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• Oink oink, honk honk: Rogue pig goes hog wild in traffic

  14-10-2018 23:04
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine — It was a classic case of a ham on the lam.Police in Maine's capital city are looking for the owner of a 50-pound piglet that wore itself out while dodging traffic Saturday evening after presumably escaping.The Portland Press Herald reports Augusta police went door to door looking for the animal's owner without any luck.They say the pig is being cared for by a person familiar with farm animals until the owner can be found.The animal was in good condition other than being ti
  
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• Antonio Brown's late TD sends Steelers over Bengals 28-21

  14-10-2018 22:47
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — James Conner ran for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the eve of Le'Veon Bell's possible return, and Antonio Brown turned a short pass into a 31-yard touchdown with 10 seconds left as the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled off another improbable comeback in Cincinnati, beating the Bengals 28-21 on Sunday.The Steelers (3-2-1) have won eight in a row against their AFC North rival, three times rallying in the final minute at Paul Brown Stadium to keep it going. After Joe Mixon'
  
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• Trump on prospect of Mattis' departure: "At some point, everybody leaves"

  14-10-2018 22:27
  
  President Trump suggested that Defense Secretary James Mattis could be one of the next administration officials to depart his Cabinet. In an interview airing on "60 Minutes" Sunday, the president said there are "some people" in his administration that he's "not thrilled with."Asked by correspondent Lesley Stahl if Mattis is going to be leaving, Mr. Trump replied: "Well, I don't know. He hasn't told me that.""I have a very good relationship with him. I had lunch with him two days ago. I have a ve
  
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• First Look: Aparrel Brand UNTUCKit Opens at Easton Town Center

  14-10-2018 19:47
  Easton Town Center continues to welcomed new clothing brands and boutiques to the popular shopping destination. Now added to that list is UNTUCKit, an apparel brand specializing in shirts meant to stay untucked. The company was founded in 2011, setting itself apart by designing shirts at a length that avoids the wrinkly disaster caused by tucking […]
  
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• Watch the first Brown-Renacci U.S. Senate debate

  14-10-2018 19:42
  
  CLEVELAND — Candidates in Ohio's U.S. senate campaign have sparred over health care, approaches to climate change, tariffs and gun control in their first of three debates.Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (reh-NAY'-see) on Sunday repeatedly criticized incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown as being a Washington insider, citing Brown's connections to Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer multiple times.Renacci has aligned himself closely with President Donald Trump, whose administration urged Renacci to ent
  
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• Brown, Renacci spar over health care, immigration in first U.S. Senate debate

  14-10-2018 19:42
  CLEVELAND —​ Candidates in Ohio's U.S. senate campaign sparred Sunday over health care, approaches to climate change, student loan debt, immigration, tariffs and gun control in the first of three debates.Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci repeatedly criticized incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown as being a Washington insider, citing Brown's connections to Democratic New York Sen. Chuck Schumer multiple times."The problem is Sherrod Brown loves Washington so much and Chuck Schumer that he
  
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• 1st Brown-Renacci US Senate debate set for Cleveland

  14-10-2018 19:42
  
  CLEVELAND — The first of three planned debates in Ohio's U.S. senate campaign is set for Sunday night.Two-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci will meet at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. The election is Nov. 6.A second debate is planned in Columbus on Oct. 20, and a third and final debate will be Oct. 26 on the campus of Miami University in Oxford.Renacci has aligned himself closely with President Donald Trump, whose administration urged Renacci to enter
  
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• Woman's burned body found at Burbank Park in Upper Arlington

  14-10-2018 19:12
  UPPER ARLINGTON -- A fire a wooded area of an Upper Arlinton park Sunday led to the discovery of a women's body.Upper Arlington Fire responded around 8:41 a.m. to a report of a fire in the woods of Burbank Park. Once distinguished, crews found the body of a deceased woman.The Upper Arlington Police Division and the Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) were called to the scene to investigate. The park was closed for several hours during the initial investigation. It reopened about 3 p.m. Sunda
  
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• Upper Arlington Police investigating fire, woman's body at Burbank Park

  14-10-2018 19:12
  
  UPPER ARLINGTON - Upper Arlington Police is investigating after a body was found at Burbank Park Sunday morning.According to a press release, the police department was called at 8:41 a.m. to the park for the report of a fire.Upper Arlington fire extinguished the blaze and found the body of a deceased female.Upper Arlington police is requesting anyone that has information about a missing Caucasian female, between 18 and 30 years old to call 614-583-5160.The Bureau of Criminal Investigation was ca
  
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• Upper Arlington Police investigating after body found at Burbank Park

  14-10-2018 19:12
  
  UPPER ARLINGTON - Upper Arlington Police is investigating after a body was found at Burbank Park Sunday morning.The park is expected to be closed for several hours.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Contract looms for Columbus City Schools' new superintendent

  14-10-2018 18:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's largest school district has yet to reach a contract agreement with its new superintendent after three weeks of talks.Columbus City Schools has set Monday as a deadline for negotiations with Talisa Dixon, the Columbus Dispatch reported. Dixon was selected to lead the district and its more than 50,000 students after a unanimous school board vote on Sept. 20. Talks started four days later.Columbus Board of Education President Gary Baker hasn't offered any answers."I do
  
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• Man killed after being struck by possible hit and run driver

  14-10-2018 18:00
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY – Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible hit and run after a man was found dead on the side of the road. The Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a call just before 7:40 a.m. from a passing motorist reporting a man in a ditch in front of Heritage Memorial Church in the Old Route #35 Northwest.When deputies arrived on the scene, they discovered the man's body and believe he was struck by a hit and run driver while walking along the roadway.The i
  
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• Fayette County deputy shot, suspect killed at Jeffersonville hotel

  14-10-2018 16:55
  
  JEFFERSONVILLE, OH - A Fayette County deputy was shot, and another man is dead after a shooting at the Quality Inn in Jeffersonville.It happened just before 12:45 Sunday morning at 10160 Carr Road in northwest Fayette County.Deputies were called on a disturbance inside the establishment. While investigating, a deputy was shot and returned fire to the suspect killing him.The deputy is expected to be OK.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and agents with the Ohio BCI are assisting in the investig
  
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• Sculpture that unravels in space could become most widely viewed artwork of all time

  14-10-2018 14:57
  
  This November, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 70 satellites into Earth's orbit including one that comes from the Nevada Museum of Art. It's called "Orbital Reflector," and it's the latest work by artist Trevor Paglen."The point of working on orbital reflector was to try and imagine a different kind of infrastructure -- could we imagine making a satellite that's the exact opposite of every other," Paglen said.A satellite balloon will unravel and expand once in space, going from a package t
  
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• From vaccinating pets to banking, Massachusetts high school offers innovative curriculum

  14-10-2018 14:43
  
  WORCESTER, Mass. -- In our series, School Matters, we take you to one school that's finding success with a unique lesson plan. Massachusetts is ranked first in the nation in K-12 education, and Worcester Technical High School is part of the reason why. The vocational-technical school boasts a graduation rate of more than 99 percent. That compares to an 84 percent rate nationwide.The 400,000-square foot Worcester Tech building houses a public school with a little more than 1,400 students. Along w
  
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• Biles bothered by new USA Gymnastics CEO's anti-Nike tweet

  14-10-2018 14:39
  
  Olympic champion Simone Biles is upset about an anti-Nike tweet from USA Gymnastics interim president and CEO Mary Bono.Bono was appointed Friday to hold the position while USA Gymnastics searches for a permanent successor to Kerry Perry, who resigned under pressure from the United States Olympic Committee in September after spending nine months on the job.Biles responded Saturday to a tweet from Bono last month criticizing Nike following the release of its advertising campaign featuring former
  
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• Police search for VISA credit card thieves

  14-10-2018 13:38
  COLUMBUS-- This week's Crime of the Week focuses on credit card theft that took place in Columbus.On or around July 28 of this year, 23 prepaid VISA credit cards, with a combined value of $14,050, were stolen from a business office in Columbus.Some of these credit cards were used to make purchases totaling over $3,000 from various businesses in the Columbus, Galloway, Hilliard, Reynoldsburg and Pickerington areas.Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for any information leading to the arrest
  
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• Saudis warn against threats as stock market plunges

  14-10-2018 11:16
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia warned Sunday it will respond to any "threats" against it as its stock market plunged following President Donald Trump's warning of "severe punishment" over the disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi.Trump made a point of visiting the kingdom on his first overseas trip as president and has touted arms sales to Saudi Arabia. But both the White House and the kingdom are under mounting pressure as concern grows over the fat
  
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• Saudi stocks drop after Trump threat over missing writer

  14-10-2018 11:16
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Saudi stock market has dropped more than 6.8 percent after President Donald Trump threatened "severe punishment" over the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.The drop in the Tadawul exchange in Riyadh happened Sunday, the first day of trading.In an interview to be aired Sunday, Trump told CBS' "60 Minutes" that "We're going to get to the bottom of it and there will be severe punishment."Turkish officials say they fear Saudi agen
  
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• 1 dead, 2 missing after plane crashes in waters off Long Island

  14-10-2018 09:55
  
  WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. --A small private plane carrying three people crashed into the ocean off the coast of Long Island on Saturday, officials said. One body was recovered following the 11 a.m. crash of a twin-engine Piper PA-34 about a mile off of Quogue, in the Hamptons.Agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard, the New York Air National Guard and the Suffolk County sheriff's office responded to the crash."It's still a search and recovery at this point," Quogue Village Police Chief Christopher
  
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• Center opens to address needs of minority transgender community

  14-10-2018 04:52
  With the help of a grant from the CDC a new drop in center is looking to help minorities who identify themselves as members of the transgender and gender non-conforming community.“It’s historical for folks here in Ohio,” Mozaic staff member LuSter Singleton said.“There is no other space that was intentionally put together and dedicated to this population of people.”The Mozaic center, located at 2228 Summit Street, offers a safe space for members of the transgender c
  
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• Trump vows to unearth truth about journalist's disappearance

  14-10-2018 04:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Friday the U.S. will uncover the truth about what happened to journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi, whose possible murder at Saudi hands after disappearing in Istanbul has captured worldwide attention. Trump promised to personally call Saudi Arabia's King Salman soon about "the terrible situation in Turkey.""We're going to find out what happened," Trump pledged when questioned by reporters in Cincinnati where he was headlining a pol
  
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• William Coors, former chair of Adolph Coors, dies at 102

  14-10-2018 04:06
  
  William "Bill" Coors, the former chairman of Adolph Coors Co. and grandson of the brewing company's founder, has died at 102.Molson Coors Brewing Co. said he died Saturday at his home in Golden, Colorado. Coors began his career with the company in 1939 and was chairman from 1959 to 2000, helping it grow from a regional brewer into one of the world's largest. He was also an official beer taste tester for the company and continued to taste test until his 100th birthday.After earning chemical-engin
  
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• Former ballerina, Harvard grad may have created the next big thing in fitness

  14-10-2018 03:53
  
  Former ballerina and Harvard alumna Brynn Putnam believes our fascination with our image is fueling the next big trend in fitness."There's something really magical about seeing yourself in the mirror and seeing yourself working hard," said Putnam.She calls her invention MIRROR. When it's off, that's all that it is. But turn it on and your very own personal trainer is staring back at you -- with instructive workouts live or on demand.MIRROR's Vice President of Fitness is Kailee Combs. "Is it the
  
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• School bus crashes with jeep, ends up in backyard pool in Florida

  14-10-2018 03:37
  
  A school bus collided with a jeep and crashed into a backyard pool Friday in Orange County Florida, according to the Orange County Fire and Rescue team.There were nine children on the bus at the time, but none were injured, nor was the school-bus driver. The Orange County Fire and Rescue team released dramatic photos of the scene on Twitter.The front end of the bus landed in the pool, and fuel from the bus leaked into the water, a tweet said.There were three children in the other vehicle, but no
  
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• Ohio State moves to No. 2 in latest AP College Football Poll

  14-10-2018 03:10
  
  After four of the top eight teams lost, The Associated Press college football poll had a new look behind No. 1 Alabama, with Ohio State reaching No. 2, LSU jumping back to No. 5 and Michigan moving into the top 10 for the first time this season.The Crimson Tide received all but one of the 61 first-place votes from the media panel Sunday, with Ohio State receiving the other. No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Notre Dame also moved up a spot. LSU jumped eight spots after handing Georgia its first loss of the
  
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• Rambling House Up for Sale as Owner Prepares for Larger Facility on the South Side

  14-10-2018 00:07
  The Old North’s Rambling House is for sale, and current owner John Lynch is looking for an owner who’ll preserve its music venue reputation. Rambling House Cocktails, the bar’s sister business, is taking off, thanks in part to the WeFunder Lynch started this year. To date, 88 investors have contributed $43,200, each acting as both […]
  
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