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  24-07-2017 23:19
  
  
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• Witnesses describe horrifying moments during shooting in Newark

  24-07-2017 23:09
  A man is dead after authorities said he accidentally shot himself while chasing his girlfriend.Newark Police said 29-year-old Phillip Lee Parker died after he shot himself during a crash but not before he fired shots at 26-year-old Sarah Bennett.Dana Jack saw it happen."[It] scared me," he said. "I'm still shaking inside."Jack had just left Speedway when he says he saw two cars racing down North 21st Street."Looked like they were chasing each other or trying to run each other off the road and th
  
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• Belgian Iron Wafel Co. Plans Winter Opening in Short North

  24-07-2017 22:40
  Come November, the Short North will welcome a new morning destination. Belgian Iron Wafel Co. will take over the building at 19 W. Russell St., bringing a unique approach to waffles and an earlier breakfast and espresso spot to the neighborhood. “I’ve always wanted to own my own business,” said co-owner Aimee Harper, a civil […]
  
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• Upper Arlington bike path to provide integral link to trail network

  24-07-2017 22:38
  A new, 2,000-foot bicycle path might not sound like much, considering that 180 miles of greenway trails snake through central Ohio. But to bicycling activists and planning experts, the nearly finished project along West 5th Avenue, the border between the city of Upper Arlington and the village of Marble Cliff, is a crucial missing link - and they're hoping to soon find more of them in Columbus' suburbs.
  
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• 2nd person tested positive for norovirus tied to Chipotle

  24-07-2017 21:38
  
  NEW YORK — A Virginia health official says a second person has tested positive for norovirus after eating at a Chipotle before it was temporarily closed last week following reports of illnesses.David Goodfriend, director of the Loudoun County Health Department, says two people now have tested positive for norovirus. Goodfriend had previously said a second confirmed case would give a strong indication norovirus was behind the reported illnesses. He said more information would be released la
  
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• Trump says upcoming health vote is GOP's chance to keep vow

  24-07-2017 20:53
  
  A peeved President Donald Trump browbeat Republican opponents of his party's reeling health care bill Monday, asserting that his predecessor's signature overhaul has meant "death" and saying the Senate's planned faceoff vote is their chance to keep their pledge to repeal it.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he'd call a pivotal vote Tuesday on beginning debate on the legislation, a roll call that seemed likely to go badly for the GOP. He said he's "made a commitment to the people I repr
  
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• Senate GOP gets new pressure from Trump on health care

  24-07-2017 20:53
  
  President Donald Trump pressured Republicans Monday to approve the Senate's wheezing health care bill, saying a showdown vote planned for this week is their "last chance to do the right thing" and erase the Obama law.Trump's prodding came a day before leaders say the Senate will vote on legislation shredding much of President Barack Obama's health care law. Lacking the votes to push it through his chamber, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., postponed one roll call last month and hasn
  
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• Braxton Long, Reynoldsburg boy diagnosed with Glioblastoma, passes away

  24-07-2017 20:27
  
  Braxton Long, who collected Lego sets for children spending Christmas in a hospital bed at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, has died. He was 8.Long, who was diagnosed with Glioblastoma for the third time in three years back in the Fall of 2016, passed away early Monday morning.10TV's Bryant Somerville, who met Braxton last year, looks back to all of his visits with him and the impact he had.---I used to think the best stories were the ones you told that left a lasting impact on others. That
  
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• TV Review: “GLOW” the Perfect Summer Binge

  24-07-2017 20:00
  From 1986-1990, there was a real Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling television show. Shot in Vegas, the original GLOW was known for it’s all-female cast of outlandish characters, extreme dramatics, and so. Much. Spandex. Inspired by the 2012 documentary GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, along with a slew of YouTube videos, Liz Flahive […]
  
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• Ohio St, Penn St, Badgers, 'Cats make Big Ten preseason list

  24-07-2017 19:58
  
  Ohio State, Penn State, Northwestern and Wisconsin each placed two players on the preseason Big Ten all-conference list released Monday.Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett and defensive end Tyquan Lewis were joined on the East Division team by Penn State running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Trace McSorley. Indiana linebacker Tegray Scales rounded out the lineup as chosen by a media panel.Northwestern placed running back Justin Jackson and safety Goodwin Igwebuike on the West Division team,
  
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• Central Ohio father's farewell before deportation back to Mexico

  24-07-2017 19:49
  
  One of President Trump's main campaign promises was to deport more people who are living in America illegally.Now that promise is playing out nationally and here in Ohio.Our Scott light spent a day with the family of Jesus Lopez in Willard. He’s a homeowner, father of four, had a job and no criminal record but he’s also been living in America illegally since he crossed the border more than 15 years ago.Last week, he was deported back to Mexico.“If they’re not willing to g
  
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• Driver charged in smuggling-related deaths of 10 immigrants

  24-07-2017 18:42
  
  SAN ANTONIO — The driver of a broiling tractor-trailer found packed with immigrants outside a Walmart in San Antonio was charged Monday in the deaths of 10 of his passengers and could face the death penalty.James Matthew Bradley Jr., 60, of Clearwater, Florida, awaited an appearance in federal court later in the day to face charges of illegally transporting immigrants for financial gain, resulting in death.Authorities discovered eight bodies inside the crowded 18-wheeler parked in the summ
  
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• Keeping Columbus Clean!

  24-07-2017 18:23
  Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (FLOW) spent time cleaning up Confluence Park to support their mission of keeping the Olentangy River clean and safe for all to enjoy. Thank you, volunteers! Connect with FLOW in The Giving Store. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, […]
  
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• Columbus City Council will wait on plan to add members, districts

  24-07-2017 18:04
  A proposal to expand the Columbus City Council and divide its seats into districts while continuing to elect representatives in citywide elections is being placed on an indefinite hold. The council now is expected to table the proposal indefinitely at Monday's meeting as it considers whether to break it into multiple pieces - one to expand the council and one to set up the district system - to put before Columbus voters.
  
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• Smoked on High Barbecue Co. Opens in the Brewery District Next Month

  24-07-2017 17:41
  When Columbus native Max McGarity started the Buckeye Back Ribs food truck, he’d already imagined the brick and mortar his barbecue business would one day become. Smoked on High, coming to the Brewery District next month, is pretty much it. “I wanted to have a neighborhood barbecue joint,” he said, “that’s kind of what I’ve […]
  
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• Police respond to active shooting on N 21st Street in Newark

  24-07-2017 17:18
  
  An active shooter was reported in Newark Monday morning.The Licking County Sheriff's Office confirms they are assisting Newark Police after an active shooter was reported on N 21st Street near Deo Drive.N 21st is closed in the area while police work to secure the scene.The original call came in at 10:47 a.m.Newark Police say they continue to treat the scene as an active shooting situation as a public safety precaution. Police are asking people to avoid the area.The number of casualties are unkno
  
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• Police: 1 dead, 1 injured after shooting on N 21st Street in Newark

  24-07-2017 17:18
  One person was killed and another was injured after a shooting in Newark Monday morning, according to police.The Licking County Sheriff's Office and Newark Police responded to a report of an active shooter around 10:47 a.m. on N 21st Street near Deo Drive.Newark Police are calling the incident a domestic dispute and the two victims knew each other.N 21st remains closed in the area while police work to secure the scene.Newark Police say they continue to treat the scene as an active situation as a
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured after shooting on N 21st Street in Newark

  24-07-2017 17:18
  One person was killed and another was injured after a domestic incident played out on North 21st Street in Newark Monday morning, according to police.The Licking County Sheriff's Office and Newark Police responded to a report of an active shooter around 10:47 a.m. on N 21st Street near Deo Drive."The first thing we want to do is dispel that this was an active shooter situation," Newark police Sgt. Clint Eskins said. "This was some for of domestic violence. The parties were affiliated with one an
  
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• Woman arrested in deadly crash that was livestreamed online

  24-07-2017 16:50
  
  MERCED, Calif. — An 18-year-old woman has been arrested in California on suspicion of causing a deadly crash that she recorded live on Instagram.Obdulia Sanchez was booked into the Merced County Jail on suspicion of DUI and vehicular manslaughter after Friday's crash that killed her 14-year-old sister and badly injured another 14-year-old girl.The California Highway Patrol says Sanchez was driving the car when it veered onto the right shoulder of a road about 120 miles southeast of San Fra
  
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• Plans for White Castle Headquarters Site Moving Forward

  24-07-2017 16:44
  Plans to build a mixed-use development on the 15-acre White Castle Headquarters site at 555 W. Goodale St. are moving forward. The City of Columbus is now working out the final details of an agreement that will facilitate the $65 million project. “It’s a great re-use of that site, and the opportunity to keep White […]
  
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• Charges dropped in Cincinnati police officer's shooting of unarmed man

  24-07-2017 16:42
  
  CINCINNATI — A judge in Cincinnati has dismissed charges against a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed motorist, after a prosecutor declined to pursue a third murder trial.A Hamilton County judge on Monday declined to acquit former officer Ray Tensing in the July 2015 shooting of Sam DuBose during a traffic stop. But the judge dismissed the murder and voluntary manslaughter charges in a way that blocks retrial on those counts.Tensing has said he feared he could be dragged or run ove
  
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• Reynoldsburg babysitter pleads guilty in overdose death of 8-month old

  24-07-2017 16:17
  
  COLUMBUS -- A Reynoldsburg babysitter pleaded guilty in the death of an 8-month old baby in her care in Franklin County Common Pleas Court Monday.Lori Conley was charged with Involuntary Manslaughter, Endangering Children and Tampering with Evidence in the death of Haddix Mulkey in May of 2016. She faces a maximum of 17 years in prison.Police said Haddix and his sister were two of eight children Lori Conley was watching in her Reynoldsburg home.Neighbors say they saw Conley run into her yard hys
  
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• Photos: All Time Low

  24-07-2017 15:54
  Pop-punk staples All Time Low returned to Columbus on Sunday to headline their ‘Young Renegades Tour’, alongside a stellar line-up of up and coming bands at Express Live! Rockstar Energy, WNCI, and a mid-show torrential down-pour all combined to bring a hugely energetic evening of guitars, pogo-dancing and the occasional bra tossing as The Wrecks, […]
  
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• Charlie Gard's parents withdraw appeal

  24-07-2017 15:52
  
  LONDON -- The parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard dropped their legal bid Monday to send him to the United States for experimental treatment after new medical tests showed it could no longer help.Lawyer Grant Armstrong said Chris Gard and Connie Yates were withdrawing their appeal at a London High Court hearing. As the couple wept, Armstrong said recent medical tests on Charlie showed the baby has irreversible muscular damage. This is an undated hand out photo of Charlie Gard provided by
  
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• Charlie Gard parents drop legal fight

  24-07-2017 15:52
  LONDON — The parents of Charlie Gard, whose battle to get their critically ill baby experimental treatment stirred international sympathy and controversy, dropped their legal effort Monday, saying tearfully that it was time to let their son die.At an emotional court hearing, a lawyer for the baby's parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, said the couple was withdrawing a bid to have Charlie sent to the United States, where a doctor had offered to try to treat his rare genetic condition. The
  
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• Trump son-in-law Kushner at Capitol, denies Russia collusion

  24-07-2017 15:31
  
  WASHINGTON —Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner denied Monday that he colluded with Russians in the course of President Donald Trump's White House bid, declaring in a statement ahead of interviews with congressional committees that he has "nothing to hide." He arrived shortly before 9 a.m. EDT on Capitol Hill.The 11-page statement , released hours before Kushner's closed-door appearance before the Senate intelligence committee, details four contacts with Russians during Trump's campai
  
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• Browns sign Peppers, full draft class under contract

  24-07-2017 14:04
  
  Browns rookie defensive back Jabrill Peppers has signed and now Cleveland's entire draft class is under contract.Peppers and the Browns had been haggling over guaranteed money on his four-year-deal, which is worth $10.3 million and includes a $5.6 million signing bonus.The Browns chose Peppers — one of Cleveland's three first-round selections — with the No. 25 overall pick. The former Michigan standout played numerous positions for the Wolverines, but the Browns will try him at stron
  
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• Police: Man wounds 5 people in northern Swiss city

  24-07-2017 13:55
  
  Five people were taken to the hospital, two of them with serious injuries, following an apparent attack Monday in the northern Swiss city of Schaffhausen, police said.Police spokeswoman Cindy Beer told SRF television that police were alerted at 10.39 a.m. Monday to the incident. She said "we can't say exactly what happened at this point.""We just know that a person wounded several people," Beer said.The man's whereabouts are unknown and the old town in Schaffhausen is currently sealed off, Beer
  
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• Suspected robber shoots, kills himself at Schiller Park

  24-07-2017 13:48
  A man suspected of robbing a person outside a bank on the South Side fatally shot himself at Schiller Park in German Village just before he was confronted by Columbus police officers Sunday afternoon, police said. The dead man was identified as David Lee Bush, 40. He had no local criminal record and had lived in Franklinton.
  
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• Mike Pence in Columbus pressures Rob Portman, promises a repeal and...

  24-07-2017 13:48
  Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Ohio Sen. Rob Portman wave to the crowd at the Ohio Republican Party State Dinner Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Ohio Sen. Rob Portman wave to the crowd at the Ohio Republican Party State Dinner Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• World's tallest gas pump nears completion

  24-07-2017 12:54
  You've heard of the round barn, Catoosa's blue whale, Pop's 66-foot-tall soda bottle, but what about the world's tallest gas pump?Route 66's heyday may be behind us, but the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum decided to take a gamble and build an all new roadside attraction, like the kind of stuff you used to see in decades past.Friday morning played host to the crowning achievement of a months-long process. The globe with the sign for the museum was finally lifted to the top of the more than 66-foot
  
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• Dietary supplements lead to calls for help every 24 minutes

  24-07-2017 12:47
  
  U.S. Poison Control Centers receive a call every 24 minutes, on average, regarding dietary supplement exposures, according to a new study from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center, both at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.The study, published online today in the Journal of Medical Toxicology, found the rate of calls regarding dietary supplement exposures increased (46.1%) during 2000 to 2002, decreased (8.8%) during 2002 to 2005 and increased again (49
  
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• Google Street View lets you tour the International Space Station

  24-07-2017 12:46
  Google Street View is no longer limited to just earth. Now, you can take a virtual tour of the International Space Station (ISS).Astronauts have inhabited the ISS for 16 years and the tour allows you to take a look at where the astronauts work and even what their sleeping quarters are like.“We will never know what it’s like to live and work in space, but that doesn’t mean we can’t bring a taste of that to all the people who have ever dreamed of being an astronaut,”
  
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• Ohio set to resume executions, child killer awaits appeals

  24-07-2017 12:45
  Ohio is coming closer to carrying out its first execution in more than three years.Condemned child killer Ronald Phillips is scheduled to be executed Wednesday, but he still has appeals pending the U.S. Supreme Court.Phillips has been on death row since 1993 in the brutal killing of his girlfriend's 3-year old daughter in Akron.Documents say Phillips told a police detective he threw the girl against a wall, beat her and raped her the day she died. The state's parole board has called the killing
  
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• President's son-in-law and adviser releases statement ahead of testimony

  24-07-2017 12:36
  
  President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser released this statement Monday ahead of his closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill:STATEMENT OF JARED C. KUSHNER TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
  July 24, 2017I am voluntarily providing this statement, submitting documents, and sitting for interviews in order to shed light on issues that have been raised about my role in the Trump for President Campaign and during the transition period.I am not a person who has sought the spotlight. First in my business
  
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• Ohio County Spends $200K To Buy Insurance For Cyberattacks

  24-07-2017 11:41
  The Ohio county that includes the capital city of Columbus is spending $200,000 on an insurance policy to cover cyberattacks.
  
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• Safety of some replacement Takata air bags questioned

  24-07-2017 11:37
  
  SYDNEY -- Australia's consumer watchdog said Monday it was urgently seeking information from government regulators and car manufacturers after a consumer group reported that some recalled Takata air bags were being replaced by air bags that could themselves become dangerous down the road.The Australian consumer group Choice reported that some automakers were putting faulty Takata air bags in recalled vehicles as a temporary solution. The group says it questioned 14 car companies in Australia.Som
  
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• American black women feel it's time to get a gun

  24-07-2017 11:30
  
  LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A minister posing with a church manual in one hand and a 9 mm handgun in the other. A tax analyst cradling her AR-15 semi-automatic. A flight attendant taking aim, her blue fingernail polish glowing alongside the Glock 40. A banker in a black summer dress checking the chamber.They are among the American black women now picking up firearms and learning how to shoot. Most say they want to protect their homes, families and themselves."What's going to happen if someth
  
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• Taliban suicide car bombing in Kabul kills 24 people

  24-07-2017 11:20
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed his car packed with explosives into a bus carrying government employees in the Afghan capital early on Monday, killing 24 people and wounding 42 others, Kabul's police chief spokesman said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault.The attack took place in a western Kabul neighborhood where several prominent politicians reside and at rush hour, as residents were heading to work and students were on their way to a nearby private hig
  
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• 400 pounds of marijuana seizedTwo arrested, including one man who is...

  24-07-2017 07:33
  About 400 pounds of marijuana were seized in connection with an investigation into a large-scale marijuana distribution organization operating between Dayton and Columbus. Investigators with the Miami Valley Bulk Smuggling Task Force arrested Victor Guadiana, 54, of South Houston, Texas, and David Garcia-Barajas, 25, last week.
  
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• High school football player dies after drive-by shooting in Ohio, family says

  24-07-2017 04:32
  
  CLEVELAND -- A 17-year-old high school quarterback who led his team to a city football championship last season has died after being wounded in a drive-by shooting earlier this month.WJW-TV reports the mother of Michael Chappman has confirmed her son died Sunday at the Cleveland hospital where he had been confined since the July 6 shooting at a small park in the city.The high school student went to the park with a friend after leaving work that afternoon when he was shot twice from behind. No su
  
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• Chicago festival to mark Pokemon Go anniversary goes awry

  24-07-2017 03:55
  
  CHICAGO — A major Pokemon Go festival in Chicago Saturday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the virtual game went badly awry when technical glitches prevented many fans from logging on.The problems forced Niantic Inc., the developer of the wildly popular augmented reality game, to issue a statement saying everyone who registered for the event would get a full refund for the $20 tickets and $100 in credits for use of the app.Niantic CEO John Hanke was booed when he took the stage at
  
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• Man robs person at Chase Bank; dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound

  24-07-2017 03:47
  
  COLUMBUS - A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after robbing someone at a Chase Bank in south Columbus.According to Columbus Police, David Bush, 40, robbed an individual in the parking lot of Chase Bank in the 800 block of High Street Sunday afternoon.Authorities say witnesses saw that Bush fled the scene and ended up at Schiller Park.Once the suspect saw police, he shot himself and was taken to Grant Medical Center in life-threatening condition where he later died.
  
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• Clara Wuebker and Jeremy Krill tie the knotCouple got married in June. Updated Today at

  24-07-2017 03:16
  The bride is the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Beth Wuebker, of Maria Stein. She graduated from Marion Local High School in 2014 and will graduate from The Ohio State University in 2018.
  
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• Snooty, oldest Florida manatee in captivity, dies at 69

  24-07-2017 03:09
  
  MIAMI — Snooty, the longest living manatee in captivity, died Sunday, a day after a huge party to celebrate his 69th birthday, according to the South Florida Museum."Snooty was found in an underwater area only used to access plumbing for the exhibit life support system. Early indications are that an access panel door that is normally bolted shut had somehow been knocked loose and that Snooty was able to swim in," the museum said in a press release. "Snooty's habitat undergoes a daily visua
  
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• Jordan's wild journey: Spieth wins British Open

  24-07-2017 02:48
  
  SOUTHPORT, England — During one of Jordan Spieth's many low points Sunday in the British Open, his caddie reminded him of a photo from a Mexico beach holiday two weeks ago that showed him in All-Star company that included Michael Phelps and Michael Jordan.The message: "You belong in that group."Spieth left little doubt with a closing performance that ranks among the greatest finishes in major championship history.Trailing for the first time all weekend at Royal Birkdale — and lucky i
  
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• Dramatic video shows Starbucks customer fighting off armed robber

  24-07-2017 01:38
  
  FRESNO, Calif. -- Police in Fresno, California, released dramatic surveillance footage showing a customer stepping in to prevent an armed robbery at a Starbucks.Authorities said the video shows a hero taking down a man who will soon face many felony charges, CBS affiliate KGPE-TV in Fresno reports.Cregg Jerri, 58, was enjoying his Starbucks order and working on his iPad at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday when a man holding a yellow bag and wearing an Optimus Prime Transformers mask entered the store. The
  
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• NWS: Tornado touched down in southern Ohio

  24-07-2017 01:10
  
  The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Vinton County Saturday evening.According to NWS, the EF-1 tornado began at 6:48 pm along Locust Grove Rd.The tornado reached 105 mph winds, snapping trees and damaging a barn roof.
  
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• White House indicates Trump would sign new sanctions bill

  24-07-2017 00:15
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House indicated Sunday President Donald Trump would sign a sweeping Russia sanctions measure, which the House could take up this week, that requires him to get Congress' permission before lifting or easing the economic penalties against Moscow.Lawmakers are scheduled to consider the sanctions package as early as Tuesday, and the bill could be sent to Trump before Congress breaks for the August recess. The legislation is aimed at punishing Moscow for meddling in the p
  
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