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• Baltimore Surgeon Gives Boy A New Hand Using His Foot Bones

  20-02-2017 23:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Lal Ding was born with radial club hand, a genetic condition that left him without a thumb. He also has a shortened forearm, which causes his right hand to curve sharply toward his wrist.
  When Dr. Ryan Katz of The Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital first met Lal, “he had already had a surgery to reposition his index finger to the thumb position, and his parents wanted to know if there was anything we could do to straighten the hand and al
  
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• Drone racing league coming to Baltimore - Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun

  20-02-2017 23:26 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Global Air Media, a Baltimore drone mapping and cinematography company, plans to launch this spring a league in which teams will build and race the ...
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• Trimble Named Big Ten Player of the Week

  20-02-2017 23:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Maryland junior guard Melo Trimble was named Big Ten Conference Player of the Week for his performances at Northwestern and No. 11 Wisconsin.
  Trimble averaged 29.5 points, connected on 21-of-34 field goals (.617) and made 8-1of-12 of his three-pointers (.667) at Northwestern and No. 11 Wisconsin.  The junior guard posted a career-high 32 points and connected on 12-of-17 field goals and 4-of-5 three-point attempts in the 74-64 win at Northwestern on Tuesday.
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• Center Cekovsky Fractured His Ankle In Wisconsin Game

  20-02-2017 22:56
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland junior center Michal Cekovsky fractured his left ankle in the second half at No. 11 Wisconsin Sunday and will miss the remainder of the season, head coach Mark Turgeon announced Monday.
  Cekovsky appeared in 17 games for the Terps this season, averaging a career-high 7.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. He posted 10 points before sustaining the injury with less than four minutes to go in the second half against the Badgers.
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• Body Found Following Fire At Vacant Baltimore House

  20-02-2017 22:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are investigating the cause of death for a body found after a fire at a vacant Baltimore home Monday afternoon.
  The Baltimore City Fire Department was called at 3:30 p.m., about flames showing from a home in the 4600 block of Pall Mall Rd.
  Responding units were able to put out the flames, and during a search of the vacant 2-story duplex, found a man’s body inside.
  Authorities have not yet determined the cause of death for the body found inside the h
  
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• Teen Author Hopes To Inspire Others With ‘Beautiful Serenity’

  20-02-2017 22:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — At just 16, a young photographer and published author from Baltimore hopes to inspire others that anything is possible.
  WJZ is celebrating the achievements of African Americans in honor of Black History Month by recognizing the work of those who shaped our country and those who continue to pave the path.
  Emmettia Henderson is capturing life’s beauty one photo at a time, and hopes to encourage others with her work.
  “You can do anything if you set your
  
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• Baltimore prepares to launch $12 million youth fund - Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun

  20-02-2017 22:30 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore officials are preparing to launch a new $12 million fund for children and youth — a move that will create to one of the largest grant-making.and more »
  
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  Baltimore officials are preparing to launch a new $12 million fund for children and teens that will be one of the city's largest distributors of grant money. City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young will convene a 34-member task force Tuesday to ...and more »
  
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• Family Of Woman Missing 16 Days Asks For Public’s Help

  20-02-2017 22:07
  
  WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) — Law enforcement officials and the parents of a 25-year-old woman who has been missing for more than two weeks are asking for the public’s help to locate her.
  Carroll County Sheriff Jim DeWees told reporters on Saturday that Kristin Marie Spurrier struggles with addiction and traveled to Owings Mills to buy drugs on Feb. 4. DeWees said Spurrier spoke to her friend on her phone that night but has not been seen or heard from since.
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• Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster Named New National Security Adviser

  20-02-2017 21:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/CBS News) — Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster has been named President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, replacing Gen. Michael Flynn who was asked to resign from that position early last week.
  McMaster previously served as the director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center and deputy commanding general of futures for U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
  He has also served as commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning and comma
  
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• 2017 NBA Second Half Preview – Eastern Conference

  20-02-2017 21:02
  
  By Rahul Lal
  At this point of the season, with about two-thirds of the games played, every team is tired and struggling with injuries. Cue the NBA All-Star break, which amounts to a week-long hiatus for most of the league.
  The NBA Trade Deadline is looming, and teams are starting to show interest and make moves. Some teams hope to solidify their lineup and put/keep themselves in playoff contention. Others want to prepare for the draft by acquiring picks or improving their draft positio
  
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• Unattended Dump Truck Driver Gets 65 Days In Child Death

  20-02-2017 20:56
  
  HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — A dump truck driver whose unattended truck ran over and killed a North Carolina boy while he went to use the bathroom has been sentenced to 65 days in jail.
  Media outlets reported that 28-uear-old Alejandro Suarez pleaded no contest Monday to a misdemeanor death by vehicle charge.
  Prosecutors say Suarez left the fully loaded dump truck in neutral, but put on the brakes on Dec. 26 in a Hillsborough subdivision.
  Authorities say the truck was too heavy for the brakes
  
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• Thousands Of Demonstrators Across US Say ‘Not My President’

  20-02-2017 20:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators across the U.S. have turned out to challenge Donald Trump in a Presidents’ Day protest dubbed Not My President’s Day.
  The numbers weren’t close to the million-plus who thronged the streets following Trump’s inauguration a month earlier, but the message on Monday was similar.
  Thousands of flag-waving protesters lined up outside Central Park in Manhattan.
  In Chicago, several hundred rallied across the river from the Trump T
  
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• Dozens Gather For ‘Not My President’s Day’ Protest

  20-02-2017 20:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of protesters are gathered in Washington to rally against President Donald Trump.
  More than 100 people chanted “Dump Trump” and “Love, not hate: That’s what makes America great” at Washington’s Dupont Circle on Monday. Dozens of people held signs with sayings like “He is not above the law” and “#45: Mockery Worldwide.”
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• Supreme Court Weighs Case Of Mexican Boy Slain Across Border

  20-02-2017 19:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixty feet and the U.S-Mexico border separated the unarmed, 15-year-old Mexican boy and the U.S. Border Patrol agent who killed him with a gunshot to the head early on a June evening in 2010.
  U.S. officials chose not to prosecute Agent Jesus Mesa Jr. and the Obama administration refused a request to extradite him so that he could face criminal charges in Mexico. When the parents of Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca tried to sue Mesa in an American court for violating their
  
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• Weather Blog: Gorgeous President’s Day

  20-02-2017 19:04
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Another gorgeous day on tap across central Maryland!
  Highs will be cooler than Sunday, but certainly not cold! Tuesday will be the coolest day out of the next five, thanks to some extra cloud cover and a few showers could roll through Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
  Temperatures will be on the rise once again as we head into the middle of the week: 60s on Wednesday, followed by 70s Thursday and Friday.
  I don’t think we will break any records as we end the week
  
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• Russia’s Ambassador To United Nations Dies In NYC At 64

  20-02-2017 18:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Russian officials say its ambassador to the United Nations has died suddenly in New York City. Vitaly Churkin was 64.
  Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, told The Associated Press that Churkin became ill in his office at Russia’s U.N. mission and was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where he died Monday. His cause of death wasn’t immediately known.
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• US-Born Panda Cub Bao Bao Bound For China

  20-02-2017 18:16
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — The National Zoo is packing up its American-born panda cub Bao Bao for a one-way flight to China, where the 3-year-old will eventually join a panda breeding program.
  On Monday, crowds went to say their final farewell to Bao Bao, the giant panda born at the National Zoo nearly four years ago.
  It was picturesque day at the National Zoo, as people captured the last hours of what will soon be gone.
  Bao Bao, the 3-year-old giant panda, is heading to her new home in China
  
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• Special Delivery: US-Born Panda Cub Bao Bao Bound For China

  20-02-2017 18:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo is packing up its American-born panda cub Bao Bao for a one-way flight to China, where the 3-year-old will eventually join a panda breeding program.
  The cub won’t have to worry about finding overhead bin space or dealing with a talkative seatmate on the 16-hour, nonstop flight Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday. She’ll be the only panda on the plane, traveling with a keeper and a veterinarian. Her accommodations are first class, too: a special m
  
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• Eric Church Cancels 25K Tickets Bought By Scalpers

  20-02-2017 18:01
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Eric Church has been battling ticket scalpers for years as his popularity grew and he began selling out arenas. But he’s taken his biggest step yet by cancelling more than 25,000 tickets to his spring tour that were purchased by scalpers and putting them back on sale for fans to purchase.
  The “Springsteen” singer told The Associated Press he’s going to do everything he can do to stop what he calls a criminal organization that&rsq
  
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• Police: Drunken Driver Arrested After Hitting Officer’s Cruiser

  20-02-2017 17:25
  
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Police say a Montgomery County officer was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after his cruiser was hit by a drunken driver.
  Police say Officer Matthew Runkles was about to exit his car after arriving at a crash scene on Saturday when his cruiser was rear ended. Police say the 10-year veteran of the department sustained non-life threatening injuries and has since been released from the hospital. 
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• Officer Injured After Drunken Driver Hits Police Car

  20-02-2017 17:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say a Maryland officer was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after his police car was hit by a drunken driver.
  Morris Moody faces numerous charges for the accident that opens a painful wound for the Montgomery County police community.
  Police tell WJZ’s Pat Warren Moody was drunk, and if found guilty, may be among the first to feel the effects of Noah’s Law.
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• How Often Have Athletes Snubbed The White House?

  20-02-2017 17:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The routine is familiar. The president makes a few bad jokes. The championship-winning team presents the leader of the free world with a personalized jersey. Everyone smiles for the cameras.
  Nothing political about that, right?
  Not exactly.
  In a divided nation, everything is political.
  While presidents have been snubbed before, six players from the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots took it to another level by preemptively turning down an expected invitation from Pr
  
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• Authorities Investigate Drugs Vanishing At Some VA Hospitals

  20-02-2017 16:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are stepping up investigations at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers due to a sharp increase in opioid theft, missing prescriptions or unauthorized drug use by VA employees since 2009, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press.
  Doctors, nurses or pharmacy staff at federal hospitals — the vast majority within the VA system — siphoned away controlled substances for their own use or street sales, or drugs intend
  
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• ‘Devoted Duos’: Couple Has Only Taken Their Rings Off Once

  20-02-2017 16:51
  
  CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — Marlene Carpenter and a friend were walking home from church on a Sunday evening in October 1954 when Jim Carpenter and his friend stopped to give them a ride.
  The Carpenters have been together ever since.
  “When I saw her that night…it’s just something…I don’t know what it was,” said Jim of the moment she climbed into the car.
  However, Marlene took some convincing.
  “I didn’t like him at first,” said Marlene. &
  
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• Appointee To Head Maryland Lottery Nearing Vote After Delays

  20-02-2017 16:45
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Senate panel is scheduled to vote on the appointment of Maryland’s acting lottery director — more than 21 months after Gov. Larry Hogan appointed him to the job.
  If the Senate Executive Nominations Committee votes to send Gordon Medenica’s appointment to the full Senate, it could trigger a contentious debate due to questions raised about conflicts of interest and his commitment to minority business participation goals.
  Some senators have expressed
  
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• Man Drowns Near Midthorne Park In Baltimore County

  20-02-2017 14:27
  
  Baltimore (WJZ) – Police say a man found in the water near a Baltimore County park has died.
  The man’s identity has not been yet been released and is pending notification of his family.
  Officials say they received a call Sunday around 5:30 of a man floating in the water near Midthorne Park on the unit block of Whitethorn Way. The man was taken to Franklin Square Hospital where we was pronounced dead.
  An investigation into his death is ongoing.
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• WEATHER BLOG: Mild Presidents Day!

  20-02-2017 13:16
  
  Hi Everyone!
  Presidents Day 2017, and what a mild one it is. Not quite yesterday’s 71° but this day’s high of 59° is way, WAY, above the normal of 46°. The record for today goes back to 1930 with a 76° reading. The record low was just 2 years ago, 2015, with a reading of 2°. TWO FREAKING DERGREES. Think we are on a good run here? Like I have been saying DO NOT overthink this. just enjoy.
  And keep enjoying. All week. And into the weekend. Here are the expected high
  
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• Dodgers Send LHP Vidal Nuno To Orioles For Prospect Moseley

  20-02-2017 12:59
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded veteran left-hander Vidal Nuno to the Baltimore Orioles for minor league right-hander Ryan Moseley.
  The clubs announced the deal Sunday.
  Nuno never pitched for the Dodgers, who acquired him from Seattle last November in a trade for catcher Carlos Ruiz.
  Nuno is 5-20 with a 4.02 ERA in 126 big-league appearances with the Yankees, Diamondbacks and Mariners. He signed a $1.25 million, one-year deal in January.
  The 22-year-old Moseley m
  
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• Uber To Investigate Sexual Harassment Claim By Engineer

  20-02-2017 12:50
  
  LONDON (AP) — Uber’s chief executive has ordered an urgent investigation into a sexual harassment claim made by a female engineer who alleged her prospects at the company evaporated when she complained about advances from her boss.
  Travis Kalanick responded Monday on Twitter to an open statement by Susan Fowler Rigetti about her year at the ride-hailing app. In a blog post titled “Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber,” Rigetti says the company’s human r
  
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• Charlotte QB Kevin Olsen arrested on rape charges

  20-02-2017 12:22
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte quarterback Kevin Olsen has been arrested on rape charges.The Charlotte Observer reports  the 22-year-old Olsen was booked into the Charlotte Mecklenburg Jail late Sunday afternoon on multiple charges, including second-degree forcible rape, cyber stalking and assault on a female.
  Charlotte coach Brad Lambert says he’s aware of Olsen’s arrest and the junior has been suspended from the team. In a statement, the university says it’s &ldq
  
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• Americans On Presidents Day: Admiration, Fear Mark Holiday

  20-02-2017 06:06
  
  MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The United States on Monday marks Presidents Day, a holiday that’s taking on a new meaning for some Americans this year as President Donald Trump — to the dismay of some and delight of others — upends traditional notions of the office.
  The holiday began as a celebration of George Washington’s birthday, Feb. 22, and its official name remains Washington’s Birthday.
  Throughout the 19th century, communiti
  
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• Police Investigating Person Shot In Aberdeen

  20-02-2017 05:35
  
  ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ) — Harford County Sheriffs are investigating a shooting in Aberdeen.
  Police say it happened at 12:48 p.m. on Sunday at the 200 block of Mayberry Drive. Investigators say the one male victim was transported to the hospital and is expected to survive.
  Police ask that anyone with information call 410-612-1717. Harford County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation is ongoing.
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• Police Release 911 Calls Of Tragic Malone Family House Fire

  20-02-2017 05:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Desperate calls for help. The fear and shock can be heard in the voices of every caller. The calls give a sense of how quickly the fire spread. The merciless fire killed six siblings, destroyed a home and touched hearts around the world.
  Now WJZ obtains the 911 calls from the tragic night of January 12.
  Operator: “Do you see flames or smoke?
  Caller: “It’s a flame. It’s really burning. The whole house is burning.”
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• Report: Thousands Of Bridges In US In Need Of Repair, Hundreds In Md. Alone

  20-02-2017 05:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new report reinforces that thousands of America’s bridges are in desperate need of repair, and at the current rate, it would take more than two decades to repair bridges deemed structurally deficient.
  Ava-joye Burnett has more on how Maryland stands in the rankings.
  The new report says nearly 56,000 American bridges are structurally deficient, which means an element in the bridge is rated in “poor condition,” or even worse.
  Updated analy
  
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• Electronic Media Searches At Border Crossings Raise Worry

  20-02-2017 05:14
  
  GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital privacy rights are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents are searching the phones and other digital devices of international travelers at border checkpoints in U.S. airports.
  The issue gained attention recently after at least three travelers, including a Canadian journalist, spoke out publicly about their experiences.
  The episodes have gained notice amid an outcry over President
  
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• Woman shoots man on MTA bus in South Baltimore, arrest warrant issued - Fox Baltimore

  20-02-2017 04:50 via foxbaltimore.com
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- A man shot several times, was discovered on an MTA bus in South Baltimore on Saturday night. Baltimore Police responded to the shooting on Russell Street near West Hamburg Street at 10:50 p.m. A 21-year-old man on was found on ...
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• Hitler’s Phone Sells For Over $240K At Md. Auction House

  20-02-2017 04:43
  
  CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. (AP) — A telephone owned by Adolf Hitler has sold at auction for $243,000.
  RELATED: Hitler’s Phone Up For Auction; Bids To Start At $100K
  Andreas Kornfeld of Alexander Historical Auctions says the phone sold Sunday afternoon to a person who bid by phone. The auction house does not disclose the names of buyers.
  Bidding for the phone started at $100,000.
  The red telephone includes a Nazi party symbol and Hitler’s name engraved on the back. Occupying Russ
  
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• Police investigate drowning at Midthorne Park - Fox Baltimore

  20-02-2017 04:14 via foxbaltimore.com
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Authorities said a man who was found floating in the water at the Midthorne Park in Baltimore County Sunday night has died. Baltimore County police said they responded to a 911 call around 5:32 p.m. at the Midthorne Park located ...and more »
  
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• Mattis To Decide Soon On Troop Levels In Afghanistan

  20-02-2017 04:00
  
  LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he plans to make some decisions soon on whether to recommend an increase in the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and whether the totals should be based on military requirements rather than pre-set limits.
  Mattis told reporters traveling with him that he spoke for several hours by video conference on Sunday with U.S. Gen. John Nicholson, the top American commander there. Matt
  
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• Police Investing Drowning In Middle River

  20-02-2017 03:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are investing a drowning at Midthorne Park in Middle River. Police say they received a call at 5:32 p.m. Sunday evening for reports of a man floating in the water at the unit block of Whitethorn Way.
  Police say via twitter that the man pronounced deceased at Franklin Square Hospital. They have not released the name of the victim. Police say an investigation is continuing at this time.
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• Police Investigating Drowning In Middle River

  20-02-2017 03:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are investigating a drowning at Midthorne Park in Middle River.
  Police say they received a call at 5:32 p.m. Sunday, for reports of a man floating in the water at the unit block of Whitethorn Way.
  Police say via Twitter that the man was pronounced deceased at Franklin Square Hospital. They have not released the name of the victim.
  The investigation is continuing at this time.
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• Digital Media, Press Restrictions Changed Baseball Coverage

  20-02-2017 02:52
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The first time Tim Kurkjian met legendary Orioles manager Earl Weaver, he got cussed at.
  It was 1980, and Kurkjian — whose decades-long career in sports journalism has included time at The Baltimore Sun, Sports Illustrated and now ESPN — was just starting as the No. 2 baseball writer for The Washington Star.
  His colleague, Dan Shaughnessy, the now-renowned Boston Globe columnist, made the introduction.
  “Dan said, ‘Earl, this is Tim Kurkjian,
  
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• Orioles Are Eager To Get Started, Forget About Playoff Loss

  20-02-2017 02:42
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have been eager to get back to work and forget about losing the wild-card game to the Toronto Blue Jays last October.
  On Friday, they took another step in that process.
  As Baltimore took the field for its first full-squad workout most of the prominent names were present, except for shortstop J.J. Hardy, whose sore lower back has prevented him from working out.
  Hardy has had an MRI and CT-scan, but doesn’t seem to be worried.
  “Not too
  
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• Spotlighting a press for older writers - Baltimore Sun

  20-02-2017 02:37 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Kendra Kopelke and Mary Azrael talk about the inspiration behind Passager Press. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun video). Jonathan PittsContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Centenarian poet: "People do seem to be interested in an active codger like me.".
  
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• Orioles’ Machado Practices At Shortstop For World Classic

  20-02-2017 02:37
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Before he leaves for the World Baseball Classic, Manny Machado is making the most of his short time at Baltimore Orioles camp.
  Machado, who was born in Miami, will play shortstop for the Dominican Republic in next month’s WBC, and with the Orioles’ everyday shortstop J.J. Hardy injured, he’s getting to play as much short as he wants before his March 5 departure. He estimates he’ll play six or seven spring training games before the WBC.
  “I
  
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• Orioles Acquire Vidal Nuño From Dodgers

  20-02-2017 02:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles traded minor league right-hander Ryan Moseley for left-handed reliever Vidal Nuño with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  To make 40-man roster space for Nuño, the Orioles designated left-hander T.J. McFarland for assignment.
  The addition of Nuño and the move to designate McFarland keeps the Orioles’ spring training roster at 54 players.
   
  
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• James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer’ Clyde Stubblefield Dies At 73

  20-02-2017 02:19
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Clyde Stubblefield, a drummer for James Brown who created one of the most widely sampled drum breaks ever, died Saturday. He was 73.
  His wife, Jody Hannon, told The Associated Press that Stubblefield died of kidney failure at a Madison, Wisconsin, hospital around noon. He had been suffering from kidney disease for 10 years, and had been hospitalized for a few days, she said.
  Stubblefield performed on several of Brown’s classics in the 1960s and early 70s, includi
  
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• Blast deliver a dud in 7-2 loss to Syracuse - Baltimore Sun

  20-02-2017 02:13 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  The Baltimore Blast had a chance to clinch their division but instead flopped at home Sunday. The Syracuse Silver Knights were clinging to their playoff lives when they played the Blast on Sunday afternoon, and they brought dire urgency to Royal Farms ...
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• Queen Anne’s Co. Shelter Taking In Dogs From New Orleans

  20-02-2017 01:40
  
  QUEENSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — A local animal rescue group is helping overcrowded shelters in New Orleans.Louisiana was under a state of emergency earlier this month after tornadoes wreaked havoc on communities. The Animal Welfare League of Queen Anne’s County is now helping by bringing in dogs from the New Orleans area.
  The shelter posted on social media, sharing some photos of the pups that will be coming to Maryland from the Big Easy.
  “Due to the overwhelming support of the communi
  
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