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• Dom & Dave: What's next for the Super Bowl teams, is Schiano heading to New England

  06-02-2018 23:55
  
  You've seen them yell at each other in a poorly lit room on a shaky cell phone feed, but now, it's time to step it up.Dom Tiberi and Dave Holmes are teaming up to discuss the top sports stories of the day among other topics.Watch Dom & Dave every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 6:45 p.m. on 10TV.com or the 10TV Facebook page.Tuesday, February 6 Topics:What does the future hold for the Super Bowl teams? Is this Brady's final run? Will Gronk retire? Is Schiano heading to New England?The Eagles
  
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• Columbus Jeopardy contestant donates prize to group fighting infant mortality

  06-02-2018 23:31
  
  Rod Swain spent his Monday afternoon watching Jeopardy. Normally, this wouldn't be an odd activity for the Huron native, who often watched the game show with his sister and grandmother as a child.However this time, Swain was watching himself as a contestant on his favorite show."It was very stressful," Swain said. "I was not relishing the opportunity to be on national TV so much. I actually considered not doing it."Swain mustered up enough courage to take on the challenge and go on the show. He
  
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• School officials warn parents of new ways kids can vape

  06-02-2018 22:52
  New vaping devices raise concerns among parents and prompt one school district to put the word out about what to look for.Hilliard City Schools has confiscated some of the devices.They are called JUUL and look like a long, thin electronic device.The school resource officer says the pods of liquid that create the vapor can contain as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes.The district wants parents to be aware.“The new JUULs are easy to conceal, parents are not aware they even have it.It&rsq
  
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• How soon should schools contact parents if their kid isn't in class?

  06-02-2018 22:09
  If your child doesn't make it off the school bus to class, how much time should pass before the school notifies you?In Ohio, school districts aren't held to a specific time to alert parents of an absence. State Lawmaker Sandra Williams is working to change that."Each and everyone one of us should want to know if our child who is going to school alone makes it there safely, " Senator Sandra Williams (D-21st District) said.Last year, 14-year-oldAlianna DeFreeze of Cleveland was headed to school. S
  
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• Columbus Zoo and The Wilds celebrate first animal births of 2018

  06-02-2018 21:40
  
  The Columbus Zoo and The Wilds have revealed their first animal births of 2018: two dama gazelle calves and a common eland calf.A male dama gazelle calf was born on January 14 at the Columbus Zoo. Three days later, a female calf was born.The zoo says the calves have not received names yet and are bonding with their mothers behind-the-scenes at the Heart of Africa region. The section is currently closed for the winter months but will reopen in May.Dama gazelles are critically endangered and consi
  
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• Ohio State University joins new University Climate Change Coalition

  06-02-2018 20:51
  The Ohio State University has joined the newly launched University Climate Change Coalition , an alliance of 13 leading research universities that will create a collaborative model to help local communities achieve climate goals. The initial group of universities from the United States, Canada and Mexico has committed to mobilize resources and expertise to accelerate local and regional climate action in partnership with businesses, cities and states, Ohio State said in a news release.
  
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• Justices issue legal blows to 2 Ohio abortion clinics

  06-02-2018 20:36
  
  The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a pair of blows to abortion clinics in Toledo and Cleveland on Tuesday.In a 5-2 ruling, the high court upheld a state order shuttering Capital Care of Toledo, the northwest Ohio city's last abortion clinic, in a decision the facility is expected to appeal.Justices found that the Ohio Department of Health acted within its rights in 2014 when it decided to shut down Capital Care of Toledo. Justices say the clinic violated a requirement because it no longer had a va
  
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• Latest: Heavy snow, wintry mix moves through central Ohio

  06-02-2018 19:53
  
  Radar | Forecast | Closings & Delays | Current Snow EmergenciesWeather update -9:35 a.m. Conditions are continuing to clear up across central Ohio as a whole. Drier air is continuing to build behind this system allowing for snow showers to gradually taper off through the rest of the morning.Right now, most of the scattered snow showers are south of I-70. A wintry mix is still going on along the I-77/I-70 corridor and extending south along I-77 down towards Marietta, Ohio.Winter weather advis
  
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• Latest: Heavy snow moving through central Ohio; up to 5" expected

  06-02-2018 19:53
  
  Radar | Forecast | Closings & Delays | Current Snow Emergencies Forecast update - 4:25 a.mSnow is moving through the Columbus area.The Doppler 10 weather team is now calling for up to 5" of snow is some parts of central Ohio.Several counties are under snow emergencies. Get the latest list here.Snow emergency update... Pike County just upped to a Level 2, Pickaway, Franklin County at Level 1. #10TV https://t.co/OkeMmeTQbL pic.twitter.com/mHNMFouqlA— 10TV.com (@10TV) February 7, 2018
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• If interest rates rise, GM likely to expand subsidized loans

  06-02-2018 19:31
  
  DETROIT — If auto loan interest rates rise as expected this year, General Motors and others are likely to make more subsidized loans, including zero-percent financing, to keep car sales flowing.CFO Chuck Stevens told reporters Tuesday after GM released its full-year and fourth-quarter earnings that generally, auto company finance arms try to make up for rising rates with subsidies.GM expects rates will increase 0.75 percent this year as the Federal Reserve acts to stave off inflation. As m
  
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• Fast Forward: Discovery District

  06-02-2018 19:30
  When most people think of Downtown Columbus, their attention largely turns to the High Street corridor and its immediate surroundings. New development has largely followed that trend with tall new infill projects lining the street in a north to south configuration with a few exceptions sprinkled in other areas. That trend will continue to change […]
  
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• White House chief of staff: Dreamers not priority for deportation

  06-02-2018 18:32
  
  WASHINGTON — "Dreamers" protected by an Obama-era program that President Donald Trump has said will end on March 5 are not top targets for deportation as long as they lack criminal records, the White House chief of staff said Tuesday.John Kelly also dismissed the idea of a short-term extension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beyond March 5 to give the administration and Congress more time to work out compromise legislation."What makes them act is pressure," he said of
  
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• Snow Returns Overnight, Icy Roads to the South.

  06-02-2018 18:23
  This Evening: Cloudy and cool. Chance for light snow after 11PM.
  Tonight: Snow showers with accumulation. (1-2” for most, up to 3” for some). Mixed with freezing rain south. 26 NE 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Snow continues through midday. Still icy in the south. 29 N 10-15 mph
  Thursday: Partly cloudy and cool. 29
  Friday: Cloudy with a chance for rain and/or snow showers developing. Seasonable. 38Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpec
  
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• Forecast: Snow returns overnight, icy roads to the south

  06-02-2018 18:23
  This Evening: Cloudy and cool. Chance for light snow after 11PM.
  Tonight: Snow showers with accumulation. (1-2” for most, up to 3” for some). Mixed with freezing rain south. 26 NE 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Snow continues through midday. Still icy in the south. 29 N 10-15 mph
  Thursday: Partly cloudy and cool. 29
  Friday: Cloudy with a chance for rain and/or snow showers developing. Seasonable. 38Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpec
  
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• Police seek suspect in fatal South Side shooting

  06-02-2018 16:07
  A man was fatally shot early Tuesday on the South Side, and Columbus police are searching for the man they say pulled the trigger. Officers found Chad Edward Dunlap, 29, inside a house in the 500 block of East Welch Avenue just east of Parsons Avenue, after they were called to the scene at 1:08 a.m. on a report of a shooting, police said.
  
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• Pres. Trump: 'Disgraceful' that man illegally in US killed athlete

  06-02-2018 16:06
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says it's "so disgraceful" that Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was killed by a person who is in the U.S. illegally.Trump is also prodding Democrats to work with him on illegal immigration and border security. Trump tweeted Tuesday: "So disgraceful that a person illegally in our country killed @Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson. This is just one of many such preventable tragedies. We must get the Dems to get tough on the Border, and with illegal
  
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• Dow turns 567 point loss into 567 point gain as stocks rally

  06-02-2018 16:02
  
  U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as a late surge helped them regain almost half their losses from the day before, when they had their biggest plunge in 6 ½ years. That came at the end of a day of huge swings for the market.Major indexes in Asia and Europe took steep losses and U.S. markets started sharply lower, only to repeatedly change direction. After its 1,175-point nosedive Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 567 points right after trading began. After numerous turns higher and
  
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• Dow ends turbulent day up 567 points

  06-02-2018 16:02
  
  Stocks closed sharply higher on Wall Street after another turbulent day of steep ups and downs.The Dow Jones industrial average gained 567 points, or 2.3 percent, recouping nearly half of the 1,175-point plunge it took the day before.The index of 30 big-name U.S. companies ended up at 24,912.On its way there, the Dow took several harrowing turns during the day, opening with a plunge of 567 points — coincidentally, the exact same amount it wound up gaining at the closing bell.The broader St
  
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• After lower open, US stocks bounce back after Monday plunge

  06-02-2018 16:02
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are reversing course Tuesday morning after sharp losses in the first few minutes of trading, raising hopes of a halt to a global sell-off in the stock market.The early gains follow the market's steepest drop in six and a half years. Major indexes in Asia and Europe tumbled following Monday's 1,150 point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average. Investors remain fearful that signs of rising inflation and higher interest rates could bring an end to the bull market and
  
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• Cause of death undetermined for Ohio boy buried in backyard

  06-02-2018 15:58
  
  CLEVELAND — A medical examiner hasn't been able to determine what caused the death of a 5-year-old boy who was found buried in the backyard of his Cleveland home.The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office said Monday that the death of Jordan Rodriguez has been ruled a homicide "by unspecified means."Authorities following a tip found his body buried in bags in the yard in December.Court documents indicate Larissa Rodriguez told police that she and her boyfriend buried her son after findi
  
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• Cops: Home of Patriots' Gronk robbed during Super Bowl week

  06-02-2018 14:59
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Police say the home of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was robbed while he was away at the Super Bowl.Foxborough Police Chief William Baker confirmed Tuesday morning that his department is investigating a burglary at Gronkowski's home.He said officers responded to the home just after 6 p.m. Monday.Baker said "out of respect for Mr. Gronkowski's privacy and because this is an active and dynamic criminal investigation we're not going to be releasing any info
  
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• Suspect, victim in widely shared child porn video identified

  06-02-2018 14:43
  
  MILLBROOK, Ala. — Authorities in Alabama have identified the suspect and the victim in a child porn video being shared around the world.News outlets report that the victim has been located and is safe.Central Alabama CrimeStoppers announced warrants Monday against 44-year-old Germaine Moore of Millbrook, just outside Montgomery.State Bureau of Investigation Lt. Brooke Walker says Moore's wife has been detained and is not cooperating.Moore also is wanted in Detroit, where prosecutors allege
  
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• Police ID suspect, locate victim in widely shared child porn video

  06-02-2018 14:43
  
  MILLBROOK, Ala. — Authorities in Alabama have identified the suspect and the victim in a child porn video being shared around the world.News outlets report that the victim has been located and is safe.Central Alabama CrimeStoppers announced warrants Monday against 44-year-old Germaine Moore of Millbrook, just outside Montgomery.State Bureau of Investigation Lt. Brooke Walker says Moore's wife has been detained and is not cooperating.Moore also is wanted in Detroit, where prosecutors allege
  
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• Theodore Decker: Children told they're worthless is cause of violence Posted at

  06-02-2018 13:46
  We can hope that last year's homicidal record is an aberration, an unprecedented surge that - fingers crossed - will prove unsustainable. Last year in Columbus, 143 people lost their lives to violence, a total that surpassed by four deaths the previous homicide record set in 1991.
  
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• Platform Beer Co. marks 1 year in Columbus, taproom to open in Cincinnati

  06-02-2018 13:46
  Platform Beer Co. is on a roll: The brewery has three locations in Cleveland, recently announced it is opening in Cincinnati, and its Columbus taproom just marked a year in business.
  
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• New Bill Set To Protect LGBTQ Statewide Against Discrimination

  06-02-2018 13:46
  Currently in Ohio LGBTQ community is not protected when it comes to discrimination in n housing, employment, or public accommodations. State lawmakers are planning on stepping up to come with a bill to change that.
  
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• SpaceX's big new rocket blasts off with sports car on top

  06-02-2018 13:30
  
  SpaceX's big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.The Falcon Heavy rose from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 years ago to send men to the moon. With liftoff, the Heavy became the most powerful rocket in use today, doubling the liftoff punch of its closest competitor.The three boosters and 27 engines roared to life at Kennedy Space Center, as thousands jammed surrounding beaches, bridges and roads t
  
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• SpaceX's big new rocket blasts off, puts sports car in space

  06-02-2018 13:30
  
  SpaceX's big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.The Falcon Heavy rose from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 years ago to send men to the moon. With liftoff, the Heavy became the most powerful rocket in use today, doubling the liftoff punch of its closest competitor.The three boosters and 27 engines roared to life at Kennedy Space Center, as thousands watched from surrounding beaches, bridges and r
  
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• Launch of SpaceX's big new rocket delayed by high wind

  06-02-2018 13:30
  SpaceX's big new rocket stood ready to blast off on its first test flight Tuesday, but high wind caused a delay as huge launch crowds packed roads, bridges and beaches.Potentially dangerous gusts in the upper atmosphere forced the company to postpone the launch of the Falcon Heavy by at least 2 hours. Liftoff from Florida's Kennedy Space Center is now set for 3:45 p.m., with just 15 minutes remaining in Tuesday's launch window. Otherwise, the test flight will slip to Wednesday.The Falcon Heavy i
  
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• Elon Musk "giddy" ahead of SpaceX's historic Falcon Heavy launch

  06-02-2018 13:30
  SpaceX erected its new Falcon Heavy rocket atop historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center Monday, setting the stage for its debut as the world's most powerful booster when it climbs away Tuesday atop nearly 5 million pounds of ground-shaking thrust.SpaceX founder and chief designer Elon Musk said in an interview at historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center that he's optimistic, adding "the weather's looking good, the rocket's looking good, so it should be an exciting day.""We finally have
  
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• By boat, N. Korean musicians arrive in South for Olympic gig

  06-02-2018 12:00
  
  DONGHAE, South Korea - A shipload of North Korean musicians, singers, and dancers arrived in South Korea on Tuesday to perform at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.The arrival of the Mangyongbong 92 cruise ship was met by hordes of reporters and cameramen — and a small but boisterous protest by a group of South Koreans who oppose the last-minute agreement allowing North Korea to join in the games, which open on Friday.The ship carried members of the Samjiyon Band, an orchestra with vocalists
  
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• Hawaii emergency worker threatened after misleading photo

  06-02-2018 11:39
  
  HONOLULU - When an erroneous alert was sent out last month telling people in Hawaii that there was an incoming ballistic missile, Jeffrey Wong was an island away from the state's emergency management agency office where he works as an operations officer.Wong helped gather hundreds of panicked guests at his hotel on the island of Kauai to seek shelter in a restaurant until he confirmed the alert was a mistake.Then an Associated Press photograph circulated picturing Wong months earlier at the agen
  
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• More snow tonight

  06-02-2018 10:15
  Today: Light snow tapers to flurries.Mostly cloudy and cold.High 33.Winds: WNW 4-8 mph.
  Tonight: Sleet and ice turns to snow.A messy commute.Low 25.Winds: NNE 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Light snow moves out through the morning.Total of 2-4” accumulation.High 31.Winds: NNW 10-15 mph.
  Thursday: Mostly to partly cloudy, cold.High 29.Winds: SW 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: Light snow is moving out this mornin
  
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• Police ID man killed, 'armed & dangerous' suspect in south Columbus shooting

  06-02-2018 07:58
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus police have identified the victim in a deadly shooting in south Columbus Tuesday morning.Police were called to the 500 block of Welch Avenue just after 1 a.m. and found 29-year-old Chad Edward Dunlap suffering from a gunshot wound.Dunlap was transported to Grant Medical Center where he died from his injuries.Police are searching the suspected shooter, 20-year-old Caleb Michael Kazlausky. According to police, Kazlausky shot Dunlap after a disagreement or altercation.Detective
  
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• Person of interest in custody after one person killed in south Columbus shooting

  06-02-2018 07:58
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus police have a person in custody following a deadly shooting in south Columbus Tuesday morning.One person was killed in the 500 block of Welch Avenue just before 2:00 a.m.A relative of the alleged victim made the call for help at a nearby neighbor's house, according to police.Police say they are questioning the suspect.Investigators are not releasing any further information about the victim.Stay with 10tv and 10tv.com for more on this story.
  
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• Columbus Pagan community finds sanctuary at The Magical Druid

  06-02-2018 06:53
  The Magical Druid on High Street might look like just a boutique with oils and incense to the uninitiated patron, but for a certain group, this is the hub of its spirituality. While many people don't know much about neopaganism and Wicca, their practicing members have formed strong communities, with The Magical Druid serving as their source for spiritual objects, such as tarot cards, incense, oils and more.
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 2/5/2018

  06-02-2018 04:17 via youtube.com
  
  
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• OSU student says "he's checking behind his shoulder" after reported armed robbery

  06-02-2018 03:35
  An Ohio State University campus-area neighborhood is on alert after police began investigating claims that students were robbed at gunpoint in their own home.The university sent out a notice to students because three armed men are still on the run."We just like, felt scared honestly," Jamal Alawi said.Outside of his Chittenden Avenue apartment, Jamal Alawi says he's still looking behind him."Yeah I was nervous the whole night I really couldn't do anything I was just sitting at home, we were all
  
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• Loved One's Death Could Spur Aggressive Measures Against Breast Cancer

  06-02-2018 02:32
  COLUMBUS, Ohio A woman's memories of a loved one's experience with cancer could play a significant role in how she approaches breast cancer prevention in her own life, a new study has found. Women whose family members or friends died of cancer were far more likely to approach prevention aggressively than were those whose loved ones survived the disease, found a team of researchers at The Ohio State University.
  
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• AEP Ohio restores power and hope through humanity in Puerto Rico

  06-02-2018 02:21
  
  AEP Ohio workers continue their efforts in Puerto Rico to restore power following Hurricane Maria in September."The whole community we were in was beating on pots and pans and hootin' and hollerin' and screamin'," Bryan Mason said. "They were so glad to get their power back on."Mason is a safety consultant with AEP Ohio. He and linemen Jaymee Smith and Steve Tadena talked with 10TV reporter Bryant Somerville via Skype, Monday. The men have been in Puerto Rico the last 10 days working 16-hour shi
  
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• Authorities searching for 87-year-old Pickaway County man with Alzheimer’s

  06-02-2018 01:56
  
  CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio – A missing adult alert was issued Monday night as the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office asks for the public’s help as they search for a man with Alzheimer’s.The sheriff’s office said 87-year-old Cecil Hatfield drove away from his home on Neville Street in Circleville at 5:45 p.m. Monday and did not return.The vehicle is a beige 2001 Buick Park Avenue with an Ohio license plate number of EAS 7045.Hatfield is described as 5’9” tall with b
  
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• Deputy killed, 4 other people injured in Colorado shooting

  06-02-2018 01:31
  
  A Colorado sheriff's deputy was shot and killed on Monday, the third officer to be gunned down in the line of duty in the state in the past five weeks.El Paso County Deputy Micah Flick, 34, was killed while investigating a stolen vehicle in Colorado Springs, about 70 miles south of Denver, authorities said.Two other deputies, a Colorado Springs police officer and a bystander were injured, authorities said. All were hospitalized, but the extent of their injuries wasn't immediately released.The lo
  
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• 1 deputy killed, 3 injured in Colorado shooting

  06-02-2018 01:31
  
  A Colorado sheriff's deputy was shot and killed on Monday, the third officer to be gunned down in the line of duty in the state in the past five weeks.El Paso County Deputy Micah Flick, 34, was killed and three other officers were injured while investigating a stolen vehicle in Colorado Springs, about 70 miles south of Denver, authorities said.Two other deputies and a Colorado Springs police officer were also shot and wounded. They were hospitalized and the extent of their injuries wasn't immedi
  
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• John Mahoney, who played cranky dad on 'Frasier,' dies at 77

  06-02-2018 00:39
  
  A representative for John Mahoney says the actor known playing the cranky dad on "Frasier" has died. He was 77.Mahoney's longtime manager, Paul Martino, said Monday that Mahoney died Sunday in Chicago after a brief hospitalization. The cause of death was not immediately announced.Mahoney played Martin Crane, father of Kelsey Grammer's Frasier and David Hyde Pierce's Niles. The series, a hit spinoff of "Cheers," aired from 1993 to 2004.Mahoney's recent roles included guest appearances on "Hot in
  
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• House panel votes to release Dems' Russia memo

  06-02-2018 00:35
  
  The House intelligence committee has voted to release a Democratic rebuttal to a GOP memo on the Russia investigation.The panel vote was unanimous to make the classified Democratic document public. It now goes to President Donald Trump for a five-day review, and he will decide whether to allow its release — as he did with the Republican document last week.The Democratic document aims to counter the Republican document, which accused the FBI and Justice Department of abusing their authority
  
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• House panel votes to release Democratic memo on Russia probe

  06-02-2018 00:35
  
  The House intelligence committee voted unanimously Monday night to release a Democratic rebuttal to the GOP's memo on the Russia investigation that President Donald Trump declassified last week.The document now goes to Trump, who has five days to decide whether to declassify it.The Democratic document aims to counter the Republican memo, which accuses the FBI and Justice Department of abusing their authority in monitoring a onetime Trump campaign associate.A White House spokesman said Trump woul
  
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