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• More than 400,000 sign petition calling for Saints-Rams rematch

  21-01-2019 23:57
  
  An online petition calling for a rematch between the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams has surpassed 400,000 signatures.The Rams defeated the Saints in overtime but officials could have called pass interference and helmet-to-helmet contact on Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman as he hit Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis on an incomplete pass inside the Rams 10-yard line with 1:45 left in a tie game."Refs missed a blatant pass interference call against the Los Angeles Rams late in fourth qu
  
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• Attorneys identify another patient from Mount Carmel West fentanyl deaths

  21-01-2019 23:23
  COLUMBUS – Attorneys representing several families of patients who are believed to have died after receiving excessive doses of fentanyl have identified the youngest patient to date – a 37-year-old man.Attorney Craig Tuttle says 37-year old James Nickolas Timmons was brought into Mount Carmel West Hospital in late October for a suspected overdose of cocaine. Tuttle said that the autopsy showed Timmons had a mix of cocaine and fentanyl in his system when he died. While Tuttle acknowle
  
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• Three homes damaged, person injured in Noble County gas line rupture

  21-01-2019 21:24
  
  Three homes were damaged and at least one person was injured after a gas line ruptures in Noble County Monday morning, according to the county Emergency Management Agency.The rupture sent flames into the air in the area of Smithberger Road, just outside of Summerfield a little before 11 a.m.One person was taken to a nearby hospital.The pipeline is owned by Enbridge and they have response crews on the scene working with responders to ensure the pipeline valves are shut and the area is stable, acc
  
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• Shutdown goes on as Trump offer doesn't budge Democrats

  21-01-2019 21:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty-one days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse than when it began, with President Donald Trump lashing out at his opponents after they dismissed a plan he'd billed as a compromise.Trump on Sunday branded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a "radical" and said she was acting "irrationally." The president also tried to fend off criticism from the right, as conservatives accused him of embracing "amnesty" for
  
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• Trump and Pence make surprise visit to MLK memorial

  21-01-2019 20:20
  
  President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence made a brief and previously unannounced visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall on a brutally cold Martin Luther King Jr. Day morning.Trump and Pence placed a wreath at the memorial. The president's motorcade spent barely six minutes at the memorial, according to the White House press pool. The temperature was only roughly 17 degrees during Trump's visit, with a wind chill that made it feel like 1 degree. But Trump did not
  
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• Anti-vax movement among top 10 global health threats for 2019, World Health Organization says

  21-01-2019 19:50
  
  The anti-vaccination movement made the list of the World Health Organization's top threats to global health in 2019. The organization said some people's reluctance or refusal to vaccinate threatens to reverse progress made against a host of preventable diseases."Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective ways of avoiding disease — it currently prevents 2-3 million deaths a year, and a further 1.5 million could be avoided if global coverage of vaccinations improved," WHO said in a statem
  
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• Notre Dame to cover Christopher Columbus murals in campus building

  21-01-2019 19:00
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The University of Notre Dame will cover murals in a campus building that depict Christopher Columbus in America, the school's president said, following criticism that the images depict Native Americans in stereotypical submissive poses before white European explorers.The 12 murals created in the 1880s by Luis Gregori were intended to encourage immigrants who had come to the U.S. during a period of anti-Catholic sentiment. But they conceal another side of Columbus: t
  
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• Small plane crashes just after takeoff at northeast Ohio airfield; 2 dead

  21-01-2019 18:11
  
  APPLE CREEK, Ohio — Authorities say two people are dead after a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a privately owned airfield in rural Ohio.The State Highway Patrol confirms two people were found dead Monday morning in the wreckage not far from Stoltzfus Airfield in Wayne County, roughly 50 miles south of Cleveland.There was no immediate word on their identities or what caused the crash. It occurred as the area was blanketed in snow and shivering in single-digit temperatures af
  
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• Plane crashes into front yard of rural Ohio home; 2 dead

  21-01-2019 18:11
  
  APPLE CREEK, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say two pilots are dead after a plane crashed into the snow-covered front yard of a rural Ohio home shortly after taking off from a private airfield nearby.The State Highway Patrol says initial reports indicate the plane had engine trouble Monday morning after departing Stoltzfus Airfield in Wayne County, roughly 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Cleveland. It hit trees and took down power lines, and the front of the aircraft was destroyed.Troopers say
  
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• Louisiana optometrists offer free eye exams to NFL refs after Saints loss

  21-01-2019 16:57
  
  A Louisiana optometry practice offered free eye exams for NFL referees after Sunday night's game between the Saints and Rams.After rallying from an early 13-0 deficit, the Rams stunned the New Orleans Saints with Greg Zuerlein's 57-yard field goal in overtime for a 26-23 victory in the NFC championship game Sunday — an outcome that might not have been possible without an egregious mistake by the officials in the closing minutes of regulation.After the controversial loss, an eye care busine
  
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• Crash in Morrow County leaves 2 with life-threatening injuries

  21-01-2019 16:21
  
  MORROW COUNTY, Ohio-- The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigatinga serious injury crash, according to OSHP.On Monday, on I-71 southbound at mile post 155, a 2000 Honda Accord had become disabled and was stationary in the right lane. A 2017 Volvo, commercial truck then hit the Honda from behind.Both vehicles traveled off the right side of the road. The truck's cab and trailer then overturned and struck a tree.The car's rear seat passenger was flown to Grant Medical Cen
  
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• Teen in confrontation with Native American: I didn't provoke

  21-01-2019 15:22
  
  The student who stared and smiled at an elderly Native American protester drumming in his face outside the Lincoln Memorial as his schoolmates chanted and laughed says he did nothing to provoke the man in the videotaped confrontation and was only trying to calm the situation.The student identified himself in an email statement Sunday evening as junior Nick Sandmann of Covington Catholic High School in a northern Kentucky suburb of Cincinnati. An official working with the family confirmed Sandman
  
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• Kamala Harris jumps into presidential race

  21-01-2019 13:48
  
  WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump's nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday. Vowing to "bring our voices together," Harris would be the first woman to hold the presidency and the second African-American if she succeeds.Harris, a daughter of immigrant parents who grew up in Oakland, California, is one of the earliest high-profile Democrats to join what is e
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: Lewis Brooks

  21-01-2019 13:10
  
  COLUMBUS - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is trying to find Lewis C. Brooks, 59.He is charged with three counts of drug trafficking, and one charge of engaging in corrupt activity.He is 5'7", 145 lbs.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has been looking for Brooks since September. His last known address was on 16th Avenue -near the Ohio State Fairgrounds.If you see him, call 614-525-SWAT.
  
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• Half ton of fun: Cincinnati Zoo's Fiona turning 2

  21-01-2019 12:45
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Now a half ton of fun, the Cincinnati Zoo's famed prematurely born hippo will soon turn 2 years old.The zoo says a variety of activities will celebrate Fiona's latest milestone. The hippo was born Jan. 24, 2017, at a dangerously low 29 pounds. Round-the-clock critical care and outside help including from the Smithsonian National Zoo and the Cincinnati Children's hospital enabled Fiona to not only survive, but to thrive as a social media sensation. The zoo last month repor
  
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• 2-for-1: Total lunar eclipse comes with supermoon bonus

  21-01-2019 06:46
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The only total lunar eclipse this year and next came with a supermoon bonus.On Sunday night, the moon, Earth and sun lined up to create the eclipse, which was visible throughout North and South America, where skies were clear. There won't be another until the year 2021.It was also the year's first supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position.The entire eclipse took more than three hours. Totality —
  
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• Super Bowl: Pats vs Rams in a meeting of Past vs Future

  21-01-2019 03:48
  
  It began in 2002, back when the Rams were in St. Louis and the Patriots were a plucky underdog standing in the way of a potential dynasty.So much has changed.This hasn't: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.The duo, every bit as formidable now as when they won that first title, face the Rams, now back in Los Angeles, in a Super Bowl rematch of sorts that pits the NFL's past against its future.At 32, Sean McVay is the youngest Super Bowl coach. At 66, Bill Belichick has an NFL-record 30 playoff wins.At
  
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• LA Rams will face off against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII

  21-01-2019 03:48
  
  It all began in 2002, back when the Rams were in St. Louis and the Patriots were a plucky underdog standing in the way of a potential dynasty.So much has changed.This hasn't: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.The duo, every bit as formidable now as when they won that first title, face the Rams, now back in Los Angeles, in a Super Bowl rematch of sorts that pits the NFL's past against its future.At 32, Sean McVay is the youngest Super Bowl coach. At 66, Bill Belichick has an NFL-record 30 playoff wins
  
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• At 30-day mark, shutdown logjam remains over border wall funding

  21-01-2019 02:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse Sunday than when it began, with President Donald Trump lashing out at his opponents after they dismissed a plan he'd billed as a compromise.Trump had offered the previous day to temporarily extend protections for young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for $5.7 billion for his border wall. B
  
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• Los Angeles Rams advance to Super Bowl, beating New Orleans Saints 26-23 in overtime

  21-01-2019 01:39
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A big comeback. A blown call. And, finally, a booming kick that sent the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl.After rallying from an early 13-0 deficit, the Rams stunned the New Orleans Saints with Greg Zuerlein's 57-yard field goal in overtime for a 26-23 victory in the NFC championship game Sunday — an outcome that might not have been possible without an egregious mistake by the officials in the closing minutes of regulation.Los Angeles cornerback Nickell Robey-Col
  
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• Report: More than 6,000 votes uncounted in Ohio county

  21-01-2019 00:31
  
  TROY, Ohio (AP) — A newspaper is reporting that more than 6,000 votes went uncounted during the November election in a central Ohio county.The Dayton Daily News reports the Miami County elections board will meet Tuesday to amend official election results. The uncounted votes were discovered last month when the Ohio Secretary of State's office reviewed results and discovered that the county's numbers didn't match the vote history.County elections board Chairman Dave Fisher says there will b
  
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• Columbus Zoo camera catches polar bear Aurora making ‘snow angels’

  21-01-2019 00:02
  
  POWELL, Ohio — While many Ohioans are most likely staying inside due to the cold and snow, some creatures are taking full advantage.The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium posted a video Sunday of polar bear Aurora out in her enclosure and rolling around in the snow."Keeper cam: Aurora is enjoying this snow day and making polar bear-shaped snow angels!" the zoo said in the post.Check out her time outside:
  The zoo said it was closed Sunday due to a level 3 snow emergency Delaware County had earlier i
  
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