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• Pope Francis donates $500,000 to help migrants in Mexico

  28-04-2019 22:12
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to help migrants in Mexico, offering assistance to local projects that provide food, lodging and basic necessities.The funds, from the Peter's Pence collections, will be distributed among 27 projects promoted by 16 Mexican dioceses and religious congregations, Peter's Pence said in a statement.In recent months, thousands of migrants have arrived in Mexico, traveling on foot or with makeshift vehicles from Honduras, El Salvador and Guate
  
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• Washburn University football player killed, Giants draft pick injured in shooting

  28-04-2019 21:23
  
  Washburn University football player Dwane Simmons was killed in an off-campus shooting that also left his college teammate, New York Giants draft pick Corey Ballentine, injured.In a statement from the university located in Topeka, Kansas, the shooting happened early Sunday morning.Washburn mourns loss of Ichabod football player Dwane Simmons https://t.co/ExJ6cNiECl— Washburn Athletics (@wusports) April 28, 2019
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• March for Babies supports families and infants in preterm births

  28-04-2019 19:25
  In the midst of chilly rain, hundreds of people crowded Genoa Park for the annual March of Dimes event, called "March for Babies.""It's great. It really is," said Aaron Puckett who attended the walk with his family.Aaron and his wife Kate are parents to 2-year-old Fisher, who was born prematurely."He was born at 26 weeks and six days," Kate said. "He was born at a pound and 9 ounces. He was on a ventilator and then on a CPAP. He came home on oxygen."The Puckett family found support through March
  
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• First Look: Hubbard Park Place

  28-04-2019 18:57
  Hubbard Park Place, the new mixed-use development at the corner of Park Street and West Hubbard Avenue, was first brought before the Victorian Village Commission in 2013. The design proposed at that time – which called for an underground parking garage, a raised interior courtyard over a second level of parking, and three distinct sections […]
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• 'Avengers: Endgame' obliterates records with $1.2B opening

  28-04-2019 18:42
  
  NEW YORK — The universe belongs to Marvel. "Avengers: Endgame" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend with an estimated $350 million in ticket sales domestically and $1.2 billion globally, reaching a new pinnacle in the blockbuster era that the comic-book studio has come to dominate.The "Avengers" finale far exceeded even its own gargantuan expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie had been forecast to open between $260 million and $300 million in U.S. and Can
  
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• 'Terrifying': Crane falls on busy Seattle street, killing 4

  28-04-2019 17:42
  
  SEATTLE — A construction crane fell from a building on Google's new Seattle campus during a storm that brought wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city's busiest streets and killing four people.One female and three males had died by the time firefighters had arrived Saturday afternoon, Fire Chief Harold Scoggins said. Two of the dead were ironworkers who had been inside the crane while the other two were people who were inside cars, Fire Department spokesman Lance Garland said.A 25-y
  
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• Columbus police searching for man who tried to use counterfeit money in Gahanna

  28-04-2019 13:42
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus police say they are looking for a man they believe tried to use counterfeit money at a Kroger Marketplace Fuel Center.It happened on April 18, 2019 around 9:15 in the evening at a Kroger Marketplace Fuel Center on South Hamilton Road in Gahanna.A man tried to use a counterfeit $50.00 bill. The clerk realized the bill was counterfeit and called police.Prior to the officer's arrival, the suspect left after paying with a valid $20.00 bill. The man appears to have a tattoo on his
  
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• Man in 'extremely critical condition' following shooting in west Columbus

  28-04-2019 12:18
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus police say they are looking for a suspect who shot a man in west Columbus.It happened around 12:30 Sunday morning in the 600 block of Whitethorne Avenue.They say a person shot a man who was sitting in the passenger seat of a red Chevy Blazer.The victim got out of the vehicle, walked around to the driver's seat and got into an argument with the driver. That driver then drove away.Emergency responders transported the man to Grand Medical Center in extremely critical condition.
  
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• Man dies following overnight shooting in west Columbus

  28-04-2019 12:18
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus police say they are looking for a suspect who shot a man in west Columbus.It happened around 12:30 Sunday morning in the 600 block of Whitethorne Avenue.They say a person shot a man who was sitting in the passenger seat of a red Chevy Blazer.The victim got out of the vehicle, walked around to the driver's seat and got into an argument with the driver. That driver then drove away.Emergency responders transported the man to Grand Medical Center in extremely critical condition.
  
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• Duchene, Columbus beat Bruins 3-2 in 2 OT, tie series 1-1

  28-04-2019 06:10
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Matt Duchene scored on a power play at 3:42 of the second overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins early Sunday morning, tying the second-round playoff series at a game apiece.Artemi Panarin scored twice and assisted on the winner and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 shots. The Blue Jackets twice gave up a lead and twice came back to tie it.Matt Grzelcyk and David Pastrnak scored and Tuukka Rask made 36 saves for Boston. The Bruins won the op
  
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• Bruins honor former Buckeyes, Celtics great John Havlicek ahead of Blue Jackets playoff game

  28-04-2019 03:47
  
  Before the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Boston Bruins faced off for the second game in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Bruins took a moment to honor a basketball legend who held significance for both cities.A moment of celebration pregame for @celtics legend John Havlicek. pic.twitter.com/BWFidhkP5x— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) April 28, 2019
  John Havlicek's legacy was built over 16 years with the Boston Celtics, eight of them as NBA champions, making him among the best t
  
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• Trump tweets congratulations to draft pick Nick Bosa

  28-04-2019 00:03
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers first-round pick Nick Bosa has a prominent fan.President Donald Trump tweeted out congratulations to Bosa on Saturday for being the second overall pick in the NFL draft. Trump told Bosa he will be a great player and to "always stay true to yourself."Congratulations to Nick Bosa on being picked number two in the NFL Draft. You will be a great player for years to come, maybe one of the best. Big Talent! San Francisco will embrace you but most im
  
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