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• Democrat Andrew Gillum officially ends bid for Florida governor

  17-11-2018 23:47
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Democrat Andrew Gillum ended his hard-fought campaign for Florida governor on Saturday, just hours before counties must turn in their official results following days of recounting ballots.Gillum, in a video that he posted on Facebook, congratulated Republican Ron DeSantis but vowed to remain politically active although he gave no clues as his future plans. His term as Tallahassee mayor ends next week."This has been the journey of our lives," said Gillum, who appeared in
  
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• Ohio State survives in OT, beating Maryland 52-51

  17-11-2018 22:42
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ohio State went to overtime to avoid one of the most stunning upsets in this college football season, defeating Maryland 52-51 Saturday when the Terrapins failed to convert a 2-point conversion after the potential game-tying touchdown.Favored by 14½ points, Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) trailed by two touchdowns in the third quarter and 45-38 with under two minutes left before rallying to a pivotal victory.After a 5-yard touchdown run by Dwayne
  
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• Mother in migrant caravan makes appeal to Trump: "Open the doors for us, I beg you"

  17-11-2018 22:13
  
  With each passing day, more migrants make it to Mexico's side of the U.S.-Mexico border. But for those who make it across, another difficult journey through the American asylum process, which requires them to prove they've fled persecution at home, awaits.More than 75 percent of asylum cases from Central America were denied from 2012 to 2017, CBS News' Adriana Diaz reports.Those odds aren't deterring a Nicaraguan family that Diaz met in Mexico. They hope to receive political asylum in the U.S.Wh
  
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• Columbus woman arrested on Live PD Friday night

  17-11-2018 20:47
  
  COLUMBUS - A Columbus woman was arrested on live television Friday night by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.The sheriff's office was featured on A&E's 'Live PD', a show that follows law enforcement agencies across the country during their shifts.During the show, deputies served a warrant for 23-year-old Storm Wisener.According to court records, she was wanted on several warrants related to misdemeanor theft charges in Franklin County.A warrant was also issued for her arrest out of Delaw
  
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• Eyes on 2020? Ohio GOP governor, Democratic senator mulling

  17-11-2018 19:12
  
  CINCINNATI — An all-Ohio presidential election in 2020?You would get very long odds in Vegas against that happening. It is possible, though, with two of the state's most popular politicians considering runs.Republican Gov. John Kasich says he hasn't decided about 2020, but he has probably had more Sunday morning TV airtime the past couple years than most televangelists. He's well-acquainted with the early primary state of New Hampshire, where he returned Thursday for a series of public app
  
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• Baby giraffe, Ubumwe dies at Columbus Zoo

  17-11-2018 18:52
  
  COLUMBUS - The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s newest addition, a female baby giraffe named Ubumwe, passed away Saturday morning according to a post on Facebook.Ubumwe was born on October 30 and was pronounced dead at 8:30 a.m. The cause of her death is unknown at this time.In a Facebook post, the Zoo said, "The team of animal care professionals have monitored her and her mother, Zuri, around the clock since her birth. While she had previously been energetic and nursing as appropriate, her car
  
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• President Trump tours Paradise area, calls wildfire a 'really bad one'

  17-11-2018 16:32
  
  PARADISE, Calif. — From the ashes of a mobile home and RV park, President Donald Trump said Saturday he came to the heart of California's killer wildfire to fully grasp the scale of the desolation wrought on the landscape."We're going to have to work quickly. ... Hopefully this is going to be the last of these because this was a really, really bad one," said the president, standing amid the crumpled foundations of homes and twisted steel of melted cars."I think everybody's seen the light a
  
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• President Trump to visit California fire scene as death toll rises

  17-11-2018 16:32
  
  PARADISE, Calif. — President Donald Trump heads to Northern California on Saturday to see firsthand the grief and devastation from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, as confusion continued over how many people remain unaccounted for.Authorities confirmed a new death toll of 71 and say they are trying to locate 1,011 people even as they stressed that not all are believed missing.California's outgoing and incoming governors, both Democrats and vocal critics of President Trump, planned
  
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• President Trump surveys wildfire devastation in California

  17-11-2018 16:32
  
  President Donald Trump's arrival in Northern California to tour the devastation from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century has drawn mixed reactions from residents.Flag-waving supporters gathered on a corner Saturday in the city of Chico to greet Trump's motorcade as he headed to the town of Paradise that was leveled by the fire last week. At least 71 people have died.At an encampment of people displaced by the fire next to a Walmart in Chico, no one appeared to be paying close attention to T
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | November 17, 2018

  17-11-2018 16:00
  
  Welcome back, everyone! For you first-time readers, happy to have you here!This blog is dedicated to those dog lovers across central Ohio. Unless you have a large backyard, many of you probably walk your dog, or dogs, on a daily basis, and maybe even multiple times a day.The purpose and goal of this blog is to help those dog walkers and their furry, little friends make the most out of their walks outside while being safe at the same time.So, let's start things off with a look at what I call the
  
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• Michelle Obama's memoir sells more than 725,000 copies

  17-11-2018 15:31
  
  NEW YORK — First-day sales for Michelle Obama's "Becoming" topped 725,000 copies, making it one of the year's biggest debuts.Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Friday that the figures include sales and pre-orders for the former first lady's memoir include hardcover, audio and e-books editions for the United States and Canada. "Becoming" was released on Tuesday, the same day Mrs. Obama launched a national book tour. Crown also announced that it had raised the book's print run fro
  
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• Florida high school massacre panel considers recommendations

  17-11-2018 13:28
  
  SUNRISE, Fla. — The state commission investigating the Florida high school massacre began discussions Friday on what recommendations it will make regarding student safety, mental health, and steps to prevent future school shootings.The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Commission didn't pass any specific recommendations Friday at its latest gathering to consider the Feb. 14 attack that killed 14 students and three staff members at the school in Parkland. But it decided it will focus its
  
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• State Route 315 closes between I-70 and I-670 for floodwall testing Saturday

  17-11-2018 13:25
  COLUMBUS-- City officials will close State Route 315 in both directions between I-70 and I-670 for several hours starting Saturday morning.The closure is due to crews testing the Franklinton Floodwall gates that cross SR-315 near Spring Street. Once every three years, federal safety regulations require that the six gates extending along the Scioto River between I-670 and Frank Road are tested.Detours for this closure include Interstates I-70 and I-71, as well as West Broad Street.
  
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• Police identify woman hit and killed with her own vehicle

  17-11-2018 13:08
  
  CLEVELAND — Authorities have identified a 33-year-old Cleveland mother as the woman killed when two men entered her family's vehicle and struck her with it.Cleveland police say Lesley Dejesus Gonzalez was painting at a church Thursday afternoon with her two children and their father when she saw two men enter the family's car. She was struck by the vehicle after she and her husband attempted to intervene.Dejesus Gonzalez was declared dead at the scene. No one else was hurt.Authorities say
  
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• Hero in Florida yoga studio shooting to get $30,000 for law school

  17-11-2018 10:49
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State University's president and board of trustees have committed $30,000 of their personal money to help cover law school costs for a man credited with confronting a shooter at a Tallahassee yoga studio and giving others time to escape.The Tallahassee Democrat reports FSU President John Thrasher and the board made the commitment Friday.Joshua Quick is a second-year law student at Florida State. He has been called a hero for struggling with 40-year-old Scot
  
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• Migrants won't see armed US soldiers on border

  17-11-2018 06:30
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — As thousands of migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers converge on the doorstep of the United States, what they won't find are armed American soldiers standing guard.Instead they will see cranes installing towering panels of metal bars and troops wrapping concertina wire around barriers while military helicopters fly overhead, carrying border patrol agents to and from locations along the U.S.-Mexico border.That's because U.S. military troops are prohibite
  
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• Trump says he 'very easily' answered Mueller questions

  17-11-2018 04:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he had "very easily" answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, though he speculated that the questions had been "tricked up" to try to catch him in a lie. He said he hadn't submitted his answers to investigators yet."You have to always be careful when you answer questions with people that probably have bad intentions," Trump told reporters in his latest swipe at the probe into 2016 election interference and possible
  
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• Meyer, Ohio State seeking consistency vs Maryland

  17-11-2018 04:26
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ohio State coach Urban Meyer hates having to defend the performance of his Buckeyes, who still have a shot at winning the Big Ten and the national championship heading into Saturday's game at Maryland.Meyer bristles at those who claim this team has underachieved. Yet, he understands that this is what happens when greatness is the norm."First of all, it's a product of Ohio State," said Meyer, who owns a gaudy 79-9 record with the Buckeyes. "You know, it's a product
  
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• More than 1,000 people unaccounted for in Calif. wildfires

  17-11-2018 04:19
  
  CHICO, Calif. (AP) — With the confirmed death toll at 71 and the list of unaccounted for people more than 1,000, authorities in Northern California on Friday searched for those who perished and those who survived the fiercest of wildfires ahead of a planned visit by President Donald Trump.The president on Saturday is expected to get a look at the grief and damage caused by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, and he could face resentment from locals for blaming the inferno on poor for
  
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• US official: US intel says prince ordered Khashoggi killing

  17-11-2018 04:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a U.S. official said Friday. The Saudi government has denied the claim.The conclusion will bolster efforts in Congress to further punish the close U.S. ally for the killing. The Trump administration this week sanctioned 17 Saudi officials for their alleged role in the killing, but lawmakers have called on the administration to curtail a
  
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• Trump administration denies reaching conclusion on Khashoggi

  17-11-2018 04:12
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration denied on Saturday that it had reached a final determination in the death of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.After President Donald Trump called his CIA chief and top diplomat from Air Force One as he flew to survey wildfire damage in California, the State Department released a statement saying "recent reports indicating that the U.S. government has made a final conclusion are inaccurate."American intelligence agencies have concluded that Saudi Crown Prin
  
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• Local Girl Scouts remember 'sisters' in Wisconsin killed in crash

  17-11-2018 02:26
  A lot can be said in 40 seconds of silence. Much can be learned from this group of fourth graders."We're here today to honor them," Sophia Cameron said.They're honoring people this local troop of Girl Scouts never met."It's much of a sisterhood and we always honor other Girl Scouts that have done great things," Cameron, 9, said."Even if you don't know them, they still mean something to us," another Girl Scout said.Saturday, Nov. 3, three Girl Scouts and a parent were killed in Lake Hallie, Wisco
  
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• Vice Commander: “No specific complaint” against Sirens the night officers arrested Stormy Daniels

  17-11-2018 00:13
  
  COLUMBUS – The commander of the Columbus Division of Police’s vice unit told internal affairs investigators that there was “no specific” complaint against the Sirens Gentlemen’s Club the night adult film star Stormy Daniels and two other women were arrested.That August statement by Commander Terry Moore appears to be in direct conflict with what Columbus vice officers initially said were their justifications for entering the strip club in July.Police records from Ju
  
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• Columbus City Schools new superintendent ready to lead district

  17-11-2018 00:13
  Dr. Talisa Dixon is months away from her first day as superintendent with Columbus Public Schools, but she's ready for the challenges ahead.Dixon spoke with 10TV on Friday. She began by saying she didn't intend to be an education. She was swayed by a college professor."Just take a couple educational courses and I did and I loved it and so I had to call my parents and say, oh my gosh, I think I have the bug."Dixon is originally from Mississippi. Her career in education has taken her all over the
  
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