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Ohio school chief sues board

The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court by Medina City Schools superintendent Randy Stepp charges the board with defaming him and putting him a false light by suggesting that he acted inappropriately regarding a recent contract and pay ...
Ohio trial delayed for husband in ICU shooting

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- A schedule conflict has delayed the trial of an Ohio man charged with shooting his wife of 45 years in a hospital intensive care unit in what may have been a mercy ...
Residents Escape Duplex Fire In Southwest Columbus

Firefighters were called to the scene of a duplex fire twice in Southwest Columbus early Monday morning.The first fire started shortly before 1:30 a.m.Firefighters said the fire started in the kitchen. They put out the blaze, but were called back out after a fire ignited in the bathroom.Everyone inside made it out safely. One family was being helped by the Red Cross.Neighbors described hearing a ...
Barack Obama’s Ohio State “Voices” Speech

Benghazi ) – each of which exposes the inherent discrimination and duplicity of big government – U.S. President Barack Obama gave a commencement speech at Ohio State University extolling Orwellian omnipotence. In his remarks, Obama assured students of the benevolence and trustworthiness of the federal government – while slamming those (like us) who dare to question it. ...
Autopsy due for teen found dead by Ohio road

http://bit.ly/18b9QSH ) reports that the body of Deandre McDowell showed no significant signs of trauma. The body was found Friday night along a road in Lorain, west of ...

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The Moment of Truth (Il momento della verità) [Blu-Ray]

Part rise-and-fall melodrama and part documentary about the culture of bullfighting, The Moment of Truth (Il momento della verit) was Italian director Francesco Rosis first film made outside his native Italy although it bears his neorealist political and aesthetic ... ...

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Man 52 dies while rappelling in Ohio park

LOGAN, Ohio – Authorities say a 52-year-old man died when he fell from a cliff while rappelling in southeastern Ohio over the weekend. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said the man died in the fall Saturday in Hocking Hills State Park near Logan. Agency spokeswoman Mark Bruce said man -- who is from Centerville, in the Dayton area -- fell from the top of a 130-foot cliff. His ...
Shows mark Brady Bunch reunion at Ohio amusement park

Chris Knight (of the Brady Bunch) and Adrienne Curry who appear on VH1's TV series, Surreal Life, visit Pamela Anderson's unveiling of her new clothing line featuring lingerie, apparel and accessories at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas for the MAGIC clothing convention, February 16, 2005..(UPI Photo/ Roger ...
Ohio home leveled by explosion

SCIO, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities say a house in a small eastern Ohio village was leveled by a large explosion while the family that lived there was at ...
Chicago to be Fifth Third Banks top market outpacing Cincinnati

Chicago is expected to overtake Cincinnati as Fifth Third Bancorp's top market, CEO Kevin Kabat said in a recent interview. Chicago is expected to overtake Cincinnati as Fifth Third Bancorp's top market, CEO Kevin Kabat said in a recent interview, according to a report by Columbus Business First citing Crain's Chicago Business. The Chicago/northern Indiana market accounts for about ...
How the new Cincinnati got its brand

When Cincinnati launched an effort to help jump-start and develop high-potential startups, it turned to a heavy hitting local branding agency for help. LPK, a 350-person agency that counts Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Expedia and U.S. Bank among its clients, came up with the name, Cintrifuse, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. That moniker nailed it, according to Cintrifuses Jeff Weedman, who ...

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Apple's app store hits 50 billion downloads as Ohio man wins 10000 dollars

A resident of Ohio Brandon Ashmore has won the jackpot prize of 10000 dollars by downloading Apple's 50 billionth application.

Apple had earlier announced that it had come close to 50 billion iPhone and iPad app downloads since the firm's launch in 2008 and declared 10000 dollars worth gift card for the person who reaches the milestone, ABC News reports.

According to the report, Apple had started off with its app store in 2008 with 500 apps, which has now reached 8,50,000 iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch apps, with more than 350,00 iPad specific apps.

While Apple celebrated the 10th anniversary of iTunes earlier this month, Google's android store will soon be reaching the target of 48 billion android downloads from its play store.

The report said that Google has also announced a host of new features and services for app developers, including ways to build apps that take advantage of the phones' sensors and methods for translating apps into other languages.

Google All Access Play Music service and its new Hangouts Messaging app have come up as its new consumer products which will possibly see more downloads happening in the near future, the report added. (ANI)