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• OSHP trooper deploys taser on man resisting arrest on I-270

  07-03-2018 23:47
  
  COLUMBUS -- According to officials from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a trooper deployed a taser on a person on I-270 on the southwest side of Columbus.The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a trooper stopped a vehicle for speeding around milepost 6 of I-270 northbound.While explaining the citation, the driver became argumentative with the trooper, according to Robert Sellers with OSHP. The driver exited the vehicle and refused to follow verbal commands and continued to approach the trooper.A physi
  
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• Ohio bill would protect employees who decline to get flu shots

  07-03-2018 23:40
  Should your boss be able to force you to get a flu shot? What about a hospital mandating all of its nurses and doctors receive the vaccine?One Ohio lawmaker thinks both are bad ideas.State Representative Christina Hagan (R-Alliance) is supporting House Bill 193 which would prevent an employer from taking action against an employee who has not been vaccinated against influenza."This is big government pressing down on individual rights. this bill is no way anti-vaccine this is about personal choic
  
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• Chillicothe police officer placed on leave after use of force incident at jail

  07-03-2018 22:58
  
  CHILLICOTHE -- A Chillicothe police officer was placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday following a "use of force incident" at the Ross County Jail, according to a press release from the Chillicothe Police Department.The Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation has been requested to conduct a criminal investigation.At the conclusion of the criminal investigation, Chillicothe Police says an independent law enforcement agency will conduct an internal affairs investigati
  
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• Project Update: View on Grant

  07-03-2018 22:20
  Construction continues at the View on Grant, although parts of the project could be open before the end of this month. Located at the corner of North Grant and Mt. Vernon avenues at the northern edge of Downtown, the building has become much more noticeable since the three-story modern addition began to take shape on […]
  
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• Columbus police burdened with barking dog complaints

  07-03-2018 22:11
  The Columbus Division of Police says as the weather gets warmer, the number of animal complaints, like barking dogs, spikes.From March to June, police receive an average of 200 to 300 complaints. That adds up to as many as 10 calls every day.Columbus Police Liaison Officer Scott Clinger says reporting the problem to police dispatchers isn't the best solution."There's not a lot we can do with it," said Officer Clinger."It takes our time from doing other things that are more important ."Officer Cl
  
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• Mourning period for Westerville ends March 10; chief offers suggestion for bows, lights

  07-03-2018 22:00
  
  WESTERVILLE – Police Chief Joe Morbitzer said that while the official mourning period for the Westerville police officers who died in the line of duty ends March 10, the blue bows and lights do not need to go to waste.Morbitzer said those who would like to show their support can do so during police memorial week each year, held May 11-16.Similarly, the third week of October each year is for firefighters when red lights and ribbons can be used.Morbitzer thanked all those who supported the W
  
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• Four Democratic candidates for Governor to take part in debate

  07-03-2018 21:42
  
  The first Ohio Democratic Primary Debate for Governor will be held Wednesday night at Bowsher High school.Candidates Richard Cordray, Dennis Kucinich, Bill O’Neill and Joe Schiavoni will take part in the debate.The debate is hosted by the Ohio Democratic Party and WTOL and will begin at 5 p.m., which you can watch in the player below.WTOL anchor Jerry Anderson will moderate and WUPW anchors Viviana Hurtado and Tim Miller will be part of the panel asking questions.
  
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• Forecast: Light snow ends; blustery & bitter

  07-03-2018 21:17
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy, blustery and cold.
  Tonight: Cloudy, breezy and colder. 23 W 10-15 mph G 25
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, breezy and unseasonably cool. 33 W 10-20 G 30 mph
  Friday: Clouds mix with breaks of sun. 37
  Saturday: Brightening skies and more seasonable. Mid 40s
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: Any snow should come to an end early, but clouds and gusty winds will linger as temperatures drop. Tonight
  
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• Remains of soldier killed in Korean War returned to family in central Ohio

  07-03-2018 20:44
  
  The remains of a U.S. soldier who was captured and died during the Korean War were returned to his family in central Ohio.U.S. Army Private LeRoy Bryant couldn’t be accounted for after enemy forces attacked his unit on the Korean Peninsula in February 1951.During a POW exchange after the war, officials discovered that Private Bryant was taken to a POW camp near the village of Changsong where he contracted bacterial endocarditis and died on July 3, 1951.His remains were recovered in Septemb
  
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• Video shows thieves steal ATM from Thurman Café

  07-03-2018 20:14
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is attempting to locate a group who stole the ATM from Thurman Café.Police say the thieves broke through the restaurant’s front door on February 9, ran inside and stole the ATM.The value of the machine is worth $1,000 which equal felony charges, according to police.Anyone with information regarding this case or the suspects is asked to contact Det. Kevin Morris in CPD’s Burglary Unit at 645-2177 or [email protected].
  
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• School shooting suspect indicted on 17 counts of murder

  07-03-2018 20:01
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was formally charged Wednesday with 17 counts of first-degree murder, which could mean a death sentence if he is convicted.The indictment returned by a grand jury in Fort Lauderdale also charges the 19-year-old with 17 counts of attempted murder for the Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in which 17 people died and more than a dozen others were wounded.Cruz's public defender has s
  
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• Columbus man charged after alleged threat to kill dozens at gay club

  07-03-2018 19:39
  
  COLUMBUS – A 27-year-old Columbus man is facing charges after police say he threatened to kill people a gay club over the weekend.According to Municipal Court paperwork, Me’Schach D. Israel-Miller, sent a message threatening to “kill 85 [expletive] at a gay club.”Israel-Miller faces misdemeanor charges of inducing panic and aggravated menacing.According to the court paperwork, police were able to determine that Israel-Miller used a social media account known as Grindr to
  
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• Columbus man accused of threatening patrons of gay nightclub

  07-03-2018 19:38
  A Southeast Side man was arrested Tuesday night, accused of making an online threat against LGBTQ people through a social networking application. Me'Shach Israel-Miller, 27, was arrested after Columbus Police became aware of his threats on the app Grindr on March 1, according to a Facebook post by the Columbus Division of Police.
  
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• Fast Forward: Fifth by Northwest

  07-03-2018 19:21
  The Columbus neighborhood sandwiched between Grandview Heights and Upper Arlington may not have the same level of name recognition as its adjacent areas, but Fifth by Northwest (5xNW) still continues to see its own steady stream of new urban development. Unlike The Short North or Italian Village where development largely follows a linear spine, 5xNW […]
  
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• State Auditor questions if CCS violated law in superintendent search

  07-03-2018 18:31
  There is new controversy surrounding the search for a new leader for Columbus City Schools.The Auditor of State says the district may have broken the law in its search for a superintendent.The search for a new Superintendent for Columbus City Schools officially began in September.The district voted to pay a recruiting firm $50,000 to conduct a national search. In December, the district announced 19 candidates had applied.On February 12, the school board voted to approve three finalists for the j
  
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• Columbus City Schools superintendent search may need to start over

  07-03-2018 18:31
  
  COLUMBUS -- The search for a new Columbus City Schools superintendent may have to start over from scratch.Ohio Auditor Dave Yost launched an investigation into the legality of the method the school board used.The auditor sent a letter to the Columbus Board of Education Tuesday, which read in part, "Information brought to my attention raises concerns that the process the Columbus City School District used to select a new superintendent may be in violation of O.R.C. 121.22. If the District violate
  
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• Prosecutors focus on cigarette butts on Day 3 of Brian Golsby trial

  07-03-2018 18:13
  Wednesday is Day 3 in the trial of the man accused of killing Ohio State student Reagan Tokes.Today's focus is Tokes' car and cigarette butts that prosecutors say link Brian Golsby to her death.A special agent with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation walked jurors through a series of photos that show Tokes’ stolen car that was recovered a few blocks away from where Golsby was living.Prosecutors say after Golsby kidnapped, raped and murdered Tokes, there was an unsuccessful attempt to
  
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• Day 3 of Golsby Trial: Jurors hear testimony from ex-girlfriend

  07-03-2018 18:13
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A black Kate Spade purse became a focal point of testimony on the third day of Brian Golsby's murder trial.The convicted sex offender is accused in the 2017 rape, kidnapping and murder of Ohio State student Reagan Tokes.During Wednesday's testimony, Golsby's ex-girlfriend Hattisa Jackson testified that she met Golsby in bus stop in January of 2017. (He had been released from prison a few months earlier after serving time for attempted rape and robbery). Jackson told 10 Investiga
  
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• Broadway Across America’s Lavish An American in Paris

  07-03-2018 18:06
  The touring Broadway production of An American in Paris, the Broadway adaptation of the 1951 Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron classic, opened in Columbus Tuesday in dazzling production at the Ohio Theatre. This 2015 re-imagining by the director and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon grafted a new book by Craig Lucas (adapted from the original screenplay by […]
  
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• Local Writer’s Winning Story Gets the Book Treatment

  07-03-2018 18:00
  Writer Ana Easterly, the pen name for a local attorney venturing into the world of fiction writing, recently won the Newcomers award at the Wattys, the world’s largest online writing competition hosted by Wattpad. Described by Easterly as the “YouTube for writers,” Wattpad is an online community for users to submit and read stories. Easterly’s […]
  
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• Police: Boy, 16, struck by train killed in eastern Ohio

  07-03-2018 17:55
  
  EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Authorities say a 16-year-old boy has been struck by a train and killed in eastern Ohio.The East Liverpool Review reported that the East Palestine police say the department was notified around 6:15 p.m. about someone having been struck.Police say it appears the teen was trying to walk across the tracks when he was struck by a Norfolk and Southern train hauling semitrailers.Police haven't released the boy's identity.East Palestine is roughly 88 miles (142 kilometers)
  
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• Police: 16-year-old boy struck, killed by train in eastern Ohio

  07-03-2018 17:55
  
  EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Authorities say a 16-year-old boy has been struck by a train and killed in eastern Ohio.The East Liverpool Review reported that the East Palestine police say the department was notified around 6:15 p.m. about someone having been struck.Police say it appears the teen was trying to walk across the tracks when he was struck by a Norfolk and Southern train hauling semitrailers.Police haven't released the boy's identity.East Palestine is roughly 88 miles southeast of Clev
  
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• Michelle Obama meets 2-year-old mesmerized by her portrait

  07-03-2018 17:41
  Parker Curry, a 2-year-old visitor to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, became an internet sensation last week after a photo of her staring up at the former first lady's portrait stole the hearts of thousands. Parker's mother told CBS News' Chip Reid she takes her daughter to a lot of museums, but she had never seen her as transfixed as she was when she stood in front of the former first lady's portrait.She eventually caught Michelle Obama's attention who invited her fan over for a vi
  
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• State of Columbus Neighborhood Conversation #5: Shared Prosperity & Mobility

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• Watchdog report: Failed Veterans Administration leadership put patients at risk

  07-03-2018 17:23
  
  WASHINGTON — As a top Veterans Administration official in the Obama administration, current Secretary David Shulkin took no action to fix longstanding problems of dirty syringes and equipment shortages that put patients at risk at a major veterans hospital, according to an investigation released Wednesday that finds "failed leadership" and "climate of complacency" at the agency.The 150-page report by the VA internal watchdog offers new details to its preliminary finding last April of patie
  
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• Unusual Eats: SuperChef’s Sweet & Sour Burger

  07-03-2018 16:00
  Loaded gourmet biggie burgers are a trend that just won’t die. It seems like Columbus sees a grand debut for a new hamburger-themed joint once a month. Bacon, ham, smoked gouda, onion rings, fried eggs: you name it, they’ll put it on your burger. But one of the more interesting entries in the gourmet burger […]
  
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• Police: Newark 8th grader arrested after making threats to shoot students

  07-03-2018 15:29
  
  NEWARK, Ohio – The Newark Division of Police say a middle school student was arrested Tuesday after making threats.Staff at Liberty Middle School told police an 8th grader made several comments, to multiple classmates, about shooting other students at the school.Staff members say they interviewed students who confirmed that the 8th grader made detailed comments about shooting people at the school. The staff also told police the 8th grade student admitted to making the comments.Newark Polic
  
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• Love hurts: Eight busted in online romance scams

  07-03-2018 14:58
  The woman believed that Frank Wilberg was going to marry her so when he asked for some money to reserve the site, she sent it to him and went out and bought her gown and shoes. "Frank" was the creation of eight people from central Ohio who have been indicted by a federal grand jury for laundering money they made running online "romance scams," according to Benjamin Glassman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, which includes Columbus.
  
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• Gallery Players’ Evocative ‘Side Show’ Grapples With the Devil You Know

  07-03-2018 14:00
  Side Show, the Broadway musical with book and lyrics by Bill Russell and music by Henry Krieger, received its regional premiere in a handsome production at Gallery Players, directed by Ross Shirley. The musical follows conjoined twins Daisy (Bailey Maholm) and Violet (Eryn Hollobaugh) Hilton. The audience watches their journey from one master to another: […]
  
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• Firefighter struck by car while battling garage fire in Whitehall

  07-03-2018 13:21
  
  WHITEHALL, Ohio --According to the Whitehall Division of police, a firefighter was struck by a vehicle while attempting to connect a water hose at a garage fire scene Wednesday morning.Firefighters were called around 6:30 a.m. to the 200 block of Robinwood Avenue for a report of smoke in the area.Whitehall Fire Chief on the scene said the fire was contained to the garage and several cars were damaged.A Whitehall Firefighter at the fire hydrant connecting a water hose was struck by a vehicle that
  
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• Weeks after school shooting, band performs at Carnegie Hall

  07-03-2018 12:36
  
  Three weeks after a gunman killed 17 people at their high school, students from Parkland, Florida, have followed through with a long-planned Carnegie Hall performance.The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wind Symphony played at the renowned New York venue Tuesday during a concert featuring high school bands.The concert was scheduled before the Feb. 14 massacre. Among those killed was freshman Alex Schachter, who played in the marching band that includes the wind symphony and other groups.The
  
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• S. Korean president says talks won't ease pressure on North

  07-03-2018 12:22
  
  South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday downplayed concerns that the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue will be accompanied by an easing of international sanctions and pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program.Moon made the comments in a meeting with political party leaders a day after South Korea announced an agreement with the North to hold a rare summit in April. Senior South Korean officials who met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Monday also said the Nor
  
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• Wave of exits from West Wing sparks talk of brain drain

  07-03-2018 12:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump once presided over a reality show in which a key cast member exited each week. The same thing seems to be happening in his White House.Trump's West Wing has descended into a period of unparalleled tumult amid a wave of staff departures — and despite the president's insistence that it's a place of "no Chaos, only great Energy!" The latest key figure to announce an exit: Gary Cohn, Trump's chief economic adviser, who had clashed with Trump over
  
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• Missouri officer killed, 2 wounded responding to 911 call

  07-03-2018 11:52
  
  CLINTON, Mo. — A man shot and killed a police officer and wounded two others who were checking on a disturbance at a Missouri home.Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Collin Stosberg said the officers went to the home in Clinton on Tuesday night in response to a 911 call in which no one was on the line but a disturbance could be heard in the background.The patrol said shots were fired at the Clinton officers soon after they arrived at the home at around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday. Clinton, with about 8,80
  
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• Cop shot dead, 2 others wounded, suspect found dead in home after standoff

  07-03-2018 11:52
  
  CLINTON, Mo. -- One Clinton police officer was killed in a shooting at a house late Tuesday night and two others were wounded, the Missouri Highway Patrol says. There was no early word on the condition of the two wounded officers.The Clinton Police Department, Henry County Sheriff's Office, and Missouri State Highway Patrol raced to the scene, reports CBS Kansas City, Missouri affiliate KCTV. The Missouri Highway Patrol confirms its SWAT Team was also there.The Clinton Fire Department issued a s
  
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• Another nor'easter threatening communities along East Coast

  07-03-2018 11:45
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Another snowy, blowy nor'easter threatened a new round of power outages as it swirled ashore early Wednesday, causing officials to close schools and city offices and raising concerns for utility customers still trying to bounce back from an earlier storm.The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning that stretched from eastern Pennsylvania to most of New England, from late Tuesday night into Thursday morning.Heavy, wet snow and gusting winds could take down
  
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• Dad makes son run to school for being kicked off bus for bullying

  07-03-2018 11:25
  
  ROANOKE, Va. -- A father in Virginia who said his son was kicked off the bus for three days for bullying made him run to school instead -- in the rain. The father advocated for "old school, simple parenting" in several Facebook videos that show the boy running, The Raycom News Network (RNN) reports.Bryan Thornhill's Facebook Live video, recorded while driving behind his son, was viewed more than 1.6 million time. Thornhill said they joke that the boy will either be fast or obedient, but "so far
  
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• Tony-award winning actress injured; daughter killed in wreck

  07-03-2018 11:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The 4-year-old daughter of a Tony-award winning actress was killed along with a 1-year-old when a driver apparently lost control of her vehicle and slammed into them as they crossed a Brooklyn street.Ruthie Ann Blumenstein, who goes by the stage name Ruthie Ann Miles, was injured in the collision Monday in the Park Slope neighborhood. Her daughter Abigail was killed. Blumenstein, who is pregnant, was walking with friend Lauren Lew, who had 1-year-old Joshua in a stroller. H
  
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• Forecast: A mix at times, windy and colder

  07-03-2018 11:13
  Today: A mix at times today, windy and cold.High 41 (feeling like the low 30s).Winds: W 10-20 G30 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy, cold and windy.Low 24 (feeling like the teens).Winds: W 10-15 G30 mph.
  Tomorrow: Cloudy with a few flurries, cold and windy.High 35 (feeling like the 20s).Winds: 10-20 G30 mph.
  Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, breezy but not as windy.High 39.Winds: W 10-15 mph.
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• Man gets 18 years for sexually abusing six girls during...

  07-03-2018 10:16
  Opening statements were all that Darvin W. Russell needed to hear in his trial for sexually abusing a half-dozen preteen girls at his Columbus home after enticing them with offers of cash and gifts. After the case against him was outlined for a Franklin County jury on Monday, Russell asked if there was still a chance for a plea agreement to avoid a trial.
  
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• Ohio Auditor says Columbus schools may have to redo superintendent search if Sunshine Laws violated

  07-03-2018 05:47
  With only one Columbus City Schools superintendent candidate left after a seven-month national search that reviewed dozens, Ohio Auditor Dave Yost now says the school board may have violated Ohio law, potentially voiding the entire selection process.
  
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• Leaders in Columbus tout ways to match workers to jobs

  07-03-2018 05:47
  When he was growing up, the Timken roller bearing plant at the corner of Cleveland and East Fifth Avenue was a neighborhood anchor that provided hundreds of good paying jobs, said Miller, now 66 and an area president for Fifth Third Bank. "You could drop out of school and start working there when you were 16-years-old," Miller said.
  
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• Yoga and Fitness at The Arnold Sports Festival on Target

  07-03-2018 04:30
  “There should be yoga at the Arnold,” said Taylor Victor of Toledo, “So I looked it up, there it was, and I said [to my boyfriend], sure, I will go with you to the Arnold.” Victor was one of over 600 estimated attendees at the yoga and fitness events at the 2018 Arnold Classic. “What […]
  
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• Porn actress sues to end silence on alleged Trump affair

  07-03-2018 03:16
  
  LOS ANGELES — An adult film actress who has said she had sex with Donald Trump filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement and "set the record straight," her lawyer said Wednesday.Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday. She alleges that the agreement she signed days before the 2016 presidential election, which prevented her from discussing the alleged sexual encounters, is "null and void and
  
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• Lawyer: Porn star sues to clarify record on Trump affair

  07-03-2018 03:16
  
  LOS ANGELES — A porn star who has said she had sex with Donald Trump filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement and "set the record straight," her lawyer said Wednesday.Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday. She alleges that the agreement she signed days before the 2016 presidential election, which prevented her from discussing the alleged sexual encounters, is "null and
  
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• Columbus school board votes to cut employees for next school year

  07-03-2018 02:49
  
  Dozens of Columbus City Schools employees will be without a job in the next school year.School board members say the cuts had to be made, after the state short-changed them on funding."It has taken bold conversations to get us here," CCS Interim Superintendent Dr. John Stanford said.It's a decision that had to be made."I think they have been listening to some of the feedback from the community," parent Christina McMenemy said.Inside the Columbus Education Center Tuesday night, the Columbus City
  
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• Kasich announces Ohio's largest state park will be named after Jesse Owens

  07-03-2018 02:32
  
  Gov. John Kasich has announced that Ohio is getting the largest state park in its history.The term-limited Republican said during his final State of the State address on Tuesday in his hometown of Westerville that he will name the park after Jesse Owens, "that great Ohioan who stood up to Hitler and came home with a gold medal."The Ohio Department of Natural Resources struck a deal with American Electric Power in August to purchase a major portion of a 60,000-acre parcel owned by AEP in eastern
  
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• LIVE: Neighborhood Conversation #5: Shared Prosperity and Mobility

  07-03-2018 01:41 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Precourt, MLS respond to lawsuit over potential move of Crew SC

  07-03-2018 01:23
  
  Monday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the City of Columbus filed a lawsuit in hopes of keeping Crew SC in town. Tuesday, Precourt Sports Ventures and the MLS responded.“Precourt Sports Ventures and Major League Soccer are disappointed that the Ohio Attorney General and the City of Columbus have chosen to commence litigation rather than encouraging public officials in Columbus to engage in constructive discussions about the future of Columbus Crew SC."The complaint, regrettably, cho
  
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• Missing adult alert canceled for Columbus area man suffering from dementia

  07-03-2018 00:57
  A statewide missing adult alert has been canceled for an elderly Upper Arlington man who had not been seen since Tuesday morning.
  
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