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• 6 things to expect from Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn'

  11-04-2017 23:54
  
  Kendrick Lamar's new album "DAMN." arrives Friday in all its fury and glory.
  
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• Watch Cleveland-area man shock his girlfriend by proposing marriage in front of Progressive Field on Opening Day 2017

  11-04-2017 23:47
  
  This Opening Day, before the first "Play Ball" was called, there was a marriage proposal.
  
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• Man accused of robbing couple at gunpoint after meeting them through OfferUp app

  11-04-2017 23:25
  
  Leonard Brown, 20, is accused of luring a couple to be robbed at gunpoint through the app OfferUp.
  
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• Sean Spicer suggests Hitler didn't use chemical weapons: See Twitter reactions

  11-04-2017 23:22
  
  White House press secretary Sean Spicer said during a Tuesday press briefing that Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons. Spicer was comparing the Nazi dictator to current Syrian president Bashar Hafez al-Assad.
  
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• LeBron James announces Family Foundation will open Akron I Promise School

  11-04-2017 23:18
  
  LeBron James on Tuesday announced his Family Foundation will partner with Akron Public Schools to create a new Akron public school, the I Promise School.
  
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• VIDEO: Driver hits, chases young men on bikes

  11-04-2017 23:07
  
  A disturbing road rage case was caught on surveillance video in Elyria Monday.
  
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• Natural gas leak at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport not expected to affect air travel

  11-04-2017 23:00
  
  The leak was found in an employee parking lot north of the airport, and the main gas line to the airport will be temporarily shut off as a precaution during repairs, officials said.
  
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• Brecksville-Broadview Heights school board signs new contract with teachers' union

  11-04-2017 23:00
  
  The Brecksville-Broadview Heights school board and teachers' union have signed a new collective bargaining agreement that includes a complex web of real and potential wage increases. The two-year contract is retroactive to July 1, 2016 and runs through June 30, 2018. However, if voters approve a property tax increase for the schools before June 30, 2018, the contract would automatically extend to June 30, 2021.
  
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• Temperatures heating up to the 60s, some sun peeking through the clouds: Akron weather forecast Wednesday, Apr. 12

  11-04-2017 22:42
  
  Check out Wednesday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• It's (cardboard) Francisco Lindor! Fans take photos before 2017 Cleveland Indians home opener

  11-04-2017 22:31
  
  Cleveland.com went around downtown Cleveland before the 2017 Cleveland Indians home opener. Fans took photos with (cardboard) Francisco Lindor. Check out the pictures here.
  
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• Search for suspects who shot Newcomerstown cop

  11-04-2017 22:28
  
  A police officer was shot in Newcomerstown Tuesday morning and now police are looking for the suspects involved. 
  
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• United faces public-relations fiasco over dragged passenger

  11-04-2017 22:14
  
  The cellphone video of airport police dragging a 69-year-old passenger off an overbooked flight has become a public-relations fiasco for United, with travel and PR experts saying the airline fumbled the situation from the start and made matters worse with a tone-deaf apology from the CEO.
  
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• Play ball! Cleveland Indians weather forecast Wednesday-Friday: Sunny skies or rain ahead for Progressive Field?

  11-04-2017 22:00
  
  What's the weather forecast for the Cleveland Indians' games Wednesday through Friday at Progressive Field?
  
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• Lakewood Lyft driver beaten by drunken duo, police say

  11-04-2017 21:56
  
  James Seacrest III, 23, of Salem, and Andrew Brown, 24, of Tallmadge, face charges of assault and disorderly conduct. Seacrest also faces a charge of criminal damaging, Lakewood police Capt. Ed Hassing said.
  
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• Senate Republicans bat around Sherrod Brown with Opening Day-themed Snapchat filter

  11-04-2017 21:55
  
  Senate Republicans are using the Cleveland Indians' first home game as a chance to pitch voters on changing things up in the 2018 election.
  
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• Which alcohol choices are safe to drink?: Gluten-Free in the CLE

  11-04-2017 21:51
  
  Alcohol and living gluten-free don't necessarily mix. Find out what's safe and what to stay away from.
  
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• $1M bond for suspect in SWAT incident, fire

  11-04-2017 21:36
  
  The wife of the man accused of setting a Warrensville Heights apartment complex on fire told News 5 Monday he intended to die in that blaze.
  
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• Ohio Republicans scrap cuts to program for children with medical handicaps

  11-04-2017 21:20
  
  Ohio House Republicans said Tuesday they will scrap Gov. John Kasich's proposed cuts to the state's Bureau of Children with Medical Handicaps program.
  
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• The CWRU Italian Film Festival continues on Wednesday

  11-04-2017 21:00
  
  The festival is free and open to the public.
  
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• Sean Spicer suggests that Hitler didn't use chemical weapons

  11-04-2017 20:57
  
  White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggested Tuesday that Adolf Hitler didn't use chemical weapons. Hitler killed Jews during the Holocaust using gas chambers at concentration camps.
  
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• Spectrum cable hires off-duty Cleveland police for protection after armed robberies, shooting

  11-04-2017 20:46
  
  A cable company is hiring off-duty Cleveland police officers to accompany workers on house calls after a string of armed robberies and one shooting.
  
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• Man in custody in connection to shooting of Newcomerstown police officer cleared

  11-04-2017 20:44
  
  A 28-year-old man who was named by an Ohio Blue Alert as being connected to an officer involved shooting was clear.
  
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• Warrensville Heights man accused of threatening woman with gun before setting fire to apartments, records say

  11-04-2017 20:30
  
  A Warrensville Heights man put a gun to a woman's head and threatened to kill her before he set fire to an apartment complex, according to court records.
  
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• Cleveland gun violence: One hour, one intersection, two shootings

  11-04-2017 20:28
  
  Two people were shot during two shootings at the same intersection in Cleveland's Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, police say.
  
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• Cleveland police officer who paralyzed robber not immune in excessive-force lawsuit, court rules

  11-04-2017 20:25
  
  A lawsuit brought by Maple Heights robber paralyzed by a Cleveland police officer's gunshot while he said he was running away from the officer can go to trial, a federal appeals court has ruled.
  
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• Rain, rain won't go away this weekend in Northeast Ohio: Weather forecast

  11-04-2017 20:14
  
  Check out the weekend weather forecast this weekend in Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Man wanted in Newcomerstown police officer shooting in custody

  11-04-2017 19:54
  
  Chaz Gillilan who was on the run after a shooting with a Newcomerstown police officer is now in police custody, according to an Ohio Blue Alert.
  
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• Marion Correctional inmates hid computers in ceiling, planned to commit fraud

  11-04-2017 19:45
  
  Inmates at Marion Correctional Institution hid computers in the ceiling and used them to access inmate information and apply for credit and debit cards, an Ohio Inspector General's office investigation found.
  
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• Super PAC supporting Josh Mandel's Senate bid is backed by dark money group, AP finds

  11-04-2017 19:44
  
  A super PAC created to support Republican Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel's latest bid for U.S. Senate is getting the bulk of its money from an advocacy group not required to disclose its donors, an Associated Press review has found.
  
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• Man dies after fall from balcony at Kalahari

  11-04-2017 19:24
  
  A man has died after falling from a balcony at Kalahari Waterparks, Resorts & Conventions Tuesday.
  
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• What a Cleveland Indians' World Series victory might look like

  11-04-2017 19:23
  
  "MLB The Show 17" is here to make your dreams come true.
  
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• Statewide manhunt for two wanted in shooting of Newscomerstown police officer

  11-04-2017 19:12
  
  Chaz Gillilan and another unknown suspect are considered armed and dangerous. Both are wanted in connection with a Tuesday morning shooting involving a police officer.
  
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• Memories of insult comedian Don Rickles: Minister of Culture

  11-04-2017 19:00
  
  "Offstage, he was the gentlest, kindest man I ever met," Les Roberts remembers.
  
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• Man dies after fall from balcony at Kalahari Resorts

  11-04-2017 18:58
  
  A 25-year-old Virginia man died Tuesday after falling off balcony at Kalahari Resorts in Sandusky.
  
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• Two Chagrin Highlands office buildings in Beachwood sell for $24 million

  11-04-2017 18:53
  
  Shelbourne Global Solutions, based in New York, bought One and Two Chagrin Highlands from affiliates of the Richard E. Jacobs Group on Friday.
  
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• No jail time for Ex-Cleveland cop in West Park Station bar fight cover-up

  11-04-2017 18:48
  
  Valerie Thompson, former veteran Cleveland police officer was sentenced Tuesday to probation for her role in the cover-up of a bar fight between a patron and a security guard.
  
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• Students could graduate regardless of test scores under plan backed by state school board

  11-04-2017 18:17
  
  Ohio's state school board will likely ask the state legislature to ease testing requirements for this year's high school juniors to graduate.
  
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• Josh Turner sticks to his roots with 'Deep South' (CD review)

  11-04-2017 18:10
  
  Josh Turner put pen to paper on four of the 11 songs on his sixth album, "Deep South.'' Those four are the best on the CD, which the question - why not write ALL the songs?
  
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• Cedar Point video shows off new Cedar Point Shores waterpark (watch it here)

  11-04-2017 18:06
  
  The animation video shows the Cedar Point Shores' new marquee attractions - including Portside Plunge, Point Plummet and Lemmy's Lagoon - along with new shops, restaurants and bars.
  
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• Man fatally shot by Euclid police had Taser probes in shoulder, report says

  11-04-2017 18:00
  
  Investigators found two Taser probes in the right shoulder of the man shot and killed last month during a confrontation with Euclid police, according to an incident report.
  
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• Cleveland taping of 'American Ninja Warrior' gives rise to next 'Stretching Out' fitness experiment

  11-04-2017 17:59
  
  For the next month, Plain Dealer "Stretching Out" columnist Zachary Lewis will try his hands (literally) at training in the style of the popular show "American Ninja Warrior."
  
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• Bay Village, Brecksville, Chester Township, Hudson make safest-U.S.-cities list dominated by New Jersey

  11-04-2017 17:49
  
  Ohio cities making a list of 100 safest U.S. cities include Chester Township, Bay Village, Hudson and Brecksville. The list was compiled by SafeWise, a firm that provides home security and safety advice.
  
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• Akron woman arrested after hitting son with extension cord, biting his fingers

  11-04-2017 17:47
  
  Denitra White, 27, faces charges of child endangering and domestic violence after being accused of hitting son with extension cord, biting his fingers.
  
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• 5 best and worst airlines for bumping travelers

  11-04-2017 17:47
  
  United is the the spotlight for an involuntary bumping that got out of hand, so we wondered who has the best and worst records?
  
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• How much of 'Better Call Saul's' season 3 premiere on AMC was foreshadowing?

  11-04-2017 17:26
  
  A look at bits of possible foreshadowing in the season 3 premiere of "Better Call Saul."
  
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• Tips for navigating Cleveland and the home opener

  11-04-2017 17:17
  
  How to beat the traffic.
  
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• Seven people injured in shootings in Cleveland

  11-04-2017 17:05
  
  Seven people were injured in five separate shootings in Cleveland Monday evening. 
  
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• Mahoning Valley Regional Council of Government must pay back more than $15,000 after state audit

  11-04-2017 17:04
  
  Administrative needs outpaced the staffing at the Mahoning County Regional Council of Government, officials say, leading to the organization having to pay back withheld income taxes and pension contributions.
  
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• Cleveland Hopkins airport to start testing new TSA wait-time notification

  11-04-2017 16:55
  
  Starting Wednesday, flight information screens located throughout the airport will display estimated wait times at Hopkins' three TSA checkpoints.
  
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• Paul Hoynes relives jump in the lake at annual Talkin' Tribe Opening Day Breakfast (video)

  11-04-2017 16:54
  
  Watch as reporters from cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer entertain the crowd at the Talkin' Tribe Breakfast on the Cleveland Indians' home opening day.
  
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