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• 2 Texas men die trying to jump their car over an open drawbridge

  25-05-2019 23:59
  
  Two men died after attempting to "jump" an open drawbridge in Louisiana, authorities said. State police responded to a single-vehicle crash around 2 a.m. Friday in the water at the Black Bayou Bridge near Lake Charles.Alejandro Cazares, 23, and Roberto Alejandro Moreno, 32, died in the crash. At the time of the accident, the bridge was closed to traffic to allow a boat to pass through, police said.A witness said the passenger, Moreno, got out of the car to push up a gate on the drawbridge, allow
  
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• Aldi recalls flour over possible E. coli contamination

  25-05-2019 22:06
  
  Aldi is recalling The Baker's Corner All Purpose Flour, which was sold at stores in 11 states, because of possible E. coli contamination. The 5-pound bags of flour should either be discarded or returned to the store for a refund, the company said in a statement.The flour, made by Archer Daniels Midland, was sold in several states including, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia.Seventeen people acros
  
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• Tracking severe weather in parts of central Ohio | May 25, 2019

  25-05-2019 20:34
  
  Doppler 10 Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Weather Warnings | Updated Forecast10TV Meteorologist Jeff Booth is tracking showers and storms moving through central Ohio today:2:30 p.m. UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Ashland, Ashtabula, Champaign, Clark, Crawford, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Hardin, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Union and Wyandot County until 9:00 p.m.---SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY GUIDEDIFFERENCES BETWEEN WATCHES & WARNI
  
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• Tracking severe weather in central Ohio | May 25, 2019

  25-05-2019 20:34
  
  Doppler 10 Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Weather Warnings | Updated Forecast10TV Meteorologist Jeff Booth is tracking showers and storms moving through central Ohio today:___4:55 Update: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Morgan and Washington County until 5:30 p.m.___4:50 Update: Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Athens, Guernsey, Morgan, Noble and Washington County until 10:00 p.m.___4:45 Update: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Guernsey and Noble County until 5:30 p.m.___4:32 Up
  
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• Protesters gather in opposition to Ku Klux Klan rally in Dayton

  25-05-2019 19:13
  
  Road closures and plans of counter-movements met a Ku Klux Klan rally in downtown Dayton Saturday.Earlier this month, an agreement settled the city’s lawsuit filed in March against the Madison, Indiana-based Honorable Sacred Knights. The lawsuit cited danger to the community if the group held a paramilitary-type rally.The agreement prevents the group from wearing paramilitary or tactical gear and carrying assault rifles, bats or shields, the Associated Press reported."We never asked for an
  
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• Officials: No arrests, reported clashes at Ku Klux Klan rally in Dayton

  25-05-2019 19:13
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A small group of Ku Klux Klan members penned in by fencing, surrounded by police and drowned out by hundreds of protesters, held a rally in Ohio with no reported clashes or problems.Earlier this month, an agreement settled the city’s lawsuit filed in March against the Madison, Indiana-based Honorable Sacred Knights. The lawsuit cited danger to the community if the group held a paramilitary-type rally.The agreement prevents the group from wearing paramilitary or ta
  
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• Community, law enforcement brace for planned Ku Klux Klan rally in Dayton Saturday

  25-05-2019 19:13
  
  Road closures and plans of counter-movements are set to meet a Ku Klux Klan rally in downtown Dayton Saturday.Earlier this month, an agreement settled the city’s lawsuit filed in March against the Madison, Indiana-based Honorable Sacred Knights. The lawsuit cited danger to the community if the group held a paramilitary-type rally.The agreement prevents the group from wearing paramilitary or tactical gear and carrying assault rifles, bats or shields, the Associated Press reported."We never
  
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• Botswana hires Hollywood firm to fight elephant hunting PR

  25-05-2019 14:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Botswanan government has enlisted a public relations firm with deep ties to Hollywood to push back against the bad publicity generated by the southern African nation's decision to lift its ban on elephant hunting.42 West, a firm mostly known for its work with celebrities and the film industry, notified the U.S. Justice Department last week that it will be working with Botswana's tourism ministry, according to a filing made under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.The
  
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• Young homebuyers scramble as prices rise faster than incomes

  25-05-2019 14:20
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For millennials looking to buy their first home, the hunt feels like a race against the clock.In the seven years since the housing crash ended, home values in more than three-quarters of U.S. metro areas have climbed faster than incomes, according to an Associated Press analysis of real estate industry data provided by CoreLogic.That gap is driving some first-timers out of the most expensive cities as well as pressuring them to buy something before they are completely
  
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• Trump arrives in Tokyo for state visit, golf and sumo

  25-05-2019 14:04
  
  TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump needled Japan over the U.S.-Japan trade imbalance as he kicked off a state visit to the country Saturday that's been tailor-made to his whims and ego.Speaking at a reception with several dozen Japanese and American business leaders at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Tokyo shortly after his arrival, Trump said the U.S. and Japan "are hard at work" negotiating a new bilateral trade agreement that he said would benefit both countries."I would say that Ja
  
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• San Francisco police chief ‘sorry’ for raid on journalist

  25-05-2019 14:01
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco's police chief apologized on Friday for raiding a freelance journalist's home and office to find out who leaked a police report into the unexpected death of the city's former public defender.Chief William Scott told the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday the searches were probably illegal and said "I'm sorry that this happened."California's shield law protects journalists from search warrants and the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that journalists are free t
  
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• Sheriff: Motorcyclist killed in crash in Obetz

  25-05-2019 04:01
  
  OBETZ, Ohio — The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred Friday evening.The sheriff's office says Khalil McKinley, 23, lost control of his motorcycle traveling north on Alum Creek Drive in the area of Lindsey Drive shortly after 6:30 p.m.McKinley's motorcycle went into the southbound lanes of traffic and hit a Ford Explorer. Medics pronounced him dead on scene.Authorities say itt does not appear that drugs or alcohol were factors in this
  
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• Federal judge halts plan to build parts of border wall

  25-05-2019 03:57
  
  A federal judge in California has blocked President Donald Trump from building sections of his long-sought border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency.U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr. on Friday immediately halted the administration's efforts to redirect military-designated funds to build sections of wall on the Mexican border. His order applies to two planned projects to add 51 miles of fence in two areas.Gilliam issued the ruling after hearing arguments l
  
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• Court sets 2024 execution date for condemned Ohio killer

  25-05-2019 03:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled an execution nearly five years in the future for a man convicted of a 1996 killing.Death row inmate John Stojetz, who is white, was convicted of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Damico Watkins, who was black, at Madison Correctional Institution on April 25, 1996, in what authorities called a race-related slaying.Madison County Prosecutor Stephen Pronai argued Stojetz has exhausted all his legal options and is also not part of a bigger
  
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• ODNR stresses safety as boaters take to the water for Memorial Day weekend

  25-05-2019 02:56
  At age 70, Mike Dunbar has seen a lot on the water.“I watch out for other people, a lot,” he said.He's known people who have died in boating accidents.“Going full rate of speed, he hit another boat, both boats sank,” he said.Which is why he makes sure he is alert and safe.“Particularly on a busy weekend, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day,” Dunbar said.According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, there were 13 deaths statewide in 2015, 12 in 2016,
  
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• BrickUniverse bringing Lego convention to Columbus

  25-05-2019 02:51
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — If it's true what they say and idle hands are, in fact, the devil's playthings, Rocco Buttliere has never had that problem."I don't think so," he said, laughing.Buttliere grew up with Lego. He also had a love for architecture. Now, at 24 years old with a degree in architecture, he's putting his two loves together.He's a Lego artist. He travels to different Lego fan conventions, like BrickUniverse this weekend in Columbus at Kasich Hall at the Ohio Expo Center. His creation
  
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• James Holzhauer tops $2 million on "Jeopardy!"

  25-05-2019 01:44
  
  "Jeopardy!" champion James Holzhauer won $2.065 million on Friday night, putting him even closer to all-time champion Ken Jennings $2.5 million record. With an average pot of about $76,000, Holzhauer will surpass Jennings' $2.52 million record in about seven more games if he keeps the streak going. Holzhauer got "What is Sun Valley?" as the Final Jeopardy! question, with total winnings for Friday at $74,400. On Thursday, he won by the smallest amount yet,Holzhauer, a professional gambler who liv
  
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• Federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi abortion ban

  25-05-2019 01:32
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy."Here we go again," U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves wrote in his order. "Mississippi has passed another law banning abortions prior to viability."His new order stops the law from taking effect July 1. Reeves is the same judge who struck down a 2018 Mississippi law to ban abortion at 15 weeks.Mississippi is
  
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• LIST: Field of competitors for the 2019 Memorial Tournament

  25-05-2019 01:12
  
  Tournament officials with the Memorial Tournament have announced the field for this year.The contingent of 120 players represents 45 major championship titles, and features FedExCup points leader Matt Kuchar, 2018Memorial Tournament winner Bryson DeChambeau, three-time major champion Jordan Spieth and Woods, a five-time Memorial winner.This year’s field features seven of the world’s top 10. A total of 12 past Memorial winners will be returning to Muirfield Village Golf Club. The invi
  
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