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• Drugs presented as evidence go missing from Franklin County Courthouse

  26-07-2017 23:18
  Drugs, presented as evidence in a case at the Franklin County Courthouse, have gone missing. Now there is a call for changes in how evidence is handled.In January 2016, Whitehall Police say Phillip Edwards ran from them and led them on a chase when they tried to serve a search warrant. They found some drugs on him.At the home where he ran from, there was a lot more: heroin, cocaine methamphetamine and oxycodone pills. Edwards' attorney said the drugs didn’t belong to his client.After a fou
  
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• Local transgender veterans angry over president's tweets

  26-07-2017 22:54
  Jody Davis served in the Ohio Army National Guard from 1987-1995. Tara Allison graduated from the Naval Academy in 1987 and served from 1981 to 1990 as a nuclear engineer.Both are demanding the president retract his statement that transgender people serving in the military are not wanted."If I can serve as active duty as a man, and I can serve active duty as a woman, what's the difference if I'm a trans?" said Davis."This is just a big step backward this allows people who already have some bigot
  
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• Senate rejects proposal for 'Obamacare' repeal without replacement

  26-07-2017 22:23
  
  The Republican-run Senate has rejected a GOP proposal to scuttle President Barack Obama's health care law and give Congress two years to devise a replacement.Seven Republicans joined all Democrats Wednesday in a 45-55 vote defeating the plan. It was the second self-inflicted setback the GOP has suffered this week in trying to roll back Obama's 2010 statute.Conservatives have embraced the effort to repeal the law without an immediate replacement. GOP moderates have worried it would anger voters n
  
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• Local Equality Groups Respond to Trump Ban on Trans People in the Military

  26-07-2017 22:17
  Local LGBTQ equality groups have responded to President Donald Trump’s Twitter announcement this morning that “the United States Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.” Along with obvious opposition, the tweet was received with confusion as to what would happen to trans individuals currently on […]
  
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• Ford recalls vehicles because of seat belt defect

  26-07-2017 21:57
  
  Ford Motor Co. is recalling nearly 117,000 vehicles because the bolts in the seat, seat belt or seat belt buckle may fracture.The recall involves the 2014 F-Series pickup, 2014 E-Series van, 2014-2015 Ford Escape and the 2015 Lincoln MKC SUV. Most of the affected vehicles are in the U.S., but there are 20,681 in Canada and 1,510 in Mexico.Ford says if the bolt fractures, the seat or the seat belt's performance could be compromised in a sudden stop or crash.The company says it's not aware of any
  
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• Browns' star Thomas not worried about recent memory loss

  26-07-2017 20:51
  
  BEREA — Browns Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas isn't overreacting despite some recent spells with memory loss.Earlier this summer, Thomas revealed he has experienced some moments of forgetfulness, but he's not convinced they are directly connected to a lifetime of football or 10 seasons playing in the NFL.On the eve of Cleveland opening training camp, Thomas said he's closely monitoring recent brain studies, including one published this week by the American Medical Association. In the report, C
  
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• Family Room Opens to Serve 30,000+

  26-07-2017 19:52
  The very first Ronald McDonald Family Room in central Ohio is open! This unique program, operated by Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, anticipates serving upwards of 30,000 children and family members each year—providing a respite within the hospital. Connect with Ronald McDonald House Charities in The Giving Store. Connect […]
  
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• Despite court ruling, Columbus won't re-install red-light cameras

  26-07-2017 19:48
  The Ohio Supreme Court today ruled 5-2 that the state's restrictions on how cities use red-light cameras are unconstitutional. The law, Senate Bill 342, required, among other things, that cities, townships and counties that want to utilize red-light cameras must have an officer present at each camera - a provision that made it financially unfeasible for most local entities to use the cameras.
  
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• List of Finalists Narrowed for Scioto Peninsula Project

  26-07-2017 19:23
  Although the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) will not officially announce which team of developers is selected to build the 21 acre Scioto Peninsula redevelopment project until September, the list appears to be narrowing. Columbus Underground submitted a public records request for the proposals submitted by the four finalists, which were announced by the CDDC […]
  
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• Police: One-armed, machete-wielding clown arrested in Maine

  26-07-2017 19:17
  
  HOLLIS, Maine (AP) — A man accused of drunkenly strolling down a road in Maine wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt and a clown mask and brandishing a machete taped to his amputated arm has been arrested.Maine State Police told WCSH-TV (http://on.wcsh6.com/2uZu4Db ) that 31-year-old Corey Berry, of Hollis, was arrested Tuesday and charged with criminal threatening. He was released after posting $200 bail.Police say Berry was first spotted in Hollis but then fled into the woods. He was taken i
  
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• Judge: Baby Charlie Gard will end life in hospice, not home

  26-07-2017 19:06
  
  LONDON — Critically ill baby Charlie Gard will be transferred to a hospice to die Thursday unless his parents and a hospital agree on an end-of-life plan that could potentially keep the child alive for a bit longer, a British judge has ruled.High Court judge Nicholas Francis gave 11-month-old Charlie's parents and the hospital that has been treating him until noon Thursday to come to terms on a care plan for the infant's final hours or days.The baby suffers from a rare genetic disease, mit
  
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• Browns' Garrett healthy, ready for training camp

  26-07-2017 18:58
  
  BEREA — Browns rookie defensive end Myles Garrett has fully recovered from a foot sprain and is ready for training camp.The No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft, Garrett suffered a left lateral foot sprain during minicamp in June. He was placed in a walking boot and there was some concern that he might be sidelined for an extensive period.However, coach Hue Jackson said Wednesday that Garrett is "totally healthy" and will be on the field when camp opens Thursday. Garrett will be monitor
  
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• Concert Preview: Switchfoot

  26-07-2017 18:52
  Along with co-headliner Lifehouse, San Diego alt-rock outfit Switchfoot will take the outdoor stage tonight at EXPRESS LIVE! Brothers Jon (lead vocals and guitar) and Tim (bass and backing vocals) Foreman and drummer Chad Butler founded the band in 1996, adding guitarist/keyboardist Jerome Fontamillas and guitarist Drew Shirley to the mix later on. Over the next […]
  
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• Ohio BMV reveals new name of its mascot at the Ohio State Fair

  26-07-2017 18:45
  
  Sorry internet, but the new mascot for the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles will not be named Platey McPlateface.The BMV announced today that "Miles" is the new name of its mascot, an Ohio license plate with arms and legs and a smile.The new name was revealed at the Ohio State Fair, which kicked off Wednesday.In June, the BMV asked people on Twitter and Facebook for ideas on what to name the new mascot. The bureau said only appropriate names would be considered.When the BMV asked for suggestions, i
  
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• Concert Preview: Lifehouse

  26-07-2017 18:39
  If you were listening to the radio in 2001, Jason Wade’s arresting, sabulous wail was essentially everywhere. With their very first single, “Hanging By A Moment,” Lifehouse ascended to heights of commercial success that most music veterans only dream of. It was named the number one song of the year by Billboard, one of only three […]
  
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• Scalise discharged from hospital, beginning rehabilitation

  26-07-2017 18:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise — who was critically wounded in a shooting at a baseball practice last month — has been discharged from a Washington hospital.MedStar Washington Hospital Center says the six-term Louisiana Republican was released from the hospital on Tuesday and is beginning "intensive inpatient rehabilitation."It isn't identifying the facility.The hospital says in a statement that Scalise (skuh-LEES') was in good spirits and looking forward t
  
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• TSA expands new procedure for inspecting large electronics

  26-07-2017 17:56
  
  Passengers at all U.S. airports will soon face new measures for screening electronic devices bigger than a cellphone.Security officers will ask travelers in regular lanes to take all larger devices out of their bag and put them in a bin by themselves, similar to the screening of most travelers' laptops.Officials say it gives X-ray screeners a clearer picture of the devices.The change won't apply to Precheck lanes.The Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday the new procedure will go
  
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• Michael Phelps defends Shark Week 'race' against great white

  26-07-2017 17:42
  
  Don't expect an apology from Michael Phelps to TV viewers who were disappointed with his race against a simulated great white shark for a Discovery Channel Shark Week special.The winningest athlete in Olympic history was bested by two seconds Sunday night in "Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White." The race didn't pit Phelps against a real shark, but rather a computer-simulated fish based on data on the swimming speed of sharks.Phelps responded to critics in a Facebook Live video Tuesday.
  
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• Petland presented with class action lawsuit

  26-07-2017 17:26
  
  COLUMBUS – The Animal Legal Defense Fund announced the filing of a nationwide consumer class action lawsuit against Petland and the chain’s Kennesaw, Georgia location, according to a press release from ALDF. The group filed in United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia alleging Petland violated the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act and Georgia RICO Act.The lawsuit is filed on behalf of a putative nationwide class of consumers alle
  
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• BlackPride4 Moves Forward after Community Dialogue: “We Must Disrupt”

  26-07-2017 17:11
  The conversation isn’t about Stonewall Columbus (SWC) anymore. The BlackPride4 (BP4) and their supporters made that clear at their community dialogue on Monday night. It came a week after SWC attempted a discussion of their own, meant to address racism and transphobia in the LGBTQ+ community as well as their delayed response to the arrests […]
  
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• Amazon goes on hiring spree, adds 50,000 jobs nationwide

  26-07-2017 16:52
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has some job openings. Lots of them.The company on Wednesday said that it's looking to fill more than 50,000 positions across the U.S. The announcement comes at a time when the labor market is growing tight with back-to-school and holiday shopping around the corner. Others will be competing for many of those potential hires.Amazon.com Inc. will open the doors to job seekers on Aug. 2, next Wednesday, at 10 shipping sites. The majority of jobs will be full-time. More t
  
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• Restaurant Review: Meister’s Bar

  26-07-2017 16:00
  The opening of Giordano’s up at Polaris has been big news on the eating scene this summer. Pizza fans were counting the days until its Chicago-styled pies hit town. It’s not the first Chicago pizza chain to set up shop in Columbus. For one, the internet says that there’s still an Uno’s at Tuttle Crossing. […]
  
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• Ohio's high court strikes down traffic camera restrictions

  26-07-2017 16:00
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court has again upheld cities' use of traffic camera enforcement, striking down as unconstitutional legislative restrictions that included requiring a police officer to be present.The justices voted 5-2 in a ruling Wednesday.The city of Dayton had challenged a state law that took effect in 2015, saying it improperly limited local control and undercut camera enforcement that has made cities safer. Dayton and other cities said the law's restrictions that als
  
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• Trump says transgender people should be barred from military

  26-07-2017 15:26
  WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants transgender people barred from serving in the U.S. military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption."Trump's announcement on Twitter would reverse the effort under President Barack Obama to open the armed services to transgender people. He did not say what would happen to transgender troops already in the military. After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United Sta
  
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• Trump announces ban on transgender service members in military

  26-07-2017 15:26
  
  President Donald Trump says he will bar transgender individuals from serving "in any capacity" in the U.S. armed forces.President Trump said on Twitter Wednesday that after consulting with "Generals and military experts," that the government "will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military."--After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow......— Donald J. T
  
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• Hop on! Wild rabbits surf on sheep to flee flood

  26-07-2017 15:12
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It was a woolly ride, but three wild rabbits managed to escape rising floodwaters in New Zealand by clambering aboard sheep and surfing to safety on their backs.Ferg Horne, 64, says he's been farming since he left school at age 15 and has never seen anything quite like it.He was trudging through pelting rain to rescue a neighbor's 40 sheep from the floodwaters on Saturday at their South Island farm near Dunedin when he spotted some dark shapes from a distance
  
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• IRS adds video chat option for tax appeals

  26-07-2017 14:51
  
  Taxpayers, and their accountants, will now be able to communicate with the IRS via video chat, in the logical next step toward a future in which all services are delivered via virtual reality.The Office of Appeals, which handles about 100,000 tax disputes every year, is introducing a videoconferencing option. Starting Aug. 1, taxpayers will be able to video chat with the IRS from any location that has internet or mobile service through a "secure, web-based screen-sharing platform," the agency sa
  
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• Man shot in fight over fianceea s daughter

  26-07-2017 14:42
  Columbus police say a man was shot to death during an argument with a boyfriend of his fiancee's daughter Wednesday afternoon on the Southeast Side. Zhontel Angel was charged with murder in the shooting death of James Lundy outside Angel's home on Smith Road, near Millbrook Park, Homicide Unit Sgt.
  
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• Judge upset federal prisons won't send inmates to South Side halfway house

  26-07-2017 14:42
  A federal judge in Columbus wants a prison official to explain why he and another official shouldn't be held in contempt for plans to keep federal prisoners out of Alvis House. Chief District Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr. issued an order Monday directed at U.S. Bureau of Prison's acting director, Thomas R. Kane, and the bureau's residential reentry manager, Christopher Paul.
  
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• NTSB: Speeding kills nearly as many people as drunk driving

  26-07-2017 14:37
  
  New research says speeding is almost as big a factor in deadly crashes in the U.S. as drunk driving.Speed cameras, when properly placed, have helped to significantly reduce the likelihood of a driver exceeding the speed limit, making streets safer for pedestrians and drivers. But only a fraction of states actually allow the use of these cameras.The National Transportation Safety Board says that needs to change.Fairfax County Virginia Police Captain Michael Grinnan has spent 24 years on patrol, a
  
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• Police investigating after man found dead in southeast Columbus parking lot

  26-07-2017 13:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in a parking lot.The man was found around 9:49 p.m. Tuesday on the 2000 block of Petzinger Court in southeast Columbus.Officers said the man was unresponsive and bleeding from his head. He was pronounced dead at 10 p.m.Right now, the identity of the man is unknown. Police said this is the 77th homicide in Columbus in 2017.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Huge iceberg shown breaking up in NASA satellite's infrared image

  26-07-2017 13:16
  
  It's pretty dark in Antarctica right now, but that didn't stop NASA's Landsat 8 satellite from using its thermal infrared imaging powers to get a good look at the spectacular iceberg that broke away earlier this month. The floating ice chunk is one of the largest on record.The iceberg, saddled with the uneventful name A-68, separated from the Larsen C ice shelf and immediately got compared in size to the U.S. state of Delaware and the amount of water in Lake Ontario.The Landsat view is a composi
  
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• Harley the blind therapy dog, who lost eyes at age 5, warms hearts

  26-07-2017 12:44
  
  Harley may not have her eyes anymore, but anyone who knows the 10-year-old yellow Labrador will tell you it's easy to see she's touched dozens of lives.The dog developed glaucoma at the age of 5. Dogs with the condition usually lose their eyesight gradually, but Harley went blind almost overnight. Veterinarians still have no idea why.A few months later, due to the painful condition, her eyes had to be removed."When she went blind I didn't want to take her eyes out at all. That was too final for
  
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• New York bans electronic cigarettes at schools

  26-07-2017 12:43
  New York has kicked electronic cigarettes out of school.Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed legislation immediately banning the use of e-cigarettes at all public and private schools statewide. He says the ban will help broader efforts to combat teen smoking.The ban covers school buildings, grounds and buses.A state Department of Health survey released earlier this year found that e-cigarette use by high school students nearly doubled between 2014 and 2016 to more than 20 percent.
  
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• Justice Dept. rules intensify crackdown on sanctuary cities

  26-07-2017 12:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department escalated its promised crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities Tuesday, saying it will no longer award coveted grant money to cities unless they give federal immigration authorities access to jails and provide advance notice when someone in the country illegally is about to be released.Under old rules, cities seeking grant money needed only to show they were not preventing local law enforcement from communicating with federal authorities about the i
  
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• New LEGO sculpture exhibit connects nature with art

  26-07-2017 12:20
  The Virginia Living Museum's new exhibit is using LEGO bricks to create sculptures inspired by nature.Brooklyn artist and children's author Sean Kenney designed the sculptures, which include a six-foot hummingbird hovering over a trumpet flower, a deer family made from 48,000 bricks, a giant tortoise, a seven-foot dragonfly and more.The exhibition was created with over half a million LEGO pieces.The 13 sculptures will be located in the Conservation Garden. There will also be a castle-themed Big
  
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• Man accused of smuggling king cobras in potato chip cans

  26-07-2017 12:18
  A man was arrested on federal smuggling charges Tuesday after customs officers intercepted a shipment with three live king cobras hidden inside potato chip canisters that were being mailed to his California home, U.S. prosecutors said.Rodrigo Franco, 34, was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles on a charge of illegally importing merchandise. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney who could comment on the allegations.The three king cobra snakes — each about
  
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• Single mom with two failing kidneys saved by stranger

  26-07-2017 12:01
  
  A single mother with two failing kidneys was saved by the kindness of a complete stranger."I certainly never set out to be a living donor as part of my life plan," Nicole Baltzer told CBS Boston.But that plan took a new direction when she read a Facebook post from Kara Yimoyines, a single mom with lupus who was growing sicker, waiting for a new kidney."I remember reading it and feeling so bad. This is so unfair," Baltzer said. "That's when it really hit me. I can do something about this. Maybe I
  
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• Priest at center of clergy sex abuse scandal to be released

  26-07-2017 11:33
  
  BOSTON (AP) — One of the most notorious figures in the Boston clergy sex abuse scandal has completed his prison sentence on child rape charges and will be released this week after two experts hired by prosecutors found he does not meet the legal criteria to be held as a sexually dangerous person.Paul Shanley was known in the 1960s and '70s for being a hip street priest who reached out to troubled youths. But in 2005 he was convicted of repeatedly raping and fondling a boy at a suburban par
  
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• NFL WR Hawkins retires, pledges brain to research

  26-07-2017 11:21
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Receiver Andrew Hawkins says he is retiring from the NFL and donating his brain to research.The six-year NFL veteran signed with the New England Patriots in May as a free agent. But he said in a video on uninterrupted.com that his body isn't responding as he prepared for training camp.The Concussion Legacy Foundation says Hawkins has pledged his brain for research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The degenerative disease is known to cause cognitive an
  
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• Teen hospitalized after stabbing in north Columbus

  26-07-2017 11:02
  The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a stabbing that sent a teenager to the hospital.It happened around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday along Morse Road near Chesford Road.Columbus police said officers were flagged down by a man who said that he and his 17-year-old friend were chased from an apartment complex by a group of people. According to police, the 17-year-old fell to the ground while running away, and a man identified as 19-year-old Raj Acharya ran over and stabbed the 17-year-old.
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• 1 person hospitalized after stabbing in north Columbus

  26-07-2017 11:02
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a stabbing that happened around 2:30 a.m. along Morse Road near Chesford Road.The victim was transported to OSU Wexner Medical Center in critical condition, according to police.
  Authorities said the suspect was located a short time later at Cleveland Avenue and Bretton Woods.Police closed Morse Road for several hours while they processed the scene.
  The name of the victim or the suspect was not immediately available.The stabbing remains under inves
  
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• a Hillbilly Elegya CommunityREAD selection for 2018

  26-07-2017 10:10
  By KATHRYNE RUBRIGHT Staff Writer "Hillbilly Elegy," a book that has been on the New York Times bestseller list since last July, has been selected as the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library's 2018 CommunityREAD.
  
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• Bigotry has no place in our courts

  26-07-2017 05:58
  Last week, I took to the Senate Floor to shine a light on the president's nominee to join the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, John K. Bush. This man has a clear record of promoting bigotry and discrimination that has no place in our courts, and we cannot let this nomination slip through the cracks.
  
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• Top Vatican official faces Australian court on sex charges

  26-07-2017 05:45
  
  The most senior Vatican official ever charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis made his first court appearance in Australia on Wednesday in a scandal that has stunned the Holy See and threatened to tarnish the pope's image as a crusader against abusive clergy.Cardinal George Pell, Australia's highest-ranking Catholic and Pope Francis' top financial adviser, has maintained his innocence since he was charged last month with sexually abusing multiple people years ago in his Australian home s
  
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• Malik Hooker to start Colts training camp on physically unable to perform list

  26-07-2017 02:25
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Safety Malik Hooker, the Indianapolis Colts' top draft pick, will start training camp on the physically unable to perform list.As expected, Indy also put safety Clayton Geathers and quarterback Andrew Luck on the PUP list Tuesday.General manager Chris Ballard already has said defensive end Kendall Langford will go on the list when veterans report Saturday.Hooker's appearance on the list came as a surprise. One day earlier, Ballard told reporters the Ohio State product would
  
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• US Supreme Court denies stay of execution for Ohio convict

  26-07-2017 02:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A condemned child killer was scheduled to die on Wednesday in the state's first execution in more than three years after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his requests for more time to pursue legal challenges.Ronald Phillips was transported to the death house at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville on Tuesday morning, about 24 hours before his execution was planned. He was convicted of the 1993 rape and killing of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter in Akron.
  
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• Ohio set to execute first prisoner in more than three years

  26-07-2017 02:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A condemned child killer is scheduled to die today in the state's first execution in more than three years after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his requests for more time to pursue legal challenges.Ronald Phillips was transported to the death house at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville on Tuesday morning, about 24 hours before his execution was planned. He was convicted of the 1993 rape and killing of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter in Akron.Justices
  
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• Ohio puts child killer to death in 1st execution in 3 years

  26-07-2017 02:16
  LUCASVILLE, Ohio — Ohio put a child killer to death Wednesday, carrying out the state's first execution after a 3½-year delay and signaling the possible resumption of capital punishment in the state.Ronald Phillips was executed by lethal injection at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. He was sentenced to die for the 1993 rape and killing of Sheila Marie Evans, his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter.His chin and chest moved slightly as the lethal drugs were administ
  
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• Ohio executes first prisoner in more than three years

  26-07-2017 02:16
  
  LUCASVILLE, Ohio — Ohio put a child killer to death Wednesday, carrying out the state's first execution after a 3½-year delay and signaling the possible resumption of capital punishment in the state.Ronald Phillips was executed by lethal injection at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. He was sentenced to die for the 1993 rape and killing of Sheila Marie Evans, his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter.His chin and chest moved slightly as the lethal drugs were administ
  
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