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Playhouse Square Completes Construction Of Lumen Tower

Construction on the largest Downtown Cleveland residential development in 40 years is complete, Playhouse Square announced Thursday. Construction of the nearly 400-foot tall Lumen Tower began in 2018. Located at Euclid Avenue and East 17th Street, it includes a parking garage, outdoor terrace and more than 300 apartments – of which 86 are already leased, according to Playhouse Square President and CEO Gina Vernaci.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his thinking has "evolved" on how to balance free speech and the harms of Holocaust denial.

Facebook Bans Holocaust Denial, Reversing Earlier Policy

CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who previously considered such claims free speech, said his thinking has "evolved." Survivors had lobbied the social network to remove posts that deny the Holocaust.

Biden Makes Campaign Stop In Toledo

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took aim at President Donald Trump's values and economic policy during a drive-in style rally at a United Auto Workers Hall in Toledo Monday. “I don't respect people based on whether they own a mansion,” Biden said “I don't judge them based on whether they belong to a country club. You and I measure people by the strength of their character.”

"I don't think there's any comparison between New Zealand's current cluster and the tens of thousands of cases that are being seen daily in the United States," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday.

Trump's Claim Of A New Zealand Surge Is 'Patently Wrong,' Ardern Says

President Trump claimed New Zealand is seeing a "big surge" in coronavirus cases on the same day New Zealand reported nine new cases and the U.S. added nearly 42,000.

Tropical Storm Laura could become a hurricane early next week — around the same time another storm develops into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. The system is forecast to bring rain and flooding to Caribbean islands on its way to the U.S. mainland.

2 Hurricanes Could Form In Gulf Of Mexico Next Week — An Apparent First

One storm is currently forecast to hit near the Texas-Louisiana border; the other could reach the Florida Panhandle. Two hurricanes hitting the Gulf at once would be unprecedented, experts say.

Chris Johnson views destruction at his home Thursday in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. Johnson stayed in his home as the storm passed.

Hurricane Laura's Intense Winds Cut Through Louisiana Coastline

One of the most powerful storms to hit the state in living memory leaves destruction and misery in its wake, with debris from homes and businesses scattered about and at least one death.

Federal agents use crowd control munitions to disperse protesters this week at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore.

Trump Expands Deployment Of Federal Agents To End 'Explosion Of Shootings'

Trump says agents will go "into communities plagued by violent crime." He adds the administration has "no choice but to get involved."

BrewDog in Franklinton offered carryout food when bars and restaurants were closed, but has since reopened for service.

Judge Blocks Columbus From Closing Bars And Restaurants At 10 P.M.

Story updated Tuesday, July 28 at 4:15 p.m.A Franklin County judge has blocked a Columbus rule requiring bars, restaurants and nightclubs to close by 10…

DeWine Limits Ohio County Fairs To Junior Fair Events Only

Updated: 5:17 p.m., Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Gov. Mike DeWine is ordering all county fairs taking place after July 31 to allow only junior fair activities. The Lorain County Fair Board made a similar decision with a Monday night vote. For weeks, the Lorain County Fair Board faced criticism and calls to cancel the fair from the mayor of the Village Wellington, Lorain County Commissioners and others.

Jon Ossoff, seen here in 2017, has criticized an ad by his Republican rival, David Perdue, as "unbecoming of a sitting U.S. senator."

Democrat Jon Ossoff Blasts Rival's Ad Seen As Anti-Semitic

The ad by Sen. David Perdue's team appears to have enlarged Ossoff's nose, leading to criticism that the GOP senator is engaging in anti-Semitic tropes. Perdue's campaign called the ad "accidental."

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