Twitter disruption silences swaths of Europe, parts of U.S. and other top stories.

• Twitter disruption silences swaths of Europe, parts of U.S.

  

  Some Twitter users had to do without early Tuesday after sporadic outages knocked the social media site offline in the U.S. and Europe. Reports of malfunctions began to appear in the U.S. as well, but it was unclear how widespread the outages were. By mid-morning on the East Coast, desktop and mobile versions of Twitter appeared to be working, though the company wouldn’t say if they were back to normal. A company spokeswoman also wouldn't reveal any details as to the possible cause of the outag..

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• Verizon just launched FreeBee, its plan for 'sponsored data'

  

  Last month, Verizon confirmed that it was going to start offering "sponsored data" - allowing businesses to pay Verizon for the mobile data that you consume on your smartphone or tablet. Now, that plan has been revealed. Verizon on Tuesday rolled out a service it calls FreeBee, joining a slew of other wireless carriers that have decided to exempt some data usage from consumers' monthly caps. Under one flavor of FreeBee, businesses can subsidize "some or all of their mobile content" for consumer..

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• Smokehouse Brewing taking Columbus Brewing Co. space ...

  

  The new Columbus beer brand is a spinoff of Smokehouse Brewing Co., a 17-year-old staple of the Central Ohio craft beer scene at 1130 Dublin Road.

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• Columbus area ground zero for robocalls

  

  Central Ohio residents only have to look in the mirror if they want to know who to blame for all of those dreadful robocalls from bill collectors, politicians and other sources. "You're the robocall champions of the world," said Alex Quilici, CEO of voicemail provider YouMail Inc., which keeps a tally of which cities send and receive the most robocalls. Columbus was the top city for sending out the calls in December, with 68.9 million calls recorded. Columbus area phone centers far outpaced se..

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• Officer struck near Columbus; charges pending against suspected ...

  

  Ohio Officer Shot Danville Police Chief Daniel J. Weckessel, left, looks over the police station parking lot where Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell was gunned down Sunday night, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 in Danville, Ohio. A man whose ex-girlfriend reported that he was armed and looking to kill police was in custody on Monday suspected in the death of Cottrell. (Doral Chenoweth III, Columbus Dispatch via AP) ..

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• Worthington officer struck by car on Rt. 315

  

  A Worthington police officer has been injured after being struck today by a car in the southbound lanes of Rt. 315 at Henderson Road. Other details, including the name and condition of the officer, are not immediately clear. Police were called the freeway just before noon for a report of an officer in trouble. The southbound lanes are closed while the investigation is ongoing. tdecker@dispatch.com @TheodoreDecker

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• OhioHealth CEO David Blom to receive Columbus Award

  

  David Blom, president and CEO of OhioHealth, has been picked as the recipient of the 2016 Columbus Award that will be presented by the Columbus Chamber at its annual meeting on Feb. 11. He will be the 53rd recipient of the award. Blom has been a part of the OhioHealth family for more than 30 years. The company is a not-for-profit, faith-based health-care system with 28,000 physicians, associates and volunteers and a network of 11 hospitals and more than 50 ambulatory sites. The award recogniz..

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• Tennis | Australian Open: Nadal knocked out in first round

  

  MELBOURNE, Australia -- For five sets and nearly five hours, two chiseled Spanish left-handers went head-to-head again at the Australian Open. It wasn't a semifinal this time, though, and it didn't end nearly as well for Rafael Nadal, who lost 7-6 (6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 to Fernando Verdasco and was eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament for only the second time in a career that has netted him 14 major titles. Nadal won his only Australian title in 2009 after overcoming ..

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• Robbery at Speedway in Northeast Columbus

  

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• Nonprofit supplies central Ohio moms with cloth diapers

  

  Believe it or not, people often tell Cissy Watkins how cute her baby's diapers look. The colorful outer layer and adjust-a-size snaps, whether they're spotted in a diaper bag or peeking from the top of little Orion's pants, seem to beg questions. "I love the conversation starter," Watkins said. "Then I can say, 'Well, let me tell you about cloth diapers.''' The South Side mother picked up her first full set from Cloth Diaper Connection, a local nonprofit organization that helps low-income famil..

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