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• 'House of Cards' to resume taping minus star Kevin Spacey

  04-12-2017 23:59
  
  LOS ANGELES — Production is resuming next year on the sixth and final season of "House of Cards."Taping of the political drama was halted in October amid sexual misconduct allegations against star Kevin Spacey.Netflix Chief Content Office Ted Sarandos told a conference Monday of the decision, Variety reported.In November, Netflix said it wouldn't be involved with the series if Spacey remained. Producer Media Rights Capital suspended him.The eight-episode season will focus on co-star Robin
  
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• Man sues police, says officer kicked him in face

  04-12-2017 23:56
  
  EUCLID -- A man says in a lawsuit that he was kicked in the face, kneed in the groin and seriously hurt by a suburban Cleveland police officer recently fired for using excessive force on a black man in another case.Erimius Spencer filed the suit Friday against the city of Euclid, former Euclid police officer Michael Amiott, current officer Shane Rivera and the owners of the apartment complex where he lived.Amiott was fired in October from Euclid after dashboard camera video showed him repeatedly
  
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• Patrol: Driver in fatal crash under influence of marijuana

  04-12-2017 23:53
  
  XENIA — The State Highway Patrol says an 18-year-old man who was driving a car that crashed and killed two teenage passengers in western Ohio was under the influence of marijuana.Lt. Matt Schmenk of the patrol's Xenia post says Trey Blevins has been charged in Greene County Common Pleas Court with aggravated vehicular homicide and operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the Aug. 20 crash. Schmenk said the Enon man was arrested over the weekend.Court records don't ind
  
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• ColumbusRotary: The Laurentian Great Lakes: An Exotic Tale

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• Short North construction causes disruption for businesses

  04-12-2017 23:11
  Some Short North construction is causing disruption for some businesses. They say the noise and vibration from the work are driving customers away.Business owners want the development but think the method of construction and timing should be re-evaluated.The site is a proposed hotel at the corner of High Street and Hubbard. Site work has started while Whiting Turner Construction is working on obtaining site plan permits to start actual construction.Part of the work includes driving metal beams i
  
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• East Columbus community wants more patrols and lower speed limits after pedestrian killed

  04-12-2017 23:06
  A recent car crash that killed a 40-year-old man has pedestrians on Refugee Road near Tennyson Blvd worried about future traffic problems."I don't want to see anything happen to my son," said Denay Scott, who lives in an apartment complex near the intersection. "I've seen a lot of accidents, a few bodies just laying out."Scott has lived in the area for about five years. Now, that she is expecting a baby boy she says she will likely try to move in hopes of protecting him."There's a lot of speedin
  
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• Popular Akron chain Swenson's appears to be on way to Columbus

  04-12-2017 22:49
  The double-hamburger patty staple of Akron's 75-year-old Swenson's drive-in chain, which has two secret sauces atop it, likely has a fan or two in central Ohio. Swenson's is proposing it's first restaurant outside of northeast Ohio at 7490 Sawmill Rd. on the Columbus-Dublin border.
  
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• Suspect turns himself in after Gahanna shooting

  04-12-2017 22:26
  
  GAHANNA – A man was taken to Grant Medical Center after he was shot multiple times on Penny Lane in Gahanna on Monday.Police said the 23-year-old man was shot in his hip just before 4 p.m.He also sustained head injuries. Police did not release the extent of the head injuries.Police said the suspect, Brandon Fisher, is related to the victim and turned himself in on Tuesday.Fisher was charged with felonious assault and was taken to the Franklin County Jail.
  
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• Man injured in Gahanna shooting

  04-12-2017 22:26
  
  GAHANNA – A man was taken to Grant Medical Center after he was shot multiple times on Penny Lane in Gahanna on Monday.Police said the 23-year-old man was shot in his lower back just before 4 p.m.He also sustained head injuries. Police did not release the extent of the head injuries.Police are searching for a suspect.
  
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• Motorcycle crash in Lancaster sends one to hospital

  04-12-2017 22:22
  
  LANCASTER – One person was flown to a hospital after a crash in Lancaster on Monday.Lancaster police said the crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of West Fair Avenue.Police said the crash involved a motorcycle.The road is closed in the area of the crash.
  
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• Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban

  04-12-2017 22:21
  
  The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries.The justices say in an order Monday that the policy can take full effect even as legal challenges against it make their way through the courts.The ban applies to travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Lower courts had said people from those nations with a claim of a "bona fide" relationship with someone in the United States
  
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• Development Roundup: New Updates and Announcements, from Downtown to Upper Arlington

  04-12-2017 21:12
  The latest Development Roundup features news from Downtown, German Village, Grandview Heights, and Upper Arlington, along with lots of nuggets from up and down High Street. Read on for an assortment of project updates, proposals, ribbon cuttings, and other news that we haven’t had a chance to cover yet: Design work is underway for the new […]
  
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• Development Roundup: Announcements and Updates from Downtown to Upper Arlington

  04-12-2017 21:12
  The latest Development Roundup features news from Downtown, German Village, Grandview Heights, and Upper Arlington, along with lots of nuggets from up and down High Street. Read on for an assortment of project updates, proposals, ribbon cuttings, and other news that we haven’t had a chance to cover yet: Design work is underway for the new […]
  
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• Columbus officer accused of paying women for sex placed on probation

  04-12-2017 20:38
  A Columbus police officer facing several criminal charges after three women say he paid them for sex while on duty pleaded guilty Monday to dereliction of duty. Officer Randy Mayhew, 46, a 17-year veteran of the Division of Police, had been charged with three counts of engaging in prostitution, three counts of solicitation and one count of dereliction of duty.
  
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• Trump scales back 2 big Utah national monuments

  04-12-2017 20:24
  
  President Donald Trump has signed proclamations to formally scale back two sprawling national monuments in Utah: Bears Ears and Grand-Staircase Escalante.Trump traveled to Salt Lake City to make the announcement and sign the declarations. The move is supported by Utah's top Republican officials but opposed by tribes and environmental groups.Trump said in a speech Monday at the Utah State Capitol that past presidential administrations had "severely abused" the purpose and spirit of a federal law
  
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• Man accused of abuse of corpse in Pike County has case dismissed

  04-12-2017 20:17
  
  PIKE COUNTY -- Brandon L. Friend, arrested on charges of abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence, had his charges dismissed in Pike County Municipal Court Monday morning.According to court documents, during his preliminary hearing, the court said it did not see, with the evidence presented, the probable cause of the crimes alleged and the case was dismissed on both charges.Friend was being held on a $40,000 bond.Just last week, police discovered human remains while searching two properties
  
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• Adviser: Cordray to announce bid of Ohio governor on Tuesday

  04-12-2017 20:06
  
  Former consumer watchdog Richard Cordray is set to launch his long-anticipated bid for Ohio governor on Tuesday.The Democrat planned to make the announcement in his hometown of Grove City, southwest of Columbus, an adviser to his campaign told The Associated Press. The adviser spoke on condition of anonymity because the information was not yet public.The 58-year-old Cordray is viewed as among Democrats' strongest contenders to seize a critical swing state from Republicans next year.He resigned l
  
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• Nonprofits Receive $1.9+ Million in Capital Grants

  04-12-2017 19:34
  22 local nonprofits will receive $1.9+ million to invest in capital needs, from facility expansion and renovation to technology upgrades and vehicle acquisition, thanks to the Capital Improvement Funding Partnership of The Columbus Foundation and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation. Read more. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the […]
  
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• Plea deal for Columbus police officer accused of buying sex on the job

  04-12-2017 19:22
  
  COLUMBUS -- The case of a Columbus Police Officer accused of buying sex while on the job was resolved with a plea deal.Three different women accused Columbus Police Officer Randall Mayhew of buying sex. Two of the alleged acts happened in his police cruiser.Prosecutors said in all three cases, Mayhew was on duty, and in all three cases, they say GPS data from his cruiser places him at the scene.Earlier this year they charged him with:Three counts of solicitation- offering to pay for sexThree cou
  
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• Man arrested for reportedly drawing on child's homework

  04-12-2017 19:00
  
  PORT ST. JOE, Fla. -- A 33-year-old man is facing charges after staff at Port St. Joe Elementary School contacted the school resource deputy about a drawing that showed a school on fire, a person running from the building on fire, and others being shot, authorities say, CBS affiliate WPEC-TV reports. Robert Paul Alexander Edwards, of Mexico Beach, was arrested Friday for reportedly drawing the picture on a student's homework assignment, the Gulf County Sheriff's Office said.An investigation reve
  
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• One person dead after motorcycle crash in north Columbus

  04-12-2017 18:59
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person hs died due to a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Morse Road and Sinclair Road Monday afternoon.The call came in at 12:35 p.m. The person was sent to Riverside Methodist Hospital, and later succumbed to their injuries at 1:27 p.m.Westbound Morse road is shut down from I-71.Stay with 10TV as this story develops.
  
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• One person critical after motorcycle crash in north Columbus

  04-12-2017 18:59
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person is in critical condition due to a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Morse Road and Sinclair Road Monday afternoon.The call came in at 12:35 p.m. The person was sent to Riverside Methodist Hospital.Westbound Morse road is shut down from I-71.Stay with 10TV as this story develops.
  
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• Man in north Columbus fatal motorcycle crash identified by police

  04-12-2017 18:59
  
  COLUMBUS -- A 42-year-old man was killed due to a motorcycle crash on Morse Road and Sinclair Road Monday afternoon, according to police.Jason A. McCreedy, was operating his 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Morse Road, just west of the entrance ramp to southbound I-71.A 22-year-old woman operating a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze was westbound on Morse Road and attempted to make a left turn to the entrance ramp, cutting across the path of McCreedy, according to a press release from Columbus Po
  
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• Missing Fla. teen Caitlyn Frisina reunited with parents

  04-12-2017 18:22
  
  A Florida teenager is home this morning after running away with a high school soccer coach for nearly a week.Seventeen-year-old Caitlyn Frisina was reunited with her parents over the weekend in Syracuse, New York. Twenty-seven-year-old Rian Rodriguez is under arrest.These last few days have been an emotional rollercoaster for the Frisina family. They say they're happy to have their daughter back and safe in their arms, and that Rodriguez will face the consequences for taking their child away.See
  
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• Wreath memorial remembers 20 teens lost in traffic crashes

  04-12-2017 17:46
  
  DELAWARE -- The Safety Awareness For Everyone, Delaware County Coalition will dedicate its annual traffic crash memorial to the 20 teens that have died in Delaware County during the last 10 years.Twenty wreaths will be displayed in front of the Ohio State Highway Patrol Delaware County Post, at 1500 Columbus Pike, Delaware.Family and friends of those lost and community members are invited to the memorial at 10 a.m. Dec. 6."It is our wish that drivers strive to drive more safely in remembrance of
  
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• Bond kept at $1M for man charged with hiding death of girl

  04-12-2017 17:30
  
  JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — The man accused of withholding information from North Carolina law enforcement about a missing girl's death said nothing about the case in court.A judge maintained 32-year-old Earl Kimrey's bond at $1 million as Kimrey made his first appearance Monday at a hearing in Jacksonville.Kimrey is charged with hiding 3-year-old Mariah Woods' body knowing she did not die of natural causes and obstruction of justice.Prosecutors disclosed no new details about the case, and Kimrey
  
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• Nearly 73,000 deer checked during Ohio's week-long gun hunting season

  04-12-2017 17:25
  
  COLUMBUS - Hunters checked 72,814 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2017 week-long deer-gun hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).Last year, hunters checked 66,758 in the same time frame.Two days (Saturday, Dec. 16, and Sunday, Dec. 17) of deer-gun season remain. The muzzleloader season is Jan. 6-9, 2018, and archery season remains open through Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. Find more information about deer hunting in the 2017-2018 Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regu
  
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• LIST: Complete college football bowl schedule for 2017-18

  04-12-2017 16:40
  
  On Sunday, the field for the fourth College Football Playoff was set and for the first time two teams from the same conference made it. Alabama (11-1) will face Clemson (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl and fellow SEC member Georgia (12-1) will play Oklahoma (12-1) in the Rose Bowl.When Alabama got the nod for the fourth and final spot over Ohio State, the Big Ten was left out for the first time — and for the second time in four seasons the Pac-12 was shut out, too.The Buckeyes will face the Univer
  
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• Bar fight ends in murder

  04-12-2017 16:09
  Dominic Davon Williams was shot to death inside the Photo Shop Lounge, 1420 E. 5th Avenue, early Sunday morning, apparently during a fight, said Sgt. Jeff Strayer of the Homicide Unit.
  
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• Two people in custody in connection to two Hilltop homicides

  04-12-2017 16:07
  Update:Two people are in custody in connection to two shooting deaths on Dec. 4 in the Hilltop according to the Columbus Division of Police.Police said 22-year-old Devon Bias and another person were taken into custody.Bias is charged with two counts of murder.Police said the other person's name is being withheld as they continue to investigate the case.-----Previous story:COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police have released the names of two people killed in a west Columbus shooting Monday morning.The shoot
  
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• Teenager killed in west Columbus shooting

  04-12-2017 16:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A teenage male was shot and killed in West Columbus Monday morning.It happened around 9:45 a.m. at South Wayne Avenue and Palmetto Avenue in the Hilltop, according to Columbus Police.The teenager was transported to Mount Carmel West in critical condition where he later died.Police said that between 10 and 20 shots were fired.*UPDATE: The victim was pronounced deceased at 11:07 a.m. at Mount Carmel West Hospital. CPD Homicide detectives investigating. https://t.co/z0VaQgCo69&mda
  
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• Second victim found dead in Hilltop shooting

  04-12-2017 16:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two people have died after a shooting in West Columbus Monday morning.The shooting happened around 9:45 a.m. at South Wayne Avenue and Palmetto Avenue in the Hilltop.Columbus police said 20-30 shots were fired at a vehicle with a few teenagers inside. One male teenager in the vehicle was transported to Mount Carmel West in critical condition where he later died.As detectives were on the scene investigating, they found several shots hit a house.Officers knocked but got no respon
  
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• Names released of people killed in Hilltop double murder

  04-12-2017 16:07
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police have released the names of two people killed in a west Columbus shooting Monday morning.The shooting happened around 9:45 a.m. at South Wayne Avenue and Palmetto Avenue in the Hilltop.Detectives say two gunmen using high powered rifles, including an AK-47, shot at a car carrying four teenagers who had skipped school.Investigators said as many as 30 bullet casings were found on the street.Seventeen-year-old Quentin William Smith was transported to Mount Carmel West in
  
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• Name released of teenage victim found dead in Hilltop double murder

  04-12-2017 16:07
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police have released the name of one of two people have killed in a West Columbus shooting Monday morning.The shooting happened around 9:45 a.m. at South Wayne Avenue and Palmetto Avenue in the Hilltop.Detectives say two gunmen using high powered rifles, including an AK-47, shot at a car carrying four teenagers who had skipped school.Investigators said as many as 30 bullet casings were found on the street.Seventeen-year-old Quentin William Smith was transported to Mount Carm
  
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• Authorities identify victims in Hilltop double murder

  04-12-2017 16:07
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police have released the names of two people killed in a west Columbus shooting Monday morning.The shooting happened around 9:45 a.m. at South Wayne Avenue and Palmetto Avenue in the Hilltop.Detectives say two gunmen using high powered rifles, including an AK-47, shot at a car carrying four teenagers who had skipped school.Investigators said as many as 30 bullet casings were found on the street.Seventeen-year-old Quentin William Smith was transported to Mount Carmel West in
  
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• Girl attempts suicide, put on life support after alleged bullying

  04-12-2017 15:32
  
  LOMA LINDA, Calif. — A California family is living a parent's worst nightmare — having to say a final goodbye to their own child.Charlene and Freddie Avila couldn't hold back the tears as they talked to CBS Los Angeles about their 13-year-old daughter Rosalie outside the hospital where she was on life support Sunday night.Rosalie attempted to take her own life last week, the victim of bullying, according to a note left to her parents."My whole world just came crumbling down," the tea
  
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• British PM Theresa May makes diplomatic push to unlock Brexit talks

  04-12-2017 14:26
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May is making a diplomatic blitz to Brussels, where she started meeting with top European Union officials Monday in an effort to get closer to a belated breakthrough in the negotiations on Britain's exit from the bloc.May entered talks with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and will later meet with EU Council President Donald Tusk, and hopes to make what the EU calls "sufficient progress" on the questions of Britain's leaving bill, Irish border conditions
  
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• Two Amazing New Year’s Eve Parties to Ring in 2018!

  04-12-2017 14:00
  Columbus Underground invites you to ring in the New Year in style! We’re co-hosting two parties this year at Hadley’s Bar + Kitchen Downtown and Balboa in Grandview. No need to worry about planning your evening, both parties will have everything your crew needs to have a great night! At both events, ticket holders will be […]
  
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• Deportation dropped after ICE's Columbus traffic stop challenged

  04-12-2017 13:57
  Zenon Natividad Cruz was driving with his wife to work early on the morning of Feb. 5, 2016, when the inside of their vehicle lit up with blue flashing lights. A police officer was pulling them over.
  
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• Man critically injured in Cleveland home explosion

  04-12-2017 13:53
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — One man has been hospitalized with severe burns after a home explosion in Cleveland.Fire officials say the explosion happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday on the east side of the city. The force of the explosion blasted out windows on the first and second floors of the home, and first responders found a man in the front yard.The man has been taken to a local hospital with third-degree burns on his body. His identity has not been released.Police say the explosion was not acciden
  
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• Trump offers full support for embattled Republican Roy Moore

  04-12-2017 13:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump endorsed embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race on Monday, looking past sexual misconduct allegations against the GOP candidate to argue that his vote is needed in Congress.Trump tweeted early Monday that "Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama."It was Trump's strongest show of support for Moore since allegations surfaced that the candidate had sexually as
  
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• Pres. Trump offers full support for embattled Republican Roy Moore

  04-12-2017 13:32
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump endorsed embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race on Monday, looking past sexual misconduct allegations against the GOP candidate to argue that his vote is needed in Congress.Trump tweeted early Monday that "Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama."Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama. W
  
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• Nominate the Best People, Places & Things of 2017 for our Annual Best Of Lists

  04-12-2017 13:30
  It’s getting dark early and the temperatures are dropping rapidly, which means it’s that time of year once again! The end of 2017 is rapidly approaching, and we’re looking for your nominations in our annual “Best of” awards and recognitions, which are the city’s only year-end lists that determine the best people, places, products, events […]
  
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• Get Your Nominations in for our Annual Best Of Lists!

  04-12-2017 13:30
  It’s getting dark early and the temperatures are dropping rapidly, which means it’s that time of year once again! The end of 2017 is rapidly approaching, and we’re looking for your nominations in our annual “Best of” awards and recognitions, which are the city’s only year-end lists that determine the best people, places, products, events […]
  
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• Billy Bush says Trump 'Access Hollywood' tape is real

  04-12-2017 13:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Bush said it was indeed Donald Trump's voice captured on a 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape talking about fame enabling him to grope and try to have sex with women."Of course he said it," the former "Access Hollywood" and "Today" show personality said in an op-ed published Sunday in The New York Times.The video shows Trump, who was the star of "The Apprentice," riding on an "Access Hollywood" bus with then-host Bush. At one point, Trump describes trying to have sex with a
  
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• Suspicious package delivered to German governor's office

  04-12-2017 12:47
  
  BERLIN (AP) - German officials say they've secured a suspicious package delivered to a state governor's office and are investigating it for possible explosives.Thuringia governor's office spokesman Guenter Kolodziej told The Associated Press on Monday police experts are investigating the package but did not give further details.Thuringia's governor, Bodo Ramelow, told the dpa news agency police were alerted by workers in the office and have told him the package may contain a hand grenade.Ramelow
  
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• Figure skater Medvedeva to address IOC on doping

  04-12-2017 12:37
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Two-time defending world figure skating champion Evgenia Medvedeva will address the International Olympic Committee board on Tuesday ahead of a vote on whether to ban Russia from the upcoming Pyeongchang Games.The 18-year-old Russian is unbeaten in two years and a gold medal favorite for the Olympics in February.No Russian figure skaters are among the 25 athletes that have been banned so far for doping offenses during the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Medvedeva was 14 at the time and
  
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• Trump to scale back 2 national monuments in trip to Utah

  04-12-2017 12:30
  
  President Donald Trump is announcing plans to scale back two sprawling national monuments in Utah, responding to what he has condemned as a "massive federal land grab" by the government.Trump is traveling to Salt Lake City on Monday to outline his intention to shrink the Bears Ears and the Grand-Staircase Escalante national monuments spanning millions of acres in Utah. The two national monuments were among 27 that Trump ordered Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review earlier this year.Utah's Rep
  
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• Stealth jets, other aircraft fly in US, South Korean drills

  04-12-2017 12:17
  
  Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets began training Monday as the United States and South Korea launched a massive combined air force exercise. The war games come a week after North Korea test-fired its most powerful missile ever, an ICBM that may be able to target the eastern seaboard of the United States.The five-day drill, which is called Vigilant Ace, is meant to improve the allies' wartime capabilities and preparedness, South Korea's defense ministry said.The U.S. Seventh A
  
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• 62-year-old man missing from west Columbus

  04-12-2017 11:27
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is searching for a missing 62-year-old man.Authorities say Bruce Keller walked away from his west Columbus residence on Richardson Avenue Sunday.
  He is described as a white male, 5-foot-7-inches tall,145 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.Police are asking for help in locating Keller, who has a reported medical condition.Anyone who has information on Keller's whereabouts should call the Columbus Police Missing Person Unit at 614-645-4624 or 614-645-4545.
  
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