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• Licking Heights school officials tackle legal woes in midst of $60M building project

  25-09-2018 23:25
  Licking Heights Schools District is one of the fastest growing districts in the state. On average, the district gets about 150 new students a year.In 2014, district officials set out to build a new high school, as the building is already dealing with issues of overcrowding. But, a hiccup in the process could stall the process altogether."The current high school is built for 900 students," said Dr. Philip Wagner, superintendent for the Licking Heights Local School District. "We have 12 trailers t
  
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• Newark police seeking customers of business with troubled history of complaints, lawsuits

  25-09-2018 23:14
  A central Ohio business owner is accused of taking money for home improvements he didn't complete.And Newark Police are actively investigating whether he committed a crime.Newark Police took the unusual step of putting out a public call for customers who've had dealings with Grace Restorations, or its owner, Andrew DeVary.10TV did some digging and found DeVary has a long history of trouble with other people's money.The business owner told 10tv he wants to make things right.Grace Restorations LLC
  
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• "Southern Charm" reality star Ravenel charged in sex assault

  25-09-2018 22:22
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Authorities say reality show television star Thomas Ravenel has been arrested after a former nanny says he sexually assaulted her nearly four years ago.Charleston Police charged Ravenel on Tuesday with misdemeanor second-degree assault and battery.Bravo released a statement shortly after saying Ravenel would no longer appear on the network's "Southern Charm" show.A sworn statement from police said Ravenel tried to take off the nanny's clothes in January 2015 at his Charl
  
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• Roe Rollback | Criminalizing Miscarriage

  25-09-2018 22:00
  **Editor’s note: This is the third article in a three-part series analyzing the consequences of a Roe v Wade overturn. The first piece looks at current and future threats to the right to privacy and autonomy. The second piece examines how a post-Roe Ohio would look.** Few stories make headlines, but since 1973, women across the U.S. […]
  
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• Majority-Conservative SCOTUS | Post-Roe Ohio is Dismal but Doable

  25-09-2018 22:00
  **Editor’s note: This is the second article in a three-part series analyzing the consequences of a Roe v Wade overturn.The first piece looks at current and future threats to the right to privacy and autonomy. The third addresses the potential criminalization of miscarriage.** Pro-choice activists are in a state of triage. Since their major offensive move […]
  
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• Beyond Kavanaugh | The Dwindling Right to Privacy

  25-09-2018 22:00
  **Editor’s note: This is the first article in a three-part series analyzing the consequences of a Roe v Wade overturn. The second piece examines how a post-Roe Ohio would look. The third addresses the potential criminalization of miscarriage.** As the United States awaits the confirmation of judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, the conversation […]
  
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• Invest in US #3

  25-09-2018 21:33 via youtube.com
  
  
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• OHSAA high school football computer ratings | Sept. 25, 2018

  25-09-2018 20:51
  
  The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the second official weekly football computer ratings Tuesday afternoon of the 2018 season.The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday beginning in the fifth week of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday morning, Oct. 28, when 224 schools (top 8 in each region) will officially qualify for the playoffs.The complete report showing all teams in every region is posted on the OHSAA's website.Division IRegion 1 - 1. Solon (5-0
  
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• Trump boasts of America's might, draws headshakes at UN

  25-09-2018 20:40
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered a sharp rebuke of global governing at the United Nations on Tuesday, drawing headshakes and even mocking laughter from fellow world leaders as he promoted his aggressive "America First" agenda and boasted of America's economic and military might.Trump arrived late, forcing a last-minute scheduling switch, then received polite applause but also blank stares as he took his blustery brand of policies to the annual General Assembly.Speakin
  
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• HIV positive man who raped young girls sentenced to 30 years in prison

  25-09-2018 20:23
  
  A Columbus man, accused of raping three young girls, and knowingly exposing them to HIV, has pleaded guilty to six charges and will spend 30 years in prison.Keith Anthony Allen, 27 at the time of his crimes, was charged with 19 counts, including rape, involving three victims between the ages of 12 and 14. Prosecutors say he sexually assaulted them between 2014 and 15, when one of the victims told her parents.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien called it among the most disturbing crimes
  
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• National Park(ing) Day Installation Highlights Olentangy River Plan

  25-09-2018 19:43
  On Friday, September 21, Park(ing) Day took over urban spaces across the country and around the world. Started in San Fransisco, the global event is designed to implement “miniparks” in parking lots and around metered parking, to call attention to a need for more open public spaces. In years past, Columbus has followed the established […]
  
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• Columbus police and fire ask for help tracking down suspected arsonist

  25-09-2018 19:32
  
  The Columbus Division of Fire made a plea to the public on social media, looking for help finding a suspected arsonist.According to the post, a man set fire to Rock Star Clothing, 1881 Lockbourne Avenue at about 9 p.m. Sept. 6.The suspect was seen in the store earlier in the evening wearing a dust mask on his face.At about 9 p.m., the suspect was seen on the video lighting a device, opening the door and throwing the device in the store. The suspect was wearing royal blue sweatpants and a gray T-
  
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• Authorities: Son drowns in tub while father plays video game

  25-09-2018 19:13
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say an Alabama man arrested in the suspected drowning death of his infant son told investigators he placed the child in a tub of running water and forgot about the baby while playing a video game.Sheriff's officials in Birmingham say 23-year-old Cordarius Cotton is charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of the 5-month-old boy.A police statement released Tuesday says deputies answering a call Sunday night about a medical emergency arrived at a ho
  
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• Threat for severe weather Tuesday afternoon and evening

  25-09-2018 18:53
  
  After a wet Monday more showers and even some storms are in the forecast in Central Ohio today. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has even placed parts of the Buckeye State under a Slight Risk for stronger storms this afternoon and evening.A strong cold front is forecast to work through the area later today, if not tonight, and any storms that develop out ahead of it will need to be monitored.The primary threat right now appears to be damaging straight-line winds. There's a decent
  
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• Man sentenced to 1 day a year for 10 years in crash that killed 3

  25-09-2018 18:52
  
  MIAMI — A Florida man faced up to 27 years in prison for a fatal car crash, but instead he's been sentenced to just 10 days — with one day to be served on each of the next 10 anniversaries of the crash.The Miami Herald reported Tuesday that a judge imposed the unusual sentence on 24-year-old Erick Betancourt, who pleaded guilty to three counts of vehicular homicide.Betancourt was driving when his vehicle veered into the wrong lane on Miami's Krome Avenue and crashed into another car
  
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• "On Our Sleeves" campaign hopes to change the conversation about mental health

  25-09-2018 18:30
  COLUMBUS - Michelle Christensen knows what it's like to have a family member living with mental illness."There were seven of us kids," she recalls. "When mom was sick and unable to be with us, we just sort of took care of each other."Christensen's mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Then, years later, her younger brother Timmy was also diagnosed. He was a teenager who was coming out to his family as gay. Even though he struggled with bipolar disorder, Timmy still "lived a very normal and
  
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• Big Lots makes $50M commitment to assist Nationwide Children’s with mental health issues

  25-09-2018 18:30
  
  COLUMBUS - Michelle Christensen knows what it's like to have a family member living with mental illness."There were seven of us kids," she recalls. "When mom was sick and unable to be with us, we just sort of took care of each other."Christensen's mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Then, years later, her younger brother Timmy was also diagnosed. He was a teenager who was coming out to his family as gay. Even though he struggled with bipolar disorder, Timmy still "lived a very normal and
  
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• Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison in sex case

  25-09-2018 18:06
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, an 81-year-old Bill Cosby was sentenced Tuesday to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, becoming the first celebrity of the #MeToo era to be sent to prison.The punishment all but completed the dizzying, late-in-life fall for the comedian, former TV star and breaker of racial barriers."It is time for justice. Mr. Cosby, this has all circled back to you. The time has come," Montgom
  
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• Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years for 2004 sex assault

  25-09-2018 18:06
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, Bill Cosby was led off to prison in handcuffs Tuesday at age 81, sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman.The punishment made him the first celebrity of the #MeToo era to be sent to prison and all but completed the dizzying, late-in-life fall from grace for the comedian, former TV star and breaker of racial barriers."It is time for justice. Mr. Cosby, this has all circled
  
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• Court says lawsuit blaming schools for bullying, suicide can proceed

  25-09-2018 18:01
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit accusing an Ohio school district of denying and covering up bullying of an 8-year-old boy who killed himself will be allowed to proceed.A federal judge on Monday denied Cincinnati Public Schools' request to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Gabriel Taye's parents who say he killed himself after being bullied at school.Attorneys say Gabriel's mother didn't know he was bullied until police described a scene outside a boys' bathroom where attorneys say Ga
  
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• New Plan Calls for Demolition of Four-Story Building Downtown

  25-09-2018 17:54
  A month after presenting a new plan for the renovation of the Madison Building at 72 N. High St., the team behind the project was back before the Downtown Commission today with a request to demolish the building next to it. The four-story building at 78 N. High St. would be torn down to allow […]
  
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• Child shoots man while playing with gun left near toys

  25-09-2018 16:58
  
  WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities say a child picked up a handgun that was left next to a pile of toy guns and shot a man at a Wichita home.The Wichita Eagle reports that several friends and family were dining together Monday night when the child started playing with the handgun and a toy gun. Wichita police Sgt. Robert Henning says a man in his 20s who was sitting next to the child was hit by one round.A dispatch supervisor says the victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Henning
  
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• Teacher says she was fired for giving zeroes to students who didn't turn in their work

  25-09-2018 16:51
  
  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A Port St. Lucie, Florida, teacher claims she was fired for refusing to give students partial credit for work that is never handed in.“I got fired. I was packing my stuff, and I was not going to see the kids,” Diane Tirado said.Tirado didn’t get to say goodbye to her student physically, so she wrote her message on a whiteboard instead.“Bye kids, Mrs. Tirado loves you and wishes you the best in life! I have been fired for refusing to gi
  
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• President Trump address to UN overshadowed by messy domestic politics

  25-09-2018 16:27
  
  UNITED NATIONS— President Donald Trump aims to use his address to the United Nations to tout his rapprochement with North Korea and slam Iran, but his international agenda is being overshadowed by domestic political troubles.White House aides had cast Trump's visit to New York in triumphal terms: an opportunity to assert American sovereignty before the multinational body. He was set to be unapologetic about his decisions to engage with the erstwhile pariah North Korea, remove the U.S. from
  
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• Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez becomes US citizen

  25-09-2018 16:20
  
  SEATTLE — Mariners teammates stood and applauded and "God Bless America" played on speakers when Felix Hernandez entered Seattle's clubhouse after becoming a U.S. citizen.A native of Venezuela, the 32-year-old pitcher passed his citizenship interview Monday and was among 74 people from 36 countries who became naturalized U.S. citizens during a ceremony in downtown Seattle."This country has given me everything," Hernandez said. "It's a dream come true. It means a lot. We've been here a long
  
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• Ohio BMV experiencing system issues, asks customers to call ahead

  25-09-2018 15:48
  
  COLUMBUS - The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles says customers should call their agencies before visiting.The Ohio BMV says it is experiencing a system problem that could slow down transactions.Ohio BMV spokesperson sent 10TV this statement:The problems began last week and were sporadic after we migrated the BASS system to newer hardware.
  The primary issue is with printing.This issue is affecting all DR locations, however, we are able to take care of customers in most cases, it is just causing slow
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Columbus Open Studio & Stage

  25-09-2018 15:39
  
  
  How do artists work, both alone and together? I sat down with organizer and artist Stephanie Rond to preview this weekend’s Columbus Open Studio and Stage and learn how she herded cats to get here. Shownotes for this episode This Confluence Cast episode is sponsored by Art Makes Columbus, Columbus Makes Art, featuring stories about our […]
  
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• Police: Virginia man said he poured gas, set fire to disabled wife

  25-09-2018 15:31
  
  NORFOLK, Va. — A judge wants a grand jury to consider the case of a man who told police he poured gasoline on his disabled wife and set her on fire.Fifty-eight-year-old Delano Grangruth is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 61-year-old Kathleen White-Grangruth.The Virginian-Pilot reported on Monday's hearing. Norfolk police Detective Bill Cogswell testified that Grangruth initially denied knowing about the April 17 fire. The detective said he confessed after hours of questio
  
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• Dave Matthews Band announces tour stop in Columbus

  25-09-2018 15:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Dave Matthews Band is coming to Columbus as part of its 10-city arena tour.The legendary band will kick off the tour at the Schottenstein Center on November 27.Tickets go on sale for the concert at 9 a.m. October 5 at the Schottenstein Center box office and ticketmaster.For members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association, an online presale has begun already and ends at 3 p.m. Dave Matthews Band - Fall 2018 North American Tour 11/27 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center11/29 New Yo
  
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• Lawyer: Firing of officer who killed neighbor is premature

  25-09-2018 14:00
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The firing of a white Dallas police officer who is charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her black neighbor inside his own apartment was premature and unfair, an attorney for the officer said.Robert Rogers, who represents the former officer, Amber Guyger, said Monday night that Police Chief U. Renee Hall "bowed to pressure from anti-police groups and took action before all of the facts had been gathered and due process was afforded.""That's not the way our system
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 9/24/18

  25-09-2018 13:58 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Pope acknowledges abuse scandals outrage, drive people away

  25-09-2018 13:51
  
  TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Pope Francis acknowledged Tuesday that the sex abuse scandals rocking the Catholic Church have outraged the faithful and are driving them away, and said the church must change its ways if it wants to keep future generations.Francis referred directly to the crisis convulsing his papacy on the fourth and final day of his Baltic pilgrimage, which coincided with the release of a devastating new report into decades of sex abuse and cover-up in Germany.Francis told a gath
  
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• "Operation Clear Track” targets railroad safety in central Ohio

  25-09-2018 13:32
  
  Law enforcement agencies across Ohio will take part in "Operation Clear Track." In fact, more than 500 local, state, federal and railroad law enforcement departments are teaming up with Amtrak for the operation.Officers will be stationed at targeted railroad crossings to hand out railroad safety cards to motorists and pedestrians. They will also issue warnings and citations for any violations they may see.The Union County Sheriff's Office will be set up at the following locations from 10 am to 1
  
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• Body of missing swimmer from Ohio found off NC coast

  25-09-2018 13:32
  
  DUCK, N.C. — Authorities say the body of an Ohio man who disappeared last weekend while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean has been found.The town of Duck said the body of 35-year-old Kyler Miles of Miamisburg, Ohio, was found around 4:12 a.m. Monday.Last Saturday, Duck Surf Rescue, Duck Fire and Police and Dare County EMS units were dispatched in response to a call of a swimmer in distress at a beach access. Emergency personnel couldn't find the swimmer and officials launched an air and water
  
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• Easton Town Center hosting holiday hiring fair

  25-09-2018 13:01
  
  More than 50 retailers and restaurants will be taking part in Easton’s holiday hiring fair today.Businesses will be looking to hire seasonal, part-time and full-time positions.The fair will run from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Easton Town Center Community Room across from Aubelo’s in Easton’s North District.See below for the complete schedule and hiring needs:9 a.m. – 12 p.m.American Girl: Retail and RestaurantAveda: Part-Time Advisor and Part-Time Holiday AdvisorCrate &
  
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• SoCal murder suspect may be linked to Houston disappearances

  25-09-2018 12:22
  
  Authorities say a man arrested Monday after an assault in Santa Monica is also behind a string of violent attacks in this coastal city and downtown Los Angeles, and may be connected to a crime spree that started in Texas. There have been seven violent attacks in less than three weeks, including four in Santa Monica, and CBS Los Angeles learned Monday night of the disappearance of two people from Houston who may be connected to the suspect.Ramon Escobar, 47, is a person of interest in the disappe
  
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• ICE: Suspect in deadly California attacks was deported 6 times

  25-09-2018 12:22
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Texas man suspected of killing three people and seriously injuring four in a string of attacks on sleeping Southern California men — most of them homeless — had a long criminal history and had been deported from the United States six times, immigration officials said Tuesday night.Ramon Escobar, 47, who was believed homeless himself, likely targeted victims to rob them, Los Angeles police Capt. William Hayes told reporters at a news conference Tuesday.Escob
  
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• After the hurricane comes the deluge on South Carolina coast

  25-09-2018 12:19
  
  Eleven days ago, Lee Gantt was at a Hurricane Florence party in her neighborhood in Georgetown, where the story goes that some houses haven't flooded from the Sampit River since they were built before the American Revolution.She will spend Tuesday with sandbags, watching the nearby river rise from Florence's heavy rains and seeing if the luck finally runs out on her home built on Front Street in 1737."We thought this might be coming. We just left everything up above the floor just like from the
  
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• Singer Gary Numan's tour bus involved in fatal crash

  25-09-2018 11:38
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) —Police say a tour bus carrying British singer Gary Numan struck and killed a 91-year-old man in Cleveland.Authorities say Numan's tour bus was making a right turn when it struck the victim as he walked in a crosswalk Monday afternoon. Authorities haven't released the victim's identity.Numan said on Twitter that he and his team "are all devastated by the fatal accident."The singer had been scheduled to perform Monday night at the House of Blues Cleveland, which cancelled the
  
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• Doctors: Ohio governor rivals DeWine, Cordray in good health

  25-09-2018 11:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Their doctors say both major-party candidates for Ohio governor are in good health.Letters from the physicians of Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine and Democrat Richard Cordray were produced at the request of The Associated Press. The two candidates are locked in a close, expensive race this fall to replace Republican Gov. John Kasich, who's term-limited.DeWine would be the oldest man elected governor in Ohio, turning 72 a few days before inauguration day in Jan
  
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• Instagram co-founders stepping down from Facebook

  25-09-2018 11:25
  
  The co-founders of Instagram said Monday they had stepped down from Facebook, which acquired the photo-sharing app in 2012. CEO Kevin Systrom said in a statement on Instagram's website that he and Chief Technical Officer Mike Krieger are "planning on taking some time off to explore our curiosity and creativity again.""We've grown from 13 people to over a thousand with offices around the world, all while building products used and loved by a community of over one billion," Systrom's statement sai
  
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• TV pilot produced by Channing Tatum looking for extras in Cleveland

  25-09-2018 07:45
  
  Get ready for your close up.A potential pilot shot in Cleveland for a TV show produced by Channing Tatum is in need of 500 extras.According to WOIO, the show called "College" is a young adult series focusing on the dramas of life on college campus. It will be filmed in Cleveland from Sept. 29 through Oct. 14.The extras are needed for several campus and beach-themed party scenes.No previous acting experience is required, but all participants must be 18 years or older.Anyone interested in the gig
  
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• Casting agent looking for extras for a TV pilot in Cleveland

  25-09-2018 07:45
  
  Get ready for your close up. A potential pilot shot in Cleveland for a TV show produced by Channing Tatum is in need of 500 extras.According to WOIO, the show called "College" is a young adult series focusing on the dramas of life on college campus. It will be filmed in Cleveland from Sept. 29 through Oct. 14.The extras are needed for several campus and beach-themed party scenes.No previous acting experience is required, but all participants must be 18 years or older.Anyone interested in the gig
  
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• Columbus passes rules for mobility devices, scooters

  25-09-2018 03:09
  They've been called different things: Convenient, a nuisance, an eye sore, a transportation dream.Monday, Columbus City Council established new rules when it comes to scooters around the city."The legislation attempts to legislate E-bikes as well as E-scooters," Tom Bennett said as he addressed council.Bennett owns Orbit City Bikes. He sells E-bikes. He says the attention around scooters has caused council to inadvertently roll E-bikes into that equation."I don't think there's a problem with the
  
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• Kavanaugh says he won't let 'false accusations' push him out

  25-09-2018 02:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh declared in a televised interview Monday that he never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or at any other time in his life.Kavanaugh and his wife, Ashley, sat down for an interview with Fox News Channel's "The Story with Martha MacCallum" after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct.Christine Blasey Ford has accused Kavanaugh of assaulting her at a party when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh denied he was "at any such par
  
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• National Veterans Memorial Museum scheduled to open Saturday

  25-09-2018 00:32
  From 1775 to the present, the United State Military is on full display inside the National Veterans Memorial Museum.The $82 million tribute to those who served in all branches of the military required 28 million pounds of concrete and 1,100 tons of steel.Rising 55 feet along the Scioto River, this concrete and glass work of art was created to do the following:HONOR Americans’ contributions to our country through military service
  CONNECT civilians with veterans and their experiences
  INSPIRE
  
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• National Veterans Memorial Museum scheduled to open October 27

  25-09-2018 00:32
  From 1775 to the present, the United State Military is on full display inside the National Veterans Memorial Museum.The $82 million tribute to those who served in all branches of the military required 28 million pounds of concrete and 1,100 tons of steel.Rising 55 feet along the Scioto River, this concrete and glass work of art was created to do the following:HONOR Americans’ contributions to our country through military service
  CONNECT civilians with veterans and their experiences
  INSPIRE
  
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• National Veterans Memorial and Museum scheduled to open Saturday

  25-09-2018 00:32
  From 1775 to the present, the United State Military is on full display inside the National Veterans Memorial Museum.LIVE: National Veterans Memorial and Museum hosts dedication and grand opening ceremony:The $82 million tribute to those who served in all branches of the military required 28 million pounds of concrete and 1,100 tons of steel.Rising 55 feet along the Scioto River, this concrete and glass work of art was created to do the following:HONOR Americans’ contributions to our countr
  
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