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• Sheriff’s Office: Chillicothe man charged with attempted murder after shaking baby

  18-06-2018 23:48
  
  CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – A man accused of violently shaking a friend’s baby is now facing an attempted murder charge, according to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office.Captain Mike Preston with the sheriff's office confirmed deputies were called to a home on Toad Hollow Road around 7 p.m. on Friday for a report of an injured infant.Preston said a 5-month-old baby was taken to Adena Medical Center before being taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital.Witnesses told deputies someone
  
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• Americans own nearly half of all small arms in world

  18-06-2018 22:59
  
  UNITED NATIONS — There are over 1 billion firearms in the world today, including 857 million in civilian hands — with American men and women the dominant owners, according to a study released MondayThe Small Arms Survey says 393 million of the civilian-held firearms, 46 percent, are in the United States, which is "more than those held by civilians in the other top 25 countries combined.""The key to the United States, of course, is its unique gun culture," the report's author, Aaron K
  
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• Deadly crashes involving pedestrians on the rise in Columbus

  18-06-2018 22:36
  The Columbus Division of Police said the percentage of fatal traffic crashes involving pedestrians is on the rise.Sgt. Brooke Wilson said pedestrian fatalities occur most frequently on arterial roads like Broad Street, Morse Road, and Livingston Avenue where vehicles are reaching speeds in excess of 40 miles per hour.Sgt. Wilson said between 2011 and 2015, the percentage of deadly traffic crashes in Columbus involving pedestrians averaged 20 percent.In 2016, that number spiked to 36 percent.It f
  
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• Deadly crashes involving pedestrians on the rise

  18-06-2018 22:36
  The Columbus Division of Police said the percentage of fatal traffic crashes involving pedestrians is on the rise.Sgt. Brooke Wilson said pedestrian fatalities occur most frequently on arterial roads like Broad Street, Morse Road, and Livingston Avenue where vehicles are reaching speeds in excess of 40 miles per hour.Sgt. Wilson said between 2011 and 2015, the percentage of deadly traffic crashes in Columbus involving pedestrians averaged 20 percent.In 2016, that number spiked to 36 percent.It f
  
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• 911 call about garage fire at vacant home leads to gruesome discovery

  18-06-2018 22:25
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Firefighters responding to a report of a garage fire at a vacant Indianapolis home early Friday say they found a woman's burned body. A homicide investigation has been launched into the death of 20-year-old Melissa Runnels. Runnels' body was found in the home after a neighbor called 911 around 1:15 a.m. to report what they thought was a fire in the detached garage of the home that had been abandoned for the last few years, reports CBS affiliate WTTV. But when firefighters arrived
  
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• Immigrant kids seen held in fenced cages at border facility

  18-06-2018 22:07
  McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are bottles of water, bags of chips and large foil sheets intended to serve as blankets.One teenager told an advocate who visited that she was helping care for a young child she didn't know because the child's aunt was somewhere else in the facility. She said she had to show others in her cell how t
  
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• Undocumented Columbus mother speaks against Trump's "Zero Tolerance" policy

  18-06-2018 22:04
  A Columbus mother-of-three says what's happening at the Mexico/United States border is inhumane. "Maria" as she wanted to be called is also undocumented. Like so many, she's been watching what she calls the "cruelty" unfold at the border.The Trump administration calls it "Zero Tolerance," where law enforcement is apprehending parents at the border and are separating some of them from their children.Maria's children were born in the United States. Still, she says she can't imagine this happening
  
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• NTSB wants to learn more about Tesla battery fire

  18-06-2018 21:56
  
  WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigator to look into a Tesla (TSLA) battery fire in Southern California.The specialist will observe Tesla's examination of the Model S that caught fire Friday on a street in West Hollywood. The agency says the trip will allow it to learn about fires in all battery-powered vehicles.@Tesla This is what happened to my husband and his car today. No accident,out of the blue, in traffic on Santa Monica Blvd. Thank you to the kind
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Festival & Comfest Preview

  18-06-2018 21:30
  
  
  Happy Comfest! Get a preview of the already-begun festival season and hear from a selection of bands gracing the stage at this weekend’s Comfest. Show notes for this episode This week’s episode of the Confluence Cast is sponsored by the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival. The Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival hosts 25,000 visitors […]
  
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• First Look: Brassica Now Open in Bexley

  18-06-2018 21:17
  After opening in the Short North in 2015, Brassica has opened in Bexley for its second location, with a third slated for Upper Arlington. The Bexley restaurant opened its doors officially on Monday, June 18 after a weekend of soft openings. It’s located at 2212 E. Main St. The simple menu of salads, sandwiches and […]
  
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• 2 weeks after winning Stanley Cup, Capitals coach resigns

  18-06-2018 21:11
  
  WASHINGTON — Barry Trotz abruptly stepped down as coach of the Washington Capitals on Monday after failing to agree to terms on a new contract, a stunning move that left the newly minted Stanley Cup champions without a coach with the draft later this week and with free agency coming up fast at the end of the month.Winning the Cup less than two weeks ago triggered a two-year extension for Trotz that would have given him a slight bump in salary to just over $2 million, a person with direct k
  
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• Who should pay when boy knocks over pricey statue?

  18-06-2018 20:31
  Surveillance video recorded last week at the Tomahawk Ridge Community Center in Overland Park, Kansas, shows two young boys running around and playing with each other while a group of adults sat and chatted nearby. It was all fun and games until one 5-year-old decided to stop and admire the art.The boy can be seen hugging the base of a sculpture called "Aphrodite di Kansas City," by local artist Bill Lyons. The statue starts to wobble and tilts towards the floor, then mighty Aphrodite comes tumb
  
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• 6 arrested in Columbus following seizure of $3.4 million in cocaine

  18-06-2018 20:19
  
  Six people have been arrested following the seizure of approximately 75 pounds of cocaine in Columbus.Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said the arrests were made after a task force gathered evidence that the drugs were being transported from Mexico to Columbus on a semi-truck.Investigators intercepted the truck in Columbus and served a search warrant at a warehouse on East Fifth Street where an estimated $3.4 million worth of cocaine was found.The task force also seized more than $500,000 in ca
  
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• Study: Almost half of diabetics skip medical care due to costs

  18-06-2018 20:01
  
  Almost half of diabetics are cutting back on treatment because of costs, according to a new survey that comes as the skyrocketing price of insulin is prompting lawmakers and physicians to call for more oversight.The American Medical Association, the largest association of physicians in the U.S., last week called for federal intervention to protect diabetics from being exploited by price gouging on insulin products. The group wants the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department to track
  
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• Trial set for baby sitter charged in 3-year-old girl's death

  18-06-2018 19:48
  
  HAMILTON — The trial of an Ohio babysitter charged with murder in the death of a 3-year-old girl in her care has been set for fall.A judge on Monday set Oct. 2 for 36-year-old Lindsay Partin's trial in a court in Hamilton, about 35 miles north of Cincinnati.Emergency crews responded to Partin's residence for an unconscious child on March 8. Authorities say they found Hannah Wesche unresponsive with labored breathing and bruises.According to court documents, Partin told dispatchers the girl
  
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• New sighting of plant that causes blindness and burns

  18-06-2018 19:32
  
  "Giant Hogweed" sounds like a mythical plant that the students of Hogwarts may study, but it's real -- and it's dangerous. The plant grows in the wild and touching it can cause third-degree burns and even blindness. Giant hogweed was recently spotted in Virginia for the first time and may also grow in other states. Warnings have been issued in previous years after discoveries in Michigan, New York and elsewhere in the Northeast, Midwest and Pacific Northwest.The latest confirmed sighting of gian
  
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• Kasich urges GOP to take advantage of his jobs record

  18-06-2018 19:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich is urging fellow Republicans to use his administration's economic record to cheer people up and win votes this fall.His advice came at a news conference Monday where Kasich touted a series of positive trends: Ohio's job creation rate is outpacing the nation's, unemployment is falling, wages are growing and 520,000 new jobs have been created.The 2016 presidential contender is an outspoken critic of Republican President Donald Trump. That's caused
  
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• Emergency room doctor suspended after mocking patient on video

  18-06-2018 18:13
  
  LOS GATOS, Calif. -- A Northern California emergency room doctor has been suspended after mocking a man who said he had an anxiety attack. CBS San Francisco station KPIX-TV reports that Dr. Beth Keegstra, a contract doctor with El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos, was suspended after she was recorded on June 11 questioning whether 20-year-old Samuel Bardwell was sick or just looking for drugs.Bardwell's father, Donald, told the San Jose Mercury News his son suffers anxiety attacks and takes the drug
  
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• First human case of West Nile reported in 2018

  18-06-2018 17:57
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. — Health officials in North Dakota have confirmed at least one person has contracted the mosquito-borne West Nile virus.It's the first reported case of the virus this year, which is spread by mosquitoes. North Dakota Department of Health tests also shows a pool of mosquitoes tested positive for the virus in Grand Forks.Severe cases can be fatal and cause confusion, paralysis, and coma. Milder cases can lead to fever, headache, aches and rashes.Health officials say 62 people
  
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• Trump directs Pentagon to create "Space Force" as independent service branch

  18-06-2018 17:30
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The White House is establishing a new policy for reducing satellite clutter in space.Also on Monday, Trump announced he was directing the Pentagon to create 'space force' as an independent service branch.President Donald Trump is expected to sign the new space policy directive Monday, as the National Space Council convenes.The new policy calls for providing a safe and secure environment up in orbit, as satellite traffic increases. It also sets up new guidelines for s
  
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• Apple sets up iPhones to relay location for 911 calls

  18-06-2018 17:20
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is trying to drag the U.S.'s antiquated system for handling 911 calls into the 21st century.If it lives up to Apple's promise, the iPhone's next operating system will automatically deliver quicker and more reliable information pinpointing the location of 911 calls to about 6,300 emergency response centers in the U.S.Apple is trying to solve a problem caused by the technological mismatch between a 50-year-old system built for landlines and today's increasingly sophisti
  
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• Indiana State Police officer hailed as hero after pulling over slow driver

  18-06-2018 16:43
  
  INDIANA -- When you are driving along the highway, the last thing you want is to be behind a slow driver in the fast lane.WTHR reports one driver in Indiana was going way under the speed limit, leaving a trail of 20 cars behind them.The slow driver caught the attention of Indiana State Police Sergeant Steven Wheeles, who was forced to pull the slow-poke over.Turns out going under the speed limit in the fast lane is against the law in Indiana. The Police Sergeant wrote the below message on Twitte
  
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• Incredibles 2 comes with warning for parents regarding flashing lights

  18-06-2018 16:43
  
  According to several websites, the Incredibles 2 movie, while having an opening weekend that topped $180 million at the boxoffice, comes with its own set of issues.In several scenes in the movies, flashing lights may affect those who have light-sensitive conditions, including epilepsy.Regal Cinemas posted this warning on its website:STROBE LIGHT WARNING: Be advised that the movie Incredibles 2 has several scenes with flashing lights that could potentially pose a reaction to those with epilepsy o
  
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• Council to Hear Proposed Legislation to Regulate Panhandling

  18-06-2018 16:12
  On Wednesday, June 20 Columbus City Council will hold a public hearing to present an overview of proposed legislation to address panhandling in Columbus. It’s been a year since the Columbus Police Department stopped enforcing restrictions on panhandling. Since then, local residents have observed a steady uptick in panhandling activities and related aggressive behavior; in […]
  
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• 3 from Ohio dead in Indiana crash blamed on wrong-way driver

  18-06-2018 15:24
  
  MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- Authorities say three people from Ohio have died following a four-vehicle crash in northern Indiana caused by a wrong-way driver.The crash happened Sunday evening along the Indiana Toll Road near Mishawaka.State police were responding to a call about a vehicle being driven erratically along the eastbound lanes when it turned around and headed westbound in the eastbound lanes. Police say soon afterward the wrong-way driver collided with an SUV and a truck. A car also crashed.Po
  
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• British police: 3 struck and killed by train in south London

  18-06-2018 15:12
  
  LONDON — Three people have died after being struck by a train in south London, British Transport Police said Monday.Police said they were trying to determine details about the deaths at the Loughborough Junction station, on a busy commuter line into the city center.Britain's Press Association, citing rail industry sources, reported that spray cans had been found nearby in an area popular with graffiti artists. Officers took photographs of graffiti as they investigated.Detective Supt. Gary
  
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• Police: Ohio woman hid boyfriend's body in motel for 4 days

  18-06-2018 14:26
  
  SHARONVILLE, Ohio — Police have arrested an Ohio woman who kept the body of her boyfriend inside their shared motel room for four days after he died of a suspected drug overdose.Authorities say a worker discovered the body at the Crosslands Motel in Sharonville June 14.Court documents have identified the body as Jacob Tackett, and police say his 34-year-old girlfriend Kathryn Carmen told officers he stopped breathing after they used heroin together June 10.Police say Carmen covered the bod
  
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• Meet the man who ran away and built a circus

  18-06-2018 14:15
  
  A juggler like Kelsey Strauch (who, we should mention, juggles on stilts) is exactly the sort of performer you'd expect to find under The Big Top.The circus ringmaster who's been talking to contributor Scott Simon of NPR is another:What does a kid who wants to run away to join the circus do these days? Kevin Venardos created his own.In a time when circus dreams are dying, he's brought one to life: "It's not a huge circus yet," Venardos said. "But it's the little circus with the great big dreams.
  
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• Laura Bush: Taking kids from parents at border is "cruel," "immoral"

  18-06-2018 13:53
  
  Former first lady Laura Bush criticized the Trump administration over the practice of separating undocumented migrant families, taking children from their parents at the border. "I live in a border state," Bush wrote in a Washington Post op-ed that was posted Sunday evening. "I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It is immoral. And it breaks my heart."Inside look at Border Patrol facility in Texas housing hundreds of c
  
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• Michael Jackson's elephant escapes enclosure at Florida zoo

  18-06-2018 13:23
  
  An elephant that once lived at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch briefly escaped its enclosure at a Florida zoo.The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens posted on Facebook that Ali the bull elephant wandered through a gate that was accidentally left open and wound up in a courtyard.The zoo said guests weren't endangered and safety protocols were quickly put into place.Zoo staff used food to entice the elephant back into the enclosure. Ali was loose for about 20 minutes.
  
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• Thomas Markle says Prince Harry said to give Trump a chance

  18-06-2018 13:19
  
  LONDON (AP) — The father of the former Meghan Markle says he talked politics with Prince Harry over the phone — and Harry argued that he should give President Donald Trump a chance.Thomas Markle told broadcaster ITV on Monday that he had several phone conversations with Harry, including one in which the prince asked for permission to marry his daughter.Markle said Trump was discussed at least once: "Our conversation was I was complaining about not liking Donald Trump, he said 'give D
  
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• Compulsive video-game playing now new mental health problem

  18-06-2018 12:45
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition — a move that some critics warn may risk stigmatizing its young players.In its latest revision to an international disease classification manual, the U.N. health agency said Monday that classifying "Gaming Disorder" as a separate condition will "serve a public health purpose for countries to be better prepared to identify this issue."Dr. Shekhar Saxena, dir
  
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• First lady Melania Trump "hates" to see families separated

  18-06-2018 12:15
  
  First lady Melania Trump "hates" to see families separated at the border and hopes "both sides of the aisle" can reform the nation's immigration laws, according to a statement from her office.Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Trump, said Sunday: "She believes we need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with heart." She said Mrs. Trump hopes both sides "can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform."While the statement suggested the
  
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• Thomas Markle wishes he had walked daughter down the aisle

  18-06-2018 12:13
  
  The father of the former Meghan Markle says he wishes he could have walked her down the aisle during her wedding to Prince Harry.Thomas Markle told broadcaster ITV on Monday that his daughter cried when he told her he wasn't well enough to attend the ceremony last month, but was honored to be replaced by Prince Charles.The 73-year-old Markle, who watched the wedding from California, says he was "very proud" but that "the unfortunate thing for me now is I'm a footnote in one of the greatest momen
  
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• British police: 3 struck dead by train in south London

  18-06-2018 12:04
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Transport Police say three people have died after being struck by a train in south London.Details about the deaths at the Loughborough Junction in south London are not yet clear. Police said the three were pronounced dead at the scene.Detective Superintendent Gary Richard said Monday that his team is "now working hard to understand what happened and how these three people came to lose their life on the railway."He said the deaths are being treated as "unexplained."
  
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• Car crashes into an apartment in north Columbus

  18-06-2018 11:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Residents have been displaced from their apartment after a car crashed into it Monday morning.Columbus Police say a driver fell asleep and crashed through two fences and into an apartment located in the 4600 block of Northtowne Boulevard in north Columbus. Officers on the scene tell 10TV the crash happened around 2:15 a.m. and the residents inside the apartment are not able to return until the structure is checked. The driver of the vehicle and passenger in the vehicle was treat
  
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• Plank’s Bier Garten reopens after 2016 fire

  18-06-2018 04:44
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - After a fire ripped through a popular restaurant in German Village, Plank’s Bier Garten is open again after remaining closed since 2016.Restaurant owner Daniel Plank says the fire in 2016 caused extensive damage to the interior of the restaurant.“Luckily the building was still saved,” Plank said.“It was mainly water damage and smoke damage and not really much structural damage.”Columbus fire investigators later traced the start of the fire to a seco
  
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• Strong quake near Osaka, Japan, kills 3, knocks over walls

  18-06-2018 02:45
  
  TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around metropolitan Osaka in western Japan on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 300.A 9-year-old girl was killed by a falling concrete wall at her school, and the two other fatalities were men in their 80s.The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said 307 people were treated for injuries at hospitals. Most of the injured were in Osaka — Japan's No. 2 city bustling with businesses
  
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• 3 confirmed dead in western Japan earthquake

  18-06-2018 02:45
  
  TOKYO— A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around the city of Osaka in western Japan on Monday morning, and at least three people are feared dead.Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said two people were found with no vital signs and 41 others had been injured. Japanese authorities don't confirm death until after an examination at a hospital.The Osaka prefectural government reported two deaths, and an Ibaraki city official confirmed a third.A 9-year-ol
  
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• Two people hospitalized after crash in east Columbus

  18-06-2018 02:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two people were injured in a crash involving three vehicles in east Columbus Sunday, according to police.Columbus police said the crash happened around 6:55 p.m. on East Main Street near South 18th Street.One person was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in critical but stable condition.That person’s condition was later downgraded to life-threatening condition before being upgraded again to serious but stable condition.Another person was taken to Grant Medical
  
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• San Francisco brewery releases ‘LeBron Tears’ beer

  18-06-2018 01:58
  
  SAN FRANCISCO -- A brewery in San Francisco is taking shots at Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James with its latest beer.Barebottle Brewing Company created “LeBron Tears,” a hazy, 6.5% ABV IPA.The brewery wrote on Instagram, “We took the tears from Sir James' Game 1 loss and distilled them into a hazy IPA, just for you. We also decided that Tears pair well with Mosaic hops. Sad!”The caption also references LeBron’s reaction to J. R. Smith’s fail in Game 1.The
  
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• TV host Jimmy Kimmel beat by Sen. Ted Cruz in charity game

  18-06-2018 01:18
  
  HOUSTON — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has triumphed over late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel in their much-hyped charity basketball game that Kimmel dubbed the Blobfish Basketball Classic.With each basket worth a single point, Cruz topped Kimmel 11-9 in a two-hour one-on-one match they agreed to abbreviate Saturday at Texas Southern University after neither appeared capable of reaching 15 points and winning by two.The Houston Chronicle described the matchup as "a slow-motion car-crash of half-court ba
  
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