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• Gatlin spoils Bolt's farewell in 100 with remarkable gold

  05-08-2017 23:25
  
  LONDON — Usain Bolt was no longer stunning. He was just stunned.At the end of a career in which he has dominated his sport for a decade, Bolt was beaten in his final 100-meter race by an American almost five years his senior — Justin Gatlin.Calling it quits at the age of 30 and looking for a golden farewell in his last individual race at the world championships, Bolt lost to a man who produced a comeback not only on Saturday but also through a doping-tainted career.In a tight finish,
  
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• UN imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea

  05-08-2017 22:25
  
  UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday including a ban on exports worth over $1 billion — a huge bite in its total exports, valued at $3 billion last year.U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley praised the new sanctions, telling council members after the vote that it is "the single largest economic package ever leveled against the North Korean regime."The resolution also bans countries from giving any additional permits to
  
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• Wyoming embraces wind energy, and the jobs that come with it

  05-08-2017 22:09
  
  ROLLING HILLS, Wyo. – Their jobs involve dangling 300 feet in the air and roping the blade of a wind turbine. The work comes with a view across the Wyoming prairie and a view well into the future. Wind turbine jobs are expected to be the fastest growing jobs in America between now and 2024, growing 108 percent.The turbines stand on reclaimed land covering a coal mine that was worked for almost 50 years. But increasingly, Wyoming's energy comes not from mining what's down below, but from mi
  
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• GM recalling roughly 800,000 pickups for steering defect

  05-08-2017 21:31
  
  DETROIT — General Motors Co. is recalling roughly 800,000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickup trucks worldwide.The company says the vehicles can temporarily lose electric power steering assist, especially during low-speed turns. If that happens, the driver could lose control of the steering wheel.The recall affects trucks from the 2014 model year. Most of the vehicles were sold in the U.S., but roughly 100,000 were sold in other markets.GM will notify owners about the recal
  
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• Grand jury indicts pair for vehicle break-ins

  05-08-2017 21:29
  A Delaware County Grand Jury issued a series of indictments Friday, including a pair of women who are accused of breaking into vehicles.
  
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• Doppler 10: Staying below average

  05-08-2017 21:29
  This Evening: A few light showers in the north, comfortable.
  Tonight: Mainly clear to partly cloudy, comfortable.Low 59.Winds: Light variable.
  Tomorrow: Increasing afternoon clouds with the chance for showers and storms late.High 77.Winds: S 4-8 mph.
  Monday: Chance for showers and storms early.Rain moves out in the afternoon.High 75.Winds: ENE 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure will bring pleasant weather to Central Ohi
  
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• Judge sets $30K bail for UK researcher in malware case

  05-08-2017 21:15
  
  LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas federal judge set bail of $30,000 on Friday for a celebrated young British cybersecurity researcher accused by U.S. prosecutors of creating and distributing malicious software designed to steal banking passwords.The attorney for Marcus Hutchins, who has broad support in the information-security community, said the 23-year-old hacker would contest the charges. She said he would not be released until Monday because there wasn't enough time to post bail after Friday's
  
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• Members of football Hall of Fame champion their causes

  05-08-2017 20:22
  
  CANTON, Ohio — For several members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2017, it was a time to campaign while celebrating.Terrell Davis wants more attention paid to the running game, and stronger hall consideration for running backs — something similar to this year, when both he and LaDainian Tomlinson were selected.Morten Andersen , just the second full-time kicker to make the hall, spoke out Friday for the guys who put the foot in football.Kenny Easley can't believe there ar
  
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• No Ohio colleges say they're willing to test medical pot

  05-08-2017 20:06
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Testing lab applications for Ohio's medical marijuana program are due next month yet to this point no Ohio college or university has said they're willing to participate.Ohio's medical marijuana law passed by the Legislature in 2016 requires a state college or university to test cannabis products for "potency, homogeneity and contamination" before they're sold to patients who have received physician recommendations to use the drug for one of 21 qualifying medical conditions
  
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• Thousands of riders take to the pavement in the name of cancer research

  05-08-2017 19:55
  
  Riders and supporters alike gathered around Columbus Saturday morning for the 2017 Pelotonia ride to end cancer.
  In total, more than 8,000 riders came together this year to raise nearly $15 million which goes directly to cancer research at The Ohio State University.
  The atmosphere around the Arena District, one of several start locations for the ride, was filled with a variety of emotions.
  Many people who talked with 10TV shared stories of strength, love, courage and survival.
  “About a yea
  
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• 9-year-old "Guardian of the Galaxy" applies to be NASA's planetary protection officer

  05-08-2017 19:46
  
  NASA's recent job posting for a "planetary protection officer" has inspired a 9-year-old boy to take on the role as Earth's next guardian from extraterrestrial life.Jack Davis, a fourth grade student from New Jersey and self-proclaimed "Guardian of the Galaxy," recently sent his cover letter to NASA expressing interest in the position that pays $124,000 to $187,000 per year."I may be nine but I think I would be fit for the job. One of the reasons is my sister says I am an alien. Also, I have see
  
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• Incomplete: Browns' QB competition rolls on with no leader

  05-08-2017 19:35
  
  CLEVELAND — No touchdowns. No sensational plays. No clarity.Cleveland's quarterback competition doesn't seem any closer to a conclusion.Calling the play of his QBs "spotty" during a scrimmage at FirstEnergy Stadium, Browns coach Hue Jackson said he isn't ready to name his starting quarterback for the Sept. 11 season opener."This thing is still really fluid in my mind," Jackson said Friday night.The three-way battle between Cody Kessler, Brock Osweiler and rookie DeShone Kizer — Kevin
  
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• Ohio officer who stopped OSU attack to get hometown honor

  05-08-2017 17:53
  
  The police officer who shot the man responsible for a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University last November will be honored by his hometown.Twenty-eight-year-old Alan Horujko is a native of Fairfield and a graduate of Fairfield High School. The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports (http://bit.ly/2u74ywF ) Horujko will receive a city proclamation declaring Aug. 15 as Alan Horujko Day in Fairfield.Horujko shot and killed 18-year-old Abdul Razak Ali Artan after he drove a car into a crowd
  
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• Nixon's lawyer visiting Ohio in August to talk Trump scandals

  05-08-2017 17:06
  A man who was at the heart of Watergate will speak to the Ohio State Bar Association later in August about his role in the scandal and similarities to the Russian investigation unfolding in Washington. John Dean, former White House counsel to President Richard Nixon, and James Robenalt, presidential historian and Columbus-area attorney, will speak August 16, 17 and 18 on legal ethics, executive power and presidential scandal to Ohio lawyers.
  
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• Search on after US Marine aircraft 'mishap' off Australia

  05-08-2017 16:19
  
  A search and rescue operation was underway Saturday for service members involved in the "mishap" of an aircraft off the east coast of Australia, U.S. Marine officials said.Ships, small boats and aircraft from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group were conducting the operation following the incident involving an MV-22 Osprey, the Marine base Camp Butler in Japan said in a statement.The statement did not provide further details, and it was not immediate
  
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• 3 US Marines missing after aircraft crashes off Australia

  05-08-2017 16:19
  
  SYDNEY — Search and rescue operations were underway for three U.S. Marines who were missing after their Osprey aircraft crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia on Saturday while trying to land.Twenty-three of 26 personnel aboard the aircraft have been rescued, the Marine base Camp Butler in Japan said in a statement.The MV-22 Osprey involved in the mishap had launched from the USS Bonhomme Richard and was conducting regularly scheduled operations when it crashed into the water
  
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• Skywatch: A full moon isn't good news for our meteor shower

  05-08-2017 13:42
  
  A bright moon will put a damper on a great shows in the sky that’s peaking later this week.We’ll get to that in a moment.
  That moon will shine brightly on both Sunday and Monday night because it will officially turn full on Monday afternoon at 2:11 P.M.Because it’s full in the middle of the day, it’ll be big and bright both nights.
  This month’s moon is known as the Full Sturgeon Moon because traditionally the fish was caught a little more easily in August.It’s
  
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• Back to School Health

  05-08-2017 13:36
  This morning -- we want to talk about some things to get your child ready to head back to class -- that goes beyond school clothes and supplies shopping.
  Dana Robinson-Street is a Nurse Practitioner with the Little Clinic found inside Kroger stores.
  She is joining us this morning with health advice for parents.Children need between 8 and 10 hours of sleep per night, depending on age
  • Important to establish a routine
  • Sleep can help with ability to learn and reduce potential behaviora
  
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• Would-be medical marijuana tester says he has deal with Ohio college

  05-08-2017 12:28
  Northeast Ohio company CCV Research announced Friday it will partner with an unnamed state community college, university or technical center to test medical marijuana. In this October 2016 photo, marijuana samples await testing in Alaska.
  
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• 'Lucifer' heat wave keeps parts of Europe in red alert

  05-08-2017 12:19
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - No wonder it's been dubbed "Lucifer."A relentless heat wave that gripped parts of Europe this week has sent temperatures soaring to record highs for several days, causing at least two deaths and prompting authorities to issue weather alerts.Extreme heat in Italy, and parts of France and Spain and the Balkans, has led to dozens of wildfires, damaged crops and fueled power and water consumption. Authorities in some areas issued traffic restrictions and banned work in the op
  
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• British hospital worker defends staff in Charlie Gard case

  05-08-2017 12:10
  
  LONDON (AP) - A member of the medical team that treated Charlie Gard has defended their care for the infant who died of a rare genetic disease while criticizing political and religious leaders who intervened in the case.The health care worker wrote an anonymous opinion piece in the Guardian newspaper Saturday, saying staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital "loved this child to bits" but reached the point where they could do no more.The worker argues Charlie's suffering was prolonged by high-profil
  
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• Chicago to sue US Justice Department over funding threat

  05-08-2017 11:51
  
  CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city will sue the federal government in defense of its status as a so-called sanctuary city.Emanuel on Friday told "Connected to Chicago" on WLS-AM that the city will be in federal court Monday arguing grants can't be withheld from cities the administration says aren't cooperating enough with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. The interview will air Sunday.Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced last month that local government
  
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• Doppler 10: A pleasant Saturday

  05-08-2017 11:45
  Today: Lots of sunshine, comfortable.Slight chance for a late day shower in the north.High 77.Winds: W 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mainly clear to partly cloudy, comfortable.Low 59.Winds: Light variable.
  Tomorrow: Increasing afternoon clouds with the chance for showers and storms late.High 77.Winds: S 4-8 mph.
  Monday: Chance for showers and storms early.Rain moves out in the afternoon.High 75.Winds: ENE 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High
  
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• Experts: Lack of remorse could bite 'Pharma Bro'

  05-08-2017 11:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - A securities fraud conviction has done nothing to quiet Martin Shkreli and experts say that could hurt the so-called "Pharma Bro" at sentencing.A jury found the former pharmaceutical CEO guilty Friday of deceiving investors in two failed hedge funds he ran.Afterward, Shkreli's lawyer acknowledged that his client needs to break his habit of trashing critics on social. But within an hour, his client was live-streaming himself as he drank a beer and bragged about his wealth.Former f
  
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• Huff, puff, pass? AG's pot fury not echoed by task force

  05-08-2017 09:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Jeff Sessions has warned of a crackdown on marijuana. But documents obtained by The Associated Press show he's getting no fresh avenues from a special task force formed to find the best strategy.Instead, the Trump administration task force is offering familiar suggestions to Sessions. Those include continuing to review whether to change or rescind the more hands-off policies of the Obama era, which allowed the nation's legal pot industry to flourish.Advocates a
  
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• Investigators get records of cop who fatally shot woman

  05-08-2017 09:34
  
  MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota state investigators have obtained the training records of the Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an Australian woman who had called 911.The Star Tribune reports that the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued a search warrant for the training records of Officers Mohamed Noor and Matthew Harrity.Agent Brent Petersen wrote in his warrant application that the records will supplement the evidence obtained thus far. He received the records Friday. T
  
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• Professor, British man suspected of murder caught in Calif., police say

  05-08-2017 09:26
  
  CHICAGO -- A Northwestern University professor and a University of Oxford employee wanted in the fatal stabbing of a Chicago man have been taken into custody in Oakland, California, a Chicago police spokesman said Friday. Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted that Wyndham Lathem and Andrew Warren were both detained by the U.S. Marshals Service. No other details were immediately released. Their capture was announced Friday night by Guglielmi, who credited the U.S. Marshals Service wi
  
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• Ohio News Notebook

  05-08-2017 08:00
  His girlfriend, 18-year-old Keziah Lewis, remains hospitalized in serious condition.Relatives of 18-year-old Jennifer Lambert say she's opened her eyes briefly but hasn't woken up.Forty-two-year-old Russell Franks is in critical condition.
  
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• Program could offer free bus passes to downtown workers

  05-08-2017 05:25
  
  Edward Neale says he often searches for time in his work day at Sandman’s Cheesesteak downtown to go outside and feed the parking meter.“Nine times out of 10 someone here has to go and pay their meter,” Neale said.“We have to do it every hour or so.”But a new program through Capital Crossroads is hopeful downtown workers will take advantage of public transportation, at no cost to them.Cleve Ricksecker, executive director of Capital Crossroads, the organization lead
  
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• NTSB: Father-son team was moving gas meter at time of blast

  05-08-2017 04:28
  
  Federal investigators said Friday they are looking into the oversight of a father-son team that was conducting the "hazardous operation" of moving a gas meter at a Minneapolis school when a natural gas explosion caused part of a building to collapse, killing two people.The father and son were working for a contractor that was moving the meter from inside Minnehaha Academy to outside the school as part of gas company's CenterPoint Energy's plan to move meters outside for easier access, the Nation
  
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• Pence hands over AOL emails from time as Indiana's governor

  05-08-2017 04:25
  
  Vice President Mike Pence has turned over emails from private AOL.com accounts he used to conduct official business while he was Indiana's governor.The state's public records law generally requires state officials to preserve and make available correspondence or documents related to state business, with some exemptions. But Pence waited months to hand over the records — and only did so after his use of the private accounts was widely reported.Attorneys for the vice president notified curre
  
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• Former Vice President Joe Biden pumps up Pelotonia riders at opening ceremony

  05-08-2017 04:25
  
  The former Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, gave Pelotonia riders a message of hope before Saturday's bike ride to fight cancer.
  Biden and his wifeDr. Jill Biden arrived in Columbus Friday night to help kick off Pelotonia.
  The electric atmosphere of Pelotonia filled downtown Columbus just ahead of the start of this weekend's big ride.
  The riders are ready.
  "I'm hyped up, I can't wait to get out on the road. This is such electric atmosphere," John Robinson said.
  More than 8,000 of
  
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• Ashland Trooper Earns His Wings

  05-08-2017 03:47
  The Ashland Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol proudly announces the promotion of one of their own in a pinning ceremony in Columbus, Ohio, on July 21st, 2017. , a 10-year veteran of the Ohio Highway Patrol who served 5 ½ years in Ashland County and 4 ½ years at the Richland County Post, received his Wings.
  
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• Marion woman arrested in connection with husband’s murder

  05-08-2017 02:56
  
  The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 63-year-old woman in connection with the death of her husband in April.Barbra Stricklin was arrested and charged with the aggravated murder of 68-year-old John Stricklin.John was found dead on April 27 from a gunshot wound on his neighbor’s porch on Pleasant Hill Road.Authorities said John was shot at his home and walked next door where he was found.Barbara is in custody at the Multi-County Correctional Center.
  
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• Solar eclipse glasses available at libraries on August 21

  05-08-2017 00:17
  The country is getting ready for a solar spectacular later this month: a solar eclipse.NASA says the solar eclipse only happens once in every 375 years. While you cannot look directly at the sun without damaging your eyes, special eclipse glasses are free at libraries around the country.COSI will be passing out the free glasses on August 21st- the day of the eclipse- at all Columbus Libraries and Metro Parks.Ohio is a bit north of the path of the eclipse, but experts at COSI say you'll be able t
  
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• Police: Man sprayed with chemicals during north Columbus robbery

  05-08-2017 00:03
  
  Columbus Police said four men robbed a 65-year-old man’s house after they sprayed chemicals in his face Friday.Police said one man approached the victim in his yard in the area of Arcadia and Deming Avenue around noon.While the two talked, three other men approached them. Police said the victim was then sprayed in his face and eyes with some kind of chemical.Police said the four suspects stole things from the man’s house.Two pictures show the suspects get in a silver van. The passeng
  
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