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• Immigrant rights groups find Trump is their best fundraiser

  29-11-2018 23:49
  
  Like many charitable organizations, immigrants' rights groups were bracing for a dip in contributions this year under the GOP's new tax law. To their relief, however, they say they're seeing a spike in charitable giving -- as high as a 25-fold increase in some cases -- as they push back against President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies.It seems that Trump may be inspiring more donations to organizations that oppose his immigration agenda. For instance, on the heels of #GivingTuesda
  
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• Transgender ICE detainee was beaten before death, autopsy finds

  29-11-2018 23:43
  
  A transgender migrant woman who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in May was beaten and denied proper medical treatment, according to the results of an independent autopsy and lawyers for her family.The private forensic pathologist who conducted the second autopsy at the behest of the family of Roxsana Hernandez Rodriguez concluded the 33-year-old from Honduras likely died May 25 of "severe complications of dehydration," complicated by HIV, after she was transferred to th
  
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• Post office delivers boy's "letter to dad in heaven"

  29-11-2018 23:38
  
  A boy wanting to send a birthday card to his dad in heaven was comforted to know the post office got the letter to him safely.Teri Copland said her 7-year-old son, Jase, received a lovely reply from the U.K.'s Royal Mail service after dropping off his unique letter at the post office.The mom posted a photo of her son's card to his dad on Facebook Wednesday. Instead of writing a mailing address, Jase wrote instructions for the mailman across the the envelope: "Mr. Postman, can you take this to he
  
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• Tickets for Mario Kart-themed race in Columbus, Cincinnati go on sale Friday

  29-11-2018 22:47
  
  A Mario Kart inspired race track will be coming to Ohio next year.Mushroom Rally USA tweeted that tickets for Columbus and Cincinnati will go on sale Friday for the races in early 2019.OHIO! You're next! 🍌 Tickets go on sale for #Columbus and #Cincinnati in less than 24 hours! @KISS107 @CityBeatCincy @CityOfCincy @DowntownCincy @Enquirer @DispatchAlerts @10TV @nbc4i pic.twitter.com/8uLWiKGPx7— Mushroom Rally USA (@MushroomRally) November 29, 2018
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• Study: Dogs aren’t smarter than other animals

  29-11-2018 22:36
  
  A new study suggests dogs aren’t as smart as we have been led to believe.This news comes from a new study in the journal Learning and Behavior.It compares canine cognition to other carnivores, social hunters and domestic animals – all groups that dogs fall into.Researchers used existing behavior information of wolves, cats, dolphins, chimps and other animals to see if dogs possessed any special skill not recorded in other species.The conclusion: They did not.Dogs are, however, slight
  
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• Mexican resort served "poisonous" alcohol to woman who died, family says

  29-11-2018 22:07
  The family of a young woman who died after possibly drinking tainted alcohol is now suing the Mexican resort that served her. Abbey Conner drowned in a pool at an Iberostar hotel and resort in Riviera Maya after drinking while on vacation with her family in January 2017. Her family alleges that the resort knew the alcohol they gave the 20-year-old was "poisonous." Conner's family said her death was an entirely avoidable tragedy, at the hands of an Iberostar hotel and resort. Now, nearly two year
  
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• Paul Ryan lists immigration, debt as biggest regrets

  29-11-2018 21:25
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday named immigration and the national debt as his two biggest regrets as he prepares to leave office after 20 years in Congress, saying he has no immediate plans to return to public office.The Republican lawmaker from Wisconsin, the 2012 vice presidential nominee, sat for an interview with The Washington Post as he prepares to step down. Ryan also delivered one of his final floor speeches, thanking his staff and voters of his W
  
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• Autopsy: Maddox Ritch drowned and was apparently attacked by animal

  29-11-2018 21:03
  
  A 6-year-old boy with autism who was found dead following a six-day search in North Carolina died of probable drowning, according to autopsy results released Thursday. CBS affiliate WBTV reports that the autopsy on Maddox Ritch also noted multiple wounds to the boy's upper neck likely from an animal attack.Nothing abnormal was revealed in the boy's toxicology report, which was also released by the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner's Office. WBTV reports the boy was wearing the clothing his dad
  
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• Amazon selling Alexa-enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass

  29-11-2018 20:55
  DALLAS (AP) — Kitsch and high-tech are linking up just in time for Christmas.Big Mouth Billy Bass is programmed to respond to Alexa voice commands through a compatible Amazon Echo device. That means the singing and talking fish will lip synch to Alexa's responses and will dance to songs from Amazon music. When it's first plugged in, it will respond "Woo-hoo, that feels good!"Gemmy Industries product development vice president Steven Harris says "this is not your father's Big Mouth Billy Ba
  
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• Browns' Mayfield: "I'm not a cookie-cutter quarterback"

  29-11-2018 20:48
  
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Baker Mayfield won't back down, won't change. Not for Hue Jackson or TV commentators or critics or anyone.Don't bother telling Cleveland's rookie quarterback how he should act, what he should say or how he should feel.He's not listening."I'm not a cookie-cutter quarterback," Mayfield said. "Never have been, never will be."Dismissing some condemnation for recent comments and actions, Mayfield doubled down on Wednesday by saying he doesn't regret calling former Browns coac
  
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• Schwarzenegger opposes Columbus ticket tax despite lower proposal

  29-11-2018 20:36
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is opposing a proposed 5 percent fee on arts, sports and entertainment ticket sales in Columbus as debate over the proposal continues.Schwarzenegger says the fee will damage business in Columbus. Schwarzenegger says he doesn't understand taxing sports events and giving the money to arts.Schwarzenegger founded the city's giant Arnold Sports Festival and Fitness Expo, which draws thousands of visitors each March
  
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• Southwest Airlines agent mocks 5-year-old girl's 'Abcde' name

  29-11-2018 20:23
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A woman says a Southwest Airlines agent in Southern California mocked her 5-year-old daughter's 'Abcde' name when they were preparing to board a flight home to Texas.KABC-TV reported late Wednesday that Traci Redford accused a gate agent at Orange County's John Wayne Airport of laughing at her daughter's name and posting a photo of her boarding pass on social media.The girl's name is spelled with the first five letters of the alphabet and is pronounced "AHB-sih-dee
  
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• Comfortable Yet Productive: The Key Design Elements of a Coworking Space

  29-11-2018 19:45
  There exists a perfect balance in the design of a coworking space: comfortable yet productive. It’s an elusive cord to strike and one accomplished most notably through creating different environments within a space. From private offices, to dedicated desks, to a lounge chair and kitchenette, each plays an important role in the design of a […]
  
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• Trump cancels Putin meeting over Russia-Ukraine sea dispute

  29-11-2018 19:20
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Donald Trump canceled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 Nations summit Thursday, injecting fresh drama into what already promised to be a tense gathering of world leaders.Trump cited Russia's seizure of Ukrainian vessels as the reason, saying in a Tweet from Air Force One: "The ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia." He added: "I look forward to a meaningful Summit again as soon as t
  
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• Police: 15-year-old Ohio boy accidentally shot another teen, then killed self

  29-11-2018 19:00
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Police investigating the shootings of two teenagers in northeast Ohio say it appears one boy accidentally shot the other and then killed himself.Akron police said Thursday that a 14-year-old wounded in the shooting Wednesday evening was hospitalized in critical condition. Police previously said that boy died.They say the 15-year-old boy who had pulled out the gun was pronounced dead at a hospital. The local medical examiner identified him as Arnez Kendrick.Akron police L
  
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• Mixed-Use Development Proposed for State Street in Westerville

  29-11-2018 18:03
  A proposal to build three new buildings on Westerville’s main drag has been working its way through the city’s approval process. The new buildings would be located at 280-290 S. State St. and would replace two existing single family homes. One of the homes has been converted into an office, while the other has been […]
  
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• Officials: Man killed brother, family members at mansion over finances, set fire as cover-up

  29-11-2018 17:20
  
  FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey tech executive was charged Thursday with killing his brother and the brother's family over a business dispute and then setting fire to their mansion and his own house in an attempt to cover up the crimes.Paul Caneiro, 51, was charged with four counts of murder as well as arson and two weapons violations in the deaths of his 50-year-old brother, Keith, along with Keith's wife, Jennifer, and their two children, at their Colts Neck estate, about 50 miles sou
  
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• Murder charges against brother in mansion fire slayings

  29-11-2018 17:20
  
  FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey tech executive was charged Thursday with killing his brother and the brother's family as a result of a business dispute and then setting fire to their mansion and his own house in an attempt to cover up the crimes.Paul Caneiro, 51, was charged with four counts of murder as well as arson and two weapons violations in the deaths of his 50-year-old brother, Keith, along with Keith's wife, Jennifer, and their two children, at their Colts Neck estate, about 50
  
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• Delaware man gets max 8 years for Westerville hit-and-run that killed jogger

  29-11-2018 17:16
  A Delaware man received the maximum sentence Thursday for a deadly hit-and-run that killed a 68-year-old jogger in Westerville.Thirty-one-year-old Jonathan Coffman struck and killed Linda Evans on Park Meadow Road in July of 2017.Coffman plead guilty in October of this year to one count of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count of OVI.In court Thursday, the judge sentenced Coffman to eight years in prison for the vehicular homicide charge and six months for OVI, to be run consecutively.Coff
  
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• Ohio man goes Griswold with light display from ’National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’

  29-11-2018 16:33
  
  A Wadsworth, Ohio resident is bringing cheer to his neighborhood with decorations and a light display resembling Clark Griswold’s house from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”Cleveland CBS affiliate WOIO reports the decorations consist of 250 strands of lights with 100 bulbs covering the house completely, totaling 25,000 total lights.The inaugural lighting at the home of Greg Osterland, located at 173 Duane Lane, was held in 2013.The homeowner told WOIO his electric
  
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• More Than $1 Million on #GivingTuesday!

  29-11-2018 16:32
  Community members and Columbus Foundation donors celebrated #GivingTuesday this year by donating more than $1 million to local nonprofits in the central Ohio region! #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back, falls on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and the widely-recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Collectively, the Columbus community raised $1,119,848 for […]
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Orlando Breads

  29-11-2018 16:00
  Memory can be deceiving, but it seems like Heath Nut bread used to be better, denser, and nuttier. It’s a common refrain on breadhead discussion boards. Health Nut used to be heavy — super-loaded with stuff — but perhaps its success has made recent purchases of the product feel disappointing. It’s too light, and it’s […]
  
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• Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress

  29-11-2018 15:39
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on a Trump real estate deal in Russia.Cohen made a surprise appearance Thursday in a New York courtroom at around 9 a.m.He admitted to making false statements in 2017 to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about a plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.In August, Cohen pleaded guilty to other federal charges involving his taxi businesses, bank fraud a
  
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• Suspects' mom pleads not guilty in Rhoden family murders

  29-11-2018 15:15
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — The third of four family members charged with killing eight people from another family has pleaded not guilty in a southern Ohio court, as her adult sons did previously.Forty-eight-year-old Angela Wagner was arraigned Thursday in Pike County on 22 counts, including aggravated murder.Like her sons, 26-year-old Edward "Jake" Wagner and 27-year-old George Wagner IV, she's being held without bond. The court is prohibiting lawyers and authorities involved in their cases fro
  
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• Suspects' mom is 3rd arraigned in Rhoden family slayings

  29-11-2018 15:15
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — The third of four family members charged with killing eight people from another family will be arraigned in the southern Ohio court where her adult sons pleaded not guilty this week.Forty-eight-year-old Angela Wagner was scheduled for arraignment Thursday afternoon in Pike County on charges including aggravated murder.Wagner, her husband and sons are charged in the 2016 Rhoden family shootings. An attorney who has represented the Wagners has said they'll be vindicated.
  
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• Man gives $1,000 to each student, teacher of school in California town ravaged by wildfire

  29-11-2018 14:42
  
  A California businessman is opening his heart and wallet to high school students and teachers after the Camp Fire disaster in the town of Paradise. Real estate developer Bob Wilson, 90, gave students and staff at Paradise High School $1,000 each in a donation that totaled more than $1 million.Smiles have been hard to come by for students ever since suffering through the most devastating wildfire in California history. About 900 of the 980 young people attending Paradise High School lost their ho
  
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• Keeping it quick: President Trump taking in-and-out trip to Argentina

  29-11-2018 13:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Marathon days. Red-eye flights. Jam-packed agendas. When President Donald Trump travels abroad, he's increasingly keeping it quick lately.President Trump departs Thursday for the Group of 20 summit in Argentina, where the homebody commander in chief will spend just 48 hours on the ground yet pack in eight high-level meetings with foreign leaders.International summits are taxing events for any leader, but President Trump has made his visit even more so by design, as the tr
  
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• Suicide, at 50-year peak, pushes down US life expectancy

  29-11-2018 13:05
  
  NEW YORK — Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live.Overall, there were more than 2.8 million U.S. deaths in 2017, or nearly 70,000 more than the previous year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. It was the most deaths in a single year since the government began counting more than a century ago.The increase partly reflects the nation's growing and aging population. But i
  
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• Ohio Senate approves bill codifying strangulation as felony

  29-11-2018 12:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Senate has passed a bill that would make strangulation and suffocation of partners and family members a felony.The crimes are currently misdemeanors, giving judges discretion if offenders are sentenced to prison and for how long. Cleveland.com reports the bill is being sponsored by Columbus area Republican Sen. Stephanie Kunze.Kunze says someone who strangles their domestic partner is much more likely to murder them. 42 states across the country have classified strangul
  
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• Suspect wanted for Columbus murder captured in Indiana

  29-11-2018 10:25
  
  COLUMBUS - A murder suspect wanted in Columbus for a Memorial Day murder is now behind bars in Indiana.The Allen County Indiana Jail confirms that Michael Javon Merchant is in police custody in Fort Wayne.Columbus Police issued a warrant for Merchant in connection with a murder on Memorial Day earlier this year. Police say Merchant was in the same car as the victim when he shot him. Officers found 25-year-old Dante Aaron Goodman lying on the side of the E. 16th street suffering from a gunshot wo
  
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• Syracuse stops No. 16 Ohio State 72-62

  29-11-2018 04:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tyus Battle scored 20 points and Elijah Hughes added 18 to help Syracuse upset No. 16 Ohio State 72-62 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night for the Orange's second straight victory.Syracuse improved to 4-2 on the season by shooting 49 percent from the field and 46 percent from 3-point land.C.J. Jackson had 19 points for Ohio State, and Kaleb Wesson contributed 13, as the Buckeyes (6-1) lost for the first time this season.Much of the game was a battle of fou
  
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• Trump's private plane clipped in parking mishap at LaGuardia

  29-11-2018 03:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's private jet, an instantly recognizable Boeing 757 used during his campaign, was caught up in a quintessential New York City traffic mishap at LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday: a fender bender while someone else was trying to park.A corporate jet maneuvering into a parking spot clipped the wing of Trump's parked plane around 8:30 a.m., Trump's company, The Trump Organization, confirmed. The plane was parked and not in use, it said.The corporate jet, a
  
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• Ohio State honors former basketball head coach Thad Matta

  29-11-2018 03:18
  During halftime of Wednesday game against Syracuse, Ohio State honored former men's basketball head coach Thad Matta.Ohio State unveiled a banner highlighting Matta's career from 2005-2017.Matta coached the Buckeyes for 13 seasons and won 337 games with five regular-season Big Ten Conference Championships and four Big Ten tournament championships.Ohio State made the NCAA Tournament nine times under Matta including two Final Four appearances in 2007 and 2012.Always a Buckeye.
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• Police: Missing 16-year-old boy last seen in northeast Columbus

  29-11-2018 02:29
  
  The Columbus Division of Police are searching for a missing 16-year-old who was last seen Wednesday.Police say they received a call saying Tavion Patterson-Woods was upset over a personal relationship.Officers responded to the scene to help Tavion but he fled from them. Police said he made self-inflicting threats made at the scene.Taivon is described as a black male, 5 feet 6 inches, 115 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.He was last seen in the area of S. Mifflin Elementary School, wearing a
  
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• Ivanka Trump defends her use of a private email account

  29-11-2018 02:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump defended her use of a private email account as she was moving into an adviser's position in her father's administration, saying that it cannot be compared to the flap over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email server and that "Lock her up!" doesn't apply to her."All of my emails are stored and preserved. There were no deletions," President Donald Trump's elder daughter and adviser told ABC News in an interview broadcast Wednesday.The Washi
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club: eSport Business & Beyond

  29-11-2018 01:22 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Baltimore residents feeling aftermath of nails on roadways

  29-11-2018 01:07
  
  He's been a mechanic for 42 years. The last 27 years, Bob Cecil has been the owner at the Safeway Auto Service in Baltimore.He's seen it all when it comes to problems on the road. But what happened last week, he says, is unheard of."Especially in this little town," he said. "I haven't seen anything like that."On Thanksgiving Day, Baltimore officials believe someone intentionally dumped thousands of roofing nails on State Route 256 and State Route 158.Since then, Cecil has been busy."Well, phone
  
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• Florida ban on greyhound racing could mean more dogs to Ohio

  29-11-2018 01:05
  
  Eleven-year-old Star, a blonde and white greyhound, hasn't raced in Florida in decades.Today, she lives happily inside the home of Suzy Denniston of Central Ohio Greyhound Rescue.Greyhound rescues are expected to increase across the country now that Florida has banned the sport."We have a waiting list of adopters right now we're having a hard time getting dogs because we don't have enough foster homes at the moment," says Denniston.The greyhound industry has been maligned for issues regarding po
  
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• Trump says Manafort pardon 'not off the table'

  29-11-2018 00:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday a pardon for Paul Manafort is "not off the table" — a comment that drew swift rebuke from critics who fear the president will use his executive power to protect friends and supporters caught up in the Russia probe.The president's comments to the New York Post came days after special counsel Robert Mueller said Manafort had breached his plea deal by repeatedly lying to investigators. The former Trump campaign chairman denies that
  
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• Health & Human Services and Workforce Development Committees: 2019 Proposed City Budget Briefing

  29-11-2018 00:51 via youtube.com
  
  
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