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• Nearly 20 cases thrown out since indictments of 7 Baltimore Police officers - Fox Baltimore

  15-03-2017 23:59 via foxbaltimore.com
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  Nearly 20 court cases have been thrown out in Baltimore since the arrest of seven city police officers earlier this month. AA. BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Nearly 20 court cases have been thrown out in Baltimore since the arrest of seven city police officers ...
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• Judges In Maryland, Hawaii Puts Revised Travel Ban On Hold

  15-03-2017 23:57
  
  UPDATE:  According to CNN,  A federal judge in Maryland  temporarily blocked the 90-day ban on immigration for citizens of six countries in President Donald Trump’s executive order early Thursday morning.
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Hours before it was to take effect, President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii after hearing arguments that the executive order discriminates on the basis of nationality.
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• Judge In Hawaii Puts President Trump’s Revised Travel Ban On Hold

  15-03-2017 23:57
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Hours before it was to take effect, President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii after hearing arguments that the executive order discriminates on the basis of nationality.
  The ruling came as opponents renewed their legal challenges across the country, asking judges in three states to block the executive order that targets people from six predominantly Muslim countries.
  More than half a dozen states are tryin
  
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• Baltimore man sentenced to life plus 35 years in 'Chasing a Killer' case - Baltimore Sun

  15-03-2017 23:47 via baltimoresun.com
  
  Baltimore man sentenced to life plus 35 years in 'Chasing a Killer' case
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  Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn sentenced Delvonta Morten to life plus 35 years in the September 2015 killing of Kevin Cannady, 29. Morten was convicted by a jury in January of shooting Cannady execution-style in broad daylight on a Northwest ...
  
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• Md. Bill Seeks To Limit Antibiotic Use In Livestock As Part Of ‘Superbug’ Fight

  15-03-2017 23:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Maryland is considering limiting the use of human antibiotics in livestock as part of the battle against “superbugs.”
  A bill to restrict the overuse of antibiotics in livestock, called the Keep Antibiotics Effective Act, is one approach to fighting the evolution of bacteria that no antibiotic can kill.
  It will be before the Senate this week, after passing in the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee on a 7-4 vote.
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• Gruesome Snow Blower Injuries Are Snowstorm 'Epidemic,' Baltimore Doctor Says - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  15-03-2017 23:33 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore doctors call it a snowstorm epidemic. Every year, thousands of people in the United States are injured by powered-down snow blowers. MedStar Union Memorial has been incredibly busy these past few days, treating patients ...
  
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• Gruesome Snow Blower Injuries Are Snowstorm ‘Epidemic,’ Baltimore Doctor Says

  15-03-2017 23:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore doctors call it a snowstorm epidemic. Every year, thousands of people in the United States are injured by powered-down snow blowers.
  MedStar Union Memorial has been incredibly busy these past few days, treating patients with hand injuries related to snow blowers.
  During the storm Tuesday, a Harford County resident told WJZ he loves using his snow blower.
  “I don’t get to use this very often,” he said. “So when the chance comes, I use it!&r
  
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• Mount St. Mary’s Wins ‘First Four’ Game; Up Next, Villanova

  15-03-2017 23:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mount St. Mary’s University claims victory in the First Four game, advancing the Mount in the NCAA tournament. Up next is #1 seed, Villanova.
  You can watch Mount St. Mary’s play against Villanova Thursday at 7:10 p.m., right here on WJZ.
  It was a nail biting win during the last 2.9 seconds of the game.
  “We always have nail biter games,” said sophomore Jake Lyons. “You can’t just blow them out. We always have to come withi
  
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• Coaches, friends mourn Baltimore boxer fatally shot on cusp of ... - Baltimore Sun

  15-03-2017 23:16 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore police said a 24-year-old man was shot and killed in Upton early Wednesday morning.
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• Hogan pledges to veto sick leave, says it's 'dead on arrival' - Baltimore Sun

  15-03-2017 23:07 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  The state Senate will vote Thursday on a paid sick leave bill, which differs from the House version. Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday promised to veto paid sick leave proposals advancing in the legislature, deriding the plans as business-killers designed ...
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• St. Patrick's Day specials at Baltimore-area bars and restaurants - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  15-03-2017 22:45 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  St. Patrick's Day specials at Baltimore-area bars and restaurants
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  There is sure to be plenty of green beer and Guinness flowing at Baltimore's bars, but local restaurants are also rolling out Irish fare to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, too. Here are some of the food and drink specials available at Baltimore ...and more »
  
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• School For The Arts Hopes Alumni Can Help With Possible Program Cuts

  15-03-2017 22:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With a $130 million budget gap looming over Baltimore City Schools, the biggest programs at the Baltimore School for the Arts are on the chopping block.
  Now Baltimore’s own Josh Charles is shining a spotlight on the issue.
  The Baltimore School for the Arts has a list of notable alumni, including: Tupac, Jada Pinkett Smith, and of course, Josh Charles — and they’re worried their flagship programs could be on the chopping block.
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• The Baltimore Ravens trade C Jeremy Zuttah to the San Francisco 49ers - Baltimore Beatdown

  15-03-2017 22:19 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
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  The Baltimore Ravens trade C Jeremy Zuttah to the San Francisco 49ers
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  After earlier reports today that the Ravens planned to release Jeremy Zuttah, the Ravens have found a trade partner for the 2016 Pro Bowl center, the San Francisco 49ers according to the team's official Twitter account. We have traded center Jeremy ...
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• Baltimore veterans center touted as example of energy efficiency program's success - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  15-03-2017 22:19 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Environmental advocates who want Gov. Larry Hogan to support stronger carbon emissions cuts hosted an event at a veterans training center in Baltimore to tout the benefits. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a joint effort among nine states ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore veterans center touted as example of energy efficiency ... - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  15-03-2017 22:19 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training is among the beneficiaries of a program that requires fossil fuel power plants to pay for carbon emissions.and more »
  
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• Worst spots for parking tickets in Baltimore City - ABC2 News

  15-03-2017 22:18 via abc2news.com
  
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  Worst spots for parking tickets in Baltimore City
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  Be careful where you park your car when you go to Baltimore City. If you aren't paying your meter or paying attention to the signs you could get a ticket. A new report says last year 339,791 parking citations were handed out in Baltimore City for a ...and more »
  
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• Authorities Remind Drivers To Remove Ice Off Vehicles

  15-03-2017 22:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police is reminding drivers to remove all ice from their vehicles before hitting the roads.
  Police say there have been multiple injuries reported Wednesday after ice has flown off vehicles.
  Multiple windshields have been broken by ice that has come off the tops of vehicles while driving.
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• Gary Sinise Discusses His Role On Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

  15-03-2017 21:53
  
  The FBI’s International Response Team returned to action last Wednesday when Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders made its season debut on CBS. Tonight the second episode of season two, “Il Mostro,” will air on CBS at 10/9c. In preparation for tonight’s episode, CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke with Gary Sinise who plays the unit’s veteran leader, Jack Garrett.
  MW- Thank you for taking the time to talk to me today Gary, now you’re no stranger to cri
  
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• HBO Releases Trailer For Henrietta Lacks Movie

  15-03-2017 21:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —HBO has released a trailer for “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” a film about the Baltimore County woman whose cells were used to create what’s considered the first immortal human cell line.
  Oprah Winfrey stars in the film as Deborah Lacks, the daughter of the Turners Station resident who died of cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951.
  Henrietta Lacks’s cells, which were collected without her or her family’s knowledge from a p
  
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• Trooper Takes Abandoned Puppies Into Custody And Adopts Them

  15-03-2017 21:50
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia State Patrol trooper took three canine vagrants into custody — and then he and a few of his colleagues adopted the abandoned puppies as their own.
  The Georgia Department of Public Safety posted on its Facebook page Tuesday that trooper Jordan Ennis found three puppies while patrolling a southwest Atlanta subdivision on Monday. He was driving in the abandoned subdivision known as a dumping site for stolen cars when he spotted the puppies in a briar patch.
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• Sessions Encourages Cities To Revive 1990s Crime Strategies

  15-03-2017 21:30
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Justice Department will encourage cities to revive decades-old strategies to fight violent crime, focusing on sending certain gun crimes to federal court, where they carry longer sentences in far-away prisons, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday.
  Sessions continued to push his tough-on-crime agenda to law enforcement officials in Richmond, where one such effort had its origins.
  Sessions credited that program, known as Project Exile, for slowing the murder
  
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• UCLA’s Road To The NCAA Tournament

  15-03-2017 21:19
  
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  UCLA’s offense has been the talk of college basketball all season, as the team has rolled through a 29-4 year. The defense, however, has been a concern. And as the Bruins get set to play in the NCAA Tournament, it remains the biggest question mark for a team with Final Four aspirations.
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  Preseason expectation: The Bruins, picked third in the Pac-12 preseason media poll behind more experienced Oregon and Arizona squads, were expecte
  
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• Six Finalists Announced for the Baltimore Ravens Innovation Challenge at Light City - BaltimoreRavens.com

  15-03-2017 21:00 via baltimoreravens.com
  
  Six Finalists Announced for the Baltimore Ravens Innovation Challenge at Light City
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  The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts and the Baltimore Ravens are pleased to announce the six Baltimore-based startup finalists who will compete for a year-long marketing package from the Baltimore Ravens during the Baltimore Ravens Innovation ...
  
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• Hogan Pledges Veto Of Paid Sick Leave Bill Before Lawmakers

  15-03-2017 20:49
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan says he would veto a bill requiring businesses with 15 or more employees to provide paid sick leave.
  The Republican governor announced his intention during a news conference Wednesday
  He says either a bill passed by the House or a measure nearing a vote in the Senate would be “dead on arrival.” Hogan has his own proposal that would provide for paid sick leave for businesses with 50 or more employees. It hasn’t moved forward.
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• Jeremy Conn: NCAA South Bracket Breakdown

  15-03-2017 20:10
  
  My Final 4 Team:
  North Carolina… The most talented team in my opinion.  They have great guards and very athletic big men.  They are a very different team with Hicks on the floor, so he needs to stay out of foul trouble.  If he does I think they win the national title.
  Upset Specials:I wouldn’t call this an upset, but I could see Wichita State beat Dayton. Point spread has the Shockers as the favorite, but the Committee made Dayton the higher seed.  Surprise
  
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• Coaches, friends mourn Baltimore boxer fatally shot on cusp of turning pro - Baltimore Sun

  15-03-2017 20:09 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Crime reporter Kevin Rector talks about the death of Montell "Telly" Pridgett, a boxer who was shot dead just blocks from his Upton home early Wednesday morning. (Ulysses Munoz / Baltimore Sun). Kevin Rector and Jessica AndersonContact ReportersThe ...
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• Baltimore creative agency shares South by Southwest experience - Baltimore Business Journal

  15-03-2017 20:09 via bizjournals.com
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  Editor's note: Dan Schepleng and Sean Sutherland of Kapowza, a Baltimore creative services agency, are attending the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas. The two are sharing their experience from the past few days with the ...and more »
  
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• Jeremy Conn: NCAA Midwest Bracket Breakdown

  15-03-2017 20:07
  
  My Final 4 Team:
  Louisville – They are always well coached and have multiple scorers on their team.  You can’t focus on just one player to shut down, because they have multiple guys that can take over a game.
  Upset Specials:I like Nevada to knock off Iowa State.  A lot of experts are jumping on the Iowa State bandwagon after their run in the Big 12 Tournament, but I think Nevada will be one of the 12 seeds to knock off a 5.
  I also like Oklahoma State to upset Michigan. Simi
  
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• Maryland Court Hears 1st Of Several Challenges To Travel Ban

  15-03-2017 20:05
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) —Hours before President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban was to take effect, the first of several challenges to the executive order began Wednesday in a Maryland courtroom, where attorneys told a federal judge that the measure still discriminates against Muslims.
  More than half a dozen states are trying to stop the ban that targets people from six predominantly Muslim countries. Hearings were also scheduled Wednesday in Washington state and Hawaii.
  In Maryland, U
  
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• Oldest Eagle Cam In DC Welcomes 1st Hatchling Of 2017 - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  15-03-2017 19:58 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An eagle cam at the Metropolitan Police Academy in SE D.C. has welcomed the first hatchling of the year. hatchling Oldest Eagle Cam In D.C. Welcomes 1st Hatchling Of 2017. Liberty, a female, and Justice, a male, have raised young ...and more »
  
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• Oldest Eagle Cam In D.C. Welcomes 1st Hatchling Of 2017

  15-03-2017 19:57
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An eagle cam at the Metropolitan Police Academy in SE D.C. has welcomed the first hatchling of the year.Liberty, a female, and Justice, a male, have raised young for eleven years in a nest 110 feet up an oak tree at the academy, according to the sponsors of the live cam — the Earth Conservation Corps, the Metropolitan Police Department and the National Park Service.
  Liberty is primarily responsible for incubating the eggs and caring for the young chicks once they ha
  
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• Jeremy Conn: NCAA West Bracket Breakdown

  15-03-2017 19:25
  
  My Final 4 Team:
  Arizona – They have 6 players averaging close to double figures. Their leading Scorer Allonzo Trier is a handful for opposing defenses and a great crunch time player.
  Upset Specials:
  I don’t have any major upsets in this bracket. I know a lot of people are picking Florida Gulf Coast to knock off FSU, but I don’t see it personally. Wouldn’t shock me to see Xavier knock off Maryland, but I really don’t consider that an upset.
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• Baltimore nonprofit seeks to address food deserts - WBAL Baltimore

  15-03-2017 19:24 via wbaltv.com
  
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  Baltimore nonprofit seeks to address food deserts
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  A local organization is doing what it can to help feed families in food deserts while keeping food from going to waste. Advertisement. Inside a storage facility at 2800 Sisson Street, volunteers are prepping while a line forms outside for what may be ...
  
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• 2017 NCAA Tournament: East Region Game-By-Game Picks

  15-03-2017 19:24
  
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  The bracket has been released and the prognostication has begun. As you fill out your bracket and take in advice from your favorite sources on which teams to pick, allow us to add one more voice to the mix with our bracket preview series. We’ll go region by region and break down each and every matchup on the road to the Final Four.
  Round of 64
   
  No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 16 Mt. St. Mary’s
  Suffice it to say, this would be the greatest upset in NCAA Tournament history,
  
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• Pugh says snow won't affect plan to contribute more to Baltimore schools - Baltimore Sun

  15-03-2017 19:13 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Pugh says snow won't affect plan to contribute more to Baltimore schools
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  Tuesday's snow won't change Mayor Pugh's plan to divert snow removal money to schools. Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh on Wednesday said that Tuesday's snowfall won't significantly affect her plan to contribute more money to the city school system to ...
  City, County & State Officials Urge Safety Following Winter StormCBS Baltimore / WJZ
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• NCAA Tournament: Duke’s Luke Kennard Favorite To Win Most Outstanding Player Award

  15-03-2017 18:57
  
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  It was unquestionably an up and down regular season on and off the court for the Duke Blue Devils right up until the beginning of the ACC Tournament. Then — as they so often seem to do for one of college basketball’s most storied programs — the stars aligned, and the Blue Devils became the first team in ACC history to rattle off four wins in four days to claim the ACC Tournament crown.
  Now, Duke enters the tournament as No. 2 seed, but as a clear favorite
  
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• Cindy Wolf is Baltimore's lone chef nominated for a 2017 James Beard Award - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  15-03-2017 18:50 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Cindy Wolf is Baltimore's lone chef nominated for a 2017 James Beard Award
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  Chef Cindy Wolf was again nominated for a James Beard Award for best chef: Mid-Atlantic. The James Beard Foundation announced its 2017 finalists Wednesday in Los Angeles. (Sarah Pastrana / Baltimore Sun Media Group photo). Sarah MeehanContact ...
  Charleston's Cindy Wolf again named finalist for James Beard AwardBaltimore Business Journal
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• 30 Players: Twins Hope Jorge Polanco Can Lock Down Shortstop Role

  15-03-2017 18:30
  
  By Rich Arleo
  CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day.
  2016 season (Minors): 75 G, 293 AB, .276 BA, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 5 SB, .793 OPS
  2016 season (Majors): 69 G, 245 AB, .282 BA, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 4 SB, .757 OPS
  A 16-year-old Jorge Polanco signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent back in 2009, and he has a good amount of professional experience for a 23-year-old. Pol
  
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• Sex Assault Reports Up At Naval Academy, West Point

  15-03-2017 18:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports of sexual assaults increased at two of the three military academies last year and an anonymous survey suggests sexual misconduct rose across the board at the schools, The Associated Press has learned.
  The new data underscore the challenge in stemming bad behavior by young people at the military college campuses, despite a slew of programs designed to prevent assaults, help victims and encourage them to come forward. The difficulties in some ways mirror those the l
  
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• National Park Service Has Cherry Blossom Update After Ice, Cold Temps

  15-03-2017 18:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Technically, D.C.’s National Cherry Blossom Festival, a spring tradition, was supposed to start today.
  But we’ve had anything but springlike weather these past few days, and the cold temperatures, ice and snow have taken their toll on the festival’s namesake.
  An inspection of the Japanese trees, done Wednesday morning by the National Park Service, shows that there is widespread damage in blossoms that had already reached the fifth stage (out of six stage
  
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• Maryland girls basketball player held out of game for wearing hijab - Baltimore Sun

  15-03-2017 17:57 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  A girls basketball player was barred from a Maryland high school postseason game for wearing a hijab. — With the game out of reach and the season sputtering to a finish, Watkins Mill High School girls basketball coach Donita Adams made sure every girl ...and more »
  
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• Snow Moves Out, Bitter Cold And Winds Linger

  15-03-2017 17:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Most of Maryland is digging out from a late-winter snow. The storm clouds may have moved north, but bitter temperatures and strong winds have lingered.
  Marty Bass says we could still see some snow showers could pop up again today, but they won’t be too problematic.
  We have wind gusts up to 30 mph, and a wind advisory until 6 p.m. Temperatures are lower than yesterday’s, by double digits in some areas.
  The windchill in Baltimore is 11 as of noon.
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• 2017 NCAA Tournament: South Region Game By Game Picks

  15-03-2017 17:26
  
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  The bracket has been released and the prognostication has begun. As you fill out your bracket and take in advice from your favorite sources on which teams to pick, allow us to add one more voice to the mix with our bracket preview series. We’ll go region by region and break down each and every match-up on the road to the Final Four.
  #1 North Carolina vs #16 Texas Southern
  The Tar Heels have been one of the best teams in the country all season. A 16-seed has never beaten a one. T
  
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• Baltimore Beatdown staff roundtable: Discussing the Ravens offseason, free agency and draft prospect fits - Baltimore Beatdown

  15-03-2017 17:11 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
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  Baltimore Beatdown staff roundtable: Discussing the Ravens offseason, free agency and draft prospect fits
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  Our staff analyzes the Baltimore Ravens offseason maneuvers thus far, and highlight several free agents and draft prospects that would help the team reach the postseason next season. 1. What are your overarching thoughts on the Ravens offseason so far?
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• Ravens Trade Center Jeremy Zuttah To 49ers

  15-03-2017 17:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Ravens are making a change in the middle of their offensive line, the center to be exact.
  Center Jeremy Zuttah was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for an exchange of draft picks.
  The Ravens will move up 12 spots in the sixth round. Baltimore will now select with the 186th pick, while San Francisco will have the 198th selection. Zuttah must pass a physical to make the deal official.
  Zuttah was set to make a $3.5 million base salary in 2017, but his release would
  
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• Ravens To Release Center Jeremy Zuttah

  15-03-2017 17:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Ravens are reportedly making a change in the middle of their offensive line, the center to be exact.
  Center Jeremy Zuttah was set to make a $3.5 million base salary in 2017, but his release would give the team just under $2.4 million in cap space.
  Baltimore Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec reported that the Ravens tried to trade Zuttah but were unable to find a suitor.
  Zuttah started 41 games for the Ravens over the last three seasons and played every game last season.
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• Rising Star: USC Forward Chimezie Metu

  15-03-2017 17:06
  
  By Andrew Kahn
  The USC Trojans won just enough games to receive an NCAA Tournament bid. They’ll have to win one more to reach the official first round. Southern California was placed in Dayton, Ohio, for a play-in game against Providence (Wednesday, approximately 9:00 ET, truTV). The winner will face SMU on Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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  Should the Trojans make it to Tulsa, they’ll need more from sophomore Chimezie Metu than he provided in the Nov.
  
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• Some Fun Facts About April The Giraffe

  15-03-2017 16:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As of this writing, April the giraffe is still pregnant.
  It is unclear if the owners of the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, knew that she was going to be such a hit when they first put up a live feed of her pen last month, but she is now a household name.
  If you aren’t as familiar with April as some people are, here are some things to know:
  Her live feed first went up on Feb. 22, and at that time she was considered days — maybe even
  
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• Symposium on Baltimore's future to be held in old Hutzler's building tonight - Baltimore Sun

  15-03-2017 16:33 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Symposium on Baltimore's future to be held in old Hutzler's building tonight
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  Baltimore's future will be discussed this evening in one of its most famous retail landmarks of the past. "Future Cities: Baltimore," a symposium bringing together representatives from diverse fields, will be held this evening inside the one of the ...and more »
  
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• Man dead, another critically injured in Baltimore shootings - WBAL Baltimore

  15-03-2017 16:17 via wbaltv.com
  
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  Man dead, another critically injured in Baltimore shootings
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  A 24-year-old man died early Wednesday morning after being shot in the torso. Police said officers responded at 12:30 a.m. to the 1500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue on a report of a shooting. Police did not find a victim there, but were soon informed of ...
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  Man killed, second injured in overnight shootings, Baltimore police sayBaltim
  
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