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• FILING: MetroHealth retaliated v. whistleblower

  21-12-2015 23:41
  
  A MetroHealth administrator has accused the hospital of retaliating against him after he accused higher-ups of taking Botox and international vacations on the taxpayers' dime.
  
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• Lakewood City Council cleared to vote tonight on closing Lakewood Hospital

  21-12-2015 23:33
  
  A Cuyahoga County judge has cleared the way for Lakewood City Council to vote tonight on a plan to close Lakewood Hospital.
  
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• Medina Co. family turns holiday lights back on, with police directing crowds (video)

  21-12-2015 23:22
  
  A Medina County family has decided to resume their musical holiday light extravaganza, with police controlling traffic, a day after they shut down the show because of gridlock.
  
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• Coastal Taco may come to La Place Center in Beachwood

  21-12-2015 23:20
  
  Restaurateur Rick Doody wants to open a restaurant called Coastal Taco in La Place Center in Beachwood. A Coastal Taco is already under construction in the Flats.
  
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• Akron man shot in chest by trio

  21-12-2015 23:09
  
  A 19-year-old man was shot in the chest on Monday.
  
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• PD: Woman assaults cop, damages jail mattress

  21-12-2015 23:08
  
  A woman assaulted a Mentor police officer, destroyed a jail mattress and vandalized a police cruiser after he arrest Sunday night, police said.
  
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• Cleveland siblings wanted in federal drug conspiracy: Fugitive of the Week

  21-12-2015 23:00
  
  Both men are accused of possessing cocaine and heroin with the intent to sell.
  
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• City in fiscal crisis; funeral director sentenced; MetroHealth executives get free Botox: Top 5 at 5

  21-12-2015 23:00
  
  A summary of some of today's top stories on cleveland.com.
  
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• McDonald's to start serving mac & cheese?!

  21-12-2015 22:34
  
  According to Brand Eating, an Ohio McDonald's is testing out macaroni and cheese as a Happy Meal option, as a substitute for fries. The only thing better than carbs are carbs covered in cheese, right?        
  
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• 'The Big Short' review: Film finds comedy and tragedy in the financial crash of 2008

  21-12-2015 22:27
  
  It's a marvel, really: Taking off from Michael Lewis's bestselling nonfiction book of the same title, Adam McKay and company have turned the confusion, rage and pain of the 2008 financial crisis into a fantastically entertaining movie.
  
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• Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland takes over Peacemakers Alliance

  21-12-2015 22:26
  
  "I'm thrilled we are going to be a much closer ally to the city," Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland President Ron Soeder said.
  
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• Cloudy with rain and drizzle tonight, mostly cloudy Tuesday: Cleveland Weather Forecast

  21-12-2015 22:16
  
  The National Weather Service in Cleveland is reporting rain shower chances are in the forecast through noon on Christmas Eve, with the best chances for rain coming during the day Wednesday. The precipitation will be rain and not snow because high temperatures will be at or above the 50-degree mark every day this week.
  
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• Cleveland chef Dante Boccuzzi, Executive Caterers form partnership to stage signature events throughout Northeast Ohio

  21-12-2015 22:16
  
  Restaurateur Dante Boccuzzi, who has restaurants in Cleveland, Strongsville and Akron, will team with Executive Caterers founder Harlan Diamond to bring star power to new Cleveland area ventures: Restaurant Row.
  
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• 3 white wines from 3 regions under $17 - Wine Buy

  21-12-2015 22:00
  
  This week's taste: Cartlidge & Browne Chardonnay from California, Criterion Pinot Grigio from Italy and Willamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Gris from Oregon.
  
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• Cleveland police need help identifying gas station armed robbers (video)

  21-12-2015 21:27
  
  The robbers went through the store employees' pockets and took their money.
  
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• Akron strip club slaying suspect tossed gun while running from cops in North Carolina, police say

  21-12-2015 21:23
  
  Daymond Hooks, 29, of Akron, tossed a loaded gun Saturday while running from police in Greenville, North Carolina. Hooks is charged with fatally shooting a man at an Akron strip club last month.
  
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• MetroHealth executives get free Botox injections, lawsuit says (document)

  21-12-2015 21:07
  
  A whistleblower lawsuit filed Monday accuses MetroHealth System Chief Executive Officer Akram Boutros, two MetroHealth vice presidents and an employee's relative of possible criminal conduct.
  
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• 7 facts about Steve Harvey, Cleveland native who botched Miss Universe winner announcement

  21-12-2015 20:53
  
  Did you know Steve Harvey graduated from Glenville High School? Here are seven facts about the Cleveland native, who as host of Sunday's Miss Universe pageant named the wrong winner.
  
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• Rob Portman, Jim Renacci under fire for their votes on $1.1 trillion spending bill: analysis

  21-12-2015 20:52
  
  This is how Washington works. It's also how Washington ticks off the rest of America.
  
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• Harbor Inn sells, finally, to Jacobs affiliate; new management to step in (photos)

  21-12-2015 20:50
  
  An affiliate of Jacobs Investments, Inc., owner of the Nautica Entertainment Complex, bought the building last week - nearly four months after the sale originally was set to occur.
  
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• Avon middle school candy cane sale nets more than $1,000 for charity

  21-12-2015 20:45
  
  Avon Middle School Student Council raised more than $1,000 with a candy cane sale to benefit Community Resource Services.
  
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• JPMorgan Chase to pay $150M to Ohio pension fund, other investors over trading scandal

  21-12-2015 20:32
  
  Thousands of JPMorgan Chase investors who saw their stock value plummet because of the 2012 "London Whale" trading scandal can now recover some, if not all of their losses, under a class-action settlement announced Monday.
  
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• Cleveland Heights police investigate man's death

  21-12-2015 20:30
  
  The man was found dead at a Caledonia Avenue home, officials said.
  
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• Akron man killed in apartment; Lorain babysitter charged in toddler's death; man injured in strip club shooting: Northeast Ohio News Links

  21-12-2015 20:28
  
  Also, Cleveland man charged with breaking into Parma home; Cleveland man sentenced to life in prison for three rapes; Mentor gentleman's club employee vandalizes police cruiser after being arrested; Mentor Shore Middle School evacuated after bomb threat; new state superintendent was working with Lorain schools; and Archie the Bear euthanized.
  
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• Akron man shot in apartment, collapses in street

  21-12-2015 20:21
  
  An Akron man died in the street after he was shot in an apartment, police reported.
  
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• PD: Armed robber entered occupied home

  21-12-2015 20:08
  
  Parma Police said an armed man entered an occupied Parma home in broad daylight and threatened to kill the residents.
  
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• Nursing home residents victimized by abusive photos on social media

  21-12-2015 20:01
  
  For nursing home residents, social media present both a threat and an opportunity. Residents risk massive invasions of their privacy; some staff members have shared embarrassing photos on Facebook or Snapchat. The same tools that permit those images to be easily disseminated, however, offer easy ways to track down the perpetrators.
  
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• Trans-Siberian Orchestra revisits 'The Ghosts of Christmas Eve,' shares new music featuring Halestorm's Lizzy Hale

  21-12-2015 20:00
  
  Paul O'Neill's Trans-Siberian Orchestra pays its annual visit to town with "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve'' and cuts off new album, "Letters From the Labyrinth,'' featuring Halestorm's Lizzy Hale.
  
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• Cleveland man charged in Parma home invasion

  21-12-2015 19:57
  
  Eugene Gill, 24, is charged with aggravated robbery following a Dec. 17 home invasion.
  
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• Cleveland man sentenced to life for 3 teen rapes

  21-12-2015 19:28
  
  A Cleveland man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping three teenagers in 1999 and 2000.
  
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• North Olmsted to host July 4 fireworks in 2016

  21-12-2015 19:26
  
  North Olmsted will host a fireworks display over the July 4 weekend in 2016, despite an objection from City Councilman Duane Limpert, who is concerned about the $25,000 cost.
  
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• Man fatally shot in Toledo; woman gets 105-year prison sentence; Toledo funeral director avoids prison: News from around Ohio

  21-12-2015 19:23
  
  Also, Cincinnati store clerk shoots robbery suspect; two are killed in two-car crash in Wood County; man found dead in Boardman home was chained to toilet; and two gunmen sought in Columbus nightclub shooting.
  
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• Man, 21, shot outside Cleveland strip club

  21-12-2015 19:12
  
  Police are investigating the shooting of a 21-year-old man outside a Cleveland strip club.
  
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• Cleveland police investigating shooting outside strip club

  21-12-2015 19:05
  
  The shooting happened outside Secrets Gentlemen's Club on Brookpark Road.
  
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• 'A building of horror:' Judge gives ex-funeral director probation for abusing corpses

  21-12-2015 19:04
  
  A judge Monday ordered former funeral director Robert Tate to serve five years of probation, perform 200 hours of community service and spend the next seven days in jail for abusing corpses at his Toledo business, Tate Funeral Services.
  
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• A transformational time for Cleveland's classical music groups: Year in Review 2015

  21-12-2015 19:00
  
  In terms of classical music, the Northeast Ohio of late 2015 bears only a passing resemblance to that of last year. Which made selecting the 10 most notable events and developments that much more more difficult.
  
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• Babysitter charged in death of 18-month-old

  21-12-2015 18:55
  
  Lorain police are investigating the suspicious death of an 18-month-old baby.
  
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• Strongsville holiday lights to be featured on ABC's 'Great Christmas Light Fight' tonight

  21-12-2015 18:54
  
  The Crown Point Parkway Festival of Lights in Strongsville will be featured on "The Great Christmas Light Fight" at 8 p.m. Monday on ABC.
  
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• Suspect in murder at strip club arrested in SC

  21-12-2015 18:51
  
  One of the men wanted in connection to a murder at an Akron strip club last month has been arrested in South Carolina. 
  
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• Babysitter charged after death of child in Lorain

  21-12-2015 18:51
  
  Summer Shalodi, 18, is charged with child endangering and tampering with evidence in the death of the 18-month-old Nadia Gibbons.
  
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• Man charged in Akron strip club murder arrested in South Carolina

  21-12-2015 18:47
  
  Daymond Hooks, 27, was arrested Saturday in Greenville, South Carolina.
  
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• Man charged in Akron strip club murder arrested in North Carolina

  21-12-2015 18:47
  
  Daymond Hooks, 27, was arrested Saturday in Greenville, North Carolina.
  
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• Reform Ohio's unfair pay-to-stay jail fees: editorial

  21-12-2015 18:46
  
  Ohio's daily jail fees can wreak havoc on poor inmates who sometimes leave Ohio's major jails saddled with debt. That practice is ripe for change, writes the editorial board.
  
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• Macy Gray's Christmas wish list focuses on politics

  21-12-2015 18:46
  
  Canton native Macy Gray takes on the politics of the presidential race in her latest single, "All I Want for Christmas."
  
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• 'Concussion' review: Will Smith battles NFL in film based on a true story

  21-12-2015 18:26
  
  Writer-director Peter Landesman, a journalist himself, based "Concussion" on a 2009 story in GQ by journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas about Omalu and the NFL's scandalous campaign to discredit and harass him. The movie makes you want to punch Roger Goodell and his minions in the head.
  
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• Two Brelo protesters avoid more jail time for misdemeanor rioting

  21-12-2015 18:23
  
  Two protesters were spared jail time Monday for their roles in the May protests over the acquittal of Cleveland police officer Michael Belo.
  
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• Woman stabs husband in Medina, police say

  21-12-2015 18:04
  
  Diana Gerspacher, 61, is accused of stabbing her husband Sunday night, police said.
  
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• Medina Co. family shuts down holiday light show because of traffic (video)

  21-12-2015 18:01
  
  A Medina County family turned off their crowd-drawing musical holiday light display featuring Minions, The Grinch and the sisters from "Frozen" after neighbors complained to police about traffic.
  
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• New Year's Day specials on HGTV, terrarium class and DIY ice rinks: Home and Garden News

  21-12-2015 18:00
  
  HGTV rings in the new year with an all-premiere lineup on New Year's Day that includes a first look at the second season of "Ellen's Design Challenge" and the 2016 HGTV Dream House. The network's all-premiere New Year's Day lineup also will include series and specials that showcase spectacular tiny homes, wilderness retreats and sunny beachside home tours.
  
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• Gay advocates in Ohio focus on anti-discrimination laws after marriage victory

  21-12-2015 18:00
  
  Having won the right to marry after a long campaign to reverse a 2004 ballot referendum that banned gay marriage in Ohio, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LBGT) advocates are seeking equality on other fronts.
  
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