'Dark Money' Attacks + Missing Endangered Boy + Fatal Drug Deal

Welcome to the debut edition of the Cleveland Daily, your new source for all the events, news, and general happenings in your town.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 71 Low: 62.

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Here are the top stories today in Cleveland:

1. Attacks on Cleveland mayoral candidates such as demeaning comic books, mailers with a candidate's image darkened, and fake campaign literature disguised as a newspaper, have increased in prevalence leading up to the Sept. 14 primary election. These so-called "dark money" attacks have been funded by outside parties like political action committees. (cleveland.com)
2. Cleveland police are searching for a missing, endangered 12-year-old boy. According to the police report, he left his home without permission on Tuesday afternoon and has not returned. (Cleveland 19 News)
3. A man was shot dead during a drug deal in Cleveland early Wednesday morning, police say. (cleveland.com)
4. Plaintiffs fight against fines from Cleveland red-light and speed cameras in court. (Spectrum News 1)
5. The Warner and Swasey Observatory lives on, atop the Albert W. Smith building on Case Western Reserve University's campus. (Cleveland Patch)

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Today in Cleveland:

• Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction (12:30 PM)
• Jane Addams - Women in History performance (2:30 PM)
• Board of Building Standards/Architectural Board of Review/Sign Review Board Review Meeting (5:30 PM)
• Who Shot First? A Star Wars Cantina Night (6:00 PM)
• Lakewood Community Relations Advisory Commission (6:30 PM)

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— Danielle Fallon