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Updated: 5:25 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 The Shaker Heights police officer who made an obscene gesture at demonstrators outside the presidential debate in Cleveland last month has been fired. In a letter sent Thursday, Shaker Heights Police Chief Jeff DeMuth informed Cpl. Michael Spuzzillo of the decision to terminate. According to DeMuth’s letter, Spuzzillo broke 11 of the department’s rules and standards when he flashed a middle finger at demonstrators while driving an unmarked police van outside the Sept. 29 debate site.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is offering some clarity to voters who requested mail-in ballots but now want to vote in person instead. LaRose’s office issued a directive to local election officials this week with guidance for handling in-person votes from Ohioans who already requested absentee ballots. The full directive is available on the secretary of state’s website, but here are the basics of what you need to know:

Some preliminary guidance on how to restart the City of Cleveland’s stalled recycling program may come before the end of the year, Chief Operating Officer Darnell Brown told city council Monday. Waste consultant GT Environmental is examining every corner of the city’s trash and recycling system, with plans to deliver a draft report by the middle or end of December, Brown said. But a firmer plan of action may not take shape until the second quarter of 2021.

The Cleveland Street Chronicle, published by the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH), is launching a campaign to raise money for the community this holiday season. A special edition of the paper includes designs that can double as wrapping paper.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio had said he would close schools at a testing positivity rate of 3%, and stuck to his position. Not everyone is happy.

The tiny country of Luxembourg is one of the few winners to emerge from Brexit. Analysts say Brexit has been pretty good for business and has already led to around 3,000 new jobs for Luxembourg.

The Cleveland Public Library celebrated its 150th year in 2019 — and 2020 will be equally eventful, the library's director said. Perhaps the most visible changes, Director Felton Thomas told ideastream, will come as part of a 10-year project to rebuild or extensively renovate all 27 of its branches.

Updated 12:45 p.m. 12/31/19: Local courts have tried to streamline the intake process for new defendants, but a major consolidation of bail-setting hasn't happened, according to a progress report on bail reform from Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.

The campaign to cut Cleveland City Council’s pay and membership calls itself “Clevelanders First.” But those leading the effort failed to register a political action committee by that name with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. So Council President Kevin Kelley and an aide swooped in to take the name for their own.