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• VIDEO: Columbus SWAT demonstrates breach used to reach Las Vegas gunman

  03-10-2017 23:49
  The final moments of the Las Vegas deadly shooting can be heard in an audio recording as a SWAT team deployed explosives to blast open the gunman's hotel room door.Officers can be heard yelling, "breach, breach, breach" before an explosion took down the door.Law enforcement says Stephen Paddock shot at officers before turning the gun on himself.Columbus Police SWAT Lieutenant Paul Ohl says that explosive breach likely saved countless innocent lives on the ground."Obviously, if they'd been delaye
  
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• Yahoo: 2013 breach affected all 3 billion of its accounts

  03-10-2017 23:35
  
  Yahoo has tripled down on what was already the largest data breach in history, saying it affected all 3 billion of its users, not the 1 billion it revealed late last year.The company announced Tuesday that it's providing notice to additional user accounts affected by the August 2013 data theft.The breach was previously disclosed by the company in December.Following its acquisition by Verizon in June, Yahoo says, it obtained new intelligence while investigating the breach with help from outside f
  
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• Trump: Puerto Rico put budget 'out of whack' but lives saved

  03-10-2017 23:21
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Donald Trump highlighted Puerto Rico's relatively low death toll compared with "a real catastrophe like Katrina" as he opened a tour of the island's devastation Tuesday, focusing on the best of the reviews he and his administration are getting rather than criticism of the federal response to Hurricane Maria.Trump pledged an all-out effort to help the island but added: "Now I hate to tell you, Puerto Rico, but you've thrown our budget a little out of w
  
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• Vegas gunman transferred $100K, set up cameras at hotel room

  03-10-2017 22:58
  
  The Las Vegas gunman transferred $100,000 overseas in the days before the attack and planned the massacre so meticulously that he even set up cameras inside his high-rise hotel room and on a service cart outside his door, apparently to spot anyone coming for him, the authorities said Tuesday.Meanwhile, investigators are taking a harder look at the shooter's girlfriend and what she might have known about the attack, with the sheriff naming her a "person of interest" and saying the FBI is bringing
  
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• Sheriff says gunman had cameras at hotel room

  03-10-2017 22:58
  
  Authorities say the gunman in the Las Vegas shooting set up cameras inside and outside the hotel room where he opened fire on the crowd at a country music concert.Sheriff Joe Lombardo said at a news conference Tuesday that he believes shooter Stephen Craig Paddock set up the cameras to see if anyone was coming to take him into custody. He did not release further details.The sheriff also said authorities had completed their investigation at the gunman's property in Reno, finding five handguns, tw
  
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• Case of woman shot by her ex 12 years ago finally going to court

  03-10-2017 22:36
  Diona Clark knows she's lucky to be alive after getting shot in the chest at close range.Her assailant was never charged for nearly killing her and he never will.On September 21, 2005, police say Larry Belcher came to Clark's apartment to get some household items after Clark told him their relationship was ending.Clark said he was calm, and he wanted to talk, so she let him in.Soon afterward, she says Belcher pulled out a handgun and held her hostage. She says she pleaded with him not to hurt he
  
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• Two Columbus residents to serve two years on probation for role in $4.7 million tax fraud

  03-10-2017 22:18
  A judge seemed to be saving the hammer for a California woman who had recruited two Columbus residents in a $4.7 million tax-fraud scheme. On Tuesday U.S. District Judge Michael H. Watson sentenced both Lindsey L. Harkless, 36, of the Southeast Side, and Thomas A. Shockley, 47, of the East Side, to two years on probation, instead of the prison terms sought by prosecutors.
  
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• Man who bragged of assaulting hundreds of prostitutes guilty of kidnapping

  03-10-2017 22:17
  COLUMBUS -- A jury has found the man who bragged about sexually assaulting hundreds of women guilty of kidnapping.Edwin Zimmerman's record of sexual violence against women dates back decades - to the 1980's.
  Zimmerman has a pattern of targeting prostitutes.In 2007 he bragged to police that he'd been with 700 to 800 prostitutes, and that he couldn't remember how many of them he had raped.He was only out of prison for six months on December 31st, 2016, when prosecutors say he picked up a woman on
  
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• Educational Success Requires Support from Start to Finish

  03-10-2017 22:00
  The success of any community begins with the education of its residents, but for some students, graduation can come with barriers. Ten years ago, when City Year Columbus initiated its partnership with Columbus City Schools, active efforts by the organization to improve the community began their direct impact on urban students. What started as projects […]
  
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• Talent management group asks federal judge to dismiss Chris Spielman’s lawsuit

  03-10-2017 20:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A talent management company is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit that links the company to alleged improper use of ex-athletes' photos by Ohio State University.IMG says the lawsuit filed earlier this year by former Ohio State linebacker Chris Spielman doesn't provide facts showing the company did anything wrong.Among programs targeted by the complaint is a Honda-sponsored collection of 64 banners hung around Ohio Stadium featuring photos of former players, incl
  
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• 'We can overcome this tragedy': Gov. Kasich responds to Las Vegas shooting

  03-10-2017 19:24
  
  COLUMBUS - Governor John Kasich tweeted a video Tuesday responding to what he called the 'Las Vegas attack.'"I"m just devastated by what happened in Las Vegas. Just to see people gathered for a great time to dance, to hug, and to be there for true enjoyment. And to watch what unfolded," Kasich said.After the Las Vegas attack, Ohio and all of America is shaken. Together, I know we can overcome this tragedy. pic.twitter.com/kEnn6ho741— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) October 3, 2017
  COMPLETE COVER
  
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• Gov. John Kasich responds to Las Vegas 'attack'

  03-10-2017 19:24
  
  COLUMBUS - Governor John Kasich tweeted a video Tuesday responding to what he called the Las Vegas 'attack'.After the Las Vegas attack, Ohio and all of America is shaken. Together, I know we can overcome this tragedy. pic.twitter.com/kEnn6ho741— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) October 3, 2017 COMPLETE COVERAGE: DEADLY LAS VEGAS SHOOTING
  
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• Report: Columbus area lags in charitable giving

  03-10-2017 18:13
  The city is among more than 60 of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the country that could give more compared with the national average, according to a report released Tuesday by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. The study examined how much people who itemize their tax deductions give to charity, broken down by income bracket.
  
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• Chief: Police constantly prepare for attacks

  03-10-2017 18:13
  In the wake of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Columbus police officials described the preparations they make to detect and respond to similar events. Chief of Police Kim Jacobs and the entire Columbus Police Division of Police extends its thoughts and prayers to the victims, and their families, of the Las Vegas concert shooting.
  
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• Man hospitalized after being crushed by granite slab in west Columbus

  03-10-2017 18:01
  
  COLUMBUS - The Columbus Police Department says that a granite slab fell on a man at Unique Stone Concepts in west Columbus on Tuesday.The man was attempting to lift the slabs outside the marble and granite business when a co-worker noticed that he was gone for a long period of time. The co-worker found the man between the slabs, pulled him out, and performed CPR.He was transported to the Mount Carmel West Hospital and is currently in critical condition. Police say the incident happened just befo
  
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• Man dies after being trapped between several granite slabs in west Columbus

  03-10-2017 18:01
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man has died after a granite slab fell on him at Unique Stone Concepts in west Columbus Tuesday morning.According to Columbus police, the man was attempting to lift the slabs outside the marble and granite business when a co-worker noticed that he was gone for a long period of time.The co-worker found the man between the slabs, pulled him out, and performed CPR.Columbus Division of Fire medics took him to Mount Carmel West Hospital, where he later died.Police have ruled this t
  
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• Ohio’s Prescription Drug Issue: What You Need to Know

  03-10-2017 17:00
  In November, Ohio voters will go to the polls to vote on Issue 2. Issue 2 is a deceptive and vaguely-worded ballot issue that would impose unworkable contracting requirements for state prescription drug purchases based on prices paid by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s important to understand how Issue 2 would affect medical […]
  
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• Automakers bounce back with strong sales in September

  03-10-2017 16:41
  
  DETROIT (AP) — General Motors, Ford, Nissan and Toyota are all posting strong monthly U.S. sales numbers, confirming expectations that the industry would rebound in September.GM reported on Tuesday that sales rose 11.9 percent to just over 279,000, while Ford sales rose 8.7 percent to just over 222,000. Nissan posted a September record of nearly 140,000 sales, up 9.5 percent, while Toyota sales rose 14.9 percent to nearly 227,000.Fiat Chrysler reported a 10 percent decrease to 174,000 on a
  
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• For many hotels, terror risks make tight security routine

  03-10-2017 16:16
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — Across the globe, risks of extremist attacks and other violence have made tight security at hotels and resorts routine, even in countries where strict gun control laws may help prevent the kind of shooting attack that occurred Sunday night in Las Vegas.Security varies widely from place to place: in many cities luxury hotels have entrances that open straight into shopping malls. Hotel lobbies often serve as a refuge from noisy, chaotic city streets, and are generally easily
  
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• Shop Talk: New Thrift Collective Opens in CIintonville

  03-10-2017 16:00
  Last month, Ie’lana Qualls opened a thrift collective in Clintonville. Located at 12 W. Pacemont Rd., Pretty Dope and Darling offers a unique shopping experience for both women and young girls. A Columbus local who has been thrifting and bargain hunting her whole life, Qualls is ready to share her expertise with her customers. Within […]
  
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• Americans are getting socked with record-high ATM fees

  03-10-2017 15:53
  
  Getting cash from an ATM isn't always a convenience, at least when it comes to its cost.ATM fees reached yet another record high -- for the 11th consecutive year -- with the average total cost of an out-of-network withdrawal reaching $4.69, an increase of 2.6 percent from a year earlier, according to a new study from Bankrate. That fee is the combined amount charged by the out-of-network ATM's owner and your own bank.Thanks to the annual hikes, ATM fees have surged more than 55 percent over the
  
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• U.S. escalates response to mystery attacks on staff in Cuba

  03-10-2017 15:46
  
  WASHINGTON -- Only days ago, the United States and Cuba maintained dozens of diplomats in newly re-opened embassies in Havana and Washington, powerful symbols of a warming relationship between longtime foes. Now both countries are poised to cut their embassies by more than half, as uncanny, unexplained attacks threaten delicate ties between the Cold War rivals.The Trump administration will ask Cuba on Tuesday to withdraw 60 percent of its diplomats from the U.S., officials have confirmed to CBS
  
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• What happened inside the Las Vegas shooter's suite at the Mandalay Bay hotel

  03-10-2017 15:23
  
  LAS VEGAS (CNN) -- When retiree Stephen Paddock checked into his 32nd-floor hotel suite at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino last Thursday, nothing appeared unusual.Paddock had booked room 32135, described by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Joseph Lombardo as one large suite with uninterrupted views of the Las Vegas Strip.The former accountant would've had a clear view of the Route 91 Harvest Festival, a 3-day country music event taking place in an open-air, ground-level venue
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalls 710k SUVs for faulty brakes

  03-10-2017 14:56
  
  Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) is recalling nearly 710,000 Jeep and Dodge SUVs in North America because an improperly installed brake shield could let water leak in and limit braking ability.The recall covers 2011 to 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos.The company says brake booster shields were added as part of a 2014 recall, but a check of warranty claims found that some weren't installed correctly. In those cases, water can cause corrosion or get inside the booster and freeze. That can reduce
  
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• Las Vegas police officer writes emotional post about concert shooting

  03-10-2017 14:32
  
  LAS VEGAS, Nevada (WTHR) -- A Las Vegas police officer's Facebook post is giving thousands of readers an inside look at Sunday night's deadly shooting during a music festival.Las Vegas P.D. Ofc. J. Van Dyke was seven hours into his shift, on his lunch break, when his police radio transmitted the first reports of an active shooter at the Mandalay Bay Hotel. He writes that "for the next 11 hours, stress and anxiety were among the most common emotions."He listened to the reports of the victims his
  
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• OneJet offers nonstop from Columbus to Milwaukee

  03-10-2017 14:05
  This time, though, the service is aimed at business travelers with twice-daily service on weekdays aboard seven-seat Hawker 400XP jets. OneJet, which launched in 2015 and now serves 10 routes from its Pittsburgh operations base, on Tuesday is announcing a new base in Milwaukee, serving Columbus and Omaha.
  
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• Joe Blundo: Need to get to Chicago in a hurry? 'Loop' a ride

  03-10-2017 14:05
  A Chicago-Columbus-Pittsburgh route is one of 10 finalists in five countries for Elon Musk's proposed transport that promises to rapidly whisk passengers hundreds of miles in something akin to a pneumatic tube. If it works, it could be revolutionary, speeding central Ohioans to Chicago in 29 minutes and Pittsburgh in 18. When you board, Donald Trump spends a half hour bragging about how far and how fast the train is going.
  
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• Vegas gunman had device turning weapon into automatic

  03-10-2017 13:54
  
  The gunman who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas had two "bump-stocks" that could have converted semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic ones, officials said.The devices have attracted scrutiny in recent years from authorities.California Sen. Dianne Feinstein has long railed against them. Several years ago, she told The Associated Press she was concerned about the emergence of new technologies that could retrofit firearms to make them fully auto
  
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• Zanesville Police: Suspicious death investigation for body found near creek bed

  03-10-2017 13:28
  
  ZANESVILLE - Zanesville Police Chief Tony Coury confirmed a body was discovered in a creek bed in the Chaps Run Park area Monday afternoon.Officers were called to an unresponsive person, that appeared to be deceased near the 100 block of Luck Avenue at approximately 2:30, according to police.Officials say it is not clear as to how the person died or ended up in this location.Coury said they are investigating the body as suspicious and an autopsy will be performed by the Licking County Coroner of
  
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• Body found in Zanesville creek bed identified by police

  03-10-2017 13:28
  
  ZANESVILLE - Zanesville Police Chief Tony Coury confirmed a body was discovered in a creek bed in the Chaps Run Park area Monday afternoon.The body was identified as William Nickles, 39,from Ashland, Kentucky on Tuesday afternoon.Officers were called to an unresponsive person, that appeared to be deceased near the 100 block of Luck Avenue at approximately 2:30, according to police.Officials say it is not clear as to how the person died or ended up in this location.Coury said they are investigati
  
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• Nobel physics prize awards discovery in gravitational waves

  03-10-2017 12:58
  
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Physics Prize 2017 has been awarded to three scientists for their discoveries in gravitational waves.Sweden's Royal Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday that the winners are Rainer Weiss of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Barry Barish and Kip Thorne of the California Institute of Technology.The three were key to the first observation of gravitational waves in September 2015.When the discovery was announced several months later, it was a sensation n
  
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• Pathologist: North Korean had low enzyme due to poisoning

  03-10-2017 12:39
  
  Outcast North Korean scion Kim Jong Nam had extremely low levels of an enzyme vital for nervous system function in his body due to poisoning, a Malaysian government pathologist testified Tuesday at the trial of two women accused of smearing VX nerve agent on Kim's face in a brazen airport assassination.Blood tests on the two murder suspects showed they had normal enzyme levels, said chemical pathologist Nur Ashikin Othman on the second day of their trial in Malaysia's High Court.The potency of V
  
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• Trump heads to Puerto Rico to survey hurricane damage

  03-10-2017 12:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to San Juan on Tuesday to meet with some of the 3.4 million Puerto Ricans struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria, as criticism that the federal government's response has been sluggish continues.The president is expected to spend more than five hours on the island, meeting with first responders, local officials and some of the residents struggling to recover from a hurricane that, in Trump's words, left the island U.S. territory "flatt
  
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• Trump comes face to face with stricken Puerto Rico

  03-10-2017 12:25
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Donald Trump came face to face with hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico on Tuesday after denouncing critics of the federal relief effort as "politically motivated ingrates" who need to step up their own response to the crisis.Puerto Ricans who have called Washington's work on the island insufficient "have to give us more help," he said before leaving Washington, without explaining how they have come up short in his eyes.Air Force One brought the president,
  
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• Vegas hospitals overwhelmed as dozens slain, scores wounded

  03-10-2017 12:12
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The victims just kept coming.In private cars, in ambulances waiting four or five deep, from the walking wounded to the barely alive, they arrived in droves."I have no idea who I operated on," said Dr. Jay Coates, a trauma surgeon whose hospital took in many of the wounded after a gunman opened fire from a Las Vegas hotel window on a country concert below. "They were coming in so fast, we were taking care of bodies. We were just trying to keep people from dying."As Sunday n
  
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• Doppler 10: Warming into the 80s

  03-10-2017 10:10
  Today: A chilly start, then sunny and warm.High 82.Winds: S 4-8 mph.
  Tonight: Clear and comfortable.Low 56.Winds: SE 2-4 mph.
  Tomorrow: Sunny to partly cloudy, warm.High 83.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.
  Thursday: Mostly cloudy skies with the slight chance for a sprinkle early and a shower or two late.High 77.Winds: WSW 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: The main weather maker continues to be high pressure.That is bringing sunny skies and pleasa
  
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• Doppler 10: A summer-like surge!

  03-10-2017 10:10
  This Evening: Mainly clear and pleasant.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and mild. 55 SE 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Sunny and warm again. 82 SW 5-10 mph
  Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a chance for mainly PM showers. 79 W 5-10 mph
  Friday: Mostly cloudy. A few scattered PM showers possible. 77Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure will remain in command of our weather until Wednesday night. A weak cold front will then move across the region, bringing mor
  
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• Local Police, Fire a " October 3

  03-10-2017 10:07
  EDITOR'S NOTE: The following information is summarized from the records of city, county and state police, fire and hospital agencies. Timothy T. Bathin, 31, of 3362 Briar Ridge Way, Columbus, out-of-county warrant, 7:11 p.m., by the Indiana State Police, held with no bond.
  
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• Tom Petty, down-to-earth rock superstar, dies at 66

  03-10-2017 06:19
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles and other bands he worshipped as a boy and produced new classics such as "Free Fallin,' "Refugee" and "American Girl," has died. He was 66.Petty died Monday night at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles a day after he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California, spokeswoman Carla Sacks said.Petty and his longtime band the Heartbreakers had recently completed a 40th annivers
  
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• Spokeswoman says rock musician Tom Petty has died at 66

  03-10-2017 06:19
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rock superstar Tom Petty has died at age 66.Spokeswoman Carla Sacks says Petty died Monday night at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after he suffered cardiac arrest.Petty, usually backed by his longtime band the Heartbreakers, was known for such hits as "Free Fallin,'" "Refugee" and "American Girl." The Gainesville, Florida native with the shaggy blond hair and gaunt features drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles and other musicians he loved while growing up in the 1960s. He was
  
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• Reports: Josh Anderson to sign with Blue Jackets after all

  03-10-2017 06:19
  Elliotte Friedman is "hearing" that Josh Anderson is going to stay in Columbus to the tune of a three-year deal. Hearing Josh Anderson is going to take the three-year deal in CLB and sign.
  
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• Police: Two people injured in south Columbus shooting

  03-10-2017 05:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a shooting in south Columbus Monday night.Officers were called to the scene in the 1900 block of S. Champion Avenue around 10:40 p.m.Police said two people were injured and are being treated at Grant Medical CenterOne person walked into the hospital while the other was taken from the scene by an ambulance, according to police.Police said one person was detained.
  
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• Officials: US to ask Cuba to cut embassy staff by 60 percent

  03-10-2017 04:33
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say the Trump administration is preparing to ask Cuba to reduce the staff at its embassy in Washington by 60 percent.The move follows last week's U.S. decision to reduce American personnel at the embassy in Havana by a similar amount. That move was in response to mysterious health attacks on U.S. government workers in Cuba that have affected their hearing, balance and vision.The officials say the State Department is expected to announce the decision Tuesday. The
  
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• School officials: Instructor started false shooting reports at USC

  03-10-2017 03:42
  
  LOS ANGELES— The Latest on reports of a shooting at University of Southern California (all times local):6:30 p.m.School officials say false reports of a shooting at the University of California were spawned by a faculty member telling her students during class that there was an active shooter in the building.USC Department of Public Safety chief John Thomas said Los Angeles police are questioning the woman. Authorities did not say why she may have made the statement.The campus went on lock
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting, October 2, 2017

  03-10-2017 03:13
  
  
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• Central Ohioans in Las Vegas return home from deadly concert

  03-10-2017 02:50
  
  Central Ohioans who attended Sunday's concert describe living through the shooting as the most horrifying, tragic experience.Many people arrived at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport Monday afternoon after spending the weekend in Las Vegas.In baggage claim, the Hall family told 10TV they lived through a night they will never forget."The automatic rifle fire, is something I don't ever want to hear again," Chris Hall said.Recorded on a cell phone, you see the view of the concert from th
  
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• "Everybody was coming together": First responders describe shooting response

  03-10-2017 02:46
  
  Minutes after the shooting at the Las Vegas country concert began, first responders scrambled to the scene. But some were already there.Off-duty first responders in the crowd, like Robert Hayes with the LA Fire Department, had been attending the concert for fun. He was there with his wife and friends, and went from person to person in the crowd to see how he could help. "If that was someone in my family, that's what I would have wanted somebody do for me," he said. He described the scene as a wa
  
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• Columbus City Council restricts tethering dogs Updated at

  03-10-2017 02:28
  Chaining dogs outside overnight will be banned in Columbus under a new city ordinance that places restrictions on how dogs and other animals can be tethered. Violators of the new law could be charged with misdemeanors ranging from minor to a first-degree offense.
  
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• Stories of heroism emerge in Las Vegas mass shooting

  03-10-2017 02:25
  
  Stories of heroism emerged Monday following a mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music concert that left at least 59 dead and more than 500 injured. It was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.Police said the gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, killed himself in a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino as a SWAT team closed in. Investigators believe he fired down on the crowd of 22,000 people across the street at the Route 91 Harvest festival as country singer Jaso
  
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• Horror and heartbreak: Stars react to Las Vegas shooting

  03-10-2017 02:05
  
  Country stars and celebrities took to social media to express their sadness after the mass shooting in Las Vegas at the Route 91 Harvest Festival:— "I am incredibly saddened by tonight's events and while I'm thankful that me and all of my band and crew are alive and unharmed, I can't help but hurt for all the people who weren't as fortunate and the pain their loved ones must feel. Keep Vegas, these fans, and all of the country music community in your thoughts and prayers, we could sure use
  
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