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• Freshman RB Dobbins may timeshare for No. 2 Buckeyes

  01-09-2017 23:13
  
  Urban Meyer kept trying to lower the expectations surrounding freshman running back J.K. Dobbins before No. 2 Ohio State's season opener.He has no chance of keeping his newest offensive weapon a secret any more.After rushing for 181 yards and breaking Maurice Clarett's 15-year-old school record for a freshman debut, the Buckeyes will try to figure out how best to deploy their newest star and last season's top runner, Mike Weber, together."J.K. Weber," Meyer cracked when asked who would start nex
  
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• First & 10: Central Ohio high school football scores | Week 2

  01-09-2017 22:57
  After a spectacular opening week, it's time for week 2 of high school football in central Ohio.First & 10 featured games:Hilliard Davidson vs. Hilliard DarbyDublin Scioto vs. Dublin CoffmanPickerington North vs. Dublin JeromeGahanna vs. Westerville SouthOlentangy Orange vs. Bishop Watterson at OtterbeinWhitehall vs. Northland Chopper 10games:Hayes vs. MarysvilleNorth Union vs. Triad (North Lewisburg, OH)Marion Harding vs. Jonathan AlderMadison Plains vs. London Watch complete coverage Friday
  
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• McDonald's quits serving McPizza at 2 remaining restaurants

  01-09-2017 22:28
  
  SPENCER, W.Va. — The last McPizza has been served at a McDonald's, marking the end of an era.News outlets report the last McPizza was served at a McDonald's in Pomeroy, Ohio, on Thursday after a franchise in Spencer, West Virginia, removed the pies from their menus Wednesday. The two McDonald's were the last locations in the U.S. to sell McPizzas.McDonald's said in a statement that their menu is constantly changing. The decision to stop selling the McPizza was made at a corporate level.The
  
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• Smoke seen pouring from Russian consulate in San Francisco

  01-09-2017 22:18
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Acrid, black smoke was seen pouring from a chimney at the Russian consulate in San Francisco Friday, a day after the Trump administration ordered its closure amid escalating tensions between the United States and Russia.Firefighters who arrived at the scene were turned away by consulate officials who came from inside the building.An Associated Press reporter heard people who came from inside the building tell firefighters that there was no problem and that consulate staff w
  
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• Wall of garbage found blocking waterway at Three Creeks Metro Park

  01-09-2017 22:10
  A couple canoers stumble on a disappointing sight.One that brings their trip to a halt and concern for the environment and parks.The canoers, Lynn Rosenbaum and Michelle Isroff, were out on Blacklick Creek and ended up in the Three Creeks Metro Parks area where they came to a log jam and mound of trash.Metro Parks Executive Director Tim Moloney is disheartened by the sight.He tells 10TV there are miles and miles of waterways.While rangers check the riverfronts, the trash is in a non-paddle area
  
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• Ohio taxpayers on the hook for venture capital fund

  01-09-2017 21:44
  For the first time since its creation in 2003, the Ohio Capital Fund isn't making enough money from its investments to cover payments on the money it has borrowed to finance its investments in startups. The fund, managed by an affiliate of Cincinnati-based Fort Washington Investment Advisors, needed about $15 million in taxpayer money to make bond payments this year and may need help next year as well.  "This is the way the program is structured.
  
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• 1 killed in crash on I-670 near Park Street

  01-09-2017 21:30
  
  One person has died after a crash on I-670 westbound near Park Street.According to Columbus police, the crash happened around 2:48 p.m. Friday.The victim was taken Wexner Medical Center in critical condition where they died.Stay 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• South Carolina couple sues Amazon over eclipse glasses

  01-09-2017 21:19
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina couple is suing online retailer Amazon over what they claim were faulty pairs of eclipse glasses that resulted in eye injuries, headaches and blurry vision.In court papers filed in federal court this week, Thomas Corey Payne and Kayla Harris of Charleston said they began experiencing the symptoms after viewing the total solar eclipse Aug. 21 using glasses purchased on Amazon.A spokeswoman for the Seattle-based retailer declined to comment on the pending li
  
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• Credit card skimmer discovered at gas station in Worthington

  01-09-2017 21:03
  
  WORTHINGTON, Ohio -- A credit card skimmer was found at a gas station in Worthington Friday afternoon.The device was discovered at the Marathon gas station located at 911 North High Street.According to the Franklin County Auditor’s Office, the skimmer appears to be the same type that was found in Dublin earlier this week.The device located in Worthington Friday had a cable running to the key pad that would catch PIN numbers as well.The auditor’s office says they conduct random checks
  
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• Country star Jason Aldean announces concert in Columbus

  01-09-2017 20:03
  
  COLUMBUS - County star Jason Aldean is coming to Columbus this October.The concert is set for October 19 at the Schottenstein Center starting at 7:30 p.m.The country singer will be performing with special guest stars Kane Brown and Dee Jay Silver.Tickets go on sale Friday, September 8 at 10 a.m. Presale tickets start on Tuesday, September 5 at 10 a.m.You can get your tickets here: livenation.com | ticketmaster.com | 800-745-3000
  
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• Officer handcuffs nurse for refusing blood test on unconscious patient

  01-09-2017 19:09
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah police department is making changes after an officer dragged a screaming nurse out of a hospital in handcuffs when she refused to allow blood to be drawn from an unconscious patient.Nurse Alex Wubbels followed hospital policy and advice from her bosses when she told Salt Lake City police Detective Jeff Payne that he could not get the blood sample without a warrant or consent from the patient, said her lawyer, Karra Porter.Police spokeswoman Christina Judd said the a
  
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• Nurse refuses blood test on unconscious patient; gets cuffed

  01-09-2017 19:09
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah police officer's body camera video shows a hospital nurse being handcuffed after refusing to draw blood on an unconscious patient.The video taken at University Hospital in Salt Lake City shows nurse Alex Wubbels calmly explaining to Salt Lake detective Jeff Payne that she couldn't draw blood on a patient who had been injured in a car accident. She told the officer a patient was required to give consent for a blood sample or be under arrest. Otherwise, she said polic
  
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• Nurse in Utah hospital arrest video: 'This cop bullied me'

  01-09-2017 19:09
  SALT LAKE CITY —A Utah nurse said she was scared to death when a police officer handcuffed and dragged her screaming from a hospital after she refused to allow blood to be drawn from an unconscious patient.After Alex Wubbels and her attorneys released dramatic video of the arrest, prosecutors called for a criminal investigation and Salt Lake City police put Detective Jeff Payne on paid leave Friday."This cop bullied me. He bullied me to the utmost extreme," Wubbels said in an interview wit
  
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• Authorities brace for wave of hurricane-related fraud

  01-09-2017 18:41
  
  WASHINGTON — As high water spreads from Houston through Texas and Louisiana, authorities are bracing for an inevitable wave of fraud and other criminal activity set into motion by Harvey's punishing rains.In a warning to those who would seek to defraud the government and people wanting to help or seeking assistance, a dozen federal and state agencies were banding together to investigate and prosecute wrongdoers.Federal and state officials are warning residents, volunteers and officials in
  
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• Judge tosses most serious charges in Penn State frat death

  01-09-2017 18:08
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A judge on Friday threw out involuntary manslaughter and felony aggravated assault counts against members of a Penn State fraternity in a pledge's alcohol hazing-related death, ordering 12 of the defendants to stand trial on lesser counts.District Justice Allen Sinclair dismissed charges altogether against four of the members of the now-shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Fourteen fraternity brothers are now headed to trial in the case. Two had previously agreed to waive
  
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• Shelley Berman, comedian-bard of everyday life, has died

  01-09-2017 18:01
  
  NEW YORK — Comedian Shelley Berman, who won gold records and appeared on top television shows in the 1950s and 1960s delivering wry monologues about the annoyances of everyday life, has died. He was 92.Berman died Friday at his home in Bell Canyon, California, from complications from Alzheimer's disease, according to spokesman Glenn Schwartz.Berman was a pioneer of a new brand of comedy that could evoke laughter from such matters as air travel discomforts and small children who answer the
  
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• Ohio State issues safety alert after female student reports assault near campus

  01-09-2017 17:23
  
  The Ohio State Department of Public Safety says a female student reported she was approached by an unknown man near campus Friday.It happened around 9:10 a.m. near the intersection of High Street and Woodruff Avenue.According to the university, the suspect grabbed the student’s backpack, threatened that he had a gun and told her not to run.A passerby reportedly helped the student walk away and the suspect fled northbound toward Lane Avenue.No property was taken from the student and no inju
  
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• WiFi Available on All COTA Buses, Mobile Payment Coming Soon

  01-09-2017 17:13
  After testing the service earlier this year on the CBUS Downtown circulator and the AirConnect route to the airport, the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) has now rolled out free WiFi on all routes. Decals on the inside and outside of the bus indicate that the service is available. To connect to the network, called […]
  
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• Partnership working to improve boating, fishing at Hoover Reservoir

  01-09-2017 16:49
  The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the City of Columbus are teaming up to improve boating and fishing access at Hoover Reservoir.Improvements will be made to the existing Oxbow Road access area in Delaware County, the only boater access on the northern portion of Hoover Reservoir.The access area currently consists of a primitive gravel ... (more)
  
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• 'Don't touch me. I'm dying.' Harrowing Harvey stories emerge

  01-09-2017 16:04
  
  One man used his last words to save a friend's life, warning him away from a live electrical wire. Another died checking on his uncle. Several others were last seen helping people out of floodwaters.They're among Harvey victims who lost their lives trying to save other people. Others died doing their best to survive the catastrophic disaster.They range from 6 years old to 89. Their stories are emerging as the death toll from the storm continues to mount.Twenty-five-year-old Andrew Pasek was on a
  
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• Photos: Lee DeWyze’s “Live At Shawshank,” August 27, 2017

  01-09-2017 16:00
  In the amber shadows cast by five small book lanterns placed strategically around its old wooden pulpit, the chapel at the Ohio State Reformatory looked more like a glowing Roman ruin than it did a decaying prison vestry. It was by far the most unusual concert venue I’d ever experienced — haunting is probably an […]
  
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• One charged after allegedly cutting puppies' throats

  01-09-2017 15:43
  
  The Richland County Humane Society is helping four puppies whose throats were cut Wednesday.The society says they were requested by Mansfield Police after officers discovered a group of five puppies. four of the dogs had suffered cuts to their throat.According to authorities, Christopher David Vandenberg was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty. Officials say that the puppies are expected to be okay, and that they should be available for adoption in a few weeks.
  
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• Hurricane Irma headed for Caribbean and possibly the U.S.

  01-09-2017 15:29
  MIAMI -- A hurricane in the Atlantic is strengthening as it moves toward the Caribbean and possibly the U.S. next week.Irma was named a tropical storm on Wednesday morning, but grew to a Category 3 hurricane by Thursday afternoon, with winds reaching 115 mph.Hurricane Irma is forecast to continue to strengthen into a Category 4 storm as it approaches the Caribbean next Tuesday.Irma comes on the heels of Hurricane Harvey, which struck the Gulf Coast of Texas on Friday. Thousands have been displac
  
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• Gas prices surge higher as drivers rush to fill their tanks

  01-09-2017 15:25
  
  ATLANTA — Gasoline prices rose several cents overnight amid continuing fears of shortages in Texas and other states in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey's strike on the Gulf Coast.The national average for a gallon of regular gas rose in one day from $2.45 Thursday to $2.52 Friday, the American Automobile Association reported .At least two major pipelines — one that ships gasoline across the southern United States and to New York, and another that flows north to Chicago — have b
  
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• Columbus attorney who promoted diversity gets top legal honor

  01-09-2017 14:26
  Norton Webster retired from his law practice about 20 years ago, but he still continues to go into his Columbus office almost every day he is in town to help clients. That kind of dedication to the profession helped Webster earn the Bar Medal, the Ohio State Bar Association's highest honor, last week during the OSBA All-Ohio Legal Forum luncheon.
  
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• Driver accused of slapping man through school bus window

  01-09-2017 14:03
  
  SHEFFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say an 82-year-old school bus driver is facing an assault charge for reaching out the bus window and slapping a man.Sheffield Village police say the man had approached the bus to complain that its flashing lights were not on as students were being dropped off. Police say the driver first made a vulgar gesture and cursed at the man, then slapped him when he came closer.The superintendent of Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools tells The Morning Journal
  
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• NFL players' union sues over Elliott's 6-game domestic ban

  01-09-2017 13:49
  
  The NFL players' union sued the league on behalf of Ezekiel Elliott late Thursday night, seeking to vacate the upcoming ruling of an arbitrator on the appeal of the Dallas running back's six-game suspension in a domestic violence case.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas, accuses the NFL's appeal process of being "fundamentally unfair" because arbitrator Harold Henderson denied a request to have his ex-girlfriend testify at a hearing that wrapped up earlier Thursday.The suit also claims
  
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• Making their day: Eastwood re-enacts France train attack

  01-09-2017 13:23
  
  Clint Eastwood is in France directing a film that re-enacts the dramatic end to an attempted Islamic State group attack on a high-speed train that saw three Americans take down the gunman.After renting a Thalys train for five days of filming "The 15:17 to Paris," work was wrapping up in Arras, the town where the express ended up after Ayoub El Khazzani was overpowered by passengers, including the childhood friends from California. They received the Legion of Honor, France's highest decoration. V
  
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• Americans fly out from North Korea before travel ban takes effect

  01-09-2017 12:49
  A handful of Americans left Pyongyang on a flight to Beijing Thursday, a day before the start of a U.S. ban on American citizens going to North Korea.Among those on the flight from the North Korean capital were aid workers who hoped to be allowed to return to continue humanitarian work.The Trump administration announced in July that it was barring American citizens from traveling to North Korea starting Sept. 1 over concerns about detentions of Americans who travel there. Earlier this year, U.S.
  
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• Teenage girl killed in Westerville house fire

  01-09-2017 12:42
  Firefighters are on the scene of house fire in the 100 block of Allview Road in Westerville.Dispatchers say Westerville Police and Fire were called before 6:00 a.m.A 17-year-old girl was confirmed dead by Westerville Fire Chief.
  
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• Trump's hiring, budget raises questions about US Harvey help

  01-09-2017 11:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's hiring and budget plans are raising questions about whether he can deliver the "better-than-ever" recovery he's promised after Hurricane Harvey devastated a swath of the U.S. Gulf Coast.Trump has proposed vast budget cuts and leaving some leadership positions unfilled at agencies involved in disaster management. His Republican allies on Capitol Hill proposed spending some of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster money to build a U.S.-
  
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• Doppler 10: Overcast & cool; chance for showers

  01-09-2017 10:20
  This Evening: Overcast and very cool for September 1. Chance for showers.
  Tonight: Showers likely, rain may be heavy at times. Fog possible too. Mid 50s NE 10-20 mph gust of 25-30mph.
  Tomorrow: Morning rain or showers, then a lingering chance and cloudy. Near 70. E 5-10 mph
  Sunday: Brightening skies and warming up. 79 W 5-10 mph
  Labor Day: Mostly sunny and hot. 84.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: The remnants of Hurricane Harvey will bring
  
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• Doppler 10: Cloudy and cool

  01-09-2017 10:20
  Today: MUCH cooler, cloudy and breezy. High 64. NE wind 10-15 mph.
  Tonight: Remnants of Harvey bring rain showers to our area and winds get gusty. Low 57. E wind around 15 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  Tomorrow: Showers likely for the first half of the day, then cloudy. High 67. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Sunday: Warmer and partly sunny. High 79.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: The remnants of Harvey will affect southern Ohio today and slowly pus
  
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• Doppler 10: Cloudy & cool

  01-09-2017 10:20
  Today: MUCH cooler, cloudy and breezy. High 64. NE wind 10-15 mph.
  Tonight: Remnants of Harvey bring rain showers to our area and winds get gusty. Low 57. E wind around 15 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  Tomorrow: Showers likely for the first half of the day, then cloudy. High 67. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Sunday: Warmer and partly sunny. High 79.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: The remnants of Harvey will affect southern Ohio today and slowly pus
  
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• Two people shot in head in North Linden drive-by

  01-09-2017 09:54
  Two people were shot in the head by a drive-by assailant while they were standing alongside a North Linden area roadway this afternoon. A Columbus police dispatcher reported the shooting occurred near the 1700 block of Republican.
  
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• Police looking for gunman in north Columbus shooting

  01-09-2017 08:56
  
  One person was shot at an apartment complex on Fitzroy Drive just before 2 a.m. Friday.Police found the victim in the parking lot.That person is expected to be ok.Investigators have no suspects in the shooting.
  
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• Ohio Department of Health warns of phone scam

  01-09-2017 06:43
  
  The Ohio Department of Health is warning of a phone scam where callers pose as health department staff.The callers ask for personal information that the department says they would never ask for over the phone.ODH says the callers use caller ID spoofing technology to make it appear they are calling from credible phone numbers.Some of the callers also say they are calling on the behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, hospitals or other healthcare providers.The callers will som
  
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• Network of Jewish social service agencies ready to help hurricane victims

  01-09-2017 05:33
  With social service agencies in Houston swamped with people in need, Jewish Family Services in Columbus and other parts of the country are reaching out to help. June Gutterman, CEO of Jewish Family Services of Columbus, is also the co-chairwoman of a recently created network of Jewish social services agencies in North America and Israel that has established an Emergency Response Line to aid victims of Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• PHOTOS: Ohio State football | Buckeyes vs. Hoosiers

  01-09-2017 04:24
  
  The College football season is here and the Buckeyes start the 2017 season on the road.In a rare opener, Ohio State faces Big Ten Conference opponent, Indiana.
  
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• No. 2 Ohio State pulls away to beat Indiana 49-21

  01-09-2017 04:24
  
  J.K. Dobbins broke Ohio State's freshman record by rushing for 181 yards in his college debut, J.T. Barrett threw three touchdown passes and the second-ranked Buckeyes pulled away to beat Indiana 49-21 on Thursday night.The Buckeyes have won 23 straight over the Hoosiers.Indiana had big plans for what was billed as the biggest opener in school history — a prime time, nationally televised game that included the first trip by ESPN's "College GameDay" to Bloomington.Instead, Dobbins stole the
  
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• Thousands watch Buckeyes from home at South Oval watch party

  01-09-2017 03:40
  Thousands of football fans descended on the South Oval at The Ohio State University campus to watch the Buckeyes take on the Hoosiers.Some students said it felt like an eternity for football season to arrive, but Thursday night, The Ohio State University kicked off for their first game."It's been building. Definitely got big over the last two days but now it's here and we're ready. It'll be nuts. It'll be insane. Everybody will be on their feet every time we score," OSU student James Schmidt sai
  
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• Rescuers seek anyone - alive or dead - left in floodwaters

  01-09-2017 03:21
  
  Rescuers began a block-by-block search of tens of thousands of Houston homes Thursday, pounding on doors and shouting as they looked for anyone — alive or dead — who might have been left behind in Harvey's fetid floodwaters, which have now damaged more than 87,000 homes and destroyed nearly 7,000 statewide.Elsewhere, the loss of power at a flood-crippled chemical plant set off explosionsand a fire, and the city of Beaumont, near the Texas-Louisiana line, lost its public water supply.
  
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• Officer fired for 'we only kill black people' comment during traffic stop

  01-09-2017 01:56
  A police lieutenant in Georgia who was recorded on video during a traffic stop saying "we only kill black people" is being fired, the police chief said Thursday.Dashcam video from July 2016 shows a car stopped on the side of a road and a woman can be heard telling Cobb County police Lt. Greg Abbott she was scared to move her hands in order to get her cellphone. Abbott, who is white, interrupts her and says, "But you're not black. Remember, we only kill black people. Yeah. We only kill black peop
  
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• New Columbus convention center sculpture called 'ultimate selfie machine'

  01-09-2017 00:54
  Visit Chicago and you'll likely make a pilgrimage to "The Bean," the shiny sculpture that's become an icon for the Windy City. Columbus has long sought a defining image like that, and on Thursday, officials unveiled a work of digital art that it hopes will serve that purpose.
  
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