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• Target reportedly experiencing nationwide register outages

  15-06-2019 21:22
  
  Target acknowledged a nationwide "system issues" affecting its stores on Saturday that prevented its customers from checking out at registers. The outage caused long checkout lines at Target locations, with upset customers posting images and video on social media. It's unclear what was causing the outages.In a statement to CBS News, the company said, "We're aware that guests are currently unable to make purchases at Target stores. Our teams are troubleshooting now and we apologize for the inconv
  
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• Target: Registers back online after earlier outage

  15-06-2019 21:22
  
  Target's registers are back online following an earlier outage that affected stores nationwide, the company told 10TV Saturday.The company tweeted earlier about the outage, saying they were aware and were troubleshooting the issue.We’re aware that guests are currently unable to make purchases at Target stores. Our teams are troubleshooting now and we apologize for the inconvenience. We will provide an update as soon as possible.— Target (@Target) June 15, 2019
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• Notre Dame celebrates 1st Mass since devastating April fire

  15-06-2019 20:18
  
  PARIS (AP) — The archbishop wore a hard-hat helmet, burnt wood debris was still visible and only about 30 people were let inside, but Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday held its first Mass since the devastating April 15th fire that ravaged its roof and toppled its masterpiece spire.Exactly two months after the blaze engulfed the landmark Gothic building in the French capital, the service was celebrated by Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit in a chapel behind the choir, a place confirmed by cons
  
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• Justice Department backs refusal to turn over Trump’s tax returns to Congress

  15-06-2019 20:02
  
  The Justice Department issued a legal opinion Friday finding that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was right to withhold President Donald Trump's tax returns from a House committee that subpoenaed them.The House Ways and Means Committee subpoenaed six years of Trump's tax returns in May, but the Treasury Department refused to provide the documents. At the time, Mnuchin said the request lacked a "legitimate legislative purpose."The 33-page opinion from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Cou
  
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• Police respond to report of woman not breathing in Linden area of Columbus

  15-06-2019 19:31
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police officers and detectives responded to the scene of a woman who was reported to not be breathing Saturday morning.Dispatchers said police arrived to the scene in the 1100 block of East 19th Avenue in the Linden area after receiving a call just after 10:20 a.m.The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.Her identity has not been released.Dispatchers did not have any other information.A photo from a 10TV viewer shows crime scene tape in the area near where police are
  
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• Police identify woman pronounced dead in Linden area of Columbus

  15-06-2019 19:31
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police have identified a woman who found dead in the Linden area Saturday morning.Dispatchers said police arrived at the scene in the 1100 block of East 19th Avenue in the Linden area. Police say a family member discovered her in a running vehicle parked outside of her residence just before 10:30 a.m.The woman, identified as 35-year-old Desiree Hunn, was pronounced dead at the scene.The cause and manner of death are under investigation.A photo from a 10TV viewer s
  
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• Thousands fill the streets for 2019 Columbus Pride Parade

  15-06-2019 19:08
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hundreds of thousands of people celebrated the Pride Parade in Columbus on Saturday.Watch part of Saturday's parade:In addition to people in Columbus attending, many traveled from different states and cities to watch the parade."Columbus is such a beacon for Pride and activity and diversity and every year, it gets bigger and bigger, and it's great to see all walks of life," said John Tobianski, who has been to 18 Pride festivals.Several notable figures made appearances Sat
  
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• Nursing home site of deadly shooting in Kirkersville closes along with sister facility

  15-06-2019 18:59
  
  The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the Pine Kirk Care Center and its sister facility in Utica, the Utica Care Center, have voluntarily closed.The Pine Kirk Care Center was the site of a deadly shooting in 2017.Thomas Hartless killed Kirkersville Police Chief Steven Eric DiSario, Marlina Medrano and one of her co-workers Cindy Krantz.Nine staff members hid inside the facility until SWAT team members safely rescued them.The Pine Kirk Care Center reopened in May 2018.The health department conf
  
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• Police looking for missing man who may be near Buckeye Lake

  15-06-2019 18:30
  
  Columbus police are investigating after a man was reported missing and he may be in the area of Buckeye Lake.Edward Jones was last seen on June 10.His family said he drives a 2003 black Acura MDX with an Ohio license plate number of FZA 3230.His family said a team searched Buckeye Lake and around the area of the lake and did not find him.Police said they do not believe foul play is involved.If anyone has any information, they are asked to call Columbus police at 614-645-4545.
  
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• Ohio high court won't hear challenge over bite-mark evidence

  15-06-2019 14:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a man sentenced to death for the 1985 rape, torture and slaying of a 12-year-old boy.Attorneys for 52-year-old Danny Lee Hill have unsuccessfully argued bite-mark evidence used against him was unreliable and that he should get a new trial.A county judge rejected his request, and a state appeals court upheld that decision. The state Supreme Court this week declined to consider a further appeal.Hill was convicted of aggravated
  
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• Disaster declaration sought for Ohio farmers hurt by rain

  15-06-2019 14:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio— Ohio is seeking federal aid for farmers who haven't been able to plant crops because of rain-soaked fields.Gov. Mike DeWine's office said Friday he is seeking a disaster declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make affected farmers eligible for federal money.DeWine noted that record rainfall through the spring planting season has been devastating to farmers with flooding and saturated fields preventing them from planting. Just 50 percent of Ohio's corn crop a
  
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• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams celebrates Pride Month with special "Nina West's Dream Puff" flavor

  15-06-2019 13:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Jeni Britton Bauer, founder of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, and celebrity drag queen Nina West are teaming up to raise money for charities with a special ice cream flavor.They spoke to 10TV about how 100% of the profits from every scoop and a special t-shirt benefit The Nina West Foundation, which has raised millions of dollars to support LGBTQ+ causes.Bauer told 10TV's Karina Nova how she created the idea for the flavor "Nina West's Dream Puff".It is an ice cream that includes s
  
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• Hiker from Dublin rescued in New Hampshire's White Mountains

  15-06-2019 12:27
  
  SHELBURNE, N.H. — A man from Dublin was rescued this week while hiking trails in New Hampshire's White Mountains.New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say two other people died over the course of two days.News releases from the agency said two people were found while attempting to climb Mount Washington on Thursday.The first, 63-year-old Sandra Lee of Mount Tabor, New Jersey, suffered an unknown medical condition on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail and was pronounced dead at the hospital.Hours l
  
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• Shooting inside California Costco kills 1, injures 2

  15-06-2019 11:47
  
  CORONA, Calif. — A gunman opened fire inside a Southern California Costco during an argument Friday night, killing a man, wounding two other people and sparking a stampede of terrified shoppers before he was taken into custody, police said.Police swarmed the Costco after shots were reported at the huge store about 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) southeast of downtown Los Angeles.Witnesses told KCAL-TV that a man with a Mohawk haircut was arguing with someone near a freezer section when he pulle
  
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• Local photographer helps families in NICU cherish their new additions — free of charge

  15-06-2019 00:57
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — If there's one thing we have to remind ourselves from time to time, it's that our greatest struggles always lead to our greatest strengths.And our greatest strengths should always be shared.It's why Erin Iozzi gets in her car, backs out of her driveway at her northwest Columbus home and drives across town. It's why she walks in the doors, down the halls and into the rooms of those she's never met to take pictures of their newborn babies in the neonatal intensive care unit
  
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• 2 taken to hospital following crash on I-270 south on city's east side

  15-06-2019 00:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two people were taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital following a crash on I-270 southbound on the city's east side Friday.It happened Friday evening between East Main Street and I-70.The scene is cleared and the highway has been reopened.
  
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• Heart transplant recipient celebrating gift of life in Columbus Pride Parade

  15-06-2019 00:39
  A central Ohio man is not only for Pride weekend, but also to spread an important message that anyone can give the gift of life, regardless of sexual orientation.Tyler Cummins says it’s the little milestones that mean most.“I have my energy back and I ran a mile yesterday for the first time,” Cummins said.After spending years on the donor list and living with devices to keep his heart beating, he got the long-awaited news“On February 25th of this year, I got a call after
  
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