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• Report IDs over 300 "predator priests," more than 1,000 child victims

  14-08-2018 23:36
  HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than 1,000 children — and possibly many more — were molested by hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses, while senior church officials took steps to cover it up, according to a landmark grand jury report released Tuesday.The grand jury said it believes the "real number" of abused children might be "in the thousands" since some records were lost and victims were afraid to come forward. The report said more than 300 clergy committed
  
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• Police target potential human trafficking at Worthington massage parlor

  14-08-2018 23:07
  Worthington police say they have identified two potential victims of human trafficking at a massage parlor.Police, agents from the Ohio Bureau of Investigation and the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force raided the Asia Good Luck Massage Spa in the 2100 block of West Dublin Granville Road just before 1 p.m. Tuesday.Police said several tips from concerned citizens launched the year-long investigation that police said uncovered evidence of illegal sexual activity and potential human traffick
  
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• Local doctor tests Tobacco 21 enforcement; says 9 stores sold to underage teen

  14-08-2018 23:00
  A local doctor took research into his own hands when asking the Franklin County Board of Health to enforce city ordinance Tobacco 21."I don't like surprising people like this, but I had to get their attention," said Dr. Rob Crane, a family medicine physician for Ohio State. "I came to the same board meeting and made a presentation, down on one knee begging for their help and they ignored me."Tobacco 21 makes the legal age to purchase tobacco products 21 years of age in Bexley, Upper Arlington, N
  
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• Nurse says he was sexually assaulted by former Ohio State doctor

  14-08-2018 22:38
  Another man comes forward, saying he was sexually assaulted by a former Ohio State University doctor, Richard Strauss. He's not an athlete, but a nurse.Brian Garrett worked in an off-campus clinic Strauss opened in 1996. He said the clinic did not seem legitimate, lacking supplies and medical charts.Garrett says Dr. Strauss had him stand in on an exam where Strauss fondled a patient’s penis until he ejaculated. Then he says Strauss examined him for heartburn and he himself was abused.&ldqu
  
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• Heath man gets life in prison for murder of infant daughter

  14-08-2018 20:56
  
  NEWARK — A Heath man convicted of murder in the death of his 3-month old daughter who was found dead on a closet shelf has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years.A judge in Newark sentenced 26-year-old Ryan Mosholder on Monday after the Heath man pleaded guilty to murder and child endangering charges.Heath police say Mosholder's daughter, Bri'Anna, was found dead in an apartment in March. Licking County's coroner determined she had severe head trauma, fractu
  
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• Woman charged after more than 600 birds removed from Clintonville home

  14-08-2018 20:39
  Columbus Humane and ASPCA are removed more than 600 birds from a Clintonville home on Aug. 14.Staff from both agencies were seen carrying large cages from the home, some around 4-feet tall, that Tuesday afternoon.Susan Stieve, the caretaker, faces 11 counts of prohibitions concerning companion animals, all second-degree misdemeanor charges.According to the ASPCA, the seizure was the result of a public complaint concerning living conditions and reports of animal neglect which came June 7. The war
  
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• More than 600 birds removed from Clintonville home

  14-08-2018 20:39
  Columbus Humane and ASPCA are removing more than 600 birds from a Clintonville home.Staff from both agencies were seen carrying large cages from the home, some around 4 feet tall, Tuesday afternoon.According to the ASPCA, the seizure is the result of a public complaint concerning living conditions and reports of animal neglect.A variety of bird species, including parakeets, cockatiels, finches, Macaws, African grey parrots, Amazon parrots and Cockatoos were found living in extremely overcrowded
  
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• More than 600 birds being removed from Clintonville home

  14-08-2018 20:39
  
  The Capital Area Humane Society and ASPCA are removing more than 600 birds from a Clintonville home.Staff from both agencies were seen carrying large cages from the home, some around 4 feet tall, Tuesday afternoon.According to the ASPCA, the seizure is the result of a public complaint concerning living conditions and reports of animal neglect.A variety of bird species, including parakeets, cockatiels, finches, Macaws, African grey parrots, Amazon parrots and Cockatoos were found living in extrem
  
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• Police look into video of man spanking hippo at LA Zoo

  14-08-2018 20:01
  
  LOS ANGELES— Police are investigating after a video shows a man spanking a hippopotamus at the Los Angeles Zoo.The video shows the man crossing a railing last week and sneaking up on two hippos, Rosie and Mara. He smacks Rosie on the rear and her mother lifts her head as the man runs off and raises his arms in gesture of victory.Zoo spokeswoman April Spurlock tells the Los Angeles Times that any unauthorized interaction with an animal is unsafe for the animal and potentially unsafe for the
  
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• J.C. Penney hosting hiring event to fill 800 jobs in Columbus

  14-08-2018 19:58
  
  J.C. Penney is looking to hire approximately 800 people to fill a variety of positions in Columbus.The company is hosting a hiring event Wednesday, August 22 beginning at 9 a.m. at the JC Penney Distribution Center at 5555 Scarborough Blvd.According to a press release, management will be hosting in-person interviews and making employment offers to candidates on-the-spot.Job opportunities include positions in the general warehouse, shipping, receiving, order filling, packing and bin replenishment
  
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• Police investigating after boy left on daycare bus in northwest Columbus

  14-08-2018 19:40
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A young child was left on a daycare bus outside a movie theater in northwest Columbus, according to police.Officers were called to 2570 Bethel Road Tuesday afternoon when someone heard a boy crying on a bus from The Learning Experience outside the Carriage Place movie theater.When officers arrived, the boy was off the bus and being checked by paramedics.Officers on the scene tell 10TV they are taking an incident report and the boy is expected to be OK.It is unclear if ther
  
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• Police: Two 17-year-olds turn themselves in, admit to defacing Lancaster mural

  14-08-2018 19:22
  
  LANCASTER -- According to a police report from the Lancaster police department, a pair of 17-year-old boys turned themselves in, admitting to defacing a mural with racist and homophobic words and images.The report states that one of the boys turned himself in Monday evening and the other did shortly thereafter. Charges are being forwarded to the juvenile prosecutor.The mural, designed to promote harmony and togetherness in Lancaster, is located underneath a bridge near a grocery store.The artwor
  
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• University District Says Farewell to Angry Baker

  14-08-2018 18:55
  University District’s vegetarian and vegan cafe, Angry Baker, has closed its doors. First opening on King Avenue in the summer of 2016, it was the second established location for the bakery that first opened in Olde Towne East in 2011. Both the OTE location and the Angry Bake Shop in the Short North, which debuted […]
  
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• Nebraska executes first inmate using fentanyl

  14-08-2018 18:29
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska carried out its first execution in more than two decades on Tuesday with the lethal injection of four drugs in a combination never tried before, including the powerful opioid fentanyl.Carey Dean Moore, 60, was pronounced dead at 10:47 a.m. Moore had been sentenced to death for killing two cab drivers in Omaha in 1979. He was the first inmate to be lethally injected in Nebraska, which last carried out an execution in 1997, using the electric chair.Witnesses sai
  
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• $10M multi-level eSports stadium planned for Delaware County entertainment park

  14-08-2018 18:17
  
  DELAWARE COUNTY -- Artificial intelligence, 8k projection and virtual reality are among the attractions planned for an eSports stadium at Planet Oasis.Blue Horseshoe Ventures, Ltd. announced the $10M project on Monday. A 30,000 square-foot multi-level, multi-use arena is expected to be built."When the community sees what we have planned and the entertainment resources involved, let's just say eSports will make Columbus a destination for fans, millennials, gamers and their families," said Jeffrey
  
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• Victory Fridges installed in Cleveland bars awaiting Browns first regular season win

  14-08-2018 17:28
  
  Loyal Browns fans, your moment might be closer than you think.Bud Light is the first to jump on board and reward the fans that have stuck by a team that has won just one regular season game in the last two seasons.Though it’s been a long, hard road for the Browns – and, really, their fans – the marketing team at Anheuser-Busch via twitter that victory fridges will be installed at bars in the Cleveland area.The tweet states “You’ve stood by us through it all. We love
  
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• Zach Smith never told Urban Meyer about 2013 DUI arrest, attorney says

  14-08-2018 17:23
  
  Former Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith, who was fired last month after a history of domestic violence allegations became public, was arrested for suspected drunken driving in 2013 but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.Documents obtained by The Toledo Blade showed Smith was stopped for speeding in Dublin in the early hours of Feb. 23, 2013. He was arrested after failing a field sobriety test and declining to take a blood-alcohol test.In April 2013, Smith pleaded guilty to an amended charge
  
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• Girls fight back, throw hot coffee on man trying to abduct them

  14-08-2018 17:04
  
  MILLINGTON, Mich. — Police say girls threw hot coffee and fought to stop a man who was trying to abduct them.The girls, who range in age from 11 to 14, were leaving a convenience store in Millington, Michigan, on Monday night when they told police 22-year-old Bruce Hipkins grabbed the youngest around the head and said she was coming with him.The three other girls threw hot coffee on Hipkins and kicked and hit him until he let the girl go."My sister's friend just kept hitting, kicking, and
  
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• Farming in Weinland Park

  14-08-2018 16:37
  4th Street Farms, nestled in Weinland Park, is a collaborative garden focused on bringing fresh sustainable food to the community through a volunteer-led partnership between neighbors, organizations, and businesses. They even host a Free Little Library in the garden space! Learn more.   Better Together, The Columbus Foundation‘s crowdfunding platform, rallies individuals to work together to bring […]
  
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• Vice president visits Ohio to promote tax cuts

  14-08-2018 15:35
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will visit Ohio to promote the Trump administration's tax cuts and attend campaign events for Republican candidates.Pence will speak Tuesday afternoon at a downtown Cincinnati hotel about President Donald Trump's tax reforms and ways the administration says those cuts will benefit Ohio residents and businesses.The event is sponsored by America First Policies, an organization that supports Trump's policies.Pence has been traveling around the count
  
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• Pence calls for continued support of Republicans in Congress

  14-08-2018 15:35
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence used a trip to swing state Ohio on Tuesday to ask Americans for their support of Republican leaders who will bolster the Trump administration.Pence highlighted the administration's successes and encouraged voters to "tell your friends about what we've done" at an event at a downtown Cincinnati hotel.He was scheduled to promote President Donald Trump's tax reforms but instead emphasized the importance of keeping Republicans in control of Congress,
  
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• Omarosa reveals audio of Trump campaign aides allegedly discussing potential fallout of N-word

  14-08-2018 14:24
  President Trump says former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newmanlied when she called him a racist who has said the N-word on tape. The president tweeted Monday night, "I don't have that word in my vocabulary and never have. She made it up." But a new recording, obtained by CBS News overnight, seems to back up Omarosa's story that several Trump advisers discussed an alleged tape during the 2016 campaign.Trump campaign advisers denied on Monday that any conversations took place. CBS News h
  
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• Italian bridge collapse sends cars plunging, killing 26

  14-08-2018 13:16
  MILAN (AP) — A 51-year-old highway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa collapsed in a driving rain Tuesday, killing at least 26 people and injuring 16 others as it sent dozens of vehicles tumbling into a heap of concrete and twisted steel.Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte called it "an immense tragedy ... inconceivable in a modern system like ours, a modern country."The disaster, on a major interchange connecting Genoa and other northern cities with beaches in eastern Liguria into France
  
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• Cars plunge as highway bridge collapses in Italy; 22 dead

  14-08-2018 13:16
  
  MILAN (AP) — A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging nearly 150 feet into a heap of rubble below. A transport official said at least 22 people were killed and eight injured in the tragedy.A huge section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed over an industrial zone, sending tons of twisted steel and concrete debris onto warehouses below. Photos published by the Italian news a
  
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• Cars plunge as highway bridge collapses in Italy; 20 killed

  14-08-2018 13:16
  
  MILAN (AP) — A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 45 meters (nearly 150 feet) into a heap of rubble below. Italian officials said at least 20 people were killed and others injured.A huge section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed at mid-day over an industrial zone, sending tons of twisted steel and concrete debris onto warehouses below. Photos published by the Italian
  
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• Bridge collapses in Italy during heavy storm, crushing cars

  14-08-2018 13:16
  
  MILAN (AP) — A bridge over an industrial area in the Italian city of Genova partially collapsed during a sudden and violent storm on Tuesday, leaving vehicles crushed in the rubble below.Italian media reported that there were deaths, but Maria Luisa Catalano, a police official in Genoa, said that authorities were still involved in rescue efforts and did not yet know the number of victims or injured.The disaster occurred on a highway that connects Italy to France and other vacation resorts
  
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• Report warns of significant rise in mosquito "disease danger days" in U.S.

  14-08-2018 12:57
  
  As global temperatures continue to rise, the number of mosquito "disease danger days" is increasing across much of the United States, representing a greater risk for transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, according to a new report.Among the many consequences of climate change is a shift in the pattern, incidence and location of insect-borne diseases, including those spread by the bites of mosquitoes, ticks and fleas. These diseases pose a significant public health risk and can have deadly cons
  
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• Cincinnati officer shoots, kills dog attacking other dog

  14-08-2018 12:46
  
  Cincinnati police say an officer shot and killed a dog that attacked another dog in a park.WCPO-TV reports the incident happened Monday evening in Eden Park. Lt. Steve Saunders says the dog, which wasn't on a leash, attacked a dog that was walking with its owner. Police say the officer shot the attacking dog after trying to use a Taser to slow it down.No people were injured during the incident.Police say both owners are cooperating with the investigation.
  
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• Ohio Museum seeks to buy president's life insurance application

  14-08-2018 12:34
  
  The William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum in Ohio has launched an online fundraiser to buy a life insurance policy application filed by the former president more than five years before his assassination.The Repository in Canton reports the museum is seeking $4,750 through GoFundMe to purchase the document for its permanent collection.McKinley's handwritten application for a $50,000 life insurance policy is dated July 30, 1896. It contains information about the ages and deaths of his g
  
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• President Trump says "Apprentice" producer told him there's no "N-word" tape

  14-08-2018 12:28
  
  President Trump tweeted Monday night that a long-rumored tape of him using a racial slur on "The Apprentice" doesn't exist, despite former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman's claims to the contrary. The president says he received a call from television producer Mark Burnett, who created the reality show, assuring him there is no such tape..@MarkBurnettTV called to say that there are NO TAPES of the Apprentice where I used such a terrible and disgusting word as attributed by Wacky and
  
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• Firefighter dies battling massive fire in Northern California, officials say

  14-08-2018 12:20
  
  A wildfire destroyed structures and forced evacuations Monday from the busiest area of Montana's Glacier National Park, as officials in California prepared to reopen Yosemite National Park following a two-week closure at the height of the summer season.Meanwhile, a firefighter died Monday battling a massive blaze in Northern California -- the sixth fatality in a matter of weeks.State fire officials didn't immediately provide details of the death, which occurred north of San Francisco where the l
  
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• Judge sets bail for adults arrested at New Mexico compound

  14-08-2018 12:10
  
  TAOS, N.M. (AP) — A state judge on Monday cleared the way for five defendants who were arrested on child abuse charges at a remote New Mexico compound to be released pending trial despite authorities' suspicions that the group was training children to use firearms for an anti-government mission.Judge Sarah Backus set a $20,000 bond for each defendant and ordered that the two men and three women wear ankle monitors, have weekly contact with their attorneys, not consume alcohol and have no f
  
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• Williams wins Cincinnati opener; Murray first-round victim

  14-08-2018 11:58
  
  MASON, Ohio (AP) — Serena Williams bounced back from the most lopsided loss of her career, cruising past Daria Gavrilova 6-1, 6-2 at the Western & Southern Open on Monday.Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner who returned to the tour this year after the birth of her first child, needed just 65 minutes to dispatch Gavrilova. She'll face eighth-seeded Petra Kvitova in Tuesday's second round."You've got to be able to go back-to-back," said Williams, a two-time Cincinnati champion. "I don'
  
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• Pedestrians injured in crash outside parliament in London

  14-08-2018 10:24
  
  LONDON —A car slammed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, injuring a number of pedestrians.Armed police swooped into the area and cordoned off streets surrounding the heart of Britain's government. Police appealed to the public to stay away, and the Westminster Tube station was closed.The area was the site of a terror attack in March 2017 when Khalid Masood plowed a car into crowds on Westminster Bridge, killing four people. Masood abandoned his car then sta
  
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• Crash outside parliament in London treated as terrorism

  14-08-2018 10:24
  
  LONDON (AP) — A car crashed into pedestrians and cyclists near the Houses of Parliament in London Tuesday and police arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism, heightening tensions in a city that has seen a string-of vehicle-based terror attacks.Two people were taken to local hospitals, but authorities said the injuries aren't believed to be life-threatening.Armed police swooped into the area after the incident was reported at 7:37 a.m., arresting the car driver and cordoning off streets su
  
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• How to find and delete where Google knows you've been

  14-08-2018 07:16
  
  Even if "Location History" is off on your phone, Google often still stores your precise location.Here are some things you can do to delete those markers and keep your location as private as possible. But there's no panacea, because simply connecting to the internet on any device flags an IP address, a numeric designation that can be geographically mapped. Smartphones also connect to cell towers, so your carrier knows your general location at all times.To prevent further trackingFor any device:Fi
  
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• Man works to restore one of the oldest cemeteries in Ohio

  14-08-2018 02:54
  "The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living."That was once said by Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero.Two-thousand years later, just off State Route 26 in Morrow County, those same words ring true.Tim Foor says it needed to be done."It's been in rough shape for quite some time," he said.Records kept the Pagetown Cemetery in Bennington Township up-to-date until 1948. By that time, Foor says grazing cattle had knocked over and destroyed many of the headstones.The last burial r
  
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• Lime Launches Bike and Scooter Services at OSU

  14-08-2018 01:43
  When Ohio State students return to school next week, they’ll have a new way to zip between classes. Lime officially launched its bike rental and scooter rental services on the main Ohio State campus today. “Lime is thrilled to bring multimodal mobility options to The Ohio State University as an expansion of our operations in […]
  
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• Scooters allowed on Columbus streets and sidewalks for now

  14-08-2018 01:04
  COLUMBUS -Twenty-three-year-old Marccedes Davenport of Columbus was enjoying his first ride on a Lime motorized scooter when suddenly he found himself on the ground.Davenport was riding the two-wheeler on the sidewalk and was crossing the entrance into the Statehouse garage when a car didn't see him and the two crashed into other.No one was hurt, and police didn't issue a citation. The reason is there are no laws in the city against riding a scooter on the street or the sidewalk."The other day I
  
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• Columbus scooters allowed on streets and sidewalks for now

  14-08-2018 01:04
  COLUMBUS -Twenty-three-year-old Marccedes Davenport of Columbus was enjoying his first ride on a Lime motorized scooter when suddenly he found himself on the ground.Davenport was riding the two-wheeler on the sidewalk and was crossing the entrance into the Statehouse garage when a car didn't see him and the two crashed into other.No one was hurt, and police didn't issue a citation. The reason is there are no laws in the city against riding a scooter on the street or the sidewalk."The other day I
  
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• Columbus Rotary: USA Paralympic Rowers Story

  14-08-2018 00:53 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Investigator’s firm could receive $500K for Ohio State investigation

  14-08-2018 00:28
  
  COLUMBUS – A New York law firm hired to conduct an investigation for The Ohio State University could receive $500,000 for its efforts, 10 Investigates has learned.The money still has to be approved by the state’s controlling board, which could occur at a meeting later this month.According to documents filed with Ohio Attorney General’s Office, the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton could receive as much as a half million dollars for investigating issues for OSU.Mary Jo White,
  
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