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• Protester scales Statue of Liberty's base, forces evacuation

  04-07-2018 23:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A woman protesting U.S. immigration policy climbed the Statue of Liberty's base and forced the monument's evacuation on the Fourth of July hours after several other demonstrators had hung a banner on the statue's pedestal and had been arrested.About 100 feet aboveground, the climber engaged in a roughly four-hour standoff with police before two New York Police Department officers climbed up to the base and went over to her. With the dramatic scene unfolding on live televisi
  
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• Liberty Island evacuated after statue base climber, banner

  04-07-2018 23:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Liberty Island has been evacuated because of a climber at the Statue of Liberty.A person climbed the statue's base on the Fourth of July shortly after several people were arrested after hanging a banner from the statue's pedestal calling for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement.News helicopter video showed the climber sitting Wednesday by the bottom of the statue's robes, about 100 feet (30 meters) aboveground. Police nearby tried to persuade the climber to descen
  
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• 2 dead after crash on I-270 in northwest Columbus

  04-07-2018 23:36
  
  Two people have died after a crash in northwest Columbus on Wednesday.The crash happened in the area of the westbound lanes of I-270 and the exit ramp for Sawmill Road.Police have the ramp closed at this time.
  
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• Johnstown man one of the last living original paratroopers of 82nd Airborne

  04-07-2018 22:47
  Don Jakeway is a walking piece of military history.Jakeway was a football, basketball and baseball star in Johnstown. He received a college scholarship of $200 a month from Capital University to play football.But when he learned he could make $100 as a paratrooper he decided that sounded better and joined the Army.Jakeway was a child of the depression. His father was earning $18 a month farming while trying to feed eight children.Jakeway's military career was a series of close calls that nearly
  
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• Woman declared dead found alive in morgue fridge

  04-07-2018 22:37
  
  A woman who paramedics had declared dead after a horrific car crash in South Africa was later found alive in a mortuary refrigerator, emergency services said on Monday.Ambulance service Distress Alert confirmed that the unnamed woman had been certified dead by paramedics at the scene of the pile-up outside of Carletonville, southwest of Johannesburg, in the early hours of June 24.Mortuary technicians then found her alive in a morgue fridge several hours after the crash in which the victims' car
  
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• Police: Ohio mom drove over baby in car seat in apparent accident

  04-07-2018 21:44
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Police near Cincinnati say the mother of a 10-month-old girl sat her down in a car seat on a driveway and then apparently forgot she was there and backed a vehicle over the child, who later died.Police say it appears to be a tragic accident that occurred midday Tuesday in Union Township, just east of Cincinnati in Clermont County.Township police say the woman left her younger child on the driveway while tending to an older child in the vehicle, then started to drive and h
  
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• Columbus paramedics are prepared for extreme heat

  04-07-2018 20:53
  Fluids, fluids, fluids.That's the advice from Columbus paramedics who are helping people deal with the extreme heat.Already, Fourth of July parade goers across central Ohio have suffered from heat emergencies.First responders are cautioning communities that will be waiting for fireworks Wednesday night to stay out of the heat.Just about all of the heat-related supplies on a Columbus Division of Fire ambulance is being used frequently this week.EMS crews say it's because the calls for help keep c
  
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• Ohio fertility clinic denies liability for freezer malfunction losses

  04-07-2018 20:20
  
  A Cleveland-area fertility clinic is denying legal liability after a freezer malfunction destroyed more than 4,000 eggs and embryos earlier this year. Dozens of families are suing University Hospitals, which previously apologized, for alleged negligence. In court documents made public this week, the company said clients knew about the risks involved.Since the incident, University Hospitals said it's taken significant steps since the incident to enhance operations and equipment at its fertility c
  
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• Defending champ Chestnut sets record with 74 hot dogs

  04-07-2018 20:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Joey "Jaws" Chestnut extended his reign as champion eater at the Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest Wednesday, downing a record 74 wieners and buns in 10 minutes to take home the coveted Mustard Belt for an 11th time.Miki Sudo held onto her title as the top woman's competitor at the annual Brooklyn eat-off, chomping 37 franks and buns to take home the top prize for an unprecedented fifth consecutive year."I found a vicious rhythm," the 34-year-old Chestnut s
  
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• Woman sentenced to prison for killing boyfriend in DUI crash

  04-07-2018 19:41
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman has been sentenced to prison for drunkenly running down her boyfriend with her vehicle and killing him.The Akron Beacon Journal reports 49-year-old Gloria Lee was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and DUI charges in connection to the death of Darrone Jones.Police say Jones was walking toward Lee's vehicle in May 2017 in Akron when Lee sped up and hit him. The 57-year-old died at a hospital from
  
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• Police looking to identify women seen with suspect in kidnapping, rape of Ohio teens

  04-07-2018 18:52
  
  Bowling Green police are looking for two women who were seen with a suspect involved in a nationwide manhunt.According to WTOL, police said the women were seen with David Ramos Contreras, who is one of three suspects wanted for the alleged kidnapping and rape of two teenagers.The women were spotted with Contreras at a Walmart in Holland around 2 p.m. on June 30. Police say the women gave Contreras a ride in a light-colored vehicle. Along with Contreras, authorities are also searching for Arnulfo
  
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• Massachusetts man transforms front lawn into American flag for July 4th

  04-07-2018 16:21
  
  Many Americans like to break out patriotic displays for Independence Day, but one Massachusetts man takes it to another level. Arthur McCann has transformed his entire front lawn into a giant red, white and blue American flag, CBS Boston reports.The Norwood, Massachusetts, resident used field paint, stencils and measuring tape to create the 50 stars and 13 stripes."If you're going to do it, you have to do it right," McCann told the station.This Norwood homeowner says go big or go home! Nearly hi
  
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• Revamped Show Us Your Shorts Returns to Gateway

  04-07-2018 16:00
  Gateway Film Center wants to make it easier for local filmmakers to excel. To accomplish this goal, they’ve retooled their Show Us Your Shorts program, providing an opportunity for filmmakers to screen their films for an audience, network with other creatives, and receive funds toward their next project. The expansion of the old local shorts […]
  
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• How loud is too loud? Some common things that can cause hearing damage

  04-07-2018 14:39
  ForRandy Bohanan with RB Landscape, noise is just part of the job."These are my little pink babies. They help a lot," Bohanan says describing his earplugs.That's exactly what OhioHealth Ear, Nose & Throat Physicians Dr. Christopher Selinsky likes to see."For a point of reference, 85 decibels is the OSHA cut off and a lawn mower is 90 decibels," Selinsky explains.Music that's boosted to the maximum can damage sensitive structures in the inner ear and cause noise-induced hearing loss. A new st
  
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• Gas at four-year high for July Fourth holiday, a deadly day to drive on U.S. roads

  04-07-2018 13:21
  
  As motorists pay more to fill their tanks this Independence Day -- with gas prices at a four-year high for the holiday -- safety advocates are urging caution during celebrations that turn deadly on U.S. roadways.The national average for a gallon of gas on Tuesday stood at $2.86, making it the costliest for an Independence Day holiday in four years, according to AAA. That said, the nearly 40 million motorists expected to travel this week will pay 11 cents less per gallon at the pump than they did
  
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• Hundreds of courts skip governor's background check survey

  04-07-2018 13:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 200 mostly mayor's courts across Ohio have failed to respond to the governor's executive order seeking more information on their history with the national background check database used in stopping gun-related crimes, records show.Republican Gov. John Kasich sought the information in an April order as part of his broader bipartisan effort to improve Ohio's gun laws.The directive asked courts to provide information on their use of the National Instant Criminal Bac
  
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• Suspect wrote he aimed to kill everyone at Maryland newsroom

  04-07-2018 13:07
  
  BALTIMORE — A man charged with gunning down five people at a Maryland newspaper sent three letters on the day of the attack, police said, including one that said he was on his way to the Capital Gazette newsroom with the aim "of killing every person present."Sgt. Jacklyn Davis, a spokeswoman for Anne Arundel County police, said the letters were received Monday. They were mailed to an attorney for The Capital newspaper, a retired judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and a Baltimor
  
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• Miles Teller to play Goose's son in 'Top Gun' sequel

  04-07-2018 10:35
  
  Miles Teller has been cast as the son of Goose in the long-planned sequel to "Top Gun."Teller was announced Tuesday as the co-star opposite Tom Cruise in "Top Gun: Maverick." He'll be playing the son the of Maverick's wingman. Goose was played by Anthony Edwards in the 1986 original.The film, which will also returns Val Kilmer as Iceman, is scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures in July 2019. Directing is Joe Kosinski, who helmed "Oblivion," also with Cruise.Actors Glen Powell and Nichol
  
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• US to stop encouraging race as factor in school admissions

  04-07-2018 10:31
  
  The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would not encourage schools to use race as a factor in the admissions process, rescinding Obama-era guidance meant to promote diversity among students.The shift gives schools and colleges the federal government's blessing to leave race out of admissions and enrollment decisions and underscores the contentious politics that for decades have surrounded affirmation action policies, which have repeatedly been challenged before the Supreme Court.The Obama
  
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• VA facilities across Ohio lost $1 million worth of medical equipment

  04-07-2018 03:32
  COLUMBUS - VA medical facilities across Ohio lost track of more than $1.1 million worth of medical equipment and other electronics over the past three years, a 10 Investigates’ months-long investigation has uncovered.Through numerous Freedom of Information Act requests 10 Investigates examined hundreds of pages of annual inventory records from VA medical centers in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton and Chillicothe between 2014 and 2017.Using those records, 10 Investigates discovered
  
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• 10 Investigates uncovers problem affecting every Ohio VA facility

  04-07-2018 03:32
  
  Medical equipment used to care for veterans routinely goes missing at Ohio Veteran Affairs hospitals, clinics and offices, a 10TV investigation finds.10 Investigates spent months going over inventory records that detail the expensive items deemed lost.Items such as cellphones, iPads and computers "could not be located." Records show expensive medical devices were also declared "lost." Some of the equipment listed include:Patient sign-in KIOSK worth $8500Maxi sky portable patient lift worth $2000
  
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• Boys trapped in Thailand cave can't swim, could be stuck for months

  04-07-2018 01:49
  
  CHIANG RAI, Thailand -- Rescue crews are still trying to figure out how to bring 12 boys and their soccer coach to safety, after they were discovered inside a cave in Thailand Monday. They were discovered after they went missing more than a week ago.Doctors have been brought in to assess which boys may be strong enough to attempt to wear dive masks and swim out of the flooded cavern.It would be a dangerous attempt, since none of the boys know how to swim. They were found in a dry section of the
  
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• Police investigating officer-involved shooting in Marion

  04-07-2018 00:29
  
  MARION, Ohio – Police confirm there has been an officer-involved shooting in Marion.Marion Police Chief Bill Collins said the suspect, who is suicidal, was released from the hospital earlier today. The man returned home and allegedly shot his wife before fleeing.Police were able to locate the man and gunfire was exchanged. Chief Collins said the suspect was reportedly shot twice.Both the suspect and his wife are being treated at Marion General Hospital.Chief Collins said no officers were h
  
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• Police identify suspect in Marion officer-involved shooting

  04-07-2018 00:29
  
  MARION, Ohio – Marion Police and Marion County Sheriff's Office have identified the suspect in the officer-involved shooting in Marion Tuesday. Matthew W. Lust, 33, of Bucyrus allegedly shot his estranged girlfriend while she was sitting in her vehicle around 4:46 p.m in the area of Baine Avenue between South High and South State Street.The woman's injuries are not life-threatening, according to police. Police believe Lust left the scene and intended to harm a man in the 500 block of Patte
  
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