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• Attorney cautions Ohio medical marijuana users: "Don't drive"

  31-01-2018 23:47
  Ohio has joined 29 states and the District of Columbia to legalize the use of medical marijuana.Defense attorney John Saia said medical marijuana, prescribed to relieve pain and nausea, could lead to legal headaches on Ohio's road.Saia said Ohio currently measures marijuana metabolite concentration in a driver's urine or blood to determine whether they're guilty of OVI.Because THC stays in a person's system for days, even weeks, Saia said a medical marijuana user would likely test over the legal
  
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• Defense for man who set woman on fire asks to move trial, bar her taped testimony

  31-01-2018 23:25
  There are new legal developments tonight in the case of Michael Slager.Slager is charged in the aggravated murder of Judy Malinowski. She died last summer, nearly two years after Slager set her on fire.Judy Malinowski's fight for survival ended last June, nearly two years after she was doused with gasoline and set on fire.But her family's fight for justice is far from over.Before her death, her ex-boyfriend Michael Slager was convicted of aggravated arson and felonious assault.With her passing,
  
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• Banning LGBT discrimination: Supporters urge Ohio lawmakers to act

  31-01-2018 23:13
  Ohio's civil rights code bans discrimination based on race, color, sex, disability, age, religion or national origin.Those protections do not apply to the LGBT community. State lawmakers are considering a bill to change that.Many states, including Ohio, do not protect LGBT people from discrimination in housing, employment, or public accommodations.Dozens of people testified at the statehouse Wednesday to tell lawmakers it's time to change the law.Lisa Phair has a transgender son."My child should
  
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• Authorities searching for missing 16-year-old girl from Pataskala

  31-01-2018 22:55
  
  The Pataskala Division of Police is asking for help in locating a missing 16-year-old girl.Hailey Taylor was reported missing on January 29. Police say there is a concern for her well-being.Hailey is described as a white female approximately 5’1” and 120 pounds with hair dyed red and hazel eyes.If you have any information regarding Hailey’s whereabouts, please contact the Pataskala Police Department at 740-927-5701 or email them at [email protected].
  
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• Columbus Mayor hosting town hall meetings to help solve community issues

  31-01-2018 22:44
  
  Mayor Andrew Ginther admits if the city is going to solve some of its biggest issues like its murder rate, high infant mortality he can not do it alone.Which is why he's holding town hall meetings in hopes others in the community can provide possible solutions.You can watch the mayor's first town hall meeting in the player below:
  His first meeting was held at the Reeb Center in South Columbus. It's a neighborhood where people say life here has gotten better, but at night it remains an area that
  
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• Columbus resident pulls surprise proposal on Rachael Ray Show

  31-01-2018 21:48
  Brittany Smiley expected her boyfriend to emerge from a makeover segment on Rachael Ray's daytime talk show with an updated style, but Smiley, 29, didn't think she'd go home with a new look too. During a recent taping of the show Brian Blakenship walked out with a spiked-up haircut and black suit.
  
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• Columbus hobby shop sells creations made by area residents 50 and older

  31-01-2018 21:48
  For almost a half-century, the consignors at the Golden Hobby Shop have remained a demographic constant - people in their "golden years," age 50 or older. "Some of the stuff is much better and much different than a hobby," said Cheryl Hager, co-manager of the shop, housed since 1981 in a 154-year-old school building in German Village.
  
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• Clinton regrets not firing adviser accused of harassment

  31-01-2018 20:38
  
  Hillary Clinton says she should not have let a senior campaign adviser keep his job after a female staffer accused him of sexual harassment in 2007."The most important work of my life has been to support and empower women," Clinton wrote on Facebook Tuesday night. "So I very much understand the question I'm being asked as to why I let an employee on my 2008 campaign keep his job despite his inappropriate workplace behavior. The short answer is this: If I had it to do again, I wouldn't."Clinton s
  
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• The Carvery Downtown Closes for Good

  31-01-2018 20:35
  After a plumbing mishap last December, The Carvery sandwich shop located on E. Gay Street is unable to reopen its doors. The restaurant notified diners on Facebook on December 17, after which it appeared to be under maintenance. This week, their closed for construction sign was removed, and owner Dave Ruhl confirmed The Carvery is […]
  
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• Columbus man pleads guilty to fatally shooting pregnant girlfriend

  31-01-2018 19:32
  A man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend in May took a last-minute plea deal Wednesday morning to avoid trial - so last-minute that it happened at the Pickaway County Jail rather than the courthouse. Kenneth Oliver, 23, pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the May 19 shooting death of 22-year-old Haven Foster and her unborn son.
  
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• Forecast: Showers move in tonight, maybe mixed with a little snow

  31-01-2018 18:04
  This Evening: Partly cloudy, breezy and pleasant.
  Tonight: Chance for showers developing. May mix with snow at least briefly. No accumulation expected.
  Tomorrow: Showers likely. Again a slim chance for snow at the end. 42 SW 5-10 mph
  Friday: Cold with a few stray flurries. 24 NW 5-10 mph
  Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance for a chance for a light snow shower by mid afternoon.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: A bl
  
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• Forecast: Showers likely, slim chance for snow

  31-01-2018 18:04
  Thursday: Showers likely. Again a slim chance for snow at the end. 42 SW 5-10 mph
  Friday: Cold with a few stray flurries. 24 NW 5-10 mph
  Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance for a chance for a light snow shower by mid afternoon.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: A blustery, but mild evening. The next system will bring a mix of rain and snow showers Thursday, primarily rain for central and southern Ohio. Friday and m
  
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• Train carrying GOP lawmakers strikes trash truck; 1 killed

  31-01-2018 17:53
  
  CROZET, Va. - A train carrying dozens of Republican members of Congress to a policy retreat in the countryside slammed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia on Wednesday, killing one person in the truck and sending several lawmaker-doctors rushing to help the injured.No serious injuries were reported among those on the train, an Amtrak charter that set out from the nation's capital with lawmakers and staff for the luxury Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. At least two pe
  
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• Train carrying GOP lawmakers hits truck, one fatality

  31-01-2018 17:53
  
  WASHINGTON — A chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican policy retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck in a rural Virginia town on Wednesday. No lawmakers or aides were reported injured, but the White House said one person was killed and another was seriously injured.Lawmakers said the fatality appeared to be someone who was in the truck. One lawmaker who was aboard the train, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said the vehicle had been ripped in half and said he saw a
  
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• Republican lawmaker: Train carrying GOP House members to retreat hits a truck

  31-01-2018 17:53
  
  WASHINGTON — Republican lawmaker: Train carrying GOP House members to retreat in West Virginia has hit a truck.The Albemarle County Police Department is on the scene of an incident involving a train in western Albemarle County.According to police, the crash occurred near Marymart Farm Road and Lanetown Road, west of Crozet.According to a tweet from Republican Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, he was on the train, but he is not injured.At this time, there are no further details being re
  
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• Abuse victims say they were required to see disgraced doctor

  31-01-2018 17:22
  Another wave of victims confronted Larry Nassar on Wednesday, this time about sexual abuse at an elite Michigan gymnastics club where young athletes felt they had to use the disgraced doctor's services and could not question the adults who ran the facility.The judge presiding over the case said the number of people who allege they were abused by Nassar has topped 265. That total includes 150-plus victims who offered statements at a different hearing last week, as well as scores of new ones expec
  
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• Abuse survivors return for Nassar's final sentencing hearing

  31-01-2018 17:22
  
  CHARLOTTE, Mich. — Larry Nassar appeared Wednesday in a Michigan courtroom for the start of his final sentencing hearing, and a judge said that a total of 265 people have come forward to declare that they were abused by the disgraced former gymnastics doctor.That number included both the 150-plus victims who offered statements at a different hearing last week, as well as scores of new ones who are expected to speak over the next several days.LIVE: Abuse survivors return for Nassar's final
  
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• Pipeline ruptures overnight in Noble County, no injuries reported

  31-01-2018 16:20
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ohio - A pipeline ruptured in a field north of Summerfield, Ohio, according to Noble County officials.It happened around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday about three miles north of Summerfield along State Route 513.Officials say that the affected equipment was a 24-inch Seneca Lateral pipeline operated by Tallgrass Energy.Some residents in the area reported it as an explosion and fire in the area.There were no evacuations or injuries.This incident is still under investigation.
  
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• CDC Director resigns over financial conflicts

  31-01-2018 16:13
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. officials have announced that the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned because of financial conflicts of interest.Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald had been in ton job since July.A statement from the Department of Health and Human Services said Fitzgerald's complex financial interests had caused conflicts of interest that made it difficult to do her job. Alex Azar, who was sworn in as head of the department Monday, accepted her resignation.When Fitzge
  
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• Restaurant Review: Fox in the Snow Cafe (German Village Edition)

  31-01-2018 16:00
  Fox in the Snow Cafe, once a pioneering coffeehouse and bakery on North Fourth Street, opened the doors to its second location in a well-travelled foodie zone in German Village. The operation is as renown for its coffee as it is for its epic edibles, both savory and sweet. No surprise: The new location continues […]
  
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• No, that wasn't drool on his lips, Rep. Joe Kennedy says

  31-01-2018 15:54
  
  WASHINGTON — No, that wasn't drool on the lips of Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III. He says it was ChapStick.Twitter lit up with jibes about the 37-year-old Democrat's response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union. In his televised speech Tuesday, Kennedy's lips appeared wet and glistening, leading to tweets about Kennedy's "drool."Kennedy joked on ABC's "Good Morning America" Wednesday that he "decided to go a little bit light on the ChapStick this morning ... which is probabl
  
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• TSA finds firearm in man's bag at Columbus airport

  31-01-2018 15:46
  
  COLUMBUS - A passenger at a Columbus airport tried to bring a loaded handgun on board a plane, according to Transportation Security Administration officers.It happened Wednesday at 5 a.m. at checkpoint A at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport.TSA officers say they stopped a man who had a loaded Sig Sauer P239 .40 Cal handgun.Officers found the firearm when the man's carry-on bag passed along the conveyor belt in the checkpoint X-ray machine.TSA officers called the Columbus Regional Air
  
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• Columbus airport police Lt. placed on leave for loaded gun at checkpoint

  31-01-2018 15:46
  
  COLUMBUS - A passenger at a Columbus airport tried to bring a loaded handgun on board a plane, according to Transportation Security Administration officers.It turns out, however, that passenger was an off-duty police officer with the Columbus Regional Airport Authority’s police department.Lt. Scott Bekemeier, who has been placed on paid administrative leave, but has not been charged for his actions, allegedly left a loaded gun in his laptop bag Wednesday morning.It happened at 5 a.m. at ch
  
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• Stanford drops plaque idea after sex assault victim bows out

  31-01-2018 14:48
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Stanford University is canceling plans to put a plaque on the campus site where a woman was sexually assaulted by a former school swimmer after the two sides failed to agree on a quote for the marker.University spokesman Ernest Miranda said Tuesday the university is referring to the woman, who decided not to participate after the school rejected two quotes she offered from a statement she read during the June 2016 sentencing of Brock Turner.Miranda said the victim also reje
  
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• Police: Virginia Tech student had assault rifle, tried to purchase 5,000 rounds

  31-01-2018 14:31
  
  BLACKSBURG, Va. - A 19-year-old Virginia Tech student has been arrested on an illegal firearms charge after attempting to purchase 5,000 rounds of ammunition, authorities said Tuesday. Yunsong Zhao was taken into custody without incident Monday following an investigation that lasted several weeks, a university spokesperson told CBS News.Zhao has been charged with one count of possessing an assault firearm without having U.S. citizenship, officials said. A university spokesperson said Zhao is no
  
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• Patriots fan gets tattoo celebrating Super Bowl victory days before game

  31-01-2018 14:23
  
  Northeastern University student Eddie Ferrini is so confident the New England Patriots will win their sixth Super Bowl he hit a tattoo shop over the weekend, CBS Boston reports. "I'm pretty confident they're going to win," Ferrini told the station. "I mean, my friends have always thought I was nuts."His tattoo brags of the Pats' six Super Bowl wins -- including this Sunday's Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis -- which, of course, hasn'tactually been played yet.A photo of the tattoo has gone viral on
  
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• President Trump's clapping draws amusement, derision on social media

  31-01-2018 14:08
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's repeated clapping throughout his first State of the Union drew reactions from amusement to derision on social media.Trump's applause during Tuesday night's address was audible over and over again as cameras cut away from the president and showed lawmakers and others offering varied levels of approval to his remarks.Twitter users posted videos of Trump clapping for himself, with some noting that it became an annoying distraction. Others chimed in to que
  
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• Man accused of deadly Pa. car wash shooting dies, police say

  31-01-2018 14:03
  
  MELCROFT, Pa. - The man accused in the shooting deaths of four people over the weekend at a Pennsylvania car wash has died, CBS Pittsburgh reports. Timothy Smith, 28, was pronounced dead by two different doctors at Forbes Hospital Sunday night, police said.Smith is accused of fatally shooting 27-year-old William Porterfield, 25-year-old Chelsie Cline, 23-year-old Courtney Snyder and 21-year-old Seth Cline early Sunday morning.Police believe Smith then turned the gun on himself.CBS Pittsburgh has
  
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• South Korean skiers arrive in North for joint training event

  31-01-2018 12:48
  
  South Korean skiers flew to North Korea on Wednesday to train with its athletes in a conciliatory gesture the countries planned to mark the Winter Olympics in the South.The chartered flight carrying a delegation of 45 — including 24 alpine and cross-country skiers, support staff and journalists — arrived in North Korea's Kalma Airport before the athletes went to the Masik ski resort, Seoul's Unification Ministry said.The skiers are reserve members of South Korea's national team and w
  
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• Super Bowl site, U.S. Bank Stadium, has been deadly for birds

  31-01-2018 12:30
  As Minneapolis gets ready for this weekend's Super Bowl, the design of U.S. Bank Stadium is causing a problem for birds. They keep running into its reflective glass.Hundreds of birds have crashed into the glass because the stadium sits within a migratory bird pathway.According to USA Today, more than 20 species of birds have been found dead after colliding with the 200,000 square feet of exterior glass.The Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authorities are financing a study to
  
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• Taylor Swift groper hired as a DJ at Mississippi station

  31-01-2018 12:08
  
  GREENWOOD, Miss. — The man fired from his radio DJ job for groping superstar Taylor Swift has been hired by a Mississippi radio station.The Washington Post quotes Delta Radio CEO David Fuss as telling news outlets he believes David Mueller's side of the story and hired him because he sounds good on air.Swift sued Mueller for a dollar last year, saying he grabbing her bare backside while posing for photo. Mueller, who uses the last name "Jackson" on air, denies the allegation and started co
  
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• Haley Barbour, former Miss. governor, arrested with loaded gun at airport

  31-01-2018 11:34
  
  JACKSON, Miss. -- Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says he will pay a fine after being arrested with a loaded handgun in his briefcase as he went through an airport security checkpoint. Barbour said he forgot he was carrying the gun, which he had put in his briefcase after an assistant removed it from his car days earlier.Barbour -- Republican National Committee chairman in the mid-1990s and governor from 2004-12 -- tells The Associated Press on Wednesday he was trying to board a flight Jan
  
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• A.I. in the courtroom: When algorithms rule on jail time

  31-01-2018 11:24
  
  CLEVELAND — The centuries-old process of releasing defendants on bail, long the province of judicial discretion, is getting a major assist ... courtesy of artificial intelligence.In late August, Hercules Shepherd Jr. walked up to the stand in a Cleveland courtroom, dressed in an orange jumpsuit. Two nights earlier, an officer had arrested him at a traffic stop with a small bag of cocaine, and he was about to be arraigned.Judge Jimmy Jackson Jr. looked at Shepherd, then down at a computer-g
  
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• Monthly packed houses - Speaking Easy' at Wild Goose Creative

  31-01-2018 10:24
  Nathan Edwards, a storyteller, speaks on stage at the monthly Speak Easy event at Wild Goose Creative in August 2017. In coordination with Valentines Day, this Thursday's theme focuses on love.
  
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• Forecast: Mild and windy today

  31-01-2018 10:14
  Today: Flurries and light snow early, variably cloudy, windy.High 46.Winds: SW 10-20 G 35 mph.
  Tonight: Cloudy with the chance for snow and a rain/snow mix late.Low 33.Winds: SW 8-12 mph.
  Tomorrow: A mix early then light showers at times.High 40.Winds: WSW 8-12 mph.
  Friday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a few flurries, breezy.High 24.Winds: WNW 10-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: A few light snow showers and
  
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• People forced to jump from windows to escape west Columbus fire

  31-01-2018 09:08
  
  COLUMBUS - Firefighters have extinguished a two-alarm fire on West Rich Street which started just before 3 a.m. Wednesday.Chief Steve Martin reported that emergency responders took 13 people to the hospital with minor injuries, such as cuts and burns.Smoke filled the stairwells and halls, according to Chief Martin. Several people jumped from the second and third floors of the building, while others were pulled out.Some neighbors went in to help people get out of the building.The apartment comple
  
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• People escape west Columbus apartment fire

  31-01-2018 09:08
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Firefighters were called to west Rich Street just before 3:00 a.m. Wednesday on reports of a fire.Several people were inside the west Columbus apartment building when smoke and flames spread through the halls. Firefighters were working to determine the cause of the fire and if there were any injuries.
  
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• Search for woman accused of opening fire in front of two children

  31-01-2018 08:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police were looking for a woman they say shot another woman in front of her two kids.Valerie Bryant, 50, told officers she got into an argument with Michelle Cumberlander, 49, in the 2700 block of E. 6th Avenue Tuesday night.Bryant says Cumberlander grabbed a gun and shot her in the leg. She and her two children were in a car at the time of the shooting.Officers found Bryant in the 2700 block of E. 5th Avenue around 9:14 p.m.The children were not hurt.Columbus Police ha
  
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• I Felt, You Paint

  31-01-2018 07:00
  Abstract painter Michael Halliday shares about his work with gallery onlookers. Teaming up with Judy Rush, their recent exhibit “I Felt, You Paint,” explores the synchronized work of paint and fiber. Attend the artist reception this Friday, February 2. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, […]
  
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• Body Found In Woods Near Highway A Week After Hit-skip Crash

  31-01-2018 06:03
  Authorities are trying to determine whether a man found dead in a wooded area near a central Ohio highway is the driver who ran from a nearby crash a week earlier.
  
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• Trump uses boy's flag-planting project to scold NFL players

  31-01-2018 04:32
  They could all agree to support 12-year-old Preston Sharp and his project to plant flags on the graves of veterans. But it was a different story when President Donald Trump used that good deed to scold athletes, ahead of the Super Bowl, who kneel during the national anthem.Members of Congress, the Cabinet, the Supreme Court and assorted guests applauded Trump's shout-out to Preston, who noticed that not every grave was decorated with a flag at the California veterans' cemetery where his grandfat
  
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• Teachers listen in on CCS school board meeting to discuss potential cuts

  31-01-2018 03:19
  The Columbus City School Board President says the state is robbing the district and the community of millions of dollars.Gary Baker says the legislature "short-changed" the district in funding, forcing them to make major cuts.At a special board meeting Tuesday night, members looking at recommendations which include cutting more than 160 teachers and staff."They've never given our students all that was promised in the first place," CCS Board President Gary Baker said.Instead of teaching, in this
  
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• White House: Trump signs executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open

  31-01-2018 03:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order to keep the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay open.Trump said during his campaign that he wanted to keep Guantanamo open and "load it up with some bad dudes." But the White House announcement just before Tuesday's State of the Union address marks a formal reversal of President Barack Obama's eight-year effort to close the detention center.The order preserves military detention as a counterte
  
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• Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo military prison open

  31-01-2018 03:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a new executive order to keep open the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, marking a formal reversal of his predecessor's eight-year effort to shut it down.Trump made it clear during his campaign that he wanted Guantanamo to remain open and to "load it up with some bad dudes," but he has not yet sent a new detainee to the facility.The order, which he signed just before delivering his first State of the Union address, says the U
  
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• Hayner announces poetry series, contest -

  31-01-2018 01:21
  A poetry series and a competition is being presented by the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy. Two readings by award-winning, published poets will be presented on Thursday, Feb. 22, and Thursday, March 22. The programs begin at 7:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
  
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• Reports: DOJ, SEC probe Apple for slowing older iPhones

  31-01-2018 00:47
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - U.S. authorities are investigating Apple's slowing of older iPhones, according to published reports.The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are probing whether Apple violated securities laws. In December, Apple apologized for the slowdown after a blogger's tests revealed the secretive practice.Apple has previously been rebuked by lawmakers, and faces a French probe and a slew of lawsuits
  
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• 2018 Proposed Columbus City Budget: Amendments

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