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Celebrities with birthdays today: Game show host Tom Kennedy is 92. Country-rock musician Paul Cotton (Poco) is 76. Actor-director Bill Duke is 76. Singer Mitch Ryder is 74. Actress Marta Kristen (TV: "Lost in Space") is 74. Rock musician Jonathan Cain (Journey) is 69. Bandleader John McDaniel ...
02/26/2019
Much of the criticism of this year’s Academy Awards surrounded “Green Book,” a controversial film because of its portrayal of race relations, winning Best Picture. But the Oscars still have another big problem on its hands. The Academy keeps awarding Best Picture to movies few people have seen...
02/26/2019
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Once again, home sales in Ohio dipped as prices climbed in January. That’s according to the Ohio Association of Realtors’ monthly report on new and existing home sales, which is based on data from multiple listing services across the state. Sales were down 5 percent last month from January 2018 ...
02/26/2019
The United Auto Workers labor union said in a lawsuit that General Motors’ plan to shutter its plants in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley and in other states is in violation of an agreement still in effect between the company and union. The lawsuit, filed in federal court Tuesday in Youngstown, says GM ag...
02/26/2019
A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared AT&T’s takeover of Time Warner, rejecting the Trump administration’s claims that the $81 billion deal will harm consumers and reduce competition in the TV industry. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington came Tuesday in the high-stakes c...
02/26/2019
The average federal income tax refund is down nearly 9 percent so far this year, which is an un-welcomed surprise to many tax filers. This statistic, from the Internal Revenue Service, seems to validate what people are hearing from co-workers or relatives or neighbors: Many are getting hammered ...
02/25/2019
The record may not last long, but Cleveland will have special bragging rights as long as it does. Come 2021, it appears the city will be home to the tallest timber-frame building in the U.S. - the 10-story office tower planned for the $175 million Market Square project in Ohio City. Chicago-bas...
02/25/2019
President Donald Trump said Sunday he will extend a deadline to escalate tariffs on Chinese imports, citing “substantial progress” in weekend talks between the two countries. Trump tweeted that there had been "productive talks" on some of the difficult issues dividing the U.S. and China, adding ...
02/25/2019
Celebrities with birthdays todayActress Ann McCrea is 88. Actor Tom Courtenay is 82. Former CBS newsman Bob Schieffer is 82. Actress Diane Baker is 81. Actress Karen Grassle is 77. Former talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael is 77. Humorist Jack Handey is 70. Movie director Neil Jordan is 69. Rock ...
02/25/2019
Daylight Saving Time 2019 begins Sunday, March 10, at 2 a.m., when clocks will “spring” forward one hour.This means more daylight in the early evening.Sunset will be at 7:27 p.m. on the first day of Daylight Saving Time. It will continue to creep later, reaching 9:04 p.m. on June 20 and remaining...
02/25/2019