Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Columbus duo accused of live-streaming rape and other top stories.

  • Columbus duo accused of live-streaming rape

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus man and woman were indicted on multiple charges Tuesday after they were accused of live-streaming a teenage girl's February sexual assault using a smartphone app. Marina Lonina, 18, and Raymond Gates, 29, were each indicted on charges of kidnapping; two counts of rape; sexual battery and five counts of child pornography, Franklin County Common Pleas Court records show. The pair is accused of forcing Lonina's 17-year-old friend to have sex with Gates at a Columbus ..
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  • BAR: Cincinnati Reds' rotation a strong point... so far

    BAR: Cincinnati Reds' rotation a strong point... so far
    Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Alfredo Simon (31) delivers a pitch in the top of the second inning of the MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park on Friday, April 8, 2016. After three innings the Reds led 3-1.(Photo: Sam Greene)The Blog Above Replacement is a daily look at the Reds, their minor leagues and whatever else is on the mind of Enquirer Reds beat writers C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan.The Reds did not start the season with the..
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  • Ohio State's breakthrough brain chip allows paralyzed man to use ...

    Ohio State's breakthrough brain chip allows paralyzed man to use ...
    NEW YORK (AP) — A paralyzed 24-year-old man has regained some use of his right hand, controlling it with signals relayed from electronic sensors in his brain. Ian Burkhart of Dublin, Ohio, can grasp a bottle, pour its contents into a jar, pick up a stick and stir the liquid. He can grab a credit card and swipe it through a reader. He can move individual fingers and hold a toothbrush. But he can do these things only for a few hours a week, in a laboratory where he is hooked up to an experimental..
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  • Police officer dies two days after shooting

    Police officer dies two days after shooting
    Columbus police SWAT Officer Steven M. Smith had one final act of service. He donated his organs, giving life to as many as eight people. Smith died Tuesday evening, two days after he was shot in the head while SWAT officers tried to serve a warrant on a man who had barricaded himself in his Clintonville home. Columbus police say that Smith, 54, died just before 5 p.m. at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, surrounded by his family. He had been with the Columbus Police Division for 27 years, se..
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  • Dayton Police show support for Columbus Police Officer shot and ...

    Dayton Police show support for Columbus Police Officer shot and ...
    Dayton Police show support for Columbus Police Officer shot and killed A Columbus police officer was critically injured after he was shot in a SWAT standoff. (Photo Courtesy: WCMH) DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Dayton Police Department is lending its support to the Columbus Police Department after one of their own was fatally shot in the line of duty. Columbus Police Officer Steven Smith died Tuesday afternoon from injuries he suffered during a SWAT stand-off early Sunday morning. ..
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  • CDC: Zika definitely causes severe birth defects

    CDC: Zika definitely causes severe birth defects
    Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects. Since last year, doctors in Brazil have been linking Zika infections in pregnant women to a rise in newborns with microcephaly, or an unusually small skull. Most outside experts were cautious about drawing such a connection. But now the U.S. C..
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  • IKEA moves forward on Columbus construction

    IKEA moves forward on Columbus construction
    IKEA moves forward on Columbus construction WKYC 10:39 AM. EST April 13, 2016 You won't have to cross state lines or drive four hours to get your IKEA fix for very much longer.The home furnishing giant announced it has hired Dublin-based contractors for its new Columbus store. Several other Ohio-based firms are also contributing to the project. “With a contractor onboard, plans can proceed towards opening the future IKEA Columbus,” IKEA U.S. president Lars Petersson said in a statement..
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  • Sexist video games decrease empathy for female violence victims

    Sexist video games decrease empathy for female violence victims
    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Young male gamers who strongly identify with male characters in sexist, violent video games show less empathy than others toward female violence victims, a new study found.After playing a violent, sexist game, these male players reported lower levels of sympathy and compassion (compared to those who played games without a sexist component) when shown a photo illustration depicting an adolescent girl who had been physically abused by an adolescent boy.“Most people would look at ..
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  • Lawmakers to consider medical pot legalization, say ballot issues ...

    Lawmakers to consider medical pot legalization, say ballot issues ...
    The Ohio House will soon kickoff multiple hearings on a new bill seeking to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio after a new commission spends a year writing rules to regulate the distribution of the drug. Arguing it would be “extremely irresponsible” to move forward with marijuana legalization through another process, such as a ballot issue, without working with lawmakers on the new bill, House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, R-Clarksville, stood with members of a House task force that heard 23 hour..
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  • Bill continuing 'freeze' on clean energy expected soon

    Legislative Republicans are close to proposing an extension of a freeze on state standards for energy efficiency and renewable energy, an idea that Gov. John Kasich has said he opposes. Sen. Bill Seitz, R-Cincinnati, has been circulating a draft of a three-year extension of the freeze and could introduce it as a bill as soon as next week, according to lawmakers and lobbyists who are closely following it. The bill would seek to implement some of the recommendations of the Energy Mandates Study C..
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Kasich warns GOP against feeding off fear, anger of Americans .John Kasich and Donald Trump join forces at Ted Cruz's expense ... .
Columbus officer in critical condition after shooting, fire during standoff .Former Browns QB Johnny Manziel's stock is not exactly mile high ... .

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