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• Vance announces bid for county commissioner

  23-01-2018 23:39
  PAULDING Republican Clint A. Vance filed his petition Wednesday, Jan. 17 at the Paulding County Board of Elections to run for county commissioner in the May 8 primary. This seat, currently being held by Mark Holtsberry, is set to expire on Dec. 31. The May primary will include Vance along with any other Republican candidate who meets the Feb. 7 filing deadline.
  
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• Parents of missing Hilliard girl believe she is still alive

  23-01-2018 22:51
  Brad and Jamie Young said their daughter came home from church, then chatted with friends on social media before leaving home and not returning.Seventeen-year-old Payton Young's car was found empty and unlocked at Hayden Falls near Dublin on Sunday.Police found a suicide note on her cellphone along with a website on how to hold your breath underwater.A dive team searched the Scioto River on Monday but found no clues.Jamie said when she last saw Payton on Sunday, just after noon, her daughter tol
  
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• COTA's CMAX Rapid Bus Transit Line Ribbon Cutting

  23-01-2018 22:43 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Group receives grant to help educate kids who get into trouble

  23-01-2018 22:07
  NELSONVILLE, Ohio -- Southeastern Ohio Legal Services, SEOLS, just received a grant from the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation.It will be used to represent students in cases where they've been expelled.SEOLS says the amount of time a student spends out of school for disciplinary reasons is in direct correlation to drop out rates and future incarceration.The grant will be used to help students who aren’t a threat to safety but need to work with a district to continue to receive educational s
  
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• Woman charged after reported abuse of 2 toddlers in Pickaway County

  23-01-2018 20:44
  
  CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio – A woman is charged with endangering two toddler-aged children in Pickaway County after information was reported to Children Services.Circleville Police say the children’s custodian, Martha Lemaster, has been criminally charged with multiple counts of felonious assault and felony child endangering.This happened in the 100 block of Rustic Ct. in Circleville, Ohio, according to police.Pickaway County Child Protective Services contacted the Circleville Police Departme
  
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• Oscar Nominations, Celebrations and Snubs

  23-01-2018 20:35
  2017 was year marked by independents: original screenplays, original ideas, low-budgets, big returns. How beautiful is that? Bearing his most intimate vision yet, Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water swept up 13 Oscar nominations, impressing voters in nearly every category, from technical achievement through acting and directing. And Get Out represents the first full-blown […]
  
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• Short North Retailer Pursuit Will Outfit USA Men’s Curling Team for 2018 Winter Olympics

  23-01-2018 20:15
  A local retailer will get some representation in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Pursuit, the Short North menswear store, has announced a partnership with Minnesota-based Team Shuster, who’ll represent the United States this year in Pyeongchang, South Korea. “Pursuit has become a place people trust for the suits they’ll wear for the milestone moments in […]
  
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• Higher Education and the Ever-Changing Technological Landscape

  23-01-2018 19:35
  It’s a changing world out there. Remember when mobile phones became a thing? For younger readers, maybe not. At first they couldn’t even send text messages; now they can possess any and every facet of life: address book and agenda, photos of your kid’s first steps, social media accounts, banking information — the list goes […]
  
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• Ex-Tiberi aide to join DeWine's staff

  23-01-2018 19:00
  Breann Gonzalez, a longtime aide to Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Genoa Township, is joining the staff of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. In addition to being a spokeswoman for Tiberi, she served as a press secretary to the House Joint Committee on Taxation.
  
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• Columbus lawmaker's proposal would allow physician-assisted suicide in Ohio

  23-01-2018 19:00
  A state senator from Columbus plans to introduce a bill to allow terminally ill Ohioans to obtain and give themselves fatal doses of physician-prescribed medications. "It is time we recognize the rights of dying and suffering patients to control their own end-of-life decisions," Tavares said in a statement.
  
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• CEO says company working to stop 'Tide pod challenge'

  23-01-2018 18:46
  
  NEW YORK — Procter & Gamble says it's working to stop the "Tide Pod challenge," a social media-fueled trend in which teenagers eat single-load laundry detergent packets.The American Association of Poison Control Centers warned last week that it had seen a spike in teenagers eating the detergent pods, which it says can cause seizures, respiratory arrest and even death.CEO David Taylor called the trend "dangerous" and "extremely concerning" in a blog post Monday. He said the company is w
  
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• Updated Millennial Tower Approved by Downtown Commission

  23-01-2018 18:33
  The Downtown Commission voted to approve the Millennial Tower project today, meaning the 27-story mixed-use building at the corner of Front and Rich streets is now free to move forward. Commissioners were overwhelmingly positive in their comments about the latest design, which features a very different approach to the building’s LED signage. While previous iterations […]
  
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• 27-Story Millennial Tower Approved by Downtown Commission

  23-01-2018 18:33
  The Downtown Commission voted to approve the Millennial Tower project today, meaning the 27-story mixed-use building at the corner of Front and Rich streets is now free to move forward. Commissioners were overwhelmingly positive in their comments about the latest design, which features a very different approach to the building’s LED signage. While previous iterations […]
  
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• Forecast: Blustery with a few Sprinkles or Flurries.

  23-01-2018 18:22
  This Evening: Cloudy with a few sprinkles or flurries possible.
  Tonight: Cloudy with a lingering chance for flurries. 28 W 20-25 G 35 mph
  Tomorrow: Lingering clouds and cool. 33 S 5-10 mph
  Thursday: Brightening skies and milder. 42 S 5-10 MPH
  Friday: Sunny and warmer. 52.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: Cool and blustery in wake of yesterday’s cold front. A weak upper level system will keep clouds over the re
  
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• Sessions interviewed by Mueller team in Russia investigation

  23-01-2018 18:10
  
  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions was interviewed for hours last week in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, the Justice Department confirmed Tuesday. He's the highest-ranking Trump administration official and first Cabinet member known to have submitted to questioning.The interview came as Mueller investigates whether President Donald Trump's actions in office, including the firing of FBI Director James Comey, constitute efforts to obstruct the FBI probe into
  
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• Dog Days of Winter

  23-01-2018 17:50
  Special visit from Canine Companions for Independence! Like many CCI puppies, Zoltan is on his way to becoming a highly-trained assistance dog, with the goal of enhancing the life of an individual with disabilities. Connect with Canine Companions for Independence in The Giving Store. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that […]
  
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• Columbus City Schools proposes 163 cuts to personnel

  23-01-2018 17:29
  Columbus City Schools has proposed cutting 163 positions beginning next school year.In a budget reduction proposal, CCS sites the "short-change" students face due to the capping of state aid, saying CCS receives significantly less than what the state promises. The district claims the cap "robs" them by as much as $110 million annually.According to CCS, the lack-of-funding equates to all kindergartners, first graders, second graders, third graders and some fourth graders not receiving state fundi
  
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• Galion Middle School evacuated after bomb threat

  23-01-2018 17:25
  
  A middle school in Galion, Ohio was evacuated Tuesday morning after a bomb threat was received.District officials tell 10TV all Galion Middle School students are safe and bomb-sniffing dogs are on their way to the school. All students were transported to the high school.“We take threats to the safety and security of our students and staff very seriously and will work diligently to secure the building,” said Galion Superintendent Jim Grubbs.School officials say after an extensive sear
  
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• Central Ohio jobless rate rises in December to 3.7 percent

  23-01-2018 16:50
  Central Ohio managed to keep the lowest jobless rate of any metro in the state in December, but just barely. The jobless rate rose for the Columbus area rose to 3.7 percent in December from 3.5 percent in November, according to state figures released Tuesday that showed jobless rates increasing for all of the state's metro areas and 87 of the state's 88 counties.
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 1/22/18

  23-01-2018 16:39 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Police ID 2 students fatally shot at Kentucky school

  23-01-2018 16:00
  BENTON, Ky.— The Latest on a fatal shooting at a Kentucky high school (all times local):6:30 p.m.Police have released the names of the two students killed in a shooting at a Kentucky high school.Kentucky State Police Commissioner Richard Sanders on Tuesday evening identified the dead students as Bailey Nicole Holt and Preston Ryan Cope. Both were 15 years old.Sanders says the gunman walked into Marshall County High School with a pistol Tuesday morning and immediately opened fire. He says 1
  
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• 2 dead, 17 injured in Kentucky school shooting; 15-year-old suspect held

  23-01-2018 16:00
  BENTON, Ky.— A 15-year-old student opened fire with a handgun inside a rural Kentucky high school Tuesday morning, killing two of his classmates, injuring 17 and sending hundreds fleeing for safety. Police were seen leading a teenager away in handcuffs and said the suspect will be charged with murder. It was the nation's first fatal school shooting of 2018. Police escort a person, second from right, out of the Marshall County High School after shooting there, Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018, in Bent
  
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• 1 dead, many injured in high school shooting in southwest Kentucky

  23-01-2018 16:00
  
  BENTON, Ky. --Authorities are reporting one person was killed and others were wounded Tuesday morning in a high school shooting in rural Kentucky.In a tweet from a verified account, Gov. Matt Bevin said it happened at Marshall County High School in southwest Kentucky.In the tweet, Bevin says a shooting suspect was in custody. No other details were immediately available.The community is about 120 miles northwest of Nashville, Tennessee.Tragic shooting at Marshall County HS...Shooter is in custody
  
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• 1 dead, 9 injured in Kentucky school shooting; suspect held

  23-01-2018 16:00
  BENTON, Ky. (AP) — Someone with a gun opened fire inside a rural Kentucky high school Tuesday morning, killing one person and injuring nine others. Police said a suspect was apprehended and there is no reason to suspect anyone else in the first fatal school shooting of 2018.LIVE: Officials give update on high school shooting in western Kentucky:Nearly 100 children ran out of Marshall County High School seeking safety, said Mitchell Garland, who rushed outside of his business when he heard
  
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• Sentencing nears end for doctor who assaulted gymnasts

  23-01-2018 15:52
  
  LANSING, Mich. — A sentencing hearing for a former sports doctor who sexually assaulted young gymnasts may be nearing the end.Larry Nassar is due back in a Lansing, Michigan, courtroom Tuesday. More than 120 girls and women, including former Olympic gold medalists, have confronted him or had statements read on their behalf over five emotional days of sentencing.At least 35 more victims want to speak.Nassar already has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for child pornography crime
  
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• Oscars 2018: List of nominees for the 90th annual Academy Awards

  23-01-2018 15:35
  
  NEW YORK — Guillermo del Toro's lavish monster romance "The Shape of Water" fished out a leading 13 nominations, Greta Gerwig became just the fifth woman nominated for best director and "Mudbound" director of photography Rachel Morrison made history as the first woman nominated for best cinematography in nominations announced Tuesday for the 90th annual Academy Awards.Oscar voters put forward nine best-picture nominees: "The Shape of Water," ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," ''
  
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• Train derailment spills shipping containers in northern Ohio

  23-01-2018 15:31
  
  SENECA COUNTY, OHIO -- A train derailed late Monday night in northern Ohio, an official with Norfolk Southern Railroad told 10TV.It happened just before 11:00 p.m. off SR 122, the Seneca County Sheriff's Office said.The train was traveling to Chicago with shipping containers, possibly carrying household goods. Of the 90 containers, nine fell from the train.Norfolk Southern said no one was hurt.Crews remained at the derailment early Tuesday removing the shipping containers.Stay with 10TV and 10TV
  
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• Review: Josh Blue at the Columbus Funny Bone

  23-01-2018 15:31
  Veteran stand-up comedian and winner of season four of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Josh Blue sold out a five-show engagement this past weekend at the Columbus Funny Bone, the very same club at which he’d first appeared as a headliner early in his career. Blue’s exceptionally funny set during his first performance on Friday night wove […]
  
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• On last day in Israel, Vice President Pence visits Western Wall, Yad Vashem

  23-01-2018 13:17
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence is making a visit to the Western Wall and meeting with Israeli President Reuvin Rivlin on his final day of a trip to Israel.The vice president is also to visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial before departing the Holy Land later on Tuesday.His visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City comes amid tensions with the Palestinians, who have assailed President Donald Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.Vice Pre
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court hears challenge of death penalty law

  23-01-2018 12:56
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Supreme Court is weighing arguments from an ex-death row inmate that the state's capital punishment law is unconstitutional because judges and not juries hand down death sentences.Convicted killer Maurice Mason says the U.S. Constitution requires juries to impose death sentences. Mason argues a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court ruling declaring Florida's death penalty law unconstitutional should apply in Ohio.If Ohio juries recommend capital punishment, judges impose the sen
  
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• Lawyers: Juries, not judges, should impose death sentences

  23-01-2018 12:56
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's capital punishment law is unconstitutional because judges, not juries, impose death sentences in contrast to the 6th Amendment right to a jury trial, lawyers for a convicted killer argued before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.Attorneys for ex-death row inmate Maurice Mason said a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court ruling declaring Florida's death penalty law unconstitutional based on the same jury principle should apply in Ohio.In that ruling, the court said the 6th Amendme
  
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• Trump applies tariffs to solar panels, washing machines

  23-01-2018 12:50
  
  President Donald Trump on Monday approved tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help U.S. manufacturers.The Republican's decision followed recommendations for tariffs by the U.S. International Trade Commission."The president's action makes clear again that the Trump administration will always defend American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses in this regard," U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement announcing the decisi
  
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• Philippine volcano spews lava fountains, 56,000 people flee

  23-01-2018 12:45
  
  The Philippines' most active volcano spewed fountains of red-hot lava and massive ash plumes anew Tuesday in a dazzling but increasingly dangerous eruption that has sent more than 56,000 villagers fleeing to evacuation centers.Lava fountains gushed up 700 meters (2,300 feet) above Mount Mayon's crater and ash plumes rose up to 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) Monday night. At least three major blasts followed Tuesday, including an explosion at nightfall that was capped by one of the most massive lava di
  
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• Police: Madison County home invasion, shooting leaves 2 dead

  23-01-2018 12:43
  
  LONDON, Ohio - Authorities say a home invasion in Madison County left two people dead, including one suspect.London Police said two men broke into an apartment on Lamplight Court around 11:30 p.m. Monday.Once inside the apartment, police say gunfire was exchanged between the two suspects and residents. The gunfire continued outside the apartment.Police say the shootings left one resident dead and another injured.William Benson, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another resident, 28-year-oldZ
  
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• 2 dead after shooting in Madison County

  23-01-2018 12:43
  
  MADISON COUNTY - Four men were shot, leaving two dead after a shooting in Madison County, according to London police.It happened on Monday, January 22, at 11:29 p.m. at an apartment complex on Lamplight Court.Police found two of the men suffering gunshot wounds outside of the complex.Emergency responders pronounced one man dead at the scene. Another victim was transported to OSU Medical Center. His condition is unknown.Police located the third man with gunshot injuries. He went to Grant Medical
  
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• Liberty Coins LLC LTD v. Goodman

  23-01-2018 12:19
  LIBERTY COINS LLC LTD v. Jacqueline T. Williams, in her official capacity as Director, Ohio Department of Commerce; Amanda McCartney, in her official capacity as Consumer Finance Attorney of Division of Financial Institutions, Ohio Department of Commerce, Defendants-Appellants.
  
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• Magnitude 8.2 earthquake hits near Alaska

  23-01-2018 11:10
  
  A magnitude 8.2 earthquake hit 175 miles southeast of Kodiak, Alaska.Officials say a tsunami warning has been issued.Stay with 10tv and 10tv.com for updates on this developing story.
  
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• Alaska hit by 7.9 earthquake; tsunami warning canceled

  23-01-2018 11:10
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A powerful earthquake struck off an island in the Gulf of Alaska, prompting a tsunami threat that sent the state's residents along the southern coast and western Canada fleeing for higher ground just after midnight Tuesday.After a few intense hours, the tsunami warning was canceled, allowing people to return home from shelters. There were no immediate reports of damage, not even on Kodiak Island, the closest land to the epicenter of the magnitude 7.9 quake.For Alaskans
  
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• Alaska earthquake prompts tsunami warning

  23-01-2018 11:10
  
  An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 struck off Alaska's Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of coastal Alaska and Canada's British Columbia while the remainder of the U.S. West Coast was under a watch.The strong earthquake was recorded about 175 miles southeast of Kodiak Island. Warnings from the National Weather Service sent to cellphones in Alaska warned: "Emergency Alert. Tsunami danger on the coast. Go to high ground or move inland."Kodiak
  
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• Forecast: Cooling down and breezy on Tuesday

  23-01-2018 10:16
  Today: Showers and a rain/snow mix into early afternoon, breezy.High 43.Winds: WSW 10-20 mph.
  Tonight: Cloudy with a few flurries, breezy & chilly.Low 27.Winds: W 10-15 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, seasonable and brisk.High 35.Wind: W 7-11 mph.
  Wednesday: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy, seasonable.High 40.Winds: SW 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: The first round of rain has moved through and more will
  
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• United Methodist Women announce speakers for Assembly 2018

  23-01-2018 07:58
  Michelle Alexander, Leymah Gbowee, Katharine Hayhoe and Hannah Adair Bonner will be featured speakers at the 19th quadrennial Assembly of United Methodist Women in Columbus, Ohio, May 18-20, 2018. The theme of Assembly is "The Power of Bold."
  
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• About 6,000 Franklin Co. customers lose power during storms

  23-01-2018 06:22
  
  COLUMBUS -- About 6,000 customers in Franklin County lost electricity late Monday into early Tuesday as storms moved through central Ohio.AEP Ohio's website showed thousands of outages in Franklin County and neighboring counties.Power was expected to be restored in several areas between 4:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m.You can see the outage map here.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• 9 injured in apparent volcano eruption near Japan ski resort

  23-01-2018 05:14
  
  TOKYO — A disaster official says at least nine people have been injured by an apparent volcanic eruption and avalanche near a ski resort in central Japan.Gunma prefectural official Ken Kiryu said Tuesday that details were still unclear but the people may have been injured by flying rocks, broken glass or the avalanche.The Japan Meteorological Agency says snow-covered Mount Kusatsu-Shirane appeared to erupt around 10 a.m.
  
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• Could new consulting firm help with Short North parking?

  23-01-2018 04:40
  COLUMBUS -- It’s a problem that’s plagued the booming business district in north Columbus for years.As shops, restaurants and condos move into the streets that make up the Short North, many find themselves in a constant search for parking.“So basically, there’s nowhere for people to park,” Victorian Village resident Andy Nacin said.The Columbus City Council voted Monday to approve a $200,000 contract with Columbus-based RAMA Consulting Group. This group is tasked wi
  
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• City hires firm to help with Short North parking issues

  23-01-2018 03:41
  Columbus plans to hire a consulting firm to deal with the public as it tries to figure out how to solve parking problems in the Short North. The Columbus City Council will vote Monday on a contract with Rama Consulting for up to $200,000.
  
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• Neil Diamond diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease; retires from touring

  23-01-2018 03:10
  
  Neil Diamond is retiring from touring after he says he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.Days shy of his 77th birthday, the rock legend is canceling his tour dates in Australia and New Zealand for March. He was on his 50th anniversary tour.The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer offered his "sincerest apologies" to those who planned to go to his shows and says he plans to still write, record and work on other projects "for a long time to come."Diamond's numerous hits include "Sweet Caroline," ''Ame
  
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• Catching up with the toddler basketball phenomenon from Westerville

  23-01-2018 00:14
  
  We first met Calvin Shannon of Westerville last year when he was 2 years old. We stumbled on to him when a video posted by his parents on social media went viral.It showed Calvin shooting the basketball and making four shots in a row.A year later and Calvin is now 3 years old and basketball is still the most important thing in his life. He has endless energy when it comes to shooting the basketball.“Everything revolves around basketball.” his mother Heather Shannon said. “ I me
  
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