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• Proposed bill would mandate valedictorians, salutatorians in Ohio's school districts

  16-06-2019 23:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A state lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require school districts in Ohio to name a valedictorian and a salutatorian.The House bill introduced by Republican state Rep. Niraj Antani, of Miamisburg, comes after Mason High School in southwestern Ohio decided that it will stop awarding those academic honors.Many schools traditionally have bestowed the valedictorian title on the graduating student with the highest cumulative grade-point average. The salutator
  
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• The Latest: 2019 US Open Championship

  16-06-2019 23:24
  
  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on final round of the U.S. Open (all times local):1:30 p.m.Viktor Hovland is making a bid to follow up his U.S. Amateur title at Pebble Beach by becoming the low amateur at the U.S. Open.Hovland birdied four of the first eight holes to get to 4 under for the tournament. He had a four-shot lead over Brandon Wu in the race for top amateur. Wu bogeyed the first two holes in the final round. He is missing his graduation at Stanford to play the final round
  
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• Gary Woodland captures US Open title for first major

  16-06-2019 23:24
  
  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on final round of the U.S. Open (all times local):6:35 p.m.Gary Woodland has captured the U.S. Open, overcoming the back-nine pressure at Pebble Beach to hold off two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka for a three-shot victory.Woodland all but sealed his first major title when he chipped off a tight lie on the green on the 17th hole to tap-in range at a pin tucked in the back left. His par there preserved the two-shot lead.Then, he made it a three-
  
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• Some Ragu sauces recalled due to potential plastic contamination

  16-06-2019 22:47
  
  Some Ragu sauces are being recalled because they could potentially contain fragments of plastic.Mizkan America, Inc. announced the voluntary recall Saturday for sauces produced between June 4 and June 8, which were distributed nationwide.The affected sauces have the following codes and use by dates:RAGÚ® Chunky Tomato Garlic & Onion, 45 oz.Flavor description: RAGÚ® Chunky Tomato Garlic & OnionCap code: JUN0620YU2Best Use By Date: JUN0620YU2
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• Photos: Snapshots of Community Pride in Its Second Year

  16-06-2019 22:41
  Grassroots LGBTQ pride festival Columbus Community Pride celebrated its second year on June 15 at Mayme Moore Park in King-Lincoln Bronzeville, as an alternative to the pride festival Downtown put on by Stonewall Columbus. The theme of the festival, “Decades of Resilience” was apparent throughout, as well as the main purpose for the festival — […]
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• Lloyd scores 2 and the US downs Chile 3-0 at the World Cup

  16-06-2019 21:18
  
  PARIS (AP) — Carli Lloyd scored a pair of goals for the United States in a somewhat subdued 3-0 victory over Chile that advanced the defending Women's World Cup champions to the round of 16.The Americans were criticized after their record-breaking 13-0 rout of Thailand when players celebrated goals even after the victory was well in hand. They were noticeably more muted in this one, and all three goals were in the first half.Sweden also advanced out of Group F with a victory 5-1 victory ov
  
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• 2020 race brings free college back to the national stage

  16-06-2019 20:05
  
  After receding from the national stage, the free college movement is resurfacing as a central rallying point for Democrats as they set their sights on the White House.At least 18 of the party's 23 presidential contenders have come out in support of some version of free college. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts promises free tuition at public colleges and universities. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota says it should be limited to two years of community college. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New
  
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• Police: 4 family members shot, killed in West Des Moines

  16-06-2019 19:45
  
  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Relatives discovered the bodies of four family members, including two children, with gunshot wounds at their home in central Iowa, police said.The bodies were discovered Saturday morning at the home in West Des Moines, The Des Moines Register reported .Authorities identified the victims as 44-year-old Lavanya Sunkara, 41-year-old Chandrasekhar Sunkara, and two boys aged 15 and 10 years, according to a police news release. Autopsies were being performed to deter
  
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• Drag Queen Story Hour set for Nevada Library despite critics

  16-06-2019 19:25
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP/10TV) — The Drag Queen Story Hour is heading to northern Nevada despite protests in other cities. Two story hours in Ohio were canceled after threats.Two drag queens plan to read stories to children at the Sparks Library on July 20, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.Libraries across the country have hosted similar events since the New York-based nonprofit sponsored readings in San Francisco four years ago.The event is geared toward ages 3-8 with local people in drag read
  
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• Police: 16-year-old Ohio boy fatally shot after argument at party

  16-06-2019 19:00
  
  LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — Police in northeast Ohio say a 16-year-old Ohio boy has been fatally shot after an argument that took place at a nearby house party.Lorain police say officers responded about 4:30 a.m. Sunday to a report of a shooting and found the teenager with multiple gunshot wounds. A police news release says he was pronounced dead at the scene.Investigators said they learned that a disagreement broke out as a party at a nearby house was ending. They say the disagreement appears to
  
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• $2.2M gift will endow faculty position at Youngstown State University

  16-06-2019 18:44
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A former Youngstown State University professor and radio host who died last year has left $2.2 million to the Ohio school.A university news release says the late Charles Darling was a retired history professor and longtime host of the "Folk Festival" radio program on WYSU-FM. He left the gift to establish an endowed faculty position at the university.University officials say the Charles Darling Distinguished Faculty Chair in American Social History will be a full pr
  
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• 4 years in, Trump fondly recalls Trump Tower campaign launch

  16-06-2019 18:25
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It was the escalator ride that would change history.Four years ago on Sunday, Donald Trump descended through the pink marble and brass atrium of Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for president , the first step on a journey few believed would take him all the way to the White House.It turns out the 2015 event might not have happened, at least not on June 16. And the over-the-top staging that featured a crowd including paid actors could have been even more theatrical if o
  
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• Meghan and Harry release Father's Day photo of baby Archie

  16-06-2019 18:09
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex have released a photograph of their 6-week-old son Archie for Father's Day.The sepia-toned photo, posted Sunday on the royal couple's Instagram feed, shows the baby cradled in Harry's arms and clutching his father's finger.The post is captioned: "Happy Father's Day! And wishing a very special first Father's Day to The Duke of Sussex."View this post on Instagram Happy Father’s Day! And wishing a very special first Father&rsq
  
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• Recall for breakfast wrap because of possible contamination with small rocks

  16-06-2019 15:54
  
  WASHINGTON (10TV) - A Texas company is recalling a frozen breakfast product because it may be contaminated with small rocks.Ruiz Food Products announced the recall of 246,000 pounds of El Monterey Egg, Potato, Bacon & Cheese Sauce Breakfast Wraps on Friday.The items were distributed to retailers nationwide.The following information will assist you in identifying the recalled product:8-Pack family size film packages containing “EL MONTEREY EGG, POTATO, BACON & CHEESE SAUCE BREAKFAST
  
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• Tornado sirens sound in Fairfield County; no severe weather threat

  16-06-2019 15:11
  
  Fairfield County residents got an early morning wake up call Sunday when tornado sirens across the county started firing off warning sounds.It started around 8:30 and is unclear how long it lasted.The Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency posted this statement on their Facebook Page: This is not the first time a central Ohio community had issues with siren activation.In February, hundreds of Newark residents were awakened by tornado sirens with no severe weather threat.Causing a number of
  
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• Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales

  16-06-2019 14:50
  
  PORT HADLOCK, Wash. (AP) — At least one Washington state waterfront landowner has said yes to a request to allow dead gray whales to decompose on their property.So many gray whale carcasses have washed up this year that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries says it has run out of places to take them.In response, the agency has asked landowners to volunteer property as a disposal site for the carcasses. By doing so, landowners can support the natural process of the m
  
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• Former student who reported rape says college betrayed her

  16-06-2019 14:32
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The warnings came in text messages from her friends: He's outside the dorm. He's at the student center. He's at Starbucks.But for Alicia Gonzales, sometimes it didn't matter where he was. She would often hide away in her room on the campus of Marshall University, overcome with fear that she'd run into him — or be subjected to his ridicule — even after reporting that he raped her on school grounds, and even after he was convicted of battery. Months later
  
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• Virginia AG calls for state to legalize marijuana

  16-06-2019 14:15
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is calling for the legalization of marijuana.Herring said Saturday that Virginia should start decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana and eventually legalize the drug.The Democratic attorney general said criminal prosecutions are costly to the state and local governments and disproportionately affect African Americans.Herring made the remarks in an op-ed in the Daily Press and in comments to reporters at a Democra
  
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• Funeral held for West Point cadet who died in training

  16-06-2019 13:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A West Point cadet killed during a training exercise has been laid to rest at the academy's cemetery.The funeral for Christopher J. Morgan was held Saturday at the United States Military Academy.WABC-TV reports speakers included former president Bill Clinton. Morgan's father had been part of the president's security detail.West Point's Commandant of Cadets, Maj. Gen. Steve Gilland, called the 22-year-old "an exemplary classmate and teammate" and said the young man from West
  
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• Tracking severe weather in central Ohio | June 16, 2019

  16-06-2019 13:06
  
  Doppler 10 Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Weather Warnings | Updated Forecast10TV Meteorologist Ross Caruso is tracking showers and storms moving through central Ohio Sunday morning :6:45 a.m. Update: Heavy rain this morning with scattered showers and storms for Sunday.FLASH FLOOD WATCH: for Central/Northern Ohio to Sunday evening_____SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY GUIDEDIFFERENCES BETWEEN WATCHES & WARNINGSWatch
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• Babe Ruth road jersey sells at auction for $5.64 million

  16-06-2019 13:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Babe Ruth road jersey dating to 1928-30 has sold at auction for $5.64 million.Hunt Auctions, which handled Saturday's sale, says the price breaks a record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold. A Ruth jersey from 1920 previously sold for $4,415,658.The auction was conducted at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees jersey was part of a collection of items that Ruth's family put up for sale. His granddaughter, Linda Ruth Tosetti, says in a statement that a port
  
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• Tiffany Haddish cancels Atlanta show over abortion law

  16-06-2019 12:53
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish has canceled her upcoming Atlanta performance because of Georgia's new restrictive abortion law.News outlets report that the "Girls Trip" star sent a statement to ticketholders Saturday, saying she cannot "in good faith" perform in Georgia unless it withdraws the so-called heartbeat bill. Haddish had been scheduled to perform June 22 at the Fox Theatre.The new law would ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as earl
  
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• Tracking severe weather in central Ohio | June 15, 2019

  16-06-2019 04:06
  
  Doppler 10 Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Weather Warnings | Updated Forecast10TV Meteorologist Jeff Booth is tracking showers and storms moving through central Ohio Saturday night:11:30 p.m. Update: The tornado warning for Delaware County was canceled by the National Weather Service.___11:20 p.m. Update: Tornado Warning for Delaware County until 11:45 p.m.Jeff Booth is tracking the latest:___10:20 p.m. Update: Tornado Warning for Delaware County has expired.___10:00 p.m. Up
  
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• Former Buckeyes Cardale Jones, football staff member open Columbus gym for young athletes

  16-06-2019 03:19
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new gym is now open in Columbus with the help of a former Buckeye quarterback and football staffer.Plus Two University located on Busch Boulevard is part gym and part life coaching. The goal is aimed at preparing young people for life both physically and mentally.Former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones is one of the co-founders, along with Eric Lichter, a former member of Ohio State's football staff.For more information on the gym, click here.
  
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• Photos: Columbus Pride Parade 2019

  16-06-2019 02:48
  The 38th annual Pride Festival took place Downtown this weekend, which included the annual parade on High Street. Thousands gathered as floats, marchers and entertainers paraded between the Short North and Downtown Columbus. — Editor’s Note by Walker Evans. For more information, visit www.columbuspride.org/parade/. All photos by Matt Ellis.
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• Police searching for man missing out of Mansfield

  16-06-2019 02:46
  
  MANSFIELD, Ohio — Police are searching for a man who was last seen in Mansfield Saturday.Mansfield police say 73-year-old Wendell Jefferson was last seen around Sackman Street and Lawnsdale Avenue just before 1 p.m. without a vehicle and didn't come home. A Silver Alert was activated after his disappearance.According to police, Jefferson suffers from dementia and is in an electric wheelchair. He was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a white thermal shirt, black jacket and black shoes. He
  
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• Man missing out of Mansfield has been found

  16-06-2019 02:46
  
  Update: Police say 73-year-old Wendell Jefferson was found and taken to a hospital for evaluation.___Original Story:MANSFIELD, Ohio — Police are searching for a man who was last seen in Mansfield Saturday.Mansfield police say 73-year-old Wendell Jefferson was last seen around Sackman Street and Lawnsdale Avenue just before 1 p.m. without a vehicle and didn't come home. A Silver Alert was activated after his disappearance.According to police, Jefferson suffers from dementia and is in an ele
  
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• Oberlin College says $44M award to business not 'final outcome'

  16-06-2019 01:46
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio college ordered to pay $44 million in damages to the owners of a market who said the school ruined their business by branding them as racists said Friday the jury awards are "not the final outcome.""We are disappointed in the jury's decisions and the fragmentary and sometimes distorted public discussion of this case," Oberlin College President Carmen Twillie Ambar wrote in a letter to faculty, students, parents and alumni. "But we respect the integrity of the jury,
  
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