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Paintings on canvas hang on a wall with brass lamps and art sculptures nearby.
Jean-Marie Papoi
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Ideastream Public Media
Arts & Culture
Up for bid: Dealing antiques and art at Cleveland's Gray's Auctioneers
Jean-Marie Papoi
The owners of the Detroit Avenue auction house consider it an "adoption agency for heirlooms."
Olivier Douliery
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AFP via Getty Images
NPR News
Trump's immunity arguments and the experiences of the justices who might support it
Nina Totenberg
A painting on a floodwall shows a town submerged in water. People are rowing a boat through the street.
Erin Gottsacker
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The Ohio Newsroom
Community
Dry floodwalls and wet paint: how murals keep one Ohio city’s history alive
Erin Gottsacker
Government & Politics
  1. Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president
  2. Ohio House passes bill with harsher drug, human trafficking penalties
  3. Heated arguments at the Supreme Court in newest abortion case
Law & Justice
Twinsburg Police Department
  1. Twinsburg police union files unfair labor practice charge against city
  2. Ohio BCI investigating after Canton man dies during arrest
  3. Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction in New York overturned
Health
This image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory that was captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. The official IRNA news agency reported announced Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, the first case of monkeypox in the nation. The report said health authorities quarantined a 34-year-old woman living in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.
  1. Cuyahoga County health officials warn of mpox outbreak
  2. At one Northeast Ohio salon, upcoming FDA ban on hair chemicals is way behind the times
  3. What consumers should know about the milk testing positive for bird flu
Education
A crowd of pro-Palestine demonstrators is gathered on the South Oval of the Ohio State University campus.
  1. About 30 arrested as police break up pro-Palestine demonstration on South Oval
  2. Youngstown schools to cut 20 positions to deal with budget deficit
  3. Bill tells Ohio public schools to limit student phone use on property
Economy
Some items available at medical marijuana dispensary in Columbus.
  1. Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries prep for adult-use green light
  2. Cleveland hands over West Side Market management to nonprofit
  3. Airlines are ordered to give full refunds instead of vouchers and to stop hiding fees
Environment & Energy
Kyger Creek OVEC coal plant in Gallia County
  1. Environmentalists excited, coal backers cautious about new EPA rules on coal-burning power plants
  2. Ohio leads the nation in tornadoes this year, but twisters are nothing new here
  3. Akron nonprofit initiates campaign to restore city's tree canopy
Science & Technology
Members of the Voyager team celebrate at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory after receiving data about the health and status of Voyager 1 for the first time in months.
  1. Well, hello, Voyager 1! The venerable spacecraft is once again making sense
  2. TikTok ban expected to become law, but it's not so simple. What's next?
  3. The Lyrids meteor shower is peaking. Here's how to enjoy it with a bright moon
Race, Gender & Identity
A quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have left the denomination as of December due to disagreements over whether to ordain LGBTQ clergy and perform same-sex weddings.
  1. United Methodists will again debate LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
  2. Concerns over antisemitism rise as Jews begin observing Passover
  3. As the Israel Hamas war rages, can Oberlin College students revive a Kosher Halal dining co-op?
Arts & Culture
Cameras are set up around the grounds of Akron's Stan Hywet Hall as an antique appraiser talks with a guest.
  1. What the ‘Antiques Roadshow’ visit was like for Stan Hywet in Akron
  2. 5 Things to do in NEO: Arbor Day, ‘The Prom’ and more
  3. Cuyahoga Valley National Park commissioning mural art near bridge
Community
One of the RTA line bus stations located in Lakewood, Ohio.
  1. Lakewood studying options to close the 'last mile' gap in public transit
  2. Another small-town Ohio newspaper closes, making information scarce
  3. Northeast Ohio Swifties gather at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for Taylor Swift Fan Day
Sports
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) sits on the bench during an NFL football game surrounded by orange coolers.
  1. When it comes to draft night, the 'Deshaun Watson tariff' has hurt the Browns
  2. Cavs feel the pressure after last season's early playoff exit: 'It's time to win a round'
  3. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are selected in the first round of the WNBA draft
Reporters Notebook
About 70 people sit and wait for the Cuyahoga Falls Planning Commission meeting to start.
  1. Civic engagement is more than just voting and I've seen it in action
  2. From Maple Heights to Hollywood: Henry Mancini's 100th birthday
  3. Nothing will eclipse Cleveland's moment in the shadow