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• Manhunt ends, family reels after quadruple murder

  13-10-2017 23:48
  After two days of searching, deputies captured Arron Lawson late Friday morning.Investigators say he killed four people: his aunt, uncle, and two cousins, all while a 2-year-old boy was in the home, incredibly, unharmed.It happened in the town of Pedro, in Lawrence County.Brandon McGuire is one of many left devastated. He lost his mother, step-father, sister, and nephew."She was kind, she was caring. She'd help anybody. I don't see how somebody like that could take her away from all of us. That'
  
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• Mobile Meals in Marion closing this month

  13-10-2017 22:58
  A program that has provided meals in Marion County for more than 40 years is about to call it quits.The Mobile Meals board voted to shut down the operation for a number of reasons. It's leaving many wondering what they'll do for food.Mobile Meals started operating out of The First United Church of Christ in January of 1974. The church will be demolished by the end of the year.Mobile Meals was the first but there are now six meal services operating in the Marion area. The program couldn’t f
  
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• Man accused in murder-for-hire plot held on $1 million bail

  13-10-2017 22:35
  
  NEWPORT, N.H. — A man accused of conspiring with his 83-year-old mother in a failed murder-for-hire plot involving his ex-wife will remain held in New Hampshire on $1 million bail.Valley News reports 63-year-old Maurice Temple appeared Thursday in court for a hearing concerning a motion to reconsider his bail. Sullivan County Attorney Marc Hathaway says there was no change in Temple's bail amount.Temple and his mother, Pauline Chase, have pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal solicitat
  
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• Wyandot Lodge Building Opening

  13-10-2017 22:29
  
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalls vehicles for headrest problem

  13-10-2017 22:28
  
  DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 470,000 older vehicles worldwide to fix a problem with headrests that can malfunction in rear collisions.The recall covers certain 2012 Jeep Liberty SUVs and 2012 and 2013 Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger midsize sedans.Fiat Chrysler says a safety restraint control computer can degrade after several years of use. That can stop the headrests from moving forward in a crash to protect front-row occupants from whiplash injuries.The company says it's no
  
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• Facebook takes on food delivery, challenges Uber and others

  13-10-2017 22:22
  
  NEW YORK — Several online services already offer food delivery, but that doesn't mean Facebook won't jump on board anyway.The social-media giant says ordering food for takeout or delivery is complicated. It promises to help save time by bringing existing food-delivery services into its app and partnering with some restaurants directly.Of course, using Facebook to order food might prompt users to spend more time perusing their news feeds — and seeing ads.U.S. Facebook users can order
  
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• Walnut Ridge HS placed on lockdown after gun found in student’s backpack

  13-10-2017 20:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Walnut Ridge High School was placed on lockdown Friday after a gun was found in a student’s backpack.According to Columbus City Schools, the principal at the high school was made aware that a student may have a weapon during a scheduled fire drill.The student reportedly ran when the principal attempted to confront him.CCS says the principal located the student’s backpack and discovered the gun and multiple magazines.Once the fire drill concluded and all the students
  
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• Las Vegas authorities stand by shooting timeline

  13-10-2017 19:57
  
  Las Vegas investigators offered a new version of events Friday in a shifting timeline surrounding the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history as they described how the gunman opened fire on nearby airport jet fuel tanks and on police officers arriving at the massacre.Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo held a highly anticipated news conference alongside the top FBI agent in Las Vegas amid questions about whether police could have done more to stop gunman Stephen Paddock on Oct. 1.They provided n
  
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• Local Artist Spotlight: Tiffany Christopher Focuses on Community and Culture

  13-10-2017 19:45
  With the celebrations of Halloween and Día de los Muertos approaching, there is no better local artist to chat with than Tiffany Christopher of Memoire Arts. Christopher has a show of new work, Cuentos (Stories), tonight at 400 West Rich in  the Northern Gallery. Viewing is from 6-10pm, or by private appointment through October. “I […]
  
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• Injured man found inside trunk of car after reported abduction in Licking County

  13-10-2017 19:41
  
  One man was taken to a hospital with head wounds and several people were detained after an incident in Licking County Friday morning, according to Heath police chief, Dave Haren.Officers were called to a reported abduction at the Starlite Motel in Heath just before 9:15 a.m., Haren said.Several agencies, including the Heath Police Department, the Newark Police Department and the Licking County Sheriff’s Office responded to a second location in the 800 block of Sharon Glyn Drive in Newark w
  
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• Abduction suspects identified after man found inside trunk of car in Licking County

  13-10-2017 19:41
  One man was taken to a hospital with head wounds and several people were arrested after an incident in Licking County Friday morning, according to Heath police chief, Dave Haren.Officers were called to a reported abduction at the Starlite Motel in Heath just before 9:15 a.m., Haren said.While there was a report of shots fired at the motel, Haren cannot confirm whether any of the victims were shot.Several agencies, including the Heath Police Department, the Newark Police Department and the Licki
  
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• Timeline of Weinstein allegations dating back decades

  13-10-2017 19:13
  
  NEW YORK — A timeline of allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein, who has denied having any nonconsensual sexual conduct with any women.— 1984: Tomi-Ann Roberts, a 20-year-old aspiring actress, meets Weinstein in his New York hotel room to discuss a film. Weinstein is nude in the bathtub and asks Roberts to bare her breasts, she told The New York Times. She leaves the hotel room, she said.— 1988: Lisa Rose, then a 22-year-old assistant in Miramax's London office, is
  
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• Tillerson: Trump will scorn but not bolt from Iran nuke deal

  13-10-2017 18:55
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will say on Friday the Iran nuclear deal is no longer in America's national security interests, but he won't withdraw from the landmark 2015 accord or immediately re-impose sanctions, U.S. officials said.The announcement is essentially a compromise that allows Trump to condemn an accord that he has repeatedly denounced as the worst deal in American history. But he stops well short of torpedoing the pact, which was negotiated over 18 months by the Obama a
  
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• President Trump lays out Iran strategy

  13-10-2017 18:55
  
  President Donald Trump says Iran is not living up to the "spirit" of the nuclear deal that it signed in 2015. He's announcing a new strategy in a speech at the White House.Trump says the administration will seek to counter the regime's destabilizing activities and will impose additional sanctions on the regime to block its financing of terrorism.The president says the new strategy will also seek to address the proliferation of Iran's missiles and weapons.And he says the U.S. will deny Iran's pat
  
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• Authorities identify victims in Lawrence County slayings

  13-10-2017 18:55
  The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office has identified the four people found murdered at a southern Ohio home.Three adults were found dead in a house trailer on Wednesday evening and a boy's body was located in the home Thursday, apparently hidden.Lawrence County Sheriff Jeffery Lawless identified the victims as 8-year-old Devin Holston, 25-year-old Staci M. Jackson, 43-year-old Tammi L. McGuire and 50-year-old Donald McGuire.All of the victims suffered apparent gunshot wounds, according to Sheriff
  
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• Groundhogs, Supremes, Chans and Wonder Women at the Box Office

  13-10-2017 17:36
  What to do, now that baseball season’s over? Besides weep, I mean? Well, there are about 100 new movies out this weekend — you can try that. A couple of intriguing historical biopics, one Jackie-Chan-as-Liam-Neeson flick, plus this year’s fourth Groundhog Day ripoff. Happy Death Day Happy Death Day, or Groundhog Day meets Scream, does […]
  
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• Arena resigns as US men's soccer coach after World Cup bid fail

  13-10-2017 17:17
  
  NEW YORK — Bruce Arena resigned as U.S. national team coach, three days after the Americans failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986.The U.S. Soccer Federation made the announcement Friday and did not say who will take over the team for planned exhibition games next month.A 66-member of the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame, Arena coach the U.S. to its greatest success in the modern era from 1998-2006, then was fired by USSF president Sunil Gulati.Arena was brought
  
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• Little Eater’s Clintonville Location Opens Soon

  13-10-2017 16:54
  After five years of continuous growth, North Market’s Little Eater will open its physical location in Clintonville next week. The restaurant started out as a seasonal popup at The Hills Market in 2012 and added a year-round catering business a year later. They started selling their salads at grocery and specialty food stores that same […]
  
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• Suspect in slayings of boy, 3 adults arrested after manhunt

  13-10-2017 16:53
  The suspect in the deadly shootings of an 8-year-old boy and three adults has been arrested after a manhunt in far southern Ohio that lasted more than a day.Lawrence County Sheriff Jeffery Lawless says 23-year-old Arron Lawson was arrested without incident Friday morning while walking along a road after authorities got a tip from someone who spotted him.--Lawson is suspected in the shooting deaths of four people including an 8-year-old boy, whose body was apparently hidden in a home where the ot
  
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• Suspect in slayings of boy, 3 adults arraigned

  13-10-2017 16:53
  The suspect in the deadly shootings of an 8-year-old boy and three adults has been arrested after a manhunt in far southern Ohio that lasted more than a day.Lawrence County Sheriff Jeffery Lawless says 23-year-old Arron Lawson was arrested without incident Friday morning while walking along a road after authorities got a tip from someone who spotted him.Bond was not set at Lawson's arraignment Saturday morning. His bond hearing is scheduled for Monday at 3 p.m.--Lawson is suspected in the shooti
  
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• Police poised to protect runners at Columbus Marathon

  13-10-2017 16:38
  About 18,000 athletes will pour into the streets of downtown Columbus Sunday for the 38th annual Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon.The event is the largest marathon in the state of Ohio, and police say it's also one of the most challenging in terms of providing protection and safety."The marathon is much different...So we're providing security over a large route," said Columbus Police Deputy Chief Mike Woods."Then we also have one area, which is our start and our finish line, wher
  
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• Police: Man arrested after random 911 calls by cellphone

  13-10-2017 16:35
  
  SEBRING, Ohio — Police in Sebring say they've arrested a man after receiving random 911 calls for months from his apparently malfunctioning cellphone.The Review in Alliance reports Sebring police arrested 33-year-old Nathan Hawkins Oct. 5 on a felony charge of disrupting public service. Hawkins' attorney didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment Thursday.Dispatchers in the northeast Ohio village say they received at least 20 emergency calls from Hawkins' cellphone from January
  
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• Road closures for Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon

  13-10-2017 16:32
  
  More than 18,000 people will be headed downtown for the Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon.Several roads in downtown Columbus will be closed this weekend.Friday, Oct. 13
  Long Street is closed between Neil Avenue and Hocking Street. Long Street is closed from Marconi Boulevard to Hocking Street11pm:Spring Street will be closed from West Street to Hocking Street.
  • Neil Avenue will be closed from Nationwide Boulevard to the combined Start/Finish Line at Long Street.NOTE: Entranc
  
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• Police: Concrete slab falls, killing construction worker

  13-10-2017 16:12
  
  CLEVELAND — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a construction worker who police say was killed when a concrete panel fell on him from an aerial lift in Cleveland.The worker has been identified as 56-year-old Joseph Matulis, of Akron. He was pronounced dead at the construction site at Cleveland State on Wednesday.An OSHA spokesman said Thursday that Matulis was working for a Cleveland company called Coleman Spohn that's involved in work on a buil
  
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• Convention Facilities Authority plans new $18 million, 650-space parking garage

  13-10-2017 15:31
  A 650-space, $18 million parking garage is planned by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, which notes more parking is needed near the Greater Columbus Convention Center. "We are in the event business and part of that means we have to provide parking spaces for those who drive in to our event," Authority Executive Director Don Brown said Thursday.
  
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• Woman loading groceries crushed to death by her own SUV

  13-10-2017 15:11
  
  WESTFORD, Mass. -- Authorities say a woman has died after becoming pinned under her own SUV during a supermarket parking lot accident in northeastern Massachusetts.The accident happened Thursday outside the Market Basket in Westford, about 30 miles northwest of Boston.CBS Boston reports the victim was struck as she put groceries away. Authorities say a woman in her 50s was at the back of her SUV when it was struck by another vehicle. They say the collision caused her vehicle to roll backward, an
  
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• Former Ohio State running back Brionte Dunnn indicted on rape charges

  13-10-2017 15:00
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced Friday that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against 24-year-old Brionte Ramon Dunn for three counts of rape.According to Franklin County Municipal Count documents, Dunn held down the victim and then forced her to have sex with him. The offenses occurred about 6 a.m. Aug. 20 in a residence on Neil Avenue.The victim went to Grant Hospital and reported the assault. According to documents, Dunn called the victim at 4:
  
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• Former Ohio State running back Brionte Dunn indicted on rape charges

  13-10-2017 15:00
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced Friday that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against 24-year-old Brionte Ramon Dunn for three counts of rape.According to Franklin County Municipal Count documents, Dunn held down the victim and then forced her to have sex with him. The offenses occurred about 6 a.m. Aug. 20 in a residence on Neil Avenue.The victim went to Grant Hospital and reported the assault. According to documents, Dunn called the victim at 4:
  
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• Social Security benefits to rise 2 percent for 2018

  13-10-2017 14:55
  
  Millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2 percent increase in benefits next year.It's the largest increase since 2012, but comes to only $25 a month for the average beneficiary.The Social Security Administration announced the cost-of-living increase Friday.The COLA affects benefits for more than 70 million U.S. residents, including Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees. That's about one in five Americans.By law, the COLA is based on a bro
  
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• NYPD seeks public's help in identifying $58K iPhone thief

  13-10-2017 14:53
  
  The New York Police Department is asking for help identifying a man who passed himself off as a messenger and stole $58,000 worth of iPhones from an Apple store.The unidentified man walked into a Manhattan store on Thursday and told an employee he was a messenger there for a pick-up.The NYPD says the employee gave the man three boxes with approximately $58,000 worth of iPhone 7s.The man then fled in a white Ford van with unknown license plates.The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect
  
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• The Big Give Result: An Incredible $18 Million in 26 Hours

  13-10-2017 13:47
  906 local nonprofits receive donations during the Biggest Give ever   The Columbus Foundation announced a new record for The Big Give, with a preliminary $18,002,517 raised to support 906 central Ohio nonprofits. The Big Give, a 26-hour online community giving rally to support local nonprofits, saw a 20 percent increase over the last event held in 2015 that […]
  
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• Mother enters insanity plea in 5-year-old daughter's death

  13-10-2017 13:44
  
  CANTON, Ohio — An Ohio woman has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after her 5-year-old daughter's body was found hidden in the family's restaurant.Mingming Chen, of Jackson Township, entered her plea during a court hearing on Thursday. The 29-year-old woman is facing charges including murder, tampering with evidence and gross abuse of a corpse.Authorities say Chen repeatedly punched her daughter, Ashley Zhao. Prosecutors say Chen's husband, Liang Zhao, tried to revive his daughter
  
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• New Orleans police officer shot and killed while on routine patrol

  13-10-2017 13:35
  
  NEW ORLEANS, La. –A New Orleans police officer was shot and killed early Friday, ambushed while getting out of a patrol car to investigate something which had aroused suspicions on the city's east side, police said.The accused shooter, a man who is 30 years old, was also shot when officers returned fire, Police Superintendent Michael Harrison told reporters at an early morning news conference.It is with a heavy heart, that we share that a @NOPDNews 7th Dist. Ofc. was killed in the line of
  
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• New Orleans cop shot to death while on routine patrol

  13-10-2017 13:35
  
  NEW ORLEANS, La. – A city police officer was shot and killed while on routine patrol early Friday morning, reports CBS New Orleans affiliate WWL-TV.It is with a heavy heart, that we share that a @NOPDNews 7th Dist. Ofc. was killed in the line of duty. Our prayers are w/ family & NOPD. pic.twitter.com/WhOo8eMzqT— Mitch Landrieu (@MayorLandrieu) October 13, 2017
  It happened shortly after midnight, police say.Several officers returned fire and the suspect was hit and brought to a ho
  
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• Head of Samsung's booming semiconductor business to resign

  13-10-2017 11:50
  
  The chairman of Samsung Electronics Co.'s board of directors, who has been the public face of the company after its de facto chief was jailed on corruption charges, said Friday he will resign next year to make way for a new leader."As we are confronted with unprecedented crisis inside out, I believe that time has now come for the company to start anew, with a new spirit and young leadership to better respond to challenges arising in the rapidly changing IT industry," Kwon Oh-hyun, 65, said in a
  
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• Amazon Studios chief on leave following harassment claims

  13-10-2017 11:45
  
  The head of Amazon Studios was put on leave Thursday following sexual harassment allegations from a producer on the Amazon series "Man in the High Castle," adding to Hollywood's crisis over its mistreatment of women.Studio executive Roy Price is on a leave of absence effective immediately, Amazon said in a statement.The company also said it's reviewing its options for projects it has with The Weinstein Co., the embattled firm that fired co-founder Harvey Weinstein on Sunday over allegations of s
  
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• It's Democrat vs. Democrat for Columbus school board

  13-10-2017 11:38
  The Dem-on-Dem contest comes at a time when there's trouble in Dem-land. The Columbus teachers union, a perennial player in Democratic school-board politics, issued a vote of no-confidence in the school board following contentious contract talks this past summer.
  
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• Doppler 10: Foggy start then brightening skies

  13-10-2017 10:13
  Today: Patchy dense fog to start. Then clouds gradually clear out through the day. High 75. S wind around 5 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 55. Calm wind.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and warmer. High 80. S wind 5-10 mph.
  Sunday: A chance for showers and thunderstorms, breezy. High 75. W wind 10-20 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Patchy dense fog will reduce visibilities early this morning, especially in low lyi
  
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• Doppler 10: Fab Friday night, but a weekend split

  13-10-2017 10:13
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and pleasant.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy, dry and comfortable. Fog late. 55 Calm
  Tomorrow: Fog giving sunshine. Heating up. 78 S 5-10 mph
  Sunday: Increasing clouds. Showers become likely, even a rumble of thunder. 74 S 5-10 mph Gust to 20+
  Monday: Brightening but sharply cooler. Near 60Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure builds in, just in time for today and Saturday. Skies will be mostly sunny and warm. C
  
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• Missing woman sought by Columbus Police

  13-10-2017 09:52
  
  Police ask the public to look out for a missing woman, who disappeared on Thursday.She was last seen walking away on foot from the area of Beechcroft Road and Hampstead Drive.She does not speak English and she does have medical issues.She is Asian, with black hair, black eyes, 4'10" and weighs 118 pounds. She was wearing black jean pants and possibly a tan colored long sleeved shirt.She is 66 years old, and was born on July 26, 1951. If you see her, please call 9-1-1.
  
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• Missing 66-year-old woman sought by Columbus Police

  13-10-2017 09:52
  
  Police ask the public to look out for a missing woman, who disappeared on Thursday.Yu Shi was last seen walking away on foot from the area of Beechcroft Road and Hampstead Drive.She does not speak English and she does have medical issues.She is Asian, with black hair, black eyes, 4'10" and weighs 118 pounds. She was wearing black jean pants and possibly a tan colored long sleeved shirt.If you see her, please call 911.
  
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• Grand jury indicts former Buckeyes running back on three counts of rape

  13-10-2017 07:35
  A Franklin County grand jury on Thursday indicted former Ohio State University running back Bri'onte Dunn on three felony rape charges.  Columbus police said Dunn, 24, of Alliance, asked the female acquaintance for a ride home about 4:15 a.m. Aug. 20. She drove him to her residence and went to bed.  About 15 minutes later, she told police, Dunn got into bed with her and began pulling at her night clothes, kissing her and fondling her. She told him to get away.  She said he later r
  
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• Trump to halt subsidies to health insurers

  13-10-2017 05:33
  
  WASHINGTON — In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump plans to halt payments to insurers under the Obama-era health care law that he has been trying to unravel for months.Two people familiar with the decision described the plan late Thursday night, seeking anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.The White House said in a statement that the government cannot legally continue to pay the so-called cost sharing subsidies because they lack a
  
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• After Twitter suspension, Rose McGowan says: 'HW raped me'

  13-10-2017 04:55
  
  After a suspension earlier in the day from Twitter, actress Rose McGowan forcefully re-emerged Thursday, stating more frankly what she has long suggested: "HW raped me.""HW" was apparently in reference to Harvey Weinstein, the embattled former Weinstein Co. co-chairman."Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein," Weinstein's representative Sallie Hofmeister said Thursday.McGowan last year said that she had been raped by a "studio head." The New Yorker expose
  
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• Officials: Explosion leveled home, cause under investigation

  13-10-2017 03:17
  
  BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Ohio —Investigators with the township fire department say the home's occupant was out of town at the time of the blast.A Bethel Township lieutenant said no one was injured in a house explosion in Clark County Thursday night, according to CBS-affiliate WHIO.The explosion happened on Lower Valley Poke in the area of South Hampton and Snider Roads in Bethel Township around 7 p.m.WHIO reports propane has been identified as the source of the house explosion, but the cause remai
  
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• Explosion levels home in Clark County

  13-10-2017 03:17
  
  BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Ohio – A Bethel Township lieutenant said no one was injured in a house explosion in Clark County Thursday night, according to CBS-affiliate WHIO.The explosion happened on Lower Valley Poke in the area of South Hampton and Snider Roads in Bethel Township around 7 p.m.WHIO reports propane has been identified as the source of the house explosion, but the cause remains under investigation according to the Bethel Township Fire Department.There are no reports of damage to nearby
  
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• Universities: No decision on white nationalist's speech

  13-10-2017 03:14
  
  The University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University said Thursday they weren't ready to announce decisions on a demand they allow white nationalist leader Richard Spencer to speak on campus.Attorney Kyle Bristow earlier wrote emails to UC and Ohio State saying they had until Friday to agree to make campus space available for Spencer to speak or face a lawsuit.UC spokesman Greg Vehr said university officials are considering "safety and logistical issues" associated with an appearance by Spence
  
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• Pimp sentenced to 15 years for sex trafficking women from Columbus hotel

  13-10-2017 03:10
  A man who ran a prostitution ring out of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Downtown Columbus was given a 15-year federal prison sentence Thursday. Lerenzo M. White, 31, of Columbus, also known as "Justice" or "Justin", had pleaded guilty in May to one federal count of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
  
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• Hotel: Gunman shot at crowd seconds after shooting guard

  13-10-2017 03:08
  
  Even as investigators struggle to unravel the mystery of what motivated a gunman to open fire on a Las Vegas concert crowd, confusion surrounds the sequence of events in the fatal few minutes of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.On Thursday, the hotel where gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire from his high-rise hotel suite disputed the official timeline for the Las Vegas massacre and rejected any suggestion hotel officials delayed summoning police for several minutes after the gunman
  
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• Grim search for victims as wildfires grow to size of NYC

  13-10-2017 02:41
  Teams with cadaver dogs began a grim search Thursday for more dead in parts of California wine country devastated by wildfires, resorting in some cases to serial numbers stamped on medical implants to identify remains that turned up in the charred ruins.Many of the flames still burned out of control, and the fires grew to more than 300 square miles, an area as large as New York City.Sonoma and Napa counties endured a fourth day of choking smoke while many residents fled to shelters or camped out
  
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