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• Lancaster man the lone survivor of Manson killings

  20-11-2017 23:44
  Charles Manson, the leader of the cult responsible for the murders of seven people in the 1960's is dead at the age of 83.A Lancaster, Ohio man was just 19 at the time and the lone survivor of the killings in Los Angeles.The Lancaster High School 1967 yearbook shows 18-year-old William Garretson, a senior studying business education and on the wrestling team.Tom Householder was one of his classmates."A normal student, a likable guy, fairly popular," Householder said. "I didn't know anybody that
  
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• Ohio State campus X's out all the M's for Beat Michigan Week

  20-11-2017 23:40
  COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University campus has fulfilled its tradition of replacing all the "M" letters on signs and buildings with an "X."It's part of Beat Michigan Week."I haven't seen it [done]," Win Adissem said. "I just know it's done at night. It's done in secret."Adissem says the tradition is a much-anticipated part of the year for students."It's like when you wake up and see that fresh snow just glistening," he said. "You just wake up and you see all these red X's all over the place. I
  
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• CBS News suspends Charlie Rose following sexual harassment report

  20-11-2017 23:20
  
  CBS This Morning anchor Charlie Rose is accused of sexually harassing eight women, according to a detailed report published Monday in The Washington Post.According to the Post, the story details nudity, groping and lewd calls. The report says the women were employees or aspired to work for Rose at the "Charlie Rose" Show from the 1990s to as recently as 2011. The women ranged in age from 21 to 37.Rose released a statement as the allegations were made public, saying "It is essential that these wo
  
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• Teenage victim helps solve case of serial rapist

  20-11-2017 23:19
  A 16-year-old rape victim managed to get the license plate number of the car in which she was abducted from a Mifflin Township street last fall. Her quick thinking led investigators not only to identify her attacker, but to charge him with four rapes over a three-week period.
  
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• Bill seeks balance on release of police body-cam videos

  20-11-2017 23:19
  Legislation spelling out when police video-camera videos will be released to the public - or not - strikes a balance between privacy and transparency, advocates say. The bill unveiled on Monday by sponsoring state Reps.
  
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• Activists Show Up for Court in Solidarity with the BlackPride4

  20-11-2017 23:00
  Members of the activist community joined together in front of the Franklin County Municipal Courthouse in support of the BlackPride4. This demonstration was organized by Black, Queer, and Intersectional Columbus (BQIC), and led by founding members, Dkeama Alexis and Ariana Steele. The arrests of the Black Pride 4 — Wriply Bennet, Kendall Denton, Ashley Braxton […]
  
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• Barrett named finalist for Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award

  20-11-2017 22:54
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett is a finalist for the 2017 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.Going into the game against Michigan, Barrett has passed for 32 touchdowns and 2,698 yards.He has also run for eight touchdowns and 605 yards.The only other Ohio State quarterback to win the award was Troy Smith in 2006. Smith also won the Heisman Trophy that year.The other two finalists for 2017 are Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma and Mason Rudolph of Oklahoma State.
  
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• Investigators seeking information regarding Delaware County arson

  20-11-2017 22:14
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio – A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of who is responsible for a fire that damaged a home in Delaware Monday morning.The state fire marshal’s office said the fire was started intentionally around 2 a.m. at the home at 154 ½ East Winter Street.There were people inside at the time but they were able to get out safely.The fire marshal’s office, Delaware fire department, and Delaware police are investigating
  
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• Boy with cancer dies after public fulfills his wish for early Christmas

  20-11-2017 21:46
  
  A 9-year-old Maine boy with cancer has died a week after his wish for a Christmas celebration was fulfilled.Jacob Thompson's family announced on social media that he died Sunday at Maine Medical Center in Portland. His family thanked those who sent Christmas cards and prayers, saying they brought joy and encouragement to the boy and his family.Jacob was admitted to the hospital in October after four years of battling neuroblastoma, a cancer that starts in the nerve cells and generally affects in
  
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• City boards up ‘drug den’ in North Linden neighborhood

  20-11-2017 20:59
  
  The City of Columbus has shut down what they describe as a notorious drug den in a North Linden neighborhood.Officials say police have responded to the property, located at 2873 Norwood Street, more than 40 times since 2016. Calls ranged from drug activity, prostitution, extensive waste and debris and uninhabitable living conditions.“The deplorable living conditions and illegal activity occurring at this property made it a danger to the neighborhood,” Columbus City Attorney Richard C
  
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• Oklahoma QB Mayfield won't start home finale after gesture

  20-11-2017 20:16
  
  Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield will not start his final regular-season game Saturday at home against West Virginia after making a lewd gesture against Kansas.Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley also stripped the senior of his captain status for the game. Riley made the announcements Monday.Kansas team captains did not shake hands with Mayfield before last Saturday's game. After getting slighted, Mayfield jawed with the Jayhawks and some fans seated behind the Oklahoma bench. He also grabbed his cr
  
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• Della Reese, of TV's 'Touched by an Angel,' has died at 86

  20-11-2017 19:23
  
  LOS ANGELES — Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama "Touched by an Angel," has died at age 86.A family representative released a statement Monday that Reese died peacefully Sunday evening in California. No cause of death or additional details were provided.Before "Touched by an Angel" debuted in 1994, Reese was mainly known as a singer, although she had costarred on "Chico
  
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• Nearly 2 million needles handed out in Columbus exchange program; few returned

  20-11-2017 19:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As Ohio struggles with the heroin epidemic, 10 Investigates found a program aimed at helping drug users might be prone to abuse.The needle access program in Columbus provides clean needles to prevent drug users from sharing.The city’s health department says it cuts down on the spread of diseases.But some drug users tell us others are taking advantage of it.Nearly two million needles have been handed out in the two years the program has been operating.Over the course of th
  
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• Discarded needles may be unintended side effect of needle access program

  20-11-2017 19:09
  More than 1.9 million needles have been handed out to drug users in Columbus over the past two years as part of an effort to prevent the spread of diseases like HIV and Hepatitis C.But a months-long investigation by 10 Investigates found there may be unintended problems with the needle access program – that discarded needles are popping across central Ohio.What’s more – drug users tell 10 Investigates the free clean needles being distributed can also end up being sold on the bl
  
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• Process Begins to Appoint Council President Zach Klein’s Successor

  20-11-2017 19:07
  The appointment process has begun for the individual who’ll soon take the city council seat currently occupied by President Zach Klein. Starting on Monday, November 20, the City Clerk’s office is accepting applications, which include a résumé and a narrative describing the greatest challenges and opportunities facing Columbus. Klein, recently elected as Columbus City Attorney, […]
  
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• Columbus council takes up water-rate increases, tax breaks tonight

  20-11-2017 18:35
  The Columbus City Council will vote Monday evening on a 1.5 percent increase to water and sewer rates for 2018. That increase will cost about $17 next year for the average Columbus customer and about $18 for those living outside the city.
  
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• Convicted killer: Civil rights violated when dreadlocks cut

  20-11-2017 18:33
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A convicted killer in an Ohio prison claims in a federal lawsuit that his civil rights have been violated by the repeated cutting of his dreadlocks.The lawsuit filed on behalf of inmate Cecil Koger says his faith of Rastafarianism requires him to wear his hair in dreadlocks.The lawsuit filed last week says the prison has forcibly cut his hair five times, impeding his ability to practice his religion.The lawsuit says Ohio's prison system has allowed dreadlocks for other inm
  
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• Nebraska panel approves alternative Keystone XL route

  20-11-2017 18:19
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. — A Nebraska commission approved an alternative route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline through the state on Monday, removing the last major regulatory obstacle to building the long-delayed $8 billion project.The Nebraska Public Service Commission's vote on the long-delayed project could still be challenged in court. Opponents also said another federal review may be needed because the approved route would run farther north than the preferred route proposed by TransCanada Corp.
  
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• Doppler 10: Cool night, warmer & windy Tuesday

  20-11-2017 18:17
  This Evening: Mostly clear, cool and a little breezy.
  Tonight: Clear to partly cloudy and cool. 33 S 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Sun mixing with clouds and turning breezy. 51 SW 10-20 G 30 mph (Chance for a light evening shower)
  Wednesday: Partly cloudy and chilly. 38 NW 5-10 mph
  Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny but cool. Near 40Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure exits to the east and a weak disturbance will move across the region late tom
  
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• Trump says US will declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror

  20-11-2017 18:03
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the U.S. will designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terror amid heightened nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula.Trump said the designation will impose further penalties on the country. He called it a long overdue step and part of the U.S. "maximum pressure campaign" against the North. North Korea would join Iran, Sudan and Syria on the list of state sponsors of terror."In addition to threatening the world by nuclear devast
  
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• Trump intends to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror

  20-11-2017 18:03
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he intends to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror.Trump called the move a long overdue step and part of the U.S. "maximum pressure campaign" against the North.North Korea was last on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terror in 2008, when the country was removed in a bid to salvage a deal to halt its nuclear development. Iran, Sudan and Syria are also designated by the U.S. as state sponsors of terror.U.S. officials cited the k
  
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• WATCH: Urban Meyer press conference | Beat Michigan Week

  20-11-2017 17:42
  
  Ohio State finished up their home schedule with a 52-14 win over Illinois on Saturday.Quarterback J.T. Barrett threw for 141 yards with two touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. Barrett's first touchdown pass was the 100th of his career and with 33 yards on the ground became the school's all-time leader in rushing yards by a quarterback.And that brings us to Beat Michigan Week ...The Buckeyes will travel to Ann Arbor to face the Wolverines. Kickoff is set for noon Saturday.Watch Urban's press co
  
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• 2nd woman accuses Sen. Al Franken of improper conduct

  20-11-2017 17:06
  
  WASHINGTON — A second woman has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of improper conduct, saying he put his hand on her bottom as they posed for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010 — after he had begun his career in the Senate.Lindsay Menz told CNN last week for a report broadcast Monday that the interaction made her feel "gross." She said she immediately told her husband that Franken had "grabbed" her bottom, and she said she posted about it on Facebook.Menz's allegation come
  
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• Roy Moore accuser says she was not paid to tell her story

  20-11-2017 16:59
  WASHINGTON — A woman accusing Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of initiating sexual contact when she was 14 said Monday she wanted to confront him years ago but didn't because he was powerful and the encounter gutted her self-confidence. She said she came forward to tell her story only after other women agreed to.The declaration by Leigh Corfman comes after Moore's supporters claimed without evidence that reporters were offering thousands of dollars to women for accusations. The state el
  
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• Former Ohio State wide receiver Terry Glenn dies in crash

  20-11-2017 16:53
  
  Terry Glenn, former NFL and Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver died in a car crash in Texas, authorities confirmed. Glenn was 43 years old.The Dallas County Coroner confirmed that Glenn died following a wreck in Irving, Texas early Monday morning.Member of Irving FD told me that former #Cowboys #Patriots & #OhioSt WR Terry Glenn was killed in a car wreck in Irving.— Mac Engel (@MacEngelProf) November 20, 2017Man....#RIP to my former teammate Terry Glenn, who passed away this morning due
  
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• How to keep your holiday purchases safe

  20-11-2017 16:16
  You’ve heard the warnings from police:lock your cars, park under lights, don’t leave valuables in plain sight.Despite the advice, CrimeTracker 10 found plenty of crimes targeting unsuspecting shoppers as they hit the stores during the holidays.And not just at the major shopping malls either.CrimeTracker 10 looked at popular shopping centers throughout Franklin County, from Hilliard to Sawmill Road, Polaris Fashion Place, Easton Town Center, and Grove City.Some of the crime listed by
  
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• 3 shootings brings homicide total to 118

  20-11-2017 16:11
  The second deadliest year in Columbus grew deadlier over the weekend with four homicides reported since late Friday night, including two on Sunday. Two men shot to death in separate incidents Sunday became the 117th and 118th homicide victims of 2017, the deaths following those of two other men killed in a triple shooting late Friday night , police said.
  
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• NAACP LDF Critiques City’s At-Large Electoral Process for Having Racially Discriminatory Results

  20-11-2017 16:00
  At the urging of local ballot issue committee Everyday People for Positive Change (EDP), the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) issued a letter to the City of Columbus asserting that its at-large method of electing city council members has weakened the voting strength of Columbus’ black community and violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights […]
  
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• 12-year-old girl taking medical marijuana sues Jeff Sessions and DEA

  20-11-2017 15:44
  
  DENVER -- A 12-year-old girl is spearheading a campaign to legalize medical marijuana across the whole country. Alexis Bortell said she and her family had no choice but to move from their Texas home to Colorado to treat her severe epilepsy.Now, her family and a handful of others are suing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).They are demanding "cannabis for the treatment of their illnesses, diseases and medical conditions.""Ever since I've been on this can
  
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• Activists Respond to End of Community Safety Initiative: “It’s A Small Win”

  20-11-2017 15:00
  After a year of back-and-forth with local government, the People’s Justice Project (PFP) celebrated a small victory when Mayor Andrew Ginther announced the termination of the Community Safety Initiative and the reallocation of public safety funding in the 2018 Operating Budget for the City of Columbus. The initiative, which involved placing plainclothes officers in high […]
  
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• School district: Board not liable for teen killing herself

  20-11-2017 14:39
  
  A southwestern Ohio school district wants its board and administrators to be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by parents who say their 13-year-old daughter killed herself after being bullied.The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports the Fairfield City School District argues its board and administrators couldn't have known Emilie Olsen would kill herself. The district argues the board is a political subdivision that can't be held liable on the wrongful death claim under legal doctrine.The distri
  
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• Centennial High School dismissing early due to power outage

  20-11-2017 14:14
  
  COLUMBUS -- A power outage at Centennial High School has the school dismissing students early.Students who walk or drive to school will be released at 8:30 a.m.Buses will arrive at the school at 9:30 a.m. to take students home.Centennial High School is the only building impacted by the outage.
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Choreographer Bebe Miller

  20-11-2017 14:00
  How do the choices artists make in their creative process affect what we experience as an audience? I sat down with Bebe Miller, acclaimed choreographer, dancer and director of the Bebe Miller Company to talk about how she arrived at dance as an art form, her newest work In a Rhythm, the keys to appreciating modern […]
  
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• Advocates Want to See Historic Buildings Saved on State Street

  20-11-2017 14:00
  Last week, local development company Borror announced plans to build a new six-story mixed-use apartment building on East State Street in Downtown Columbus. The project announcement doesn’t specifically address the role that demolition will play for preparing the site for the new project, but does indirectly indicate that all or some of the buildings between […]
  
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• Woman hurt by Takata air bag urges owners to get cars fixed

  20-11-2017 13:59
  
  DETROIT - A woman who was seriously hurt by an exploding Takata air bag inflator is helping Honda's effort to persuade car owners to get the dangerous parts replaced.Stephanie Erdman nearly lost her right eye when the inflator in her 2002 Civic ruptured in a 2013 wreck. The Air Force officer is appearing in Facebook videos that will be targeted to Honda owners who have yet to get free repairs under the massive Takata recalls.The videos will be posted Monday. They come just three days after a rep
  
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• Bush administration alums rising in Trump's orbit

  20-11-2017 13:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the lingering tensions between President Donald Trump and former President George W. Bush, Trump's White House shares one thing in common with his Republican predecessor's: People.Trump has installed more than three dozen veterans of the Bush administration, putting them in charge of running agencies, implementing foreign policy and overseeing his schedule. While hiring from the last administration controlled by the same party is common, Trump's staffing moves are
  
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• Columbus area hotels expected to generate record bed taxes

  20-11-2017 13:52
  Columbus area hotels are on track to again generate record bed taxes, after hitting a record $44.5 million in 2016. Experience Columbus, the convention and visitors bureau, estimates bed taxes will reach $46.2 million this year, up 4 percent over last year and 35 percent over 2012.
  
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• Trump: NFL should suspend Marshawn Lynch for anthem protest

  20-11-2017 13:34
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the NFL should suspend Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch.Lynch sat during most of the U.S. anthem and stood for the Mexican anthem before Sunday's game against the Patriots at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.Lynch hasn't stood for the national anthem since returning from retirement this season.Marshawn Lynch of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders stands for the Mexican Anthem and sits down to boos for our National Anthem. Great disrespect! Next
  
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• President Trump calls for NFL player's suspension

  20-11-2017 13:34
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the NFL should suspend Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch.Lynch sat during most of the U.S. anthem and stood for the Mexican anthem before Sunday's game against the Patriots at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.Lynch hasn't stood for the national anthem since returning from retirement this season.Trump tweeted early Monday:Marshawn Lynch of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders stands for the Mexican Anthem and sits down to boos for our National Anthem. Gr
  
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• Columbus City Schools reminds families about snow day procedures

  20-11-2017 13:24
  COLUMBUS -- As the winter creeps closer, Columbus City Schools is reminding families about snow day procedures.The district will be sending home a flyer with students this week.It's a reminder of how families can get information quickly when the district has a weather-related cancellation.Some of the highlights:- Make sure the contact information on file at your child’s school is accurate. If you need to update this information, contact the main office in your child’s school or log o
  
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• Many students leaving Puerto Rico as schools struggle without power

  20-11-2017 12:36
  Former "Hamilton" star Lin-Manuel Miranda led a march in Washington, D.C. on Sunday for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.He's calling on Congress to address the crisis still unfolding in the American territory.Nearly two months after Hurricane Maria barreled through, about half of Puerto Rico is still in the dark, and school children in the American territory are getting lessons in patience and perseverance.Daylight is the only way these first graders can practice English at Julio Henna Elementary
  
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• Hot market: Buyers getting creative to close on homes in Columbus

  20-11-2017 12:29
  COLUMBUS -- Buying a home in Columbus right now may be more difficult than in years past as the area remains what is known as a “seller’s market.”Just four years ago the average cost of a Columbus home was about $174,000, according to Columbusrealtors.com. Data also shows there were about 10,000 homes available and on average those homes were on market for 69 days.Fast forward to 2017 and the average price has increased to about $215,000. Now, there are only about 5,500 availab
  
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• 3- 2-1, BAM! Georgia Dome set for implosion

  20-11-2017 12:27
  
  One of the nation's largest domed stadiums is set for implosion.Nearly 5,000 pounds of explosives are on hand to blast the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to smithereens Monday at 7:30 a.m.If all goes well, the dome that opened in 1992 will be flattened within about 15 seconds. The Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which includes the 71,250-seat dome, says it should take 12 seconds for the explosives to go off plus another 3 seconds for sections of grandstands to be on the ground.The dome has bee
  
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• 3- 2-1, BAM! Georgia Dome imploded in downtown Atlanta

  20-11-2017 12:27
  
  ATLANTA — One of the nation's largest domed stadiums has been destroyed in a scheduled implosion in downtown Atlanta.Nearly 5,000 pounds of explosives were on hand to blast the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to smithereens Monday at 7:30 a.m. People gathered at windows of tall office buildings, at a nearby revolving hotel-top restaurant, in parking lots and at other areas around the scene downtown to watch the blast. The dome opened in 1992, and it was flattened within about 15 seconds. The Georg
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunnier but breezy Monday

  20-11-2017 11:55
  Today: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy, breezy.High 45.Winds: SW 5-15 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy to mostly clear, seasonably chilly.Low 34.Winds: s 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Sunshine with increasing afternoon clouds, breezy.High 51.Winds: SW 10-20 G 30 mph.
  Wednesday: Chance for a few showers early then decreasing clouds, cooler.High 39.Winds: N 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information:High pressure will bring us sunshine today and highs will be a
  
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• Charles Manson, leader of murderous cult, dead at 83

  20-11-2017 06:55
  LOS ANGELES, California -- Charles Manson, notorious leader of a murderous cult that killed actress Sharon Tate and six others in August 1969, has died.For nearly 50 years, Manson was the living personification of evil, a demonic presence captured in scores of photos, each of them marked by his piercing dark eyes and the crude Nazi swastika he carved into his forehead.That personification returned to the public consciousness earlier this week, complete with a prison mug shot of an elderly but st
  
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• 3 people dead after medical helicopter crash

  20-11-2017 05:54
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas -- Three people are dead after a medical helicopter crashed in east Arkansas.A reporter with the CBS affiliate in Little Rock said the helicopter was a Pafford EMS helicopter. The chopper went down in Arkansas County Sunday night.#BREAKING: @AR_Emergencies confirms that three people died when a Pafford EMS helicopter crashed in Arkansas County this evening.— David Lippman THV11 (@david_lippman) November 20, 2017
  Investigators did not initially say who was killed or wh
  
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• Thieves steal gifts meant for sick children from Columbus non-profit

  20-11-2017 03:57
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Thieves broke into a local non-profit overnight and took gifts meant to be given to sick children.A Special Wish Foundation grants wishes for children and teens with life-threatening illnesses.The organization had been collecting gift donations for their annual Christmas party on Dec. 9th.The organization said those gifts were stolen from the Columbus office on Memory Lane sometime overnight Saturday into Sunday.Foundation president Charlie Groezinger said the person or people w
  
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• Border patrol agent killed in the line of duty in Texas, officials say

  20-11-2017 03:25
  
  VAN HORN, Texas -- Authorities are searching Texas' Big Bend area for potential suspects and witnesses after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent was fatally injured responding to activity there.CBS News has learned that the agents responded to the scene in separate cars. One agent was investigating a tripped alarm while the other agent was there as back up. Officials haven't yet established why an alarm was triggered or what transpired in the attack.Spokesman Carlos Diaz says the FBI has
  
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• State troopers focus awareness about drunk driving around Ohio State-Michigan rivalry

  20-11-2017 03:22
  
  State troopers in Ohio and Michigan are teaming up to raise awareness about drunk driving.The focus on drunk driving comes as fans get excited for the big rivalry football game between the University of Michigan and the Ohio State University.Michigan State Police and the Ohio State Highway Patrol are urging everyone to have a designated driver.On Facebook, they are asking people to take the pledge to drive sober by liking their videos about the topic.The agency with the fewest likes by Nov. 22 a
  
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