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Threat caused Trump’s odd exit from Air Force One WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump slipped away from Air Force One after a recent summit in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat, he told reporters after a trip to Ohio on Tuesday. Trump’s comments confirmed a report that first appeared in The Washington Post on Monday saying that Trump stowed away in an airport catering container to slip into another plane while Air Force One was sent into the sky out of Turkey, essentially as a decoy, just in case Iran made ...

Woman pleads not guilty in Liberty booster scam

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LIBERTY — A Youngstown woman is set to appear back in court next month after being accused of using her position to steal from two of the school’s extracurricular booster programs. Christina Merrick, 48, pleaded not guilty to a charge of misuse of a credit card in front of Girard ...

Head of scheme that stole millions to be sentenced

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SALEM — Shreyas Baldevbhai Chaudhary, 25, who is from the Republic of India, will be sentenced at 10 a.m. Thursday in U.S. District Court in Cleveland for his role in a three-person scheme that stole millions of dollars from older adults across the United States, including a 77-year-old Salem man. Prosecutors are recommending that he get about eight to 10 years in prison. They say he was the person who directed the scheme. One of his co-conspirators, Trusha Chaudhary, who is not related to Shreyas Baldevbhai Chaudhary, will be sentenced for her role in the scheme at 3 p.m. today. ...

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TOWN HALL SET: The Mahoning Valley People’s Action Alliance is hosting a town hall with the topic “The Needs of Working Class Americans” at 2 p.m. Friday at the Local UAW 1112 Union Hall, 11471 Reuther Drive, Lordstown. One of the items that will be discussed is Social Security and affordability for seniors. Aug. 14 is the anniversary of the founding of the Social Security Administration. The event is free and doors will open at 1 p.m. The event is sponsored by Alliance for Retired Americans, SOAR, Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans Education Fund and the Mahoning Valley ...

WRTA bus crashes in Youngstown

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YOUNGSTOWN —- Youngstown police said two people in a sport utility vehicle and others on the WRTA bus were taken to the hospital after a crash at Gibson Street and Cameron Avenue shortly after noon Tuesday. Four passengers and a driver were on board the bus. Police said everyone in both ...

Choffin pauses dental program due to low enrollment

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YOUNGSTOWN — Even though one program under Choffin Career & Technical Center’s adult-education umbrella has been temporarily sidelined, the vocational and technical school is continuing to grow, an official contended. “The dental program at Choffin has been paused until 2027-28,” Sherry Cross, the adult-education director, said during the regular Youngstown Board of Education meeting Tuesday at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School. “We just did not have the people coming to this program this particular year.” It’s important for that program to attract at least ...