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• Family photo showing stillborn son sparks controversy in school project

  03-12-2015 23:58
  
  A Hess family photo, which includes their still-born son, Noah, sparked controversy when seven-year-old Nicholas included it in a class assignment "All about me."
  
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• Taste popcorn flavors from Sriracha to pumpkin pie at 4 Northeast Ohio shops (photos, video)

  03-12-2015 23:53
  
  Have you ever tried Sriracha-flavored popcorn? How about pumpkin pie? Check out these four local popcorn shops that specialize in hundreds of flavors.
  
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• Stocks end sharply lower; hoverboards pose fire risk; national cellphone carriers ranked poorly: Business News Links

  03-12-2015 23:50
  
  Also, European stocks close markedly lower; crude oil prices finish 3 percent higher; Subway names former Cocoa-Cola executive as chief marketing officer; gun stocks doing well this year; European Central Bank approves $393 billion stimulus; four national cellphone carriers at bottom of Consumer Reports rankings; and Facebook starts testing Live streaming video feature.
  
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• New 'Game of Thrones' Season 6 trailer looks to the future

  03-12-2015 23:43
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- 10 days ago we were treated to a deathly pale image of Jon Snow. Today, HBO has released the first official trailer for the eagerly-anticipated sixth season of 'Game of Thrones.' Featuring the voice of the Three-Eyed...
  
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• Supreme Court holds former Cuyahoga Judge Lance Mason in contempt

  03-12-2015 23:40
  
  Lance Mason pleaded guilty in August to assaulting his wife. After his conviction, he was ordered by the Supreme Court to perform several tasks and to report on his compliance by Oct. 5. On Thursday the court held him in contempt for non-compliance.
  
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• Prosecutor, Tamir Rice's family attorney won't say if experts will review newly-released information about the shooting

  03-12-2015 23:40
  
  The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office and attorneys for Tamir Rice's family will not say whether they will ask their criminal justice experts to review newly released photos and statements given by two Cleveland officers involved in the 12-year-old's death.
  
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• California shooters had armory of weapons; Britain begins ISIS airstrikes; military combat jobs open to women: U.S. and World News Links

  03-12-2015 23:34
  
  Also, Congressional Republicans won't push for gun control legislation; fewer Americans dying due to gun violence; ex-Massey Energy CEO guilty of violating safety standards; Arkansas judge strikes down portion of law keeping details of execution drugs secret; appeals court finds Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder; and Danish voters opt not to join European Union.
  
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• Number of police officers charged in shootings triples in 2015

  03-12-2015 23:25
  
  In the past, the annual average was fewer than five officers charged. In the final weeks of 2015, that number has climbed to 15, with 10 of the cases involving video.
  
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• Rescue dogs and children's choir give holiday welcome to 'CLE Pets' store opening (photos)

  03-12-2015 23:21
  
  CLE Pets, 530 Euclid Ave., hosted a holiday event with a kids choir from the Dike School of Arts along with rescue dogs to celebrate their store opening inside 5th Street Arcades. The new shop offers premium food that is locally sourced, produced in Ohio.
  
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• Teen charged as adult in Edgewater Beach armed robbery

  03-12-2015 23:13
  
  A 17-year-old Cleveland boy has been charged as an adult in connection with the August robbery of a couple stargazing at Edgewater Beach.
  
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• Fresh Thyme Farmer's Market to open in 2016 in Mayfield Heights' Golden Gate plaza

  03-12-2015 23:13
  
  Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will open in 2016 in the former Office Max space at Mayfield Heights' Golden Gate plaza.
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court rules South Euclid must turn over records

  03-12-2015 23:10
  
  The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Fairview Park woman who owns property in South Euclid, in her third public records dispute with the city. The court ordered the city to turn over records and pay the woman $600 in damages.
  
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• Portman favors semi-automatic weapons; Tamir Rice officers sworn in; poverty affects student test results: Top 5 at 5

  03-12-2015 23:00
  
  A summary of some of today's top stories on cleveland.com.
  
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• Accused Akron cat-kicker now charged in shooting

  03-12-2015 22:46
  
  Roy Hill, 21, is charged with shooting and wounding a 44-year-old man in Akron.
  
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• Investigation of former Mary Taylor staffer closed, despite allegations of on-the-job campaigning

  03-12-2015 22:45
  
  The Ohio inspector general's office says it has no proof to support allegations that Taylor's former chief of staff campaigned for re-election of Gov. John Kasich and Taylor on state government time.
  
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• Orvis to celebrate grand opening at Crocker Park (photos)

  03-12-2015 22:43
  
  Orvis opens Friday at Crocker Park. The outdoor outfitter will celebrate the grand opening with free food and giveaways throughout the weekend.
  
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• Coldplay to headline Super Bowl 50 halftime show: report

  03-12-2015 22:22
  
  The rock band Coldplay reportedly will headline Super Bowl 50 in California in February, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal and other outlets.
  
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• WATCH | Box truck suspect police chase, arrest

  03-12-2015 22:16
  
  Jeremy Butler appeared in court after he was arrested and charged with stealing a box truck, leading police on a chase and assaulting another man.
  
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• Portable E-check has motorist asking questions

  03-12-2015 22:09
  
  Portable cameras are taking pictures of passing license plates.
  
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• Akron barbershop owner confronts man openly carrying gun

  03-12-2015 22:05
  
  Deone Slater, owner of the Kangaroo Kutz barbershop in Akron, said he refused to let a man openly carrying a gun walk in front of his business Thursday morning. The rifle carrier, Daniel Kovacevic, called police because he felt threatened.
  
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• Man charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing after strange visits to Rep. Bob Gibbs' home

  03-12-2015 21:31
  
  A Millersburg man faces attempted burglary and disorderly conduct charges in Holmes County for trying to push open GOP Rep. Bob Gibbs' locked front door.
  
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• 38 restaurants and bars to check out in Cleveland's Ohio City

  03-12-2015 21:23
  
  The neighborhood surrounding Cleveland's West Side Market is a foodie paradise booming with great restaurants and bars. You can start, of course, by noshing your way through the various food vendors at the West Side Market. But step outside and explore. The area spreading out from W. 25th Street and Lorain Avenue is dotted with an array of fine, independent restaurants.Note: The capsules featured here are based on reviews and features written by cleveland.com's Joe Crea and Marc Bona and The Pla
  
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• Mostly cloudy skies tonight; mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday: Cleveland Weather Forecast

  03-12-2015 21:21
  
  The National Weather Service in Cleveland is reporting cloudy skies will persist this evening, but sunny skies will prevail on Friday and dry weather will continue through the middle of next week.
  
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• Westlake schools support staff votes down contract, pay raises

  03-12-2015 21:19
  
  Westlake schools support staff has voted a three-year contract that would have included the first pay raise in four years.
  
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• Prosecutors fight to keep lone conviction of former Hudson doctor convicted of sex crime

  03-12-2015 20:52
  
  Appeal arguments were held Thursday for the lone sexual abuse misdemeanor conviction of former Hudson doctor James Bressi.
  
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• End of an era at Parmatown: Mall to be demolished; Shoppes to be open-air instead (photos)

  03-12-2015 20:41
  
  Shoppes at Parma developers announced Thursday that Parmatown Mall will be demolished, and the new center will be open air, with grassy gathering areas.
  
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• FirstEnergy deal will destroy competition, say opponents, want new hearings

  03-12-2015 20:40
  
  Electric bills will increase and consumers won't have any real options if FirstEnergy wins approval of its latest rate plan, say competitors.
  
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• Avon couple killed in murder-suicide; Cleveland officer suspended; Argo no longer environmental threat: Northeast Ohio News Links

  03-12-2015 20:35
  
  Also, Mogadore man found with 52 pounds of marijuana in house; Warren man held without bond in toddler's death; Elyria police officer arraigned on nine charges; Mentor seeks to make income tax permanent; two killed in Vermilion crash; and Wooster Triway High School opens after bomb threat deemed not credible.
  
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• Rob Portman isn't ready to ban semi-automatic weapons

  03-12-2015 20:30
  
  Asked if Congress should act, Rob Portman said, "I don't know all of the details about what happened in California."
  
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• Beachwood artist explores Armenia, geometry, Sid Vicious and folk art in exhibit

  03-12-2015 20:15
  
  Art is always personal. But it goes beyond that in the case of Jeanette Arax Melnick, who will exhibit her works at the Beachwood Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library.
  
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• Cuyahoga County will not sell property-tax liens to a private company

  03-12-2015 20:14
  
  Cuyahoga County will increase efforts to collect unpaid property taxes after it was unable to reach an agreement to sell delinquent-tax liens to a private company.
  
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• Virginia man convicted of traveling to Cleveland to have sex with 13-year-old

  03-12-2015 20:11
  
  A Leesburg, Virginia man faces a potential life sentence after a jury found him guilty Thursday of sending child pornography to an undercover investigator and traveling to the Cleveland area with the intent of having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
  
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• Have an amazing holiday light display? Share it with cleveland.com

  03-12-2015 20:03
  
  Cleveland.com is searching for great Northeast Ohio holiday light displays.
  
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• Attackers in California shooting had thousands of bullets

  03-12-2015 20:02
  
  At their home, the husband-and-wife attackers had 12 pipe bombs, tools for making more such explosives, and over 3,000 more rounds of ammunition, San Bernadino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said in a grim morning-after inventory that suggested Wednesday's bloodbath could have been far worse.
  
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• Officers in Tamir Rice case were sworn in before grand jury, answered no questions, union says

  03-12-2015 19:54
  
  The decision by two Cleveland officers involved in the Tamir Rice shooting to read statements before a grand jury was an unusual and "dangerous" move, two legal experts say.
  
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• Cleveland man guilty in McDonald's drive-through shooting (video)

  03-12-2015 19:49
  
  Ibrahim Abdul-Haqq, 20, was convicted Wednesday of attempted murder in a 2014 shooting in a Cleveland McDonald's drive-through line.
  
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• Low-key John Kasich seeks support from Jewish Republican group

  03-12-2015 19:46
  
  A restrained John Kasich joined more than a dozen Republican presidential aspirants at a forum conducted by a prominent Republican Jewish organization, portraying himself as an experienced alternative to candidates who shout about destroying ISIS without realizing all that entails.
  
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• Shipwreck thought to be toxic Argo no longer an environmental threat (photos)

  03-12-2015 19:42
  
  The Argo was considered the shipwreck with the greatest potential threat to the Great Lakes.
  
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• Pass federal highway bill despite its funding flaws: editorial

  03-12-2015 19:42
  
  Congress is blowing another opportunity to raise the gas tax to pay for transportation infrastructure, the editorial board writes.
  
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• Mortgage rates drop for third straight week as manufacturing data weakens

  03-12-2015 19:30
  
  Mortgage rates dropped for the third week in a row because of some lukewarm economic data.
  
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• Man killed in suburban Columbus; couple faces child abuse charges; Mirror Lake jump to end: News from around Ohio

  03-12-2015 19:28
  
  Also, police chase on Interstate 75 in Butler County ends with apparent suicide; possible human remains found in north Columbus; employees escape injuries in gas fire at Toledo business; and Mahoning County murder suspect held in county jail for 13 years.
  
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• French transgender sex dramedy "New Girlfriend" hits Cleveland Cinematheque (review)

  03-12-2015 19:12
  
  While many "gay" and "identity" films wallow in weightiness, Francois Ozon has always rejected categorizing cinema in the same way that he has embraced sexual fluidity.
  
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• French transgender sex dramedy 'New Girlfriend' hits Cleveland Cinematheque (review)

  03-12-2015 19:12
  
  While many "gay" and "identity" films wallow in weightiness, Francois Ozon has always rejected categorizing cinema in the same way that he has embraced sexual fluidity.
  
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• Former Cleveland Health director says she tried to turn around chronically troubled lead program

  03-12-2015 19:07
  
  Former Director Toinette Parrilla said lead program woes predated her and stretch back more than a decade.
  
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• Akron's Island of Misfit Toys, made by school kids

  03-12-2015 19:00
  
  The Akron Art Museum invited 30 local school children to paint Munny dolls as part of a holiday exhibition, the Island of Misfit Toys, on display through Feb. 28. Some of the kids' creations astounded the museum's design coordinator, Dominic Caruso.
  
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• How can you keep your children safe from cyber predators?

  03-12-2015 18:48
  
  Cleveland.com offers tips to keep your child safe from cyber predators.
  
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• President Obama: It's possible California shooting was terrorism-related

  03-12-2015 18:41
  
  Speaking to journalists in the Oval Office, President Obama said there may have been "mixed motives" behind the San Bernadino, Calif., shooting, a factor that is complicating the investigation.
  
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• Defense Secretary Ash Carter tells military to open all combat jobs to women

  03-12-2015 18:22
  
  Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women, rebuffing attempts by the Marine Corps to exclude women from certain front-line combat jobs.
  
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• State contradicts itself over Supt. Richard Ross' e-mails, still isn't sharing them

  03-12-2015 18:14
  
  The state's not sharing e-mails from State Superintendent Richard Ross, or even saying how many he sends
  
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• Dynomite Burgers in Cleveland's Uptown development stacks 'em high, also has sushi

  03-12-2015 18:00
  
  Dynomite Burgers in Cleveland also has sushi and a full view of a changing illuminated art billboard.
  
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