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RICHARD HYATT: Brazen enough to meet The Duke

The sun was hot, beer was cold and we were fried.
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Softball tournament, soccer tournament, whitewater make for busy weekend

Columbus hotel rooms will be filled. Restaurants will be crowded. It is a dream weekend for Peter Bowden, the president of the Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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Women’s Leadership Council launches Undergarment Voucher Program

Some women may take decent undergarments for granted. But Vicki Mitchell, a recovering drug addict, is not one of them. When she arrived at the House of T.I.M.E. for treatment last year, she had 10 outfits, but no good bras or underwear. That’s when the United Way’s Women’s Leadership...
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Man faces rape charges for allegedly assaulting woman near library on Macon Road

A man faced rape charges during a Thursday morning Recorder's Court hearing after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman near the Columbus Public Library on Macon Road.
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Man, alleged prostitute arrested near Buena Vista Road

A man and woman were arrested Wednesday morning and charged with soliciting sodomy and prostitution after driving without headlights near Buena Vista Road, according to a Muscogee County Sheriff's Office report.

BUSINESS

Columbus unemployment rate slides to 7.9 percent in April; city is No. 45 in development rankings

There were two pieces of good economic news for the Columbus metro area Thursday.
NATION/WORLD

Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations

Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by the company to accurately describe what it ...

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Earthquake hits Russia's Far East

A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the epicenter, but no casualties or damage were reported.
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UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested

Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two passengers on suspicion of endangering the aircraft.

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Britain braces for possible copycat attacks

Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing activists and possible copycat terror attacks by Islamic extremists after the savage slaying of a young soldier, whose grieving family spoke Friday of their loss.