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• Credit card skimmer found at Dublin gas station

  29-08-2017 23:11
  
  The Dublin Police Department has opened an investigation after a credit card skimmer was found at a gas station Tuesday.According to officials, the device was found by a representative with the Franklin County Auditor’s Office at the Marathon gas station located at 215 West Bridge Street.Police are advising anyone who has used a card at this station within the last week to check their statements for any suspicious activity.If you notice any charges you did not make, contact your credit car
  
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• Breath of Fresh A.I.R.

  29-08-2017 22:37
  Artist David Leonard creates mixed media pieces using found objects, such as discarded computer parts. Fresh A.I.R. Gallery exhibits the works of individuals affected by mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + […]
  
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• Central Ohio rallies to help hurricane victims

  29-08-2017 22:35
  
  The Ohio Red Cross says it's already sent nearly three dozen volunteers from the Buckeye Region to help families left homeless by Hurricane Harvey.Todd James has volunteered for 15 Disaster Relief Operations, including the devastation left behind by Hurricane Sandy and the tornado that ripped through Joplin, Missouri. James spoke to 10TV via Skype and said he made it as far as Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Red Cross volunteers are loading supplies onto trucks there and waiting for the flooding to rece
  
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• Jonathan Alder volleyball coach forced to resign for hiding criminal record

  29-08-2017 22:33
  Head Volleyball Coach Matthew Craycraft's tenure at Jonathan Alder High School lasted just four months.A 2007 incident report by the Marion County Sheriff's Department set off alarm bells about Craycraft's background.Despite a background check by the state and FBI, a conviction didn't show up. A public citizen found it and alerted the school's superintendent."It's not good for anybody for this to be revealed the way it was especially when you do everything you can to make sure it doesn't happen,
  
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• DONATE: Help victims of Hurricane Harvey

  29-08-2017 22:33
  
  10TV is working with the American Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Harvey.Volunteers will be in the 10TV studios from 5 a.m. - 7 p.m. Wednesday to take your donations. Your support will provide meals, shelter and aid to families in need.Call: 614-469-10TV (1088) OR855-746-1088 to make a donation.Support the Red Cross and help with disaster relief. American Red Cross
  Update from the American Red CrossTuesday, August 29Our hearts go out to the hundreds of thousands of people affected by what
  
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• DONATE: Help victims of Hurricane Florence

  29-08-2017 22:33
  
  10TV is teaming up with the Red Cross to help families devastated by Hurricane Florence.Starting Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 6 a.m., 10TV will have volunteers standing by to take your donations. They will be available until 7 p.m. that evening.Help the Red Cross help those who need it most. Make a donation online here >>
  
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• Family of 6 presumed dead after van sinks in Harvey floods

  29-08-2017 22:00
  
  As a van full of family members tried to escape Harvey, violent floodwaters engulfed the vehicle and six people are presumed dead, including four siblings aged 6 to 16, a relative said.Virginia Saldivar told The Associated Press on Monday that when her in-laws' northeast Houston home began to flood early Sunday, her brother-in-law Samuel Saldivar borrowed her husband's van and drove to pick up the relatives. She said at some point on their way to safety, a strong current lifted the van and pitch
  
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• Houston Mayor confirms police officer drowned in flooded patrol car

  29-08-2017 21:43
  
  Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner confirmed that police Sgt. Steve Perez has died after he became trapped in his patrol car as he was driving to work.The Houston Chronicle has reported that the 30-year officer was heading to work Sunday when he became trapped in high water on Interstate 45 in north Harris County and then couldn't get himself out of his car.COMPLETE COVERAGE: Hurricane Harvey >>
  
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• Liars share 'Cred Woes' video; Angus Andrew DJ'd Brooklyn Bazaar in a wedding dress

  29-08-2017 21:14
  Liars just released their new album TFCF last week, which is more subdued version of the band than we've encountered before, but still distinctly Liars. They just shared the video for lead single "Cred Woes," a captivating clip directed by Yoonha Park that, perhaps pulling from the song's "minimum wage routine" chorus, follows a restaurant delivery guy on a day involving work, play, smoking, and running afoul of some gangsters.
  
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• Demario McCall's role, Kevin Wilson in the box, more from Urban...

  29-08-2017 21:14
  Demario McCall's role, Kevin Wilson in the box, more from Urban Meyer's radio show: Ohio State football news Urban Meyer talked Demario McCall's role and more during his Tuesday radio show on 97.1 The Fan in Columbus. Urban Meyer talked Demario McCall's role and more during his Tuesday radio show on 97.1 The Fan in Columbus.
  
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• Southfield Sidewalks Expansion

  29-08-2017 21:01
  
  
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• German prosecutors believe nurse killed at least 86 patients

  29-08-2017 19:27
  
  BERLIN — German officials expect to bring new charges against a nurse already serving a life sentence for two murders after determining that he might have killed another 84 patients, if not more, a prosecutor said Tuesday.Oldenburg state prosecutor Martin Koziolek said he expected his office would be bringing more charges by early 2018 against inmate Niels Hoegel, who gave patients overdoses of heart medication and other drugs because he enjoyed the feeling of being able to resuscitate the
  
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• Who’s that Candidate? Jasmine Ayres, Columbus City Council

  29-08-2017 19:14
  With less than 70 days left before election day on November 7, CU is taking a better look at the candidates vying for a spot on Columbus City Council. Jasmine Ayres is a Yes We Can-endorsed candidate for City Council. With fellow YWC member Will Petrik, she aims to add a populist voice to city […]
  
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• Harvey sets new US tropical rainfall record

  29-08-2017 19:13
  
  Harvey has set a new U.S. record for rainfall from a tropical system.A weather station southeast of Houston at Mary's Creek at Winding Road, reported 49.32 inches of rain as of Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.That breaks the previous record of 48 inches set in 1978 in Medina, Texas by Tropical Storm Amelia.Meteorologist Marc Chenard of the weather service's Weather Prediction Center says: "It's a big deal."Already 14 spots in Houston have recorded more than 40 inches o
  
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• Mus Hens 6, Clippers 4

  29-08-2017 19:04
  The Mud Hens came up with key runs in the last two innings and held off a Columbus rallied to hand the Clippers a 6-4 defeat in the opening game of a four-game series at Huntington Park. With Indianapolis knocking off Louisville, 7-1, Columbus is one game away from elimination from the race for the international League West Division title.
  
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• Houston to open more mega-shelters to house flooded families

  29-08-2017 18:45
  HOUSTON — ​ Louisiana's governor offered Tuesday to take in Harvey victims from Texas, while Houston officials open two to three more mega-shelters to accommodate people who continue to arrive at the overflowing George R. Brown Convention Center seeking refuge from Harvey's record-breaking flooding.Gov. John Bel Edwards said he expects Texas officials to decide within 48 hours whether to accept the offer, which comes as Louisiana is also helping its own residents who were rescued fro
  
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• Crippled Houston watches dams, levees; forecast offers hope

  29-08-2017 18:45
  UPDATE: Death toll from Harvey rises to at least 18 as Harris County, Texas, forensic office reports three more fatalities.------------------------------------HOUSTON — With its flood defenses strained, the crippled city of Houston anxiously watched dams and levees Tuesday to see if they would hold until the rain stops, and meteorologists offered the first reason for hope — a forecast with less than an inch of rain and even a chance for sunshine.The human toll continued to mount, bot
  
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• 2 dams and levee overflow, adding to Houston floodwater

  29-08-2017 18:45
  
  HOUSTON — A pair of 70-year-old reservoir dams that protect downtown Houston and a levee in a suburban subdivision began overflowing Tuesday, adding to the rising floodwaters from Harvey that have crippled the area after five consecutive days of rain.Brazoria County authorities posted a message on Twitter warning that the levee at Columbia Lakes south of Houston had been breached and telling people to "GET OUT NOW!!!" Brazoria County Judge Matt Sebesta said residents were warned that the l
  
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• In a 1st, North Korea fires missile over Japan in aggressive test

  29-08-2017 18:08
  SEOUL, South Korea — In a first, North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload that flew over Japan and splashed into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said. The aggressive missile launch — likely the longest ever from North Korea — over the territory of a close U.S. ally sends a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby.In a statement, U.S. President Donald Trump said North Korea had signaled its "cont
  
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• Columbus Rotary: Revive Civility - Our Nation Depends On It

  29-08-2017 17:58
  
  
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• Trump arrives in Texas to get briefed on Harvey recovery

  29-08-2017 17:45
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Eager to show he's attentive and on the job, President Donald Trump touched down in storm-ravaged Texas on Tuesday, taking pains not to interfere with Harvey recovery efforts."This was of epic proportion," the president declared as he met with local officials.White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters traveling with Trump that the president's visit would focus on coordination among the levels of government and laying the groundwork for what is
  
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• Coast Guard searching for 2 missing fishermen on Lake Erie

  29-08-2017 17:28
  
  CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching Lake Erie for two fishermen who haven't been heard from since they left a Cleveland marina.Searchers are using boats and helicopters to look for the men who left the marina Monday morning in a 22-foot white boat with green trim.The Coast Guard reports that a daughter of one of the men says they were due back Monday night.She says their cars were still at the marina hours after the time they were expected back. She also says the two hadn't answe
  
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• Coast Guard finds fisherman on Lake Erie, 1 still missing

  29-08-2017 17:28
  
  CLEVELAND — ​A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew has rescued one of two missing fishermen on Lake Erie after spotting him sitting on top of an overturned boat.The Coast Guard says the man was found Tuesday morning about five miles off shore near Cleveland.Searchers in boats and helicopters have been looking for the men who left a Cleveland marina Monday morning and were due back in the evening.A Coast Guard spokesman says the man who was rescued told crews that he lost sight of his fr
  
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• 2 men held capsized boat for hours on Lake Erie, 1 survives

  29-08-2017 17:28
  
  CLEVELAND — ​The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued a fisherman from Lake Erie more than 24 hours after his boat capsized, but a friend he was with died after clutching to the boat for hours.The Coast Guard says the two men held onto the boat for nearly a day until one of them died early Tuesday morning.Search crews spotted the overturned boat five hours later about five miles off shore near Cleveland and rescued Lester Hill.A Coast Guard commander says crews had not found the body of
  
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• Gators take up residence in Texas woman's fenced-in yard during Harvey

  29-08-2017 17:17
  
  Arlene Kelsch was scanning her flooded backyard Sunday morning when she spotted two beady little black eyes staring back at her.The woman from Missouri City, Texas, thought it was just a speck of dirt on a piece of wood, floating in the nearly 10 feet of water that poured into her fenced-in yard as Tropical Storm Harvey, downgraded from a hurricane, dumped historic levels of rainfall on the area."There was just enough movement so you could see the curvy eyeball and you knew something was differe
  
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• US consumer confidence improves again in August

  29-08-2017 17:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers give today's economy the highest grade in more than 16 years.The Conference Board said Tuesday that consumers' assessment of current economic conditions hit the highest level this month since July 2001. The business research group's overall consumer confidence index, which takes into account Americans' views of current conditions and their expectations for the next six months, rose to 122.9 in August from 120 in July.Americans' spirits have been lifted
  
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• Wexner’s Pens to Pictures Turns Inmates into Filmmakers

  29-08-2017 17:00
  Chinonye Chukwu has basically always wanted to make movies. “I’ve wanted to be a filmmaker since I was 13 years old,” says the assistant professor of motion pictures at Wright State University. “I just saw the world through scenes, and I dreamt cinematically. That was what I wanted to do.” “I have been teaching filmmaking […]
  
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• Ohio man charged in Charlottesville rally fights extradition

  29-08-2017 16:47
  
  CINCINNATI — An 18-year-old Ohio man charged in connection to violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville is fighting extradition to Virginia.Daniel Borden, of suburban Cincinnati, appeared by video Tuesday and declined to waive extradition. Hamilton County Magistrate Michael Bachman set bond at $100,000 and scheduled a Sept. 29 hearing.Borden was arrested recently on a charge of malicious wounding and is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center in Cincinnati.Attorney
  
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• Orangutan that loved 'Price is Right' dies at Ohio zoo

  29-08-2017 16:41
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio -- An Ohio zoo is mourning the death of a 45-year-old orangutan that enjoyed interacting with children while on public view and watching recordings of football and "The Price Is Right" during private time.The Blade newspaper reports the primate named J.J. died Saturday when the Toledo Zoo put the orangutan under anesthesia to determine whether more could be done to treat the animal's heart disease and declining health.J.J. was the oldest male orangutan in captivity in North America,
  
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• Ohio man reaches settlement with state over eye injury

  29-08-2017 16:41
  
  MARION, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who was hit in the eye by a rock at a state park has reached a $70,000 settlement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.The Marion Star reports Richard Combs, of Marion, reached a settlement with the ODNR on Aug. 2. According to the agreement, the ODNR did not admit to any wrongdoing.According to a complaint, Combs was hit in the right eye by a rock while walking in Indian State Park in Logan County in July 2011. Combs claimed his nose was fractured
  
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• Doc Week Returns to Gateway Film Center

  29-08-2017 16:00
  Kids are back on campus, OSU football opens this week—and there’s one more sign that it’s autumn on High Street. Doc Week returns to the Gateway Film Center for its seven-day run from August 31 through September 7. GFC President and Programmer Chris Hamel has again assembled a series of documentaries covering topics as varied […]
  
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• Hilliard Police searching for van after student struck in hit-and-run

  29-08-2017 15:52
  
  A search is underway for a vehicle that struck a student near Davidson High School, according to Hilliard Police.Authorities say the student was hit by a white panel van near Avery Road and Dutchess Lane around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. The student reportedly got up after being struck and the van drove away from the scene.The student was evaluated on scene and did not require further medical attention, according to police.Hilliard Police asking are asking for anyone with information on the hit-and-run
  
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• Girls high school volleyball team bus catches fire

  29-08-2017 15:39
  
  ACTON, Calif. --A school bus carrying a girls volleyball team from Golden Valley High School caught fire on a freeway Monday night, CBS Los Angeles reports.The girls were on their way back to Santa Clarita from the match in Palmdale at around 9 p.m.The back of the bus filled with smoke, the driver pulled over and everyone ran off the bus, the station says.Volleyball player Paola Rios said, "A lot of people's stuff got burned. We were barely able to save anything."Two students were taken to the h
  
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• Ramps to and from I-270 West in south Columbus have reopened

  29-08-2017 15:28
  
  An overturned truck closed down ramps to and from I-270 West on the south side of Columbus on Tuesday, but the reamps reopened a little after 12:30 p.m. according to a release from ODOT.According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, the ramps from I-270 West to I-71 South and from I-71 North to I-270 West were closed.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.Interactive Traffic map LIVE VIDEO: ODOT Traffic Camera
  
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• Overturned truck closes ramps to and from I-270 West in south Columbus

  29-08-2017 15:28
  
  An overturned truck has closed down ramps to and from I-270 West on the south side of Columbus.According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, the ramps from I-270 West to I-71 South and from I-71 North to I-270 West are both closed.The ramps are expected to be closed for hours as crews clean up the accident, ODOT says.Drivers can use US-62 or US-23 as a detour.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.Interactive Traffic map LIVE VIDEO: ODOT Traffic Camera
  
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• Ohio police officer accused of forcing women into sex acts

  29-08-2017 14:56
  
  An Ohio man accused of abusing his authority as a police officer to force or pressure women into sex acts has been indicted on charges including rape, kidnapping and interfering with civil rights.The Dayton Daily News reports 32-year-old Justin Sanderson, of Huber Heights, resigned from the Phillipsburg police after being arrested last month.Court records list no attorney for Sanderson, who was jailed.Montgomery County's prosecutor says two women allege Sanderson separately took them into custod
  
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• Domino's, Ford to test pizza delivery via driverless cars

  29-08-2017 14:47
  
  Domino's and Ford are teaming up to see if customers will warm to the idea of pizza delivered by driverless cars. In their test, customers will receive no ring of the doorbell, just a text. No tip? No problem there, since the test will evaluate how people interact with the self-driving cars.Starting Wednesday, some pizzas in Domino's (DPZ) hometown of Ann Arbor will arrive in a Ford Fusion outfitted with radars and a camera that is used for autonomous testing. A Ford engineer will be at the whee
  
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• Columbus bonds with Ghana sister city through agriculture project

  29-08-2017 14:43
  Three teenage girls from Ghana perused the flowers and plants in the garden behind the North YMCA, picking ripe tomatoes and examining the peppers. "This is your sister garden," Dustin Homan said to the visitors from western Africa.
  
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• Hurricane Harvey's damaged homes may be vastly uninsured

  29-08-2017 14:42
  
  An inundated home is stressful enough, but many Houston residents may receive more bad news when they find out their homeowner's insurance doesn't cover flooding.Efforts to rebuild Houston after Hurricane Harvey may be complicated by what experts say is a high percentage of residential properties that lack flood insurance, which is sold by the U.S. government and isn't typically included in private homeowner's insurance.About 52 percent of the residential and commercial properties in Houston sit
  
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• Interactive Sculpture to be Revealed at the Convention Center this Thursday

  29-08-2017 14:00
  The Convention Facilities Authority will hold a VIP celebration event this Thursday for the completion of the Greater Columbus Convention Center’s renovations, and the unveiling of a “one-of-a-kind interactive LED sculpture designed to represent Central Ohio’s deep diversity.” The renovation cost $140 million and spanned two years, adding 95,000 square feet to the Convention Center, […]
  
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• How Hurricane Harvey is affecting gas prices

  29-08-2017 13:44
  
  As Hurricane Harvey continues to pound the Gulf Coast, drivers across the U.S. are bracing for the impact on their wallets.With gasoline costs already edging up following the most destructive storm since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, analysts said prices at the pump are likely to rise between 5 cents and 15 cents nationwide in the weeks ahead.The national average price for a gallon of gas rose to $2.36 on Monday, according to AAA. That's a 4 cent increase from the previous week, and the most gas has
  
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• Lyft driver killed, passenger wounded in Cleveland shooting

  29-08-2017 12:48
  A driver for the ride-hailing service Lyft was fatally shot and his passenger wounded in Cleveland.Police say the Lyft driver was shot several times early Monday morning and a passenger in the back seat was wounded in the arm. A man who showed up to a Cleveland hospital with another man has been arrested in connection with the shooting.A statement Monday from Lyft says it's horrified and saddened by the loss of life. The San Francisco-based company says it's ready to assist local law enforcement
  
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• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife welcome new baby girl

  29-08-2017 12:39
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife are welcoming a new daughter in a post — where else — on Facebook.Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan already have a toddler daughter, Max, born in 2015. They named their second child August.The couple posted a photo of the family Monday, along with a letter they wrote to August hoping she will get to enjoy her childhood. They write that "childhood is magical" and tell her that she only gets to be a child once "so don't spend it worrying too much a
  
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• Joe Blundo: 100 Men Who Give a Damn wants to help charities with quick cash

  29-08-2017 12:36
  A new organization called 100 Men Who Give a Damn wants to find them and hand them checks for $10,000. The group is one of a growing number across the country that operates on a simple premise: The 100 or so members meet four times a year for one hour, hear presentations from three small charities, and vote on one to support.  Each member writes a check for $100 on the spot.
  
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• Delivery without drivers: Domino's, Ford team up for test

  29-08-2017 12:32
  
  No ring of the doorbell, just a text. No tip for the driver? No problem in this test, where Domino's and Ford are teaming up to see if customers will warm to the idea of pizza delivered by driverless cars.Starting Wednesday, some pizzas in Domino's hometown of Ann Arbor will arrive in a Ford Fusion outfitted with radars and a camera that is used for autonomous testing. A Ford engineer will be at the wheel, but the front windows have been blacked out so customers won't interact with the driver.In
  
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• Trump: 'All options are on table' after North Korea missile launch

  29-08-2017 12:28
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "all options are on the table" in terms of a U.S. response to North Korea's launch of a missile over Japan.In a terse, written statement, Trump said that with the missile launch North Korea has "signaled its contempt for its neighbors, for all members of the United Nations, and for minimum standards of acceptable international behavior.""Threatening and destabilizing actions only increase the North Korean regime's isolation in the regio
  
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• President Trump says "all options are on the table" after North Korean missile launch over Japan

  29-08-2017 12:28
  North Korea launched a missile that flew over Japan, the Pentagon confirmed to CBS News. President Donald Trump said "all options are on the table.""North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) determined the missile launch from North Korea did not pose a threat to North America," Pentagon spokesperson U.S. Army Col. Rob Manning said in a statement. "We are working closely with Pacific Command, Strategic Command and NORAD and will provide an update as soon as possible."Seoul's Joint Chiefs o
  
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• In wake of Tropical Storm Harvey, BBB reminds people to be cautious when donating

  29-08-2017 11:47
  
  In the wake of the devastation in Texas, the Better Business Bureau and BBB Wise Giving Alliance are reminding people to be cautious when making charitable donations.The BBB says after a tragedy, it's important to be sure that your charitable gifts reach the people who need it most.The National Weather Service reports that Tropical Storm Harvey has brought more than 20 inches of rain across southeast Texas. Another 15-25 inches of rain is expected in the days to come.The BBB is asking donors to
  
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• Doppler 10: Unsettled weather continues

  29-08-2017 10:26
  Today:A chance for showers and storms. Otherwise, mostly cloudy. High 77. E wind around 5mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and seasonable. Low 61. Light and variable wind.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny with a slight chance for an afternoon shower or storm. High 81. Light and variable wind.
  Thursday: Partly cloudy and pleasant. High 79.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information:Grab the umbrella as you head out today. Unsettled weather continues. Storms have been s
  
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• Clintonville studio offers dance and yoga sessions for all levels of experience

  29-08-2017 08:20
  After 10 years dancing professionally around the world, Russell Lepley made a return to Columbus -- not to perform, but to teach. While working at GA rtnerplatztheater in Munich, Germany, he met Filippo Pelacchi, a dancer born and raised in Florence, Italy.
  
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