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Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for reparations

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President Donald Trump on Monday scoffed at Iran’s demand for reparations for devastation caused to the country by the U.S. and Israeli bombardment over the past five months — a demand he said Tehran’s negotiators hadn’t raised until now. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Monday. Full coverage can be found here. TRUMP DEMANDS IRAN PAY FOR DECADES OF US MILITARY DEATHS Trump’s social media post Monday came after Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei stressed that Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz ...

Vikings turn up the music at band night

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Staff photo / R. Michael Semple LaBrae trumpet player Maria Braz, 15, and the rest of the band play the National Anthem to kick off Monday's Band Night. Also performing were Champion, Cardinal Middlefield, Windham and Hubbard. Band Night schedule Tuesday — Champion, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday ...

AAA: Pump prices decline this week

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Gas prices are 19 cents lower in Northeast Ohio this week at $4.025 per gallon, according to Monday’s AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has fallen 9 cents over the past week to $4. Crude oil prices are currently in the $80 per barrel range as uncertainty remains about when the Strait of Hormuz will resume normal operations. As of Monday, more than half of states are paying below $4 per gallon on average. Gas prices typically start going down this time of year, as many schools and universities begin fall semesters, and ...

Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held but discredited theory that childhood shots should be spaced out into separate medical visits. The order advocates separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different single-disease shots and administering all childhood immunizations at separate appointments whenever possible. It also directs the nation’s health department to improve research on vaccines, which are already extensively studied, and ...

Museum receives water wheel from Leavittsburg dam

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WARREN TOWNSHIP — A historic wooden water pump wheel from a feed mill near the Leavittsburg Dam will be cleaned up and displayed in the future at the Leavittsburg Heritage Museum. Warren Township resident Terry Ambrose with the Leavittsburg Heritage Association said the museum recently acquired the former water wheel. She said it will be another historical item that can be enjoyed by the public. The road department recently brought the wheel and other parts to the museum. “They described it as brittle but were very gentle with it when they brought it to the museum. It is a piece ...

UPDATE: Task Force captures woman in aggravated burglary

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YOUNGSTOWN -- The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force has captured fugitive Jessica Dothard. She was wanted by the Youngstown Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service on an aggravated burglary charge. Dothard, 32, has been known to frequent the Youngstown, Akron and Cleveland areas.