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The Akron Public School district will continue with remote learning for the second quarter but offer in-person options for students who are struggling or others who have special needs; Cleveland has recorded the most homicides in the city in 27 years; Ohio has topped 200,000 total COVID-19 cases with another roughly 2,000 reported on Monday, and more stories.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is slated to campaign in Cleveland this weekend after canceling a trip here last week.

COVID-19 cases in Ohio hit a new record as the state grapples with a concerning uptick in virus-related hospitalizations and deaths; the College of Wooster is suspending in-person classes for the rest of the fall semester as COVID-19 cases rise; Kent State University reported 63 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week, the highest weekly total since July, and more stories.

Ohio set another record high for COVID-19 cases over the weekend; Delta Air airlines is pausing flights to Akron-Canton airport due to the coronavirus pandemic; the Browns were blown out by the Steelers, and more stories.

Backline Cleveland is continuing to help launch the careers of undiscovered musicians in the Midwest by handing out $20,000 grants to four winners of its music accelerator program.

Ohio broke a new record for daily COVID-19 cases on Wednesday; the faculty strike at Youngstown State University is over; the latest Quinnipiac University poll shows the presidential race is a dead heat in Ohio, and more stories.

Today is the deadline for Ohioans to register to vote in the November 3rd presidential election, no new COVID-19 deaths were reported in Ohio Sunday, two more Cleveland bars and clubs have been cited for violating the state's COVID-19 health orders and more of the morning's headlines.

Updated: 6:05 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 Everyone in the hall at Tuesday’s presidential debate tested negative for the coronavirus before entering the event, according to a statement from the Cleveland Clinic, which co-sponsored the debate with Case Western Reserve University and helped develop and enforce COVID-19 safety protocols.

Kent State University has announced it will begin expanded coronavirus testing on campus, new numbers released in long-term care facilities COVID deaths, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson extends the city’s civil emergency declaration through Oct. 31, and more stories.

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