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• 2 Michigan regulators take plea deals in Flint water case

  26-12-2018 23:40
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan environmental regulators implicated in the Flint water scandal pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor Wednesday in exchange for more serious charges being dropped, bringing to six the number of officials who have agreed to such deals.Michael Prysby pleaded no contest to a count of violating Michigan's Safe Drinking Water Act, and Stephen Busch pleaded no contest to disturbing a public meeting. They had been charged with felonies, but those charges were dropp
  
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• The Zoo’s Baby Elephant Has Died

  26-12-2018 23:04
  Unfortunate news from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium this afternoon, the baby elephant that was born December 6th passed away at 1:30pm. A sudden illness and infection led to her rapid decline in health. “At only a few weeks of age, this little calf had already won our hearts. She was a cherished member of […]
  
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• Fairfield County man fighting Leukemia finds perfect donor match in sister

  26-12-2018 22:22
  
  In this season of giving, it's the gifts that don't fit under a tree that mean the most: the gifts of time, good health and of life.Those gifts are exactly what a local sister is giving her brother Wednesday.That was never truer than this year, after some dizzy spells led to a devastating diagnosis for Ron Knoblauch."They did some blood work and did some other tests, and came back as AML, Acute Myeloid Leukemia," he said. "It was just total shock. Like no, this can't be happening to me. I'm the
  
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• Police warn against setting out packaging from your expensive gifts

  26-12-2018 22:19
  
  HILLIARD, Ohio - One day after Christmas, a refuse truck made its rounds in the city of Hilliard collecting mounds of cardboard set out with the recycling bin. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said now that the gift giving is winding down, homeowners have to be smart about inadvertently advertising to thieves. "Criminals are always looking for an opportunity, so you want to deny them the opportunity to make you a victim," said Major Steven Tucker. He said burglars are looking for items they
  
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• Franklin County dog shelter's "sleepover" program sees big success

  26-12-2018 22:17
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio - The Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center was cleared out over Christmas as every adoptable dog had a two-day sleepover in an area home.This is the second time the shelter did the sleepover program. The aim is to dogs out of the shelter and in a home environment, allowing people to see if a dog is a right fit in their home. The residents then can give valuable feedback to the shelter about a dog’s behavior.“We found out a lot about him, so if we were
  
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• Columbus Zoo announces sudden death of elephant calf

  26-12-2018 21:56
  
  POWELL, Ohio - The elephant calf born in December at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has died, the zoo announced Wednesday.The female baby elephant died of a sudden illness at approximately 1:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, according to the zoo.At around 6:30 a.m., the calf appeared sluggish, to which the veterinary team then administered fluids, antibiotics and blood plasma from Phoebe, the calf's mother. The young elephant appeared to rebound until her health declined rapidly again.“At only a
  
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• Snow Trails ski resort open for the season in Richland County

  26-12-2018 21:39
  RICHLAND COUNTY, Ohio - To a skier, the weather conditions at 1,475 feet could not have been more ideal.Clear blue skygreeted those who made it to the Snow Trails ski resort the day after Christmas, including the Foster family from Gahanna."We got three sets of skis for the boys. This is their second time trying to ski," said Jessica Foster.Foster is the mother of three 8-year-old boys who are triplets.She and her husband Alan are teaching them the art of skiing. Through the process, the couple
  
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• 2018 Neighborhood Pride Talent Show Recap

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• Worthington Inn to close for redevelopment

  26-12-2018 21:15
  
  The Worthington Inn will be closing its restaurant and banquet facilities at the beginning of 2019 for redevelopment, the business announced on their website and social media Wednesday.On Jan. 1, the restaurant and banquet facilities will close to be redeveloped into office and retail space and a smaller, ground-level restaurant."The first, second and third floors of the building will be renovated with working fireplaces, abundant natural light, wood plank flooring and generous ceiling heights,"
  
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• Serena voted AP Female Athlete of the Year for 5th time

  26-12-2018 20:58
  
  She showed up in Paris wearing a black catsuit, a reminder that nobody can command the Grand Slam stage quite like Serena Williams.She reached the finals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, proving again how well she can play no matter how little she practices.Williams didn't win those or any other tournaments, which in every other situation might have made for a forgettable year.In 2018, it was a remarkable one.Her rapid return to tennis after a health scare following childbirth was a victory in it
  
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• Bad headlines for Trump also means ratings slump for Hannity

  26-12-2018 20:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The drumbeat of bad news for President Donald Trump hasn't been good for his most prominent backer in the media.While Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity will end 2018 as cable news' most popular personality for the second year in a row, he's been slumping in the ratings since the midterm elections and ominous stories related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of the president.His show averaged 2.76 million viewers since the election through Dec. 17, down 19 perc
  
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• Indian casinos across US wary of betting on sports books

  26-12-2018 20:39
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two dozen large-screen TVs showing football and other sports line the walls. There's beer on tap, bar top seating and leather chairs. Chicken wings are on the menu. And at this American Indian casino in the heart of college-football mad Mississippi, you can legally bet on the games.The sports book owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the first to open on tribal lands outside of Nevada following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, a no-brainer busi
  
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• Prep school graduate begins jail time for 2014 sex assault

  26-12-2018 20:35
  
  BOSCAWEN, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old classmate reported to jail Wednesday to begin serving the remaining 10 months of his jail sentence.Owen Labrie, 23, turned himself in to the Merrimack County jail Wednesday morning, more than a week after a judge refused to shorten his sentence. Reporters waiting outside the jail did not see him enter.Labrie, of Tunbridge, Vermont, was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmat
  
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• Trump makes first visit to US troops in harm's way

  26-12-2018 20:29
  
  AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq (AP) — In an unannounced trip to Iraq on Wednesday, President Donald Trump staunchly defended his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from neighboring Syria despite a drumbeat of criticism from military officials and allies who don't think the job fighting Islamic State militants there is over.Trump, making his first presidential visit to troops in a troubled region, said it's because the U.S. military had all but eliminated IS-controlled territory in both Iraq and Syria
  
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• Trump in Iraq on first visit to troops in region

  26-12-2018 20:29
  
  AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq (AP) — President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Wednesday to greet American troops helping hold off extremists in a country where thousands of Americans died during the recent war.It comes a week after Trump stunned his national security advisers by announcing that he would withdraw U.S. troops from neighboring Syria where they have been fighting Islamic State militants. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis abruptly resigned following the announcement, and
  
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• Both people on plane that crashed in South Dakota died

  26-12-2018 20:17
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Both people who were on board a small plane that crashed and caught fire in a residential neighborhood of South Dakota's largest city died, authorities said Wednesday.The plane crashed at around 5 p.m. Tuesday in the backyards of four homes in Sioux Falls, causing significant damage to two of the homes but not injuring anyone on the ground, authorities said.Police Capt. Loren McManus said at a news briefing that the two people who were on the plane were killed, but
  
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• Dublin-Based Updox Builds on a Unified Communication Platform

  26-12-2018 19:48
  Dublin has been the home of healthcare customer relationship platform Updox since its 2009 founding. The company has grown from a team of just four to five people to a mainstay in Dublin’s tech community and has created a one-stop solution for healthcare collaboration in the process. Current methods of communication between doctor and patient […]
  
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• ODOT launches new truck parking information system

  26-12-2018 19:43
  
  ODOT is launching a new system along three major highways to make it easier for truck drivers to find safe parking.The Truck Parking Information Management System provides real-time information about available parking spaces at nine Ohio rest areas, according to ODOT.Parking information will be displayed on digital signs along the highway, as well as on OHGO.com.The multi-state system, which should be fully operational next month, was paid for with a $25 million federal transportation grant. It
  
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• Nothing could stop this father from spending Christmas with his flight attendant daughter

  26-12-2018 19:42
  
  Millions of people fly home to spend Christmas with their families — but one family celebrated the holiday on the flights themselves.Pierce Vaughan, a flight attendant for Delta, had to work over Christmas. Instead of spending the holiday apart, her father decided to join her in the sky. Vaughan's father Hal boarded his daughter's flights on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, according to passenger Mike Levy, who sat next to him on one of the planes and wrote about it in a now-viral Fac
  
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• Affordable Housing Proposed for Franklinton Church Site

  26-12-2018 19:30
  Homeport has proposed replacing a 107-year old former church at 79 McDowell St. with a four-story, 52-unit apartment building. The affordable housing nonprofit presented plans for the building to the East Franklinton Review Board last week. According to documents submitted to the city, the apartments would be reserved for families earning 80 percent or less […]
  
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• Search underway for man who killed California police officer

  26-12-2018 18:43
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities were searching Wednesday for a gunman who shot and killed a police officer during a traffic stop in Northern California.Newman police Officer Ronil Singh, 33, had called in a traffic stop and a few minutes later reported "shots fired" over his radio, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.Multiple agencies responded and found Singh with gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.A manhunt was underway for the
  
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• Authorities launch manhunt after killing of police officer

  26-12-2018 18:43
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities launched a manhunt Wednesday after a gunman shot and killed a police officer during a traffic stop in a small California town.In an alert, the California Highway Patrol said the suspect, whose name was not known, is considered to be armed and dangerous.Newman Police Officer Ronil Singh, 33, had called in the traffic stop early Wednesday and a few minutes later reported shots fired over his radio, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said in a statemen
  
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• No end in sight to partial government shutdown

  26-12-2018 18:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Christmas has come and gone but the partial government shutdown is just getting started.Wednesday brings the first full business day after several government departments and agencies closed up over the weekend due to a budgetary stalemate between President Donald Trump and Congress. And there is no end in sight.So far, the public and federal workers have largely been spared inconvenience and hardship because government is closed on weekends and federal employees were excu
  
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• Ohio State Buckeyes Rose Bowl Week: Day 2

  26-12-2018 18:02
  10TV is out in California to bring you all of the events leading up to the Buckeyes matchup against Washington in the 105th Rose Bowl on January 1.--Day 2: Defensive State of MindThe second day out west for the Buckeyes began early for the defense as players along with coordinator Greg Schiano spoke with the media about their expectations and what they have seen on regarding the Huskies' offense.You can watch the full stream below or the individual interviews in the player above.The team will be
  
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• Three indicted in fatal shooting at Cincinnati-area gender reveal party

  26-12-2018 17:57
  
  CINCINNATI - Three men have been arrested and indicted following a shooting at a supposed gender reveal party at a Colerain Township home, police say.The Hamilton County Grand Jury indicted 28-year-old Roshawn Bishop, 23-year-old James Echols and 21-year-old Michael Sanon on charges of aggravated murder, felonious assault and attempted murder.The shooting happened in July of 2017 during what was supposed to be a pregnant woman’s gender reveal party. Autum Garrett, a 22-year-old woman from
  
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• Veto overrides possible in Ohio on abortion, guns, Medicaid

  26-12-2018 17:47
  
  COLUMBUS — Some of the Ohio legislative session's testiest issues — guns, abortion and outgoing Republican Gov. John Kasich's Medicaid expansion — may yet see reversals before year's end.Lawmakers reconvene Thursday for rare post-Christmas floor sessions where several Kasich vetoes are poised for potential override. Ohio House spokesman Brad Miller says "everything is on the table."That includes Kasich's June 30, 2017, veto protecting the future of his hard-fought Medicaid expa
  
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• Columbus Zoo offering free Wildlights admission to first responders

  26-12-2018 16:59
  
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is offering free admission to first responders to the Wildlights starting Wednesday.The zoo announced police, fire and EMT workers and five additional guests will be able to enter for free until Jan. 6. They are just asked to show a badge or department ID for admission.As a thank you to first responders we are offering free admission to police, fire and EMT workers plus up to five additional guests from 12/26/18 to 1/6/19 for Wildlights, efficiently powered by @AEPO
  
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• The Top 10 Columbus Coffee Shops of 2018

  26-12-2018 16:54
  The people of Columbus certainly love their coffee. We saw that again at the annual sold out Columbus Coffee Fest in September where thousands gathered to sample the best that the city (and the state!) has to offer. But when it came to selecting the Top 10 list, local fans picked Stauf’s at the top […]
  
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• Ohio’s minimum wage to increase in 2019

  26-12-2018 16:45
  
  The hourly minimum wage for Ohio is slated to increase by 25 cents for 2019 from $8.30 to $8.55 for non-tipped employees.For employees receiving tips, the minimum wage will rise from $4.15 to $4.30 an hour.According to the report from the Department of Commerce, employees are required to be paid one and a half times their hourly rate for time worked more than 40 hours a week unless the employer grosses less the $150,000 per year.The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour
  
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• 1 in critical condition after shooting in northeast Columbus

  26-12-2018 16:36
  
  COLUMBUS-- Police are looking for more information after a shooting at a residence on Belcher Court near Belcher Drive Wednesday morning.The victim and the suspect were involved in a fight when the suspect shot the victim in the stomach, according to Columbus police.Detectives say the victim, a 33-year-old man, was transported to Grant Medical Center and is now in critical condition. The shooter was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital with multiple stab wounds. He is expected to recover
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court upholds death penalty for Brunswick man who killed mother

  26-12-2018 16:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the 2016 death sentence and conviction of a Brunswick man who killed his mother.The Supreme Court rejected claims by James D. Tench, who was found guilty by a jury, that errors at his trial led to his wrongful conviction.Tench murdered his mother because he suspected she might tell police that he had been stealing money from her, according to court records.The Supreme Court did reverse an aggravated robbery charge against Tench. This charge was us
  
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• Treat to Try: Tommy’s Carrot Cake

  26-12-2018 16:00
  Tommy’s Diner on Broad Street is hardly “under the radar.” It seems like the joint is the first place on the national radar when it wants a read on Ohio voters. It’s also a haven for local breakfast fans, as well as fans of diners, generally. Founded in 1989, Tommy’s Diner is a local institution. […]
  
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• Putin crows as he oversees Russian hypersonic weapons test

  26-12-2018 14:22
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw a test Wednesday of a new hypersonic glide vehicle, declaring that the weapon is impossible to intercept and will ensure Russia's security for decades to come.Speaking to Russia's top military brass after watching the live feed of the launch of the Avangard vehicle from the Defense Ministry's control room, Putin said the successful test was a "great success" and an "excellent New Year's gift to the nation."The test comes amid bitter te
  
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• 4 killed when car, tanker collide on Garden State Parkway

  26-12-2018 14:08
  
  BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey state police say a crash involving a car and a tanker truck on the Garden State Parkway has left four people dead.The accident happened about 2:50 a.m. Wednesday in the southbound lanes near Exit 81 in Berkeley Township.State police say the car slammed into the back of the tanker. The four people killed were all traveling in the car and were pronounced dead at the scene.It wasn't immediately clear if the tanker was moving at the time. The tanker dr
  
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• Florida girl shot by her Coast Guard dad dies of wounds

  26-12-2018 13:54
  
  HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — An 8-year-old girl has died more than a week after authorities say her father killed her mother and little brother before fatally shooting himself.The Miami Herald reports McKenna Presnar was pronounced dead early on Christmas Day. She was critically wounded on Dec. 16, when her father, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer John Stanley Presnar shot his 39-year-old wife Gretchen Presnar and 7-year-old son John Jr. at their South Florida home.Police say an argument between P
  
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• Boy, 7, burned after pouring gas on outdoor fire

  26-12-2018 13:46
  
  NEW CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — A 7-year-old northwestern Indiana boy was airlifted to a Chicago hospital with burns after he poured gasoline on an outdoor fire.Several boys were playing Sunday near a fire between mobile homes when the boy was burned in the Lake County town of New Chicago.Fire Chief Joe Eakins tells The (Northwest Indiana) Times that a neighbor heard a sound like "whoof," looked out and saw one of the boy's pants on fire.A neighbor put out flames on the boy with a coat, while the
  
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• More than 3,000 patients possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis

  26-12-2018 13:37
  
  SADDLE BROOK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Department of Health says more than 3,000 patients at a surgery center may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.Officials say patients who had procedures done at the HealthPlus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook between January 2018 and Sept. 7, 2018 may have been exposed.Surgery center administrator Betty McCabe says the exposure was due to "deficiencies in infection control" involving the cleaning of instruments and injection of medic
  
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• Japan will resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic

  26-12-2018 05:29
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Japan announced Wednesday it is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume hunting the animals for commercial use but said it will no longer go to the Antarctic for its much-criticized annual killings of hundreds of whales.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the hunts will be limited to Japan's territorial waters and its 200-mile exclusive economic zone along the country's coasts, and that Japan will stop its annual whaling expeditions to the Antarctic and
  
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• Police rescue hawk trapped in Penn Station

  26-12-2018 05:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City have captured an "early bird" at Penn Station.The New York Post reports workers with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority called police for help Sunday night after a red-shouldered hawk that was chasing a pigeon ended up in a transit booth.Police say Detective Joseph Bucchignano removed the uninjured hawk from the booth, caged it, and released it over the Hudson River.The New York Police Department jokingly tweeted that the hawk "attempted to be
  
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• Indonesia asks people to avoid coast near erupting volcano

  26-12-2018 04:42
  
  SUMUR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities asked people near an island volcano to avoid the coast while eruptions and weather and sea conditions were being monitored for tsunami risks.A tsunami that followed an eruption of Anak Krakatoa hit communities along the Sunda Strait on Saturday night, killing more than 420 people and displacing thousands. The eruption is believed to have set off a landslide on the volcano's slopes, displacing the water that then slammed into Java and Sumatra i
  
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• Protests in Tunisia after journalist sets himself on fire

  26-12-2018 04:37
  
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Protests erupted Tuesday in Tunisia after the death of a journalist who set himself on fire to protest economic problems in the North African nation, prompting clashes with police and nationwide concern.Journalist Abderrazak Zorgui posted a video online before his self-immolation in the struggling provincial city of Kasserine describing his desperation and calling for revolt. He expressed frustration at unemployment and the unfulfilled promises of Tunisia's 2011 Arab
  
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• Koreas hold groundbreaking ceremony for railway project

  26-12-2018 04:22
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for an aspirational project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them with the South.The ceremony at the North Korean border town of Kaesong came weeks after the Koreas conducted a joint survey on the northern railway sections they hope to someday link with the South.The ambitious project is among a variety of peace gestures agreed between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and li
  
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• Marion police officers play Santa for mother of 3

  26-12-2018 03:05
  When you think about Santa Claus, you typically think of man dressed in red and white. Christmas Eve, Santa was played by a group of 5 in blue who saved the day for a single mom of three.“It's a miracle.I was praying to god saying please give me a miracle, and he did.All because my doors were locked,” said single mom of three, Melinda Holsinger.The holidays are tough for many people.Holsinger, prayed for help this Christmas because she was not able to buy any presents for her kids.&l
  
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• 7-year-old who spoke to Trump about Santa still believes

  26-12-2018 02:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A 7-year-old girl who talked to President Donald Trump on Christmas Eve still left out milk and cookies for Santa despite the president telling her it was "marginal" for a child of her age to still believe in the jolly old elf.Then again, Collman Lloyd of Lexington, South Carolina, says she had never heard the word "marginal" before.Collman had called the NORAD Tracks Santa program Monday night to check on Santa's journey delivering toys. In an interview with the Post and
  
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• 20 hurt in Germany as horse carriages collide on Christmas

  26-12-2018 01:18
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German police say 20 people were injured, two of them seriously, when two horse-drawn carriages collided during a Christmas Day outing.The dpa news agency quoted police in southern Bavaria as saying the two carriages, each with 10 passengers, were approaching a rail crossing single file when the first carriage halted. The second did not and overturned during the collision.One man had to be taken to the hospital by helicopter. Dpa says the driver of one of the carr
  
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• 3 men steal $800,000 in jewelry at Colorado luxury hotel

  26-12-2018 01:08
  
  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say three men stole about $800,000 worth of diamond-encased jewelry from a display case in the lobby of The Little Nell hotel in Aspen, Colorado.The Aspen Daily News reports that police say one of the men involved in the theft Friday used a screwdriver to pop open the locked case and put a necklace and at least one ring and a set of earrings into a backpack.The items belonged to Piranesi, a New York City-based business that has an outlet in Aspen.Piranesi em
  
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