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• With Trump pardon, Arpaio again wiggles out of legal trouble

  27-08-2017 23:50
  
  PHOENIX — In his 24 years as metro Phoenix's sheriff, Joe Arpaio survived scandals and dodged investigations that would easily have sunk the careers of many politicians.He locked up journalists and made criminal cases against political adversaries who tangled with him, investigated judges and misspent $100 million in jail funds. He let investigations into child rape cases languish because officers were pulled away, in part, to help in Arpaio's immigrant efforts.Arpaio was found to have vio
  
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• You might want to keep your political rants to yourself if you like your job

  27-08-2017 23:29
  In these politically divisive times, private-sector employees might be tempted to verbally spar about politics on social media, at the water cooler or wherever they hang out. But if they find themselves unemployed because their views ran counter to their boss or supervisor's, they can't allege a violation of their free-speech rights, legal experts said.
  
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• Trump meets and tweets as Texas gov praises Harvey response

  27-08-2017 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought to showcase the federal government's response to Hurricane Harvey in a tweetstorm of his own Sunday, marveling over its size like a TV host and announcing a visit to Texas with the natural disaster only just beginning to take its catastrophic toll.The White House says President Donald Trump to travel to Texas on Tuesday.In a series of tweets, Trump said his administration was handling its responsibilities well and, in a tangential aside, hawked a
  
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• Texas gov praises Harvey response; Trump meets and tweets

  27-08-2017 22:30
  
  WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott loaded heavy praise Sunday on President Donald Trump and the federal government for its response to Hurricane Harvey, describing an "A-plus" effort with the storm only just beginning to take its catastrophic toll.The White House says President Donald Trump to travel to Texas on Tuesday.Trump agreed his administration was handling its responsibilities well, approving of the effort in a series of weekend tweets that showcased his personal involvement. He m
  
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• Doppler 10: Clouds build with a seasonable night

  27-08-2017 21:56
  This Evening: Pleasant with increasing clouds.
  Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy, seasonable.Low 62.Winds: SE 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Increasing clouds with afternoon storms.High 79.Winds: SE 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Off and on showers and storms in the afternoon.High 77.Winds: SE 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: As high pressure moves off to the east we’ve seen the return flow bring up some warmer air and a little more moisture.This wil
  
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• Browns rookie quarterback Kizer will start season opener

  27-08-2017 21:56
  
  CLEVELAND — Rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer will start the season opener against Pittsburgh, the 27th different QB to start for Cleveland since 1999.The Cleveland Browns announced in a tweet that DeShone Kizer will be the starting quarterback.The tweet was simple ... Saying only "OFFICIAL. DeShone Kizer is QB1."OFFICIAL.DeShone Kizer is QB1. pic.twitter.com/JOibbrF7im— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) August 27, 2017
  Kizer showed coach Hue Jackson enough in Saturday's exhibition start aga
  
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• Browns name Kizer No. 1 QB to start season

  27-08-2017 21:56
  
  CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns announced in a tweet that DeShone Kizer will be the starting quarterback.The tweet was simple ... Saying only "OFFICIAL. DeShone Kizer is QB1."OFFICIAL.DeShone Kizer is QB1. pic.twitter.com/JOibbrF7im— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) August 27, 2017Kizer will start the season opener against Pittsburgh, the 27th different QB to start for Cleveland since 1999.Kizer showed coach Hue Jackson enough in Saturday's exhibition start against Tampa Bay to secure the job.
  
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• 8 mountain climbers die in 3 accidents in Europe's Alps

  27-08-2017 21:56
  
  BERLIN — Eight mountain climbers have died in three different accidents this weekend in the Austrian and Italian Alps.The Austrian Red Cross said five mountain climbers died Sunday in the Austrian Alps in Wildgerlostal on Mount Gabler, east of Innsbruck, and a sixth climber was severely injured, the Austrian news agency APA reported.The group of six men from Altoetting in the southern German state of Bavaria was roped together when they fell in a very remote area of the mountain at an alti
  
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• 8 mountain climbers die in 3 accidents in European alps

  27-08-2017 21:56
  
  BERLIN — Eight mountain climbers have died in three different accidents this weekend in the Austrian and Italian Alps.The Austrian Red Cross said five mountain climbers died Sunday in the Austrian Alps in Wildgerlostal on Mount Gabler, east of Innsbruck, and a sixth climber was severely injured, the Austrian news agency APA reported.The group of six men from Altoetting in the southern German state of Bavaria was roped together when they fell in a very remote area of the mountain at an alti
  
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• Cavs deal with Celtics could hit snag with health of Thomas

  27-08-2017 21:18
  
  CLEVELAND — Just when it appeared the Cavaliers' chaotic summer had calmed, there's a flare-up.That blockbuster deal between Cleveland and Boston is stuck.The Cavaliers have some concerns about guard Isaiah Thomas' health and are doing a "deep and thorough" review of the deal that brought him over from the Celtics, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday.On Tuesday, the Cavaliers rocked the NBA by honoring All-Star guard Kyrie Irving's trade request
  
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• People gather at the Oval to rally against hate groups

  27-08-2017 19:40
  
  COLUMBUS – Organizers of Columbus United Against Hate and other groups gathered on Ohio State’s campus today to rally against hate and violence around the country.The rally is being held “in solidarity with Berkeley and all people facing violence of the far-right,” according to the Facebook event page.The organizer of the anti-Marxism rally in Berkeley that was planned for Sunday requested that no one attend and a nearby rally in San Francisco was cancelled.Regardless, st
  
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• From Place of Veneration to a Place in History: Ohio Tackles Issues of Confederate Memorials

  27-08-2017 19:15
  Just last year, Ohio replaced one of the two statues representing the state in Congress' Statuary Hall because of its subject's views on slavery. The statue of Gov. William Allen, who served from 1874 to 1876, was replaced with one of Thomas Edison.
  
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• Concert Preview: Lilly Hiatt

  27-08-2017 17:00
  “Oh, man,” singer-songwriter Lilly Hiatt exclaims dolefully as we start off our phone interview discussing her latest single, “The Night David Bowie Died,” and its obvious inspiration. “Well, I think for me…first of all, I think David Bowie’s got this sort of celestial kind of aura about him. So having a guy like that leave…you […]
  
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• Next Wave of Jeffrey Park Apartments to be Completed Soon

  27-08-2017 16:17
  Leasing has started on the latest phase of new apartments at Jeffrey Park in Italian Village. About 48 units in three separate buildings will be ready for tenants in September. As those start to fill up, work will continue on another 10 buildings, holding a total of 218 units. All of the new apartments are […]
  
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• One man killed in west Columbus shooting

  27-08-2017 13:21
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police confirm one man has died after a shooting in west Columbus.It happened around 6:30 a.m. Sunday in the intersection of South Richardson Avenue and Olive Street.At this time no suspect information available for release, according to police.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Man identified after being fatally shot in west Columbus

  27-08-2017 13:21
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police have identified the man who was fatally shot in west Columbus Sunday morning.Authorities identified Devon Durr as the victim, allegedly shot by the suspect, Leonard Durham III.It happened around 6:30 a.m. in the intersection of South Richardson Avenue and Olive Street.Durham was last seen driving a cream-colored Cadillac and police are actively looking for Durham and a reportedly missing vehicle.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• German woman dies, raises death toll to 16 in Spain attacks

  27-08-2017 12:57
  
  Health authorities in Catalonia say a 51-year-old German woman has died from injuries suffered in the Aug. 17 attack in Barcelona, raising the death toll in attacks there and the nearby coastal town of Cambrils to 16.The woman died Sunday in the intensive care unit of Barcelona's Hospital del Mar, according to the regional health department.With that, authorities are raising to 14 the death toll in the van attack in Barcelona's popular Las Ramblas boulevard. Another man was stabbed to death in a
  
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• NRA's video message to 'elites': 'We're coming for you'

  27-08-2017 12:41
  
  The election of President Donald Trump and Republican control of Congress meant the National Rifle Association could probably rest easy that gun laws wouldn't change for at least four years. But the NRA has begun a campaign not against pending legislation but what it sees as liberal forces bent on undoing the progress it's made — and the political powerhouse is resorting to language that some believe could incite violence.Using the hashtags #counterresistance and #clenchedfistoftruth, the
  
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• Police arrest 2nd man in Buckingham Palace terror incident

  27-08-2017 12:25
  
  Police detectives investigating what they called a terrorist incident near Buckingham Palace in London on Friday night have arrested a second man in the British capital.Scotland Yard said the 30-year-old suspect was detained Sunday on suspicion of involvement in terrorism. He was taken into custody and officers are carrying out searches in west London as part of the probe.Three police officers were slightly injured Friday night as they arrested a 26-year-old man who drove up to a police van in a
  
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• Venezuela shuts 2 radio stations, holds military exercises

  27-08-2017 11:49
  
  Authorities have shut down two radio stations that aired critical coverage of President Nicolas Maduro's government by refusing to renew their licenses, a broadcast executive announced, as the country staged military exercises in defiance of Washington and new U.S. sanctions.Enza Carbone, president of the country's Radio Chamber, said late Friday in a statement that the National Telecommunications Commission did not renew the stations' permits when they expired and ordered them to cease transmit
  
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• A first: Drug lowers heart risks by curbing inflammation

  27-08-2017 11:39
  
  For the first time, a drug has helped prevent heart attacks by curbing inflammation, a new and very different approach than lowering cholesterol, the focus for many years.People on the drug also had surprisingly lower cancer death rates, especially from lung cancer. An anti-tumor effect is an exciting possibility, but it needs much more study because the heart experiment wasn't intended to test that.Doctors say the results on the drug, canakinumab (can-uh-KIN-yoo-mab), open a new frontier. Many
  
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• Birthplace of free speech movement braces for possible fight

  27-08-2017 11:31
  
  The California city that birthed the American free speech movement is preparing for potential clashes even though the person behind a right-wing rally scheduled for Sunday has pleaded with supporters to stay away, saying that she fears violence.The "No to Marxism in America" rally in downtown Berkeley comes a day after a controversial freedom rally planned by a right-wing group fizzled amid throngs of counter-protesters in San Francisco. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee declared victory over a group h
  
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• Doppler 10: Warmer with more clouds today.

  27-08-2017 11:12
  Today: Mix of sun & clouds.Slight chance for a shower in the far east.High 82.Winds: E 3-6 mph.
  Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy skies.Low 62.Winds: ESE 3-6 mph.
  Tomorrow: Increasing clouds with the chance for afternoon storms.High 80.Winds: SE 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Off and on showers and storms.High 78.Winds: SE 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure starts to push off to the east and warmer weather with a little more moi
  
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• Toledo owed millions for cutting neglected grass

  27-08-2017 08:00
  The city has sent crews to mow the grass at this abandoned church at the corner of Pinewood and Forest avenues 12 times since 2015. The city has billed more than $2,500, none of which has been paid.
  
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• Mayweather finishes off McGregor in 10th

  27-08-2017 07:16
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. figured out a 50th opponent, letting Conor McGregor have the early rounds before stalking him late and leaving the mixed martial artist defenseless and exhausted on the ropes.Mayweather battered McGregor around the ring in the later rounds, finally stopping him at 1:05 of the 10th round Saturday night with a flurry of punches that forced referee Robert Byrd to stop the fight.Before a pro-McGregor crowd that roared every time the UFC star landed a punch
  
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• Woman dies in single-vehicle crash in Scioto County

  27-08-2017 05:25
  
  STOUT -- A 38-year-old woman died as the result of a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in Scioto County.The Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol received a call of a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 52 at milepost 6 in Stout at 2:20 p.m.Renee Rogers, 38, of Manchester, was traveling west on U.S. 52 in a 2000 GMC Sierra 2500. She drove off the left side of the roadway at a high rate of speed and struck a tree.Rogers suffered incapacitating injuries as a result of the crash and was p
  
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• Day 2 of searching for missing Chillicothe woman comes to an end

  27-08-2017 04:42
  CHILLICOTHE -- Ross County search and rescue teams spent all of Saturday searching for the remains of Wanda Lemons."There's days where I have my meltdown," Diana Willett, Lemons' mother said.Willett spent the last two days alongside family and friends at Ross Lake as divers searched for Lemons."It's been three years almost and I want closure.ut I don't want this kind of closure," said Willett.Willett was informed of a new tip received by police on Friday."Yesterday was the hardest because it was
  
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• As Trump struggles, some Republicans talking 2020 challenge

  27-08-2017 04:21
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Cuban isn't ready to launch a formal campaign to challenge President Donald Trump.Yet Cuban, an outspoken Texas billionaire who describes himself as "fiercely independent" politically, sees an opportunity for someone to take down the Republican president, who is increasingly viewed as divisive and incompetent even within his own party."His base won't turn on him, but if there is someone they can connect to and feel confident in, they might turn away from him," Cuban to
  
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• 59 animals remain in care after rescue from mobile home

  27-08-2017 03:33
  Nearly 60 animals remain in the care of the Licking County Humane Society after being rescued from a single mobile home in the Village of Buckeye Lake.It was one of the worst scenes the Licking County humane agent had ever seen in terms of amount of filth in the home, according to Lori Carlson, the Licking County Humane Society executive director.In total, 43 cats, 13 dogs and three ferrets were taken from the mobile home in Leisure Village Mobile Home Park.“There was filth and feces every
  
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• San Francisco claims victory after right-wing group shut out

  27-08-2017 03:19
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Protesters opposing a right-wing gathering in liberal San Francisco claimed victory Saturday when the event was cancelled after city officials walled off a city park — a move that the event's organizer said was more about silencing his group's message than preventing a violent clash.Civic leaders in San Francisco — a cradle of the free speech movement that prides itself on its tolerance — repeatedly voiced concerns that the event organized by Patriot Praye
  
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• A timeline of Tropical Storm Harvey's development

  27-08-2017 02:25
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Harvey made landfall in Texas on Friday night as the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. By Saturday afternoon it had been downgraded into a tropical storm, but it had dumped 18 inches of rain on some areas and forecasters were warning that it could cause catastrophic flooding in the coming days.Here is a timeline of key moments in the storm's development:— Aug. 17, 4 p.m., Tropical Storm Harvey is named, six hours after the National Hur
  
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• Critics: Trump pardon his latest affront against judiciary

  27-08-2017 01:52
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pardon of former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio shows a lack of regard for an independent judiciary, says critics who note Trump's past criticism of federal judges, including the chief justice of the United States. Supporters counter that the veteran law enforcement officer deserved America's gratitude, "not the injustice of a political witch hunt.""I am pleased to inform you that I have just granted a full Pardon to 85 year old American patriot Sheriff Jo
  
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• Ohio man charged with malicious wounding after Charlottesville attack

  27-08-2017 01:21
  
  A man with Ohio ties has been charged in connection with beating a man in Charlottesville during the "unite the right rally."Daniel Borden of Mason has been arrested and charged with malicious wounding, WKRC-TV reports.The 18-year-old is being held in the Hamilton County Justice Center for the Charlottesville police department.According to WKRC-TV, Deondre Harris was badly beaten by several men armed with poles and boards.Fight broke out. Nazis beat black kid w/sticks at end. I kick one in back
  
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• Columbus Ranked #2 “Company Town” in US

  27-08-2017 01:10
  Columbus is often mistakenly referred to as a “college town” under the assumption that the population of The Ohio State University dominates the city’s total population (it actually only makes up around seven percent). Instead, a new article in the Seattle Times provides a different kind on moniker… “Company Town”. According to the article, Seattle […]
  
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