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• Sen. Rob Portman gets legal ruling telling sex-oriented website to turn over records

  05-08-2016 23:48
  
  Backpage.com contended it was protected by the First Amendment. A federal judge disagreed.
  
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• Backpage.com must turn over documents to Sen. Rob Portman's subcommittee as part of child sex trafficking investigation

  05-08-2016 23:48
  
  Backpage.com contended it was protected by the First Amendment. A federal judge disagreed.
  
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• Singledom has many advantages over marriage, studies show

  05-08-2016 23:35
  
  Research on single people presented at an American Psychological Association convention indicated singles value meaningful work more than married people and are also more connected to their parents, siblings, friends and neighbors.
  
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• Ohio Senate campaigns are Snapchatting

  05-08-2016 23:31
  
  Beginning with Rob Portman, Ohio's Senate candidates and their supporters are courting millennial Snapchat users with paid ads in the form of Geofilters. 
  
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• Officials: Man dies after assault, 2 arrested

  05-08-2016 23:21
  
  Police have arrested two suspects in connection to the July 24 assault of 29-year-old Zachary Larney, a man who died on Friday, authorities reported. 
  
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• Low mortgage rates heat up real estate market

  05-08-2016 23:10
  
  Right now the real estate market appears to be a win, win for sellers and in some cases buyers, because of dropping interest rates.
  
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• Sheffield Village shooting victim's family suspects robbery was reason for man's death (video)

  05-08-2016 23:08
  
  Family members of a 26-year-old Sheffield Village man found shot to death outside his home Friday said they believe robbery was the motive.
  
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• Richmond Rd. closed due to big water main break

  05-08-2016 22:22
  
  Richmond Road was closed from Highland Road to Curtiss Wright Parkway due to a large water main break, Richmond Heights police reported. 
  
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• George V. Voinovich (Inner Belt) Bridge closed this weekend

  05-08-2016 22:13
  
  I-90 east and west will close over the George V. Voinovich Bridge this weekend for construction.
  
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• Browns sign rookie defenisve lineman

  05-08-2016 21:54
  
  The Cleveland Browns have signed undrafted rookie defensive lineman Kenton Adeyemi on Friday. 
  
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• Maia Belay hired as a reporter at Channel 8

  05-08-2016 21:49
  
  Maia Belay, a reporter at Toledo station WTOL Channel 11, is joining WJW Channel 8 as a reporter.
  
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• Cuyahoga Community College receives $100,000 from AT&T for scholarships

  05-08-2016 21:48
  
  Cuyahoga Community College received$100,000 from AT&T on Friday to support the college's Hispanic Scholarship Fund.
  
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• Committees to review the Cuyahoga County bail and bond system take shape: Impact 2016: Justice For All

  05-08-2016 21:26
  
  Four committees formed to review the Cuyahoga County bail and bond system are starting to take shape.
  
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• Portage man caught with nearly $100,000 of meth

  05-08-2016 21:18
  
  A Streetsboro man was arrested with nearly $100,000 worth of methamphetamine in a backpack when his car was searched by members of the Portage County Drug Task Force. 
  
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• What's happening at Geauga Lake? Here's what you need to know

  05-08-2016 20:51
  
  A new master plan and Meijer moving closer to buying land from Cedar Fair means that residents could see change at Geauga Lake soon.
  
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• Some tips big and small on how to save money: Money Matters

  05-08-2016 20:45
  
  In that spirit, just about everyone likes to save money. Here, from lists we've compiled from readers over the years, are some ways we can all save money. See whether there are a few ideas you can try.
  
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• WATCH: Minivan smashes into BMV on east side

  05-08-2016 20:21
  
  Ohio State Highway Patrol has released surveillance video of a burglary where suspects drove a silver minivan through the front window of a Bureau of Motor Vehicles early Monday morning. 
  
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• Woman stabbed near Glenville Rec Center in Cleveland

  05-08-2016 20:13
  
  A 19-year-old woman was stabbed in the chest Thursday walking near Glenville Recreation Center, police said.
  
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• Attorney: Warren girl killed dad to stop abuse

  05-08-2016 20:10
  
  A 14-year-old Ohio girl fatally shot her father in the head as he slept to stop him from abusing her family, her attorney said Friday.
  
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• A burning love for music: Cleveland firefighters who moonlight as musicians (photos)

  05-08-2016 20:07
  
  A look at three members of the Cleveland Fire Department who moonlight as musicians.
  
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• Lakewood's new LaLa Custom Cake caters to late-night sweet cravings

  05-08-2016 20:03
  
  LaLa Custom Cake will stay open late to sell cupcakes, cookies and small cakes in Lakewood. The confections of Leah Gourlie have grown a following after she began selling them at markets around town.
  
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• Emergency disaster drill at Burke Lakefront Airport Saturday

  05-08-2016 19:47
  
  Flames rising from Burke Lakefront Airport Saturday are no cause for alarm. The airport will be holding a disaster drill to test its emergency preparedness.
  
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• Lake County YMCA Dream House: Sunday is last day to buy tickets for shot at winning (photos)

  05-08-2016 19:45
  
  Sunday, August 7 is the last day to purchase tickets to possibly win the Lake County YMCA Dream House, or $250,000
  
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• Police: New details for woman missing for 39 yrs

  05-08-2016 19:42
  
  Fairview Park police said Aug. 8 will mark the 39-year anniversary of the disappearance of 17-year-old Yvonne Reglar, and new details have been uncovered that could lead to answers as to what happened to the teen on that day in 1977. 
  
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• Man used stolen card linked to armed robbery

  05-08-2016 19:41
  
  A man used a stolen credit card that is linked to an armed robbery early Thursday morning at a Walgreens in Willoughby Hills, according to police reports. Police are seeking assistance in identifying him.
  
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• A beautiful weekend ahead: cooler temperatures, dry weather

  05-08-2016 19:15
  
  This weekend is going to be a great one to spend some time outdoors.
  
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• 'Planeload of cash' for Iran: Editorial Board Roundtable

  05-08-2016 18:09
  
  In January, the Obama administration announced it had cut a $1.7 billion deal with Iran to resolve a legal claim. Eight months later, the deal is getting scrutiny, but is that because of politics, or because it was a payout? The Editorial Board Roundtable takes a look.
  
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• Shaker Heights native reflects on a great Jeopardy! run: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff

  05-08-2016 18:05
  
  Shaker Heights native Pranjal Vachaspati has $137,000 from his six Jeopardy! wins. Before the Tournament of Champions, though, he should re-read the Harry Potter books, buy a Baseball Almanac and brush up on British royalty.
  
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• Man fires pistol at woman and grandson in Brook Park

  05-08-2016 18:05
  
  Brook Park police are looking for a man who reportedly fired a pistol - possibly an airsoft or cap gun - at a woman and her grandson on July 28.
  
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• Tons of stolen equipment found in Summit Co barn

  05-08-2016 18:00
  
  A SWAT team searching a barn in Coventry Township ended up finding it full of stolen equipment.
  
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• Upscale resale shop transforms lives connected to urban ministry: Reinvention (photos, video)

  05-08-2016 17:52
  
  Common Threads, a new upscale thrift shop in Fairview Park is a resale shop that's connected to urban ministry "Building Hope in the City." It's a new social enterprise effort with ties to the urban charity that helps at-risk youth, immigrants, refugees and adults in transition.
  
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• Cleveland mother accused of starving her 1-year-old baby

  05-08-2016 17:50
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The FOX 8 I-TEAM has learned a mother has been arrested under suspicion she starved her baby. The mother was arrested Thursday by Cleveland police on a felony warrant for child endangering. Court records show the mother “tortured or cruelly abused the victim, starving the victim.” The child had just turned one year old. The I-TEAM has learned the case came to light when the mother took the baby to a doctor for a check-up, and the […]
  
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• Cuyahoga Co: 15 fatal heroin overdoses in 3 days

  05-08-2016 17:45
  
  Between Monday and Wednesday Cuyahoga County has experienced 15 fatal overdoses.
  
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• 2-month-old baby found dead; police say death not suspicious

  05-08-2016 17:39
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Police are investigating after a two-month-old baby was found dead in a Cleveland home Friday morning. According to police, it happened in the 3600 block of Bosworth Road. Police say the baby’s death is not suspicious. But homicide detectives are investigating, as is protocol with all child deaths.
  
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• Cuyahoga County: 15 heroin overdoses in 3 days

  05-08-2016 17:31
  
  Between Monday and Wednesday Cuyahoga County has experienced 15 fatal overdoses.
  
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• 2-month-old baby found dead in home on Cleveland's West Side

  05-08-2016 17:16
  
  A 2-month-old baby was found dead inside a home on Cleveland's West Side, police say.
  
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• Cuyahoga County sees 47 heroin overdose deaths in July, 15 already in August

  05-08-2016 17:14
  
  Cuyahoga County officials say more people have overdosed in the first seven months of 2016 than in all of 2015.
  
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• 2-month-old baby found dead in Cleveland

  05-08-2016 17:07
  
  A 2-month-old baby was found dead in Cleveland Friday.
  
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• Home ransacked, bag of money found at fatal Sheffield Village shooting scene (video, photos)

  05-08-2016 17:06
  
  The town house was ransacked and a bag filled with money was discovered outside a home where a 26-year-old Sheffield Village man was found shot dead early Friday.
  
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• Finalists in 2016 Cleveland Int'l Piano Competition balancing stress and excitement (preview)

  05-08-2016 17:01
  
  Where most mortals in their shoes would have been freaking out, the finalists on the eve of the concerto phase of the 2016 Cleveland International Piano Competition were as calm as could be.
  
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• IBM eyes new office building on Cleveland Clinic land, to house Explorys subsidiary

  05-08-2016 16:40
  
  IBM is putting together a deal with the Cleveland Clinic and Hemingway Development to create a new home for Explorys, a fast-growing local company.
  
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• The cleveland.com news quiz for Friday, 08/05/2016

  05-08-2016 16:30
  
  Try the cleveland.com news quiz, with 10 questions on current events.
  
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• Lottery tickets, cash stolen from cigarette-beverage store; angry customer threatens to kill bank workers: Brook Park police blotter

  05-08-2016 16:16
  
  Someone broke into Brookpark Smokes & Beverages in Brook Park and stole lottery tickets and $1,450 in cash. Also, police are looking for an angry bank customer who threatened to kill workers at Huntington Bank.
  
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• The 45 U.S. metro areas with the highest average income for top 1%

  05-08-2016 16:05
  
  This slideshow ranks the 45 U.S. metro areas with the highest 2013 average income for the top 1 percent.
  
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• Cuyahoga County offers a national model of political civility: Dave Greenspan and Pernel Jones Jr. (Opinion)

  05-08-2016 16:01
  
  What emerged from three days of discussions on civility at the periphery of the RNC was a consensus that we are able to get things done through the medium of conversation, write Cuyahoga County Council members Dave Greenspan and Pernel Jones Jr.
  
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• A 'Star Wars' TV show coming to ABC? Here are 11 ideas

  05-08-2016 16:00
  
  ABC network president said talks are underway to bring the "Star Wars" galaxy to the small screen.
  
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• Woman stabbed near Glenville Rec Center

  05-08-2016 15:29
  
  Thursday night, Cleveland Police officers responded to a call at E. 115th Street and Superior Avenue about a 19-year-old woman that was stabbed. 
  
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• 9 facts: 2016 Rio Olympics, by the numbers

  05-08-2016 15:05
  
  We take a quick by-the-numbers look at the Rio Olympics.
  
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• Get tickets to Browns Orange and Brown scrimmage

  05-08-2016 14:54
  
  The Cleveland Browns are offering fans the chance to see the team in action before the season begins with Orange and Brown scrimmages.
  
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• Man found dead in Sheffield Village driveway

  05-08-2016 14:42
  
  A newspaper carrier found a man shot to death in a Sheffield Village driveway early Friday, news reports say.
  
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