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• Game preview: Patriots, Rams set to square off in Super Bowl

  03-02-2019 22:52
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Hey, have you guys been here before?If you're a New England Patriot, the answer pretty much is "all the time."If you play for the Rams, the reply basically is "never in my life."So if experience is a factor in Sunday's Super Bowl, the overwhelming edge is with the 2½-point favorites from Foxborough who are 5-3 in NFL title games with Tom Brady at quarterback and Bill Belichick in the hoodie on the sideline.The Rams, whose past two Super trips were representing St. Lou
  
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• The Latest | Super Bowl LIII: New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Rams

  03-02-2019 22:47
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the Super Bowl (all times EST):3:50 p.m.Is Gladys Knight going to hit some long notes today? If so, there could be money to be made.The over-under for Knight's rendition of the national anthem is set at 110 seconds by Bovada — one of many side-action wagers available for today's Super Bowl, the most heavily bet event of the year.The color of the first bag of Doritos featured during a Super Bowl commercial? The favorite is red at 3-2.If you believe Preside
  
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• Patriots defeat Rams 13-3 to win their 6th Super Bowl

  03-02-2019 22:47
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Super it wasn't — until the drive that won New England its record-tying sixth Super Bowl.The projected shootout Sunday with the Los Angeles Rams never developed. Then late in the game, Tom Brady led one classic drive capped by rookie Sony Michel's 2-yard run with 7 minutes remaining to put New England up 10-3. A late field goal clinched the game 13-3, the lowest-scoring of the 53 Super Bowls.Super Bowl Coverage: Edelman wins MVP | Super Bowl commercials | Gladys Knight
  
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• Trump: NFL people thankful he signed criminal justice bill

  03-02-2019 22:42
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said "a lot of people" from the NFL have been calling and thanking him for signing legislation addressing concerns with the criminal justice system.Trump also said during an interview broadcast Sunday that he and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell have set aside their differences over players kneeling during the national anthem.Trump relentlessly criticized the practice as being disrespectful to the American flag and he faulted Goodell for no
  
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• Trump picks Patriots to win Super Bowl, calls Tom Brady the greatest QB of all time

  03-02-2019 22:24
  
  As the New England Patriots prepare to take the field for their third consecutive Super Bowl appearance, President Trump is rooting for the 5-time Super Bowl champs led by Tom Brady, who he calls "the greatest quarterback of all time." Trump is friends with Patriots owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick, who wrote him an encouraging note before his election victory in 2016. He welcomed the team to the White House to celebrate their victory in Super Bowl LI in 2017.The president sat down wi
  
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• Critically ill football fans get their wish to attend Super Bowl LIII

  03-02-2019 20:05
  As 11-year-old Lucky Kelley walked onto the Super Bowl field at Mercedes-Benz stadium, he was in disbelief. Brian Barrios, a 19-year-old Rams fan, was just as amazed as 18-year-old Gunter Garvin."I've never felt so small before," Garvin said.All three share more than a love of football. Barrios has Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Garvin has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and Kelley has half a heart. All three critically ill patients had the same wish: Super Bowl tickets.The Make-A-Wish Foundation gave 16 y
  
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• 2 killed, 5 wounded in drive-by shooting outside Chicago bar

  03-02-2019 16:51
  
  CHICAGO — Authorities say two people were killed and five others were wounded in a drive-by shooting outside of a bar on Chicago's far South Side.The Chicago Sun-Times reports that police say the attack happened at around 2 a.m. Sunday after a crowd of people poured out of Reynold's Lounge following a fight inside.Police say at least one attacker opened fire on the crowd from a silver Ford and that it's unknown if any of the victims had been involved in the fight or were the intended targe
  
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• President Trump says he wouldn't steer son Barron toward football

  03-02-2019 16:31
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump says he wouldn't steer son Barron toward football, saying it's "a dangerous sport," but also wouldn't stand in the way if the soccer-playing 12-year-old wanted to put on pads.The NFL fan tells CBS' "Face the Nation" in an interview taped before the Super Bowl that football is "really tough."He says equipment, including helmets, has improved "but it hasn't solved the problem."President Trump thinks the NFL "is a great product." But as for Barron pla
  
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• Jussie Smollett strikes emotional chord: Attackers won't win

  03-02-2019 16:19
  
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Jussie Smollett was blunt, emotional and defiantly determined Saturday night at a Southern California concert some urged him not to play, telling the crowd before singing a note that he had to go on with the show because he couldn't let his attackers win."The most important thing I can say is 'thank you so much, and I'm OK," said the "Empire" actor and R&B singer from the stage at the Troubadour in West Hollywood in his first public appearance since he reported
  
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• Police offer reward for details in aggravated robbery case

  03-02-2019 15:07
  
  COLUMBUS-- Police are searching for suspects in an aggravated robbery case from last week.On Monday, Jan. 28, at approximately 4:23 p.m., two armed suspects entered the rear of a home located on Tobi Drive by using patio furniture to break the rear door, according to Columbus police.Surveillance video revealed both suspects were holding handguns before entering the home.Upon entering the house, both suspects were confronted by the homeowner who also had a gun. Once the homeowner displayed the gu
  
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• Madison Township police officer under investigation for domestic violence

  03-02-2019 14:24
  
  MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio-- The Madison Township police says one of their officers was allegedly involved in a domestic violence situation.Police say Chief Gary York took immediate action and placed Officer Jacob Short on administrative leave pending the outcome of both the criminal case and internal departmental investigation.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is also investigating this as a criminal case.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Domestic violence charges dropped against Madison Township police officer

  03-02-2019 14:24
  
  MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio— Charges against a Madison Township officer have been dropped and the case is closed, according to Franklin County Municipal Court records.The domestic violence charges against Officer Jacob Short were dismissed by request of the Franklin County prosecutor.Monday the case was closed which ended the criminal investigation.Short was placed on administrative leave in February pending the outcome of the case.No further information was available about this case.
  
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• Patriots, Rams set to square off in Super Bowl

  03-02-2019 11:52
  
  ATLANTA — Hey, have you guys been here before?If you're a New England Patriot, the answer pretty much is "all the time."If you play for the Rams, the reply basically is "never in my life."So if experience is a factor in Sunday's Super Bowl, the overwhelming edge is with the 2½-point favorites from Foxborough who are 5-3 in NFL title games with Tom Brady at quarterback and Bill Belichick in the hoodie on the sideline.The Rams, whose past two Super trips were representing St. Louis in
  
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• Sheriff's deputy killed, another injured near Cincinnati; suspect in custody

  03-02-2019 10:19
  
  CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC)-- One sheriff's deputy is dead and another is injured after a standoff, the Clermont County Sheriff's Office told WKRC-TV.WKRC-TV reported a suspect was taken into custody Sunday after an 11-hour standoff with officials from multiple agencies.Around 7 p.m., officers were called to Royal Oaks Apartments for a mental well-being check after a caller said a man would not leave his apartment.Pierce Township Police Department arrived at the scene and requested services fro
  
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• 1 sheriff's deputy killed, another injured in standoff near Cincinnati

  03-02-2019 10:19
  
  CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC)-- One sheriff's deputy is dead and another is injured after a standoff, the Clermont County Sheriff's Office told WKRC.WKRC-TV reported that shortly before 7 p.m., officers were called to Royal Oaks Apartments for a mental well-being check after a caller said a man would not leave his apartment.Pierce Township Police Department arrived at the scene and requested services from the special response team that later arrived at 9:25 p.m. The team then began negotiating wi
  
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• 1 deputy killed, another wounded in 12-hour standoff near Cincinnati

  03-02-2019 10:19
  
  BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff's deputy was shot and killed during a 12-hour standoff at an apartment complex in Ohio that left another deputy wounded and a suspect in custody, authorities said Sunday.Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered all U.S. and state flags at public buildings in Clermont County and the Statehouse flown at half-staff to honor the fallen deputy, Detective Bill Brewer.Capt. Jeff Sellars of the Clermont County Sheriff's Office said officers responded about 7 p.m. Saturday to the
  
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• 1 deputy killed, another injured near Cincinnati; suspect in custody

  03-02-2019 10:19
  
  PIERCE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A sheriff's deputy was shot and killed during a 12-hour standoff at an apartment complex in Ohio that left another deputy wounded and a suspect in custody, authorities said Sunday.Capt. Jeff Sellars of the Clermont County Sheriff's Office said officers responded about 7 p.m. Saturday to the Royal Oaks Apartments in Pierce Township, about 20 miles east of Cincinnati, following a 911 call from a man who said people were refusing to leave his home. The man said there w
  
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• Officials say all 14 cleared after West Virginia bus crash

  03-02-2019 05:37
  
  BECKLEY, W.Va. — Officials say all 14 people taken to hospitals after a charter bus carrying their high school girls basketball team rolled over in West Virginia have been medically cleared.Berkeley County Schools officials say the bus was carrying a team from Martinsburg High School when it crashed Saturday night on a highway near Beckley. Officials previously said 16 people had been injured.School officials said via Facebook post early Saturday that "all players transported to the Beckle
  
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• Girls' team expected to head home after W.Va. bus crash

  03-02-2019 05:37
  
  BECKLEY, W.Va. — A West Virginia girls' high school basketball team is expected to return home a day after its charter bus rolled over.Berkeley County School officials say in a statement 14 people taken to hospitals Saturday night were medically cleared. The bus carrying the Martinsburg High team was leaving the Big Atlantic Classic tournament in Beckley when the accident occurred along an Interstate 64 entrance ramp.Gov. Jim Justice and his staff provided lodging for the players and their
  
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• 16 injured in bus crash involving girls basketball team in West Virginia

  03-02-2019 05:37
  
  BECKLEY, W.Va. — Emergency officials in West Virginia say a charter bus carrying a high school girls basketball team has rolled over, leaving 16 injured.News outlets report the bus was carrying a team from Martinsburg High School when it crashed Saturday night on a highway near Beckley.WCHS-TV reports that Raleigh County 911 dispatchers say the injuries vary from minor to life-threatening.The team was leaving the Big Atlantic Classic tournament in Beckley.Gov. Jim Justice released a statem
  
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• 9 puppies recovering after being found in taped dog food bag at California park

  03-02-2019 00:37
  
  Nine young puppies received care at the San Diego Humane Society after they were found abandoned in a bag that had been duct-taped shut. Now, the search is on for the person responsible.We are looking for information to identify the person responsible for abandoning nine puppies in a plastic bag, sealed with duct tape, at Kit Carson Park in Escondido. Call 619-299-7012 if you have any information. https://t.co/BNj9pPZg3t pic.twitter.com/4qnfQpUPwo— San Diego Humane Society (@sdhumane) Febr
  
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