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• Browns edge Ravens 12-9 in overtime on knuckleball FG

  07-10-2018 22:59
  
  CLEVELAND — Rookie Greg Joseph's 37-yard field goal — a knuckleball that barely cleared the crossbar — with two seconds left in overtime gave the Cleveland Browns a 12-9 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.After rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield drove the Browns (2-2-1) into position, Joseph, who was signed after Week 2 following Zane Gonzalez's release, lined his kick through the uprights to give Cleveland its first AFC North win in 19 tries.As Browns fans celebrated just
  
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• Bengals score 27 straight points for 27-17 win over Dolphins

  07-10-2018 22:29
  
  CINCINNATI — Michael Johnson returned an interception for the tying score, and Sam Hubbard went 19 yards with a fumble for the clinching touchdown Sunday, rallying the Cincinnati Bengals from a 17-point deficit to a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins.With Joe Mixon back from knee surgery, the defense making more game-turning plays in the fourth quarter, Cincinnati (4-1) pulled off its biggest comeback of the season and extended its best start since its 2015 playoff season.The Dolphins (
  
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• California Sen. Harris in Columbus for Democrats' fundraiser

  07-10-2018 22:03
  
  COLUMBUS (AP) — California Sen. Kamala Harris is in swing state Ohio to energize fellow Democrats disappointed by the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh ahead of November's pivotal midterm elections.Harris headlines the Ohio Democratic Party's fall fundraising dinner Sunday as she weighs a campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. President Donald Trump addressed Ohio Republicans' corresponding event.Harris wanted her Ohio visit to be longer. She was forced to cancel two plann
  
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• California Sen. Harris attends Democrats' fundraiser in Columbus

  07-10-2018 22:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — California Sen. Kamala Harris is urging Democrats in Ohio to channel their anger, anxiety and sadness about the confirmation process involving Brett Kavanaugh into ousting Republicans from power this fall.At the Ohio Democratic Party's fundraising dinner Sunday, Harris said the confirmation process that she at one point walked out of was "a sham and a disgrace."The potential 2020 presidential contender visits the swing state where Republicans control every branch of govern
  
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• Cosby lawyers ask court to void conviction, prison sentence

  07-10-2018 21:11
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Lawyers for Bill Cosby want a court to overturn the actor's conviction and three- to 10-year sentence in his Pennsylvania sex assault case because of what they call a string of trial errors.The defense motion argues that trial Judge Steven O'Neill erred in declaring Cosby a sexually violent predator who should be imprisoned to protect the community.They called the sentence more punitive than necessary, given the standard two- to three-year guideline range and the fact Cos
  
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• Panthers' Reid returns, kneels during national anthem

  07-10-2018 21:02
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid knelt during the national anthem in protest of racial and social injustice before Sunday's game against the New York Giants.None of Reid's new Carolina teammates joined him or stood near him at midfield. He is the first Panthers player ever to kneel during the national anthem.With a large American flag in the middle of the field, Reid went to his right knee as the "The Star-Spangled Banner" was sung by Marc Martel.The 26-year-old Reid ma
  
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• McConnell says Senate 'not broken' after Kavanaugh fight

  07-10-2018 20:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Picking up the pieces after a contentious nomination battle, the Senate's majority leader said Sunday that the chamber won't be irreparably damaged by the wrenching debate over sexual misconduct that has swirled around new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.While Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Kavanaugh's confirmation was a shining moment for the GOP heading into next month's pivotal elections, GOP Gov. John Kasich of Ohio predicted "a good year" for Democrats and s
  
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• Haiti earthquake kills 12, injures 188

  07-10-2018 20:12
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Emergency teams worked to provide relief in Haiti on Sunday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 12 people and left 188 injured.The country's civil protection agency said that at least seven people died in the coastal city of Port-de-Paix and three people died in the nearby community of Gros-Morne in the province of Artibonite. It said that the injured were being treated at medical centers in the northern part of the country.Interior Minister Fednel Monchery
  
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• Interpol president resigns amid Beijing probe

  07-10-2018 19:54
  
  LYON, France (AP) — The Latest on the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Interpol President Meng Hongwei (all times local):8:35 p.m.Interpol says a Chinese official who was reported missing has resigned as head of the international police agency. The update came after Beijing announced Meng Hongwei was under investigation in China.Interpol said Sunday night that Meng had resigned as president of the agency's executive committee, effectively immediately. It did not say why.Meng is Chi
  
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• Ohio State remains at No. 3; picks up first-place vote

  07-10-2018 19:51
  
  Notre Dame moved into the top five, Texas and UCF reached the top 10 and the Southeastern Conference placed a season-high eight teams in the latest Associated Press college football poll.After three teams in the top eight and eight ranked teams overall lost on Saturday, there was significant movement throughout the AP Top 25 , except in the first four spots.Alabama stayed No. 1, with 59 first-place votes and Georgia remained No. 2. No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Clemson each received a first-place v
  
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• Police: Man dies after shooting in northwest Columbus

  07-10-2018 18:58
  
  COLUMBUS -- A man is dead after a shooting in northwest Columbus, police said.The shooting occurred in the 2500 block of Brendel Drive, near the Ohio State University airport around 12:20 p.m. on Sunday.Police said the victim, 25-year-old Kendall Daigle, was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital where he was pronounced dead.Police said Daigle handed another man, 20-year-old Muhammed Loum, a loaded gun and the gun went off.Loum is charged with tampering with evidence in connection with the case.L
  
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• Local church addresses mental health through sermon and workshop series

  07-10-2018 18:56
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The service on Sunday morning took on a new focus at Faith Ministries Church in northeast Columbus.Dr. C Dexter Wise, pastor of the congregation, has started an eight-week sermon and workshop series on mental health."We need it," he said when asked why he had an interest in tackling the issue from his pulpit."As many people invested, we've been kinda derelict in self-consciously talking about mental health."The series will offer spiritual and secular resources for any person in
  
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• Witness: NY crash that left 20 dead was 'like an explosion'

  07-10-2018 18:17
  
  SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — A relaxed weekend afternoon turned into chaos at an upstate New York spot popular with tourists taking in the fall foliage when a crash involving a limousine left 20 people dead, officials said Sunday.A person with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press that 18 of the victims in Saturday afternoon's crash at the Apple Barrel Country Store were in the limo and two were bystanders. The person was not authorized to discuss the preliminary information p
  
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• Limo in crash that killed 20 in New York failed to stop

  07-10-2018 18:17
  
  LATHAM, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on a crash in upstate New York that killed 20 people (all times local):3:10 p.m.State police say the limousine in an upstate New York crash that killed 20 people failed to stop at an intersection.Authorities said at a news conference Sunday that the 2001 Ford Excursion limousine plowed into an unoccupied sport-utility vehicle in a parking lot across from the intersection. Two pedestrians there were also struck and died.The other 18 victims in Saturday's crash
  
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• 20 die when limo on way to birthday party blows stop sign in NY

  07-10-2018 18:17
  
  SCHOHARIE, N.Y. — A limousine on its way to a birthday party blew a stop sign at the end of a highway, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians in the deadliest U.S. transportation accident in almost a decade, officials and a relative of one of the victims said Sunday.The collision turned a relaxed Saturday afternoon into chaos at an upstate New York spot popular with tourists taking in the fall foliage. An aunt of one of the victims in the vehicle said the group had been trav
  
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• 20 dead in crash of limo bound for birthday celebration

  07-10-2018 18:17
  
  SCHOHARIE, N.Y. — A limousine loaded with revelers bound for a 30th birthday celebration blew through a stop sign at the end of a highway and slammed into a parked SUV outside a store, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians in the deadliest U.S. transportation accident in nearly a decade, officials and victims' relatives said Sunday.The collision turned a relaxed Saturday afternoon into chaos at an upstate New York spot popular with tourists taking in the fall foliage. Relat
  
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• Florida officer charged with selling drugs out of squad car

  07-10-2018 18:05
  
  BONIFAY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer from a small town in the Florida Panhandle faces charges he sold opioids out of his squad car while in uniform.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Saturday agents arrested Officer Dwayne White at the Bonifay Police Department.The FDLE says it began an investigation last month at the request of the Holmes County Sheriff's Office.Agents say they made a controlled purchase of opioid tablets from White, who was selling the drugs
  
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• No Columbus Day in Columbus: City departments to honor veterans instead

  07-10-2018 17:25
  
  COLUMBUS (AP) — The largest city named for Christopher Columbus has called off its observance of the divisive holiday that honors the explorer, making a savvy move to tie the switch to a politically safe demographic: veterans.Ohio's capital city, population 860,000, will be open for business Monday after observing Columbus Day probably "for as long as it had been in existence," said Robin Davis, a spokeswoman for Democratic Mayor Andrew Ginther. City offices will close instead on Veterans
  
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• Tracking Tropical Depression 14: Expected to strengthen, head towards Gulf Coast

  07-10-2018 16:05
  
  Trouble in the Tropics: Tracking Tropical Depression FourteenSunday, October 7th Update: Tropical Depression has formed in the northwest Caribbean and could become Tropical Storm Michael on Sunday according to the National Hurricane Center(NHC).This system is expected to push north into the Gulf of Mexico into early next week and could threaten the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane later on in the week. By the midweek point, heavy rain, storm surge and strong winds are possible impacts on the U.S.
  
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• Abandoned pit bull gets new life as K-9 officer for small Indiana police department

  07-10-2018 16:02
  
  KENNARD, Ind. (WTHR) — Kennard is a small town in western Henry County with a population of about 400 people. The town does have a police department. Now, Kennard has its own police K9 to fight the opioid crisis hurting many small towns in Indiana.Kennard Chief Deputy Don Crabtree brought home Jasper, a 2-year-old pit bull, about a week ago."He's awesome,” said Crabtree. “I can't express how amazing he is. He's great at home. He's good at work. He's knows when this harness come
  
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• Police: Suspect arrested, charged after setting man on fire in Florida

  07-10-2018 15:30
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — Florida authorities say a man was deliberately set on fire at a Tampa-area homeless encampment, and another man was arrested.The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says in a statement that the two were arguing early Saturday, not long after midnight, when one picked up a gasoline can and doused the other with fuel. A witness told investigators that moments later he saw a 60-year-old man engulfed in flames. The witness said he managed to put out the flames.Officials said the vic
  
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• Yellowstone geyser spews trash from the 1930s

  07-10-2018 15:00
  
  When Yellowstone's Ear Spring started erupting last month, it was a sight that hadn't been seen for decades. It's a natural wonder, but what it spewed out was anything but.After the hot spring, dormant since 1957, belched water up to 30 feet in the air, park officials found piles of man-made debris, including a cement block, cans, dozens of coins and a baby's pacifier, dating back to the 1930s."The water had just washed out under the boardwalk and had strewn trash all around," said Rebecca Rolan
  
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• "The Walking Dead" actor Scott Wilson dies at 76

  07-10-2018 14:09
  
  Actor Scott Wlison, a veteran actor with 50 years of credits who most recently appeared in "The Walking Dead," has died, the show said. He was 76.On Saturday, "The Walking Dead" showrunner Angela Kang revealed during the show's New York Comic-Con panel that Wilson was set to reprise his role as Hershel on the new season, Entertainment Tonight reports. No additional details were given at the time. He was also slated to appear at Walker Stalker Con in Atlanta, Georgia, later this month.The cause o
  
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• Officer who killed Tamir Rice hired by rural police force

  07-10-2018 13:47
  
  BELLAIRE, Ohio -- The former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice has been hired by a police department in a small Ohio village. The Times Leader reports Bellaire's police chief confirmed Friday he hired Timothy Loehmann as a part-time officer.Richard Flanagan said Loehmann was never charged in Tamir's death and deserves a second chance.Bellaire is a village of about 4,000 along the Ohio River, more than 150 miles south of Cleveland.Tamir, who was black, was playing w
  
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• Crime of the Week: 2017 double murder in South Linden remains unsolved

  07-10-2018 13:42
  COLUMBUS - Police are looking for information to help solve a double murder, in this week's Crime of the Week.On the afternoon of Wednesday, March 22, 2017, the Columbus Division of Police responded to a call at 1044 E. 19th Avenue. A U.S. Postal Carrier contacted police after spotting what appeared to be evidence of a shooting on the front porch of the residence.Police went inside the home and discovered Donte Moorer and Janelle Reese dead, both from gunshot wounds.Crime Stoppers is offering a
  
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• "Happiness and relief" inside White House after Kavanaugh confirmation

  07-10-2018 13:35
  
  President Trump watched the confirmation vote from aboard Air Force One as he headed to a rally in Kansas. The president said he is "100 percent" certain that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford named the wrong person when she accused Kavanaugh.As he left the White House this Saturday, President Trump praised the embattled Kavanaugh and surprsingingly, the contentious confirmation process."I thought it was really good a lot of very positive things happened in last week, didn't look that way, but that's wh
  
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• Melee at UFC 229 after Nurmagomedov chokes out McGregor

  07-10-2018 12:22
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A few seconds after Conor McGregor tapped Khabib Nurmagomedov's arm and submitted to the champion's choke, Nurmagomedov climbed the cage and leaped at the men in McGregor's corner, setting off a prolonged brawl inside and outside the octagon.A seminal moment in mixed martial arts was immediately overshadowed by a tawdry ending Saturday night when the UFC's infuriated lightweight champion took his conflict with McGregor beyond their bout.McGregor tapped out in the fourth ro
  
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• Pompeo ends 4th NKorea trip; meets Kim to push denuke effort

  07-10-2018 11:58
  
  SEOUL, South Korea- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has wrapped up his fourth visit to North Korea after meeting Kim Jong Un to seek elusive progress in efforts to persuade him to give up his nuclear weapons.Pompeo tweeted on his arrival in Seoul that he had met with Kim and that they "continue to make progress on agreements made at Singapore Summit."He said, "Thanks for hosting me and my team."Pompeo had flown to Pyongyang from Tokyo after talks there with Japan's prime minister during whic
  
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• Pickaway County missing woman located safe

  07-10-2018 03:41
  
  PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio - A woman missing from her Pickaway County home was located safe at 3:15 a.m. and has been returned safe.The woman was last seen on Saturday around 2:30 p.m. walking in the 10000 block of Kingston Whisler Road in Kingston.The Sheriff's Office said she was found and returned home.
  
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• Alert issued for woman missing from Pickaway County

  07-10-2018 03:41
  
  PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio - The Pickaway County Sheriff's Office has issued an alert for a missing woman with dementia.Vicki Simpson, 66, was last seen on Saturday around 2:30 p.m. walking in the 10000 block of Kingston Whisler Road in Kingston.Simpson is 5-feet, 1-inch tall and weighs 155 pounds.She has gray hair, brown eyes, and wears glasses.If anyone has any information, they are asked to call 911 or the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office at 740-474-2176.
  
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• Hundreds arrested during anti-Kavanaugh protests in Washington

  07-10-2018 02:36
  
  Demonstrations for and against Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court were held in Washington, D.C., and across the country on Saturday. Police said they arrested at least 164 people in Washington on charges of crowding, obstructing or incommoding.Capitol police arrested 150 demonstrators on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building. Fourteen others were arrested in Senate galleries: 13 were detained during the roll call vote and one was arrested before. The protesters repeatedly the i
  
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• No. 3 Ohio State pulls away to beat pesky Indiana 49-26

  07-10-2018 02:13
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dwayne Haskins Jr. passed for a career-best 455 yards and six touchdowns and No. 3 Ohio State pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Indiana 49-26 on Saturday.A week after a gritty victory at Penn State, the Buckeyes were forced to work hard by quarterback Peyton Ramsey and an Indiana offense that took advantage of plenty of early defensive mistakes. The Buckeyes didn't get a handle on this one until Haskins hooked up with Terry McLaurin for a 17-yard touchdown pas
  
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• Astros take 2-0 lead over Indians in ALDS

  07-10-2018 02:09
  
  HOUSTON — Marwin Gonzalez hit a go-ahead, two-run double, Alex Bregman homered for the second straight day and the Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1 Saturday to take a 2-0 AL Division Series lead.Francisco Lindor put Cleveland ahead with a third-inning homer off winner Gerrit Cole, but Gonzalez gave the Astros the lead in the sixth with the third of his four hits, an opposite-field double to right off usually reliable reliever Andrew Miller.Bregman homered against Trevor Bauer
  
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• Franklin County deputy shot in the line of duty honored at OSU game

  07-10-2018 00:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Franklin County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jacob Heaberlin was honored at the Ohio State game on Saturday after he was shot in the line of duty earlier this year.Heaberlin was shot in his abdomen, just below his protective vest, after he pulled over a suspect who opened fire.At the game, Haeberlin stood on the field and his picture was shown on the scoreboard while he waved to the crowd and got a hug from Brutus Buckeye.Heaberlin is a seven-year veteran of the Franklin County Sherif
  
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