspring ever produced with artificial insemination.The cats, Manda and Paval, gave birth to a female kitten on May 23. Veterinarians worked with the Carl H. Lindner Jr. Family Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife
  
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