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Ohio gov. activates National Guard ahead of potential riots

by Farnoush AmiriJulie Carr Smyth
| January 13, 2021 12:03 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine activated 580 National Guard members Tuesday in preparation for what the FBI identified as massive armed protests planned in Columbus and every state capital in the country leading up to Inauguration Day.

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