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• Akron superintendent among early applicants for Columbus schools' top job

  01-11-2017 23:59
  With over a month to go before the deadline, seven candidates have already applied to be Columbus City Schools next superintendent, including the leader of the Akron City Schools, the sixth-largest district in the state. Akron Superintendent David W. James said he has a great job in Akron, and it would be a difficult choice to leave.
  
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• NFL grants Browns WR Josh Gordon conditional reinstatement

  01-11-2017 23:56
  
  CLEVELAND — Josh Gordon is getting yet another chance to resurrect his football career and life.Cleveland's suspended wide receiver has been conditionally reinstated by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who met with the Browns former Pro Bowler on Wednesday in New York.Gordon, who hasn't played since the 2014 season, can immediately join the team for meetings, engage in conditioning work and individual workouts. He has to comply with requirements set forth by Goodell and can begin practicing
  
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• Photos: Columbus Crew SC vs. New York City FC

  01-11-2017 22:30
  Columbus Crew SC made another night to remember as the play-off run continued with a 4-1 walloping over a stunned New York City FC in the first leg of the Eastern Semifinals at a feisty MAPFRE Stadium. With #SavetheCrew dominating the stands, a healthy attendance turned the stadium into a cauldron of noise as fans […]
  
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• Truck attack suspect is charged with terrorism offenses

  01-11-2017 22:26
  NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors brought terrorism charges Wednesday against the Uzbek immigrant accused in the truck rampage that left eight people dead, saying he was spurred to attack by the Islamic State group's online calls to action and picked Halloween because he knew more people would be out on the streets.The charges against 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov could bring the death penalty.Even as he lay wounded in the hospital from police gunfire, Saipov asked to display the ISIS flag in h
  
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• Feds: Truck attack suspect said 'he felt good about' rampage

  01-11-2017 22:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — The suspect in a deadly truck rampage was inspired by the Islamic State group's online videos and plotted his New York City attack for two months, renting a truck ahead of time to practice turning it, federal authorities said in a criminal complaint bringing terrorism charges against the Uzbek immigrant.Sayfullo Saipov chose the attack date to target Halloween crowds, according to the criminal complaint. And after his trail of terror was halted by a police bullet, he asked
  
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• Man reports finding rodent head-first in Sour Patch Kids wrapper at AMC Lennox

  01-11-2017 22:08
  COLUMBUS -- Bobby Powell and a group of friends bought tickets on Halloween night to catch a flick.What they soon found out is they were sharing a row with a four-legged movie fan with whiskers. While the furry nuisance was likely hoping to catch "Ratatouille," Powell and his friends were there to see the Matt Damon film "Suburbicon."Powell said about 20 minutes into the movie, he heard what sounded like wrappers rustling underneath his seat.He noticed it was a rodent; most likely a mouse, he sa
  
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• #SaveTheCrew Movement Rallies City Partners to Keep Crew in Columbus

  01-11-2017 21:39
  When Columbus Crew SC owner Precourt Sports Ventures (PSV) announced that without a new stadium, the team would be relocating to Austin, Crew fans began assembling. Thousands have gathered in support for a movement dubbed #SaveTheCrew, aimed at using local political and corporate leverage to keep the Crew from leaving. “Tuesday was just a day […]
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff says new unit would help mentally ill

  01-11-2017 21:32
  Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin says the number of probate orders has skyrocketed in the past few years.A probate order is a court order requiring a person who may be suffering from a mental illness to receive a psychological evaluation. It is often initiated by a concerned family member who wants a loved one to receive help.In 2015, sheriff's deputies served 650 probates. The next year that number climbed to 860. In 2017, the sheriff projects the number to reach 1,300.The Franklin County
  
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• Victims on bike path came to NYC from all over the world

  01-11-2017 21:19
  
  The victims of the New York bike path attack reflect a city that's both a melting pot and a magnet for international visitors.One of the dead was a young mother from Belgium. Five had traveled from Argentina to New York with a tight-knit group of classmates to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their graduation — courtesy of one of their well-heeled friends, who was among those who perished."They saw New York as a special place to be," said Mayor Bill de Blasio, "and we now and forever will
  
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• Patient detained in West Virginia ambulance hijacking

  01-11-2017 21:07
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police say a psychiatric patient hijacked an ambulance and injured two paramedics in West Virginia.News outlets report the man took control of the ambulance on an interstate in Kanawha County on Tuesday.Kanawha County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Brian Humphreys tells The Charleston Gazette-Mail the man was being transferred from a Charleston hospital to one in southern West Virginia.Humphreys says one medic was able to exit the vehicle immediately, while the other o
  
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• Healthcare Enrollment PSA

  01-11-2017 20:50
  
  
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• Police fatally shoot man holding California teacher hostage

  01-11-2017 20:48
  
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A SWAT team shot and killed a man who held a 70-year-old first-grade teacher hostage at his daughter's Southern California school during what his family said was an emotional crisis.The parent, who died at a hospital, was identified by Riverside authorities late Tuesday as Luvelle Kennon, 27, but no other information about him was released.Exactly how the incident at Castle View Elementary School began was not clear, but it quickly became violent. An unidentified male s
  
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• Police: Student put body fluids on roommate's belongings

  01-11-2017 20:39
  
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — A white Connecticut college student has been charged with smearing body fluids on her black roommate's belongings, and police are saying it was a bias crime.West Hartford police disclosed Wednesday that University of Hartford student Brianna Brochu, 18, was charged Saturday with misdemeanor criminal mischief and breach of peace. Police also asked a judge to add a felony bigotry charge Wednesday.University President Greg Woodward said Brochu is no longer a student at
  
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• Eat Right: 10 Dishes to Keep You Warm this Fall

  01-11-2017 20:30
  Looking for something that will warm your soul on a chilly, wet day? You’ll love the hearty stews, chilies and ragouts featured on chefs’ autumn menus. Here are 10 favorites from Columbus restaurants. Chile Verde Cafe 4852 Sawmill Rd.; 1522 Gemini Place Chile Verde serves a regional favorite from New Mexico, an authentic Roasted New […]
  
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• Watchdog: Ohio inmate downloaded porn, music onto computer

  01-11-2017 19:48
  
  COLUMBUS — The state watchdog says an Ohio prison inmate improperly downloaded songs, porn and TV shows onto a computer.The Ohio Inspector General said Tuesday the inmate concealed a second hard drive inside his computer at Richland Correctional Institution.An investigation found the inmate installed more than a dozen software programs and used a memory device in violation of prison policies.The report also says pornographic films were found on the inmate's hard drive. A history of interne
  
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• NYC terror suspect brags about attack from hospital bed

  01-11-2017 19:20
  
  The suspect in Tuesday's terrorist attack in lower Manhattan bragged to police about the deadly attack from his hospital bed, saying he would have continued mowing down bikers and pedestrians had he not crashed.Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, 29, told police he is pleased with his actions and is unapologetic for the attack, sources tell CBS News. One source said Saipov made "no bones" about the attack, which killed 8 people and injured at least 12.Investigators also discovered 10 to 15 pieces of
  
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• Mother of murder victim seeks changes in crime laws

  01-11-2017 19:18
  Toby Tokes, center, and his wife, Lisa McCrary-Tokes, stand next to a photo of their murdered daughter, Reagan. They are joined on the left by state Rep. Bernadine Kennedy Kent .
  
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• More Office and Retail Coming to Grandview Yard

  01-11-2017 18:56
  Nationwide Realty Investors (NRI) has announced the latest new addition to Grandview Yard – a two-story, 32,000-square-foot building which will hold office and retail users. The new building will be located at the northwest corner of Yard Street and Junction Way. Groundbreaking is scheduled for January, with the first tenants scheduled to move in sometime […]
  
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• Car runs into Huntington Bank in north Columbus

  01-11-2017 18:27
  
  COLUMBUS -- A car ran into a Huntington Bank on the north side of Columbus Wednesday.Police say the crash occurred at 3550 Indianola Avenue at about 12:30 p.m.According to a 10TV photographer on the scene, the bank has been closed.One person was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in stable condition.Stay with 10TV as this story develops. A vehicle ran into a bank in the 3500 block of Indianola Ave. Wednesday (Chris Potularski/WBNS-10TV)Media Folder: Media Root
  
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• Ginther to address crime, policing efforts during Wednesday press conference

  01-11-2017 18:15
  
  COLUMBUS -- Mayor Andrew Ginther, along with Chief of Police Kim Jacobs and several others will speak at a press conference at 2 p.m. Wednesday to discuss fighting crime and building trust in the community.Ginther, Jacobs, Director of Recreation and Parks Tony Collins, Director of Public Safety Ned Pettus, Jr., and Assistant Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts all will be on hand Wednesday.The press conference will take place at the Douglas Community Recreation Center, 1250 Windsor Ave.Acco
  
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• Ginther, team roll out public safety strategy

  01-11-2017 18:15
  
  COLUMBUS -- Mayor Andrew Ginther and members of his administration announced the first steps in a comprehensive strategy for reducing violent crime and improving community-police relations.“Public Safety is the top priority for Columbus families – it’s my number one priority, too," Ginther said. "We dedicate two-thirds, or $577 million of the operating budget to police and fire“Despite these investments for new police classes, crisis and de-escalation training, and techno
  
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• Restaurant Review: Cravings Cafe

  01-11-2017 18:14
  Cravings Cafe is back. It’s back in a new spot, all by itself on a long stretch of Front Street. A couple years ago, it had a successful run as a carryout cafe in Italian Village. Its new address has more space for seating than the operation had in its old digs. The seats, though, […]
  
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• Trump wants tougher immigration law after NYC attack by 'animal'

  01-11-2017 18:10
  
  WASHINGTON — Calling the suspect an "animal," President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged tougher immigration measures based on "merit" after the deadly truck attack in New York City.Trump noted during a Cabinet meeting that the driver in Tuesday's attack entered the country through the "Diversity Visa Lottery Program" and called on Congress to "immediately" begin working to eliminate the program, which applies to countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. Trump added, "We have to g
  
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• NPR news chief Oreskes ousted after harassment allegations

  01-11-2017 17:58
  
  NEW YORK — Michael Oreskes was ousted Wednesday as National Public Radio's news chief following accusations by two women that he suddenly kissed them while they were discussing job prospects when he was Washington bureau chief at The New York Times in the 1990s.Oreskes, who had been placed on leave by NPR following Tuesday's report in the Washington Post on the harassment allegations, said that he was deeply sorry to the people he hurt."My behavior was wrong and inexcusable, and I accept f
  
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• Women rescued by Navy defend their account of ordeal at sea

  01-11-2017 17:50
  
  HONOLULU — Two women from Hawaii who were rescued after being lost at sea defended their account of the ordeal, insisting that a storm was whipping up 30-foot (9-meter) waves and near hurricane-force winds on the night they set sail, despite records that show no severe weather in the area at the time.The Coast Guard is reviewing records from the days after Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava put to sea in a 50-foot sailboat, but NASA satellite images for the days around their departure show no
  
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• OSU to Demolish Adriatico’s Pizza Building, Relocate Businesses

  01-11-2017 17:49
  Three businesses near the corner of West 11th and Neil Avenues – including campus mainstay Adriatico’s Pizza – would be relocated under a plan unveiled by The Ohio State University yesterday. Two buildings would be demolished to make way for a $28 million, 93,000 square feet building that would hold an optometry clinic, retail space, […]
  
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• Baby Frankenstein, born on Halloween, doing just fine

  01-11-2017 17:38
  
  WINTER PARK, Fla. — A Florida couple got an extra treat on Halloween — a baby Frankenstein.Make that Oskar Gary Frankenstein, who made his entrance into the world four days late and after 14 hours of labor on Tuesday at Winter Park Memorial Hospital.Parents Kyle and Jessica Frankenstein tell news outlets that Baby Frankenstein weighed in at 6 pounds (3 kilograms), 9 ounces (255 grams) and is 20 inches (50 centimeters) long.The baby's grandmother Jennifer Frankenstein tells WKMG the f
  
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• Package wars: Postal Service offers next-day Sunday delivery

  01-11-2017 17:22
  
  WASHINGTON — As consumers demand ever-quicker and convenient package delivery, the U.S. Postal Service wants to boost its business this holiday season by offering what few e-commerce retailers can provide: cheap next-day service with packages delivered Sundays to your home.Retail giant Walmart says it is considering the Sunday option, which could reshape weekend shopping trips to the mall.The program, available in 20 major U.S. cities, allows consumers to place online orders with participa
  
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• Doppler 10: Soggy start to November

  01-11-2017 16:58
  This Afternoon: Periods of rain. Gloomy & chilly.High 46. Winds: SE 4-8 mph.
  Tonight: Showers continue. Soggy & not as cold. Low 46(early). Winds: S 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Few showers early then more late day rain.Cloudy, mild & breezy.High 66.Winds: S 10-15
  Friday: Showers early then mostly cloudy and seasonal.High 61.Winds N 5-10 mphWeather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Periods of rain will continue through the afternoon and tonight a
  
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• Doppler 10: Soggy night, but warming up!

  01-11-2017 16:58
  This Evening: Showers and continued cool.
  Tonight: Lingering showers and a gradual warm up into the mid 50s. SE 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Chance for a shower early, then mostly cloudy. 66 S 10-15 mph
  Friday: Morning showers, followed by clouds and seasonable. 61 W 5-10 mph
  Saturday: Variable clouds and a chance for a stray shower. Near 60.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A warm front will drift north over the region today bringing showers and a gr
  
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• DIY holiday: Starbucks releases a color-it-in-yourself cup

  01-11-2017 16:57
  
  NEW YORK — It'll be a (mostly) white Christmas cup for Starbucks this year. The coffee chain's latest holiday design lets customers color it in themselves.The cups — which are typically red-themed — were available Wednesday. Cup sleeves to go with them are red.A plainer red cup from 2015 spurred an outcry from critics upset that it lacked snowflakes, reindeer or specific symbols of Christmas. Even President Donald Trump, who was a candidate at the time, suggested boycotting the
  
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• Cedar Fair adding coasters in Ohio, California, Virginia

  01-11-2017 16:52
  
  SANDUSKY — Amusement park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment says it's adding four new roller coasters around the country next spring.The Ohio-based amusement park chain says Knott's Berry Farm near Los Angeles is getting a beach-themed dive coaster while California's Great America in Santa Clara will open a single-rail coaster that includes three inversions.The company's flagship park, Cedar Point in northern Ohio, will debut Steel Vengeance that replaces the Mean Streak coaster. The new v
  
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• Ray Ray’s Hog Pit Partners with Land-Grant for Third Location

  01-11-2017 16:05
  Not even four months after opening their walk-up window in Westerville, Ray Ray’s Hog Pit will celebrate another opening. The barbecue restaurant will become Land-Grant’s designated food truck, serving from their brewing facility and taproom in East Franklinton starting next weekend. “I’m really excited to cook and serve my food down in Franklinton, right beside […]
  
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• Columbus Police facing multiple civil rights lawsuits

  01-11-2017 16:00
  
  COLUMBUS — Almost 20 years after the government sued Ohio's largest city alleging police routinely violated residents' civil rights, Columbus is facing more than two dozen complaints raising similar concerns, records show.Documents also indicate the city has paid more than $4 million to individuals who alleged civil rights violations over the past decade.Recent police shootings have alarmed local clergy and activists, who want the city to train more officers on how to de-escalate potential
  
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• Uber driver, Uzbekistan native: A look at NYC attack suspect

  01-11-2017 15:49
  
  NEW YORK— The man who police say transformed a New York City bike path into a terror scene was an Uzbekistan native who made 1,400 trips as an Uber driver and formed two commercial truck businesses.A family friend called Sayfullo Saipov hard-working and neighbors said he would play with the children in a Florida apartment complex. President Trump derided the suspect as "sick and deranged."Details of the life of the suspect — who had connections to many places across the U.S. but no k
  
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• A look at attacks where vehicles have been used as weapons

  01-11-2017 15:33
  
  The attack on a bike path in New York City, which killed eight and injured 11 others, is the latest example of a driver who used a vehicle as a weapon. Some were orchestrated by extremist groups, others by unstable individuals with unclear motives. Radical groups have urged supporters to use any weapons at hand, including cars, a tactic that presents a major challenge for security forces around the world.Here's a look at some other attacks:___Aug. 17, 2017A rented van veered into Barcelona's cro
  
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• Runaway 7-year-old girl sneaks onto plane at Geneva airport

  01-11-2017 15:26
  
  GENEVA— A Geneva airport spokesman says a runaway 7-year-old girl slipped through security checks and onto a plane without a boarding pass before being spotted by a crew member and handed over to police.Bernard Stampfli said Wednesday that authorities were enhancing measures to ensure that children are accompanied by adults when passing through security checks.In the incident Sunday, the girl, who was not identified, initially slipped away from her parents at Geneva's main railway station
  
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• HorrorHound Brings Holiday Joy to Columbus

  01-11-2017 15:00
  What do you call that void between Halloween and Christmas? Well, back in the day we called it Thanksgiving, but one day of gluttony is not enough to fill the time. Can’t we come up with some kind of Thanksgiving-leaping mashup between our two favorite holidays? We can. It’s called HorrorHound Weekend. The HorrorHound convention […]
  
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• Reagan Tokes Act: Parents speak at Statehouse in support of bill

  01-11-2017 14:29
  
  The parents of murdered Ohio State student Reagan Tokes are speaking at the Statehouse Wednesday in support of the bill named after their daughter.Lisa and Toby Tokes are planning to speak at both House and Senate committees.They'll be testifying in support of the Reagan Tokes Act that would change how violent felons are sentenced and how they are monitored once they're released from prison.The bill comes after 10 Investigates reached out to lawmakers following our reports that uncovered how the
  
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• Mother of Reagan Tokes provides emotional testimony to lawmakers

  01-11-2017 14:29
  COLUMBUS -- Lisa McCrary-Tokes doesn't want lawmakers to walk a mile in her shoes.But she does want them to imagine how it is to walk in hers, a mother who lost her daughter to a violent act.One Lisa and her husband Toby Tokes believe was preventable."These are the shoes we have to walk in. It is our present and our future and it is a living hell," Lisa McCrary-Tokes said.Lisa McCrary-Tokes -- flanked by her husband Toby Tokes -- provided emotional testimony Wednesday before two separate House a
  
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• Troy Smith enters not guilty plea on OVI, drug charges

  01-11-2017 13:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith is facing charges after being stopped at a field sobriety checkpoint.According to the Franklin County Sheriff's office, Smith was stopped around 9 p.m. on Riverside Drive on October 20th.Authorities said a strong odor of marijuana was detected in his vehicle, and he was sent to a diversion area for further investigation.The Sheriff's Office said Smith refused all field tests, and drug paraphernalia was discovered in his car.Smith's attor
  
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• Study: Assaults go up when daylight saving time ends

  01-11-2017 12:28
  
  In Nov. 5, Americans will get an extra hour of sleep as daylight saving time comes to an end in 2017. While more sleep sounds good to most people, a new study is saying that more assaults are committed once the clocks fall back.Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania say the number of assaults go up by nearly 3 percent right after the country sets their clocks back one hour, CBS Philadelphia reports. The surprising findings added that assaults actually went down by three percent when day
  
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• Veteran NYPD Officer identified as cop who shot NY terror suspect

  01-11-2017 12:27
  
  NEW YORK — Eight people were killed and 11 seriously injured after police say a driver turned onto a bike path near the West Side Highway in Lower Manhattan and started plowing into pedestrians Tuesday afternoon.If not for the actions of a quick-thinking five-year veteran of the NYPD, the death toll could have been even higher.The truck rammed several people on the path from behind and ultimately crashed into a school bus at Chambers Street.A man came out of the truck after striking the sc
  
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• Honda profit slips on air-bag woes despite sales growth

  01-11-2017 12:20
  
  TOKYO (AP) - Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co.'s fiscal second quarter profit has slipped compared to a year ago as costs related to a massive air-bag recall erased the perks of strong sales.Honda reported Wednesday that its July-September profit totaled 174 billion yen ($1.5 billion), down 1.7 percent from 177 billion yen a year earlier.Quarterly sales jumped nearly 16 percent on-year to 3.78 trillion yen ($33 billion), according to the Tokyo-based maker of the Accord compact, Odyssey minivan
  
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• Columbus gets D grade for preterm births in March of Dimes report

  01-11-2017 12:18
  Columbus received a D grade on this year's March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, barely avoiding a failing mark and ranking 15th from the bottom among 100 cities with the largest number of births. The report, issued Wednesday, based its grade on Columbus' 11.4 percent preterm birth rate in 2015, compared with the March of Dimes' goal of 8.1 percent nationwide by 2020.
  
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• Ohio lawmakers to vote on bill banning some abortions

  01-11-2017 11:34
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio House is set to vote on a bill banning abortions based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome.The bill being considered Wednesday would subject doctors who perform abortions in such cases to criminal penalties and the potential loss of their medical licenses.Also Wednesday, House hearings begin again on the so-called Heartbeat Bill that would ban abortions at the first detectable fetal heartbeat.Advocates want the bill to spark a legal challenge to Roe v. Wade, the landma
  
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• Ohio House approves Down syndrome abortion bill

  01-11-2017 11:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House has approved a bill banning abortions based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome.The bill before lawmakers on Wednesday would subject doctors who perform abortions in such cases to criminal penalties and the potential loss of their medical licenses.It now goes to the state Senate.Also Wednesday, House hearings began again on the so-called Heartbeat Bill that would ban abortions at the first detectable fetal heartbeat.Advocates want the bill to spark a legal
  
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• Down syndrome abortion bill set for vote in Ohio

  01-11-2017 11:34
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House is set to vote on a bill banning abortions based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome.The bill being considered Wednesday would subject doctors who perform abortions in such cases to criminal penalties and the potential loss of their medical licenses.Also Wednesday, House hearings begin again on the so-called Heartbeat Bill that would ban abortions at the first detectable fetal heartbeat.Advocates want the bill to spark a legal challenge to Roe v. Wade, the
  
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• Senators blast Facebook, Twitter, Google in Russia probe

  01-11-2017 10:30
  
  Exasperated U.S. senators harshly criticized representatives of Facebook, Twitter and Google at a hearing Tuesday for not doing more to prevent Russian agents interfering with the American political process as early as 2015.At one point, Sen. Al Franken shook his head after he couldn't get all the companies to commit to not accepting political ads bought with North Korean currency.The hearing by a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary panel was moved last week into a cavernous hearing room usuall
  
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• House GOP leaders delay tax plan release amid changes

  01-11-2017 10:27
  
  House Republicans, straining to make last-minute changes to their far-reaching tax proposal, on Tuesday delayed the rollout by a day after they failed to finalize the details.The plan pushed by President Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress is a top legislative priority. The details originally were to be unveiled on Wednesday, but that was delayed until Thursday, said Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.The committee had worked throughout th
  
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