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• Trump says tanks will be part of July Fourth celebration in Washington

  01-07-2019 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says military tanks will be part of Washington's Fourth of July celebration later this week.Asked Monday about his plans, Trump said tanks will be stationed outside but provided no other details.Trump had wanted a parade of military tanks and other equipment in Washington after witnessing a similar parade in Paris in 2017. But that plan eventually was scuttled, partly because of cost.This year, the president is organizing an event called "Salute to
  
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• Central Ohio does its part to protect pollinators

  01-07-2019 23:34
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Just off Interstate 71 on the city's north side, a small patch of land is attracting bees, butterflies and more."I will say that this was our experiment to see how they perform inside urban areas, and, as you can see, it’s doing really well," said Joel Hunt, pollinator habitat administrator for the Ohio Department of Transportation.That roughly one-third acre of land is part of the state's pollinator habitat project. There are now 120 sites totaling 1,200 acres.The goal is
  
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• Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs dead at 27; found in hotel room

  01-07-2019 23:25
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died Monday at the age of 27, stunning Major League Baseball and leading to the postponement of the team's game against the Texas Rangers.Skaggs was with the team in Texas when he was found unresponsive in his hotel room, police said . He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they were investigating, but no foul play was suspected.Skaggs was "an important part of the Angels Family," the team said in a statement. "Our though
  
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• ODNR urges parents to have children wear life jackets

  01-07-2019 22:49
  A life jacket can cost between $10 and $40 but they are worth much more if they can save a life.That's why the Oho Department of Natural Resources is urging parents who are heading to the water this Fourth of July weekend to make sure your child wears one.The body of a 7-year-old was found Monday after falling from a boat at Salt Fork State Park on Sunday.According to officials, Afton Taylor of North Canton was boating with his family when he fell.Officers say if you are purchasing a life jacket
  
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• Blue Jackets sign forward Gustav Nyquist to four-year contract

  01-07-2019 22:09
  
  The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed free agent forward Gustav Nyquist to a four-year contract on Monday.Nyquist has recorded 131 goals and 175 assists in 500 career NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks.He has posted 40 or more points in all six of his full NHL campaigns and tallied 20 or more goals four times.“Gustav Nyquist is a skilled, fast, two-way player who will be a great addition to our club both on the ice and in the dressing room,” said Kekalainen. &ld
  
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• Columbus police expect half a million people at Red, White & BOOM!; safety plans ready to go

  01-07-2019 21:46
  Police are urging people who are planning on attending Red, White & BOOM! to be prepared and remember to stay alert at all times.They are urging parents to keep a close eye on their children and they suggest before leaving the house, take a picture of the child to remember exactly what they're wearing.CPD will have five booths downtown where parents or children can go for concerns or questions. They ask parents to stop at one of the booths immediately to register their child, making it easie
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Ivanka Trump for interactions with foreign leaders

  01-07-2019 21:18
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, sharply criticized Ivanka Trump over the weekend for participating in meetings with foreign leaders when she has no foreign policy background. And former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders swooped in to defend President Trump's legacy. Ivanka Trump, a top aide to her father, not only accompanied Trump to the G20 but took part in meetings with foreign leaders. Ocasio-Cortez, responding to a video posted to Twitter that appeared to pictur
  
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• Former Richard Cordray Adviser to Challenge Joyce Beatty in 2020

  01-07-2019 21:12
  Rep. Joyce Beatty, who’s represented Ohio’s third congressional district since 2013, faces a challenger in the upcoming 2020 election. Morgan Harper, a 36-year-old former adviser of Richard Cordray, says she’ll run a grassroots campaign against the incumbent, prioritizing racial justice, affordable housing, and climate change. Harper, a Columbus native, was raised by an immigrant and […]
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• Patrol seeks driver in hit-and-run involving Amish buggy in northeast Ohio

  01-07-2019 20:40
  
  WEST SALEM, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is looking for the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into the back of an Amish buggy and then took off.The patrol says the Saturday night crash on State Route 301 in northeastern Ohio's Wayne County killed the horse and injured the 20-year-old man who was driving the buggy. The buggy driver was treated for his injuries at the scene.Patrol officials say the vehicle they are seeking was a red or brown pickup truck with amber lights on
  
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• Lil Nas X seemingly comes out as gay on last day of Pride Month

  01-07-2019 20:33
  
  Lil Nas X became a superstar almost overnight when his hit single "Old Town Road" won – and then lost – a spot on the Billboard country chart. The song has remained No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for an impressive 12 weeks in a row. But despite his fame, many people didn't know much about the man behind the song.Late on Sunday night, the last day of Pride Month, Lil Nas X tweeted about a song from his new album, "7" — and seemingly revealed something about himself that many peo
  
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• 1 hospitalized following drive-by shooting in south Columbus

  01-07-2019 20:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One man is in the hospital after a drive-by shooting in south ColumbusColumbus Police received a call shortly after 1:30 p.m. on a report of a person shot on South 6th Street at Woodrow Avenue.A Sergeant on scene tells 10TV that two males were in an alley when someone in a black truck started firing shots.One of the males was hit in the back. He was taken to Grant Medical Center and is in serious condition, according to police.Officers on scene say they are trying to find the bl
  
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• Franklin County cancels weekly tornado warning siren test for July 3

  01-07-2019 19:29
  
  Franklin County officials have canceled this week’s tornado siren test scheduled for Wednesday, July 3.According to Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security, the weekly test is canceled due to the volume of outdoor planned activities for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday.Officials say suspending the test will avoid any confusion with the siren system’s operation to indicate a Tornado Warning if there is a need to warn those attending outdoor activities to take pro
  
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• Blue Jackets lose Panarin, Bobrovsky and Duchene in free agency

  01-07-2019 19:03
  
  Former Blue Jackets Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky and Matt Duchene have all signed with new teams on the first day of free agency in the NHL.Panarin has signed with the Rangers, Bobrovsky with the Panthers and Duchene with the Predators.The Blue Jackets announced they re-signed defenseman Ryan Murray.--Rangers announce signing of Artemi PanarinThe New York Rangers have landed the biggest fish in free agency by agreeing to terms with winger Artemi Panarin.The team announced the contract with P
  
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• Pepsi switching from bottled to canned water to reduce plastic waste

  01-07-2019 18:57
  
  The company announced they will be making a switch from bottled water to canned water.PepsiCo said that LIFEWTR will be packaged in recycled polyethylene terephthalate and bubbly will no longer be packaged in plastic.The company’s Aquafina brand will offer aluminum can packaging in food service outlets while testing the move in retail.Coming in 2020: The beverages you love, in more sustainable packaging:
  🌎 16oz cans replace plastic bottles @bublywater
  🌎 100% recycled bottle
  
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• Photos: Crew SC v Orlando

  01-07-2019 17:57
  An emotional half-time celebration for former Columbus Crew SC manager, Sigi Schmid, culminated with the induction of the late 2008 MLS Championship winning Schmid into the Crew Circle of Honor in front of Sigi’s family. Around 17,000 Crew fans showed their appreciation on a hot and humid Saturday night at MAPFRE Stadium. There was also […]
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• You have to be 21 to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes at Walmart starting today

  01-07-2019 17:56
  
  Starting today, Walmart has changed the minimum age to buy tobacco products and e-cigarettes to 21.The company made the announcement back in May in an effort to combat tobacco sales to minors.The new rules also include its Sam's Club warehouse stores.Previously, its minimum purchase age was 18, aside from a number of states where the law required a minimum purchase age of 21.In April, drugstore operator Walgreens also said it would increase the minimum age for tobacco sales to 21.
  
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• Freak hailstorm dumps up to 6 feet of ice on Mexican city

  01-07-2019 17:47
  
  A bizarre hailstorm left a Mexican city buried in up to six feet of ice -- in the middle of summer on Sunday. The unusual weather event in Guadalajara damaged homes and cars, but there were no reports of injuries. Enrique Alfaro, the governor of Jalisco, tweeted about the government's response to the freakish hailstorm, along with photos of ice tall enough to cover vehicles' wheels. He was stunned by what he saw in Guadalajara, Jalisco's capital, and suggested climate change may be the cause of
  
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• Officials recover body of 7-year-old who fell off boat into lake at Salt Fork State Park

  01-07-2019 17:36
  
  The body of a 7-year-old has been found after falling from a boat at Salt Fork State Park on Sunday.According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Afton Taylor of North Canton was boating with his family when he fell.Officers with ODNR conducted a sonar search of the lake and Ohio State Highway Patrol searched by air. The search was suspended at midnight.The search resumed Monday morning and the body was found in a slow-zone near the shore at Salt Fork Marina at 9:15 a.m.Officials said t
  
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• Woman killed by flesh-eating bacteria contracted at Florida beach

  01-07-2019 16:53
  
  The family of a Florida woman who say she died after being infected by flesh-eating bacteria at a beach is sounding the alarm. Lynn Fleming, 77, died late last week after walking along a popular Gulf of Mexico beach near her home. It is a rare occurrence, but now some communities in Florida are especially concerned. Even when it's diagnosed, the effects can be deadly."I'm still numb. You know, it's two weeks and I lost my mother," Fleming's son, Wade, said. "It's been hard."According to her son,
  
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• Photos: ComFest 2019

  01-07-2019 15:52
  ComFest 2019 kicked off on Friday, June 28, marking the 47th iteration of the annual community festival. This year’s festivities saw loads of vendors and nonprofits, beer and wine tents, food trucks, musical performances, and endlessly entertaining people-watching opportunities. Matt Ellis is a freelance photographer who covers bands that visit the city and the Columbus […]
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• Police: ‘Critical Missing Person Alert’ to locate a 3-year-old Ohio girl

  01-07-2019 14:45
  
  SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Police are asking for help finding a missing 3-year-old in southwest Ohio.Springfield Township police say Janyila Turner was last seen near Meredith Drive around 9 p.m. Sunday.She has brown, braided hair and brown eyes. She is 2″ tall and weighs about 24 pounds. She was last seen wearing pink pajamas with snowflakes.Anyone with information is asked to call the Springfield Township Police Department at 513-729-1300.
  
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• Zen Yoga Opens With Free Yoga During July

  01-07-2019 14:00
  “We want yoga to be accessible to everyone, and we want it to improve your life as much as it has ours,” say Jess Brohard and Ellen Eilers who are opening Zen Yoga on July 1, 2019. Brohard and Eilers are so passionate about their belief that they will offer free yoga the whole month of […]
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• Illegal or just immoral? Film explores texting suicide case

  01-07-2019 13:20
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Michelle Carter sent her suicidal boyfriend countless text messages encouraging him to follow through on his plan to take his own life until he actually did.Two years after Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in a case that gripped the nation, the director of a new documentary wants viewers to decide for themselves whether her actions were criminal.The two-part film, debuting July 9 on HBO, digs into the legal case against Carter and explores a different side to
  
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• Rules that control drive time for truckers set to be relaxed

  01-07-2019 13:19
  
  OPAL, Va. (AP) — Truck driver Lucson Francois was forced to hit the brakes just five minutes from his home in Pennsylvania.He'd reached the maximum number of hours in a day he's allowed to be on duty. Francois couldn't leave the truck unattended. So he parked and climbed into the sleeper berth in the back of the cab. Ten hours would have to pass before he could start driving again."You don't want even a one-minute violation," said Francois, a 39-year-old Haitian immigrant, recalling his di
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: Robert J. Goshay

  01-07-2019 13:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is searching for Robert J. Goshay.The 43-year-old is wanted on a dozen charges related to drugs, trafficking, and weapons. He has a criminal history dating back decades.Goshay was last known to be living in East Columbus near Cassady Avenue and Agler Road. He also has an address listed near Mapfre Stadium, east of I-71.If you see Goshay, call the Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT team at (614) 525-SWAT.
  
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• Facebook to make jobs, credit ads searchable for US users

  01-07-2019 13:15
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Facebook says it will make advertisements for jobs, loans and credit card offers searchable for all U.S. users following a legal settlement designed to eliminate discrimination on its platform.The plan disclosed in an internal report Sunday voluntarily expands on a commitment the social medial giant made in March when it agreed to make its U.S. housing ads searchable by location and advertiser.Ads were only delivered selectively to Facebook users based on such data as what th
  
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• Family says goodbye to wife of "Dog the Bounty Hunter"

  01-07-2019 12:59
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — About 500 people watched from the shore and the waters off a beach as family and friends held a memorial service to say goodbye to reality-TV star Beth Chapman, who rose to fame as the wife of "Dog the Bounty Hunter," the Honolulu Star Advertiser reports.The service was held Saturday at Fort DeRussy Beach Park in Waikiki, the newspaper says.Chapman, 51, died Wednesday at Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu after an almost 2-year battle with cancer.The Star-Advertiser says th
  
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• Talk show host Steve Harvey to cover students' college costs

  01-07-2019 12:26
  
  KENT, Ohio (AP) — Talk show host, comedian and game show host Steve Harvey has committed to covering the college costs for eight incoming freshmen at his alma mater in Ohio.Kent State University said in a release that The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation has worked with Kent State University to provide scholarships of about $23,000 per student. The students must maintain a 2.5 grade point average for the scholarships to be renewed each semester.The scholarships are in memory of Devin
  
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• Taylor Swift pens scathing post about Scooter Braun

  01-07-2019 12:12
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift is not staying silent over the sale of her masters to Scooter Braun.In a scathing Tumblr post Sunday, the pop superstar writes she is sad and grossed out that her music catalog now belongs to Braun, whom she accuses of subjecting her to years of incessant and manipulative bullying, referencing clashes with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West."This is my worst case scenario," Swift writes.Braun's Ithaca Holdings announced Sunday that it is acquiring Big Machine Lab
  
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• Red, White & BOOM! 2019 traffic guide

  01-07-2019 11:27
  
  COLUMBUS – This week kicks off one of Columbus’ favorite traditions and biggest impacts to downtown traffic: Red, White & BOOM!Red, White & BOOM! will take place, Wednesday, July 3 downtown but road closures began over the weekend.CLOSURES:SATURDAY, JUNE 29 FROM 9AM THROUGH THURSDAY, JULY 4 AT TBD
  Washington Blvd from Broad St to Main StMONDAY, JULY 1 FROM 9AM THROUGH THURSDAY, JULY 4
  Civic Center Dr from Broad St to Main StTUESDAY, JULY 2 FROM 9AM THROUGH THURSDAY, JULY 4 AT
  
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• Eastbound I-70 at Parsons Avenue shut down after truck hits bridge

  01-07-2019 05:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio— Eastbound lanes of I-70 are currently closed after a dump truck hit a bridge.The truck hit the bridge that is located on I-70 at Parsons Avenue.Columbus Police tells 10TV that chunks of concrete fell onto I-70.Police called in engineers and the Ohio Department of Transportation to check the integrity of the bridge.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Official: 10 dead in Dallas-area small plane crash

  01-07-2019 02:20
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Ten people were killed when a small airplane crashed into a hangar as it was taking off from a Dallas-area airport Sunday morning, an spokeswoman for the town of Addison, Texas, said.Spokeswoman Mary Rosenbleeth said no one aboard the twin-engine plane survived at the Addison Municipal Airport, about 20 miles north of Dallas.The Beechcraft BE-350 King Air hit an unoccupied hangar soon after 9 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency said that the bla
  
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• Best Movies of the First Half of 2019

  01-07-2019 01:03
  The year is half over. What?! Stop it right now. It’s true, and it has already been one hell of a year for film—documentary, in particular. We’ve seen performances sure to be forgotten by awards season, so let us say right now that Elisabeth Moss (Her Smell), Emma Thompson (Late Night), Robert Pattinson (High Life) […]
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