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• North Carolina's anti-LGBT law sparks widespread rebukes

  10-04-2016 23:58
  
  North Carolina's controversial new legislation targeting anti-discrimination protections for the LGBT community has sparked fierce rebukes and cost the state hundreds of jobs.
  
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• Family fights back, subdues burglar at gunpoint

  10-04-2016 23:02
  
  A burglary suspect has been hospitalized after he was shot by the resident of the house he broke into.
  
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• Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues

  10-04-2016 22:18
  
  Once a month, the House of Blues hosts the all-you-can-eat World Famous Gospel Brunch while irresistible, foot-stomping, live gospel music lifts you to your feet.
  
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• NBA joins Bruce Springsteen, Apple in rebuking North Carolina's anti-LGBT law

  10-04-2016 21:40
  
  The NBA's announcement that it would move the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte is the latest rebuke of North Carolina's controversial new legislation targeting the LGBT community.
  
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• Weird weather, Opening Day, Pope Francis' treatise and the backlash against North Carolina: Weekend Update

  10-04-2016 21:30
  
  Look back at the week's biggest news stories, including the Cleveland Indians Opening Day, snow, Pope Francis' letter on family life and the backlash against the North Carolina transgender bathroom controversy.
  
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• 'Vinyl' Episode 9 preview: Jamie gets evicted; the murder case against Richie intensifies

  10-04-2016 20:40
  
  In tonight's episode of 'Vinyl', entitled 'Rock and Roll Queen,' the 'Buck' Rogers murder case intensifies; Zak continues to develop Gary/Xavier; and more.
  
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• 2016-17 Dobama Theatre lineup features Broadway smash 'Hand to God' and Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'The Flick'

  10-04-2016 20:19
  
  Also on tap for the 2016-17 season: 'An Octoroon' and 'The Mystery of Love & Sex'
  
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• Hillary Clinton struggles to use the New York City subway: #Retweet, April 10, 2016 edition

  10-04-2016 20:07
  
  Hillary Clinton thinks using the subway is fun and easy and completely normal.
  
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• Top 10 reasons to visit your friends with kids: Multitasking Moms and Dads

  10-04-2016 20:00
  
  Visiting your friends with kids -- especially kids your kids' ages -- means you get to relax. Here's 10 reasons why you should pack your bags and go see them.
  
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• Deadly East Cleveland car crash came seconds after short police chase

  10-04-2016 19:24
  
  James Smith, 23, and Hollis Crump, 56, were killed when Smith drove his car left of center and crashed into Crump's car on Noble Road in East Cleveland Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Bernie Sanders can't win older votes: TL;DR (Too Long, Didn't Read)

  10-04-2016 19:00
  
  So much great political analysis out there. It's deep, elegantly written, full of insights. If you only had all day to read it! So we'll break it down for you. Today's deconstructed analysis is based on a story from The Washington Post.
  
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• Housing Ohio 2016 conference starts in Columbus: What to watch for Monday

  10-04-2016 18:49
  
  The Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO) is set to start its annual conference at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel.
  
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• Suspect booked on 2nd-degree murder in killing of ex-Buckeye Will Smith

  10-04-2016 18:30
  
  Cardell Hayes was booked on second-degree murder Sunday in the shooting death of former Saints defensive end Will Smith, police said.
  
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• Texas AFB shooter was from Parma Heights

  10-04-2016 18:08
  
  Air Force officials confirms to NewsChannel5 that the alleged shooter at the Lackland Air Force Base fatal shooting in Texas is from Northeast Ohio.
  
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• One heroin addict's journey to recovery - a doctor's tale: Peter Rogers (Opinion)

  10-04-2016 18:07
  
  Many people, it seems, want to dismiss the heroin addicts among us as "junkies" who have chosen their lifestyle and will get what they deserve. 'Jenny's' story offers a truer picture, writes addiction medicine specialist Dr. Peter Rogers.
  
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• Land banks can offer pathway to homeownership: Matt Martin, Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership

  10-04-2016 18:00
  
  Guest columnist Matt Martin, of the Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, says land banks can offer pathway to homeownership -- not just demolition.
  
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• Help wanted: U.S. Supreme Court justice, a thankless job: Steve Diedrick

  10-04-2016 18:00
  
  Guest columnist Steve Diedrick, a resident of Lakewood, says the job of a U.S. Supreme Court justice is a thankless one.
  
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• Chase called off seconds before fatal crash

  10-04-2016 18:00
  
  East Cleveland city officials say police chase called off seconds before fatal crash
  
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• MTV Movie Awards 2016: See the stars, fashion on the red carpet

  10-04-2016 17:30
  
  Catch a sneak peek of Olivia Munn, Gigi Handid, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, Jessica Chastain and more stars in the red carpet gallery.
  
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• Tax-and-share policies so lauded by some municipal officials will only retard Ohio's recovery: Greg R. Lawson (Opinion)

  10-04-2016 17:20
  
  Overall, concerns that tax and revenue-sharing reductions from Columbus have forced local governments to either cut basic services or raise local taxes are grossly exaggerated, writes Buckeye Institute policy analyst Greg R. Lawson.
  
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• Man killed in East Cleveland crash identified

  10-04-2016 16:55
  
  Hollis Daryl Crump, 56, died Saturday afternoon in a crash in East Cleveland, authorities said.
  
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• Texas AFB shooter from Parma Heights

  10-04-2016 16:17
  
  Air Force officials confirms to NewsChannel5 that the alleged shooter at the Lackland Air Force Base fatal shooting in Texas is from Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Fireworks display sparks massive fire in Hindu temple; over 100 dead in India

  10-04-2016 16:07
  
  More than 100 people were killed and nearly 400 injured when a massive fire swept through a Hindu temple in southern India.
  
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• Texas Air Force base gunman was from Parma Heights, reports say

  10-04-2016 15:31
  
  U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Steven D. Bellino was one of airmen killed at a Texas base Friday, in a murder-suicide that authorities are calling an act of workplace violence.
  
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• One killed in East Cleveland crash

  10-04-2016 13:56
  
  One person was killed Saturday afternoon in a two car crash in East Cleveland, according to authorities.
  
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• A war hero finally comes home to Lorain, after 71 years (photos, video)

  10-04-2016 12:09
  
  Lorain war hero who died in the Pacific 71 years ago finally gets a memorial.
  
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• Today's Cutest Dogs photo event postponed to late April due to weather (photos)

  10-04-2016 12:03
  
  Spring snowstorm has caused cleveland.com's Cutest Dogs photo shoot to be postponed to later in April. You can still enter by emailing in a photo.
  
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• 'I Will Find You': an excerpt from the new book by Joanna Connors

  10-04-2016 12:00
  
  I looked at my daughter and saw a young woman who was ready to go out into the world and make it her own. But now I saw something else, too. She was prey.
  
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• Kasich campaign needs to reveal security costs, who's paying and why: editorial

  10-04-2016 11:55
  
  The question for Ohioans is why the Ohio treasury is shouldering these costs and not the Kasich campaign. Disappointingly, there are no clear answers for this from the governor or his team, writes the editorial board.
  
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• Qualifications of Sanders and Clinton questioned: Darcy cartoon

  10-04-2016 11:32
  
  Sanders and Clinton both showed they're qualified at distracting attention away from the candidates they should really be attacking -- Trump, Cruz and Kasich.
  
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• FirstEnergy, AEP bailouts reward companies' bad calls: Thomas Suddes

  10-04-2016 10:13
  
  The theory, and that's what it is, is that Ohioans should pay more for electricity now so they may - may - pay less for electricity later, writes Thomas Suddes.
  
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• Ex-Saints end Will Smith, a star at Ohio State, shot to death in New Orleans

  10-04-2016 08:30
  
  Will Smith, the former New Orleans Saints defensive end, was killed and a woman was wounded in a late-night shooting.
  
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• Colorado Republican convention: Ted Cruz takes all 34 delegates, touts his 'values'

  10-04-2016 05:32
  
  The Texas senator already had locked up the support of 21 Colorado delegates and visited the state to try to pad his numbers there.
  
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• Ohio Wesleyan soccer player died from spinal injury and hypothermia, coroner says

  10-04-2016 04:37
  
  The body of 19-year-old Luke Anthony Gabbert was found Feb. 6 in Delaware Run Creek in Delaware, about 20 miles north of Columbus.
  
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• Olympic Wrestling Trials 2016: Tervel Dlagnev qualifies for Rio Olympic Games (photos)

  10-04-2016 03:50
  
  Columbus resident Tervel Dlagnev qualified for his second Olympic Games at the 2016 Wrestling Team Trials in Iowa. Elena Pirozhkova and Ben Provisor also earned return trips.
  
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• ABC News plots out Cleveland coverage plans

  10-04-2016 02:48
  
  Since 1976 political conventions have been made for TV productions, with the party’s leaving nothing to chance to detract from the coverage of their nominee. This year that’s close to going out the window.
  
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• Mother of slain Cleveland girl Shakira Johnson dies as 2003 murder remains unsolved

  10-04-2016 02:14
  
  Alisa Johnson-Williams died Thursday, more than 12 years after her 11-year-old daughter's murdered body was discovered in a Cleveland field.
  
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• U.S. Navy rescues 3 from deserted island who spelled 'help' on beach

  10-04-2016 01:40
  
  The men's families reported them missing Tuesday after they failed to show up at the Micronesian island of Weno, U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman Melissa McKenzie said.
  
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