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• Michigan's Higdon stokes hype, predicts win over Ohio State

  19-11-2018 23:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Michigan running back Karan Higdon pondered the question for a moment, smirked and glanced up at tight end Zach Gentry next to him. Then Higdon leaned forward to the microphone and predicted a Michigan victory over Ohio State.It was the shot heard across the Midwest on Monday as the hype machine chugged to life for the 115th edition of The Game. The annual clash between the rivals is being played Saturday at Ohio Stadium, where Higdon just assured himself an even fros
  
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• Pickaway County man charged with kidnapping, assaulting second young girl

  19-11-2018 23:33
  A second girl has come forward to accuse a Pickaway County man of kidnapping and assault.Last month 10TV reported William Weaver is accused of snatching a 10-year-old girl on the street and assaulting her."She was shaking, and I got to her, I scooped her up and hugged her and she kept saying, man, a man, a man, touch, hit, man. And she was hyperventilating," said her grandmother, whom 10tv is not identifying to protect the child's anonymity.The kidnapping and assault happened October 14. Circlev
  
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• Dog shelter offers new Holiday Sleepover & Family Volunteering programs

  19-11-2018 23:32
  
  The Franklin County Dog Shelter & Adoption Center has recently introduced two new programs geared to central Ohio dog-loving families.The first is called "Holiday Sleepover", where interested residents can take a dog home to their family for three days over Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's.Director of Franklin County Animal Care & Control, Kaye Dickson, said that the shelter is closed on those days and that while the animals still get fed and taken care of, this program could give
  
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• Gunman opens fire at Chicago hospital, wounds at least 4

  19-11-2018 22:56
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday at a Chicago hospital, wounding at least four people, including a police officer and a hospital employee, authorities said.A police spokesman said the gunman was dead, but it was not immediately clear if he took his own life or was killed by police.The shooting unfolded at Mercy Hospital on the city's South Side, and officers were searching the facility.A witness named James Gray told Chicago television station ABC 7 that he saw multiple people sh
  
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• Gunman opens fire at Chicago hospital, killing 3

  19-11-2018 22:56
  
  CHICAGO — A gunman opened fire Monday at a Chicago hospital, killing a police officer and two hospital employees after a domestic dispute exploded into a firefight with SWAT team members inside the medical center, authorities said.Police said it was not immediately clear if the attacker took his own life or was killed by police at Mercy Hospital on the city's South Side."The city of Chicago lost a doctor, pharmaceutical assistant and a police officer, all going about their day, all doing w
  
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• Via Vecchia Winery and Event Space Announces Move to Expanded Facility

  19-11-2018 22:42
  Via Vecchia Winery and event venue is on the move. After eight years on Front Street in the Brewery District, the business will move just one mile south into a larger facility at The Fort, 2108 S. High St. In all, the new venue offers 20,000 square feet and enough seating for 225 people between […]
  
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• FDA warns of honey-filled pacifiers after infants hospitalized with botulism

  19-11-2018 22:25
  
  The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning parents and other adults not to give babies pacifiers containing honey, after four infants in Texas were treated for botulism. Health officials say the four babies who got sick had each been given a honey-containing pacifier purchased in Mexico, CBS affiliate KHOU reports.The department issued the warning Friday and reported that the four illnesses occurred from mid-August to the end of October. All four infants were hospitalized for life-
  
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• Trump takes aim at Navy SEAL, says Osama bin Laden should have been caught sooner

  19-11-2018 22:13
  
  President Trump is under fire for criticizing the Navy SEAL who led the 2011 military operation that took out Osama bin Laden. In an interview with Fox News that aired Sunday, the commander-in-chief reproached retired four-star Adm. William McRaven for not killing the 9/11 mastermind sooner and dismissed him as a "Hillary Clinton backer." "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace brought up McRaven's comments from 2017 in which he said Trump's attacks on the media were the "greatest threat to democra
  
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• Cleveland Indians debut new uniforms without Chief Wahoo logo

  19-11-2018 21:52
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians will rock red jerseys next season for the first time since the 1970s.The team unveiled a new alternate home jersey on Monday. It's a red top scripted with "Indians" on the front that Cleveland occasionally will wear for home games in 2019. The Indians last wore red jerseys from 1975-77, when they wore red pants that won't be making a comeback.Next season, for the first time in 70 years, the Indians will not have the contentious Chief Wahoo logo on their uniform
  
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• Dwayne Haskins ties Big Ten Player of the Week record

  19-11-2018 21:28
  
  Dwayne Haskins joins another famous Ohio State quarterback by earning his fifth Big Ten Player of the Week award this season.Haskins threw for 405 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for an additional three scores in the Buckeyes’ 52-51 overtime win over Maryland.For his efforts, Haskins was awarded the co-offensive player of the week, tying former Buckeye great Troy Smith. Smith earned five during his 2006 Heisman Trophy-winning season.Haskins also broke the school’s records fo
  
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• 2 men considered armed and dangerous wanted after drive-by shooting in Newark

  19-11-2018 21:16
  
  NEWARK – A woman was the victim of a drive-by shooting Saturday night in Newark and the suspects are considered armed and dangerous. The 61-year-old woman was flown to Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center in stable condition and is not believed to be the intended target of the drive-by. The shooting took place at approximately 8:30 p.m. Saturday on Riverview Drive.After investigation, Newark Police determined a pair of suspects, Devin S Rhinehart, 23, from Newark and James Michael Alexander,
  
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• Easton Town Center Announces $500 Million Expansion

  19-11-2018 21:00
  Easton Town Center unveiled plans today for a 16-acre expansion that will include multiple blocks of new retail and restaurant storefronts, a 136-room Aloft Hotel, office space, additional parking, and a new outdoor plaza. Also planned as part of the $500 million project are new residential units and a three-story, 40,000-square-foot RH Gallery that is […]
  
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• Mystery man pays off all layaway items at a Walmart

  19-11-2018 20:51
  
  A mystery shopper paid off customers' layaway items at a Walmart in Derby, Vermont, CBS Burlington affiliate WCAX reports. The act of generosity happened just days before Thanksgiving, when the store's storage room was already filled with layaway items."I don't even think I can find the words to say," customer Julie Gates told WCAX. Gates was going to pick up a package at the store on Thursday when she overheard a man asking if he could pay for someone's items."He came up to the man in front of
  
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• $500 million expansion announced for new district at Easton Town Center

  19-11-2018 20:26
  
  Easton Town Center has announced a new expansion which will feature local and national retailers, restaurants, entertainment venues, hotels and public event spaces.The new district will be located on 16 acres in the northeast quadrant of Easton Town Center, transforming the area between the Town Center and Easton Gateway.The new expansion will be anchored by RH Gallery. It will be the first in Ohio and one of 17 stores in the country. It is expected to open before holiday 2019.A Marriott Aloft H
  
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• One in critical condition after shooting in north Columbus

  19-11-2018 19:02
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police say one person is in critical condition after a shooting in north Columbus.The call came into police at 12:42 p.m. in the 2500 block of Homecroft Drive.Police say they are looking for a black male in his 40s, wearing a blue hoodie. They said a gun has been found in the area.The victim was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition.Homecroft Drive is closed in the area from Arcadia Avenue to Akola AvenueStay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Man gets life in prison for killing pregnant wife, 2 young daughters

  19-11-2018 18:55
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced Monday to life in prison for killing his pregnant wife and their two young daughters and dumping their bodies on an oil work site.Prosecutors have said they agreed not to seek the death penalty in exchange for Christopher Watts' guilty plea, after seeking approval from Shanann Watts' family.Watts had pleaded guilty to three charges of murder in the deaths of his wife, Shanann Watts, and their young daughters. He also pleaded guilty on Nov. 6 to tw
  
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• The tradition continues: Babies born at OSU hospital get "Beat Michigan" blankets

  19-11-2018 18:40
  
  There is a love passed on to babies born this time of year here in Columbus.And it's a Scarlet and Gray kind of feeling.Babies born at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center this week will be wrapped in Buckeye pride.The little ones are given Buckeye football helmet-inspired hats and wrapped in red blankets with an embroidered “Beat Michigan” – Of course with the M crossed out.Moms and dads say to start them young -- and raise them right."The Game" between the Buckeyes
  
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• White House to restore Acosta's pass with a warning

  19-11-2018 17:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday that it will fully restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta's White House credentials, but warned that he must follow a series of rules at future press conferences.White House officials Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Bill Shine sent Acosta a letter explaining his status. His press pass had been revoked after a dust-up at a press conference with President Donald Trump.On Twitter, CNN declared victory, saying: "Today the @WhiteHouse fully restored @Aco
  
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• White House again threatens Acosta's pass; CNN seeks hearing

  19-11-2018 17:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has again targeted White House press credentials for CNN reporter Jim Acosta.After a federal judge ordered that Acosta's credentials be temporarily restored last week, the White House sent Acosta a letter saying it had made the "preliminary decision" to suspend his pass. The White House said Acosta would continue to hold his credentials while the 14-day judge's order was in effect.The White House argues Acosta did not follow "basic standards" when
  
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• Medical experts look at how white noise could impact the brain

  19-11-2018 17:38
  
  WEST COLUMBUS - Many parents have turned to white noise to help soothe their baby to sleep. Adults who suffer from Tinnitus can also use ambient sounds to help mask ringing in the ears.White noise machines can serve several purposes. However,a new report is causing some to have second thoughts about using them.A new review published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology scrutinizes the possible unintended consequences of white noise. The doctors involved found using the machines long-term could cha
  
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• Crestline police chief resigns to "maintain honor, dignity of position"

  19-11-2018 17:28
  
  CRESTLINE -- Crestline police chief Joseph Butler resigned Monday morning after serving the city for 18 years.Butler, who recently came under fire for videoing conversations with people while off duty, had been placed on leave. There was a scheduled village council meeting set for Monday evening.Butler's resignation letter, which he called "involuntary" in the first line, said in part: "in light of the current state of the village administration and its treatment of me as chief of police, I feel
  
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• Crestline police chief, accused of dereliction of duty, resigns ahead of council meeting

  19-11-2018 17:28
  
  CRESTLINE -- Crestline police chief Joseph Butler resigned Monday morning after serving the city for 18 years.Butler, who recently came under fire for videoing conversations with people while off duty, had been placed on leave. There was a scheduled village council meeting set for Monday evening.Butler's resignation letter, which he called "involuntary" in the first line, said in part: "in light of the current state of the village administration and its treatment of me as chief of police, I feel
  
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• WATCH: Urban Meyer press conference | Ohio State vs. Michigan week

  19-11-2018 17:14
  
  COLUMBUS -- Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer is addressing the media Monday morning from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.Meyer is expected to discuss last Saturday's overtime win over Maryland in his weekly briefing -- but much of the focus is sure to be on the upcoming matchup against That Team Up North.Ohio State takes on Michigan in "The Game" Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The winner will take on Northwestern in the Big Ten title game and keep their hopes alive for a spot in the College
  
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• Ohio Legislators Consider Bill that Could Limit Right to Protest

  19-11-2018 16:23
  Last week, the Ohio Senate held a committee hearing on a bill that opponents say could limit the right to protest. Senate Bill 250, called “Protect critical infrastructure facilities from mischief,” would make it a more serious and expensive crime to trespass or cause property damage to oil and gas pipelines and other industry infrastructure. […]
  
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• Former Columbus police sergeant pleads guilty in child porn case

  19-11-2018 16:07
  
  COLUMBUS -- A former public information officer with the Columbus Division of Police pleaded guilty to child pornography charges Monday.Dean Worthington pleaded guilty to four charges involving the downloading and uploading of child pornography to his personal cell phone and to a Tumblr blog. Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said the social networking website provided a tip to law enforcement after Worthington uploaded an image of child pornography in March.Monday, in front of Frankl
  
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• Girl, 2, run over in YMCA parking lot after leaving mom

  19-11-2018 15:31
  
  HAVERFORD, Pa. (AP) — A toddler was run over and killed in a YMCA parking lot after wandering away from her mother.The incident occurred on Saturday at the Haverford Area YMCA.The 2-year-old walked away and sat down in a parking space, and a motorist pulled in and didn't see her. She was rushed to Lankenau Hospital but couldn't be saved.The girl's name hasn't been released, and police say no charges have been filed against the driver, who remained at the scene.The Philadelphia Inquirer rep
  
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• Police say woman fatally shot as husband was cleaning gun

  19-11-2018 12:35
  
  Police say an upstate New York woman was killed in an apparent accident when a shot discharged as her husband was cleaning his gun.New York state police say 34-year-old Ashley Rosenbrock was shot Thursday night in her home in Corinth. She was pronounced dead at Saratoga Hospital.Police said Saturday that Rosenbrock's 35-year-old husband, Eric Rosenbrock, was "performing maintenance" on his legally owned handgun when it went off.The investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed.The Post
  
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• Christmas comes early for Pickerington boy battling cancer

  19-11-2018 12:35
  PICKERINGTON -The Sycamore Creek Elementary School community was busy putting up lights on Sunday. A firetruck totally decked out in Christmas lights rolled down the street. People sang Christmas carols and Santa himself made a trip from the North Pole.It was part of a big celebration to bring Christmas to a Pickerington boy a little early.Deany Bandavanis is battling a rare brain cancer called DIPG.The seven-year-old boy is fighting to see the holiday, so his mother wanted to bring him Christma
  
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• Trump says 'no reason' for him to hear Khashoggi death tape

  19-11-2018 12:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said there is no reason for him to listen to a recording of the "very violent, very vicious" killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which has put him in a diplomatic bind: how to admonish Riyadh for the slaying yet maintain strong ties with a close ally.Trump, in an interview that aired Sunday, made clear that the audio recording, supplied by the Turkish government, would not affect his response to the Oct. 2 killing of Khashoggi, a columnist
  
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• Nissan chairman to be dismissed for misconduct

  19-11-2018 12:31
  
  Nissan Motor Co.'s high-flying chairman Carlos Ghosn is to be dismissed after the company said an internal investigation found he under-reported his income by millions of dollars and engaged in other "significant misconduct."The Japanese broadcaster NHK said Ghosn was arrested Monday after he voluntarily submitted to questioning by Tokyo prosecutors. The prosecutors office did not confirm that.The Yokohama-based company, one of the world's largest automakers, said the violations were discovered
  
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• Men convicted of Kansas bomb plot try to bar Somali videos

  19-11-2018 12:28
  
  A federal judge is due to hear arguments about whether to allow victim impact statements from Somali immigrants at the sentencing hearing for three Kansas militia members convicted of plotting to bomb a mosque and an apartment complex where the immigrants live.The hearing is scheduled to take place Monday before U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren in Wichita.Attorneys for Patrick Stein, Gavin Wright and Curtis Allen contend that the immigrants aren't victims because no one was hurt. Prosecutors say
  
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• Dallas woman who went to Mexico for plastic surgery now in hospice

  19-11-2018 12:23
  
  A Dallas real estate agent who traveled to a clinic in Mexico in October for several plastic surgery procedures and returned to the U.S. on life support with brain damage was moved to hospice care late Friday night, according to a statement on her sister's Facebook page.The statement from Laura Avila's sister, Angie Avila, addressed to "family and friends" said, "Based on the recommendation of Laura's physicians, and after hours of agony and consideration, our family moved Laura to a more comfor
  
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• Sentencing set for man after guilty plea in family killings

  19-11-2018 12:19
  
  A Colorado man is set to be sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to murdering his pregnant wife and their two young daughters and dumping their bodies on an oil work site.Christopher Watts pleaded guilty on Nov. 6 to three charges of murder in the deaths of his wife, Shanann Watts, and their young daughters. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of murdering a child, one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy and three counts of tampering with a deceased human body.Prosecutors have said t
  
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• A few honorary Oscars firsts at this year's Governors Awards

  19-11-2018 11:40
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg teased Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall about the beginnings of their relationship, actress Cicely Tyson brought more than a few people to tears while proudly clutching her Oscar and publicist Marvin Levy sang a few lines from "Hamilton" to an audience that included Lin-Manuel Miranda at a lively Governors Awards Sunday night in Los Angeles.The event honoring the careers of film industry legends Tyson, Levy and composer Lalo Schifrin brought some of H
  
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• Rain could hinder search for victims of California wildfire

  19-11-2018 11:29
  
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The search for remains of victims of the devastating Northern California wildfire has taken on new urgency as rain in the forecast could complicate those efforts while also bringing relief to firefighters on the front lines.Up to 400 people fanned out Sunday to search the ash and rubble where homes once stood before flames roared through the Sierra foothills town of Paradise and surrounding communities, killing at least 77 people in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a
  
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• Israel avoids early elections as coalition is kept intact

  19-11-2018 11:24
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel avoided early elections after a key coalition partner in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government said on Monday that he would not withdraw his party, keeping the coalition intact despite a crisis triggered by a violent flare-up with Gaza militants.Education Minister Naftali Bennett said his hard-line, pro-settler Jewish Home party would give Netanyahu another chance to address the security challenges facing Israel, listing off threats from Gaza and Lebanon, a
  
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• Apartment complex caters to those battling mental illness

  19-11-2018 04:13
  A new apartment building in central Ohio is helping those battling mental illness live alone and avoid the cycle of homelessness.Kristi Williams says the option of living alone with access to support couldn't have come at a better time for her.“I am diagnosed with bipolar disorder,” Williams said. “I was diagnosed in my mid-30s.”That diagnosis left Williams often unable to work which made it difficult to maintain housing.“For me it was an opportunity, I came from a
  
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• Sherrod Brown: 2020 Democratic candidates should focus on workers

  19-11-2018 03:36
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, who is considering a 2020 presidential run, said Sunday that a Democratic presidential candidate hoping to win Ohio should have a message aimed at workers and their needs.The Ohio Democrat repeated in an interview Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he hasn't yet decided whether he will run, but said he believes more attention must be paid to workers."Too many people in this country work hard every day, pay their dues, never get ahead, don't have the
  
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• "At home, surrounded by family": Chris Bradley shares an update on his health

  19-11-2018 03:15
  
  10TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Bradley announced Sunday that he's transitioning from palliative care to hospice care.Chris was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in March of 2017.In an update shared on his Facebook page, Chris explained that he has an aggressive form of Leukemia and that "we've simply run out of options to treat this disease."In the Facebook post, Chris said that he's at home surrounded family."Jason and the kids have been so loving and devoted to my care all this time. Truly
  
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• Harry Potter's world not going anywhere as "Fantastic Beasts" flies to top of box office

  19-11-2018 02:11
  
  LOS ANGELES — "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" crawled, slithered and flew its way to the top of the weekend box office with a $62.2 million opening in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday.The latest offering from the Harry Potter multiverse fell short of the opening of the first film in the Warner Bros. series, 2016's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," which debuted with $74 million in a similar November release and went on to earn $234 million in
  
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• Michael Bloomberg donates $1.8 billion to boost financial aid for low-income students at alma mater

  19-11-2018 01:57
  
  Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York and one of the world's richest people, is donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, in an effort to boost financial aid for low- and middle-income students.The university said the contribution — the largest ever to any education institution in the U.S. — will allow Johns Hopkins to eliminate student loans in financial aid packages starting next fall. The university will instead offer scholarships that don't have
  
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