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• YouTube, other services down due to eastern US congestion

  02-06-2019 23:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Google is saying users of YouTube and other services are seeing errors or slow performance due to high levels of network congestions in the eastern United States.YouTube, Google Cloud and G Suite services are affected, but Google said it believes it has identified the cause of the congestion and expects to return to normal service shortly. The company first identified the issue on its Google Cloud status dashboard at 3:25 p.m. Eastern time.The sound of millions of cat video
  
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• Lancaster police release body cam footage in arrest of man with gun

  02-06-2019 22:36
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio — The Lancaster Police Department on Sunday released body cam footage in the Saturday arrest of a man with a gun.Officers responded to a call in the 800 block of N. Columbus Street Saturday evening on reports of a distraught male with a pistol.Upon arrival, police say the man fired a round before dropping the weapon within a few feet of him and kneeled to the ground. An officer could be seen forcing the suspect to the ground — a move the police say was in order to get
  
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• Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military

  02-06-2019 17:36
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — The Pentagon has told the White House to stop politicizing the military, amid a furor over a Trump administration order to have the Navy ship named for the late U.S. Sen. John McCain hidden from view during President Donald Trump's recent visit to Japan.A U.S. defense official said Patrick Shanahan, Trump's acting defense chief, is also considering sending out formal guidance to military units in order to avoid similar problems in the future.Shanahan confirmed details
  
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• Woman from eastern Ohio killed in Virginia Beach shooting

  02-06-2019 16:41
  
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - Michelle "Missy" Langer, who was killed in the mass shooting in Virginia Beach last week, will be buried in East Liverpool, Ohio according to the Washington Post.The newspaper spoke to Michelle's sister-in-law, Kim Langer, who said Michelle was always laughing and smiling.Records show Michelle Langer lived in East Liverpool, near the Pennsylvania border just outside of Pittsburgh, in the 1990s.The Washington Post reported a friend remembered her as a big fan of the Pit
  
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• Police searching for man who went missing over a year ago

  02-06-2019 16:02
  COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Police need your help searching for a man who has been missing since 2017. On November 29,Joseph P. Perri was last seen at a friend’s home on Midland Avenue. Detectives say Perri was staying with some friends and then left the house in the late evening hours. He has never returned home.Perri did not take any of his personal belongings and had planned on returning home later that night.He did not respond to family or friends who had tried reaching him on his phone which was
  
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• Biden declares LGBTQ rights his No. 1 legislative priority

  02-06-2019 15:27
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared Saturday that the Equality Act would be his top legislative priority, an effort to enshrine LGBTQ protections into the nation's labor and civil rights laws.The former vice president shared his hopes of signing the legislation as part of a keynote address to hundreds of activists at the Human Rights Campaign's annual Ohio gala on the first day of Pride Month. In a half-hour at the lectern, his remarks ranged from emo
  
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• China blames U.S. for trade dispute, says it won't back down

  02-06-2019 14:55
  
  BEIJING — China issued a report Sunday blaming the United States for the countries' trade dispute and said it won't back down on "major issues of principle," but offered no clarification about what additional steps it might take to up the ante.The report from the Cabinet spokesman's office said that China has kept its word throughout 11 rounds of talks and will honor its commitments if a trade agreement is reached. It accused the U.S. of backtracking three times over the course of the talk
  
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• Gov. DeWine orders flags be flown at half-staff to honor Virginia Beach victims

  02-06-2019 13:28
  
  Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has ordered all flags of the United States and State of Ohio to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of a deadly shooting in Virginia Beach.12 people were shot and killed last week at a Virginia Beach government building.The 11 city employees who were killed were identified as Tara Welch Gallagher, Mary Louise Gayle, Alexander Mikhail Gusev, Katherine A. Nixon, Ryan Keith Cox, Joshua A. Hardy and Michelle "Missy" Langer, all of Virginia Beach; Laquita C. Brown an
  
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• Statewide alert issued for man missing from the Hilltop

  02-06-2019 12:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police issued a statewide alert for a man last seen in the Hilltop area of Columbus.Police said 69-year-old Danny Clark was last seen at 3 p.m. on Saturday on Binns Boulevard.He walked away from his home and did not return.Clark is 5-feet 11-inches tall and weighs 235 pounds.He has black hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a white hat.He may be driving a gold 2011 GMC Acadia.The SUV has Ohio license plates with the number GXW8144.If anyone has any information, t
  
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• Shooting in the Short North leaves one person dead

  02-06-2019 11:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police said one person is dead after a shooting in the Short North.Officers were called out to the area of West 5th Avenue and North High Street around 3:30 a.m. Sunday.The victim remains unidentified.
  
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• Man shot and killed in the Short North

  02-06-2019 11:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police said a man is dead after a shooting in the Short North.Officers were called out to the area of West 5th Avenue and North High Street around 3:30 a.m. Sunday.The victim, who police say is 25-years-old, remains unidentified.Police said they are questioning a suspect.West 5th Avenue is closed in the area of the scene.Police said both the suspect and victim are homeless.
  
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• Man charged after deadly shooting in the Short North

  02-06-2019 11:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police said a man is dead after a shooting in the Short North.Officers were called out to the area of West 5th Avenue and North High Street around 3:30 a.m. Sunday.The victim, who police say is 25-years-old, remains unidentified.Police said 27-year-old Kyshaun Brown is charged with murder after he allegedly shot the victim several times.Police said Brown knew the victim from both being homeless.West 5th Avenue is closed in the area of the scene.The scene is next to the
  
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• Tracking severe weather for parts of central Ohio - live updates

  02-06-2019 01:11
  
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Weather Warnings
  7:30 p.m. Saturday Update: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Crawford, Richland and Wyandot County until 8:30 p.m.6:55 p.m. Saturday Update: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Ashland, Morrow, and Richland County until 8:00 p.m.6 p.m. Saturday Update: Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Richland and Wyandot County until 10:00 p.m. Interactive Radar | Weather WarningsSEVERE WEATHER SAFETY GUIDEDIFFERENCES BETW
  
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• Kaymer builds 2-shot lead at Memorial Saturday

  02-06-2019 00:46
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Martin Kaymer didn't look the part of someone who hasn't won in five years. He was bogey-free Saturday in the Memorial for a 6-under 66 that gave him a two-shot lead over Adam Scott going into the final round.Scott also had a 66, finishing with a shot into 3 feet on the 18th hole at Muirfield Village.They will be in the final group, two major champions who each reached No. 1 in the world are in the midst of a drought. Scott has gone more than three years since his last
  
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• Ohio House Speaker criticizes Licking County Library's LGBTQ event; library cancels

  02-06-2019 00:02
  
  NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — Opposition that included Ohio's Republican House speaker has prompted a Licking County library to cancel an LGBTQ program for teens.The Newark Advocate reports the Friday event at the Emerson R. Miller Branch of the Licking County Library in Newark was scheduled ahead of the city's Pride festival next weekend. It was supposed to feature crafts, games, an optional tutorial on drag queen makeup and a safer sex program.It drew criticism on social media and a letter from Re
  
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