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Trump's Covfefe; Cleveland Cop Who Killed Tamir Rice Fired; Ariana Grande Concert Set: Patch Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, the man accused of stabbing three, killing two, declares himself a patriot. Kathy Griffin news, and a fake pastor scams a woman.

Wednesday. Last day of May. Start of summer is three weeks away. Here are some stories we think you should know about.


Cleveland Fires Police Officer Who Was Not Fired For Killing Teen

Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann, who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice, has been fired. For falsifying his application to become an officer. He had neglected to mention he'd been found unfit to be a police officer. (Patch)

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Portland Man Who Killed Two: 'I Hope Everyone I Stabbed Dies'

Jeremy Christian, accused of going on a racist rant against two teens and then killing two men who defended them, made his first appearance in court on Tuesday. (Patch)

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Ariana Grande Manchester Benefit Concert Set

The concert will be Sunday in Manchester. She will be joined by Coldplay, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Pharell and Justin Bieber. (Patch)


Trump's Covfefe Breaks The Internet

Around midnight, the president was tweeting something, and the last world came out garbled. And it set off tens of thousands of retweets and more than 100,000 likes. And what did it mean? (Patch)



Before Covfefe, There Was Kathy Griffin

The comic had a very bad day, brought upon by her decision to post a picture of her holding what appeared to be the president's bloody head. It was all anyone could talk about it. And then came covfefe. (Patch)


Lawn Mowers Send 13 Kids To the Hospital Every Day

That's 4,800 each year, according to the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Often, the injuries are quite serious. There are some safety tips everyone should know. (Patch)


Fake Pastor Scams Woman Out Of Life Savings

The scam involved a fake pastor, a fake charity and a woman whose uncle did not really die and definitely did not leave her a lot of money. (Patch)


Betsy DeVos Slams Connecticut School; Students Fire Back

The education secretary picked on a school in East Hartford as an example of where things go wrong. That drew the ire of current students at the school who think it's doing a good job. (Patch)


Orlando Airport Gunman In Custody

The arrest came after a nearly three-hour standoff. The man had pointed a gun at officers wanting them to shoot him. No one was injured. (Patch)



Town Gets Grief Over Wanting To Gas Geese

The town says the Canadian geese are a problem on several levels. They want to get rid of them. Animal rights activists say not so fast. (Patch)


Lollapalooza Fills Out Schedule

Grant Park may be the main venue for the four-day music festival headed to Chicago in August, but organizers have announced a slate of more than 50 other shows taking place that weekend. (Patch)


Meanwhile, Bob Seger May Be Ready To Call It Quits

He's 72 and has been rocking for more than 50 years. Bob Seger is dropping hints that it may be one more tour and out. (Patch)



On This Day History

1879 - Madison Square Garden opens in New York

1889 - More than 2,200 people die when a 60-foot wall of water cascades through Johnstown, Pennsylvania

1927 - The last Ford Model T comes off the assembly line

1971 - Memorial Day is officially celebrated on a Monday for the first time after the passage of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved observance of Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day and Veterans Day to Mondays to create more three day weekends. (Veterans Day was eventually moved back to its traditional Nov. 11)

2005 - Vanity Fair reveals that former FBI deputy director Mark Felt was "Deep Throat," who helped Woodward and Bernstein


Born On This Day

1819 - Poet Walt Whitman

1898 - Minister and author Norman Vincent Peale

1930 - Actor/director Clint Eastwood

1943 - NFL star Joe Namath

1976 - Actor Colin Farrell


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