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• Federal judge blocks Medicaid work rules in two states

  27-03-2019 22:29
  
  WASHINGTON — A federal judge is blocking Medicaid work requirements in two states, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump administration's efforts to push the poor toward self-sufficiency.U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued two decisions Wednesday finding that Medicaid work requirements for low-income people in Arkansas and Kentucky pose numerous obstacles to getting health care that haven't been adequately addressed by federal and state officials.He sent the federal Health and
  
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• Redesign of Broad Street in Franklinton to remove street parking in favor of bike lanes

  27-03-2019 22:04
  One Franklinton business owner is sharing his concern over the possible impact of a plan to improve safety and traffic flow on Broad Street.Chuck Sugarman planted his financial flag in Franklinton nearly 30 years ago."I had a dream to own my own business. And I got it," he said. "Have I made a fortune? No. Have I made a living? Yes. Do I like where my location is? I love it."Sugarman's Office Furniture sits on Broad Street, where changes are afoot. West Broad Street with street parking
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• Wife of Lancaster soldier killed in Afghanistan reflects on his life, service

  27-03-2019 21:55
  
  Plans are in place for the return of Army Specialist Joseph Collette to his hometown of Lancaster.His wife, Caela, spoke with 10TV about their relationship and the legacy he leaves behind. She said she met Joseph a year-and-a-half ago."The first second I saw him, it was love at first sight," she said.She said Joseph let her know about his dangerous work in the military right away, which included disarming bombs. But she said nothing would've stopped her from being with him — he had a magne
  
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• Barbara Bush blamed Trump for exacerbating heart issues, leaving Republican party

  27-03-2019 21:32
  
  In a new book compiled from interviews in the final six months of her life, the late first lady Barbara Bush cited "angst" brought on by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump's persistent attacks on her son Jeb during the 2016 campaign as an exacerbating factor to her congestive heart failure. In "The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty," author and USA Today Washington Bureau chief Susan Page recounts Bush being rushed to the hospital in June 2016."The tumultuous pr
  
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• Ohio man changes plea to guilty on hate crimes in Charlottesville car attack

  27-03-2019 21:27
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A man convicted on state murder charges in a deadly car attack at a white nationalist rally in Virginia pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges in a case that stirred racial tensions across the country.Under a plea agreement, James Alex Fields Jr., of Maumee, Ohio, pleaded guilty to 29 of 30 federal charges stemming from the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, 2017. He did not plead guilty to one count that carried a potential d
  
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• DeVos defends plan to eliminate Special Olympics funding

  27-03-2019 21:07
  
  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday defended a proposal to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, pushing back against a storm of criticism from athletes, celebrities and politicians who rallied to support the organization.DeVos became a target on social media after Democrats slammed her plan to remove the group's funding as part of $7 billion in budget cuts for next year. The Special Olympics received $17.6 million from the Education Department this year, roughly 10 percent of its
  
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• Facebook extends ban on hate speech to 'white nationalists'

  27-03-2019 20:52
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is extending its ban on hate speech to prohibit the promotion and support of white nationalism and white separatism.The company previously allowed such material even though it has long banned white supremacists. The social network said Wednesday that it didn't apply the ban previously to expressions of white nationalism because it linked such expressions with broader concepts of nationalism and separatism — such as American pride or Basque separatism (wh
  
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• Verizon is set to release technology to stop robocalls

  27-03-2019 20:37
  
  Verizon, one of the nation's largest wireless providers, is set to release new technology to stop robocalls from reaching your phone. The company is reportedly set to offer customers free spam-blocking tools by the end of the week.Americans received an estimated 47.8 billion robocalls in 2018. More than 46 percent of those were from scammers.Verizon announced in January it would ultimately offer free call-blocking tools, reports CBS News correspondent Anna Werner. That month alone, there were ne
  
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• Columbus Destroyers single-game, group tickets go on sale April 2

  27-03-2019 20:25
  
  Group and single-game tickets for the Columbus Destroyers’ 2019 season will go on sale Tuesday, April 2 at 10 a.m.The Destroyers make their return to Nationwide Arena on Saturday, May 18. The team will play a total of six homes games.It was announced back in February that the team would be returning to the Arena Football League as part of the league’s reorganization.The Destroyers played in the AFL from 2004-08.Fans interested in purchasing tickets on Tuesday can click here or visit
  
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• Mount Carmel says feds completed full surveys; found areas that need improvement

  27-03-2019 20:05
  
  COLUMBUS – Mount Carmel Health System announced Wednesday that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently completed full surveys for Mount Carmel West and St. Ann’s hospitals and “identified other areas that need improvement —particularly as it relates to the physical environment of the facilities.”A spokeswoman said that the areas that need improvement are at facilities located at Mount Carmel West, East and Grove City.Samantha Irons says the issues we
  
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• 83-year-old woman dies after semi hits 3 cars, overturns in Hilliard

  27-03-2019 19:32
  
  HILLIARD, OHIO - One person is dead and four others were injured after a semi-truck hit three cars and overturned in Hilliard on Tuesday.According to Hilliard police, the driver of a semi-truck was driving northbound on I-270 Tuesday afternoon when it failed to stop while exiting at Cemetery Road.The semi first hit a Ford 500, which was stopped at the light. That initial collision caused the 500 to hit a Honda Odyssey, which was traveling on Cemetery Road through the intersection.The Odyssey the
  
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• Bike Lanes Planned for Broad Street in Franklinton

  27-03-2019 19:08
  The City of Columbus is planning a redesign of a mile-and-a-half stretch of West Broad Street in Franklinton. The new alignment will feature a center turn lane and bike lanes running in each direction. The two outside lanes – which are currently used for car travel in some places and on-street parking in others – […]
  
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• Man pleads guilty to kidnapping Wisconsin teen Jayme Closs, killing her parents

  27-03-2019 18:57
  
  BARRON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Wednesday to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs, killing her parents and holding her captive in a remote cabin for three months.Jake Patterson, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping. A count of armed burglary was dropped. The intentional homicide counts carry a sentence of life in prison.Patterson had said he would plead guilty in a letter sent earlier this month to a Minneapolis TV station, s
  
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• Trump says "I understand health care now"

  27-03-2019 18:18
  
  President Trump said Wednesday he now understands the complexity of health care after failed attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and he reiterated his claim that the Republican Party will now be the "party of great health care.""I mean it 100 percent, I understand health care now, especially very well. A lot of people don't understand it, we are going to be, the Republicans, the party of great health care," said Trump in an Oval Office meeting with the interim first lad
  
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• The Wexner Center Presents Norwegian Collective Verdensteatret’s HANNAH

  27-03-2019 17:58
  The Wexner Center made its name by bringing international art of the highest caliber to Columbus, regardless of genre. Much of the work that’s cut deepest and left the most lasting impression has been hard to categorize and almost impossible to describe. The latest entry in that storied list is an appearance by the exciting […]
  
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• Ohio lawmaker proposes alternative to gas tax through vehicle registration pre-pay

  27-03-2019 17:50
  
  COLUMBUS — Sen. Bill Coley, R - Liberty Township, is expected to address reporters Wednesday to discuss his alternative to the hotly-debated gas tax increase - aimed at shoring up Ohio’s transportation budget to pay for things like road projects.Coley is suggesting that drivers could “pre-pay” by paying an additional fee when they register their vehicles rather than paying for it each time they fill up their tanks. The plan serves as an alternative to the 18 cent gas tax
  
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• Community Organizer Amber Evans Remembered for Strength, Empathy, Activism

  27-03-2019 17:49
  As a normal week marches forward for some, a community is in pain.  The body of Amber Evans, known widely as a community organizer and youth advocate, was discovered by the Columbus Police Dive team in the Scioto River on Saturday, March 23. She’d been missing for nearly two months, since her car was found […]
  
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• Drug resistant to Narcan tied to 3 overdose deaths in Franklin County

  27-03-2019 16:49
  
  The Franklin County coroner says her office is seeing a new drug, that’s resistant to Narcan, in three fatal overdoses this year.Dr. Anahi Ortiz said they discovered the presence of Xylazine in their testing combined with opiates.Xylazine is a veterinary sedative. It is used for sedation, anesthesia, muscle relaxation, and analgesia in animals such as horses, cattle and other non-human mammals.According to the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, the drug is not controlled
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Raspberry Cheesecake Popcorn

  27-03-2019 15:00
  American Classic Snack Company is based in Wadsworth, and its focus is on a very particular type of American snack: popcorn. In fact, the company has been focused on popcorn for more than 30 years. And while it’s a small-town Ohio operation, you’ll find its snacks in locations throughout the United States. While the company specializes […]
  
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• Dismissal of Smollett case brings backlash, more questions

  27-03-2019 12:49
  
  CHICAGO — Prosecutors still insist Jussie Smollett faked a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in the hopes that the attention would advance his acting career. The "Empire" star still says he was assaulted by two men late at night in downtown Chicago.But with little explanation, authorities on Tuesday abruptly dropped all charges against Smollett, abandoning the criminal case only five weeks after the allegations were filed. In return, prosecutors said, the actor agreed to let the city keep
  
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• Mom with kids on YouTube channel charged with child abuse

  27-03-2019 11:50
  
  PHOENIX — An Arizona woman who used to operate a popular YouTube channel featuring children has been indicted on charges that she kidnapped five of her seven adopted children and abused them by pepper-spraying them, forcing them to take ice baths and striking them with clothes hangers.The indictment filed Monday mirrors some charges brought last week against Machelle Hobson. Christy Wilcox, a spokeswoman for the Pinal County Attorney's Office, said prosecutors didn't have direct evidence t
  
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• "Customer" stabs salesman, takes off in SUV during test drive, police say

  27-03-2019 11:46
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It was a test drive that took a wild turn: El Dorado County sheriff's deputies say a man who claimed to beinterested in buying an SUV tried to steal it instead, pulling out a knife and attacking the salesman during a test drive. Deputies arrested Jonathan Paget and charged him with attempted murder and carjacking, reports CBS Sacramento.Deputies said the salesman Paget allegedly stabbed managed to escape the vehicle before Paget led them on a high-speed chase that topp
  
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• Man convicted in car attack due in court for plea change

  27-03-2019 11:26
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A man convicted on state murder charges in a deadly car attack on counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia is due in federal court for a change-of-plea hearing.James Alex Fields Jr., of Maumee, Ohio, was convicted in state court in December in the death of anti-racism activist Heather Heyer and for injuring dozens more.Fields separately pleaded not guilty to 30 federal hate crime charges in July. An online court docket says Fields is scheduled
  
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• 1st cholera cases confirmed in Mozambique's cyclone-hit city

  27-03-2019 11:25
  
  BEIRA, Mozambique — The first cases of cholera have been confirmed in the cyclone-ravaged city of Beira, Mozambican authorities announced on Wednesday, raising the stakes in an already desperate fight to help hundreds of thousands of people sheltering in increasingly squalid conditions.The five cholera cases were confirmed in Munhava, one of the poorest neighborhoods in the hard-hit port city of Beira, the national director of medical assistance, Ussene Isse, told reporters. The city of so
  
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• Biden criticizes 'white man's culture,' role in Hill hearing

  27-03-2019 11:24
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden condemned "a white man's culture" as he lashed out at violence against women and, more specifically, lamented his role in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings that undermined Anita Hill's credibility nearly three decades ago.Biden, a Democratic presidential prospect who often highlights his white working-class roots, said Hill, who is black, should not have been forced to face a panel of "a bunch of white guys" about her sexual harassment
  
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• Democrats pivot to health care as Trump attacks 'Obamacare'

  27-03-2019 11:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on Republicans to revive the effort to quash the Affordable Care Act, handing Democrats an opportunity to unite in defense of the law as they try to move past the Russia investigation and win the White House in 2020.Trump's administration is asking a federal appeals court to strike down the entire health care law. The president vowed on Tuesday to make the GOP the "party of health care" and told Senate Republicans to lean into their own a
  
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• Sunbury man dead after single-car crash; Troopers suspect alcohol involved

  27-03-2019 08:54
  
  DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (10TV) -- One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Delaware County.The Ohio State Highway Patrol says it happened around midnight on US 36 between I-71 and Africa Road.Troopers say 53-year-old Lawrence Walton, of Sunbury, lost control of his vehicle and it ran off the road and into a grassy median before striking two embankments, overturning and striking a guardrail. Walton died at the scene.Troopers say he was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash, b
  
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• Single-vehicle crash leaves one person dead in Delaware County

  27-03-2019 08:54
  
  DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (10TV) -- One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Delaware County.The Ohio State Highway Patrol says it happened just after midnight on US 36 between I-71 and Africa Road.Troopers have not said if anyone else was hurt in the crash.All lanes are back open at this time.The victim's identity has not been released.
  
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• Michelle Obama's memoir on track to set record

  27-03-2019 02:27
  
  Former first lady Michelle Obama's memoir, "Becoming," could become the best-selling memoir in history. According to Bertelsmann SE, the German media and services conglomerate that has a controlling stake in Penguin Random House, the book just surpassed 10 million copies sold. And those stats only include the company's English, Spanish and German-language territories."I'm not aware, in my personal experience with Penguin Random House, that we ever sold 10 million units of a memoir," chief execut
  
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• Betsy DeVos proposes cuts to Special Olympics funding

  27-03-2019 02:19
  
  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talked to a House subcommittee, Tuesday, defending budget cuts to programs including Special Olympics.According to The Hill, DeVos says "we had to make some difficult decisions" after reviewing the department's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which would cut nearly $18 million for the program.When asked how many children would be affected by these cuts, DeVos stated she didn't know. That number was later determined to be 272,000.In Ohio, there are 22
  
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