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• Detroit-area ex-officer found guilty in videotaped beating

  

  Published: Thursday, 11/19/2015 Detroit-area ex-officer found guilty in videotaped beating ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT (AP) — A white, former Detroit-area police officer was found guilty today of assault and misconduct in the bloody beating of a black driver during a traffic stop that was captured on video. Wayne County jurors handed down the verdict in the case aga..

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• Chief: City approved expenses from fund

  

  Published: Thursday, 11/19/2015 TOLEDO FIRE DEPT. Chief: City approved expenses from fund Mayor reviewing transaction details BY IGNAZIO MESSINABLADE STAFF WRITER Chief Luis Santiago said t..

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• House votes to curb Syrian refugees, snubs Obama veto threat

  

  Published: Thursday, 11/19/2015 - Updated: 12 minutes ago House votes to curb Syrian refugees, snubs Obama veto threat ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — In a stinging rebuke to President Obama by Republicans as well as members of his own party, the House ignored a veto threat today and overwhelmingly approved Republican legislation erecting fresh hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi r..

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• Human skeletal remains found in Mich.

  

  Published: Thursday, 11/19/2015 Human skeletal remains found in Hillsdale County BLADE STAFF ..

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• Sanders: 'Democratic socialism' means security, freedom

  

  Published: Thursday, 11/19/2015 Sanders: 'Democratic socialism' means security, freedom ASSOCIATED PRESS Democratic presidential candid..

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• Toledo says 'no' to trucking company's new site plans

  

  TOLEDO (13abc Action News) -The message was clear. Toledo City Council's Zoning and Planning Committee said 'no' to a revised site plan for a trucking company looking to move its business from Maumee to Point Place. The committee did not approve of General Truck's most recent site plan. This new plan didn't include sidewalks. And residents say that's a must. Point Place residents l..

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• Sales tax exemption for coins up for vote

  Published: Thursday, 11/19/2015 - Updated: 9 hours ago Sales tax exemption for coins up for vote Ohio’s repeal followed Noe scandal BY JIM PROVANCEBLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF COLUMBUS — Ohio lawmakers are preparing to vote on restoring a sales tax exemption for investment coins and precious metal bullion that was repealed a decade ago in the wake of the Coingate scandal. ..

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• Council concerned upon first look at budget

  

  Published: Thursday, 11/19/2015 - Updated: 1 hour ago Council reacts to Hicks-Hudson's proposed budget BLADE STAFF Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson,..

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• Whitmer grad dies in Peru

  

  Published: Thursday, 11/19/2015 Whitmer grad dies while traveling in Peru BLADE STAFF Hayley Simmons while on a previous trip to Southeast Asia.
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• UT rolls past Youngstown St.

  Published: Thursday, 11/19/2015 UT rolls past Youngstown St. Williams scores 20 points as Rockets shoot 56 percent from floor BY NICHOLAS PIOTROWICZBLADE SPORTS WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — With a roster as young as the University of Toledo men’s basketball team, there is no telling what four months and 30-plus games will bring. What the Rockets do know: they are not lacking..

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