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• Obama condemns killing of Baton Rouge officers, urges Americans to avoid divisive rhetoric

  17-07-2016 23:42
  
  President Barack Obama says he condemns, in the strongest sense of the word, the attack on law enforcement in Baton Rouge.
  
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• RNC gets set to begin: Looking at Mike Pence, Republican Party history, more

  17-07-2016 23:25
  
  As the Republican National Convention gets set to begin, we look at stories examining the Trump-Pence ticket, Republican Party history, test your GOP knowledge and more. And what does 'Mulan' have to do with politics? Pence had a theory.
  
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• 'Circle the City with Love' brings thousands for peaceful event on eve of the RNC

  17-07-2016 23:05
  
  Thousands of people gathered on the Hope Memorial Bridge to send a positive message ahead of the Republican National Convention.
  
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• RNC TV Coverage 2016: Baton Rouge shootings raise questions about security in Cleveland

  17-07-2016 22:47
  
  The plan was to spend Sunday morning setting the stage for the Republican National Convention starting Monday, July 18, in Cleveland. That plan was abruptly abandoned with reports of police officers killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Then, inevitably, talk swung back to questions about security in Cleveland.
  
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• On eve of RNC, Hillary Clinton's team highlights friction between Ohio GOP and Donald Trump

  17-07-2016 22:14
  
  Trump's struggle to win over Republicans in this key November battleground has been well-documented. Many in the GOP establishment supported Ohio Gov. John Kasich's unsuccessful White House bid. State Sen. Shannon Jones, for example, resigned as a delegate to this week's convention bin Cleveland because she wanted no part in Trump's formal nomination.
  
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• Shut Down Trump protest, march underway in Cleveland ahead of Republican National Convention (live coverage)

  17-07-2016 22:09
  
  The anit-Donald Trump group, Shut Down Trump and the RNC, will hold a rally and march in Cleveland on Sunday.
  
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• PHOTOS: Just hours away from RNC in Cleveland

  17-07-2016 21:44
  
    CLEVELAND, Ohio– The Republican National Convention officially begins Monday. Thousands of people have arrived in Cleveland ahead of the event. **Take a look at photos in the gallery above; we will continue updating it throughout the day and evening as we give you a look inside the Q** **Continuing coverage on the RNC right here**
  
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• Cleveland police union head Loomis: Obama has 'blood on his hands' after Baton Rouge police killings

  17-07-2016 21:39
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The head of the union that represents Cleveland's rank-and-file police officers told Fox News that President Barack Obama has 'blood on his hands' after the killing of three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "It's absolutely insane...
  
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• As RNC begins, look back at Cleveland Heights-Lakewood series, bills passed by Congress and more

  17-07-2016 21:30
  
  As Cleveland kicks off the Republican National Convention, take a look at the stories you may have missed last week.
  
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• California RNC delegation, 60 miles from Cleveland, plans 'Experience Ohio Day' at Cedar Point, Pro Football Hall of Fame

  17-07-2016 21:20
  
  The California Republican Party initially planned a more Cleveland-centric Experience Ohio Day - with visits to area museums, Ohio City restaurants, and more. But that was before they learned they were staying at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky.
  
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• RNC 2016: GOP delegates stream into Cleveland buoyed by city's welcome (video)

  17-07-2016 21:13
  
  Republican delegates arrived in Cleveland on Sunday buoyed by the city's welcome and the hope of mending internal strife.
  
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• Woman shoots man to death during argument in Cleveland, witnesses say

  17-07-2016 21:06
  
  A 30-year-old man was found dead on his sister's front lawn Sunday, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner.
  
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• Woman shoots brother to death during argument in Cleveland, witnesses say

  17-07-2016 21:06
  
  A 30-year-old man was found dead on his sister's front lawn Sunday, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner.
  
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• Obama condemns killing of Baton Rouge officers, says attacks on police 'have to stop'

  17-07-2016 21:06
  
  President Barack Obama says he condemns, in the strongest sense of the word, the attack on law enforcement in Baton Rouge.
  
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• Republican National Convention 2016 live blog: Sunday, July 17

  17-07-2016 21:00
  
  Throughout the afternoon and evening, we'll have all the latest developments as GOP delegations set up shop and various demonstrations take place downtown.
  
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• More of the good bad: SyFy releases trailer for 'Sharknado: The 4th Awakens'

  17-07-2016 21:00
  
  This time out, Fin Shepard (Ian Ziering) and April Wexler (Tara Reid) find themselves up against not only a Sharknado, but also a Firenado and several other types of 'nados.
  
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• Kasich responds to request for open carry ban

  17-07-2016 20:59
  
  Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Stephen Loomis tells ABC News that the association's lawyers are drafting a letter to Governor Kasich asking for emergency executive action to ban open carry in Cleveland, if not all of Cuyahoga County, during the RNC convention.
  
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• Kasich responds to open carry ban request

  17-07-2016 20:52
  
  Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Stephen Loomis tells ABC News that the association's lawyers are drafting a letter to Governor Kasich asking for emergency executive action to ban open carry in Cleveland, if not all of Cuyahoga County, during the RNC convention.
  
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• Cleveland police union to asks governor to suspend open carry law for RNC

  17-07-2016 20:52
  
  Cleveland police union president Steve Loomis asked Ohio Gov. John Kasich to suspend open carry
  
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• Cleveland police union to ask governor to suspend open carry law for RNC

  17-07-2016 20:52
  
  Cleveland police union president Steve Loomis asked Ohio Gov. John Kasich to suspend open carry
  
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• There could be a connection between some local schools and the attempted coup in Turkey, just a fuzzy one

  17-07-2016 20:29
  
  Several local charter schools, notably Noble Academy and Horizon Science Academy schools, have links to Fethullah Gulen, the exiled cleric accused of organizing the failed coup in Turkey last week
  
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• CPPA President asks for ban on open carry

  17-07-2016 20:13
  
  Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Stephen Loomis tells ABC News that the association's lawyers are drafting a letter to Governor Kasich asking for emergency executive action to ban open carry in Cleveland, if not all of Cuyahoga County, during the RNC convention. 
  
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• Baton Rouge shooting: 1 suspect killed by police at scene

  17-07-2016 20:03
  
  Three officers were killed and three others wounded Sunday morning in a shooting near a gas station in Baton Rouge, less than two weeks after a black man was shot and killed by police here, sparking nightly protests across the city.
  
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• 1 suspect dead, others sought in shooting that killed 3 Baton Rouge police officers

  17-07-2016 20:03
  
  Three officers were killed and three others wounded Sunday morning in a shooting near a gas station in Baton Rouge, less than two weeks after a black man was shot and killed by police here, sparking nightly protests across the city.
  
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• Here's what the protest route's closest point to Quicken Loans Arena looks like today: Mark Naymik

  17-07-2016 19:52
  
  I revisited on Sunday morning the corner of Carnegie Avenue and Ontario Street, the point along the designated protest route that is closest to Quicken Loans Arena, the site of the Republican National Convention.
  
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• 2-year-old girl shot on Cleveland's East Side identified

  17-07-2016 19:50
  
  A 2-year-old girl shot in the head and arm outside her East Side home Friday continues to fight for her life, the girl's uncle said.
  
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• RNC 2016: Cleveland reception offers sneak-peak at Nuevo on East Ninth (photos)

  17-07-2016 19:11
  
  Nuevo restaurant-bar's "soft opening" for the RNC is about as high-profile as you'll find.
  
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• CLE police union president asking governor to ban open carrying of weapons during RNC

  17-07-2016 18:40
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Police Union President Steve Loomis says he will ask Ohio’s governor to ban all open carrying of weapons in Cuyahoga County for this week. This comes after the deadly ambush of officers in Baton Rouge and with possible unrest here tied to the Republican National Convention. Loomis said lawyers are putting the request together now and will send it to the governor’s office. Loomis said he is also demanding an end to having officers working solo at […]
  
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• When guns are a means to personal power, the results can be tragic: the Rev. Robert Winter (Opinion)

  17-07-2016 18:00
  
  Guest columnist Robert Winter argues that guns as a means to personal power can lead to tragic consequences.
  
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• Slashing state income tax 'no prescription for economic vitality': Zach Schiller, Policy Matters Ohio (Opinion)

  17-07-2016 18:00
  
  Guest columnist Zach Schiller, research director for Policy Matters Ohio, argues that cutting state income tax is "no prescription for economic vitality."
  
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• 3 police officers killed in Baton Rouge shooting, mayor says

  17-07-2016 17:53
  
  Multiple law enforcement officers were shot and killed Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, reports say.
  
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• Why would 100 women pose naked before the RNC? 10 women share their reasons

  17-07-2016 17:07
  
  Why would so many women want to shed their clothes at daybreak and hold large, circular mirrors overhead? Here are the reasons some of them cited when they signed up to pose.
  
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• How should U.S. address the immigration issue?

  17-07-2016 17:00
  
  Immigration has been a hot button issue during this presidential campaign. The Plain Dealer gets the viewpoints from experts on some of these immigration issues, including policies for addressing the issue of undocumented immigrants.
  
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• Business Volunteers Unlimited: Opportunities for the week of July 13, 2016

  17-07-2016 17:00
  
  ONGOING: Photograph Furry Friends at the APL - Volunteer photographers use their own digital photography equipment and software - take the photos, download, edit and upload them for distribution. A regular weekly commitment is required as well as animal handling training.
  
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• Destination Cleveland launches new mobile app on eve of RNC influx

  17-07-2016 16:32
  
  The free RNC 2016 app includes detailed information about area attractions, an event calendar, a map that locates restaurants, hotels and attractions, plus tourism videos and the agency's ThisisCLE.com blog.
  
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• RNC 2016 delegate David Yost: America could learn some things from NE Ohio

  17-07-2016 16:15
  
  David Yost is Ohio's auditor and a Kasich delegate. He will be writing each morning in this space about his observations at the convention - what it's like to be there, what folks are saying.
  
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• The economic-opportunity questions you may not hear at the Republican convention: Amy Hanauer (Opinion)

  17-07-2016 16:14
  
  We'll be talking Monday starting at 9:15 a.m. at Cleveland State University about how to build pathways to opportunity, security, and success for people who want to work and get ahead, writes Amy Hanauer of Policy Matters Ohio.
  
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• ‘So far, so good’: CLE police chief says everything running smoothly ahead of RNC

  17-07-2016 15:33
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland police Chief Calvin Williams said Sunday morning everything is running smoothly ahead of the Republican National Convention.  During a media briefing, Williams and Mayor Frank Jackson said there have been no problems so far as protesters and visitors converge in the city. “We’ve been preparing for this for two years,” said Williams. “So far, so good.” Williams said police will be out in full force, working to ensure protes
  
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• Mayor, police chief to hold media briefing as city gears up for RNC

  17-07-2016 15:33
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — City officials will have a media briefing Sunday morning to go over details as Cleveland readies for the Republican National Convention.  The event begins at 10 a.m. at Public Auditorium. Mayor Frank Jackson and police Chief Calvin Williams will speak. **We will provide LIVE video of the event. Check back at around 10 a.m.** The RNC officially begins with hearings at Quicken Loans Arena Monday at 1 p.m. The RNC concludes Thursday night. Sunday night, a welcome [&hell
  
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• Cleveland mayor, police chief hold media briefing on RNC preps

  17-07-2016 15:33
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — City officials held a media briefing Sunday morning to go over details as Cleveland readies for the Republican National Convention.  The event began at 10 a.m. at Public Auditorium. Mayor Frank Jackson and police Chief Calvin Williams spoke. The RNC officially begins with hearings at Quicken Loans Arena Monday at 1 p.m. The RNC concludes Thursday night. Sunday night, a welcome event, called Rock the Night in CLE, will kick things off at Northcoast Harbor. F
  
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• Northeast Ohio's deep Republican roots reflect a different GOP: Grant Segall (Opinion) (Photo gallery)

  17-07-2016 15:17
  
  Local historians and leaders say it's not so much the region that's changed as the parties. African-American voters, for instance, swung especially sharply between the parties when the cause of civil rights swung likewise, writes Grant Segall.
  
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• Cleveland visitors guide: 'Essential CLE' restaurants, bars and things to do (RNC edition)

  17-07-2016 14:55
  
  Visiting Cleveland for the Republican National Convention? Looking for for the best restaurants, bars & things to do in Northeast Ohio? Check out our new "Essential CLE" visitors guide for the answers. Our Experts - The Best of Cleveland.
  
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• LIVE: Police chief, mayor speak on RNC

  17-07-2016 14:54
  
  Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Police Chief Calvin Williams will hold a media briefing regarding the Republican National Convention Sunday morning.
  
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• Bomb Squad investigates suspicious package at Edgewater Park

  17-07-2016 14:53
  
  The Bomb Squad was called in to investigate a suspicious package in a car parked at Edgewater Park early Sunday, police said.
  
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• RNC 2016: Arkansas Republican delegation honors Cleveland's legendary John D. Rockefeller (photos)

  17-07-2016 14:05
  
  A tour of Lake View Cemetery and a dinner at the Cleveland History Center paid homage to John D. Rockefeller by the delegation - which includes two members of the Rockefeller family.
  
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• Cleveland's Hough: A 'diamond in the rough' outlasting its past

  17-07-2016 12:32
  
  Fifty years ago Monday, on the evening of July 18, 1966, a dispute in a bar became the trigger for six days of civil disorder that became known as the Hough riots -- making the name of the historic East...
  
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• Welcome to Cleveland, RNC! 60-Second Know-It-All (video)

  17-07-2016 12:30
  
  You'll notice, if you look up from the smartphones for a minute, that this city has managed to rebuild more than just its basketball team.
  
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• In Cleveland, on eve of RNC, embracing our diversity without anger or fear: Roger Cohen (Opinion)

  17-07-2016 11:40
  
  When the gavel opens the GOP convention tomorrow, it will be 50 years to the day Cleveland suffered the first of two urban riots. Yet the Cavs celebrations last month give me hope that my home town hosts a safe, peaceful convention, writes Roger Cohen.
  
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• State fights to see if $267 million paid to e-schools is justified

  17-07-2016 11:30
  
  The Ohio Department of Education and ECOT, the state's biggest e-school, had a fight in court this week over attendance records. Here's what's at stake.
  
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• NH pays its main e-school for what kids learn, not just enrolling or logging in

  17-07-2016 11:30
  
  New Hampshire funds its main online school only when kids show they have learned, not just for enrolling or logging on, like Ohio does
  
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