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• Cuyahoga County prosecutor, FBI to determine if shooting of Salvation Army worker, subsequent crime spree was racially motivated

  11-12-2017 23:55
  
  Prosecutor Michael O'Malley said his office was working with the FBI to determine if the crimes committed by William T. Jones, including the fatal shooting of Jared Plesec in the lobby of a Cleveland apartment complex, violate any civil rights laws.
  
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• Federal prosecutors argue recent court rulings don't apply to Jimmy Dimora's attempt to vacate convictions

  11-12-2017 23:42
  
  The filing is in response to Jimmy Dimora's effort to vacate his conviction on nearly all of the 33 corruption-related counts on which he was convicted in 2013.
  
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• New York bomber was inspired by Islamic State Christmas attacks, officials say

  11-12-2017 23:12
  NEW YORK -- A would-be suicide bomber set off a pipe bomb strapped to his body during the morning rush hour Monday, deep inside one of Manhattan's busiest commuter corridors, police said. He chose the location because of its Christmas-themed...
  
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• Strongsville wins grant to improve pedestrian safety at Pearl & Royalton roads

  11-12-2017 22:53
  
  Strongsville has won a $141,000 grant that will help make the busy Pearl Road-Royalton Road intersection safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
  
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• Follow along as 12 holiday beers are reviewed in taste test event tonight with cleveland.com readers (Facebook Live, Twitter, Instagram)

  11-12-2017 22:46
  
  On Monday night, 28 lucky taste testers will meet in downtown Cleveland to sample 12 holiday beers that are in the running for cleveland.com's Best Holiday Beer in Cleveland contest.
  
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• Akron man sentenced to life in prison in March slaying of security guard, officials say

  11-12-2017 22:45
  
  Thomas Dunn, 20, was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of Daniel Turner, 33, at Game 7 Bar and Grill in March.
  
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• Bond set at $1 million for Coventry Township woman charged with murder in husband's death

  11-12-2017 22:39
  
  Marcia Eubank, 49, was being held on a $1 million bail and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation for the murder of her husband, Howard Eubank.
  
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• Ohio medical marijuana scoring consultant had ties to cultivation license winner

  11-12-2017 22:24
  
  A medical marijuana consultant hired by Ohio regulators to help score applications had ties to a business awarded one of 12 large-scale marijuana cultivator licenses.
  
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• Snow likely, very windy with temperatures below 30 degrees Tuesday in Akron: Weather forecast

  11-12-2017 21:56
  
  Check out Tuesday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Former Cleveland Museum of Art curator Jon Seydl appointed to head Krannert Art Museum at U. Illinois

  11-12-2017 21:34
  
  Jon Seydl, a former curator at the Cleveland Museum of Art, has been appointed the new director of the Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
  
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• Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military

  11-12-2017 21:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon is allowing transgender people to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, despite President Donald Trump's opposition.The new policy reflects growing legal pressure on the issue, and the difficult hurdles the federal government would have...
  
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• Predict North Pole weather, get free pizza slice

  11-12-2017 21:15
  
  Villa Italian Kitchen is back with another creative promotion: Correctly guess the weather at the North Pole for a free slice of pizza.
  
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• Cleveland officials investigating possible cheating on firefighters' promotional exam

  11-12-2017 21:07
  
  An investigation is underway into possible cheating on a Cleveland firefighters promotional exam.
  
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• Summit Metro Parks to recycle used Christmas trees for mulch, compost

  11-12-2017 21:02
  
  Summit Metro Parks each year recycles about 2,000 Christmas trees, which create about 125 years of mulch spread out near trailheads and used to create landscaping compost.
  
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• Man indicted in deadly shooting of Cleveland Salvation Army worker, carjacking spree

  11-12-2017 20:42
  
  A 27-year-old Cleveland man has been indicted on dozens of charges tied to the Dec. 2 crime spree that started with the deadly killing of Salvation Army worker Jared Plesec.
  
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• '60s icon Petula Clark invites you to 'Downtown' Kent (concert preview)

  11-12-2017 20:30
  
  Petula Clark's biggest hit is 1965's "Downtown,'' but the British singer, actress and songwriter has been in show business since the beginnings of World War II. She is finally doing her first concert tour afterhaving toured the country in musical theater productions, and Friday's stop is at the Kent Stage.
  
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• Story details revealed for 'Spider-Man' spinoff 'Venom'

  11-12-2017 20:29
  
  The director and star of the upcoming "Venom" movie detailed
  
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• Akron man killed in shooting in Goodyear Heights neighborhood, police say

  11-12-2017 20:01
  
  A 35-year-old man was shot multiple times just before 10:30 p.m. outside his house on Chinook Avenue near Eastland Avenue, according to a police report.
  
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• Winter weather advisory, lake-effect snow warning issued for Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull counties through Wednesday night

  11-12-2017 20:00
  
  The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a lake-effect snow warning for inland Ashtabula and Geauga counties, with a winter weather advisory in effect for lakeshore Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, and Trumbull counties.
  
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• Josh Mandel keeps taking liberties with the truth about Sherrod Brown

  11-12-2017 19:58
  
  Josh Mandel's distortion misses the facts and puts him at odds with his fellow Republicans.
  
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• Beefsteak to open in Cleveland, first location in Ohio

  11-12-2017 19:57
  
  Beefsteak is planning to open its first location in Ohio, in the Cleveland Clinic.
  
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• Akron Children's Hospital to build pediatric health care center in North Canton

  11-12-2017 19:46
  
  Akron Children's Hospital is building a new three-story building in North Canton to house pediatric primary care, and about a dozen of its most in-demand pediatric specialty care practices and rehabilitation services.
  
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• 12 Dogs of Christmas and Christmas Ale in tight race for title of Best Holiday Beer (poll, photos)

  11-12-2017 19:18
  
  It's time to vote for your favorite local holiday beer.
  
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• Surveillance images show man sought in Lakewood bank robbery

  11-12-2017 19:13
  
  The unidentified man is wanted in the robbery that happened Monday at a Dollar Bank on Madison Avenue, the Cleveland Division of the FBI said in a news release.
  
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• 9-year-old Brunswick girl meets Katy Perry on stage

  11-12-2017 18:54
  CLEVELAND– When Katy Perry brought her “Witness Tour” to Quicken Loans Arena Sunday night, she gave one local girl a night she’ll never forget.
  The “Firework” and “Roar” singer asked the crowd if anyone would like to come on stage and make a wish. She pointed to a little girl, dressed in red, dancing in one of the upper levels.
  “We looked around and no one else was in red and we knew it was her. So we went running down,” Jennifer Dean s
  
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• Campaign for recreational marijuana in Ohio sparked by criticism of state's medical marijuana program

  11-12-2017 18:53
  
  Jimmy Gould, who backed Ohio's 2015 unsuccessful marijuana legalization measure, said Monday he is prepared to raise millions of dollars to put another measure on the 2018 ballot.
  
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• Frank the wild turkey to undergo physical therapy at Stark Parks for badly broken leg

  11-12-2017 18:45
  
  Frank the wild turkey, whose antics around a north Cuyahoga Falls business district have made him a Facebook favorite, underwent surgery on Saturday for a badly broken leg.
  
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• Where does 'The Walking Dead' go after its midseason shocker?

  11-12-2017 18:44
  
  In the latest episode of The Stalking Dead Podcast, we wonder how "The Walking Dead" comes back from an epic midseason finale that left a lot of questions.
  
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• Alberta clipper to bring heavy snow to lake-effect belt: Northeast Ohio work-week weather

  11-12-2017 18:20
  
  Check out the 5-day weather forecast for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Woody Allen's 'Wonder Wheel' with Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake bleak despite Coney Island setting: Review

  11-12-2017 18:17
  
  Woody Allen's latest film is among his bleakest. Despite its candy-colored Coney Island amusement park setting, "Wonder Wheel" is a tragedy.
  
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• GE's Nela Park adds evenings for interior display of holiday lights (photos)

  11-12-2017 18:15
  
  After a Friday evening of admirers and traffic, GE Lighting's Nela Park has expanded its schedule for opening its lush, historic grounds for a display of holiday lights.
  
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• Jim Renacci announces Cincinnati city councilwoman as running mate

  11-12-2017 18:04
  
  The Republican congressman announced Cincinnati Councilwoman Amy Murray would join his ticket.
  
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• John Carroll University names Michael Johnson as first lay president

  11-12-2017 17:52
  
  Michael Johnson has been named president of John Carroll University, the first lay leader since the university was founded 131 years ago by the Society of Jesuits.
  
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• Weekend snowfall totals light around Cleveland, around 4 inches for areas in snow belt: Northeast Ohio weather round-up

  11-12-2017 17:30
  
  How much snow fell in your area?
  
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• The Chew's Mario Batali takes leave amid allegations of sexual harassment

  11-12-2017 16:50
  
  In an article on Eater published Monday, four women say the the famous chef, Food Network personality and co-host of ABC's "The Chew," touched them inappropriately. According to the women, three of whom worked under Batali, the pattern of behavior started two decades ago.
  
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• Woman accused in husband's death after dismembered remains found in Coventry Township

  11-12-2017 16:41
  
  A woman is charged with murder in connection with the death of Howard Eubank, who was tentatively identified as the person whose dismembered remains were found in a Coventry Township home.
  
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• Golden Globe nomination leader, Guillermo del Toro's 'The Shape of Water,' opening this week: Review, trailer

  11-12-2017 16:29
  
  Two radically different movies about 1950s American open this week: "Wonder Wheel," Woody Allen's nostalgic trip back to Coney Island, and "The Shape of Water," Guillermo del Toro's Cold War sci-fi drama.
  
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• Trump denies report he watches as much 8 hours of TV a day

  11-12-2017 16:03
  
  Trump took to Twitter on Monday to deny the New York Times' claim that he watches between 4-8 hours of cable news a day, sometimes even hate watching CNN's Don Lemon and MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
  
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• Man shot to death while driving in Maple Heights, police say

  11-12-2017 15:54
  
  Melvin Ephraim, 28, was shot to death late Sunday in Maple Heights, police said.
  
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• Proposals from Cuyahoga and Lorain community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees move forward

  11-12-2017 15:51
  
  Cuyahoga Community College and Lorain County Community College's plans to offer bachelor's degrees are moving forward after gaining initial approval from the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
  
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• Case Western Reserve University to award Inamori Ethics Prize to space scientist, geologist Farouk El-Baz

  11-12-2017 15:48
  
  Farouk El-Baz, a geologist and a NASA scientist on the Apollo space program's site-selection committee, will receive the Inamori Ethics Prize at Case Western Reserve University.
  
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• Beer calendar: Brew Year's Eve at Great Lakes Brewing, Holiday Cheers tasting, more

  11-12-2017 15:46
  
  Several tastings and events are planned, including Great Lakes Brewing's annual Brew Year's Eve.
  
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• Donut Fest to return to Cleveland in 2018

  11-12-2017 15:43
  
  Donut Fest will return to Cleveland for a second year.
  
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• Hearing expected for two teen suspects in Buckeye Road shooting that killed 12-year-old

  11-12-2017 15:34
  CLEVELAND– A hearing is expected Monday morning to determine if two juveniles should be tried as adults in a shooting that killed a 12-year-old boy and wounded five teenagers.
  Amir Taylor and Tayvon Gideons, both 15, are scheduled to have bind over pretrial hearings in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. Prosecutors want the two to be tried as adults.
  Both teens face more than two dozen charges, including aggravated murder.
  The shooting happened on Nov. 24 in the area of Buckeye Road and East
  
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• 'Shape of Water,' 'Big Little Lies' lead Golden Globe nominations

  11-12-2017 15:06
  
  "The Shape of Water" swam away with a leading seven nominations from the Golden Globes, while the HBO drama "Big Little Lies" led the television nominees with six nods.
  
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• How 'The Walking Dead' became the most divisive series on TV

  11-12-2017 15:00
  
  The biggest show in cable history has established a love/hate relationship with even its most loyal fans.
  
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• Monica Potter's struggling home goods store featured on CNBC's 'The Profit'

  11-12-2017 14:52
  
  Two and a half years after opening, Monica Potter Home, are the subject of the next episode of CNBC's "The Profit."
  
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• Pipe bomb strapped to man explodes in New York City subway, injuring 4

  11-12-2017 14:34
  
  An official says what is believed to be an explosive device has been set off on Manhattan subway platform.
  
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• Device explodes on New York City subway platform

  11-12-2017 14:34
  
  An official says what is believed to be an explosive device has been set off on Manhattan subway platform.
  
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• NYPD: Responding to report of Times Square area explosion

  11-12-2017 14:03
  The New York Police Department says it is responding to a report of an explosion centered in the area of the Port Authority bus terminal.
  
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