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• Trump fires Veterans Affairs Secretary Shulkin

  28-03-2018 23:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Wednesday in the wake of a bruising ethics scandal and a mounting rebellion within the agency. Shulkin is the second Cabinet secretary to depart over controversies involving...
  
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• Former U.S. watchdog says Trump administration a 'crisis,' marks ethical low point

  28-03-2018 23:55
  
  Walter Shaub never actually talked to Donald Trump during their overlapping tenure in the United States government.
  
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• Cleveland Heights' Tyreke Smith, also an Ohio State football signee, says he sees racial equality taking steps backwards (Promised Land series)

  28-03-2018 23:17
  
  The Ohio State University-bound athlete and honors student reflects on progress, stereotypes and the African-American community.
  
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• Superman turns 80, DC boasts stealing Bendis and The Terrifics are fantastic: Journey Into Comics

  28-03-2018 23:10
  This month marks 80 years since the first appearance of Superman and the first Superman story to be written by Brian Michael Bendis.
  
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• Cleveland man sentenced for hitting RTA bus driver with a brick

  28-03-2018 23:04
  
  Jamaur Raybon, 27, was sentenced to two years in jail at the Lorain Correctional Institution.
  
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• No one hurt when Garfield Heights man sought in drug case struck two Clevland patrol cars

  28-03-2018 23:02
  
  A man sought in a drug case was taken into custody during the Tuesday incident on Burleigh Road near Garfield Boulevard, Cleveland and Garfield Heights police said.
  
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• No one hurt when Garfield Heights man sought in drug case struck two Cleveland patrol cars

  28-03-2018 23:02
  
  A man sought in a drug case was taken into custody during the Tuesday incident on Burleigh Road near Garfield Boulevard, Cleveland and Garfield Heights police said.
  
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• 'The Americans' is set to take its place as one of the greatest TV dramas ever

  28-03-2018 22:20
  
  The sixth and final season of "The Americans" premieres Wednesday night at 10 p.m.
  
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• Cleveland gets new music festival: InCuya to be held in August

  28-03-2018 22:20
  CLEVELAND –  There’s a new entry into the festival lineup in Cleveland this summer.
  It was announced Wednesday that InCuya will be coming to Cleveland on August 25-26. The festival will be held downtown on The Malls.
  According to the promoter, the festival will “celebrate the origins, diversity, and evolution of rock with a music and cultural festival.” The performers, who will be announced in April, will include national as well as local recording artists.
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• Warming up, widespread rain Thursday in Akron: Weather forecast

  28-03-2018 22:13
  
  Check out Thursday's weather outlook for Akron.
  
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• Donald Trump to tout infrastructure plan Thursday to workers at Richfield union training facility

  28-03-2018 22:00
  
  Trump's speech is slated to begin around 2 p.m.
  
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• Paying tribute to pioneering Cleveland DJ Rob Sherwood with an all-out disco party

  28-03-2018 21:48
  
  Glam disco memorial for DJ Rob Sherwood welcomes all -- with the same spirit he exhibited in Cleveland's nightlife scene.
  
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• Off-duty Cleveland police officer forced to ground during armed robbery, engaged in shootout while chasing robbers, union says

  28-03-2018 21:36
  
  A veteran Cleveland police officer was forced to the ground at gunpoint during an armed robbery at a cellphone store, then engaged in a shootout while chasing the robbers, the Cleveland police union president said.
  
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• 330 Day promotion keeps Akron T-shirt producers busy

  28-03-2018 21:30
  
  If you haven't gotten your shirt yet for 330 Day, no worries, Akron-based rockEVERYwear is delivering the shirts to prepare residents for Friday, March 30, when people across the 330-region will show their local pride by wearing t-shirts that promote the city, local businesses and organizations.
  
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• Akron man gets 26 years in prison for tying up, pistol-whipping men in home invasion robbery

  28-03-2018 21:27
  
  Davon Irvine, 24, was found guilty earlier this month of two counts of aggravated robbery, one count of aggravated burglary and two counts of kidnapping in the Dec. 30, 2015 incident.
  
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• Euclid man mailed fentanyl, other drugs he received from China to U.S.-based purchasers, feds say

  28-03-2018 21:08
  
  A Euclid man arrested Wednesday is accused of acting as a sort-of middleman between Chinese suppliers of synthetic opioids and users in the U.S. who purchased from him.
  
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• InCuya: Cleveland finally gets a summer music festival thanks to Rock Hall and AEG

  28-03-2018 21:07
  
  Concert promoter AEG and the newly formed Cleveland Concert Company announced today that it was teaming up with the Rock Hall to bring a two-day music festival to Cleveland. InCuya will take place Aug. 25-26 on Malls A & B downtown.
  
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• Roller coaster of weather ahead for Easter weekend in Northeast Ohio

  28-03-2018 21:05
  
  Check out the weekend weather forecast for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Ru-El Sailor's murder conviction erased after 15 years behind bars for crime he didn't commit

  28-03-2018 20:54
  
  A judge erased the 2003 murder conviction of Ru-El Sailor after the Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office found he wasn't at the scene of the crime he has always maintained he didn't commit.
  
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• 48 University of Akron faculty, administrators opt to take voluntary retirement incentives

  28-03-2018 20:47
  
  The university is trying to whittle down a budget deficit that is projected to be $20 million by the end of the fiscal year. Itexpects to save $3.7 in 2019 as a result of the 48 departures.
  
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• Muslims' plan for North Ridgeville mosque adds to suburb's 'Middle American' authenticity: Mark Naymik

  28-03-2018 20:46
  
  NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio - This Cleveland suburb in Lorain County boasts on its website that it's a "typical Middle American community with a hometown feel, known for its families and churches." On Monday night, a Planning Commission meeting put that...
  
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• Greater Cleveland's uninsured rate drops sharply, new Census Bureau data shows

  28-03-2018 20:43
  
  Uninsured rates for each Ohio county and a national look, with data from the U.S. Census Bureau for 2016.
  
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• Woman killed, man seriously hurt in Lorain burglary, police say

  28-03-2018 20:30
  
  Lorain police officers were investigating a report of a burglary in progress just after 10 p.m. when they found the victims in a house on Amherst Avenue near West 36th Street, police said.
  
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• The worst (and funniest) insults you ever read: Minister of Culture

  28-03-2018 20:30
  
  "He's the only genius with an IQ of 6."
  -- Gore Vidal on Andy Warhol
  
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• WATCH: Cleveland man goes home after murder conviction vacated

  28-03-2018 20:16
  ​CLEVELAND-- A Cleveland man's murder conviction was vacated on Monday after 15 years in prison.
  Judge Nancy McDonnell granted a joint motion by Ru-El Sailor’s attorneys and the Cuyahoga County Conviction Integrity Unit to vacate Sailor’s conviction from 2003.
  On Nov. 17, 2002, Omar Clark was shot and killed on Englewood Avenue in Cleveland. The following year, a jury found Sailor guilty aggravated murder and he was sentenced to 28 years to life.
  Two other defendants, Cordell H
  
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• Live video: Prosecutors present findings in murder conviction of Ru-EL Sailor

  28-03-2018 20:16
  CLEVELAND– The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office will present its findings into the murder conviction of Ru-EL Sailor.
  On Nov. 17, 2002, Omar Clark was shot and killed on Englewood Avenue in Cleveland. The following year, a jury found Sailor guilty aggravated murder and he was sentenced to 28 years to life.
  Two other defendants, Cordell Hubbard and Nichole Hubbard, were also convicted.
  The prosecutor’s office conducted a 15-month investigation in the case after witnesse
  
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• Live video: Cleveland man reunites with family after murder conviction vacated

  28-03-2018 20:16
  CLEVELAND– A Cleveland man’s murder conviction was vacated on Monday after 15 years in prison.
  Judge Nancy McDonnell granted a joint motion by Ru-El Sailor’s attorneys and the Cuyahoga County Conviction Integrity Unit to vacate Sailor’s conviction from 2003.
  On Nov. 17, 2002, Omar Clark was shot and killed on Englewood Avenue in Cleveland. The following year, a jury found Sailor guilty aggravated murder and he was sentenced to 28 years to life.
  Two other defendants, Corde
  
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• Cleveland man goes home after murder conviction vacated

  28-03-2018 20:16
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  CLEVELAND– A Cleveland man’s murder conviction was vacated on Monday after 15 years in prison.
  Judge Nancy McDonnell granted a joint motion by Ru-El Sailor’s attorneys and the Cuyahoga County Conviction Integrity Unit to vacate Sailor’s conviction from 2003.
  On Nov. 17, 2002, Omar Clark was shot and killed on Englewood Avenue in Cleveland. The following year, a jury found Sailor guilty aggravated murder and he was sentenced to 28 years to life.Two other defendants
  
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• Why does 50 degrees after a cold winter feel so warm compared to in the fall?

  28-03-2018 20:08
  
  It's not in your head, Cleveland. Temperatures in the 50s after a cold winter absolutely feel warmer than when it first cools back down after a warm summer. Blame the receptors in your skin.
  
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• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, AEG partner for downtown Cleveland InCuya music festival in August

  28-03-2018 19:59
  
  The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the city of Cleveland, Destination Cleveland AEG presents are staging a two-day inaugural InCuya Music Festival in downtown Cleveland in August.
  
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• No malfunction, says Michigan company linked to UH freezer incident

  28-03-2018 19:45
  
  NBC News has updated its original story about the loss of thousands of frozen eggs and embryos at University Hospitals to include a statement from Custom BioGenic Systems, the Michigan company believed to be the manufacturer of the freezer tanks involved.
  
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• No malfunction, says Michigan company linked to UH fertility freezer incident

  28-03-2018 19:45
  
  NBC News has updated its original story about the loss of thousands of frozen eggs and embryos at University Hospitals to include a statement from Custom BioGenic Systems, the Michigan company believed to be the manufacturer of the freezer tanks involved.
  
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• Indians' Chief Wahoo still viewed positively by many Greater Clevelanders, Baldwin Wallace poll says

  28-03-2018 19:04
  
  Chief Wahoo remains special for many in Great Cleveland; about half say native American mascots are not disrespectful, Baldwin Wallace University poll finds.
  
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• Does traditional radio have a future? Bankruptcies, digital disruption cast doubt

  28-03-2018 18:46
  
  Reports of radio's impending death have persisted for decades. In 1950s, television was supposed to lead to its demise. Then, with the advent of MTV in the '80s, video, you may recall, was supposed to the kill the radio star.
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court wants to clarify rules after Bill O'Neill candidacy

  28-03-2018 18:25
  
  Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill is running for governor as a Democrat. He announced his candidacy in October but did not resign from the court until January.
  
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• GroundWorks DanceTheater artists plot uncommon next step: retirement

  28-03-2018 17:52
  
  In a serendipitous and rare turn of events, dancers Damien Highfield and Felise Bagley, longtime members of GroundWorks DanceTheater, are retiring at the same time, after careers of more than 30 years.
  
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• Hot Sauce Williams on Carnegie closing for good this weekend

  28-03-2018 17:46
  
  The restaurant's two other locations, on Lee Road and on Superior in Glenville, will remain open.
  
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• Jim Renacci didn't disclose political contributions while a registered lobbyist, Associated Press reports

  28-03-2018 17:38
  
  A review by the Associated Press showed that U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci failed to disclose nearly $50,000 in political contributions while registered as a Washington lobbyist starting in the late 2000s.
  
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• FDA head details plans to curb shipments of synthetic opioids into Ohio

  28-03-2018 17:34
  
  U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb spoke with cleveland.com about his agency's plans to help prevent deadly opioids from being shipped into the country.
  
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• Graphic video shows man attacking RTA bus driver with brick

  28-03-2018 17:32
  (WARNING: Graphic video)
  CLEVELAND-- Video was released on Wednesday, showing the attack of an RTA bus driver.
  The incident happened on Jan. 15 at East 149th Street and Lakeshore Boulevard in Cleveland.
  Jamaur Raybon, 27, got onto the bus and started hitting the driver in the head with a brick, Cleveland police said.
  The victim was taken to University Hospitals and needed several stitches to his head.
  Raybon pleaded guilty to felonious assault. On Wednesday, he was sentenced to two years behind
  
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• Why President Trump wants the census to ask if you're a citizen, and why people fear the consequences

  28-03-2018 17:31
  
  A decision to include a question on citizenship is sparking debate over the coming census. We explain why.
  
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• Mayor Frank Jackson unveils $15 million development as first project in his plan for revitalizing struggling neighborhoods

  28-03-2018 17:18
  
  Jackson said the development of apartments and shopsat East 105th and Ashbury Street will involve both private investment and tax dollars and will serve as a framework for his plans to revitalize some the city's other struggling neighborhoods.
  
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• Whiskey Grade moves to Van Aken District as Evie Lou closes year old pop-up in Shaker Heights (photos)

  28-03-2018 17:11
  Whiskey Grade, the fuel-inspired boutique for men and women has moved from Ohio City to the new Van Aken District in Shaker Heights as Evie Lou closes year old pop-up shop in the same Shaker center to focus on Tremont flagship store and e-commerce.
  
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• Soldier killed in Korean War to return home to Cleveland

  28-03-2018 16:46
  CLEVELAND– A soldier from Northeast Ohio killed in the Korean War returns home on Wednesday.
  The remains of Army Sgt. 1st Class Peter Simon will arrive at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  In September 1950, Simon, 34, was part of the company defending the Pusan Perimeter in South Korea. He was reportedly killed in action on Sept. 5, 1950, but his body was not found after the battle.
  The following year, three sets of remains were found near a village, bu
  
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• Soldier killed in Korean War returns home to Cleveland

  28-03-2018 16:46
  CLEVELAND-- A soldier from Northeast Ohio killed in the Korean War returned home on Wednesday.
  The remains of Army Sgt. 1st Class Peter Simon arrived at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  In September 1950, Simon, 34, was part of the company defending the Pusan Perimeter in South Korea. He was reportedly killed in action on Sept. 5, 1950, but his body was not found after the battle.
  The following year, three sets of remains were found near a village, but one w
  
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• Brunswick man charged in roommate's stabbing death released from hospital

  28-03-2018 16:11
  
  Bawi Thang, 34, is accused of fatally stabbing Tial Ceu during a fight Sunday at an apartment building on Clearbrooke Drive near Center Road, police said.
  
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• 50 movies and TV shows set in Cleveland

  28-03-2018 16:00
  Lots of movies and TV shows used Cleveland as their settings, including "Major League," "30 Rock," "Howard The Duck" and more.
  
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• Motown's Martha Reeves reflects on impact of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Cleveland Connects

  28-03-2018 14:30
  
  Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas talks about the lasting impact of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
  
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• California wine exports dip in 2017

  28-03-2018 14:16
  
  California's wine exports totaled $1.53 billion in 2017. Here's a look at which countries are getting the wine.
  
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• White House adds Disney Channel star Caroline Sunshine to press team

  28-03-2018 14:07
  
  The Trump administration hired Disney Channel actress Caroline Sunshine as a press assistant. She's best known for her role in the TV series "Shake It Up" with co-star Zendaya.
  
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