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via BCNN1: Florida State University President John Thrasher has announced a ban on all fraternities and sororities following the death of a student after a house party Friday. “I want to send a serious message, I really do,” said Thrasher. “We’ve got a serious problem.” FSU student, 20-year-old Andrew Coffey of Pompano Beach was found unresponsive […]

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(RNN) – The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the suspension of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The unanimous ruling upheld a Feb. 3 decision by a Seattle judge that halted the ban nationwide. The Trump administration appealed the ruling and asked that the ban be reinstated. But the three-judge panel in San Francisco ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The State […]

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Former President Barack Obama (OMG! We miss you so much, you don’t even know!) wants to make it clear that President Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban” is not based on policy from his presidency. According to the Washington Post, Trump claimed that his new immigration executive order is a lot like a 2011 ban on Iraqi […]

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The Federal Aviation Administration says the skies over the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia will be no-fly zones. The agency has posted public notices to pilots on its website that they are to stay out of a 34-mile circle around each of the conventions. Exceptions include law enforcement, military […]

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Cleveland City Council approved a sweeping change Monday night. They voted in favor of raising the minimum age to 21 of those who can buy tobacco products and e-cigarettes in Cleveland. It passed 13 to 3. The legislation bans stores from selling cigarettes, tobacco and e-cigarettes to those under 21 in the City of Cleveland. […]

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  The city of Cleveland has enacted a snow ban, effective at 10 p.m. Sunday until further notice.The city also will have 20 snow plows working the streets until 11 p.m. Sunday, with 40 more to maintain the streets afterwards. Both press releases from the city are below. Michael McGrath, Director of Public Safety for […]

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The Shaker Heights Council passed an ordinance February 24 to ban the use of cell phones while driving and that law will go into effect Thursday, March 26. Under the law, drivers cannot use laptops, PDAs or other wireless devices. Using a cell phone while driving will be a primary offense in Shaker Heights, meaning […]

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A stricter city-wide ban of cellphone use will once again be up for discussion in the city of Cleveland. Cleveland City Council’s Public Safety Committee is scheduled to talk about Councilman Zack Reed’s ordinance Wednesday. Reed originally introduced the law to council on April 30, and intends to push it forward. The proposal adds to […]

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Ohio higher education officials plan a vote Monday urging the state’s public campuses to ban tobacco use. That would include The Ohio State University, one of the nation’s largest universities, which currently bans only indoor smoking. Bans on the use, advertising and sales of tobacco in all its forms are being enacted or considered at […]

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*An eastern Kentucky church in the headlines since members voted to bar mixed-race couples from joining the congregation overturned that decision Sunday, saying it welcomes all believers. Stacy Stepp, pastor of the Gulnare Free Will Baptist Church in Pike County, told The Associated Press that the vote by nine people last week was declared null […]

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Cleveland City Council introduced three ordinances that would make it a criminal offense to instigate a flash mob that would incite riots. Flash mobs, which gather people together using Facebook, Twitter or text messaging, originally involved a group singing or dancing unexpectedly in public. But some people have taken it too far and incited violence. […]

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Cleveland City Council introduced three ordinances that would make it a criminal offense to instigate a flash mob that would incite riots. Flash mobs, which gather people together using Facebook, Twitter or text messaging, originally involved a group singing or dancing unexpectedly in public. But some people have taken it too far and incited violence. […]