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• Columbus Makes Art Presents Geoff Anderson’s New Book Humming Dirges

  06-08-2018 23:36
  On Monday, August 6th, from 7-9pm, the Flyover Library at Wild Goose Creative presents the book launch of Geoff Anderson’s Humming Dirges, winner of Paper Nautilus’s Debut Series for 2017. Anderson is a Callaloo fellow, assistant poetry editor with Flypaper Mag and curator of Columbus’ first poetry shows for biracial writers (The Other Box), translation […]
  
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• Columbus Rotary: Smart City, Smart Grid

  06-08-2018 22:53 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Demi Lovato released from hospital

  06-08-2018 22:14
  
  NEW YORK — Demi Lovato has checked out of the hospital she was rushed to two weeks ago for a reported overdose.A person close to Lovato said she was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles over the weekend. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person wasn't allowed to speak publicly about the topic.Lovato was hospitalized on July 24.The 25-year-old broke her silence Sunday with a lengthy Instagram post, saying she remains committed to overcoming addic
  
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• FDA expands recall of common blood pressure medication

  06-08-2018 20:55
  
  One of the biggest medicine recalls just got bigger.Valsartan, a prescription medication commonly used to treat blood pressure issues and heart failure, is now under a worldwide recall.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the drug contains a cancer-causing chemical called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), which is toxic to the liver and other organs.The FDA’s recall list now includes the following:Now, the recall has gone global with the FDA adding new manufacturers to the list:Valsarta
  
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• Elderly men leave nursing home to attend world's largest heavy metal festival

  06-08-2018 20:12
  
  Two elderly men escaped their nursing home to attend the world’s largest heavy metal festival, according to a German news report.The Desutsche Welle said the nursing home told authorities that the two men were missing from their rooms.The duo was eventually found at the Wacken Open Air Festival. The four-day event was sold out with an approximate 75,000 people in attendance.Authorities said the two were “disoriented and dazed,” according to Desutsche Welle.The men were reluctan
  
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• Ohio special election Tuesday watched for clues to November

  06-08-2018 19:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio —A Democrat is within striking distance of winning a congressional race in Ohio on Tuesday for an open seat that has been reliably Republican for more than three decades. Both national parties are focusing on the contest for clues to whether Democrats will retake the U.S. House in November.President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have campaigned in support of the GOP candidate over the past week. Polls taken by Emerson College and Monmouth University before Satur
  
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• Candidates make final push in tight Ohio US House race

  06-08-2018 19:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Candidates in a closer-than-expected race for an open U.S. House seat in Ohio are making their final push before a special election.Troy Balderson, a two-term Republican state senator, is working to retain GOP control of the 12th District, which Republicans have held for nearly 35 years. Balderson faces Democrat Danny O'Connor, the Franklin County recorder, who has reported raising more money than his Republican opponent.Both candidates planned get-out-the-vote events Mond
  
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• 12th Congressional District race in dead heat as candidates make final push

  06-08-2018 19:50
  Polls show a dead heat in Tuesday's special election for Ohio's 12th Congressional District.Democrat Danny O'Connor is facing Republican Troy Balderson in the fight to replace Pat Tiberi, who retired earlier this year.The 12th Congressional District includes Licking, Muskingum, Delaware, and Morrow Counties, and parts of Franklin, Marion and Richland Counties.Fresh from his onstage appearance next to President Trump Saturday, Monday afternoon Troy Balderson thanked his campaign volunteers in Wes
  
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• Heath 911 dispatcher passes away after 7 month battle with cancer

  06-08-2018 19:49
  
  A Heath 911 dispatcher who was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer has died. Tammy Miller passed away Saturday evening, August 4, according to a Heath spokeswoman.Miller, who had been a dispatcher for 25 years, was a mother-of-one and devoted her life to helping others. She always volunteered at department functions like Shop with a Cop.In January, Miller was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. In March, she found out it had spread to her liver and lungs.In May, Miller told 10TV her chemo
  
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• President Trump appears to change story on meeting with Russian lawyer

  06-08-2018 19:03
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J.— President Donald Trump appears to have changed his story about a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that is pivotal to the special counsel's investigation, tweeting that his son met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer to collect information about his political opponent."Fake News reporting, a complete fabrication, that I am concerned about the meeting my wonderful son, Donald, had in Trump Tower," President Trump wrote in a Sunday tweet. "This was a meeting to get information on an
  
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• MoviePass is no longer one movie a day: What other services are out there?

  06-08-2018 18:58
  
  COLUMBUS -- MoviePass is once again changing its service to stay in business.Here's how it used to work: For $9.95 a month, you could see one movie per day at a variety of theaters.Starting August 15, you will only be able to see three movies a month. The price will remain the same.MoviePass says 85 percent of its subscribers see three or fewer movies a month.There are several other subscription services available.Sinemia has several different plans. One of them is $9.99 a month. You can see two
  
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• Ohio State Fair closes 2018 season with more than 908K visitors

  06-08-2018 18:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State Fair concluded its 2018 season with an estimated 908,306 visitors entering the gates during its 12-day run.According to the Ohio Expo Center, visitation was up 13 percent from 2017.“Our attendance is always very weather-dependent,” General Manager Virgil Strickler said. “We usually see a slight dip in our attendance with rough weather, and the rain on Tuesday and Wednesday of this past week was no exception.”The fair ended Sunday after ope
  
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• Dublin-Born Start-Up RenaissanceTech Celebrates Five Years

  06-08-2018 18:23
  Dublin-grown company RenaissanceTech is celebrating five years of business, a milestone for any start-up. The company, offering Infor CPQ software and consulting, had a modest beginning, with co-owners Jeremy Finley and Benjamin Karam working out of each other’s houses for the first six months. This past April, they moved into their free-standing office building at […]
  
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• 11 killed and nearly 70 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings

  06-08-2018 18:20
  
  CHICAGO — At least 11 people were shot and killed and about 70 others were wounded over the weekend in Chicago, in a spasm of gun violence that police attributed mostly to gangs and that the president's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, used to criticize the city's Democratic leadership.The violence peaked early Sunday, including one shooting on the city's South Side that wounded eight people.By comparison, at least seven people were killed and 32 were wounded during the long Memorial Day weekend, wh
  
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• DJ shot by masked gunman inside Madison, Wisconsin radio station

  06-08-2018 17:34
  
  MADISON, Wis. -- A shooting inside a community radio station in Wisconsin injured a disc jockey and sent station volunteers running for cover early Sunday, and police said it didn't appear to be a random attack. Officers were called to the shooting at WORT-FM in Madison shortly after 3 a.m. A 33-year-old man was found at the scene with gunshot injuries and taken to a hospital, police spokesman Howard Payne said.The station said a man wearing a mask and hood entered the station and opened fire on
  
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• Columbus police looking for 81-year-old missing man

  06-08-2018 17:06
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police say they are looking for an 81-year-old man who went missing from the east side of Columbus.James McQueen is described as a black man with white hair, a white beard and brown eyes. He is 5-foot-7-inches tall and 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, jean jacket, blue jeans and a black skull cap.He was last seen on foot in the area of Cassady Avenue and East 10th Avenue on Friday.Anyone with information should call Columbus Police at 614-645-4545.
  
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• Columbus police looking for 80-year-old missing man

  06-08-2018 17:06
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police say they are looking for an 80-year-old man who went missing from the east side of Columbus.James McQueen is described as a black man with white hair, a white beard and brown eyes. He is 5-foot-7-inches tall and 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, jean jacket, blue jeans and a black skull cap.He was last seen on foot in the area of Cassady Avenue and East 10th Avenue on Friday.Anyone with information should call Columbus Police at 614-645-4545.
  
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• Doctors warn against microwaving, dishwashing plastic food containers

  06-08-2018 16:56
  
  The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for stronger federal food safety requirements, warning families to avoid microwaving and dishwashing plastic containers.A report issued last month says heating plastics, including bottles in the microwave or running them through a dishwasher, increases the chance of dangerous chemicals being leaked into food.According to the AAP, an increasing number of studies suggest some food additives can interfere with a child's hormones, growth and development.
  
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• Dramatic video shows plane nosedive before deadly crash in Southern California

  06-08-2018 16:18
  SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Dashcam video shows a twin-engine Cessna as it fell from the sky, head first, around 12:30 p.m. Sunday. None of the five people on board survived."It just banked, he turned and it just came straight down," witness Alex Perkins said.The victims all worked for a Northern California real estate consulting firm and were on their way to a real estate conference in Orange County, reports CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal. Some of them were related to each other. It happened
  
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• Tanker truck explosion in Italy kills 2, injures up to 70

  06-08-2018 16:08
  MILAN — A tanker truck carrying flammable material exploded Monday on a highway near the northern Italian city of Bologna, killing at least two people and injuring up to 70 as a section of the thoroughfare collapsed, police said.Italian police said between 60 and 70 people were injured, some with severe burns, during the midday accident on the raised highway north of the city. The Carabinieri paramilitary police said some officers were injured by flying glass when windows in a nearby barra
  
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• Fuel truck explosion in Italy kills 2, injures up to 70

  06-08-2018 16:08
  
  MILAN — A tanker truck carrying flammable material exploded Monday on a highway overpass near the northern Italian city of Bologna, killing at least two people and injuring up to 70 as it partially collapsed the raised roadway, police said.Some people were reportedly hit by flying glass as windows shattered in nearby buildings.Italian police said between 60 and 70 people had been injured, some with severe burns, in the midday accident on a major highway north of the city.Officials did not
  
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• Gorillas cool down with sorbet amid heat wave

  06-08-2018 15:52
  
  PRAGUE— Gorillas at Prague's zoo are keeping cool during the European heat wave by eating sorbet.The zoo's eight Western lowland gorillas have been getting the treat almost every day during the summer in small plastic pots.But zookeepers tried something new on Monday, presenting the gorillas with two big blocks of frozen water with a mixture of various fruits in it that are hanging from ropes in their enclosure.Primate keeper Vit Lukas said that the zoo generally limits fruits with high su
  
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• Facebook removes Alex Jones pages for hate, bullying

  06-08-2018 15:45
  
  LONDON — Facebook says it has taken down four pages belonging to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for violating its hate speech and bullying policies.The social media giant said in a statement Monday that it also blocked Jones' account for 30 days because he repeatedly posted content that broke its rules.The company said it "unpublished" the four pages after receiving reports that they contained content "glorifying violence" and used "dehumanizing language" to describe Muslims, immigrants an
  
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• Police refuse to explain hog farm focus in search for missing Iowa student

  06-08-2018 14:24
  Investigators in Iowa have found the body of a young white woman in her 20s, but they do not think it's the missing college student, Mollie Tibbetts. The unidentified woman's remains were discovered in Lee County, about 100 miles southeast of the town of Brooklyn, where Tibbetts vanished 19 days ago.Law enforcement is looking into more than 200 anonymous tips. There's even an app for the public to submit tips anonymously, and police say they've chased down hundreds of leads, reports Adriana Diaz
  
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• Lance Bass deal for Brady Bunch home falls through

  06-08-2018 14:14
  
  LOS ANGELES— Lance Bass thought he bought the home featured in the opening and closing scenes of "The Brady Bunch."He even invited Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia in the sitcom, over for dinner.But the 'N Sync singer posted Saturday on Instagram that the deal fell through. Bass wrote he was "heartbroken" to learn a corporate buyer wants the house "at any cost." Marcia Marcia Marcia! Im feeling heartbroken today. As many of you may have heard, we placed the winning bid on the iconic Br
  
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• Police identify man killed in east Columbus early Monday

  06-08-2018 13:36
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police have identified a man who they believe was killed early Monday in east Columbus.Michael B. Blankenship, 29, was found during a routine patrol in the alley near the 900 block of Geers Avenue at 12:33 a.m. Monday, police say.Blankenship was found with an apparent gunshot wound and appeared lifeless. He was pronounced dead at 12:47 a.m. The investigation led to a shooting scene in the 1500 block of East Livingston Avenue near Denton Alley, a few blocks away.Neighbors in the area
  
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• AMBER Alert canceled after 2-year-old boy found

  06-08-2018 13:06
  
  ASHTABULA -- An AMBER alert was canceled after a 2-year-old boy was found safe after he was taken. They issued an Amber Alert for Antonio Noble. The toddler was last seen at 9 p.m. Sunday in Ashtabula. Police say 31-year-old Jerome L. Noble took him.Police say he was found safe in the 7 o'clock hour Monday morning.Jerome Noble was said to have taken Antonio.
  
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• Two hawks stolen from Hocking College, police say

  06-08-2018 12:38
  
  Two red-tail hawks were stolen from Hocking College and have not yet been found.Hocking College Police Department says one male and one female hawk were taken from the college's Nature Center after 6 p.m. on Thursday.The male is missing primary feathers on his right wing, and the female is blind in her right eye, according to a post on the police department's facebook page. Both birds were last seen wearing leather bands on their feet.Anyone with information on where the birds may be should call
  
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• French master chef Joel Robuchon dies at age 73

  06-08-2018 12:22
  
  PARIS — French master chef Joel Robuchon has died at the age of 73. A spokeswoman for Robuchon confirmed that he died, with French TV station BFM and newspaper Le Figaro reporting that he died in Geneva on Monday from cancer, citing his entourage. His career was one of superlatives: Named among the best craftsmen in France in 1976, crowned cook of the century in 1990, one of the cooks at the "dinner of the century," and, for years, holder of the most Michelin stars in the world. Robuchon w
  
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• Hiroshima marks 73rd anniversary of atomic bombing

  06-08-2018 11:51
  
  TOKYO — Hiroshima marked the anniversary of the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of the city with a somber ceremony Monday to remember those killed and injured and a call to eliminate nuclear weapons amid hopes of denuclearizing North Korea.Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui opened his speech by describing the hellish scene of the blast that morning 73 years ago and the agony of the victims, telling the audience to listen "as if you and your loved ones were there." Then he raised concerns about the
  
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• BMW apologizes over engine fires caused by hardware problem

  06-08-2018 11:37
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — BMW AG's Korean unit apologized Monday over engine fires that prompted recalls and a probe, seeking to allay concerns over images of cars engulfed in flames.BMW Korea Chairman Kim Hyo-joon said the German carmaker will fully cooperate with the transport ministry's investigation and complete emergency safety inspections of its vehicles by next week.More than 20 cases of BMW fires have been reported in South Korea, mostly in July. Images and videos of BMW sedans engulfed
  
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• 'Facts of Life' star Charlotte Rae dies at 92

  06-08-2018 05:55
  
  A spokesman for Charlotte Rae, who played a wise and caring housemother to a brood of teenage girls on the long-running sitcom "The Facts of Life," says the actress has died. She was 92.Spokesman Harlan Boll said Rae died Sunday at her Los Angeles home. A cause of death was not immediately provided.Rae originated the character of Edna Garrett in 1978 during the first season of NBC's comedy "Diff'rent Strokes," then took Mrs. Garrett with her for the spinoff "The Facts of Life," which premiered t
  
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• Candidates make final push for votes in 12th District special election

  06-08-2018 05:24
  COLUMBUS - The week leading up to Ohio’s 12th Congressional district vote has been full of campaigning by Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O’Connor.The Tuesday special election is being watched nationwide with control of Congress on the line come November.The week before votes are calculated, two big names – Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump –made visits to the Buckeye state stumping for the Republican candidate in two key locations. Pence s
  
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• OSU: Urban Meyer investigation expected to be finished within 14 days

  06-08-2018 04:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State University released a statement Sunday night saying the investigation involving Urban Meyer is expected to be completed within 14 days.University trustees announced last week an independent group will work with the team tasked with investigating the situation surrounding head football coach Urban Meyer and former assistant coach Zach Smith.Meyer is on administrative leave while Ohio State investigates claims that he knew about the 2015 allegations of abuse against
  
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• Ohio State: Urban Meyer investigation expected to take 2 weeks

  06-08-2018 04:23
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State University released a statement Sunday night saying the investigation involving Urban Meyer is expected to be completed within 14 days.University trustees announced last week an independent group will work with the team tasked with investigating the situation surrounding head football coach Urban Meyer and former assistant coach Zach Smith.Meyer is on administrative leave while Ohio State investigates claims that he knew about the 2015 allegations of abuse against
  
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• Browns agree to trade WR Corey Coleman to Bills

  06-08-2018 03:54
  
  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have agreed to trade wide receiver Corey Coleman to the Buffalo Bills.The Browns confirmed the Bills agreed to trade them an undisclosed future draft pickColeman has been a bust with the Browns, who selected him with the No. 15 overall pick in 2016. Coleman played in just 19 games over two seasons because of injuries, but he hasn't developed into the big-play receiver Cleveland thought it was getting.ESPN first reported the deal.Coleman's tenure with the Br
  
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• Police: Baby's body pulled from water near Brooklyn Bridge

  06-08-2018 03:38
  
  NEW YORK — Authorities are investigating the death of a baby who was found floating in the water near the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday.A family visiting from Stillwater, Oklahoma, spotted the approximately 8-month-old boy wearing only diapers in the shallow water near the Manhattan shoreline at about 4 p.m.Chiropractor Monte Campbell said his wife, Diana Campbell, first noticed the baby."She just called me over and said there was a baby in the water. I called 911. At that point I thought it w
  
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• Wandering toddler wearing bloodstained clothes leads police to 2 dead bodies

  06-08-2018 02:35
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Authorities in Alabama say a wandering toddler with blood stains led police to two dead bodies, CBS affiliate WIAT reports.Birmingham Police are now working a double homicide investigation in the death of two middle-aged adults found dead inside a home. Birmingham police Sgt. Johnny Williams told AL.com that police responding to a report of a child alone on the street found a toddler wearing bloodstained clothes Thursday. The child was uninjured and led officers to a home whe
  
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• Pop star Demi Lovato vows to keep fighting addiction

  06-08-2018 01:46
  
  LOS ANGELES — In her first public comments since an overdose put her into the hospital, singer Demi Lovato says she remains committed to overcoming addiction."I will keep fighting," Lovato wrote Sunday in a post on Instagram.She also thanked her fans, family, team and staff at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. She reportedly overdosed on drugs at her Hollywood Hills home on July 24.She said she's learned that the illness of addiction doesn't fade and is something she "must continue to
  
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• Crowds visit favorite vendors on last day of Ohio State Fair

  06-08-2018 01:28
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No matter what you go for, the fair never seems to disappoint -- The shows, the games, the food, the tradition."Well, years ago, my dad in 1955 or 1956, he was the first one to sell frozen chocolate covered bananas" Dave Tracey, owner of Traceys, said.Tracey's is a family owned booth -- one of the few selling breakfast during opening hours. And, most of the employees are Tracey's too."All 7 of my kids went through college debt free because they worked here, and dad helped and t
  
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• Chris Bradley thanks Pelotonia riders at finish line

  06-08-2018 01:26
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In the crowd to cheer on the riders in Pelotonia was 10TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Bradley.He was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in March of 2017.On Sunday, he held up a sign that read "THANK YOU!" as riders crossed the finish line.Pelotonia has raised $15 million this year for cancer research, and in ten years, it has raised more than $171 million.Chris has been a recipient of the research of the James Cancer Hospital and is on a trial medication that he hopes will get
  
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