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The word for theater in Arabic is masrah. Tonight is the debut of Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi, which translates to Cleveland Arabic Theatre. Its creation is part of a Cleveland Public Theatre initiative to engage with local ethnic communities through art. Similar to the local troupe for Cleveland's Latino population, Teatro Público de Cleveland, Masrah Cleveland is staged by, for and with the local Arabic-speaking community.

A Haitian man who is seeking asylum in the U.S. was released on Friday from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Brooklyn Heights. Lawyers for Ansly Damus, 42, say that he spent over two years in jail waiting for his claim to be resolved and that he was the victim of a Trump administration policy of denying asylum seekers parole in order to deter other migrants. A smiling Damus walked out of ICE custody and embraced a couple from Cleveland Heights who’ve sponsored his parole. Asked what he wanted to do first, Damus, a Baptist, said he wants to go to church.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on Amazon's plan to open a headquarters in New York. It has prompted an unlikely coalition to unite in opposition, because of tax breaks and subsidies the company will get.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit against the University of Notre Dame and the NCAA may go forward in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. The estate of a former Notre Dame football player is suing over head injuries he suffered more than 40 years ago. Steve Schmitz and his wife Yvette filed suit in 2014 after the Cleveland Clinic diagnosed him with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) which causes dementia. He died in early 2015.

Amanda Seales is the co-star of the HBO hit "Insecure," which focuses on a group of millennial African-American women dealing with the realities and complexities of being black in America today. Seales is also making her way as a stand-up comedian and headlines Hilarities in Cleveland this weekend. She has a Master's degree in African-American studies from Columbia University and said her educational background influences her work as a performer.

In his essay this week, NPR's Scott Simon writes about how an increased focus on analytics has slowed down the pace of baseball.

Workers who were recently laid off from General Motors’ Lordstown plant likely will not be among those to benefit from the production of a new electric vehicle (at least not this year), according to GM spokeswoman Cheryl McCarron.

Top of the ninth inning. Bases loaded. Reds up 5-3. Game on the line. So why did WKRC-TV cut away from the Opening Day game to air CBS coverage of the...

Schools are letting out for the summer, which means no more homework — or free lunches for those students in need. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is just one of many organizations filing the gap and providing summer meals. There are more than 100 places, including Cleveland and Cuyahgoa County Public Libraries, where children can go to have lunch from June 3 through August 9.

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstein wants to move up the timetable for an astronaut landing on Mars to 2033. He told a House subcommittee April 3, "We...