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• Carbonated pop container explodes, causes scare at Polaris Mall

  12-05-2019 22:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police are on the scene at Polaris Fashion Place Sunday afternoon after a carbonated pop container exploded.Police were called around 3:30 p.m.to 1500 Polaris Parkway after several people reported a loud pop heard inside the mall.*UPDATE 5/12/19: Sgt. Dana Hess was off duty shopping at the mall when the explosion happened, right next to it. She says a teen put nitrogen in his soda pop and it exploded. He was the only one injured. Minor injuries. https://t.co/asa00
  
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• More 'heartbeat' abortion bans advancing in South, Midwest

  12-05-2019 21:31
  
  If a new Mississippi law survives a court challenge, it will be nearly impossible for most pregnant women to get an abortion there.Or, potentially, in neighboring Louisiana. Or Alabama. Or Georgia.The Louisiana legislature is halfway toward passing a law — like the ones enacted in Mississippi and Georgia — that will ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, about six weeks into a pregnancy and before many women know they're pregnant. Alabama is on the cusp of approving an ev
  
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• 'There is still pain': Service honors Kirkersville shooting victims on 2-year anniversary

  12-05-2019 20:35
  
  Sunday, Kirkersville United Methodist Church held a memorial prayer service remembering the three people killed on May 12, 2017, at the Pine Kirk Care Center."Even after 2 years — only 2 years. There is still hurt, there is still pain... there is still suffering, there is still grief. And it's subtle," said Tom Rosser, owner of the care center.Kirkersville Police Chief Steven DiSario was shot and killed that day, alongside center employees Marlina Medrano and Cindy Krantz.Rosser said the s
  
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• Gunmen attack Catholic church in Burkina Faso; 6 killed

  12-05-2019 19:24
  
  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Authorities say gunmen have attacked a Catholic church in Burkina Faso, killing a priest and five worshippers.The attack on Sunday took place in Dablo, about 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the capital, Ouagadougou.Urbain Kabore, a government spokesman for the West African country's Sahel region, said the gunmen also set fire to a health center and destroyed all places serving alcohol.There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the attacks bore the hallma
  
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• Meghan, Harry release baby feet photo for US Mother's Day

  12-05-2019 17:53
  
  LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have released a photo of their newborn baby's feet to mark Meghan's first Mother's Day as a mom.The image posted Sunday on Instagram showed Meghan's hand cradling the feet of her son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, with a bed of spring flowers below serving as the background.The text reads: "Paying tribute to all mothers today - past, present, mothers-to-be, and those lost but forever remembered. We honor and celebrate each and
  
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• Police searching for suspect in wallet theft in Delaware County

  12-05-2019 16:11
  DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio-- Police are searching for a suspect in a theft from last month. On Sunday, April 28, between 10:30 a.m. and noon an elderly woman's purse was hanging on the back of her chair while she had lunch at a Cracker Barrel Restaurant.An unknown suspect accessed her purse and removed her wallet containing her credit cards and cash.According to the woman, photos of males provided to her were the same males seated behind her while eating.She found it to be strange as they sat down at
  
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• LAFC pulls away with late goals, beats Crew 3-0

  12-05-2019 03:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mark-Anthony Kaye scored in the first half and Adama Diomande and Carlos Vela added late goals to help MLS-leading Los Angeles FC beat the Columbus Crew SC 3-0 on Saturday night.Tyler Miller made one save for his fifth shutout in 12 starts this season.Latif Blessing fed Kaye, who crashed up the right side of the penalty area and rolled it in with the first touch off his left foot to open the scoring in the 37th minute.LAFC (8-1-3) nearly increased its lead a couple of
  
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• More rain means more algae in Lake Erie later this summer

  12-05-2019 03:22
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Experts say heavy rains this spring make it more likely western Lake Erie will see another significant algae bloom later this year.The bloom's size will ultimately depend on rainfall amounts from now through early summer.Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have issued their first forecast of the year for the lake. They're projecting the algae bloom will be more severe than last year, which saw a relatively mild outbreak.They don't expect
  
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• Young boy with spina bifida walks across stage for preschool graduation in Marion

  12-05-2019 02:48
  
  A young Ohio boy with spina bifida made big steps at his preschool graduation Saturday — literally.Blake’s mom, Megan Mompher, shared a video of her son walking across the stage for his graduation from Crosswood Preschool in Marion.Megan tells 10TV Blake was walking a little in the fall but had some medical complications. He started walking again three weeks ago. He had worked with a therapist to get him ready for the big day Saturday.“Blake walked on the stage today for his pr
  
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