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• Report: Israeli attack near Syrian capital wounds 3 soldiers

  25-12-2018 23:12
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near the Syrian capital of Damascus late Tuesday and some of the missiles were shot down by air defense units, Syrian state TV said. There was no immediate word on casualties.While Syrian television didn't identify the planes, Lebanon's the state-run National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes were flying at low altitude over parts of southern Lebanon and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,
  
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• Columbus Firefighters spend Christmas serving and protecting

  25-12-2018 22:52
  Not everyone was able to spend Christmas with their families.For the men and women of the Columbus Division of Fire, it goes with the job, and it is a duty they are proud to fulfill.They exchanged gifts, and they'll enjoy a holiday meal.But the men of Station 18 won't be home for Christmas.For second-generation firefighter Lucius Sullivan, FaceTiming with his daughter will have to do."Of course everybody wants to be home for Christmas," Sullivan said. "But I know I'm making a difference in the c
  
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• Ohio parolee reflects on her first year out of prison

  25-12-2018 22:29
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Before her parole and release from prison last Christmas Day, Tyra Patterson had to make a five-year plan.Her goals were to live independently, get a job, travel, see her family and begin speaking in public about criminal justice reform."I completed that ... in less than a year," Patterson told The Enquirer in an interview last week from her rented house in suburban Cincinnati.She knows she is not the typical returning citizen, woman or man. Her case and her insistence on
  
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• Police searching for a Christmas Day gas station robbery suspect in north Columbus

  25-12-2018 22:01
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Police are searching for the suspect involved in an armed robbery that took place at a gas station Christmas morning in north Columbus.The B.P. gas station located at 7310 Sawmill Road was robbed at 9:05 a.m. by a man with a handgun at the clerk and demanded money, according to Columbus Police.The suspect entered the store, walked around the counter and pointed a small black handgun at the cashier.Detectives say the cashier complied by opening the cash drawer and the suspect too
  
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• Operation Christmas Card: 2,000 cards, 1 little girl

  25-12-2018 20:28
  
  Eight-year-old Adriana Pollock isn't your average 3rd grader."My mom says that it’s very special that I do it because most kids my age don’t think about those things," said Adriana.What her mom was referring to, was Adriana's deep desire to give back."I didn't want other people to have bad Christmases and lose their Christmas spirit," she explained with a smile.So last year, Adriana started "Operation Christmas Card"."It's giving Christmas cards to people," Adriana explained. "...to
  
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• Christmas Tradition: Chinese food and a movie

  25-12-2018 20:19
  
  Inside the Lucky Dragon in Clintonville, a holiday tradition begins.Chinese food on Christmas is an American tradition and John Zuercher and Ben Perry are taking full advantage."We were just talking about the "Christmas Story" movie and we were walking in and talking about how it reminded us of that movie it's like part of America now," says Perry.It's not the only post-Christmas tradition people like observe.Getting out the house for some laughter at the movie theater maybe as fun as opening pr
  
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• U.S. says 2nd Guatemalan child has died in immigration custody

  25-12-2018 19:48
  
  EL PASO, Texas — An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died in government custody early Tuesday, U.S. immigration authorities, marking the second death of an immigrant child in detention this month.U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release that the boy died shortly after midnight Tuesday.The boy showed "signs of potential illness" Monday and was taken with his father to a hospital in Alamogordo, New Mexico, the agency said. There, he was diagnosed with a cold and a fever, was gi
  
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• Marion police officers buy gifts for single mother of 3

  25-12-2018 19:27
  
  MARION, Ohio-- Members of the Marion Police Department got into the Christmas spirit Monday night.One officer arrived at a parking lot to help a woman who was locked out of her car, according to the police department's Facebook page.While unlocking the vehicle, the woman told the officer she is a single mother of three and had no gifts for her children.After hearing her story and unlocking the car, the officer took the mother shopping for the presents she needed. Other officers heard the story a
  
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• Trump offers holiday greetings to US troops

  25-12-2018 18:29
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday wished U.S. troops stationed around the country and the world a merry Christmas."I know it's a great sacrifice for you to be away from your families, but I want you to know that every American family is eternally grateful to you, and we're holding you close in our hearts, thoughts and prayers," Trump said. "We love what you do and love your work. Amazing people."President Trump spoke by video conference to members of all five branches of the U
  
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• GoFundMe says donors to homeless man refunded

  25-12-2018 18:05
  
  MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — GoFundMe says it has issued refunds to everyone who contributed to a campaign involving a homeless veteran from Philadelphia who prosecutors allege schemed with a New Jersey couple to scam donors out of $400,000.GoFundMe spokesman Bobby Whithorne said Tuesday that "all donors who contributed to this GoFundMe campaign have been fully refunded." He said the organization is cooperating fully with law enforcement.Burlington County prosecutors allege that Johnny Bobbitt cons
  
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• President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump share Christmas message

  25-12-2018 18:01
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump sent a Christmas message from the White House Twitter account Tuesday morning."We come together with family and friends to spread hope, love, compassion, cheer, and goodwill," said Melania Trump."This wonderful season brings out the best in the American spirit, and we see neighbors helping neighbors and communities lifting up those who need a helping hand," said President Trump.Merry Christmas from President @realDonaldTrump and @F
  
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• Cincinnati Zoo welcomes baby tamandua

  25-12-2018 16:17
  
  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo has welcomed a baby tamandua.Zoo officials announced Christmas Eve that the pup was born to first-time mother Isla on Dec. 20. They say the baby tamandua needs to develop and won't make its public debut for another couple months.Tamanduas have long snouts and are similar to anteaters. Experts say the mammals can eat up to 9,000 ants in a day.Interpretive Animal Keeper Colleen Lawrence says the zoo had performed weekly ultrasounds on Isla since August. Lawren
  
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• Doctors recommend nearly 4,500 in medical marijuana registry in Ohio

  25-12-2018 15:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio— State officials say doctors have submitted nearly 4,500 recommendations in the medical marijuana patient and caregiver registry for Ohio.The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy announced on Monday that the number of recommendations now totals 4,440, with at least 3,036 people completing the information online and activating registration e-cards.The registry is the online portal where doctors certified to recommend medical marijuana can register patients and caregivers. It went
  
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• UK royal Christmas: Church, lunch and the queen's message

  25-12-2018 12:52
  
  SANDRINGHAM, England — Britain's Queen Elizabeth II wove personal reflections into her annual Christmas message, offering the customary wishes for peace and saying she hoped she had attained a measure of wisdom during her 92 years."Some cultures believe a long life brings wisdom," Elizabeth said in a pre-recorded message broadcast Tuesday. "I'd like to think so. Perhaps part of that wisdom is to recognize some of life's baffling paradoxes, such as the way human beings have a huge propensit
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II celebrates Christmas before annual speech

  25-12-2018 12:52
  
  SANDRINGHAM, England — Queen Elizabeth II was cheered by onlookers when she and other senior royals arrived at a Christmas church service on the grounds of one of her country estates.The 92-year-old queen arrived by car Tuesday morning while younger royals walked from her grand country house in Sandringham to nearby St. Mary Magdalene Church.Prince Charles led the way, followed by his sons: Prince William and his wife Catherine and Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who is expecting their f
  
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• A Midsummer Night's Dream

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• Crash on I-670 West leaves 1 in critical condition

  25-12-2018 10:53
  
  COLUMBUS-- Police responded to a crash Tuesday morning that sent one person to the hospital in critical condition.The crash happened on I-670 westbound near the Grandview Avenue ramp around 12:40 a.m.The crash involved one pickup truck, according to Columbus police.Police have not released the name of the injured person.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this story.
  
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• Pope's Christmas wish: World fraternity despite differences

  25-12-2018 10:52
  
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of different faiths, races or ideas, describing the world's differences as a richness, not a danger, and calling for political solutions to end wars in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere.Conflicts in Ukraine and tensions on the Korean Peninsula also drew the pope's attention in his Christmas Day message, which he read Tuesday from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.Addressing tens of thousands of tourists, pi
  
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• Pope: Choose simplicity over Christmas greed

  25-12-2018 10:52
  
  VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis is urging Christians to forgo the greed, hoarding and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love.Francis celebrated a Christmas Eve Mass on Monday night in St. Peter's Basilica, opening a busy week for the pope that includes a Christmas Day message and blessing, a Dec. 26 prayer, New Year's Eve vespers and a Jan. 1 Mass.During his homily, Francis lamented that many people find meaning in possessions. He said: "An insati
  
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• Prayers for tsunami victims replace Christmas celebrations

  25-12-2018 10:48
  
  SUMUR, Indonesia — Christmas celebrations traditionally filled with laughter and uplifting music were replaced by somber prayers for tsunami victims in an area hit without warning, leaving more than 420 people dead and thousands more homeless in disaster-prone Indonesia.Pastor Markus Taekz said Tuesday that his Rahmat Pentecostal Church in the hard-hit area of Carita did not celebrate with joyous songs this year. Instead, he said only about 100 people showed up for the Christmas Eve servic
  
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• Trump: 'I can't tell you when' government will reopen

  25-12-2018 10:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that parts of the federal government will stay closed until Democrats agree to put up more walls along the U.S.-Mexico border to deter criminal elements. He said he's open to calling the wall something else as long as he ends up with an actual wall.In a Christmas Day appearance in the Oval Office, Trump issued a lengthy defense of his desire for a wall, saying it's the only way to stop drugs and human traffickers from entering the count
  
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• Trump: Government stays closed as long as Dems reject wall

  25-12-2018 10:44
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says parts of the government will stay shut as long as Democrats refuse to build more barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border, seemingly dashing hope for a Christmas miracle that would soon allow several departments to reopen and employees to return to work.Asked when the government would reopen, Trump said: "I can't tell you when the government's going to be open. I can tell you it's not going to be open until we have a wall or fence, whatever they'd like to
  
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• Christmas stalemate in Washington over border wall, shutdown

  25-12-2018 10:44
  
  WASHINGTON — Both sides in the fight over President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico have given a little on the money. What they can't seem to agree on is what it should be spent on.And until Trump, who wants a wall, and Democrats, who oppose it, can come to an agreement, portions of the U.S. government will stay closed.Christmas marked the fourth day of the partial U.S. government shutdown with no end in sight.Most lawmakers fled the capital over the weekend to be with their familie
  
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• Columbus church holds service day after car crashed into sanctuary

  25-12-2018 03:24
  Six people are recovering after a car smashed into the side of a west Columbus church at the beginning of Sunday morning services.Crossroads United Methodist Church Pastor Jay Anderson said an elderly member accidentally crashed into the building as she was pulling into the parking lot.“We are very lucky no one was hurt worse or killed,” said the pastor from Crossroads United Methodist Church after a parishioner accidentally crashed into the church during a service. pic.twitter.com/b
  
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• Plan to make roads wider, safer in Ohio county home to Amish

  25-12-2018 00:54
  
  MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Work to widen roads and make other safety improvements is planned in an area of Ohio's Amish country plagued by crashes resulting in injuries, according to federal and state officials.The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Ohio Department of Transportation said they are teaming up on the $14 million project in northeastern Ohio's Geauga County.The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency said the plan involves widening roads, posting signs, educating trav
  
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• Judge: Honduran mother can't be deported without daughter

  25-12-2018 00:10
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered the U.S. government not to deport a Honduran woman who has been detained for six months with her 15-year-old daughter.U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss issued the temporary restraining order at the request of the woman's lawyers, who feared U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement might deport her before they could appeal after Christmas and leave the teenager alone in government custody.The lawyers say the woman and her daughter came to the U.S. tw
  
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