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• Company issues lifetime ban after man jumps from cruise ship

  17-01-2019 22:33
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Royal Caribbean International says it's issued a lifetime ban for a Canadian man who jumped off a cruise ship in the Bahamas.The Sun Sentinel reports that Nick Naydev posted the video on Instagram last week showing him standing on the balcony of the Symphony of the Seas and jumping off. In the comments section, the Vancouver, British Columbia, man estimated that he jumped from the 11th-story deck, more than 100 feet above the water's surface.Naydev says he and his friends were
  
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• Giuliani: "I never said there was no collusion" between Trump campaign and Russia

  17-01-2019 22:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani now says he "never said there was no collusion" between Russia and members of Trump's 2016 White House campaign, contradicting public positions that he and his client have taken.Giuliani, who previously called the idea of Russian collusion "total fake news," appears to have left open the possibility of improper contacts, in light of court filings in the past year that have detailed ties between Trump aides and Russia.After his
  
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• Columbus Zoo offering free admission to federal employees furloughed by government shutdown

  17-01-2019 22:03
  
  POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is offering free admission to furloughed federal workers and their immediate family members while the partial government shutdown persists.Federal employees are asked to present their federal ID or badge at the ticket booth for free admission.The zoo made the announcement in addition to their tradition of offering free admission to guests in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 21 and Presidents' Day on Feb. 18.“In addition to honor
  
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• Thousands more children may have been separated under Trump than previously reported

  17-01-2019 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It seems likely that thousands more migrant children were split from their families than the Trump administration has acknowledged, in part because officials were stepping up family separations long before the border policy that prompted international outrage last spring, a government watchdog said Thursday.It's unclear just how many family separations occurred at the U.S.-Mexico border; immigration officials are allowed under longstanding policy to separate families unde
  
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• Missing Delaware County teens found safe

  17-01-2019 21:20
  
  UPDATE: The two teens reported missing from Delaware County have been found safe, authorities say.-----------------Original story:The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to locate two 15-year-old runaway girls.The sheriff’s office said Olivia Davidson and Kyla Walters left Lewis Center early Thursday.Olivia was last seen on a home security camera getting into a car at 12:55 a.m. with several packed bags.The car is believed to be a silver Honda and was
  
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• Trump denies Pelosi aircraft for planned trip abroad

  17-01-2019 20:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It took President Donald Trump one day to flex his executive power back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, denying her an aircraft for a planned trip abroad in apparent response to her attempt to delay his State of Union address amid their government shutdown clash.The nation's two most powerful leaders appeared to be engaged in a game of Constitutional one-upmanship, as negotiations to end the 4-week stalemate failed to produce results.In a letter to Pelosi on Thursday, Trum
  
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• GCAC Selects Local, International Exchange Artists for Residency Program

  17-01-2019 20:30
  The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) has selected artists for its new “Space & Time” residency program, including two German artists and 10 local residency participants selected from Cart Pushers Studio Residency. The German artists were selected as part of the council’s annual international artist exchange, a partnership started in the mid-’90s where artists in […]
  
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• Mega Weekend – Top Events Happening This Weekend in Columbus

  17-01-2019 20:00
  Here’s to the weekend! Here’s a rundown of things for you to do to make the most of your weekend. There are events happening for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. If you are a federal employee, check out these area deals to help through the crisis. The Sweet Treats Dessert Festival tickets are selling quick! Stay safe through […]
  
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• Mediation eyed in accusers' lawsuits about Ohio State doctor

  17-01-2019 19:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two lawsuits alleging Ohio State University ignored or failed to stop sexual misconduct decades ago by a team doctor are headed toward mediation.Federal Judge Michael Watson on Thursday told attorneys involved to recommend potential mediators for the lawsuits brought by scores of men who say the late Dr. Richard Strauss abused them, mostly in the 1980s and 90's.A law firm is investigating the Strauss allegations for the university. Watson says he wants to privately re
  
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• Forty’s Chicken & Waffles Returns to Old North Arcade

  17-01-2019 19:35
  For the last three years that Old North Arcade has been around, owner Ben Morgan has watched as food from Mikey’s Late Night Slice, Ray Ray’s, Hounddogs and elsewhere came into his bar. Either on a typical Friday or Saturday night, or during a corporate event, wedding reception, or engagement party, “everyone always brings in […]
  
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• Total lunar eclipse meets supermoon Sunday night

  17-01-2019 19:18
  
  A rare lunar eclipse will unfold Sunday night — and it'll be hard to miss if you stay up. As long as the weather cooperates, the "super blood wolf moon" will be visible across the U.S., Europe and parts of Africa and Russia.According to Space.com, this will be the first total lunar eclipse that will be visible before midnight from start to finish in the majority of the U.S. in 19 years. It's also the first total lunar eclipse visible in North America in three years.Why is it called a "supe
  
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• Michigan Subway worker caught with feet on food prep area

  17-01-2019 18:54
  
  A woman posted a photo on Facebook of a worker at a Subway restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his shoes and socks off, and his feet up on the counter near the food preparation area.Tara Williams told the Ann Arbor News she was "appalled" at the sight."Quite disgusting!" she wrote in her Facebook post. "I'm sure the health department would have an issue with this."The Facebook post has been shared 10,000 times, and the health department got a word of it and visited the restaurant. They ensure
  
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• Cohen acknowledges rigging polls for Trump in 2014 and 2015

  17-01-2019 18:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's estranged former lawyer is acknowledging that he paid a technology company to rig Trump's standing in two online polls.Michael Cohen tweeted Thursday that "what I did was at the direction of and for the sole benefit of" Trump.Technology company owner John Gauger told The Wall Street Journal that Cohen promised him $50,000 for work including using computers to enter fake votes for Trump in a 2014 CNBC poll asking people to identify top business leade
  
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• Hyundai, Kia recall vehicles due to increased fire risk

  17-01-2019 18:08
  
  DETROIT — Despite a government shutdown, Hyundai and Kia are moving ahead with a recall of about 168,000 vehicles to fix a fuel pipe problem that can cause engine fires. The problem stems from improper repairs during previous recalls for engine failures.The affiliated Korean automakers have been dogged by fire and engine failure complaints from across the nation. They’re both under investigation by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has been trying to figu
  
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• 'Instant karma' for driver who tried to destroy snowman built on stump

  17-01-2019 17:47
  
  A Kentucky homeowner says a misbehaving driver tried to run over a 9 foot snowman he built outside his home but the driver ended up with some “instant karma.”Cody Lutz, his fiancé Lucy and his soon to be sister-in-law built the snowman this past weekend."We were playing in the snow. She's from Mississippi so this is the most snow she's ever seen in her entire life. I'm from Buffalo so this is no big deal. I love the snow,” Lutz said.Lutz loves it so much that he took sno
  
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• Plan for Prominent Corner on West Side Spurs Debate

  17-01-2019 17:21
  A plan to develop six acres of vacant land at the corner of West Broad Street and Georgesville Road received zoning approval from the city’s Development Commission last week. Timothy Ryan, who is representing the buyer of the property – BSTP Midwest – said that the plan calls for a Thornton’s gas station, a hotel […]
  
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• New US strategy foresees sensors in space to track missiles

  17-01-2019 17:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will roll out a new strategy for a more aggressive space-based missile defense system to protect against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by Russia and China.Details about the administration's Missile Defense Review — the first compiled since 2010 — are expected to be released during President Donald Trump's visit Thursday to the Pentagon with top members of his administrati
  
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• Delaware County deputies searching for missing teens

  17-01-2019 17:15
  
  The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to locate two 15-year-old runaway girls.The sheriff’s office said Olivia Davidson and Kyla Walters left Lewis Center overnight in a silver sedan, possibly a Honda.If you have any information, please contact the sheriff’s office at 740-833-2800.
  
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• Gladys Knight to sing national anthem at the Super Bowl

  17-01-2019 16:38
  
  NEW YORK — Gladys Knight will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at this year's Super Bowl.The seven-time Grammy Award-winner says she's proud to use her voice to "unite and represent our country" in her hometown of Atlanta.The 74-year-old and the Pips were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Her hits include "Midnight Train to Georgia" and "That's What Friends Are For."Maroon 5 will be joined by Big Boi, Atlanta-based rapper from Outkast, and Travis Scott during the halftim
  
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• Businesses Offer Deals for Federal Employees Affected by Shutdown

  17-01-2019 16:12
  The government shutdown has entered its 26th day, and since Friday, 800,000 federal employees are living without an income. For those located in central Ohio, and beyond, there are businesses offering some relief. Below is a list of known deals and offers from local and national companies. Let us know if we missed any! “A […]
  
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• Balanced Yoga Rebrands to GIVE Yoga and Expands

  17-01-2019 16:10
  Saturday, January 19, 2019 is the reveal for the big, new GIVE Yoga space at 3520 North High Street.  Leah Westwater, owner of GIVE (formerly Balanced Yoga), and her GIVE Yoga team have been working on this studio expansion for over two years.   “It has been really complicated, but I like solving challenges,” said […]
  
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• Restaurant Review: East Coast Pizzeria

  17-01-2019 16:00
  East Coast Pizzeria sounds like the name of a big pizza chain. It probably is the name of a pizza chain, somewhere. But it’s also the name of a locally owned pizza joint just north of Morse Road. Although the digs are modern, it’s got an old-school, familiar feel. There’s a big list of options that […]
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: State of Non-Profits

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• Trump administration plans space-based sensors to track missiles

  17-01-2019 13:46
  
  The Trump administration will soon roll out a new strategy for a more aggressive space-based missile defense system to protect against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced weapon systems being developed by Russia and China. Details about the administration's Missile Defense Review — the first compiled since 2010 — are expected to be released during President Trump's visit Thursday to the Pentagon with top members of his administration.Senior administration
  
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• Muhammad Ali's name to go on airport in Kentucky hometown

  17-01-2019 13:35
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali's Kentucky hometown will honor the late boxer by renaming its airport for him.The Louisville Regional Airport Authority's board voted Wednesday to change the name to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Ali would have turned 77 Thursday. He died in 2016.Ali's widow, Lonnie Ali, said in a news release from the board that she is proud of the name change. She said although Ali was a "global citizen," he never forgot his hometown.Louisville Mayor G
  
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• Authorities: Space heater caused fire that Ohio killed teen

  17-01-2019 13:32
  
  CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Fire officials say a house fire that killed a 14-year-old boy in Ohio was caused by a space heater.The Repository in Canton reports Plain Township fire officials have ruled that the fire that killed Christian Werstler on Monday was an accident.Firefighters were called to Werstler's home in the township in Stark County on Monday afternoon. They said they found fire in the living room and the boy in a back bedroom. He was taken to a hospital in Akron where he died Monday
  
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• Lieutenant governor to speak at Martin Luther King Jr. event

  17-01-2019 13:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's new lieutenant governor will be the featured speaker at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in the state's capital city.Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is speaking at noon Thursday at the event at Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Columbus.The free event is open to the public.Other speakers include four students who won first-place honors in their age divisions in Ohio's 2018 oratorical contest honoring King. That contest is sponsored by Ohio MLK Holiday
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents Jewelry Artist Hannah Hoffman

  17-01-2019 13:00
  Over 150 artists will be selling their handcrafted work at Ohio Designer Craftsmen’s 25th-annual Art Studio Clearance Sale. Several local artists will be on hand, including Columbus jewelry artist Hannah Hoffman, who has been participating in the sale for several years. We talked to Hannah about her art prior to the opening of the Clearance […]
  
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• Deputy fired, 9 released from jail after false drug arrests

  17-01-2019 12:56
  
  STUART, Fla. — Officials say a Florida deputy has been fired, and nine people he arrested on drug charges have been released from jail.Treasure Coast Newspapers reports that Martin County Sheriff Will Snyder announced Deputy Steven O'Leary's termination during a news conference Tuesday.The sheriff didn't release any information about the nine people arrested. He said in three separate cases, O'Leary reported positive field tests for drugs, but those substances came back from laboratory tes
  
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• 2020 Democrats face a choice: Fight Trump or ignore him?

  17-01-2019 12:52
  
  SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — When Sen. Elizabeth Warren took the stage earlier this month at this city's ornate Orpheum Theatre, Tricia Currans-Sheehan posed a pointed question to the expected presidential contender."Why did you undergo the DNA testing and give Donald Trump more fodder to be a bully?" the Iowa college professor asked, referring to a genetic analysis the Massachusetts Democrat released last fall to rebut President Donald Trump's repeated jabs about her Native American ancestry.W
  
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• MSU interim president John Engler to resign in wake of Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal

  17-01-2019 12:44
  
  EAST LANSING, Mich. (CBS News/AP) -- The former governor brought in to help Michigan State University recover from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal announced Wednesday that he would resign as the school's interim president amid a backlash over his comments about some of the ex-sports doctor's victims.John Engler, who had resisted pressure to step down over previous remarks, announced his plans in an 11-page letter to Dianne Byrum, chairwoman of Michigan State's Board of Trustees. It makes n
  
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• Metallica, Miley Cyrus perform at Chris Cornell tribute

  17-01-2019 12:42
  
  LOS ANGELES — Many from Metallica and the Foo Fighters rocked on with electrifying performances as family members gave heartfelt speeches in memory of the late Chris Cornell.Cornell's wife, Vickey, stepped onstage struggling to speak at first. But after gathering herself, she eventually thanked everyone for their support and spoke about her husband's legacy at his tribute concert called "I Am the Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell" on Wednesday night at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
  
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• Officer shoots, kills boy, 14, who had airsoft gun, not real one

  17-01-2019 12:39
  
  Tempe, Az. (CBS News) -- The Tempe Police Department said Wednesday a "man" who was shot by an officer and later died at a hospital was a 14-year-old boy, reports CBS Phoenix affiliate KPHO-TV.Police also said he had a replica 1911 model airsoft gun, not a real handgun.Police said the officer was chasing the teen Tuesday afternoon and at one point, the teen turned around, the officer felt threatened and fired his gun."This is unfortunately a situation that the officer is going to have to live wi
  
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• Newborn found dead in Amazon distribution center in Phoenix

  17-01-2019 12:38
  
  A newborn's body was found Wednesday night at an Amazon distribution center in Phoenix, the CBS affiliate there, KPHO-TV says.The incident was reported at around 8:30 p.m., according to Phoenix police.They said they responded to a call about a newborn baby found dead inside a women's restroom. Phoenix firefighters responded and confirmed the baby was deceased.Police said the case is an ongoing death investigation.Amazon released a statement Wednesday night to KPHO saying, "This is a terribly sad
  
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• GOP dismisses suggestion that State of Union be postponed

  17-01-2019 12:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A grand Washington ritual became a potential casualty of the partial government shutdown as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Donald Trump to postpone his Jan. 29 State of the Union speech. She cited concerns about whether the hobbled government can provide adequate security, but Republicans cast her move as a ploy to deny Trump the stage.In a letter to Trump, Pelosi said that with both the Secret Service and the Homeland Security Department entangled in the shut
  
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• Woman in critical condition after north Columbus house fire

  17-01-2019 04:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman was taken to a local hospital in critical condition after a fire in north Columbus Wednesday night, according to the Columbus Division of Fire.Firefighters responded to the 1700 block of Alpine Drive around 9:20 p.m..Firefighters found a woman in a back bedroom and were able to get her out of the house.A man who lived in the home was also able to get out.He was treated for minor smoke inhalation at the scene, according to the fire department.There is a lot of smoke damag
  
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• Mt. Gilead freshman with cerebral palsy scores first points in basketball game

  17-01-2019 03:33
  From day on,e we're taught to "play to win." It's taught at Mt. Gilead High School.There's nothing wrong with it, "play to win." It's second nature to want to win, but winning is not what this story is about.This story is about Logan Dillon, his struggles and, ultimately, his triumphs."Last Saturday I made four points," he said.His mother, Kathy, says when Logan was 18 months old, he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and that wasn't all."[Doctors said] that he would probably never read, let alo
  
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• FBI: Man wanted to attack White House with anti-tank rocket

  17-01-2019 02:26
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man who had detailed plans to use an anti-tank rocket to storm into the White House was arrested in a sting Wednesday after he traded his car for guns and explosives, authorities said.Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, of Cumming was arrested Wednesday and is charged with attempting to damage or destroy a building owned by the United States using fire or an explosive, U.S. Attorney Byung J. "BJay" Pak said.It wasn't immediately clear whether Taheb had an attorney who could c
  
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