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• Kathryn P. 'Kit' Jensen retiring from Ideastream in the spring

  02-11-2017 23:19
  
  Kathryn P. "Kit" Jensen announced Thursday that she'll be retiring in the spring as chief operating officer of Ideastream, the corporate umbrella over WVIZ Channel 25 and WCPN FM/90.3.
  
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• ESPN revises social media policy in wake of Jemele Hill controversy

  02-11-2017 22:33
  
  "The most important principles have not changed. Most profoundly, they reflect our continued commitment to journalism and our focus on sports," ESPN president John Skipper said.
  
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• The GOP's tax bill could have cost The Q renovation project. The Q just beat it.

  02-11-2017 22:06
  
  The GOP tax bill would stop future stadium deals from using tax-exempt financing. The Q wrapped that up two weeks ago.
  
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• Does 'Thor: Ragnarok' have an after-credits scene?

  02-11-2017 22:00
  
  Marvel's latest offering may or may not tease "Avengers: Infinity War."
  
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• Suspected gang member accused of killing man, setting van on fire in East Cleveland

  02-11-2017 21:45
  
  Jerry C. Sims, also known by the street name J-Roc, is charged with murder in the Oct. 21 killing of Jamarr J. Forkland, police said.
  
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• What they ate at Cleveland's James Beard Foundation dinner (photos)

  02-11-2017 21:31
  Eight hand-selected chefs, most from Cleveland, helped stage a benefit for the James Beard Foundation, turning out some cutting-edge dishes.
  
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• Bail reform to be tested soon in Cuyahoga County

  02-11-2017 21:05
  
  Local committees studying bail reform for Cuyahoga County should have recomendations by early next year.
  
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• Parma police searching for man who robbed Rally's

  02-11-2017 20:58
  
  The robbery happened about 2 a.m. at the Brookpark Road location near Pearl Road, Parma police Capt. Kevin Riley said.
  
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• Man charged in East Cleveland killing appears in court

  02-11-2017 20:55
  
  A Euclid man who is charged in a deadly shooting that detectives ascribed to a drug-related robbery made his first appearance Thursday in municipal court.
  
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• NFL protests not hurting Pizza Hut's sales

  02-11-2017 20:52
  
  "We're not seeing impact on any of that on our business," Greg Creed, CEO of Pizza Hut parent Yum Brands said in an earnings call Thursday according to Business Insider.
  
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• Trump nominates Jerome Powell to be next Fed chairman

  02-11-2017 20:45
  
  President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his choice of Federal Reserve board member Jerome Powell to be the next chairman of the nation's central bank.
  
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• Akron Public Schools Superintendent David W. James applies for top job in Columbus

  02-11-2017 20:40
  
  Akron City Schools Superintendent David W. James is one of seven candidates who have applied become the new leader of the Columbus City Schools, according to a report in the Columbus Dispatch.
  
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• Highs still warmer in mid 50s, with slight chance of morning rain and clouds clearing through evening Friday in Akron: Weather forecast

  02-11-2017 20:30
  
  Check out Friday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Jackson administration wrong to hire convicted wife-beater Lance Mason: editorial

  02-11-2017 20:28
  
  Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's administration was wrong to hire brutal wife-beater and ex-judge Lance Mason and wrong to try to slide him into the job without informing the public. Poor judgment is showing again, writes the editorial board.
  
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• Cool, drier start with showers moving in Saturday night possibly becoming severe Sunday: Northeast Ohio weekend weather forecast

  02-11-2017 20:16
  
  Check out the weekend weather forecast for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• New HealthLine fare enforcement method causes delays and confusion (photos)

  02-11-2017 20:06
  
  On Monday, a Cleveland Municipal Court judge ruled the RTA's method of enforcing fare payment on the HealthLine unconstitutional. The RTA changed methods Tuesday, confusing some passengers and staffers.
  
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• Investigators raid business linked to Arco dump that caught fire

  02-11-2017 19:37
  
  Investigators from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department and the Ohio Attorney General's Office were searching Red Rock Services on Englewood Avenue in East Cleveland on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Frank Jackson's hiring of former judge Lance Mason deserves condemnation: Mark Naymik

  02-11-2017 19:20
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Former Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Lance Mason deserves a second chance. Just not inside Cleveland City Hall. Mayor Frank Jackson's decision to give Mason a job after Mason's early release from prison on wife-beating charges...
  
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• Future son-in-law charged with killing Strongsville teacher has court date set

  02-11-2017 19:10
  
  Jeffrey Scullin, 20, is currently being held on $1 million bond on aggravated murder, felonious assault, tampering with evidence and making false alarms charges in the Oct. 24 slaying on Blazing Star Drive.
  
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• Flashback '80s New Wave Dance Party to hit Chamber; focus on Smiths, Cure

  02-11-2017 18:30
  
  Flashback '80s New Wave Dance Party hits the Chamber in Lakewood on Saturday.
  
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• Fuel Akron names 3 finalists in software startup competition

  02-11-2017 18:06
  
  Fuel Akron has selected three finalists for its annual software startup competition, which will take place Nov. 16 at the Bit Factory.
  
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• Nuevo to host Day of Dead fiesta as part of Cocktail Week Cleveland (photos)

  02-11-2017 17:52
  
  Cocktail Week Cocktail is bringing a Day of the Dead Fall Fiesta to Nuevo.
  
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• A historic look at former Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk, the 'hottest mayor in the country' (vintage photos)

  02-11-2017 17:45
  
  Ralph J. Perk is known for catching his hair on fire at a ribbon cutting ceremony.
  
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• Read the text of the new Republican tax reform bill

  02-11-2017 17:38
  
  Here's the text of the 429-page bill for readers hungry forall those details.
  
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• Michael Green went to prison for a crime he didn't commit; now he wants to be a police officer

  02-11-2017 17:29
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Michael Green spent 13 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He knows what the justice system can do to people. Now, he wants to show people what the justice system can do for people....
  
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• Akron man charged in Tuesday night home invasion, police say

  02-11-2017 17:21
  
  The incident happened about 10 p.m. Tuesday night at a home on Larkin Avenue near Newton Street, Akron police Lt. Rick Edwards said. The boy was shot in the shoulder, police said.
  
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• Man dies in hit-and-run crash while crossing street in Cleveland

  02-11-2017 17:09
  
  Robert Smith, 54, of Cleveland, died late Wednesday in a hit-and-run crash while crossing the street.
  
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• Man accused of kidnapping relatives in Willoughby found not guilty by reason of insanity

  02-11-2017 16:44
  
  A judge ruled Michael Ribaudo, 34, of Cleveland, was not sane when he kidnapped his father, mother and aunt Feb. 24 in Willoughby, prosecutors said.
  
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• Composer Margaret Brouwer seeks to combat environmental carelessness with 'Voice of the Lake' (preview)

  02-11-2017 16:42
  
  Composer Margaret Brouwer has just completed her largest work to date, an oratorio dedicated to the conservation of Lake Erie called "Voice of the Lake."
  
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• Was Cleveland City Hall hiring of disgraced Lance Mason the right thing to do? Talk it Out

  02-11-2017 16:35
  
  o what extent should felons get a second chance? Should that second chance be a job on a public payroll with a generous state retirement benefit? Join in the conversation from noon to 1:30 p.m.
  
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• Speakeasy at Sterle's series to debut; features craft cocktails, new menu

  02-11-2017 16:19
  
  Speakeasy at Sterle's rolls out craft cocktails and a food menu that complements the drinks.
  
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• Hiking Mount Rainier: a high-elevation adventure for Ohio hikers (photos)

  02-11-2017 16:05
  
  Before our trip West in August, I read that the park's Skyline Loop Trail was the quintessential Mount Rainier hike: straight up the mountain from the Paradise area of the park, with spectacular views of both the peak and the surrounding countryside.
  One problem: It was listed as "Strenuous" in the National Park Service brochure.
  
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• Why don't more Cleveland school graduates go to college?

  02-11-2017 16:04
  
  More Cleveland Metropolitan School District students are graduating from high school, and graduates are more prepared to go to college, but fewer are enrolling, so the Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland decided to find out why.
  
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• Recovering hope: Cleveland man in heroin recovery wants 'a better life of living'

  02-11-2017 16:02
  
  Austin Kincaid went almost a year without smoking heroin as he tried to stay clean at his father's in West Virginia. He ran into an old heroin dealer and picked up the habit again. He decided at that point to get help.
  
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• Several Summit County municipalities, school districts seeking tax increases in November

  02-11-2017 15:43
  
  On Nov. 7, voters in several Summit County municipalities will go to the polls to decide whether to raise taxes for various uses. Several schools districts are also asking for increases.
  
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• Cleveland Museum of Art hosts Jazz Age party as part of MIX series

  02-11-2017 15:41
  
  Friday's MIX at CMA boasts a Jazz Age theme to mark the museum's exhibition, "Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s."
  
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• Republicans roll out their long-awaited tax reform plan

  02-11-2017 15:36
  
  While Democrats said it would benefit billionaires, raise middle class taxes and chop programs like Medicaid and Medicare, President Donald Trump predicted it will lead to "tremendous prosperity for families and businesses.
  
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• ESPN's Trey Wingo eager to get started on 'Mike & Mike' successor

  02-11-2017 15:31
  
  Trey Wingo, the longtime host of "NFL Live" and anchor of the network's NFL draft coverage, takes over for Mike Greenburg in the seat next to Golic, the Cleveland native, in a show rebranded as "Golic & Wingo."
  
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• Real estate lawyer Robyn Minter Smyers helps build our town: My Cleveland (photos, video)

  02-11-2017 15:30
  
  Robyn Minter Smyers is the partner-in-charge of Thompson Hine's flagship Cleveland office.
  
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• Weezer, Pixies unite for alt-rock dream tour

  02-11-2017 15:15
  
  The two bands will play Blossom Music Center on July 11.
  
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• Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid

  02-11-2017 14:47
  
  Scientists have found a hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century.
  
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• Ohio voters have the power to rein in payday lenders, bypassing do-nothing legislature: Brent Larkin

  02-11-2017 14:29
  
  Absent a group of conscientious Republican legislators willing to take a stand on payday lending against do-nothing Ohio Speaker Cliff Rosenbergerd and his co-conspirators, payday lending reform belongs on the ballot, writes Brent Larkin.
  
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• See Luke Skywalker aboard the Millennium Falcon in new 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' teaser

  02-11-2017 14:03
  
  It's the first time we've seen the character aboard Han Solo's old ship since the events of "The Empire Strikes Back," when Princess Leia and Lando Calrissian rescued him on Bespin after Darth Vader chopped off Luke's hand.
  
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• Ohio boards of elections open this weekend for early voting

  02-11-2017 13:54
  
  Boards of elections will be open on Saturday and Sunday so people can vote before the Nov. 7 election.
  
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• First Tee of Cleveland to give award to James C. Boland, Andre Thornton (video)

  02-11-2017 13:30
  
  First Tee of Cleveland to give award to executive James C. Boland and Andre Thornton next Tuesday at a breakfast program.
  
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• Movie Minute: 'Thor: Ragnarok' leads trio of new films out this weekend

  02-11-2017 13:16
  
  Another sequel, "A Bad Moms Christmas," also figures to do big business at the box office even though Nov. 1 sounds like a little early for a holiday movie.
  
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• Beyonce will play Nala in Disney's 'Lion King' remake

  02-11-2017 13:12
  
  "It is a director's dream to assemble a talented team like this to bring this classic story to life," director Jon Favreau said in a statement released by Disney.
  
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• 30 things to do in Cleveland the weekend of Nov. 2-5

  02-11-2017 13:02
  The weekend is packed with foodie events, live music, dance parties and more. There's a little something for everyone around Cleveland.
  
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• Smash Broadway musical 'Wicked' opens at Playhouse Square next week (preview)

  02-11-2017 13:00
  
  "Wicked" is a show about perceptions. The smash Broadway musical revisits L. Frank Baum's wonderful world of Oz long before Dorothy's house crashed down, with a whole different point of view: that of the witches.
  
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• Ohio legislators say gerrymandering needs to be fixed, but will they act? - Out of Line: Impact 2017 and Beyond

  02-11-2017 12:50
  
  Ohio legislators working on redistricting agree gerrymandering needs to be fixed, but it's uncertain if a bipartisan solution can be found.
  
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