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• Trump attacks protections for immigrants from 'shithole' countries in Oval Office meeting

  11-01-2018 23:12
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they floated restoring protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal, according to two people briefed...
  
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• Photos released of damage to Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center after riot

  11-01-2018 23:06
  
  Photos were released Thursday of the extensive damage caused during a riot at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center.
  
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• Sonia Winner chosen as acting CEO of natural history museum

  11-01-2018 23:00
  
  Clevelander Sonia Winner, chief advancement officer of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, has been named the institution's acting director, effective immediately, the museum announced Thursday.
  
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• Recent warm-up, rain showers cause ice chunk pile-up on Rocky River (photos)

  11-01-2018 22:55
  
  The National Weather Service has a flood watch in effect for counties in Northeast Ohio as temperatures rise and cause ice jams.
  
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• 101-year-old volunteer says Akron Children's Hospital is 'a good place to put some time in'

  11-01-2018 22:53
  
  Akron Children's Hospital volunteers range in age from 16 to 101, number 1,400 strong.
  
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• Winter storm ice, snow will impact evening commute Friday in Akron: Weather forecast

  11-01-2018 22:51
  
  Check out Friday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Will the hike in egg prices impact your grocery shopping choices? (poll)

  11-01-2018 22:48
  
  Egg lovers: Be prepared to see a dramatic rise in prices during the first three months of 2018.
  
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• What atmospheric setup leads to freezing rain instead of snow? (video)

  11-01-2018 22:45
  
  Meteorologist Kelly Reardon explains why some days we have freezing rain, but on other below-freezing day it snows. What's happening?
  
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• Immigration forum to give context to national, regional sanctuary city discussions

  11-01-2018 22:32
  
  What does declaring a city a "sanctuary city" really mean? A panel of experts will give answers in a Jan. 17 forum presented by the League of Women voters in Cleveland Heights.
  
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• Summa Health orthopedic cancer specialist expands practice to Medina

  11-01-2018 22:26
  
  Summa Health orthopedic oncologist Scott Weiner has expanded his practice to serve residents of Medina and surrounding communities at Summa Health Medina Medical Center, 3780 Medina Road.
  
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• Still time to get vaccines in Summit County as flu spreads across Ohio

  11-01-2018 22:22
  
  Officials from Summit County Public Health say it's not too late to get a flu shot, as the flu is widespread across Ohio and 46 other states. Vaccinations are still available at many healthcare providers' offices and at retail pharmacies.
  
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• National Weather Service issues winter storm warning for counties in Northeast Ohio: Snow, ice expected through Saturday

  11-01-2018 22:18
  
  The National Weather Service in Cleveland issued a winter storm warning for all Northeast Ohio counties from noon Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday for expected snow and ice.
  
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• Judge rejects prosecutor's request to hike bond for men charged in Cleveland gun battle

  11-01-2018 22:14
  
  Judge Shannon Gallagher rejected a prosecutor's request to up the bonds for Eddie Johnson, 18, and Steve Stewart, 30, from $100,000 to $250,000.
  
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• Walmart boosts starting pay, closing dozens of Sam's Clubs

  11-01-2018 21:47
  
  Walmart confirmed Thursday that it is closing dozens of Sam's Club warehouse stores across the country -- a move that seems sure to cost jobs -- on the same day it announced that it was boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers and handing out one-time bonuses to others.
  
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• White House: No deal yet on immigration; but senators keep talking

  11-01-2018 21:39
  
  A bipartisan group of senators had offered an opening bid on an agreement to resolve the status of young undocumented immigrants, border security and restrictions on legal migration.
  
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• Immigration talks founder after White House rejects deal and Trump insults other countries

  11-01-2018 21:39
  
  A bipartisan group of senators had offered an opening bid to resolve the status of young undocumented immigrants, border security and restrictions on legal migration. Then, the president made a reference to 'shithole countries.'
  
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• Bipartisan group of senators reaches immigration deal

  11-01-2018 21:39
  
  The group has traveled to the White House seeking sign-off from President Trump.
  
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• Woman robbed in Akron after meeting man through online dating service

  11-01-2018 21:31
  
  The robbery happened about 2 a.m. Thursday on Schiller Avenue near East Tallmadge Avenue, Akron police Lt. Rick Edwards said.
  
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• Akron-Canton Airport chief Rick McQueen to retire in late 2018

  11-01-2018 20:45
  
  Rick McQueen, who started his career at the Akron-Canton Airport in 1982 as an accountant, counts among his primary achievements: an ongoing $118-million capital improvement plan, which includes a runway extension, new parking and substantial terminal improvements.
  
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• Cleveland officials discuss plan for latest winter storm

  11-01-2018 20:44
  CLEVELAND-- City of Cleveland officials held a news conference on Thursday to discuss their preparations for the latest round of winter weather.
  A winter storm warning is in effect from noon Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday for Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Medina, Summit, Portage, Wayne, Stark and Holmes counties. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Saturday for Erie, Lorain and Huron counties.
  Safety officials agreed the potential combination of snow and ice ca
  
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• Judge: YouTube star Ricky 'Faze' Banks' lawyers must explain whether they OK'd Barley House fracas video

  11-01-2018 20:33
  
  A federal judge has ordered attorneys for a popular YouTube personality to explain whether they gave the green light for the star to post a rambling video that addressed his ongoing dispute with a popular Cleveland nightspot, despite a private agreement that limited what he could say.
  
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• Brooklyn man who killed other driver in suicide attempt gets life in prison

  11-01-2018 20:26
  
  Mark Rafter will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years in prison for his 2016 suicide attempt that ended in a wrong-way crash, killing the other driver, Kayla Coates.
  
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• Man bit off part of State Highway Patrol trooper's ear during scuffle in Lorain County, court records say

  11-01-2018 20:21
  
  Cornelius Carey Jr. is facing a charge of felonious assault in the incident that happened about 7:15 a.m. on Diagonal Road just north of Biggs Road, Highway Patrol said.
  
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• 'Acts of Violence,' the Bruce Willis movie shot in Cleveland, hits theaters Friday

  11-01-2018 20:14
  
  If you're only interested in seeing our hometown on the big screen, the number of times you'll yell out "Hey, that's Cleveland!" (which, by the way, is exactly what I did while seeing "Fun Size" and "Alex Cross," are few and far between.
  
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• ECOT online school could close this month as it loses money, "sponsor" support

  11-01-2018 19:46
  
  The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) online charter school has lost support of its sponsor and could close by the end of this month
  
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• 15 things to do in Cleveland the weekend of Jan. 11-14

  11-01-2018 19:40
  It may be chilly outside, but that doesn't keep Clevelanders indoors. There's plenty to do this weekend all over Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Black Panther on pace to be Marvel's biggest movie yet?

  11-01-2018 19:19
  
  The film's advance ticket sales are mind-blowing.
  
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• Cleveland Cinematheque to screen rare doc about Sex Pistols 1978 tour

  11-01-2018 19:17
  
  'D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage' chronicles punk-rock and the Sex Pistols disastrous 1978 tour that killed the band.
  
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• Kent State University lets VP take buyout and pays $80,000 to firm to find his replacement

  11-01-2018 18:49
  
  Kent State University paid $80,000 to a recruiter to find a replacement for Ed Mahon, the school's vice president for information services and chief information officer, who was allowed to take a buyout.
  
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• Elyria man attacks State Highway Patrol trooper in LaGrange Township, authorities say

  11-01-2018 18:40
  
  The incident started about 6:45 a.m. when Highway Patrol received a call about a pedestrian walking in the road on Diagonal Road just north of Biggs Road, Highway Patrol dispatcher Angus McCormack said.
  
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• Rascal Flatts' 2018 tour includes show in Cleveland

  11-01-2018 18:32
  
  The group makes its return to Cleveland this summer.
  
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• Here's the codename Cleveland leaders used to describe secret Amazon bid

  11-01-2018 18:27
  
  Don't buy our leaders' worries that revealing the details of our Amazon bid will weaken our leverage with other companies looking to invest here in the future. There is no other company on the horizon capable of dangling the scale of Amazon's potential investment, so they could hardly demand the same goodies.
  
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• Here's the code name Cleveland leaders used to describe secret Amazon bid

  11-01-2018 18:27
  
  Don't buy our leaders' worries that revealing the details of our Amazon bid will weaken our leverage with other companies looking to invest here in the future. There is no other company on the horizon capable of dangling the scale of Amazon's potential investment, so they could hardly demand the same goodies.
  
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• Small plane crashes near Wadsworth Municipal Airport, police say

  11-01-2018 18:24
  
  The crash happened shortly after 11:30 a.m. near Seville Road and Ohio 57.
  
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• National Weather Service issues flood watch for Northeast Ohio counties through Saturday morning due to heavy snowmelt

  11-01-2018 18:18
  
  The National Weather Service in Cleveland issued a flash flood watch for all counties in Northeast Ohio from 7 p.m. Friday to Saturday morning.
  
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• Dangerously icy roads, heavy snow accumulation ahead as storm nears Northeast Ohio Friday

  11-01-2018 17:46
  
  Meteorologist Kelly Reardon gives an update on what Northeast Ohio can expect for the incoming ice and snowstorm Friday to Saturday.
  
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• Nan Whaley to drop out of Ohio governor's race Friday

  11-01-2018 17:44
  
  Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley plans to drop out of the Ohio gubernatorial race on Friday morning and endorse Democratic primary rival Richard Cordray, according to four Democratic sources.
  
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• Akron man pleads guilty to handcuffing children, posing as cop for fake 'scared-straight' program

  11-01-2018 17:43
  
  Christopher S. Hendon, 26, pleaded guilty to 31 charges related to the fake "scared-straight" program.
  
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• Mike DeWine meets with Johnson and Johnson, Teva to discuss opioids suit settlement

  11-01-2018 17:30
  
  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, a Republican who is also running for governor, said he had his first settlement discussions with two pharmaceutical companies. They met in Columbus on Wednesday.
  
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• Four men rob Akron gas station, police say

  11-01-2018 17:30
  
  The robbery happened about 9:30 p.m. at Sunoco on Massillon Road near Faye Road, Akron police Lt. Rick Edwards said.
  
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• Driver who hit, killed college student in wrong-way crash to be sentenced

  11-01-2018 17:16
  CLEVELAND– The man who killed a 20-year-old Cleveland woman in a wrong-way crash will be sentenced Thursday afternoon.
  Mark Rafter, 50, was convicted in the death of Kayla Coates, a student at Baldwin Wallace University, on Wednesday. He was indicted on charges of aggravated murder, murder and felonious assault.
  Police said Rafter was driving the wrong way on Interstate 480 on the morning on Feb. 14, 2016 when he hit Coates’ Ford Fiesta.
  Coates, who was on her way to work, was pronou
  
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• Driver sentenced for wrong-way crash that killed college student

  11-01-2018 17:16
   
  CLEVELAND– The man who killed a 20-year-old Cleveland woman in a wrong-way crash was sentenced Thursday afternoon.
  A Cuyahoga County jury convicted Mark Rafter, 50, of aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault and aggravated vehicular homicide on Wednesday in the death of Kayla Coates. Judge Dick Ambrose sentenced Rafter to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years.
  Coates’ mother, father, grandmothers and best friend addressed the court on Thursday.
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• TrueForm Runner puts challenging, beneficial twist on traditional treadmill workout: Stretching Out

  11-01-2018 17:15
  
  The difference isn't in the details but in the very essence of treadmill design. Runners on TrueForm machines get no assistance from a motor, and the shape of the treadmill encourages good form.
  
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• Taylor Swift's 'End Game' video is coming to change your life

  11-01-2018 17:04
  
  The clip for the song featuring Ed Sheeran and Future arrives at midnight.
  
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• Take 5 jazz club, NBA great Charles Oakley honor MLK with dinner, concert for homeless

  11-01-2018 17:01
  Cleveland jazz club Take 5 honors the spirit of Dr. King by providing free dinner and music for the homeless.
  
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• Cool Spaces: Strongsville home filled with old farm and industrial wares (photos, video)

  11-01-2018 17:00
  
  Tiffany Marimberga's home in Strongsville is decorated with old farm and industrial wares. She hasn't stripped, painted, polished or otherwise refinished any of it. To her, weathered is better.
  
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• Cleveland City Club to host conversation on creating more representative democracy: Watch live

  11-01-2018 17:00
  
  A City Club of Cleveland forum will address how to create a democracy more representative of women, minorities and other underrepresented groups like the LGBTQ community.
  
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• Logan Paul loses YouTube deals after suicide forest video controversy

  11-01-2018 16:59
  
  Logan Paul will be removed from his original YouTube series "Foursome" and will be removed from the Google Preferred Program.
  
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• Motorhead guitarist 'Fast' Eddie Clarke has died

  11-01-2018 16:46
  
  The speed metal icon was the last living member of Motorhead's classic lineup.
  
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• I-77 closed in both directions after two semis overturn near downtown Cleveland

  11-01-2018 16:41
  
  Interstate 77 is closed near downtown Cleveland.
  
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