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Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For Robbing Elderly
An Akron man will get a 10 year prison sentence for stealing from a 92 year-old woman. Summit County prosecutors say 41 year-old Daniel Roy Spiegel of Coventry Street demanded money from…

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Governor Names New Summit Common Pleas Judge
Governor Kasich has appointed a Hudson attorney to take a vacancy in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas. Jane Margaret Davis takes the judgeship which opened up when Judge…

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KSU Defends Teaching Graduates
Kent State University is reacting to a U.S. News And World Report and National Council On Teacher Quality study which calls KSU and other universities "an industry of mediocrity" that…

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Brimfield Police Facebook Page Third In The Nation
Brimfield's police department is up there with big cities when it comes to social media. The International Association of Chiefs of Police says the Brimfield Police Facebook page is the…

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Prayer Vigil, Fundraiser Set For Missing Akron Woman
A prayer vigil and fundraiser will be held tonight in Akron for 19-year-old Taylor Robinson who has been missing since May 4th. Pastor Shawnte Davon Hardin of the Greater Faith…

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Five Reasons Why Brazil Is Protesting
Authors: jcNELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- On Saturday, thousands of Brazilian fans at the Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha booed and heckled FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Brazilian president Dilma Roussef during…

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US, Afghans and Taliban to Begin Peace Negotiations
Authors: Jeanette TorresSHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Marking a major milestone in the 12-year war, Taliban officials announced on Tuesday that they are prepared to sit down for direct peace…

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Amanda Knox Court Cites Theory of Sex Game Gone Wrong
Authors: Jeanette TorresIda Astute/ABC News(ROME) -- The Italian Supreme Court handling Amanda Knox's murder case released its reasoning on Tuesday and cited prosecutors' early theory that her roommate Meredith Kercher…

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Pirate Attacks in West Africa on the Rise
Authors: Jeanette TorresROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images(JOHANNESBURG) -- Pirate attacks on the west coast of Africa now outnumber attacks by Somali pirates on the east coast, a new report by the International…

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Security Transition in Afghanistan: Sovereign Forces 'Take the Lead'
Authors: Jeanette TorresROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Tuesday marked a major milestone in the war in Afghanistan, as sovereign forces there have officially “taken the lead” in all security responsibilities…

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Serena Williams comments on rape case in interview
Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position."......

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Allegheny County seeks gas drilling bids
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Allegheny County officials say they plan to request bids for natural gas drilling under a public park.......

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Ex-sheriff named liaison for Ohio attorney general
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A former central Ohio sheriff labeled the nation's longest-serving sheriff is the state attorney general's new liaison with Ohio's local law enforcement officials.......

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Prosecutor: 3 Ohioans enslaved disabled mom, child
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A mentally disabled woman and her young child were enslaved for more than a year, denied food and threatened with a pet python and pit bills, and…

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Indians recall 3B Lonnie Chisenhall
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Indians have recalled third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall from Triple-A Columbus.......

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Patriots' Aaron Hernandez's Home Searched After Killing
Michael DeHoog/Sports Imagery/ Getty Images(NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass.) -- Investigators searched the North Attleborough home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday following the killing of a man…

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Zimmerman Trial Jury Selection Moves to Round 2
Joe Burbank - Pool/Getty Images(SANFORD, Fla.) -- The jury selection process in the George Zimmerman murder trial will move on to round two on Wednesday, as the prosecution and defense…

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New York Mom Accused of Running $3 Million Marijuana Operation Indicted
US Drug Enforcement Administration(NEW YORK) -- A suburban mother of two accused of running a sophisticated $3 million marijuana enterprise out of a New York warehouse was slapped with a…

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Women in the Military Combat: 'The Days of Rambo Are Over'
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- The military timelines for integrating women into combat units were laid out on Tuesday at a Pentagon press conference by representatives of military services and U.S. Special Operations…

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Whitey Bulger Hitman Says He Was a 'Vigilante... Not a Serial Killer'
Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) -- Nightclub owner Richard Castucci had made a lot of mistakes in his life, but his biggest would prove to be too trusting…

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