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• CDC says romaine lettuce likely source of E. coli outbreak

  13-04-2018 23:11
  
  (CBS News) -- Health officials say chopped romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region is the likely source of the current E. coli outbreak that has now sickened people in 11 states. The growing outbreak involves a particularly dangerous strain of the bacteria known as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7.According to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, so far there have been 35 cases of illness, 22 of which led to hospitalizations. Three people have
  
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• Trump vows to back law to protect marijuana industry

  13-04-2018 23:10
  
  President Donald Trump has promised to support legislation protecting the marijuana industry in states that have legalized the drug, a move that could lift a threat to the industry made by the U.S. attorney general just three months ago.Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado said Friday that Trump made the pledge to him in a Wednesday night conversation.Gardner has been pushing to reverse a decision made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in January that removed prohibitions that kept federal p
  
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• Police: Woman who drove SUV with family off cliff was drunk

  13-04-2018 22:49
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A woman who drove off a Northern California cliff last month in an SUV carrying her wife and children was drunk, authorities said Friday.Toxicology tests found Jennifer Hart had an alcohol level of 0.102, said California Patrol Capt. Bruce Carpenter. California drivers are considered drunk with a level of 0.08 or higher.Toxicology tests also found that her wife Sarah Hart and two of their children had "a significant amount" of an ingredient commonly found in the allerg
  
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• Serious motorcycle crash on Alum Creek Drive in Obetz

  13-04-2018 22:25
  
  OBETZ, Ohio - Obetz police officers and deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office are on the scene of a serious crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle Friday afternoon.Investigators have closed the southbound lanes of Alum Creek Drive near Rathmell Road.No other information has been released.
  
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• Man killed in motorcycle crash on Alum Creek Drive in Obetz

  13-04-2018 22:25
  
  OBETZ, Ohio - A man is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car Friday afternoon, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.The sheriff's office closed the southbound lanes of Alum Creek Drive near Rathmell Road while deputies investigated.The road has since reopened.Sgt. Jay Eden with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said one person was killed in the crash.The sheriff's office said the motorcyclist was headed southbound on Alum Creek Drive and hit the car as the driver wa
  
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• 1 person killed in motorcycle crash on Alum Creek Drive in Obetz

  13-04-2018 22:25
  
  OBETZ, Ohio - Obetz police officers and deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office are on the scene of a serious crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle Friday afternoon.Investigators have closed the southbound lanes of Alum Creek Drive near Rathmell Road.Sgt. Jay Eden with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said one person was killed in the crash.No other information has been released.
  
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• Simple is Beautiful for Comfy Kidsware Brand mrly

  13-04-2018 22:13
  Two Abercrombie & Fitch alums have teamed up to start their own clothing line. Focused on simple silhouettes and a more neutral color palette, Founders Kyoko Seki and Trevor Potulski launched comfy kidsware brand mrly last summer. In a marketplace filled with bright colors and loud patterns, “We were looking for something that was a […]
  
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• Columbus 12-year-old meets Pope Francis in Vatican City

  13-04-2018 21:53
  They say the Lord works in mysterious ways.12-year-old Peter Lombardi, a fifth-grade student at Saint Andrew School, doesn't believe that. He knows it.So does his mother."What I did is I put my head in my lap and just started crying," Brenda Lombardi said.Brenda says the trip to Rome was a "gratitude pilgrimage." The devout Catholic family wanted to give thanks for saving Peter's life.Peter was diagnosed in April of 2015 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. For children with Down syndrome, it's a
  
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• Columbus 12-year-old meet Pope Francis in Vatican City

  13-04-2018 21:53
  They say the Lord works in mysterious ways.12-year-old Peter Lombardi, a fifth-grade student at Saint Andrew School, doesn't believe that. He knows it.So does his mother."What I did is I put my head in my lap and just started crying," Brenda Lombardi said.Brenda says the trip to Rome was a "gratitude pilgrimage." The devout Catholic family wanted to give thanks for saving Peter's life.Peter was diagnosed in April of 2015 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. For children with Down syndrome, it's a
  
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• Mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in death of Ohio 4-year-old girl

  13-04-2018 21:47
  
  A northeast Ohio woman and her boyfriend have pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges in the death of the woman's 4-year-old daughter.A medical examiner says Aniya Day-Garrett died last month in Euclid from a stroke caused by blunt impacts to her head. She was also malnourished.Her mother, Sierra Day, and Day's boyfriend, Deonte Lewis, pleaded not guilty Thursday and remained jailed on bonds of $1 million.Messages seeking comment were left Friday for their attorneys.The girl's
  
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• "Something has gone terribly wrong": New details on trapped teen's death

  13-04-2018 21:20
  
  Authorities pledged on Thursday to find out what went wrong in the death of a 16-year-old boy they say became trapped by a minivan bench seat in a school parking lot and whose body was found about six hours after he first called 911.Police Chief Eliot Isaac said something went "terribly wrong" in Kyle Plush's death. He said a dispatcher was put on administrative leave and the actions of all personnel involved will be reviewed.Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters said his office is trying to ide
  
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• Forecast: More clouds tonight and a rainy weekend

  13-04-2018 21:06
  This Evening: Partly cloudy, breezy and warm.
  Tonight: Increasing clouds. Slight chance for a shower. 59 S 5-15 mph
  Tomorrow: Scattered showers and a chance for an isolated storm. 71 S 5-15 mph
  Sunday: More showers and more seasonable. 63
  Monday: More showers, possibly a few flakes early. Much colder. 43Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Tonight will be partly cloudy and mild once again.Rain will arrive on Saturday with highs in the low 70s.It
  
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• Police identify man killed after deadly fight on Northeast Side

  13-04-2018 20:53
  Shanara Jakee Culbreath, 28, stabbed 41-year-old Vincente K. Mills in the chest Thursday morning, according to court records filed by Columbus police. "Witness statements and evidence collected at the scene support the listed charge being filed," according to an affidavit filed in Franklin County Municipal Court.
  
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• Judge allows womana s taped testimony at her own murder trial

  13-04-2018 20:53
  A judge says the videotaped testimony of an Ohio woman who died two years after she was doused in gasoline and set ablaze can be used at her former boyfriend's trial. A Franklin County judge in making the ruling Friday said he knew of no other case in which a victim would testify at his or her own murder trial.
  
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• First Look: Lear Block

  13-04-2018 20:48
  The latest apartment project to open downtown features one- and two-bedroom units heavy on charm and historic details. The Lear Block – located at 288 E. Long St., but with a second entrance at 145 N. Sixth St. – is the result of an extensive renovation from local developer Don DeVere. The oldest part of […]
  
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• Columbus Zoo to host job fairs for summer positions

  13-04-2018 20:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is hosting several job fairs this spring for positions at the zoo, Zoombezi Bay and Safari Golf Club.The zoo will be hiring for positions in areas including food and beverage, facilities, guest relations, security, membership processing, rides, lifeguards and retail.Applicants can attend open interviews for food and beverage and retail positions on April 14 or open interviews for rides and attractions positions on April 14 or April 20.Zoombezi Bay
  
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• Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins Cordray on campaign trail

  13-04-2018 20:09
  
  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is hitting the campaign trail with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray.Warren is encouraging early voting for Cordray at stops in Cincinnati and Columbus on Friday, his campaign told The Associated Press on Tuesday.A darling of the left and a favorite punching bag of Republican President Donald Trump and the right, Warren created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau where Cordray served as a director until jumping into the governor's race la
  
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• Sen. Elizabeth Warren campaigns for Richard Cordray in Columbus

  13-04-2018 20:09
  Ohio Democratic candidate for Governor Richard Cordray talked about a variety of topics, including equality during a speech Friday in Columbus."It is wrong in Ohio that our legislature will not move on a bill that is the majority law in this country that if you are married gay or straight that you cannot be deprived of your job, denied housing, you cannot be cut off from public service it is wrong it is wrong for us not to have full equality in the state of Ohio and we work to change that," he s
  
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• 2018 City of Columbus Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony

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• Trump pardons former Cheney aide Scooter Libby

  13-04-2018 19:37
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued a full pardon Friday to I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney.Trump said he does not know Libby, but "for years I have heard that he has been treated unfairly. Hopefully, this full pardon will help rectify a very sad portion of his life," according to a statement issued by White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders announcing the pardon.Libby, Cheney's former chief of staff, was convicted of lying to investi
  
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• Health-Focused Nonprofit Cohort

  13-04-2018 19:34
  Promoting the health and wellbeing of vulnerable populations, these nonprofit leaders are participating in a special six-part, capacity-building program to strengthen and share their organizations’ similar missions—including: KidSMILES Pediatric Dental Clinic, Girls on the Run, Stone Soup, Youth Yoga Project, Lives Back, Franklinton Cycleworks, Heart of Unlimited Boundaries, Hope Hollow, Next Chapter Book Club, and […]
  
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• Face the State with Scott Light | April 15, 2018

  13-04-2018 19:15
  This week on Face The State with Scott Light:Medical marijuana in Ohio. Former Ohio representative John Boehner joins an advisory board to legalize marijuana, reversing his long-standing position on the controversial drug. Our panelists discuss the future of pot in Ohio.Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger steps down. Who is the best choice to replace him in our state legislature?Ohio Democratic candidates for governor debate gun laws in Ohio. An analysis on their chances of pushing through new
  
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• Big, Bad Movie in Theaters

  13-04-2018 18:00
  Big weekend! I mean, physically large—the movie itself is pretty forgettable. So, that’s a shame, but there are some excellent little indies to seek out, plus reason for optimism as the warm weather brings out all the early-season superheroes in just a couple of weeks. Rampage Here’s something I never thought I’d say: I miss […]
  
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• Franklin County Dog Shelter “Friday the 13th” Adoptions Special, waives adoption fees this weekend

  13-04-2018 16:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- If you have been considering adopting a dog, this weekend is an opportunity to do so for free.The Franklin County Dog Shelter has had an increase of lost dogs entering the shelter due to the warm weather.Officials say they will be waiving the adoption fees this weekend as apart of their Friday the 13th Adoption Special.The shelter hopes this special will land over 90 dogs into new permanent homes.The adoption fee waiver does exclude deaf dogs.For more information on the Frankli
  
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• Dog adoption fees waived this weekend at the Franklin County Dog Shelter

  13-04-2018 16:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- If you have been considering adopting a dog, this weekend is an opportunity to do so for free.The Franklin County Dog Shelter has had an increase of lost dogs entering the shelter due to the warm weather.Officials say they will be waiving the adoption fees this weekend as part of their Friday the 13th Adoption Special.View all the dogs currently up for adoption The shelter hopes this special will land more than 90 dogs into new permanent homes.The adoption fee waiver does exclu
  
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• Argentinian Filmmaker Lucrecia Martel Visits the Wex

  13-04-2018 16:30
  Unconventional Argentinian cinematic master Lucrecia Martel makes her first trip to the Wexner Center for the Arts next week, accompanying her lauded new feature, Zama. The period drama screens as part of a program, running Tuesday, April 17 through Saturday, April 21, that showcases the filmmaker’s four features as well as a set of rarely […]
  
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• Ohio State moves up Spring Game start time due to weather concerns

  13-04-2018 16:05
  
  COLUMBUS - The Ohio State University has changed the start time for Saturday’s Spring Game.Due to weather concerns, the game will start at 11:45 a.m.On Thursday, the university announced it was moving the men’s lacrosse game, which was scheduled to precede the football scrimmage, to Friday night.The lacrosse game will still air live on the Big Ten Network. It was originally scheduled for April 14 at 11 a.m., before the Spring Game.
  
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• BrewDog prepares to open first U.S. standalone pub in Short North on Saturday Updated at

  13-04-2018 16:02
  The Scottish craft brewer's mix of industrial-chic design, locally-brewed beers on tap, and a spot at 1175 N. High St. near Skully's Music Diner and the new Short North Food Hall, places it squarely in the popular neighborhood's wheelhouse. The pub will open Saturday and serve a bunch of beers made at BrewDog's U.S. brewery in Canal Winchester alongside a menu of pizzas.
  
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• Judge: Jury will hear recorded testimony of woman who died after being set on fire

  13-04-2018 15:01
  
  In what’s considered a first-of-its kind case in Ohio, a murder victim will be allowed to testify from beyond the grave.A Franklin County judge decided Friday that jurors will hear the recorded testimony of Judy Malinowski.She died in June 2017, nearly two years after being set on fire by her ex-boyfriend, Michael Slager.Prosecutors say in August of 2015, Slager doused Malinowski with gasoline and set her on fire.Malinowski suffered third and fourth degree burns over 90 percent of her body
  
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• Fatou the gorilla celebrates 61st birthday at Berlin zoo

  13-04-2018 14:44
  
  BERLIN— Fatou the gorilla, believed to be one of the world's oldest, is celebrating her 61st birthday at Berlin's zoo — nearly six decades after she found her way to Germany from a French bar.Zookeepers on Friday presented Fatou a rice cake decorated with the number 61 in fruit.The zoo says she shares the title of world's oldest female gorilla with Trudy, a gorilla at the zoo in Little Rock, Arkansas.Still, it's not entirely clear how old she is. Fatou arrived in Berlin in 1959, find
  
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• Battle to save Africa's elephants is gaining some ground

  13-04-2018 12:19
  
  The elephant staggered and keeled over in the tall grass in southern Tanzania, where some of the world's worst poaching has happened.It wasn't a killer who targeted her but a conservation official, immobilizing her with a dart containing drugs. Soon she was snoring loudly, and they propped open her trunk with a twig to help her breathe. They slid a 26-pound (12-kilogram) GPS tracking collar around the rough skin of her neck and injected an antidote, bringing her back to her feet. After inspectin
  
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• Trump plans to talk to allies before Syria strike decision

  13-04-2018 12:12
  
  President Donald Trump has put off a final decision on possible military strikes against Syria after tweeting earlier that they could happen "very soon or not so soon at all." The White House said Thursday he would consult further with allies.Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned such an attack carried the risk of spinning out of control, suggesting caution ahead of a decision on how to respond to an attack against civilians last weekend that U.S. officials are increasingly certain involved the us
  
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• Stoneman Douglas teacher arrested after leaving gun in public restroom, police say

  13-04-2018 11:31
  
  DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- A chemistry teacher at the Florida school where 17 people were shot to death has been arrested. Authorities say he left a loaded gun in a public restroom, where a drunk homeless man picked it up and fired it.No one was injured, but the teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is now charged with failing to safely store his weapon.A Broward Sheriff's report says 43-year-old Sean Simpson, who carries a concealed weapons permit, left his Glock 9 mm in a restroom at t
  
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• Kyle Plush is remembered as a bright and determined teen who never let life hold him back.

  13-04-2018 11:13
  As authorities investigate the tragic death of the 16-year-old, whose body was found in a van this week, family friends are attempting to provide comfort through prayer at Mercy Montessori. In the classroom, teachers saw a bright future for Kyle Plush, a strong and independent 16-year-old with a tender heart and a love for those around him.
  
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• Forecast: Breezy and warm on Friday

  13-04-2018 10:17
  Today: Turning sunnier through the morning.Warm and breezy.High 79.Winds: SW 10-20 G35 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and mild.Low 58.Winds: S 5-15 mph.
  Tomorrow: Off and on showers in the afternoon with some late day storms.High 72.Winds: SSW 10-15 G30 mph.
  Sunday: Scattered showers with steady rain at times and seasonable highs.High 63.Winds: S 10-20 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Today will be warm and windy once again but it won&rsquo
  
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• Bethel Road Winking Lizard location to close this month

  13-04-2018 06:24
  It was the first central Ohio location for the Northeast Ohio-based chain when it came to Columbus 13 years ago. The store had undergone a complete renovation in 2015, but it didn't turn the business around, according to a note posted on the Winking Lizard Twitter account.
  
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• Stanley Cup Playoffs: Blue Jackets fight back to win in OT against Washington in first round

  13-04-2018 04:38
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Washington Capitals by a score of 4-3 in overtime in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Thursday night.The winning goal was scored by Artemi Panarin.It was a rough start for the Blue Jackets who allowed two goals by the Capitals’ Evgeny Kuznetsov in the first period.Both goals came on a power play after Columbus forward Josh Anderson hit Washington defenseman Michal Kepmny from behind into the boards with 2:37 left in
  
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• Panarin scores in OT, Blue Jackets beat Capitals in Game 1

  13-04-2018 04:38
  
  The Columbus Blue Jackets went down two goals and three forwards and left with a Game 1 victory.Artemi Panarin scored a beautiful goal 6:02 into overtime to give the Blue Jackets a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night in the first-round playoff series.Panarin won it after Columbus lost Josh Anderson to a game misconduct, Alexander Wennberg with an apparent head injury and captain Nick Foligno after taking a puck to the face.None of that seemed to faze a team accustomed to o
  
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• Threat under investigation at Madison-Plains school

  13-04-2018 04:22
  
  MADISON COUNTY, Ohio -A threat sprayed in a bathroom at the Madison-Plains Local Schools 7-12 facility is under investigation, according to a spokesperson for the district.The spokesperson said school administration was notified by a student about the threat Thursday afternoon.The threat said the incident would happen on Monday, according to the spokesperson.Law enforcement was notified and superintendent Tim Dettwiller said there will be more support from the Sheriff’s Office at the schoo
  
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• Madison-Plains cancels school Monday due to safety concerns

  13-04-2018 04:22
  
  MADISON COUNTY, Ohio --A threat sprayed in a bathroom at the Madison-Plains Local Schools 7-12 facility last Thursday prompted the district to close the school Monday, according to the superintendent.Superintendent Tim Dettwiller cited the threat as the reason to close the school.The threat is under investigation, according to a spokesperson for the district.The spokesperson said school administration was notified by a student about the threat Thursday afternoon.The threat said the incident woul
  
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• In new book, Comey blasts untruthful, 'ego-driven' Trump

  13-04-2018 03:31
  
  Former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as unethical and "untethered to truth" in a sharply critical new book that describes Trump as fixated in the early days of his administration on having the FBI debunk salacious rumors he insisted were untrue but could distress his wife.In the forthcoming book, Comey compares Trump to a mafia don and calls his leadership of the country "ego driven and about personal loyalty."He also reveals new details about his interactions with Trump
  
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• Red flag laws may prevent more suicides than mass shootings

  13-04-2018 03:10
  
  Before her brother took his own life, Mary Miller-Strobel said she and her father begged every store in town that sold firearms to turn him away."'If he comes, call me,'" Miller-Strobel said her dad pleaded while waving her brother's picture at store managers in Charlotte, Michigan, in 2006. "'Just call me. I will come.'"She said the responses were the same: "'Second amendment, sorry.'" Two months later, her brother, Ben, shot himself with a revolver.Today, Miller-Strobel is 36 and a social work
  
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• Backpage and CEO plead guilty in California, Texas

  13-04-2018 02:39
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The chief executive of a website that authorities have dubbed an "online brothel" pleaded guilty to California money-laundering charges Thursday, while the company itself pleaded guilty to human trafficking in Texas.Carl Ferrer will cooperate in prosecuting Backpage.com's creators and will serve no more than five years in state prison under a California plea agreement. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and three counts of money laundering in California.Texas
  
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• APS courses on topical exhibiting, Scott catalog at Stampshow in Columbus

  13-04-2018 01:52
  The American Philatelic Society is offering two one-day courses prior to APS Stampshow this August. The two courses are on thematic exhibiting and the Scott catalog.
  
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• Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell selected 2nd overall in WNBA Draft

  13-04-2018 01:18
  
  Ohio State guard Kelsey Mitchell was selected 2nd overall by the Indiana Fever in the WNBA Draft on Thursday.Mitchell, from Cincinnati, is a three-time Big Ten player of the year and was named Big Ten Most Outstanding Player in 2018.This past season, she led the nation in total points with 849. She averaged 24.3 points per game which was good for third in the country.She is Ohio State’s all-time leading scorer with 3,402 points. She is second all-time in NCAA scoring.Ohio State forward Ste
  
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• Ohio House speaker Cliff Rosenberger resigning immediately amid talk of FBI inquiry

  13-04-2018 00:00
  
  Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger will resign effective immediately.Rosenberger had announced he was resigning but would stay on until May. The resignation comes amid talk of an FBI investigation into his activities.Deputy Communications Director Brad Miller provided the following statement to 10TV:Rep. Schuring’s top priority is to ensure a smooth transition and to finish off the first half of the session calendar with a focus on passing important, meaningful legislation to help the pe
  
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