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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: What Changes if Climate Changes?

  06-09-2017 23:52
  
  
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• Ohio State to limit stadium beer sales in South Stands

  06-09-2017 23:43
  Ohio State University officials announced a change for stadium drink sales for the 2017 - 2018 football season on Wednesday.Fans sitting in the south stands, which is mainly student seating, will be limited to one alcoholic beverage per ID."And, that's just really to avoid the pass off situation, which is when somebody who is of age purchases two drinks and then they pass it off to somebody who is underage," said Molly Kurth, vice president of hospitality and strategy for Levy Restaurants, which
  
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• Police: Man dies after being injured in 2011 shooting

  06-09-2017 23:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A man has died after he was injured n a 2011 shooting in Columbus, according to police.Police said Brandon Coleman was shot in his back on April 28, 2011 around 12:45 p.m. in the 2700 block of E. 5th Avenue.The gunshot wound caused paralysis, according to police.The man who shot Coleman, Lamonte Richardson, was sentenced on a felonious assault charge.Richardson is still incarcerated.Coleman was able to tell police he was robbed by Richardson.Police said Coleman was pronoun
  
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• Robotic furniture coming to Columbus apartments

  06-09-2017 22:43
  As the trend toward smaller living spaces grows, a break-through in technology to make the spaces more livable.It’s robotic furniture that can contract and expand to reveal or hide certain parts.The system was created by MIT graduate, Hacier Larrera, for his graduate project.But he realized there was an actual need and research became reality, now named Ori.Larerra says the size of city apartments and the trend of micro apartments to makes downtown living affordable and possible and but no
  
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• Man dies after crash Tuesday night in northeast Columbus

  06-09-2017 22:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio --The Columbus Division of Police said a man has died after a crash Tuesday night in northeast Columbus.Police said 22-year-old Abdulkadir Osman was driving his car southbound on Cleveland Avenue just after 11:30 p.m.When he drove near Bretton Woods Drive, he lost control and crossed the northbound lanes and left the road before hitting a utility pole, according to police.Osman was taken to Grant Medical Center in life-threatening condition.Police said he was pronounced dead Wedne
  
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• Trump pitches tax overhaul effort in North Dakota

  06-09-2017 22:26
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. — President Donald Trump sought to present his tax overhaul plan as an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation during a speech Wednesday in North Dakota, where he was joined by the state's Democratic senator.Sen. Heidi Heitkamp traveled with the president aboard Air Force One to an oil refinery in Mandan, where Trump was trying to build support for a tax overhaul. White House officials suggested it was a sign of potential bipartisan appeal, although the details of the tax pla
  
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• Browns' top pick Garrett injures ankle during practice, status uncertain for opener

  06-09-2017 22:01
  
  BEREA — Browns rookie defensive end Myles Garrett sustained an ankle injury in practice, leaving his status for the season opener in doubt.Garrett, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft, did not make it through the complete practice on Wednesday.Coach Hue Jackson did not provide any specifics about the injury — or when it occurred — and would not speculate as to whether Garrett would be ready for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.Garrett has lived up to high e
  
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• 'I'm sorry, brother': Ohio deputy apologizes for shooting

  06-09-2017 21:30
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An Ohio sheriff's deputy shot a news photographer whose camera he mistook for a gun without any warning, according to video footage released Wednesday.Clark County deputy Jake Shaw was sitting in his cruiser waiting for information on a vehicle he pulled over, then opened his cruiser door and fired two shots a second later Monday night, according to footage from Shaw's body camera.Shaw realized his mistake immediately as he rushed to the aid of the photographer, Andy Gr
  
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• Columbus mother facing deportation allowed to go home

  06-09-2017 21:22
  A Columbus mother of three, who was living at a church to avoid deportation, got some good news Wednesday.Edith Espinal, 39, voluntarily appeared before the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, and was not detained. Instead, she was allowed to go home.Espinal has three children. Two were born here, the other is not a U.S. citizen.Members of the Mennonite church have harbored her in an effort to provide safe sanctuary. Places of worship are considered off limits for ICE to roun
  
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• 15 states, DC sue Trump administration over ending DACA

  06-09-2017 21:13
  
  NEW YORK — Fifteen states and the District of Columbia sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump's plan to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation — an act Washington state's attorney general called "a dark time for our country."The lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs were New York, Massachusetts, Washington, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
  
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• Restaurant Review: Smoked on High

  06-09-2017 20:55
  It’s gonna be difficult for Smoked on High to live up to all of the online buzz. Although it opened with almost zero hype, fawning fans have testified that the barbecue is out-of-this-world. And even a hard-core contrarian can admit: the fawning fans are kinda right. It’s hard not to like the operation from the […]
  
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• First West Nile virus death of 2017 confirmed by Ohio Department of Health

  06-09-2017 20:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the first West Nile virus death this year in the state.A 74-year-old Defiance County man died, according to ODH. He had been hospitalized with encephalitis. The Ohio Department of Health reported 10 human cases of West Nile across the state in various counties including Franklin.In the past, Ohio reported 17 human West Nile Virus cases in 2016 with four deaths, 35 in 2015 with two deaths and 11 in 2014 with one death.People usually get th
  
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• Ohio State to present changes at stadium for home games this season

  06-09-2017 19:43
  
  COLUMBUS -- Ohio State officials are held a press conference at 2 p.m. today to present updates, changes and new procedures to the football game day operations.Levy Restaurants, Ohio State's concessionaire, was on hand providing updates to the Ohio Stadium menu for 2017.Officials spoke about:1)Tickets-Security and Ticket Purchasing Best Practices
  2)Stadium Updates and Reminders-Bag Policy, Best Fans in the Land Campaign, Construction, Upgrades
  3)Levy Restaurants-Menu Updates
  4)Stadium Security U
  
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• Ohio State announces changes at stadium for 2017 football season

  06-09-2017 19:43
  
  COLUMBUS -- Ohio State officials held a press conference Wednesday to present updates, changes and new procedures to the football game day operations.Levy Restaurants, Ohio State's concessionaire, was on hand providing updates to the Ohio Stadium menu for 2017.Officials spoke about:1)Tickets-Security and Ticket Purchasing Best Practices
  2)Stadium Updates and Reminders-Bag Policy, Best Fans in the Land Campaign, Construction, Upgrades
  3)Levy Restaurants-Menu Updates
  4)Stadium Security Updates
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• Lawmakers want to make Ohio cosmetology license less burdensome

  06-09-2017 19:30
  A bipartisan pair of central Ohio lawmakers want to ease the burden on those entering the cosmetology field by reducing the required hours of education and establishing apprentice programs. Concerned that mounting school debt combined with low starting salaries is placing too much hardship on those who want to enter the profession, Sens. Kris Jordan, R-Ostrander, and Charleta B. Tavares, D-Columbus, want to reduce from 1,500 to 1,000 the hours required to get licensed.
  
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• Babya s sitter gets 15 years in prison for his Benadryl death

  06-09-2017 19:30
  An Ohio baby sitter who authorities say gave a fatal dose of Benadryl to an 8-month-old boy has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Forty-five-year-old Lori Conley was sentenced Tuesday in the 2016 death of Haddix Mulkey.
  
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• Columbus Foundation Breaks Record, Shares “Big” News

  06-09-2017 19:08
  During its annual Celebration of Philanthropy event, The Columbus Foundation announced the 2017 Philanthropy Award winners, celebrated its grant and gift accomplishments for 2016, and announced the comeback of The Big Give, the 26-hour online giving rally that left the scene two and a half years ago. Lutheran Social Services (LSS) was named The Columbus […]
  
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• Fast Forward: The Long Street Corridor

  06-09-2017 19:00
  In terms of popularity and importance, the crossroads of High Street and Broad Street are top of mind when it comes to Downtown Columbus. And while the changes and evolution of places like Gay Street and Nationwide Boulevard have been well documented, there’s also a stretch of Long Street that is rapidly transforming from sleepy […]
  
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• Kasich blasts Trump, invites immigrant 'dreamers' to Ohio

  06-09-2017 17:40
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's outspoken Republican governor on Wednesday blasted President Donald Trump's decision to begin dismantling the Obama-era program protecting young immigrants brought into the country illegally.On "CBS This Morning," Gov. John Kasich said "putting kids, young people who are contributors in jeopardy" isn't the American way."This is not the America that we all love. This is a melting pot," Kasich said. "And, by the way, if the Dreamers want to go somewhere and live? Come
  
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• Fewer refugees being resettled in central Ohio

  06-09-2017 17:11
  Kabashi Matamba remembers seeing people he knew in Uganda being devastated earlier this year when their flights to the United States were canceled while this country debated a travel ban. Often, that devastation manifested itself as high blood pressure, strokes and other health problems, as families tried to figure out what to do after they had sold their homes, animals and more for an opportunity that was no longer coming, Matamba said.
  
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• Hilliard teen accused in school threat will be tried as adult

  06-09-2017 17:00
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The teenager accused of plotting a mass shooting at Hilliard Davidson High School will be tried as an adult.A juvenile court judge ruled Wednesday that the case against John Staley III will be moved to the court of common pleas.Police began investigating Staley in September 2016 for allegedly plotting a Columbine-like shooting at Hilliard Davidson.Police and prosecutors said he had it mapped out, had recruited other students to help and was researching weapons.Staley was taken
  
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• Hurricane Irma slams Caribbean islands as Category 5 storm

  06-09-2017 16:46
  
  ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — Hurricane Irma roared into the Caribbean with record force early Wednesday, its 185-mph winds shaking homes and flooding buildings on a chain of small islands along a path toward Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and a possible direct hit on South Florida.The strongest Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever recorded passed almost directly over the island of Barbuda, causing widespread flooding and downing trees. France sent emergency food and water rations
  
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• Hurricane Irma slams Caribbean as Category 5 storm

  06-09-2017 16:46
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Heavy rain and 185-mph winds lashed the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico's northeast coast Wednesday as Hurricane Irma roared through Caribbean islands on its way to a possible hit on South Florida.The strongest Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever measured destroyed homes and flooded streets across a chain of small islands in the northern Caribbean, passing directly over Barbuda and leaving the island of some 1,700 people incommunicado. Hurricane Irma moves westward in the
  
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• Florida braces for Hurricane Irma amid dire warnings

  06-09-2017 16:46
  MIAMI — Florida residents picked store shelves clean and long lines formed at gas pumps Wednesday as Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 monster with potentially catastrophic winds of 185 mph, steamed toward the Sunshine State and a possible direct hit on the Miami metropolitan area of nearly 6 million people.The most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic destroyed homes and flooded streets as it roared through a chain of small islands in the northern Caribbean. Meteorologists said Irm
  
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• House overwhelmingly passes $7.9 billion Harvey aid bill

  06-09-2017 16:36
  
  WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed $7.9 billion in Hurricane Harvey disaster relief as warring Republicans and Democrats united behind help for victims of that storm as an ever more powerful new hurricane bore down on Florida.The 419-3 vote sent the aid package — likely the first of several — to the Senate in hopes of sending the bill to President Donald Trump before dwindling federal disaster reserves run out at the end of this week."Help is on the way,"
  
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• House moving swiftly on $7.9B Harvey relief bill

  06-09-2017 16:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday moved swiftly toward approving $7.9 billion in Harvey disaster relief as Democratic leaders signaled they would back the measure along with a short-term increase in the nation's borrowing limit to avoid an economy-rattling default.The announcement by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York is aimed at retaining Democratic influence and trying to ensure the Republican-controlled Congress addr
  
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• Phony money passing as real cash; customers left penniless

  06-09-2017 16:02
  COLUMBUS , Ohio -- There’s a new warning about the cash in your pocket.Columbus Police say they have received six reports in the last month from people reporting fake cash.The reports are from people selling goods online, mostly in Precinct 14, which is in the east Columbus area near I-270, Broad and Main Streets.“Sometimes they don’t realize until they try to spend it or deposit it in the bank,” says Sgt. Dennis Kline with the Fraud and Forgery unit at the Columbus Divis
  
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• Self-driving trucks may be coming to a highway near you

  06-09-2017 16:01
  
  Trucking holds a special importance in the American economy. More than two-thirds of the nation's freight--some 10.5 billion tons of goods--is transported by truck, a feat that requires 3.5 million drivers and nearly as many heavy-class trucks. In 29 states, truck driving is the most common job.But that might not be the case for long, as the potential savings from automating trucks are too tempting for the industry to ignore.Trucking companies lose a whopping $49.6 billion annually due to conges
  
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• Amazon faces complaints of price gouging ahead of Irma

  06-09-2017 15:47
  
  Amazon (AMZN) may be in hot water with consumers over the price of water.Some are reporting sharply higher prices for bottled water on Amazon as Hurricane Irma approaches Florida. Customers there were reporting packages of Nestle water selling for $25 on Amazon, yet prices for those in the Northeast showed a 24-case pack of Nestle water selling for $18.50. Amazon didn't immediately return a request for comment.Amazon uses so-called "dynamic pricing," also known as surge pricing. In this model, i
  
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• Pres. Trump consults with UK, Australia on North Korea

  06-09-2017 15:46
  
  The White house says President Donald Trump has spoken with the leaders of Britain and Australia about North Korea's latest nuclear test.The White Housereleased details of calls Tuesday with British Prime Minister Theresa May and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.To May, President Trump stressed "now is not the time to talk to North Korea" and that "all options remain open to defend the United States and its allies." He and May agreed to continue work on "increasing diplomatic and econo
  
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• Police: Man shot by officer had knife, was familiar suspect

  06-09-2017 15:43
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio — Police say a northwest Ohio officer who fatally shot a man while responding to a domestic violence report at a home fired once when the man approached with a knife.Toledo police say 44-year-old Shane Marsh was shot Monday night by Officer Jonathan Curtis, a five-year veteran of the police force. A neighbor had called 911 to report that Marsh was assaulting his girlfriend.Curtis has been put on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated. The results will be revie
  
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• Ohio's chief justice urges lawyers to offer free legal aid to Harvey victims

  06-09-2017 15:38
  
  The chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court is urging lawyers in the state to offer free legal assistance to victims of Hurricane Harvey.The request by Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor follows an emergency order from the Texas Supreme Court that allows out-of-state attorneys to temporarily practice in Texas to provide legal support to victims.Lone Star Legal Aid has cited the need for help with FEMA appeals, securing temporary housing, getting money for home repairs and dealing with insurance clai
  
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• Kohl's to open Amazon shops inside some of its stores

  06-09-2017 15:03
  
  Kohl's says it will open up Amazon shops in 10 of its stores, making it the latest department store operator to make a deal with the e-commerce giant.Kohl's shoppers will be able to buy Amazon Echos, Fire tablets and other gadgets from the 1,000-square-foot Amazon shops. Customers can also ask to have an Amazon employee come to their home to install the devices or suggest products.Kohl's Corp., based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, said Wednesday the Amazon shops will open next month in Chicago a
  
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• Washington Monument to get $10M upgrades, reopen spring 2019

  06-09-2017 15:00
  
  The Washington Monument is modernizing its elevator and getting a permanent area for safety checks and visitor screenings.The Washington Post reports the National Park Service said Tuesday it awarded a contract for the more than $10 million project to a Maryland construction company following a months-long process. Officials say the monument is expected to reopen in spring 2019 after reliability issues with the elevator caused it to close in August 2016.Philanthropist and businessman David M. Ru
  
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• Ohio Gov. Kasich joins Schwarzenegger in gerrymander fight

  06-09-2017 13:28
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich is joining friend and ex-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in his effort to overhaul partisan political map-making that's helped fuel their own Republican party's rise to power.Kasich told The Associated Press Tuesday he's signed a legal brief that opposes the GOP in the momentous redistricting case being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this fall. Other signers include Republicans John McCain and Bob Dole.The document was filed with the court Tuesday.At issue is whether
  
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• Text to Win 2 Chainz Tickets

  06-09-2017 12:39
  Power's got your last chance to win tickets to see 2 Chainz September 7th at Express Live! To win text the word 'PINK' to 71007 and you could just be our lucky winner! The "2 Chainz text" sweepstakes will begin on September 5, 2017 and end on September 7, 2017 . One winner will be awarded a pair of tickets to see 2 Chainz at Express Live on Thursday, September 7, 2017 .
  
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• 97th Miss America competition begins in Atlantic City

  06-09-2017 12:19
  
  Contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia will start facing off Wednesday night in Atlantic City, hoping to become the next Miss America.The 97th Miss America competition will begin with the first of three nights of preliminary competition at Boardwalk Hall, the seaside arena where the next Miss America will be crowned in Sunday night's nationally televised finale.On Saturday, the contestants will show off their state-specific footwear in the annual "Show Us Your Shoes" parade
  
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• Man hospitalized after serious injury crash in southeast Columbus

  06-09-2017 11:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man was taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition after the truck he was driving went off the road, Columbus Police say.It happened around 1:18 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5.Authorities say 57-year-old William White, of Pataskala, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck eastbound on State Route 104, east of Alum Creek Drive. The truck drifted into the center wall, and then back into the lanes as it approached the ramps to southbound U.S. Route 33.The truck then went th
  
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• Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, 5 killed after boat overturns

  06-09-2017 11:51
  
  KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AP) — A trawler carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized, drowning at least five people, as the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi blamed a misinformation campaign for fueling a crisis that the U.N. says has now pushed more than 125,000 refugees into Bangladesh.Residents of Shah Porir Dwip fishing village recovered five bodies from the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, hours after the boat capsized around midnight, said police official Yakub Ali.It wa
  
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• Pittsburgh airport's Airmall opening to non-passengers again

  06-09-2017 11:45
  The Airmall at Pittsburgh International Airport opened to non-passengers on Tuesday for the first time since security was tightened at airports nationwide after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Non-flyers who want to meet loved ones at the gates or have access to stores are now able to get a special one-day pass.The Association of Professional Flight Attendants is protesting the plan, which they say removes an important layer of security at the airport, which opened in 1992.At that time, th
  
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• Doppler 10: Feeling like fall again

  06-09-2017 10:24
  Today: Patchy fog possible early. Partly sunny and cooler with a slight chance of scattered showers. High 68. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy with scattered showers possible. Low of 50. W wind 0-5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Remaining cool and partly cloudy with a chance of an afternoon shower. High 68. W wind 0-5 mph.
  Friday: More sunshine. High 69. W wind 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Patchy fog could develop this morning. Much coo
  
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• Nine OhioHealth lab techs drop everything to help colleagues at Houston hospital

  06-09-2017 08:14
  Nine OhioHealth lab technicians are being hailed as experts in their field, "Harvey Techs" and even angels after dropping everything to fly from Columbus to Houston on Monday. The group was needed to stand in for techs at the MD Anderson Cancer Center who were victims of Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• American Red Cross: We are ready to handle back-to-back disasters

  06-09-2017 04:26
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - As thousands are still struggling after Hurricane Harvey left devastation in parts of Texas and Louisiana, the American Red Cross is preparing for yet another hurricane headed toward Puerto Rico and Florida.“Last night alone there were still 33,000 people still in Red Cross shelters,” American Red Cross spokesperson Jordan Tetting said.Tetting says the Ohio Buckeye Region of the Red Cross sent 67 workers to the Houston area to offer aid and deliver supplies.“We
  
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• Trump vows to revisit DACA if Congress stumbles

  06-09-2017 04:12
  
  President Donald Trump now says he will "revisit" a program protecting young immigrants brought into the country illegally as children if Congress doesn't act.Trump announced Tuesday that he was phasing out President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, but said he'd give Congress six months to come up with an alternative before ending it completely.Now he's tweeting that, "Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama Administration was unable to d
  
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• West Nile virus found in 77-year-old Columbus woman

  06-09-2017 03:47
  The virus was found in a 77-year-old woman who was hospitalized as of Tuesday afternoon, said Jose Rodriguez, spokesman for Columbus Public Health. While most infected people do not have symptoms, one in five develops a fever with a headache, body aches, joint pains, diarrhea or a rash.
  
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• Hundreds of central Ohioans show their support for the DACA program

  06-09-2017 03:35
  Some of Central Ohio rallied in support of the DACA program Tuesday night along High Street.Hundreds of people, including dreamers, met on The Ohio State University campus to stand united."I grew up in NYC. That's the only city that I identify with and that I know and now I live here in Columbus, Ohio where I've been making it my home as an adult," Dreamer Nathatlie Bertran said.A rally calling all supporters of the DACA program brought people to Columbus from across central Ohio. A group of abo
  
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• Chipotle adds queso dip to its menu nationwide

  06-09-2017 00:58
  
  Chipotle has begun offering all-natural warm queso in restaurants nationwide starting today.Chipotle marketing director Mark Crumpacker had said earlier this year that company research showed the top reason why "lapsed customers" weren't visiting as frequently as in the past was "boredom" with the menu. The No. 2 reason?"No queso," Crumpacker said.Steve Ells, Chipotle's chairman and CEO, said queso was the No. 1 requested menu item, but the company didn't want to use industrial additives. The ch
  
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