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• Kasich adviser Jai Chabria to open Ohio office for global public affairs firm Mercury LLC

  19-05-2016 23:58
  
  Among Mercury's partners is Mike DuHaime, a top strategist for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who like Kasich ran unsuccessfully for this year's GOP presidential nomination.
  
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• RNC-related scam and fraud in Cleveland

  19-05-2016 23:49
  
  Scammers are preying on your excitement and the city's preparation for the Republican National Convention, according to local experts. 
  
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• Cleveland mother wants answers about 911 delays

  19-05-2016 23:24
  
  Despite promising an investigation, A Cleveland mother says city officials have yet to provide her answers about why dispatchers failed to answer 911 calls for up to 4 minutes after her son was shot last November.
  
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• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opens new exhibit on music and politics: What to watch for Friday

  19-05-2016 23:16
  
  The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland is set to open a new exhibit on rock music and politics, called "Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics," ahead of July's Republican National Convention.
  
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• Rob Portman featured in whimsical Senate Republican #SquadGoals video: #Retweet

  19-05-2016 23:05
  
  Rob Portman gets the Wes Anderson treatment.
  
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• Fake cash hits local communities

  19-05-2016 22:23
  
  Fake $50 bills in South Euclid, phony $20 bills in Fairview Park, and more of the same in Rocky River.
  
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• Two men wanted in connection with deadly East Cleveland shooting

  19-05-2016 22:07
  
  Police are looking for Dontez Long, 22, and Alonzo Patterson, 19 in connection with Wednesday night's fatal shooting at an East Cleveland gas station.
  
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• Food Network top carver Stephen Baity of Akron cuts up Saturday in Hartville

  19-05-2016 22:00
  
  Stephen Baity, a chef at University of Mt. Union in Alliance, is also a decorative carver of fruit and vegetables, and known for his appearances on Food Network.
  
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• Michael Madison jury deciding whether to recommend death penalty for the East Cleveland serial killer

  19-05-2016 21:34
  
  A jury is now deliberating on whether or not accused East Cleveland serial killer Michael Madison could face the death penalty.
  
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• Summer cocktail recipe: Azure's '0% Chance of Snow' sugar fix (video)

  19-05-2016 21:30
  
  Learn how to make the '0% Chance of Snow' cocktail that's perfect if you have a sweet tooth.The drink is one of the many new items on Azure Rooftop Lounge's summer menu.
  
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• 2 wanted for E. CLE Diamond Russell agg. murder

  19-05-2016 21:25
  
  East Cleveland police are looking for two suspects in the fatal shooting of Diamond Russell, the nephew of Glenville High School football coach Ted Ginn Sr.
  
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• Westlake man with road rage attacks Berea man in driveway; police arrest wanted woman who almost causes collision: Berea police blotter

  19-05-2016 21:07
  
  Berea police arrested a Westlake man with road rage who attacked a Berea man in his driveway. Police also arrested a wanted Cleveland woman whose car almost hit another vehicle.
  
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• Opposition voiced against lifting Ohio beer-alcohol limit

  19-05-2016 21:00
  
  Some opposition is voiced for raising the Ohio beer-alcohol limit.
  
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• Historic Ohio Theatre lobby re-created 52 years after fire destroyed 1921 original (photos)

  19-05-2016 20:50
  
  Playhouse Square finished and unveils a spectacular re-creation of the long-lost lobby of the Ohio Theatre, which burned in 1964 and whose charred remains were covered for years behind drywall.
  
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• Memorial Day road trips will be highest since 2005, AAA predicts

  19-05-2016 20:49
  
  Taking a road trip over Memorial Day? You won't be alone. The AAA expects about 34 million people will hit the highways, driven by the urge to begin summer, finally, and lower gasoline prices.
  
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• Blood-testing company Theranos acknowledges faulty tests in 2014 and 2015; impact on alliance with Cleveland Clinic unclear

  19-05-2016 20:48
  
  A California blood-testing company that had formed an alliance with the Cleveland Clinic has voided two years of tests performed on its proprietary technology, the company acknowledged Thursday.
  
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• Democratic group buys $9.5M in TV ads this fall to help Ted Strickland

  19-05-2016 20:41
  
  In another sign of how crowded Ohio's airwaves will be with political ads this fall, a Democratic super PAC said it's reserved $9.5 million worth of ads in the state between September and Election Day.
  
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• LIST: Official caterers of the RNC announced

  19-05-2016 20:34
  
  The Republican National Convention's Committee on Arrangements on Thursday announced the official caterers for the convention.
  
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• Giant Eagle clerk helps couple being scammed

  19-05-2016 20:22
  
  The North Ridgeville Police Department recognized a working woman in their city who went above and beyond for a couple who seemed to be caught up in a money scam. 
  
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• First look: East End restaurant brings new life to historic Flats (photos)

  19-05-2016 20:22
  
  East End Restaurant and Bar is located in one of Cleveland's oldest and most historicallysignificant buildings in the Flats.
  
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• What they'll be eating at July's Republican National Convention in Cleveland

  19-05-2016 20:13
  
  Bite-sized pierogi, clambake toasts, and a smaller version of Polish Boys are in the works for the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 18-21.
  
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• Allegiant starts new service to Orlando Sanford from Akron-Canton Airport

  19-05-2016 20:08
  
  Allegiant Air today adds its sixth destination from CAK: a nonstop flight to Orlando Sanford International Airport departing at 7 p.m.
  
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• University of Akron no longer features 'Ohio's Polytechnic University' brand

  19-05-2016 19:57
  
  After much fanfare -- and controversy -- the University of Akron is no longer featurng "Ohio's Polytechnic University" as its brand.
  
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• Parma man indicted on sex-trafficking charge, accused of raping 14-year-old girl

  19-05-2016 19:51
  
  A Parma man has been indicted on a federal sex-trafficking charge after a teenage victim told the FBI that she had been raped after advertising services on Backpage.com.
  
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• Food & Wine magazine and Michael Symon pay tribute to Cleveland

  19-05-2016 19:51
  
  The June 2016 issue of Food & Wine features a Cleveland food tour led by Michael Symon.
  
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• Lakewood schools adopt new dress code, dropping ban on hoodies, leggings

  19-05-2016 19:49
  
  The Lakewood city school district is revising its dress code beginning this fall, allowing students to wear previously banned clothing including hoodies and leggings.
  
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• Cleveland man sentenced in Ohio City hit-and-run carjacking

  19-05-2016 19:48
  
  A 20-year-old mentally disabled man was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for carjacking and hitting a 67-year-old Ohio City woman.
  
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• Anti-Defamation League is latest group to seek better bail system: Impact 2016: Justice For All

  19-05-2016 19:36
  
  The Anti-Defamation League is the latest group to call on Cuyahoga County to reform its justice system, and will meet with justice system leaders Sunday to discuss the issue, days after cleveland.com launched a series examining the county bail system and ways to improve it.
  
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• Brain injury survivor talks about importance of upcoming MetroHealth gala

  19-05-2016 19:10
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The staff at MetroHealth Medical Center are there when families need them most. Our Stefani Schaefer knows that first-hand. It’s been three years since her husband, Roger, suffered a traumatic brain injury in a construction accident. Chuck Giles was also helped by MetroHealth. He credits MetroHealth Foundation’s Brain Injury Program for his recovery after a devastating fall. He’s shared his story before with Fox 8 News. Now, anyone can help the
  
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• Cleveland coffeehouses of yesteryear with music, poetry readings and no mobile devices (photos)

  19-05-2016 19:06
  
  A look-back at Cleveland coffeehouses of yesteryear
  
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• College sweethearts plan summer wedding of 'Timeless Elegance': Cleveland wedding and engagement photos

  19-05-2016 18:53
  
  Joshua James and Courtney Bell met while attending Bowling Green State University. After five years of dating, James proposed to Bell and they will tie the knot at the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church on June 11, 2016
  
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• ACLU demands action on protest permits for RNC

  19-05-2016 18:46
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The American Civil Liberties Union has sent a letter to the City of Cleveland demanding action on permits for groups to rally and protest during the week of the Republican National Convention. The city has yet to approve any of those permits requested, and the ACLU is demanding action by June 1. If not, the organization is threatening legal action against the city. The ACLU sent the letter on behalf of a labor group, a group in […]
  
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• Morley Safer, veteran '60 Minutes' newsman, dies at 84

  19-05-2016 18:33
  
  CBS says veteran journalist and "60 Minutes" correspondent Morley Safer has died at age 84. Safer was equally at home reporting on social injustices, abstract art and war-time atrocities.
  
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• ACLU threatens to sue Cleveland over delay in acting on demonstration permits for Republican National Convention

  19-05-2016 18:31
  
  Cleveland has said they will not release so-called "parade routes" -- paths for demonstrators to follow -- or grant public demonstration permits until the U.S. Secret Service identifies the security perimeter around the Quicken Loans Arena, the site of the convention. City officials said they don't expect to have the information until two to three weeks before the convention.
  
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• Man shot while remembering friend at cemetery

  19-05-2016 18:29
  
  Police are investigating a Wednesday evening shooting at a cemetery. 
  
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• Ted Ginn Sr.'s nephew killed in East Cleveland

  19-05-2016 18:27
  
  The person who was found shot at a East Cleveland gas station late Wednesday was the nephew of Glenville High School football coach Ted Ginn Sr.
  
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• Phil Mickelson pocketed $1 million from insider trading, SEC says (photos)

  19-05-2016 18:26
  
  Phil Mickelson used a nearly $1 million insider training profit to pay a gambling debt, according to an SEC lawsuit.
  
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• Cleveland City Hall ignores own promises to share RNC permit applications: Mark Naymik

  19-05-2016 18:26
  
  For three weeks now, the city has ignored written and verbal public records requests from cleveland.com for copies of permit applications from people who want to use streets, sidewalks and parks during the Republican National Convention that runs from July 18 to 21.
  
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• Man killed in East Cleveland was Glenville High School football coach Ted Ginn Sr.'s nephew

  19-05-2016 18:20
  
  Diamond Russell, the man found shot to death in an East Cleveland gas station parking lot Wednesday night, was Tedd Ginn Sr.'s nephew.
  
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• Team NEO appoints Beverly Warren, Dana Saucier to its board

  19-05-2016 18:19
  
  Kent State University's President Beverly Warren and JobsOhio's Dana A. Saucier, Jr. will join Team NEO's Board, helping to guide the Regional Economic Competitiveness Strategy.
  
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• Rock on the Range 101: Everything to know about Columbus' huge festival

  19-05-2016 18:01
  
  More than 120,000 festival-goers will make their way to Columbus this weekend for Rock on the Range.
  
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• Workers allowed back inside Cleveland Clinic

  19-05-2016 17:51
  
  Workers are allowed back inside the Cleveland Clinic in Avon after it was evacuated due to a gas leak Thursday morning.
  
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• Major celebration planned for downtown Cleveland following Republican National Convention

  19-05-2016 17:43
  
  Downtown Cleveland likely will be buzzing even after the Republican National Convention, thanks to a post-convention celebration meant to thank the community for supporting the event, local RNC organizers said Thursday.
  
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• What if the power goes out during the RNC?

  19-05-2016 17:42
  
  How are energy companies going to make sure your lights stay on during the Republican National Convention? 
  
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• Great Lakes reps recommend approval of Waukesha's request to pull water from Lake Michigan

  19-05-2016 17:40
  
  The city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, moved a step closer this week toward gaining approval to siphon millions of gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan.
  
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• We're sure you'll find a doggie here that will make you say "awwwwww!" (Cutest Dogs contest photos)

  19-05-2016 17:36
  
  Check out some Cutest Dogs contest entry photos that literally made us say "Awwwww!" Will they tug at your heartstrings too?
  
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• Cleveland-area natives make up RNC staff

  19-05-2016 17:30
  
  Out of 80 staffers for the Republican National Convention, more than a dozen of them are from the Cleveland area.
  
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• Terrorism suspected in crash of Egyptian plane with 66 aboard

  19-05-2016 17:03
  
  In Cairo, Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi cautioned that the disaster is still under investigation. But he said the possibility it was a terror attack "is higher than the possibility of having a technical failure."
  
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• Cleveland Orchestra announces details of later-than-usual 'Star-Spangled Spectacular'

  19-05-2016 17:01
  
  Due to the renovation Public Square, the Cleveland Orchestra's "Star-Spangled Spectacular" this year will take place Friday, July 29. Also atypically, it will focus exclusively on American music.
  
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• Why Tom Ridge refuses to support Donald Trump: TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read)

  19-05-2016 17:00
  
  Tom Ridge, the former Secretary of Homeland Security and Pennsylvania governor, is not supporting Donald Trump, according to U.S. News and World Report.
  
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