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• The Top 20 Columbus Underground Articles of 2018

  31-12-2018 23:36
  2018 was a big year in Columbus for a wide variety of reasons. There was good news, bad news, and everything in between. And while sometimes the most popular news articles aren’t always the most important ones, we feel that we can provide a pretty solid summary of the year by showcasing our top 20 […]
  
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• Colorado man charged with murder in missing fiancee's death

  31-12-2018 23:03
  
  CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) —A Colorado man was charged Monday with murder and solicitation to commit murder in the death of his missing fiancee as police try to find out what happened to the mother of his child.Patrick Frazee is accused of trying to find someone to kill Kelsey Berreth three times between September and November and causing her death on or around Thanksgiving, according to a charging document. Berreth was last seen Thanksgiving Day on a grocery store surveillance video with t
  
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• Will low gas prices linger into 2019?

  31-12-2018 21:51
  Central Ohio ended 2018 with a present at the pump — the lowest gas prices of the year.Costco near Polaris had one of the lower gas price in country, according to gasbuddy.com, reaching as low as $1.50/gallon.Gasbuddy.com reported it’s because of a surplus of oil. Expected sanctions on Iranian oil never happened and other countries had beefed up oil supplies in anticipation. Now, too much oil is driving gas prices down, but they’re not expected to last.“January I think is
  
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• Safety Net: EP4 – CFD Barbershop Conversation

  31-12-2018 21:36 via youtube.com
  
  
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• The Top 10 Columbus Arts Organizations of 2018

  31-12-2018 21:12
  Arts organizations supply the backbone for creativity in Columbus, and once again our readers and editors have selected the largest organization at the top of our list of the best of the year. The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) provides support for many other organizations on our list, as well as grants and programs for […]
  
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• Local Artist Spotlight: Lisa Suárez

  31-12-2018 20:36
  Lacquer Gallery owner Lisa Suárez’s “support your local girl gang” motto is a call to her anti-mean girl mentality. Since Suárez was in kindergarten, she’s wanted to open a salon or work in the beauty industry. But, over the years she has felt what it’s like to be uncomfortable in certain types of salons. It […]
  
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• The Top 10 Live Music Venues of 2018

  31-12-2018 20:09
  Fans of live music have quite a lot to choose from in Central Ohio. From arena-style stadiums to intimate mom-and-pop venues, there’s a lot of different ways to enjoy music throughout the city.  This year, our readers and editors bumped the Newport Music Hall to the top of the list of best music venues. Billed […]
  
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• Police arrest suspect following robbery at Dublin apartment

  31-12-2018 19:57
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio - A suspect is in custody after a robbery at a Dublin apartment early Monday morning.Dublin Police said 18-year-old Ryan Rowe entered an apartment at the Asherton of Dublin Apartments through an unlocked sliding door at around 4 a.m. They said Rowe lived in a nearby apartment and was arrested there a few hours later, shortly after 8 a.m.Authorities are investigating similar incidents in the area to determine if Rowe is connected.Rowe is charged with one count of burglary and one cou
  
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• The Top 10 Fashion & Apparel Stores of 2018

  31-12-2018 19:55
  For the second year in a row, our readers and editors have selected Pursuit as the number one fashion and apparel store in Columbus. The year was a big one for the suit shop, which made headlines first January for their partnership with the USA Men’s Olympic Curling Team, and again in September when it […]
  
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• The Top 10 Home Decor Shops of 2018

  31-12-2018 19:42
  This year, our readers and editors selected a new number one home decor shop in Columbus, although it’s not a new store by any stretch. Columbus Architectural Salvage was established in 2006 and the majority of what they sell dates back a full century prior. Whether you’re looking to rehab an older home with historically […]
  
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• Police look for suspect who hit Bexley bank on New Year’s Eve

  31-12-2018 19:37
  
  BEXLEY, Ohio – Police are looking for a bank robbery suspect who robbed a Huntington Bank Monday.Bexley Police were called around 12:30 p.m. to 2631 East Main Street after the robbery occurred.Investigators are on scene gathering evidence to attempt to identify the suspect and/or the getaway vehicle.Dispatchers tell 10TV is it unclear if the suspect got away with any money.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• 21 Bars and Restaurants Left the Scene in 2018

  31-12-2018 19:30
  If 2018 was any indication, Columbus’ rapidly expanding food scene doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. Still, the rise of new spots like Alpine and El Lugar was spurred by the fall of a number of notables, like Juergen’s Bakery (50 years in German Village). In all, we’ll be leaving 21 restaurants and bars […]
  
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• City Welcomed 50 New Bars and Restaurants in 2018

  31-12-2018 19:28
  It’s been a long ride, but it’s finally over — 2018 has come to a close. For some, it was a year of closure. But don’t mourn too long; there’s a natural rise and fall to the industry. And though we said farewell to a lot of favorites, 50 newcomers have entered the scene. Downtown […]
  
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• Top 10 Speciality Stores of 2018

  31-12-2018 19:17
  Looking for unique gifts, party supplies, hand made jewelry or locally produced food? Well, you can’t easily find those things at the mall, but thankfully there’s a wide variety of speciality stores in Columbus that can help you out. In our annual survey, our readers and editors compiled their top picks and the number one […]
  
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• Top 10 Columbus Festivals of 2018

  31-12-2018 18:44
  The “Festival Season” in Columbus has morphed from a string of summer-ish outdoor events into a nearly year round celebration of every type imaginable. If you love crowds and music and food, then you’ve got your pick of fun festivals to attend year round to keep you entertained. This year, our readers and editors selected […]
  
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• Ohio State's Haskins, Washington's Browning offer contrasts

  31-12-2018 18:42
  
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The Rose Bowl will be final collegiate start for Washington's Jake Browning. Whether or not it will be for Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins remains a mystery.Haskins' future has been as much a topic of conversation as Urban Meyer's final game as the Buckeyes' coach. The redshirt sophomore finished third in Heisman Trophy voting after leading the nation with 4,580 passing yards and 47 touchdowns while directing the Buckeyes (12-1) to a Big Ten title.After Justin Herbert a
  
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• Louis C.K. mocks Parkland shooting survivors in leaked audio

  31-12-2018 18:22
  
  Comedian Louis C.K. faces new backlash Monday morning after a taped performance was leaked, showing him mocking survivors of the Parkland school shooting and joking about gender identity. The 51-year-old comic is slowly returning to the stage after five women accused him of sexual misconduct more than a year ago.The audio supposedly was recorded two weeks ago during a stand-up routine at the Governor's Comedy Club on New York's Long Island, correspondent Jamie Yuccas reported.Louis C.K., who bui
  
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• Louis C.K. faces backlash after leaked set mocks Parkland survivors

  31-12-2018 18:22
  
  Comedian Louis C.K. faces new backlash Monday morning after a taped performance was leaked, where he reportedly mocked survivors of the Parkland school shooting and joked about gender identity. The 51-year-old comic is slowly returning to the stage after five women accused him of sexual misconduct more than a year ago.The audio supposedly was recorded two weeks ago during a stand-up routine at the Governor's Comedy Club on New York's Long Island, correspondent Jamie Yuccas reported.Louis C.K., w
  
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• Happy New Year from Mayor Andrew Ginther

  31-12-2018 18:20 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 'The Granddaddy of Them All': Ohio State football releases Rose Bowl trailer

  31-12-2018 18:03
  
  The Ohio State Buckeyes have released the trailer for their Rose Bowl matchup against the Washington Huskies."The eyes of the world is still watching the Buckeyes. And don't think for one minute you're gonna have a chance to ease up."The game will be the final one for head coach Urban Meyer.The Big Ten and Pac 12 champions will kickoff Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Pasadena, California.
  
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• Police search for suspects after victim shot during robbery outside east Columbus gas station

  31-12-2018 17:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus Police are searching for two people who shot a man outside a gas station in east Columbus.According to investigators, the victim pulled into the Shell station on E. Livingston Avenue just before 9 p.m. on Saturday.Police say the suspect walked up to the victim's vehicle and carried on a brief conversation with him before getting into the passenger seat of the car. After a brief conversation, a struggle ensued.At that point, police say another person approached the victim
  
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• Browns to interview Williams, Kitchens for coaching vacancy

  31-12-2018 17:50
  
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns' coaching search will start from the inside.Interim coach Gregg Williams, who led Cleveland to a 5-3 record after Hue Jackson was fired in October, will be the first candidate interviewed by Browns general manager John Dorsey to become the team's ninth coach since 1999 — and fifth since 2012.Dorsey said Williams will be interviewed Tuesday and added that offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens will be interviewed at a later date.Kitchens blossomed into a
  
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• Browns open wide coaching search; Williams first interview

  31-12-2018 17:50
  
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns believe they finally have the pieces. All that's missing is someone to keep them together.A day after Cleveland ended a promising turnaround season following a winless 2017, general manager John Dorsey said he will interview interim coach Gregg Williams and offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens in his search for the Browns' ninth full-time coach since 1999.Dorsey's pursuit will start internally and quickly expand."Why not go and look at everybody?" Dorsey sai
  
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• Bengals fire coach Marvin Lewis after 16th season

  31-12-2018 16:35
  
  CINCINNATI — The Bengals have fired coach Marvin Lewis, ending a 16-year stay in Cincinnati that included a record five straight playoff appearances without so much as one win.The move Monday ends the second-longest head coaching tenure in the league. New England's Bill Belichick is wrapping up his 19th season with another postseason berth. He's won five Super Bowls and made eight appearances in the title game.Lewis leaves Cincinnati with an 0-7 mark in the postseason, the worst mark by an
  
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• Intern killed by lion had a passion for working with animals

  31-12-2018 16:07
  
  BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A young woman who was killed by a lion at a North Carolina wildlife center is being remembered for her passionate pursuit of a career working with animals.Authorities say 22-year-old Alexandra Black of New Palestine, Indiana, was killed by the lion during a routine cleaning Sunday at the Conservators Center near Burlington.She had started interning at the facility about two weeks ago.According to a statement from her family, the recent college graduate had also inte
  
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• Animal advocates: Fatal zoo mauling shows need for crackdown

  31-12-2018 16:07
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The fatal mauling of a zoo intern by a lion that escaped from a locked pen illustrates the need for North Carolina regulators to crack down on unaccredited exhibitors of dangerous animals, animal welfare advocates said Monday.Alexandra Black, 22, was attacked Sunday while cleaning an animal enclosure with other staff members. It was at least the 10th instance of an escape or attack by an animal at a privately run North Carolina wildlife facility since 1997, according t
  
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• Talking Weather | December 31, 2018

  31-12-2018 15:37
  2019 is almost here but the seemingly endless streak of moisture that helped define 2018 isn’t going away without a fight.Rain is slated to arrive on New Year’s Eve and the last day of the year is looking mild, soggy and windy.The big question is: “Will we get enough rain to make this the wettest year on record?”Doppler 10 Meteorologist Jeff Booth explores that question and has more on roller coaster highs in this week’s “Talking Weather”.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren takes big move toward 2020 presidential run

  31-12-2018 15:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday took the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency, hoping her reputation as a populist fighter can help her navigate a Democratic field that could include nearly two dozen candidates."No matter what our differences, most of us want the same thing," the 69-year-old Massachusetts Democrat said in a video that highlights her family's history in Oklahoma. "To be able to work hard, play by the same set o
  
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• Heart of the City [Ep.1] Buckeye Nation

  31-12-2018 13:57 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Russia: 4 dead in apartment collapse, apparent gas explosion

  31-12-2018 13:56
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — At least four people died Monday when sections of an apartment building collapsed after an apparent gas explosion in Russia's Ural Mountains region, officials said, and hundreds of rescuers are searching for survivors under the debris.The authorities said five people were hospitalized with injuries, and 38 other residents remained unaccounted for in the accident in Magnitogorsk, a city of 400,000 about 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) southeast of Moscow.The nation's top investig
  
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• Mayor Andrew Ginther, Seattle mayor make charitable wager for Rose Bowl

  31-12-2018 13:52
  
  Mayor Andrew J. Ginther of Columbus and Mayor Jenny A. Durkan of Seattle decided to take part in a friendly wager with each other over the 105th Annual Rose Bowl between the Ohio State University and University of Washington Tuesday.The political leaders have agreed that whoever loses the bet will make a $105 donation to the winner's cause of choice. The loser will also have to post a picture of herself or himself in the winning team's jersey.Mayor Ginther has selected the Mid-Ohio Food Bank as
  
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• Scrutiny, criticism of ICE come with immigration enforcement

  31-12-2018 13:16
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The officers suit up in the pre-dawn darkness, wrapping on body armor, snapping in guns, pulling on black sweat shirts that read POLICE and ICE.They gather around a conference table in an ordinary office in a nondescript office park in the suburbs, going over their targets for the day: two men, both with criminal histories. Top of the list is a man from El Salvador convicted of drunken driving.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's enforcement and removal operation
  
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• 3 children killed, 2 adults injured in Maryland crash

  31-12-2018 13:13
  
  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Authorities say three children have died and two adults have been injured in a multi-car crash in the Maryland suburbs of Washington.Prince George's County Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady says three vehicles crashed in Oxon Hill on Sunday night.Brady says three children in one vehicle suffered fatal injuries. News outlets report two adults who were trapped in a car were taken to the hospital in serious, but non-life-threatening condition. Authorities did not imme
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: Cecil Kadenyi

  31-12-2018 13:10
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is looking for 33-year-old Cecil Kadenyi.He is wanted on drug trafficking and possession charges.Kadenyi was last known to live near Victorian Village.If you know where he is, you are asked to contact the Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT team at (614) 525-SWAT.
  
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• 2 dead, nearly 30 wounded in bomb blast at Philippine mall

  31-12-2018 12:59
  
  COTABATO, Philippines (AP) — Suspected Muslim militants remotely detonated a bomb near the entrance of a mall in the southern Philippines on Monday as people did last-minute shopping ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations, killing at least two and wounding nearly 30, officials said.The bomb went off near the baggage counter at the entrance of the South Seas mall in Cotabato city, wounding shoppers, vendors and commuters. Authorities recovered another unexploded bomb nearby as government forc
  
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• Gunman fires on car in Houston area, killing 7-year-old girl

  31-12-2018 12:31
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A man in a pickup truck pulled up next to a car that was leaving a Houston-area Walmart parking lot and started shooting, killing a 7-year-old girl inside the car and wounding the girl's mother, authorities said Sunday.Three other girls were in the car, but it wasn't immediately clear if they also are related to the woman, who authorities say was shot in the arm.Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in posts on Twitter and Facebook that the girl who died was 7-year-old Jazm
  
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• Colorado man accused of killing missing fiancee due in court

  31-12-2018 12:17
  
  CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado man accused of killing his missing fiancee is due to appear in court Monday.Patrick Frazee was arrested Dec. 21 on suspicion of murder and solicitation of murder in the death of Kelsey Berreth, who was last seen on Thanksgiving. Investigators haven't released details about what led to his arrest or how the flight instructor died. However, they have said evidence suggests she was killed at her home in a mountain town near Colorado Springs and that he
  
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• Ohio man on death row for 2 killings faces trial for 2 more

  31-12-2018 12:09
  
  MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing two women is set to face trial in March for the slayings of two others.Court records show Shawn Grate's trial in Richland County has been scheduled for March 4.The 42-year-old Grate has pleaded not guilty to charges including aggravated murder.Authorities say Grate confessed to killing Candice Cunningham at a vacant Richland County home near where she was found in a ravine. Grate also was linked to the 2015 sl
  
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• Fertility clinic lawsuit to resume in 2019 with new judge

  31-12-2018 12:07
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The case against an Ohio fertility clinic that had a storage tank malfunction that destroyed over 4,000 eggs and embryos will resume in January.Cleveland.com reports Ashley Kilbane will preside over the case after she's sworn in on the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Kilbane will replace retiring Judge Stuart Friedman.The case includes 70 lawsuits against a clinic run by University Hospitals in suburban Cleveland. Officials say the patients' eggs and embryos were ruine
  
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• Defective bracket found on collapsed jet bridge at airport

  31-12-2018 12:04
  
  HANOVER, Md. (AP) — Investigators found a defective metal bracket on the jet bridge that collapsed and injured six people at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, officials said Sunday.Metal brackets will be replaced on the jet bridge that collapsed Saturday and on five other jet bridges made by the same manufacturer, the Maryland Department of Transportation said in a statement.The department said 33 jet bridges made by the manufacturer were inspected and deemed sa
  
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• Ohio man tries to light himself on fire at gas station

  31-12-2018 11:15
  
  WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — Police say an Ohio man poured gasoline on himself and tried to light it on fire at a New Jersey gas station.NJ.com reports the 35-year-old man poured 17 gallons of diesel fuel on himself and the ground at a Shell gas station in Woodbridge around 6:30 p.m. Friday.Chief law enforcement officer Scott Kuzma says the man tried to ignite the fuel using a lighter, but nothing caught fire.Police transported the man to a nearby hospital for an evaluation.The Ridgeville, Ohio
  
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• Throngs to pack Times Square for rainy New Year's Eve

  31-12-2018 09:44
  
  NEW YORK — Snoop Dogg, Sting and Christina Aguilera will welcome 2019 in a packed Times Square Monday along with revelers from around the world who come to see the traditional crystal ball drop, fireworks and a blizzard of confetti.Spectators are expected to start assembling in early afternoon for the made-for-TV extravaganza. As has been the case for years, the celebration will take place under tight security, with partygoers checked for weapons and then herded into pens, ringed by metal
  
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• Victim shot during robbery outside gas station in Near East Side

  31-12-2018 09:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus Police are searching for two people who shot a man outside a gas station in the Near East Side.According to investigators, the victim pulled into the Shell station on E. Livingston Avenue just before 9 p.m. on Saturday.Police say the suspect walked up to the victim's vehicle and carried on a brief conversation with him before getting into the passenger seat of the car. After a brief conversation, a struggle ensued. At that point, police say another person approached the
  
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• Ohio State's Day still learning from Meyer before Rose Bowl

  31-12-2018 07:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Day is definitely not the first assistant coach to spend his collegiate career filling up a notebook with plans, diagrams and all sorts of other information that will come in handy if he ever gets his chance to be a head coach.Unlike most of those aspiring sideline stars, Ohio State’s head-coach-in-waiting knows exactly when he’ll get to employ all of that collected wisdom.Day is also adding a whole lot of new knowledge to his book out in California this
  
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• Ravens squeeze past Browns 26-24 to earn AFC North tile

  31-12-2018 06:01
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens flipped the script and put one heck of an ending on a regular season that featured countless surprises and plot twists.Getting two rushing touchdowns from rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson and a late defensive stand, Baltimore squeezed past the Cleveland Browns 26-24 Sunday to reach the playoffs as AFC North champions.Kenneth Dixon accounted for 117 of Baltimore's season-high 296 yards on the ground, Jackson had 90 and the rejuvenated Ravens (10-6) brok
  
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• Aides give conflicting signals on Trump's promise of a wall

  31-12-2018 04:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Three confidants of President Donald Trump, including his departing chief of staff, are indicating that the president's signature campaign pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would not be fulfilled as advertised.Trump sparked fervent chants of "Build that wall!" at rallies before and after his election and more recently cited a lack of funding for a border wall as the reason for partially shutting down the government. At times the president has also waved
  
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• Photos: Blitzmas 2018 at Express Live!

  31-12-2018 03:12
  The season of giving continued to overload our worn down senses on Friday night. Local mainstream rock station The Blitz brought a handful of bands to the Express Live! stage to festively yell at microphones and beat-up instruments to a packed crowd. The blitz-nation ended the year with headbanging and devil-horns for this year’s Blitzmas 2018. Featured on this year’s […]
  
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• Lion kills 22-year-old intern after escaping enclosure at conservatory

  31-12-2018 01:30
  
  A lion escaped its enclosure and killed a recent college graduate at a North Carolina conservatory during a routine cleaning, the center said Sunday. The lion was later shot and killed.The fatal attack occurred at the Conservators Center in Burlington, North Carolina, about 50 miles northwest of Raleigh. The Caswell County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 22-year-old Alexandra Black from New Palestine, Indiana, an intern who recently graduated from Indiana University Bloomington. She ha
  
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