Friday, January 22, 2016

Lawmakers want exemptions for gay marriage opponents and other top stories.

  • Lawmakers want exemptions for gay marriage opponents

    Lawmakers want exemptions for gay marriage opponents
    Published: Friday, 1/22/2016 - Updated: 1 minute ago Lawmakers want exemptions for gay marriage opponents ASSOCIATED PRESS State Sen. Greg Kirk (R., Americus) speaks on a bill he plans to introduce that provides religious exemptions in the wake of last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage Thursday in Atlanta. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge ATLANTA — Months after the Supreme Court effectively legalized same-sex marriage, lawmakers across the U.S. are pushi..
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  • U.S.: TPS to give equal access

    U.S.: TPS to give equal access
    Published: Friday, 1/22/2016 - Updated: 2 minutes ago LIBRARY HOURS, TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS AFFECTED U.S. orders TPS to give equal access Civil rights complaint filed in ’09 looked at college prep BY VANESSA McCRAYBLADE STAFF WRITER The civil rights office launched a compliance review in 2010. That work found a number of potential compliance concerns, including African-American students’ access to equitable resources. THE BLADE Enlarge | Buy This Photo ..
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  • Storm dumps snow in South, moves north, menacing Eastern US

    Storm dumps snow in South, moves north, menacing Eastern US
    Published: Friday, 1/22/2016 - Updated: 11 minutes ago WINTER WEATHER Time to 'hunker down' as storm arrives in U.S. capital Blizzards menacing millions with heavy snow and gale-force winds ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Shoppers raided grocery and hardware stores, bishops excused Catholics from Sunday Mass and the nation’s capital was shutting down today ahead of a weekend blizzard that has begun to blanket much of the Eastern United States. Washington could be buried in two feet or m..
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  • Child struck by vehicle in north Toledo

    Child struck by vehicle in north Toledo
    ©  NBC 24 | Portions are ©  Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or distributed.NBC 24 provides coverage of news, sports, weather and local events in the Toledo, Ohio area, including Sandusky, Fremont, Findlay, Whitehouse, Maumee, Holland, Lima, Delta, Napoleon and Defiance, Ohio and Adrian, Monroe and Milan, Michigan.
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  • Police: Woman stole high-priced item from west Toledo business

    Police: Woman stole high-priced item from west Toledo business
    ©  NBC 24 | Portions are ©  Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or distributed.NBC 24 provides coverage of news, sports, weather and local events in the Toledo, Ohio area, including Sandusky, Fremont, Findlay, Whitehouse, Maumee, Holland, Lima, Delta, Napoleon and Defiance, Ohio and Adrian, Monroe and Milan, Michigan.
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  • Toledo-based ad agency expanding

    Toledo-based ad agency expanding
    Jeff Kimble, chief executive at Communica, said there’s never been a robust effort to aggressively promote the firm. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT Enlarge | Buy This Photo Published: Friday, 1/22/2016 - Updated: 9 minutes ago Toledo-based ad agency, Communica, expanding Firm’s focus on clients is fueling growth spurt BY TYREL LINKHORNBLADE BUSINESS WRITER Communica’s headquarters is on Erie Street in Toledo. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT Enlarg..
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  • Kasich responds to Bush attacks

    Kasich responds to Bush attacks
    Published: Friday, 1/22/2016 2016 ELECTION Kasich counterattacks Bush amid New Hampshire push BY TOM TROYBLADE POLITICS WRITER Kasich ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge Ohio Gov. John Kasich today is parrying a series of attacks from Jeb Bush, counterattacking that Mr. Bush was paid by an insurance company that lobbied for Obamacare and disguised tax increases as fees. The flurry of attacks occurs as Mr. Kasich appears to have moved up to second position in New Hampshire primary p..
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  • Federal judge denies release for Salim

    Federal judge denies release for Salim
    Published: Friday, 1/22/2016 COURTS Federal judge denies release for Salim Man charged with providing financial support to al-Qaeda poses flight risk BLADE STAFF A federal court judge today denied a request by a man charged with providing financial support to al-Qaeda to be released from the Lucas County jail on a property bond. U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary made his ruling following a 90-minute hearing Thursday in which an attorney for Asif Ahmed Salim, 35, argued that her client..
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  • Toledo's water has nearly no lead, tests show

    Toledo's water has nearly no lead, tests show
    Published: Friday, 1/22/2016 - Updated: 2 minutes ago Toledo’s water has nearly no lead, tests show BY IGNAZIO MESSINABLADE STAFF WRITER Toledo’s water tests reveal minuscule amounts of lead — a toxic metal for which no level of exposure is considered safe — yet the city tests for it every three years. The infrequent testing is deemed acceptable because city chemists regularly test for pH-balance and calcium levels that help maintain a protective coating inside lead pipes, said Andre..
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  • US home purchases rebound; 2015 had most sales in 9 years

    US home purchases rebound; 2015 had most sales in 9 years
    Published: Friday, 1/22/2016 U.S. home purchases rebound; 2015 had most sales in 9 years ASSOCIATED PRESS Americans bought roughly 5.26 million homes in 2015, a 6.5 percent increase over 2014. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge WASHINGTON — U.S. home sales rebounded in December after new regulations had delayed the completion of purchases in November. And total sales in 2015 were the most in nine years. The National Association of Realtors said today that sales of existing homes c..
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Palin's re-emergence underscores GOP split .MLK speaker calls for justice for all .
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