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• Times publisher asks Trump to reconsider anti-media rhetoric

  29-07-2018 23:40
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — The publisher of The New York Times said Sunday he "implored" President Donald Trump at a private White House meeting this month to reconsider his broad attacks on journalists, calling the president's anti-press rhetoric "not just divisive but increasingly dangerous."In a statement, A.G. Sulzberger said he decided to comment publicly after Trump revealed their off-the-record meeting to his more than 53 million Twitter followers on Sunday. Trump's aides had requested tha
  
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• Florida police officer dies a week after being shot

  29-07-2018 22:26
  
  FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A Florida police officer has died from injuries he sustained in a shooting last weekend. Adam Jobbers-Miller, 29, died Saturday at a hospital in Fort Myers, police said in a news release.Officials said Jobbers-Miller was shot in the head by a fleeing suspect while responding to a reported assault and cellphone theft at a gas station on July 21. He was hospitalized and had been in critical condition ever since."It's a very low time right now for our city and for the Miller fam
  
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• Sheriff’s office searching for 15-year-old boy missing from Coshocton

  29-07-2018 20:07
  
  COSHOCTON COUNTY, Ohio -- The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 15-year-old boy who went missing early Saturday morning.Authorities received the call just after midnight that Samuel Walters had been missing from the area of County Road just off US-36.Walters is described as a white teenage boy, 5-foot-seven-inches, weighing 118 pounds, has blonde hair and green eyes.There are several other emergency services assisting the sheriff's office including the Jackson Township Fire Depa
  
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• Sheriff’s office recovers body from pond of missing 15-year-old boy from Coshocton

  29-07-2018 20:07
  
  COSHOCTON COUNTY, Ohio -- The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office has located the body of a 15-year-old boy who disappeared Saturday morning.Authorities received the call just after 8:30 a.m. of a body found in a pond.
  Officials say emergency personnel determined the body recovered was Samuel Walters who had been missing from the area of County Road just off US-36.The Coshocton County Coroner's Office will conduct an autopsy to determine how Walters died.
  The death remains under investigation, acc
  
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• Trump willing to shut down government over border security

  29-07-2018 19:57
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall.Republicans, trying to protect their majority in Congress, are playing down the chance of a shutdown as the November election nears. Trump, however, isn't backing away from the idea."I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, w
  
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• 3 dead, 7 wounded after gunmen in New Orleans fire on crowd

  29-07-2018 14:17
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two armed individuals wearing hoodies walked up to a crowd gathered Saturday evening outside a strip mall and opened fire, killing three people and wounding seven more, the police chief said.The shooting happened on the 3400 block of Claiborne Avenue, about 3 miles (4.83 kilometers) from the French Quarter, police said.Police chief Michael Harrison, speaking to reporters late Saturday in televised comments, said one of the shooters had a rifle and the other a handgun. He
  
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• Police look for person responsible for killing two men in north Columbus

  29-07-2018 13:38
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Division of Police is searching for the person responsible in a shooting that left two men dead in north Columbus.On August 31, 2017, around 1:50 p.m. police officers responded to the scene of a double shooting at the corner of Traymore Place and Republic Avenue.When officers arrived they found Theodore Stokes and Daryll Gavin, lying on a front porch suffering from gunshot wounds, according to authorities.Stokes was pronounced dead at the scene and Gavin was taken
  
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• Man seriously injured in motorcycle crash in Marion County

  29-07-2018 13:06
  
  MARION -- Troopers from the Marion Post with the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle crash that left a man seriously injured.The crash happened Saturday just after 8 p.m. on County Road 175 near US-23 in Marion County.The 64-year-old motorcycle driver from Marion, Ohio was operating a brown 1986 Honda Goldwing Aspencade eastbound on County Road 175 when he drove off the right side, overturned, and slid back onto the roadway, according to authorities.The motorcycle that he was
  
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• Man injured after being shot multiple times inside Marion bar

  29-07-2018 12:19
  
  MARION, Ohio -- Police are investigating a bar shooting that left one man injured in downtown Marion.The shooting happened Sunday just before 2:30 a.m. at Gotham bar in the 100 block of W. Center Street, according to Marion Police. JaShawn Ray, 24 of Marion was shot multiple times in the bar and was taken to Marion General Hospital, according to authorities. He was life-flighted to a Columbus hospital for further treatment.Authorities told 10TV, Ray's condition is unknown at this time. Officers
  
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• Olympic champ Biles triumphs in return to competition in Columbus

  29-07-2018 05:04
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles picked up where she left off in her return to competition in Columbus, winning the U.S. Classic on Saturday night with relative ease following a nearly two-year layoff.The 21-year-old overcame some early jitters and an uncharacteristic mistake on uneven bars to post an all-around score of 58.700, more than a point ahead of Riley McCusker and more than two points clear of reigning world champion Morgan Hurd.Biles finished first
  
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• Bexley Attorney helped families seeking asylum at the U.S. border

  29-07-2018 04:58
  Looking for a change of pace, a Franklin County Public Defender packed her bags and headed to a detention center in the small-town of Dilley, Texas.For 16 years, Becky Guzman has worked as an attorney, but she says something was telling her to take a chance and do something different.“I didn’t really tell many people that I was going because I didn’t want anyone to be worrying about me,” Guzman said.“I got there Sunday night they trained us for a few hours and then
  
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• At least 3 dead, 12 hurt as 6.4 quake hits Indonesia island

  29-07-2018 04:54
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A shallow, magnitude 6.4 earthquake early Sunday killed at least three people and injured a dozen others on Indonesia's Lombok Island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali.The quake damaged dozens of single-story houses and taller buildings and was felt in a wider area, including in Bali, where no damage or casualties were reported.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 7 kilometers (4.4 miles).In East Lombok province and the provincial cap
  
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• At least 10 dead, 40 hurt as 6.4 quake hits Indonesia island

  29-07-2018 04:54
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A shallow, magnitude 6.4 earthquake early Sunday killed at least 10 people and injured 40 on Indonesia's Lombok Island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali, officials said.The quake damaged dozens of single-story houses and taller buildings and was felt in a wider area, including in Bali, where no damage or casualties were reported.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 4.4 miles.East Lombok district was the hardest hit with eight deaths, incl
  
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• 14 dead, 162 injured in Indonesia quake

  29-07-2018 04:54
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia -- ​The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Indonesia's popular tourist island of Lombok has risen to 14, with more than 160 injured.The quake damaged more than 1,000 houses and was felt in nearby Bali, where no damage or casualties were reported.The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 6.4 quake struck at a depth of 4.4 miles.An official from Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency says East Lombok district was the hardest hit with 10 deaths, including a
  
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• Large smoke from scrapyard fire in north Columbus

  29-07-2018 03:37
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Fire is on the scene of a rubbish fire at a business located at 1049 Joyce Avenue.Authorities say firefighters were called at about 8:54 p.m., to battle the fire and there is no danger to the public.Columbus FireBattalion Chief Steve Martin says no injuries reported and not sure how long firefighters will be on the scene.Crews used equipment to pick up piles of metal at in the scrapyard while firefighters used aerial ladders to get fire on the fire.Colum
  
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• Large smoke from scrapyard fire blazes in north Columbus

  29-07-2018 03:37
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Fire is on the scene of a rubbish fire at a business located at 1049 Joyce Avenue.Authorities say firefighters were called at about 8:54 p.m., to battle the fire and there is no danger to the public.Columbus FireBattalion Chief Steve Martin says no injuries reported and not sure how long firefighters will be on the scene.Crews used equipment to pick up piles of metal at in the scrapyard while firefighters used aerial ladders to get fire on the fire.The f
  
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• New Albany baseball team to represent Ohio in the Little League World Series

  29-07-2018 01:44
  
  NEW ALBANY, Ohio -- A local baseball team won the state title and will represent Ohio in the Little League World Series tournament.The New Albany 12U baseball team defeated Youngstown Boardman 9-8 in the championship game Saturday to advance to the Great Lakes Regional bracket.The community welcomed the champs back at New Albany High School where they were escorted by fire truck and police along with parents excited about the win.New Albany’s first regional game is set for Monday, Aug. 6 a
  
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• Michigan girl raises more than $2,000 for VA hospital with lemonade stand

  29-07-2018 01:41
  
  A young girl in Michigan is turning lemons into more than just lemonade -- she's helping local veterans, too. Samantha Stricker has raised more than $2,000 for the VA hospital in her hometown of Saginaw, CBS affiliate WNEM reports.The 12-year-old, who goes by Sammie, started hosting an annual lemonade stand four years ago after her mom showed her a story about a local soldier who was hurt and hadn't yet received all his benefits. Photo credit: Kelleigh Stricker
  "At first I was going to keep the
  
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