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• Detectives: Woman running unlicensed daycare out of Grove City home

  25-07-2018 23:35
  An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman who detectives say was running an unlicensed daycare out of her Grove City home.A Franklin County grand jury indicted Kimberly Hignite of Grove City on multiple counts of Gross Sexual Imposition involving children ranging in age from 13 years old and younger."There were four counts of gross sexual imposition, that's a touching of someone without their consent involving children and 17 counts of endangering children," said Franklin County Prosecutor R
  
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• Lawyers: Nassar attacked in prison, deserves resentencing

  25-07-2018 22:51
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Larry Nassar's attorneys say the disgraced former sports doctor was assaulted within hours of being placed in the general population at the federal prison in Arizona where he is serving a 60-year sentence for child pornography possession.In motions filed Tuesday seeking to have the former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor resentenced in the first of two cases in which he pleaded guilty to molesting women and girls who sought treatment, lawyers Jacque
  
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• I-270 on west side will see new traffic pattern for next month

  25-07-2018 22:38
  
  Beginning Sunday, I-270 on the west side will see big changes and drivers will have to pay attention to what lane they are in while heading south at Roberts Road.The left lane of I-270 south will cross through a break in the barrier wall and continue in its own "express lane" until I-70. This left lane is for I-270 south only and will not have access to I-70.For I-70 east and west, motorists will need to stay right. The center lane is for trucks, and can either continue on I-270 or exit to I-70.
  
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• Dez Bryant on Browns' radar as they await Josh Gordon's return

  25-07-2018 22:26
  
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — While Josh Gordon's away, the Browns may launch Plan B with their wide receivers.Dez Bryant is on their radar.As they await clarity on Gordon's cloudy situation, Cleveland general manager John Dorsey said Wednesday the team has discussed signing Bryant, the former Dallas star released by the Cowboys in April.Gordon is missing the start of training camp as part of his treatment to battle drug and alcohol addictions, and the team does not known when — or if — t
  
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• Another Strauss accuser comes forward; new details on doctor's 'men's clinic'

  25-07-2018 22:23
  It might be one of the first accounts of sexual misconduct reported against Ohio State University Dr. Richard Strauss and It shows how long the allegations may span.Dave Mulvin was captain of the 1978 Ohio State University wrestling team. The same year, Dr. Strauss started at the university and became a wrestling team doctor.Mulvin said he was experiencing chafing from his supporter and went to Dr. Strauss to get a prescription cream.“He said, well I’m going to need to see it, which
  
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• Gov. Kasich blasts Pres. Trump trade policy hurting farmers

  25-07-2018 22:10
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Republican governor on Wednesday helped open the Ohio State Fair by blasting President Donald Trump's tariff battles, which have left some farmers feeling less than festive amid the funnel cakes and butter sculptures.Gov. John Kasich said Trump's imposition of tariffs on products from such allies as Canada under national security grounds was "completely absurd' and insulting to countries that have stood with the United States in wartime. He said now Trump is re
  
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• Miss You: Candy hearts company plant abruptly closes

  25-07-2018 21:29
  
  REVERE, Mass. (AP) — The owner of the company behind chalky, colorful confections such as Necco Wafers and Sweethearts has unexpectedly shut down operations at its Massachusetts plant and hasn't said if candy production will resume.The Boston Globe reports Round Hill Investments LLC announced Tuesday it is selling Necco brands to another manufacturer and closing down its Revere plant.The company had recently purchased Necco for $17.3 million at a bankruptcy auction in May.Round Hill did no
  
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• $11,000 reward offered for information on shooting death of pregnant dolphin

  25-07-2018 21:07
  
  WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — Officials are increasing a reward offered in the shooting death of a pregnant dolphin that washed up on a Mississippi beach.Stacey Horstman, Bottlenose Dolphin Conservation Coordinator with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Southeast, says the reward was raised on Monday to $11,500.It had been at $6,500.The reward is being offered by a combination of groups such as the Animal Welfare Institute and Lightkeepers.NOAA is asking anyone who m
  
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• White House: Trump delaying next meeting with Putin until 2019, citing Mueller probe

  25-07-2018 20:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration sought to fend off accusations the president is too soft on Russia on Wednesday, putting off a proposed second summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and declaring the U.S. will never recognize Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.As members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee peppered Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with questions about last week's summit in Finland, the White House said President Donald Trump had opted against trying to me
  
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• The Confluence Cast: April Sunami

  25-07-2018 20:30
  
  
  Art and artists don’t evolve in a vacuum. That’s certainly true for Columbus-based mixed media artist April Sunami. We sat down to discuss her work, how she translates the identities of women of color in her work, working with and without support of those around you, her influences, the importance of finding communities, and the importance […]
  
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• Browns sign rookie CB Denzel Ward on eve of camp opening

  25-07-2018 19:53
  
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have signed rookie cornerback Denzel Ward, the No. 4 overall pick in this year's draft.The speedy Ward, who is expected to start this season, finalized his four-year, $29 million deal on Wednesday as Cleveland's players reported to training camp under coach Hue Jackson. Ward was the final player from the Browns' 2018 rookie class to sign his first pro contract.On Tuesday night, quarterback Baker Mayfield — the top overall pick — signed hi
  
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• Stolen vehicle leads to police-involved shooting in south Columbus

  25-07-2018 18:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus police officers fired shots at a suspected car thief just before noon Wednesday.Investigators say they encountered the reported stolen vehicle with a suspect on Parsons Avenue in south Columbus.Authorities said the suspect ran from the vehicle and shots were fired,According to police. neither the suspect nor the officers were hurt and the patrol officers took the man into custody.This incident remains under investigation.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing st
  
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• OSHP: Suspect in 10-month-old's abduction on the run in Mansfield area

  25-07-2018 18:52
  
  RICHLAND COUNTY -- The man suspected of taking his child from a home in Lorain is believed to be running through a neighborhood in Richland County.Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed that troopers are on the scene of a rollover crash that is believed to involve the man authorities say took a 10-month-old boy and pistol-whipped the mother.The crash happened at about 1:15 p.m. in the 2000 block of Mansfield Lucas Road. According to WOIO, Robert D. Beane Jr. was reportedly abducted by his non-custo
  
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• Northeast Ohio AMBER Alert suspect in custody; 10-month-old found safe

  25-07-2018 18:52
  
  Authorities say a 10-month-old boy who was taken from his home early Wednesday morning has been found and the father is in custody ending a statewide AMBER Alert.The condition of the baby is not known at this time.Authorities say the 10-month-old boy was reportedly abducted by his non-custodial father, Robert D. Beane Sr.Beane Sr. was arrested by US Marshals in Elyria on June 28 on armed robbery and kidnapping. He was released on medical furlough from the Lorain County Jail on July 5.Authorities
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 10-month-old boy from northeast Ohio

  25-07-2018 18:52
  
  The Lorain Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for a 10-month-old boy in northeast Ohio.According to WOIO, Robert D. Beane Jr. was reportedly abducted by his non-custodial father, Robert D. Beane Sr.Beane Sr. is considered armed and dangerous with a handgun after pistol-whipping the son's mother, police say.The suspect is described by police as being 5'7" tall, weighing 175 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.Beane Jr. is described as 2 feet tall and weighing 20 pounds with brown hair
  
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• Huge lake appears to be buried deep in Mars, study says

  25-07-2018 18:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A huge lake of salty water appears to be buried deep in Mars, raising the possibility of finding life on the red planet, scientists reported Wednesday.The discovery, based on observations by a European spacecraft, generated excitement from experts. Water is essential to life as we know it, and scientists have long sought to prove that the liquid is present on Mars."If these researchers are right, this is the first time we've found evidence of a large water body on Mars," sa
  
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• Locally-Owned Harness Magazine Centers Real Stories Told by Women

  25-07-2018 18:00
  Ashley Rector started Harness Magazine over two years ago out of a passion for writing, a frustration with the journalism industry, and a lack of “real” stories being portrayed in the media. A practicing attorney with a background in psychology, Rector has always been drawn to writing: “I’ve always been a super creative person,” she […]
  
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• Columbus police sergeant facing 4 felony counts of child pornography

  25-07-2018 17:17
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Franklin County grand jury indicted a former public information officer with the Columbus Division of Police Wednesday on four felony counts related to child pornography.Sgt. Dean Worthington is accused of downloading child pornography to his personal cell phone. Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien says the social networking website Tumblr provided a tip to law enforcement after Worthington allegedly uploaded an image of child pornography.Sgt. Worthington was indic
  
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• Craft & Vinyl Opening Soon in Grandview

  25-07-2018 16:31
  Musicians and audiophiles will soon have a new place to congregate. Craft & Vinyl, Grandview’s new vinyl shop, recording studio and bar, will open its doors in mid-August. It’s assumed the residence of the former Alternative Resale shop at 1806 W. Fifth Ave., but it’d be unrecognizable to any former customers. The space was “a […]
  
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• Teen who fled to Mexico with 45-year-old man is missing again

  25-07-2018 16:14
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania teenager who police say was checked out of school and taken to Mexico by a 45-year-old man is one of three girls who have been reported missing from a residential program for at-risk youth.State police say 16-year-old Amy Yu, and two other girls, Nicole Richard, 17, and Ajah Linares, 16, left Vision Quest in an unknown vehicle around 1 a.m. on Monday, CBS Philadelphia reported.Authorities say the girls pose no threat to the public.Allentown Assistant Chief Gail S
  
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• Restaurant Review: Legacy Smoke House

  25-07-2018 16:00
  You might be familiar with Legacy Smokehouse and its food truck operation. Or perhaps you know its wares from its barbecue station at the Short North Food Hall. Now Legacy has an address on Greenlawn that’s all its own. Things at the new location work a little differently than they do at normal restaurants. You […]
  
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• Browns rookie QB Mayfield signs contract, avoids holdout

  25-07-2018 15:34
  
  CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield's first win was beating the clock.The No. 1 overall pick in this year's NFL draft signed his rookie contract on Tuesday with the Cleveland Browns, who believe the quarterback from Oklahoma can lead them back to respectability and more.Mayfield finalized his four-year, $32 million deal a day before Cleveland's players are scheduled to report to training camp and avoided being a holdout. Mayfield's contract includes a $22 million signing bonus.Rookie cornerback Den
  
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• Kraft Heinz recalls Taco Bell cheese dip for possible botulism risk

  25-07-2018 15:31
  
  PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO (WTHR) — Kraft Heinz is voluntarily recalling Taco Bell Salsa Con Queso Mild Cheese Dip due to the possibility of bacterial contamination leading to botulism. The product is distributed to retail stores across the country.The affected products have UPC Nos. 021000024490 and 021000024490. They are sold in a 15-oz. glass jar.The company said nearly 7,000 cases of the product show signs of separation, which could allow for the growth of the bacteria that can cause lif
  
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• Mega Millions $543 million jackpot: One ticket takes top prize

  25-07-2018 15:26
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — California Lottery officials handed over a symbolic $1 million check to the owners of the Northern California liquor store that sold the sole winning ticket to an estimated $543 million Mega Millions lottery prize.Russ Lopez, deputy director of corporate communications, said Wednesday outside Ernie's Liquors in San Jose that the holder of the ticket has one year to claim the prize.The winner or winners, who have not yet claimed the prize, can take about $320 million
  
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• Mega Millions $522 million jackpot: One ticket takes top prize

  25-07-2018 15:26
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — The California Lottery says one lucky person won the Mega Millions.The state lottery's verified Twitter feed says the winning ticket -- worth more than $500 million -- was sold at Ernie's Liquors in San Jose, California. The name of the winner wasn't immediately known.#ICYMI - Last night's $522M #MegaMillions was won in #California! Here's everything we know so far: https://t.co/PECzs0WAGm pic.twitter.com/TPU3I8iOhS— Mega Millions (@MegaMillionsUS) July 25, 2018
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• April the Giraffe is pregnant again

  25-07-2018 15:13
  
  NEW YORK — April, the giraffe whose pregnancy became an internet sensation, is pregnant again.Jordon Patch of Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, announced the pregnancy Wednesday on NBC's "Today" show. Patch says the calf is due during the early part of spring around March.April's pregnancy drew more than 232 million YouTube live views during a seven-week period in 2017 before she gave birth to Tajiri.Patch says Tajiri's father also sired the new calf.April's progress can be
  
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• Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been destroyed

  25-07-2018 13:57
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles police are investigating President Donald Trump’s star damaged on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Authorities say the incident happened on Wednesday and they are trying to determine who is responsible for the damage to his star.In 2016, a man vandalized Donald Trump’s star by taking a hammer to it.Trump's star was dedicated in 2007 in recognition of his work on NBC's reality TV show "The Apprentice."This incident remains under investigation.Stay with 10TV and 10
  
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• President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been destroyed

  25-07-2018 13:57
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles police are investigating President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Authorities say the incident happened on Wednesday and they are trying to determine who is responsible for the damage to his star.In 2016, a man vandalized Donald Trump’s star by taking a hammer to it.Trump's star was dedicated in 2007 in recognition of his work on NBC's reality TV show "The Apprentice."This incident remains under investigation.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com f
  
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• Hearing set for Ohio Naval Academy midshipman in drug case

  25-07-2018 13:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A hearing at the Washington Navy Yard is set for a midshipman accused of distributing illegal drugs, including cocaine.The Article 32 hearing is scheduled for Wednesday. It's similar to a civilian grand jury proceeding and will help determine whether the case should proceed to a court-martial.The Naval Academy says the charges relate to an arrest carried out last month by the Dover, Delaware, Police Department.Police say Zachary Williams, of Canal Fulton, Ohio, was arrest
  
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• Kasich kicks off final state fair as political future awaits

  25-07-2018 12:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich is kicking off his final state fair as political observers wonder what the vocal detractor of President Donald Trump might do next.The two-time presidential contender on Wednesday will open one of the bellwether state's biggest family events.Kasich will no doubt shake hands and tout Ohio' agriculture economy. He'll also likely join administration efforts to reassure visitors the fair is safe a year after a catastrophic ride failure kil
  
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• Explosion kills 31 as Pakistanis vote in general elections

  25-07-2018 11:50
  
  A suicide bomber struck outside a crowded polling station in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, killing 31 people as Pakistanis cast ballots Wednesday in a general election meant to lead to the nation's third consecutive civilian government.The attack in Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan, also wounded 35 people and several were reported to be in critical condition, raising concerns the death toll could rise further, according to hospital official Jaffar Kakar, a doctor.A witness
  
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• 2 fish tank bandits arrested on motorcycle in northeast Ohio

  25-07-2018 11:48
  
  NILES, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say two men on a motorcycle, with the passenger holding a large, boxed fish tank, have been arrested after an officer passed them while responding to a pet store's report of a stolen aquarium.The Niles police Facebook page says the passenger jumped off, breaking the aquarium, when the officer turned to follow the motorcycle Monday.Another officer found the bike at another location and a "nervous-looking" man pruning a tree with his bare hands behind a home
  
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• Syrian media: Suicide bombings kill 38 in southern province

  25-07-2018 11:46
  
  A series of suicide bombings and attacks in southern Syria, including a motorcycle bomber who struck at a busy vegetable market, killed 38 people on Wednesday, state media reported, blaming Islamic State militants for the carnage.The coordinated attacks — the worst in recent months — had all the hallmarks of the Islamic State group and were reminiscent of its horrific assaults that spread mayhem over the past years in Syria, already ravaged by civil war. The bombings in the city of S
  
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• Woman offers to attend LGBTQ weddings as stand-in mom

  25-07-2018 11:35
  
  Sara Cunningham, a mother from Oklahoma, wrote on Facebook last week "If you need a mom to attend your same sex wedding because your biological mom won't, call me. I'm there." When she first wrote the post, she didn't imagined how far her offer would go. But now, she has gone viral as a stand-in mom.Cunningham tells CBS News she has been involved in the LGBTQ community for years. One of her sons, Parker, is gay, and when he was 21 years old, he told her "'Mom, I met someone and I need you to be
  
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• Roseanne Barr will appear on TV for first time since firing

  25-07-2018 11:33
  
  Roseanne Barr will appear on television for the first time since she was fired from ABC and her namesake show was canceled.Barr will be a guest on the Fox News show "Hannity" on Thursday at 9 p.m. EDT.ABC canceled its successful reboot of "Roseanne" in May following the star's racist tweet likening former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to a cross between the Muslim Brotherhood and a "Planet of the Apes" actor.Barr recorded a podcast interview last month in which she said she feels remorse about t
  
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• Passenger seriously injured after someone shot at moving car in Columbus

  25-07-2018 09:49
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police say a female is in "critical but stable condition" following a shooting Wednesday morning.A man brought the victim to Grant Medical Center just before 2 a.m.A detective who came to the hospital said the female was in the passenger seat of a moving car when someone shot at it.Police say two men, Larry Williams Jr., 19, and Benjamin Stevens, 18, have been charged with felonious assault. They say the incident started as an altercation at a Shell gas station on State Route
  
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• Passenger has serious injuries after someone shot at moving car in Columbus

  25-07-2018 09:49
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police say that a female is in "very serious condition" following a shooting.A man brought the victim to Grant Medical Center just before 2:00 Wednesday morning.A detective who came to the hospital says the female was in the passenger seat of a moving car when someone shot at it.There is police tape around a car parked outside of the emergency room. The back window of that car was blown out.The detective says the department has very little information about the shooting, incl
  
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• Trump recorded discussing paying for Playboy model's story

  25-07-2018 04:09
  
  President Donald Trump was recorded by his longtime personal lawyer discussing buying the rights to a Playboy model's story about an affair she claims she had with Trump and at one point can be heard saying "pay with cash."The audio, which was secretly recorded in 2016, was provided to CNN by Lanny Davis, who represents Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen and was played on air Tuesday evening.The conversation between Trump and Cohen came weeks after the National Enquirer's parent comp
  
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• 2018 Ohio State Fair: What you need to know

  25-07-2018 03:39
  
  Officials say this year's Ohio State Fair will focus on promoting the best the state has to offer in areas including Ohio's agricultural industry.The 2018 state fair will be held July 25 through Aug. 5 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus.This year's event will be the 165th.The fair is open 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. (Except August 5, which closes at 7 p.m.)TicketsAdmission for adults is $10 with advance tickets at $6. Seniors 60+ and Children between 5-12 are $8. Children under 5 get in for free.Rid
  
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• Mother fears charges will be dropped for son's alleged rapist following son's suicide

  25-07-2018 03:34
  On Richfield Drive in Reynoldsburg, there's a house. Inside that house, leaning on an upstairs wall, there's a skateboard.On the coffee table, there's a handful of cards expressing well-wishes and deepest sympathy. On the kitchen table there are pictures.On this mother's phone there's a letter. They are the last words her son ever wrote."He said 'I'm sorry for doing this to you guys'," Terri Olmedo read. "'I love all of you with all my heart. I'm sorry I was not strong enough for this world. It'
  
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• Judge: Release immigrant held after Army base pizza delivery

  25-07-2018 02:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of an Ecuadorean immigrant who was held for deportation after he delivered pizza to a Brooklyn Army installation."Although he stayed in the United States unlawfully and is currently subject to a final order of removal, he has otherwise been a model citizen," U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty wrote of Pablo Villavicencio.The Manhattan judge said Villavicencio, who was being held at a New Jersey lockup, can remain in the United S
  
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• Trader Joe's worker was killed by officer's bullet, LAPD says

  25-07-2018 02:39
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A supermarket worker was killed by a bullet fired by Los Angeles police — not the gunman they were trying to stop — the city's police chief acknowledged Tuesday, defending the decision to use deadly force as an attempt to stop what officers feared could become a mass shooting.The suspect, Gene Evin Atkins, 28, already had shot his grandmother, kidnapped his girlfriend and shot at officers Saturday afternoon as they chased his car and then as he ran into the T
  
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• FDA approves new pill to reduce pain from endometriosis

  25-07-2018 02:22
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A new treatment for pain caused by endometriosis was approved Tuesday by U.S. regulators.The common condition involves abnormal tissue growth from the uterus that can cause severe pain and infertility.Drugmaker Abbvie said the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug, Orilissa, for pain during menstruation and intercourse and at other times. Abbvie says it's the first new pill for endometriosis in a decade.In testing, it significantly reduced menstrual pain in ab
  
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• Columbus woman seeks help finding lost engagement ring

  25-07-2018 00:53
  A simple walk to the car to feed the parking meter turned into a furious search for an engagement ring.Sophia Antoun says her heart sank when she realized the family heirloom she'd worn on her finger for three years was gone."It's just been very heartbreaking. My fiance and I have known each other since we were 14 we've been friends for a very long time, we've been engaged for three years and we're getting married August 18th and the ring was extremely special," she said.She said the ring slippe
  
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• Appeals court rules 2nd Amendment allows open carry of guns

  25-07-2018 00:04
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Second Amendment protects the right to openly carry a gun in public for self-defense.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Hawaii officials had violated George Young's rights when he was denied a permit to openly carry a loaded gun in public to protect himself.The decision reversed a lower court ruling that sided with officials who said the amendment only applied to guns kept in homes."We do not take lightly t
  
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