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• Pres. Trump says program to protect 'Dreamers' is 'probably dead'

  14-01-2018 23:48
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Sunday that a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children is "probably dead," casting a cloud over already tenuous negotiations just days before a deadline on a government funding deal that Democrats have tied to immigration.At issue is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program created by President Barack Obama to shield hundreds of thousands of these individuals, known as "Dreamers," from depor
  
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• More snow, below-freezing temperatures expected Monday

  14-01-2018 22:20
  Those of you heading to Martin Luther King. Jr. Day events on Monday, or just heading into work, will also have to deal with some snow.
  
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• Car goes airborne, slams into 2nd floor of California dental office

  14-01-2018 21:56
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A car slammed into the second floor of a building in Orange County, California, early Sunday morning. The incident unfolded in the 300 block of East 17th Street in Santa Ana, CBS Los Angeles reports.The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) said the driver hit a center divider, catapulting the vehicle into the air. The Santa Ana Police Department said the car was traveling at a high rate of speed when it hit the median and flew into the building, which houses a dental practice
  
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• Forecast: Clipper brings snow on Monday

  14-01-2018 21:22
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and frigid. Temps in the teens but feeling a tad cooler with the wind chill. SE wind around 5 mph.
  Tonight: Increasing clouds. Snow showers move in by early morning. Low 12. E wind 3-5 mph.
  Monday: Snow showers likely. We could see anywhere from 1-3 inches. High 27. S wind 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Partly sunny and brisk.High 14. Subzero wind chill values. W wind around 10 mph.Partly sunny and brisk.High 14. Subzero wind chill values. W wind around 10 mph.
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• US set to cut UN money for Palestinian refugees

  14-01-2018 20:01
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year's first contribution by more than half or perhaps entirely, and making additional donations contingent on major changes to the organization, according to U.S. officials.President Donald Trump hasn't made a final decision, but appears more likely to send only $60 million of the planned $125 million first installment to the U.N. Relief and
  
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• UK party suspends leader's girlfriend over Markle remarks

  14-01-2018 18:35
  
  LONDON — The U.K. Independence Party on Sunday suspended the membership of the girlfriend of the party's leader after she reportedly made racist remarks about Prince Harry's fiancee, American actress Meghan Markle.In a statement, Jo Marney apologized for the "shocking language" she used in a series of text messages to a friend, but said her words had been "taken out of context."The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported that the 25-year-old Marney, who describes herself as a model and actor, ma
  
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• Killer of postal workers to be tried in federal court

  14-01-2018 17:54
  A disgruntled postal worker accused of fatally shooting his supervisor at the Dublin post office and then killing a postmaster outside her apartment will be tried in federal court.
  
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• Plane dangles off cliff after skidding off runway in Turkey

  14-01-2018 16:13
  
  ISTANBUL — A commercial plane that skidded off a runway after landing in northern Turkey dangled precariously off a muddy cliff with its nose only a few feet from the sea.Some of the 168 people on board the Boeing 737-800 described it as a "miracle" that everyone was evacuated safely.Images show the aircraft on its belly and at an acute angle just above the water. If it had slid any further along the slope, the plane would have likely plunged into the Black Sea in the Turkish province of T
  
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• Homeless boy immerses self in reading to focus on the positive

  14-01-2018 15:43
  No book stays at the top of his list for long. Mackintosh Williams, also known as "Sci Fi Guy," reads at a pace too furious for him to maintain anything more than a fleeting ranking of best-loved stories.
  
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• Crime of the week: Police searching for suspect in Columbus shooting

  14-01-2018 15:33
  COLUMBUS - Columbus police are looking for a man they believe was involved in a shooting that left a man dead.On December 10, 2017, police officers responded to a double shooting in the 2400 block of Ottawa Drive.The victims involved in the shooting were a father and daughter, Van Johnson and Elyzabeth Johnson.Jordyn Preston, who is Elyzabeth's boyfriend, was allegedly responsible for the shooting, according to police.Emergency responders took both victims to Riverside Hospital.The father later
  
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• 2 children among the dead in triple homicide in Nashville

  14-01-2018 14:31
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Police say a man went on a shooting spree in North Nashville, killing two young sisters and then carjacked and killed an elderly man. The suspected gunman's stepmother, girls' mother, suffered a non-life-threatening wound, police said.Metro Police arrested 24-year-old Queshan Brooks on Friday. Brooks has been charged with three counts of murder along with multiple other charges, CBS Nashville affiliate WTVF reports. The Tennessean reports Brooks first opened fire on his stepm
  
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• Tsunami threat cancelled for Peru, Chile

  14-01-2018 11:40
  
  LIMA, Peru — A U.S. agency says there is no longer a tsunami threat from a powerful earthquake that struck off Peru.Earlier, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of "hazardous tsunami waves" for some coasts, saying there was a threat to some coasts of Peru and neighboring Chile.But a later message said "there is no longer a tsunami threat from this earthquake" and that the center hadn't observed any tsunami waves.An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 hit off Peru's coast a
  
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• Magnitude 7.1 quake hits off Peru, killing 1

  14-01-2018 11:40
  
  LIMA, Peru — A powerful earthquake struck off Peru's coast early Sunday, tumbling adobe homes in small, rural towns, killing at least one person and leaving dozens injured, officials said.The U.S. Geological Survey said the early morning quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and was centered 25 miles (40 kilometers) from Acari in the Arequipa department of southwestern Peru.The quake jolted people awake as far away as the capital city of Lima, some 350 miles (560 kilometers) from Acari, blocked som
  
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• Earthquake in Peru destroys dozens of homes, kills 1 man

  14-01-2018 11:40
  
  LIMA, Peru — A powerful earthquake struck off Peru's coast early Sunday, tumbling adobe homes in small, rural towns, killing at least one person and leaving dozens injured, officials said.The earthquake destroyed 63 homes, displacing about 130 people, and it injured 65 people, Peru's Chief of Civil Defense Jorge Chavez said.The sole fatality was man killed when he was crushed by a fallen rock, said officials, adding that many of those injured were in Chala district, a coastal area dependen
  
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• Forecast: Frigid Sunday, Snow into Monday

  14-01-2018 11:28
  Today: Mix of sun & clouds, cold.High 19.Winds: Light SE.
  Tonight: Increasing clouds, few flurries overnight.Frigid.Low 8.Winds: SE 3-7 mph.
  M.L.K Jr. Day: Mostly cloudy, not as cold.Snow showers, mainly pm.Light accumulations expected.High 29.
  Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, turning colder. Subzero wind chills.High 13.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information:We have another frigid start to the day, luckily, winds are relativel
  
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• 1 critical after 2 vehicles collide on Northeast Side

  14-01-2018 11:11
  Columbus police were called to Stelzer Road at Citygate Drive at 4:08 a.m. on a report of a crash, a police dispatcher said.
  
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• 1 in critical condition following crash in northeast Columbus

  14-01-2018 11:05
  
  COLUMBUS - One person is in critical condition following a crash involving two vehicles in northeast Columbus, according to Columbus police.The crash happened around 4:10 a.m. Sunday near Stelzer Road and Citygate Drive.Both roads are closed in that area, according to police.Emergency responders took three people to the hospital.One person is in critical condition, and the other two are stabilized, according to Columbus police.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this story.
  
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• 1 critical following crash in northeast Columbus

  14-01-2018 11:05
  
  COLUMBUS - One person is in critical condition following a crash involving two vehicles in northeast Columbus, according to Columbus police.The crash happened around 4:10 a.m. Sunday near Stelzer Road and Citygate Drive.Both roads were closed in that area and have since reopened.Emergency responders took three people to the hospital. One person is in critical condition, and the other two are expected to be OK.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this story.
  
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• Seeking leadership, GIB may not compete

  14-01-2018 06:51
  According to Gallipolis in Bloom President Bev Dunkle, she is considering retirement in the coming years and is ready to step down as the chairperson of GIB efforts in the America in Bloom competition. To partake in the annual AIB competition GIB has been part of the last 12 years, paperwork must be submitted by February.
  
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• Morgan, Muskingum County residents carefully watching water levels

  14-01-2018 04:34
  Residents along the Muskingum and Morgan County lines are carefully watching the water levels on the Muskingum River."I’ve never seen an ice jam as big as this one is," said Bill Ballenger, who has lived in the area all his life.Saturday, the National Weather Service in Charleston, West Virginia, issued a weather alert about ice causing the river to rise."There’s even a boat sitting out on top of it," said Ballenger of the icy waterway. "It’s already taken out from its dock."Ac
  
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• Morgan, Muskingum County residents carefully watching river

  14-01-2018 04:34
  
  Residents along the Muskingum and Morgan County lines are carefully watching the water levels on the Muskingum River.According to the National Weather Service in Charleston, West Virginia, ice may cause issues along the Muskingum River.The Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office told 10TV that it was patrolling the area keeping an eye on the water levels.According to a Facebook post by the Morgan County EMA and OHS, “the recent heavy rainfall and milder weather has caused large chunks of i
  
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• Police say mom was killed by son after video game argument

  14-01-2018 03:06
  
  CERES, Calif. — Police have arrested a Northern California man they say fatally shot his mother after an argument that erupted as he was playing a video game.Twenty-eight-year-old Matthew Nicholson of Ceres was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of murder. It's unclear whether he has an attorney.Police called to Nicholson's home found his 68-year-old mother with a head wound. She died at a hospital.Police said Lydia Nicholson went to check on her son in his bedroom after she heard him sh
  
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• California mudslides death toll rises to 20

  14-01-2018 02:43
  
  MONTECITO, Calif. — The death toll at the scene of devastating mudslides in a Southern California community rose to 20 Sunday as the list of those still missing shrunk to four.Santa Barbara County spokesman Justin Cooper said authorities located a body but did not give any other information, only saying the coroner's office would identify the latest victim.Recovery crews continue to slowly make progress digging away masses of mud, boulders and toppled trees in coastal Montecito. Officials
  
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• California mudslides death toll rises to 19

  14-01-2018 02:43
  
  MONTECITO, Calif. — The death toll from the mudslides in a California coastal town rose to 19 on Saturday but a man who had also been on the list of missing persons was located alive, authorities said.The body of Morgan Christine Corey, 25, was found in mud and debris in Montecito, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said. Her 12-year-old sister, Sawyer, had been found dead earlier."We ask that you keep this devastated family in your thoughts and prayers," Brown said.Another person who
  
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• Suspect killed in shootout with plainclothes officers

  14-01-2018 02:37
  A police union official says an armed man was fatally shot after exchanging gunfire with plainclothes police officers in Columbus. The suspect has been identified as 22-year-old Amanuel Dagebo, male black, of Columbus.
  
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• Racists deliver hate propaganda to Columbus neighborhoods

  14-01-2018 02:37
  On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, several residents of the Sharon Heights area on Columbus' North Side found plastic bags at the end of their driveways with mints inside. "I was walking my dog and ended up finding them," said Beth Pettibone, who found one on New Year's Eve and another on New Year's Day on East Stanton Avenue in the Clintonville neighborhood.
  
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• Car passenger dies while stopping along Texas highway to urinate

  14-01-2018 02:08
  
  DALLAS -- A man is dead after stopping along the highway to urinate, CBS DFW reports. The incident happened just before 1 a.m. early Friday along Interstate-30 in Dallas. When police arrived at the scene, they found a pair of damaged vehicles in the right lane of the highway.The driver of a red Mercedes said that she saw a green Honda stopped in the lane, but did not have enough time to slow down and avoid a crash. The red car slammed into the rear end of the green car, causing injuries to sever
  
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• After outcry, Mark Wahlberg donates $1.5 million film fee

  14-01-2018 01:01
  
  NEW YORK — Following an outcry over a significant disparity in pay between co-stars, Mark Wahlberg agreed Saturday to donate the $1.5 million he earned for reshoots for "All the Money in the World" to the sexual misconduct defense initiative Time's Up.Wahlberg said he'll donate the money in the name of his co-star, Michelle Williams, who reportedly made less than $1,000 on the reshoots."I 100% support the fight for fair pay," Wahlberg said in a statement.The announcement Saturday came afte
  
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• “Stop the bullying”: Yolanda Harris says “enough”

  14-01-2018 00:21
  
  COLUMBUS – Merriam-Webster defines “bully” as one who threatens others who are weaker, smaller or in some way vulnerable.10TV’s Yolanda Harris is not weak but she was the subject of bullying.Harris posted on her Facebook page Friday addressing unkind remarks made on a Facebook Live video during a newscast.10TV’s news anchors stream live video on Facebook during newscasts to show viewers behind the scenes.“We go live on Facebook during our newscasts to interact
  
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