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• Ohio 3-year-old Dies After Apparently Shooting Himself

  10-09-2017 23:31
  Authorities are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy who reportedly shot himself at a home in central Ohio.
  
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• Irma brings fears of surge, sewers and toxins to Tampa area

  10-09-2017 22:53
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As Irma marches up Florida's Gulf Coast toward Tampa Bay, residents fear what the storm will do to an area that hasn't taken a direct hit from a major hurricane since 1921.From punishing winds to catastrophic storm surge, the area is bracing for devastation. Vulnerable structures range from the towering Sunshine Skyway Bridge to toxic waste sites from the state's phosphorous mining industry.A 2013 World Bank study that ranked cities according to their vulnerability t
  
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• Oberlin College graduate to appear in court; suspect in 4 slayings

  10-09-2017 22:34
  
  BOSTON — A 22-year-old recent Oberlin College graduate and jazz drummer from Maine will face murder charges Monday in the slayings of four adults found at a Massachusetts home.Orion Krause, of Rockport, Maine is scheduled for arraignment in Ayer District Court in connection with the deaths of an elderly man and woman and two middle-aged women in Groton, a town about 43 miles northwest of Boston, the Middlesex district attorney's office said Sunday.Town police found the man and two of the w
  
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• Trump: US a 'bit lucky' Irma veered from original course

  10-09-2017 22:07
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that "we may have been a little bit lucky" after Hurricane Irma veered from its original course and headed along Florida's west coast, instead of east. He said that path might be less destructive.He said Irma will "cost a lot of money" but that he's most concerned at this point with saving lives.Trump commented hours after the nearly 400-mile-wide storm blew ashore early Sunday in the Florida Keys, made landfall on Marco Island on the state's
  
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• Pence says Trump monitoring Hurricane Irma '24/7'

  10-09-2017 22:07
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump received a "comprehensive update" Sunday on Hurricane Irma after the storm hit the Florida Keys, the White House said, and Vice President Mike Pence urged those in the storm's path to "heed the warnings" of local officials.Trump, Pence and several Cabinet members participated in the briefing from Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland where Trump spent the weekend monitoring Irma. Other officials dialed in from the White House or Federal Emerge
  
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• Doppler 10: Another fantastic evening!

  10-09-2017 21:56
  This Evening: Clear and pleasant.Temperatures fall quickly after sunset.
  Tonight: Clear and cool.Low 51.Winds: NE 3-6 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and pleasant.High 75.Winds: E 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Scattered off and on showers, cooler and a little breezy.High 71.Winds: E 8-12 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure hasn’t budged much which means the gorgeous weather is going to continue.Expect a great evening with clear skies
  
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• Sporting a black eye, pope urges Colombians to reconcile

  10-09-2017 21:20
  
  CARTAGENA, Colombia — Pope Francis wrapped up his Colombia trip Sunday by honoring a fellow Jesuit who ministered to African slaves and urging Colombians today to follow his lead in working for a more peaceful future.Francis' visit to Cartagena got off to a rocky start when he bonked his head on his popemobile when it stopped short amid swarms of well-wishers. Francis, who had only a hip-high bar to hold onto, lost his balance and suffered a bruised, black left eye and a cut on his eyebrow
  
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• Heavy rains, floods hit Italy; at least 6 dead in Tuscany

  10-09-2017 21:12
  
  ROME — Torrential rain in Italy triggered flooding that killed at least six people Sunday in the Tuscan port of Leghorn, including a family of four who were trapped by rising water in a basement. Two other people were reported missing.Strong winds toppled trees and parked cars were nearly submerged by floodwaters that left the streets clogged with mud."The city is literally devastated," said Leghorn Mayor Filippo Nogarin, adding that "a crazy amount of rain" pummeled the area in just a few
  
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• Waves from Irma flood Havana coast even as storm moves away

  10-09-2017 19:54
  
  HAVANA — Powerful waves and storm surge from Hurricane Irma topped Havana's iconic Malecon seawall and left thousands of homes, businesses and hotels swamped Sunday, even as the storm moved away from the island.There were no immediate reports of fatalities in Cuba, where the government prides itself on disaster preparedness and said it had evacuated more than 1 million people.Authorities warned that the floodwaters could linger for more than a day, and there was as-yet uncalculated damage
  
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• FEMA sees trailers only as last resort after Harvey, Irma

  10-09-2017 18:44
  
  HOUSTON — In a 2017 hurricane season that has already seen two monster storms, Harvey and Irma, manufactured homes are turning out to be just a small fraction of the federal government's plan to deal with displaced people, with only 1,700 trailers available.Where exactly the Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to send those trailers, Texas or Florida, is not yet clear. But what is clear is they will only be used as a last resort.That's in stark contrast to 2005, when 144,000 FEMA tra
  
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• Irma recovery could require 11M meals, 24,000 tarps and more

  10-09-2017 18:23
  
  With the arrival of what is potentially one of the most devastating storms to ever hit Florida, officials have set aside 0.85 million gallons of water, filled 67 trailers with meals, and amassed 24,000 tarps. They also have asked the federal government to kick in 11 million meals and millions more gallons of water, plus nearly 700 cases of baby supplies.When it is finally safe for emergency officials to fan out across the peninsula, they will find out whether that is enough.Hurricane Irma made l
  
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• VIDEO: Baker Mayfield plants Oklahoma flag at Ohio Stadium

  10-09-2017 18:16
  
  Following the Buckeyes' 31-16 loss against the Sooners, quarterback Baker Mayfield planted an Oklahoma flag at the 50 yard line at Ohio Stadium.Mayfield said he was bothered by Ohio State singing 'Carmen Ohio' after losing 45-24 in Norman last season."It was embarrassing for them to sing their fight song on our field, they're probably feeling the same way right now," Mayfield said following Saturday's game.Mayfield threw for 386 yards and three touchdowns against the Buckeyes.As soon as the game
  
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• Theatre Review: Short North Stage Proves The Glass Menagerie Still Has Teeth

  10-09-2017 17:56
  The Glass Menagerie has lost none of its ability to darkly resonate with audiences, even 71 years after its Broadway debut. Short North Stage proves that again with their stellar new production directed by Edward Carignan opening this weekend. The Glass Menagerie retains its power perched at the intersection of rich, poetic, language and the ugly truth […]
  
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• Police investigating child killed in Madison Township shooting

  10-09-2017 16:48
  
  MADISON TWP - Madison Township Police are investigating after a 3-year-old boy shot himself in the head in southeast Columbus.It happened around 9 Sunday morning in the 3800 block of Wade Rd.Madison TWP police: 3-year-old boy apparently shot himself in the head this morning with his father's loaded handgun. He has passed @10TV pic.twitter.com/rY3O27sxM1— Bryant Somerville (@Bryant10TV) September 10, 2017
  Authorities told 10TV the child shot himself with his father's loaded handgun and was
  
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• Amazon electricity cut raises questions

  10-09-2017 15:25
  The public can only guess about the dollar amount of a proposed electricity discount for Amazon data centers because of state regulators' long-established practice of allowing key data to be designated as trade secrets. This is not unusual for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, which routinely allows companies to make filings in which certain information is available only to the commissioners and attorneys involved in a case.
  
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• Miami woman delivers baby at home as Irma rages

  10-09-2017 14:54
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Doctors were forced to talk a Florida woman through delivering her baby at home while Hurricane Irma's outer bands lashed Miami.The City of Miami said on its Twitter account early Sunday that firefighters couldn't respond in time to the woman in the Little Haiti neighborhood. So doctors from Jackson Health System talked her through the birth of the baby girl at home.Authorities say firefighters were able to make it to the woman Sunday morning and take her to the hospi
  
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• Suicide bomber hits central Somalia town, kills 4

  10-09-2017 14:41
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber blew himself up near a government office in a central Somali town Sunday, killing at least four people.Col. Sabrie Ahmed said the bomber apparently intended to enter the regional administration's headquarters in Beledweyne, the provincial capital of Hiran province, but instead detonated an explosive belt strapped around his waist in a teashop outside the offices.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. H
  
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• Policeman's body found in Mexico, quake toll 65

  10-09-2017 14:33
  
  JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) - Emergency crews in Mexico have recovered the body of a police officer buried in rubble, raising to 65 the death toll from this week's 8.1-magnitude earthquake.The man's body was found in a collapsed passageway between city hall offices and a market in the southern city of Juchitan, the city hit hardest by Thursday night's quake.Federal officials have also confirmed the new death toll of 65. That includes 37 in Juchitan.Saturday's discovery came as Mexicans mourned quake v
  
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• Death toll rises to 90 as aftershocks rock southern Mexico

  10-09-2017 14:33
  
  JUCHITAN, Mexico — Life for many has moved outdoors in the quake-shocked city of Juchitan, where a third of the homes are reported uninhabitable and repeated aftershocks have scared people away from many structures still standing.The city on Sunday was littered with rubble from Thursday night's magnitude 8.1 earthquake, which killed at least 90 people across southern Mexico — at least three dozen of them in Juchitan itself.Officials in Oaxaca and Chiapas states said thousands of hous
  
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• Death toll rises to 90 after Mexico earthquake

  10-09-2017 14:33
  
  JUCHITAN, Mexico — Government cargo planes flew in supplies and troops began distributing boxes of food to jittery survivors of an earthquake that destroyed a large part of Juchitan and killed at least 37 people here, even as officials on Sunday raised the nationwide death toll to 90.Some people continued to sleep outside, fearful of more collapses, as strong aftershocks continued to rattle the town, including a magnitude 5.2 jolt early Sunday. Some prompted rescue workers to pause in thei
  
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• Trump action on young immigrants divides some GOP districts

  10-09-2017 14:21
  
  MONROE, Georgia (AP) — Anthony Pham immigrated to the United States in 1982 from Vietnam and became a citizen five years later, after President Ronald Reagan signed an immigration law that sped the legalization process for millions of new Americans.Now a business owner and proud Republican in Georgia's staunchly conservative 10th Congressional District, Pham says he supports maintaining legal status for young immigrants living in the United States illegally who were brought to the country
  
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• Abortion clinic dispute to be argued in Ohio Supreme Court

  10-09-2017 14:12
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A dispute over whether to shut down Toledo's last abortion clinic is headed to the Ohio Supreme Court Tuesday, in a case both sides view as pivotal.At issue in oral arguments will be the state health department's 2014 order shutting down Capital Care of Toledo for lack of a patient-transfer agreement, which would formally authorize the transfer of patients from the clinic to a local hospital.Such agreements were mandated, and public hospitals barred from providing them, under
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunday is looking great!

  10-09-2017 12:33
  Today: Lots of sunshine.A pleasant afternoon.High 74.Winds: NE 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and cool.Low 51.Winds: NE 3-6 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny.Warmer but still below average.High 75.Winds: ENE 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Scattered showers, cooler.High 71.Winds E 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Today’s forecast is brought us by the letter “H” as in high pressure.This is going to continue to bring us pleasant weat
  
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• Police: Motorcyclist killed after slamming into car in Cincinnati

  10-09-2017 11:45
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Police in Cincinnati say a 62-year-old man was fatally injured when his motorcycle struck the rear of a car.Authorities say 37-year-old Kate Bordner had slowed her car because of roadway debris that stopped other traffic. A motorcycle operated by Charles Hill then struck the rear of her vehicle. It happened about 12:45 p.m. Saturday.Hill, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from his motorcycle. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police say Bordner was wearing
  
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• China looks at ending sales of gasoline cars

  10-09-2017 11:42
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China is joining France and Britain in announcing plans to end sales of gasoline and diesel cars.China's industry ministry is developing a timetable to end production and sale of traditional fuel cars and will promote development of electric technology, state media on Sunday cited a Cabinet official as saying.The reports gave no possible target date, but Beijing is stepping up pressure on automakers to accelerate development of electrics.China is the biggest auto market by n
  
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• 4 metal band members arrested in connection with kidnapping

  10-09-2017 11:33
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The four members of a well-known Polish death metal band have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a woman after a concert last month in Washington state, authorities said.The members of the band Decapitated were arrested early Saturday in Santa Ana, California, on suspicion of kidnapping a woman after their Aug. 31 concert in Spokane, Spokane Police Department spokeswoman Cpl. Teresa Fuller said in a statement.The woman told police just before 2 a.m. on Sept. 1 a
  
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• Mo the Sloth and Kramer the Emu do time in county jail

  10-09-2017 11:11
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Mo the Sloth and Kramer the Emu are as innocent as they come, but they're doing time in a county jail.So are plenty of horses, pigs, goats, sheep, tropical birds, alligators, snakes, turtles and a few other species that the sheriff's office cares for at a farm for abandoned, abused, confiscated or donated animals.Once the 426 humans who normally occupy cells at the Monroe County Jail were evacuated by bus to lockups in Palm Beach County, there was an opportunity to move 250 an
  
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• DesignGroup CEO embodies 'listen and lead' motto

  10-09-2017 11:02
  His first major project after joining the firm as an architect in 1998, Ohio State's Ross Heart Hospital, instilled in him the value of DesignGroup's "listen and lead" culture. "The client commented to us often that our ability to both listen and lead was key in the development of this world-class hospital.
  
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• No. 2 Buckeyes fall to No. 5 Sooners 31-16

  10-09-2017 05:46
  
  Baker Mayfield threw for 386 yards and three touchdowns as No. 5 Oklahoma pulled ahead in the second half to knock off No. 2 Ohio State 31-16 on Saturday night to give first-year head coach Lincoln Riley an early signature victory.Mayfield lived up to his billing as a Heisman Trophy candidate in shifting the Sooners (2-0) into overdrive and piling up the yards in the second half as the Buckeyes' offense sputtered. Oklahoma took its first lead of the game near the end of the third quarter and cru
  
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• Endangered 12-year-old runaway found

  10-09-2017 05:23
  
  UPDATE: Columbus Police say Diego Matute has been found.COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police are asking for help in search of an endangered 12-year-old runaway, Diego Matute.Matute is described as 5-foot-5-inches, and 142 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes and is bi-racial.Matute was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black batman T-shirt, black pants and black and white shoes. He also has a black backpack with green, yellow and red stripes.He has been missing since 1:30 p.m. Saturday and was last s
  
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• Near hurricane force winds reported in Key West

  10-09-2017 04:00
  
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center says wind gusts near hurricane strength have been recorded in the Florida Keys as the center of Irma moves closer to the state.Forecasters said Saturday night that Marathon had reported a wind gust of 71 mph and sustained winds of 51 mph.Irma's eye is about 105 miles southeast of Key West.It has winds of 125 mph.
  
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• Toxic sites in likely path of Irma

  10-09-2017 03:01
  
  MIAMI — Dozens of personnel from the Environmental Protection Agency worked to secure some of the nation's most contaminated toxic waste sites as Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida. The agency said its employees evacuated personnel, secured equipment and safeguarded hazardous materials in anticipation of storm surges and heavy rains.The Associated Press surveyed six of the 54 Superfund sites in Florida before Irma's arrival, all around Miami in low-lying, flood-prone areas. There was no a
  
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• Irma turns Caribbean island paradises into nightmares

  10-09-2017 02:32
  
  ST. JOHN'S, Antigua — Strung like beads along the northeast edge of the Caribbean, the Leeward Islands are tiny, remote and beautiful, with azure waters and ocean breezes drawing tourists from around the world.The wild isolation that made St. Barts, St. Martin, Anguilla and the Virgin Islands vacation paradises has turned them into cutoff, chaotic nightmares in the wake of Hurricane Irma, which left 22 people dead, mostly in the Leeward Islands. Looting and lawlessness were reported Saturd
  
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• Trump to residents in Irma's path: 'Just get out of its way'

  10-09-2017 02:17
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday urged any U.S. residents still in Hurricane Irma's path to "just get out of its way" and not worry about possessions, as he monitored the powerful storm's advance on Florida from the secluded Camp David presidential retreat.Irma was expected to strike the Florida Keys at daybreak Sunday, with Hurricane Jose following closely behind.Trump said Irma is a "storm of enormous destructive power and I ask everyone in the storm path to heed all instr
  
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• Stephens tops Keys in US Open final for 1st Grand Slam title

  10-09-2017 01:44
  
  NEW YORK — Sloane Stephens' remarkably rapid rise from a ranking of 957th in early August to U.S. Open champion on Saturday began with the slow work of coming back from surgery on her left foot.After being off tour for 11 months because of her injury, Stephens easily beat her close friend Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0 in the first Grand Slam final for both, becoming only the second unseeded woman to win the tournament in the Open era, which began in 1968."I mean, there is no words to describe how
  
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• As Irma nears Florida, concern for animals a major issue

  10-09-2017 01:32
  
  MIAMI — The evacuation took 12 seconds.As bands of Hurricane Irma started making their arrival at Zoo Miami early Saturday morning, Diesel was led from his rain-soaked cage, walked a few feet into a nearby reinforced building and settled in next to another cheetah in their new temporary home with a hay-covered floor. Until Irma passes, that's where they'll stay."We're as ready as we can be," Zoo Miami spokesman Ron Magill said when the move was complete.Such was the sentiment around Florid
  
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• WATCH: Ohio State Marching Band ‘A Century of Jazz’ halftime show | OSU vs. Oklahoma

  10-09-2017 01:05
  The Ohio State Marching Band is kicking off the 2017 football season with a tribute to jazz.The band played the likes of Dizzy Gillesipe, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk and Buddy Rich.You can watch their performance in the player above.---Complete list of songs performed:"When the Saints Go Marching In""Groovin' High""Round Midnight/Blue Monk""It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)""Love for Sale"
  
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