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• Explosion critically injures 1 at Punkin Chunkin Contest - Baltimore Sun

  06-11-2016 23:22 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Explosion critically injures 1 at Punkin Chunkin Contest
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  Paramedics tend to a person who was injured after an apparatus used to launch pumpkins into the air exploded at the World Championship Punkin Chunkin Contest in Bridgeville, Del. Paramedics tend to a person who was injured after an apparatus used to ...and more »
  
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• Ravens Frustrate Roethlisberger In 21-14 Win Over Steelers

  06-11-2016 22:45
  
  DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Flacco threw a 95-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wallace, and the Baltimore Ravens frustrated an ineffective Ben Roethlisberger in a 21-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
  Baltimore (4-4) snapped a four-game losing streak and moved into a tie atop the AFC North with the Steelers (4-4), who have dropped three in a row.
  Three weeks after undergoing surgery on his right knee, Roethlisberger returned well ahead of schedule. Play
  
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• Comey Says Latest Emails Don’t Change Decision

  06-11-2016 21:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — 3:30 p.m. FBI Director James Comey tells Congress that a review of new Hillary Clinton emails has “not changed our conclusions” from earlier this year that she should not face charges.Comey sent the letter Sunday, just two days before Election Day.
  In July, he chastised Clinton’s use of the private mail server but said that the bureau would not be recommending criminal charges against the Democratic nominee.
  The new letter follows one Comey sent lat
  
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• ‘Doctor Strange’ Spins Magic at Re-Energized Box Office

  06-11-2016 21:34
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A strong batch of new films drew audiences to the theaters in large numbers this weekend, including Marvel’s “Doctor Strange,” the animated “Trolls” and Mel Gibson’s WWII drama “Hacksaw Ridge,” effectively waking up the sleepy fall box office. The top three films all garnered largely positive reviews from critics and all recorded A CinemaScores from opening weekend audiences too.As the superhero in the bunch, “Doctor
  
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• Mike Wallace Sets Franchise Record With 95 Yard Touchdown

  06-11-2016 20:03
  
  By Rahul Lal
  There aren’t many players who quicker and deadlier than Mike Wallace in the open field and the Pittsburgh Steelers found this out the hard way in the first quarter of Sunday’s game.
  The Baltimore Ravens (3-4) only trail the Steelers by one game for the lead in the AFC North and are looking to pick up a big win against Big Ben and company at home. The Ravens were backed up near their own goal line with quarterback Joe Flacco finding Wallace streaking around the 15 yard li
  
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• State Trooper Seize 70 Grams of Marijuana & More in Traffic Stop

  06-11-2016 20:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland State Troopers seized about 70 grams of marijuana and more in a traffic stop Sunday morning.
  Around 6:27 a.m., Trooper Coss observed a black SUV towing a trailer swerving all over the road traveling north on I-270 near Shady Grove Road. The trooper pulled the Toyota Sequoia with Florida tags over and smelled marijuana.
  Troopers had a probable cause to search the vehicle and discovered 69.9 grams of marijuana, prescription pills in an unmarked bottle, two small bag
  
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• Clinton Aims High, Trump Goes Hard in Closing Push

  06-11-2016 18:43
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hillary Clinton aimed to hit high notes Sunday in the final moments of her campaign, hoping an uplifting message would wash away voters’ disgust with the grueling presidential contest. Donald Trump vowed he and his supporters would never quit, as he charged into unexpected territory.The candidates embarked on one of their final tours of battleground states, shifting to their closing arguments to weary voters deeply divided along racial, economic and gender lines.
  
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• Roethlisberger Active for Steelers Against Ravens

  06-11-2016 17:54
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is on the active list for Pittsburgh and is expected to start against the Baltimore Ravens.Although the Steelers made no formal announcement regarding their starting quarterback, Roethlisberger appears poised to return Sunday after missing one game.
  Roethlisberger underwent surgery on his right knee on Oct. 17. He was replaced by Landry Jones in Pittsburgh’s game against New England two weeks ago before receiving an extra week
  
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• Man Due in Court as Decade-Long Multiple Killing Emerges

  06-11-2016 16:29
  
  WOODRUFF, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man accused of holding a woman chained inside a storage container was due in court for a bond hearing Sunday after investigators say he confessed to an unsolved quadruple murder that happened 13 years ago.Authorities have charged Todd Kohlhepp, 45, with four counts of murder in the deaths of four people in 2003 at the Superbike Motorsports motorcycle shop in Chesnee, South Carolina. His alleged role in those killings was uncovered, police said, after
  
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• Sunday, November 6, 2016

  06-11-2016 15:36
  
  Pay what you want at the National Aquarium in Baltimore!
  Check out the Turn House, a new restaurant in Columbia.
  
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• Nearly 1500 Howard Co. schools employees receive incorrect pay - Baltimore Sun

  06-11-2016 14:49 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  The Maryland Science Center is putting a new emphasis on a DIY approach to science education that teaches kids the scientific method of hypothesis testing. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun video). The Maryland Science Center is putting a new ...and more »
  
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• Fallen Heroes Honored With Veterans Monument In Towson

  06-11-2016 06:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  A monument dedicated to the veterans who died in Iraq and Afghanistan is unveiled in Towson, honoring fallen heroes.
  Five years in the making, this memorial honors the brave men and women from Baltimore County who made the ultimate sacrifice. There are 27 names, etched on a stone monument.
  “They lost their lives so we can be standing here today,” said Michelle Murphy, whose son Sergeant Kendell K. Frederick, was killed in Iraq in 2005
  
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• Researchers Training In Hawaii To Simulate Mars Mission

  06-11-2016 06:05
  
  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Scientists will mix biology and geology this month inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park as they help NASA get ready for an eventual manned mission to Mars.
  The researchers will hike around Mauna Ulu to practice collecting rock samples as they would on the Red Planet, The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Friday.
  The purpose is to develop protocols that would be used on a real Mars mission to identify and protect samples that could host life.
  One of the concerns is contami
  
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• Captor Of Woman Found Chained In Container Confesses To Killing 7 Others

  06-11-2016 05:05
  
  By SEANNA ADCOX and JEFFREY COLLINSAssociated Press
  WOODRUFF, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man confessed to killing at least seven people in a hidden crime spree that lasted more than a decade and only was uncovered when police rescued a woman locked in a storage container, authorities said Saturday.
  Among the crimes Todd Kohlhepp accepted responsibility for an unsolved 13-year-old massacre that stumped authorities, said Sheriff Chuck Wright.
  “God is good,” Wright said. The com
  
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• Prince George’s County Hospital Under Investigation By CDC

  06-11-2016 04:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The neo-natal intensive care unit at a Maryland hospital is shut down for the second time in nearly three months, and this time they are calling for federal help.
  Prince George’s Hospital center has once again detected the bacteria Pseudomonas, which could likely be the cause of one critically-ill preemie’s current illness.
  “Yet again, all of us want to know and understand, how would Pseudomonas impact our NICU for the second time? How and why did this h
  
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• Trump Hustled Off Stage In Nevada Amid Disturbance

  06-11-2016 03:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was rushed off stage by the Secret Service during a rally in Nevada but returned within minutes.
  The Republican nominee had been speaking to supporters in Reno for a while when a disturbance broke out in the crowd close to the podium.
  Two Secret Service agents quickly surrounded Trump, then hustled him off stage.
  The nature of the disturbance was unclear. But several security officials escorted a man out of the venue soon afterward.
  Upon his return, Trum
  
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• Man Injured After Being Struck By Train In Maryland

  06-11-2016 03:04
  
  CHEVERLY, Md. (AP) — A man walking on railroad tracks in Prince George’s County was injured when he was struck by a train.
  A CSX spokesman says the man was injured Friday while walking on the tracks between John Hanson Highway and Eastern Avenue at about 2:50 p.m. Spokesman Rob Doolittle says walking on the tracks is “a highly dangerous activity, and modern freight trains are quieter than people might expect.”
  Authorities said the man was found under the train with severe
  
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