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• 'Shape of Water' triumphs at an Oscars full of change

  04-03-2018 23:49
  
  COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERSLOS ANGELES — The 90th Academy Awards crowned Guillermo del Toro's monster fable "The Shape of Water" best picture at an Oscars that confronted the post-Harvey Weinstein era and sought to pivot to a vision of a more inclusive movie business.A sense of change was palpable at the ceremony Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where winners made impassioned arguments for gender equality and diversity.Guillermo del Toro's monster fable "The Shape of Water," which
  
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• Academy Awards Latest: Stars supporting Time's Up on Oscars carpet

  04-03-2018 23:49
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood (all times local):3:40 p.m.There may not be a blackout dress code like there was at the Golden Globes, but Time's Up has remained a hot topic on the Oscars red carpet.A few men flaunted their Time's Up pins again, like "The Greatest Showman" songwriter Justin Paul, Bradley Whitford and best supporting actor nominees Richard Jenkins and Sam Rockwell. "Get Out" actor Lil Rel Howe
  
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• Academy Awards Latest: 'A Fantastic Woman' wins foreign film Oscar

  04-03-2018 23:49
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood (all times local):WINNERS:Best supporting actress
  Allison Janney, "I, Tonya"Best foreign language film
  "A Fantastic Woman," ChileBest production design
  The Shape Of WaterBest sound editing
  Richard King and Alex Gibson, "Dunkirk"Best sound mixing
  Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary Rizzo, "Dunkirk"Best documentary feature
  "Icarus"Best costume design
  Mark Bridges, "Phantom Thre
  
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• West Virginia teachers: No raise, no school; strike goes on

  04-03-2018 23:34
  
  Unions representing West Virginia teachers and service personnel say they will stay out on strike after the state Senate voted to cut the 5 percent pay raise they had negotiated with the governor.A joint legislative committee has been formed to address differences in the pay raise bills of the state Senate and House.In a joint statement Saturday, the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia, West Virginia Education Association and the School Service Personnel Association said Senate Preside
  
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• Ohio woman arrested after son, 8, shoots sister, 4

  04-03-2018 23:01
  
  HAYESVILLE, Ohio — A woman whose 8-year-old son shot his 4-year-old sister has been arrested.The Mansfield News-Journal reports the Ashland County Sheriff's Office has said the girl was shot multiple times Saturday afternoon at a home in Hayesville, about 70 miles southwest of Cleveland.The girl was flown to a hospital in Cleveland, where she's listed in stable condition.Both children have been placed in the custody of the county.Authorities have not released any details about how the shoo
  
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• Statewide regional girls basketball pairings announced by OHSAA

  04-03-2018 22:54
  
  2018 Girls Basketball Regional Tournament PairingsDates, locations and times subject to changeRecords indicated are as of district final from available informationRankings are from the final Associated Press poll released on Monday, February 12, 2018Home team listed first Division IRegion 1 – CantonNo. 6 Solon (24-2) vs. Cleveland St. Joseph Academy (24-5) at Canton Memorial Civic Center, Tuesday, 6:15 p.m.Chagrin Falls Kenston (18-7) vs. Massillon Jackson (19-3) at Canton Memorial Civic C
  
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• Photos: Arnold Classic 2018

  04-03-2018 22:42
  The yearly gathering of mega-humans and amateur sportsters took place over the weekend as the Convention Center and surrounding venues welcomed what felt like a billion people for The Arnold Sports and Fitness Expo 2018. Over 1,000 vendors crammed into the sesory overload expo hall to showcase the latest in sports equipment, apparel and funky […]
  
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• Richard E. (Dick) Walker

  04-03-2018 22:30
  Richard E. Walker, 88 of Merritt Island, Fla., formerly of Cadiz, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Fe. 28, at home in Columbus, Ohio.
  
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• Forecast: Sunny start to Monday with rain arriving late

  04-03-2018 21:19
  This Evening: A tad brisk with mostly clear skies. Temps will drop out of the 40s and into the 30s – much like Saturday.
  Tonight: Cold with mostly clear skies. Low 24. N wind 5-10 mph.
  Monday: Mostly sunny in the morning with clouds building in the afternoon ahead of showers returning at night, which snow could possibly mix in by Tuesday morning. High 45. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: A chance for a rain/ snow mix early before rush hour. Otherwise, mostly cloudy and milder with a high of 49. S
  
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• Property owners win $1M judgment in Ohio Turnpike lawsuit

  04-03-2018 19:49
  
  ELYRIA, Ohio — The owners of a parcel of less than a half-acre taken by Ohio's turnpike commission for a construction project has won a $1 million judgment from a northeast Ohio jury for land the commission tried to acquire for less than $12,000.The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports a Lorain County jury last week ordered the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission to pay the family that owned the Amherst property $1.1 million for the parcel. The turnpike offered the family $11,865 base
  
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• 'Trump slump' in gun sales continues despite control debate

  04-03-2018 19:24
  
  COLUMBUS — Gun store owners called it the "Trump slump." Sales of firearms slowed dramatically after the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016 allayed fears of a Democratic crackdown on gun owners.That trend has continued in recent weeks even with talk of gun control in Congress and among business leaders following the Feb. 14 massacre of 17 people at a Florida high school.In the past, gun massacres generally led to an uptick in sales as people worried about the government restrict
  
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• Police locate missing 12-year-old girl with help from citizen

  04-03-2018 18:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police is asking for the public’s help in finding a 12-year-old missing girl in north Columbus.The girl was identified by a citizen who saw her on a missing poster and that citizen called the police who located the girl on Duxberry Avenue.The girl was last seen Saturday afternoon leaving her home in the area of Cleveland Avenue and East 26th Avenue in Linden area.Officials believe she left with no shoes, last seen wearing a gray pajama shirt, brigh
  
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• 12-year-old girl reported missing from north Columbus

  04-03-2018 18:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police is asking for the public’s help in finding a 12-year-old missing girl in north Columbus.Detectives said Mianii Webster was last seen Saturday afternoon leaving her home in the area of Cleveland Avenue and East 26th Avenue in Linden area.Officials believe she left with no shoes, last seen wearing a gray pajama shirt, bright multi-colored pajama pants with pink short overtop and a gray headscarf.Webster is considered a high risk missing becaus
  
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• New generation of homeowners revitalizing Forest Park community

  04-03-2018 18:01
  Smith grew up in the split-level home, which had been in the family since Smith's father, Dick, built it in 1962. When Dick Smith passed away in September, Smith's stepmother, Jean Smith, asked her stepson to help her sell it.
  
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• Mike Tyson's former Ohio home becoming a house of worship

  04-03-2018 17:56
  
  WARREN, Ohio — A garishly appointed Ohio mansion that heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson once called home and subsequently fell into disrepair is being converted into a house of worship.The Living Word Sanctuary Church has been cleaning up the property in Trumbull County's Southington Township, roughly 45 miles (72 kilometers) southeast of Cleveland, since the 25,000-square-foot (2,323-sq. meter) mansion was donated to the church several years ago."The property had been untouched for 1
  
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• Mike Tyson's former northeast Ohio home becoming a house of worship

  04-03-2018 17:56
  
  WARREN, Ohio (AP) — A church in northeast Ohio is converting a mansion once owned by former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson into a house of worship.The Warren Tribune-Chronicle reports Living Word Sanctuary Church is converting a 10,000-square-foot (929 sq. meter) indoor pool room into a sanctuary and other rooms into offices, classrooms and a nursery.Tyson bought the Southington Township mansion at sheriff's sale in in 1989 for $300,000 and sold it for $1.3 million 10 years later to a
  
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• 4 killed, 24 injured in Poland apartment building collapse

  04-03-2018 17:38
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An apartment block collapsed Sunday in Poland's western city of Poznan, killing four people and injuring 24 others, officials said as teams of firefighters and rescuers with dogs combed the rubble in search of more victims.The building contained 18 apartments and 40 residents, according to firefighters spokesman Slawomir Brandt, who gave the death toll.TVP INFO showed part of a four-story building in a heap and rescuers checking the debris in sub-freezing temperatures
  
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• White House: No exemptions from steel, aluminum tariffs

  04-03-2018 17:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration appears unbowed by broad domestic and international criticism of his planned import tariffs on steel and aluminum, saying Sunday that the president is not planning on exempting any countries from the stiff duties.Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said: "At this point in time there's no country exclusions."Trump's announcement Thursday that he would impose tariffs of 25 percent and 10 per
  
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• Bail set for Maine couple accused of beating their 10-year-old daughter to death

  04-03-2018 15:58
  
  BELFAST, Maine--A Maine couple charged in the fatal beating of a 10-year-old girl made their first appearance in court on Wednesday, and were ordered into custody on $500,000 cash bail, reports CBS affiliate WGME.A prosecutor described the girl's injuries, telling the court the beatings amounted to "torture."Julio and Sharon Carrillo are accused of killing Sharon Carrillo's 10-year-old daughter, Marrissa Kennedy, in Stockton Springs, outside Belfast. The Carrillos reportedly told police they'd b
  
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• Forecast: Sunshine returns; Rain/snow next week

  04-03-2018 15:23
  Today: Sunshine returns, touch warmer.High 46. Winds: NE 4-9 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear, cold and brisk.Low 25.Winds: NE 3-7 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny, chance rain late. High 45. Winds: E 6-9 mph.
  Tuesday: Few showers. Cloudy & breezy. High 50(Early).
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: High pressure sticks around today, offering more dry and sunny conditions.We’ll endure another frosty morning but we&rsqu
  
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• Woman in critical condition after a stabbing in east Columbus

  04-03-2018 14:49
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A 911 caller tells Columbus Police a bleeding woman knocked on their door early Sunday morning.According to Columbus Police, the call was received just before 7:30 a.m. from a home in the 7400 block of Brooke Boulevard in east Columbus.Police say the woman appeared to suffer from a stab wound and was transported to Mount Carmel East Hospital in critical condition.Police at the scene tell 10TV this was an accidental stabbing. and the incident remains under investigation.Sta
  
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• Police search for credit card cloning suspects in central Ohio

  04-03-2018 14:14
  UPPER ARLINGTON- Police are searching for suspects in a credit card scam at a BP Gas Station and a Kroger store.On February 10, 2018, a victim reported that someone had his credit card number and used it at several locations.However, the victim still had possession of his credit card.Investigators say the card number was used at the BP Gas Station on Olentangy River Road and the Kroger store on Chambers Road.If you have any information please call Crime Stoppers 614-461-TIPS (8477), you could ea
  
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• Roger Bannister, first to run mile in under 4 minutes, dies

  04-03-2018 13:45
  
  LONDON — Roger Bannister, the first runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile, has died. He was 88.Bannister's family said in a statement that he died peacefully on Saturday in Oxford, the English city where the runner cracked the feat many had thought humanly impossible on a windy afternoon in 1954.Bannister, who went on to pursue a long and distinguished medical career, had been slowed by Parkinson's disease in recent years.He was "surrounded by his family who were as loved by him
  
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• Man convicted of killing woman who rejected $8 offer for sex

  04-03-2018 13:32
  
  ATLANTA — A jury has convicted a man of killing a woman who rejected his $8 offer for sex.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that jurors on Friday convicted Felix Shirley of murder in the January 2017 killing of Misha Moore.Citing the Fulton County District Attorney's Office, the newspaper says Shirley was sentenced to life in prison, plus five years.The newspaper says Shirley had just ended his shift at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium when Moore approached him. As the two began walking to
  
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• Theodore Decker: Bill would require police in Ohio to report child-abuse suspicion

  04-03-2018 13:27
  The list of adults who are required by Ohio law to report suspected child abuse or neglect is a long one. A broad range of professions are considered "mandated reporters," and they face possible prosecution if they shirk their obligation under the law.
  
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• Apple employees at $5B glass spaceship campus are walking into walls

  04-03-2018 13:20
  
  CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple's stunning "spaceship" campus -- official name: Apple Park -- is giving some staff a headache and worse.Apple's giant, doughnut-shaped headquarters building is wrapped in glass and there's plenty more glass inside too, walling-off offices and meeting rooms -- and workers literally have been walking into walls, CBS San Francisco reports.The walls and doors are so clear, employees don't always see the panes as they hurry about their business.The $5 billion "spaceship" ca
  
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• Disneyland workers struggle with low wages and homelessness

  04-03-2018 13:09
  
  The happiest place on Earth may not be a happy place to work. Some workers at Disneyland say they are struggling with homelessness and poverty because the theme park doesn't pay them enough to live on, CBS Los Angeles reports. Several Disney (DIS) unions met to discuss wages Wednesday night in Anaheim, while hundreds of protesters showed up to demand a livable wage.One in 10 Disneyland employees has recently experienced homelessness, while two-thirds of workers don't have enough food to eat thre
  
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• A year later, the Oscars return to the scene of the flub

  04-03-2018 13:05
  
  LOS ANGELES— The (right) envelope, please.The Oscars will hope to live down their most infamous blunder at the 90th Academy Awards, which begin at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcast live by ABC from the Dolby Theatre. But more than redemption is on the line Sunday for last year's embarrassing best-picture flub — the fiasco known as Envelope Gate.The ceremony, to be hosted again by Jimmy Kimmel, will be the crescendo of one of Hollywood's most tumultuous awards seasons ever — one
  
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• Communities pick up pieces as deadly nor'easter recedes

  04-03-2018 12:59
  
  BOSTON — Coastal communities in the Northeast experienced damaging high tide flooding and the lingering effects of powerful, gusting winds Saturday even as residents tried to shake off a nor'easter that had already inundated roads and basements, snapped trees and knocked out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses from Virginia to Maine.All along Massachusetts' heavily populated coast that includes Boston and Cape Cod, Saturday's midday high tide saw roaring, white-capped waves c
  
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• Trump puts aside the feud with media for a night at Gridiron

  04-03-2018 12:58
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump engaged in a good-natured duel of one-liners with political rivals and the press at the annual Gridiron Dinner this weekend, largely putting aside his ongoing criticism of the media for a night.Trump dished out sharp one-liners throughout his comments Saturday night, occasionally lapsing into recurring themes about the 2016 election and media bias."Nobody does self-deprecating humor better than I do. It's not even close," said Trump, who skipped last yea
  
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• Forecast: Sunshine returns; Rain early next week

  04-03-2018 11:30
  Today: Sunshine returns, touch warmer.High 46. Winds: NE 4-9 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear, cold and brisk.Low 25.Winds: NE 3-7 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny, chance rain late. High 46. Winds: E 6-9 mph.
  Tuesday: Few showers. Cloudy & breezy. High 50(Early).
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: High pressure sticks around today, offering more dry and sunny conditions.We’ll endure another frosty morning but we&rsqu
  
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• New Plan Increases Cardiac Arrest Survival Rate

  04-03-2018 09:10
  Mark Bradford walks through the park by his home every day, but one morning his heart stopped beating and he collapsed in sudden cardiac arrest. The next thing he remembered was waking up in the heart unit at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
  
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• Columbus Short Sentenced To A Year In Jail For Hitting His New Wife

  04-03-2018 04:51
  It seems that Columbus Short can't keep his hands off womenbut this time he's going to jail for it. According to TMZ , Short entered his "no contest" plea on Friday in Los Angeles after getting arrested back in November.
  
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• M*A*S*H Star David Ogden Stiers dies at 75

  04-03-2018 04:17
  
  David Ogden Stiers, who was nominated for two Emmys for his role as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on "M*A*S*H," has died, his talent agency confirmed Saturday. He was 75.The actor had battled bladder cancer, according to his talent agency. He died at home in Newport, Oregon.A musician and a theater actor, Stiers also worked as a voice actor in eight Disney films, including as Cogsworth in "Beauty and the Beast."© 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. I am very sad to report
  
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• $275K going to family of each person killed in Vegas shooting

  04-03-2018 02:56
  
  LAS VEGAS — A $31.5 million victims' fund that started as a GoFundMe effort announced plans Friday to pay $275,000 to the families of each of the 58 people killed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.The Las Vegas Victims Fund said the maximum $275,000 also will be paid to 10 other people who were paralyzed or suffered permanent brain damage in the Oct. 1 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.The nonprofit posted a chart projecting payments on a scale to a total of 532 people, i
  
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• Schwarzenegger toasts Ohio's efforts to stop gerrymandering

  04-03-2018 00:06
  
  COLUMBUS — Movie star and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has made good on a promise to raise a toast with Ohio politicians after the Legislature forged a bipartisan deal that could lead to reforms on how congressional districts are drawn in the state.The Columbus Dispatch reports Schwarzenegger joined Ohio Gov. John Kasich and state legislative leaders Friday for a toast with Austrian schnapps in Columbus. The "Terminator" star was in town for his annual Arnold Sports Festiva
  
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