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• Middle Tennessee State Does It Again! Upsets Minnesota 81-72

  16-03-2017 23:23
  
  Ryan Mayer
  Remember the Blue Raiders? That scrappy team that upended pre-tournament favorite Michigan State as a 15-seed last year? Well, they’re back to their upset ways. This time, the victim was 5-seed Minnesota. The Blue Raiders were actually -1.5 point favorites coming into the contest and they didn’t disappoint.
  A slow start left them trailing Minnesota 7-0 early, but then the shooting started to wake up. They outscored the Gophers 37-24 the rest of the first half to take a 37-
  
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• Maryland House Of Delegates OKs $43B Budget

  16-03-2017 21:48
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House of Delegates has passed the state’s $43.5 billion budget.
  The House voted 135-6 for the measure Thursday. The bill now goes to the Senate.
  The House also voted 112-29 for a companion bill that is working in tandem with the budget legislation to balance the state’s books.
  The measures passed with little debate, but lawmakers have expressed concerns about how changes in the federal government could affect the state’s workforce and bu
  
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• Funniest WWE Stories Ever With Mean Street Posse’s Pete Gas

  16-03-2017 21:47
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Pete Gas will be remembered in WWE for his argyle sweaters and khaki pants. His illustrious run with the Mean Street Posse and two reigns as WWF Hardcore Champion live in infamy among fans of the Attitude Era. But the lasting memory I will have of Pete Gas is that he blew off Shane McMahon to do this interview. Just before we started recording, the new author told me that his boyhood friend and current SmackDown Live commissioner was calling. I asked Pete whether he wanted to ca
  
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• Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne And Jon Pardi Take Home New Artist ACM Awards

  16-03-2017 21:31
  
  By Amanda Wicks
  Maren Morris’ year keeps on getting bigger and better. After winning the GRAMMY for Best Country Solo Performance (for her single “My Church“), the young country singer won the ACM Award for New Female Vocalist of the Year. 
  Related: ACM Awards Watch: Who Will Win Single, Song and Album of the Year?
  The Academy of Country Music announced its three new artist category winners today (March 14th) and besides Morris, Brothers Osborne took home th
  
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• Baltimore Co. PD Investigates Viral Child Abuse Video

  16-03-2017 21:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore County Police Department investigation into a viral video depicting child abuse is ongoing, according to a news release.
  Detectives in the Crimes Against Children Unit began an investigation this morning, after the viral video surfaced on YouTube and other social media platforms of a woman and several children.The investigation focuses on a household in the Essex/Middle River area.
  No charges have been filed at this time.
  Additional information will be provide
  
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• Ravens Agree To A 4-Year Deal With CB Brandon Carr

  16-03-2017 21:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Veteran cornerback Brandon Carr has agreed to a four-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens.
  Carr played the last five years for the Dallas Cowboys. A nine-year veteran, Carr has started all 16 games every season of his career. He played four years in Kansas City before signing with Dallas.
  It’s technically a one-year deal for Carr, according to Adam Schefter, with options that could push it to a four-year, $24 million deal. The contract is likely to wrap up at tw
  
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• Person Trapped After Cement Truck Overturn In Anne Arundel Co.

  16-03-2017 21:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County police and fire say a cement truck overturned in Pasadena, trapping a person inside.
  Police say medevac was requested and came to the scene.
  Crews say the cement truck became overturned when it struck an electrical pole.
  The Anne Arundel County Go team is on site for the rescue.
  This story is being updated.
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• 30 Players: Royals Deciding How To Utilize Top Prospect Matt Strahm

  16-03-2017 21:05
  
  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): 22 G, 18 GS, 102 1/3 IP, 4.13 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 3 W, 107 SO, 23 BB
  2016 season (Majors): 21 G, 0 GS, 22 IP, 1.23 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 2 W, 30 SO, 11 BB
  Tommy John surgery is never something you want associated with a young pitcher. In the rare case of Matt Strahm, however, his best has come after undergoing the
  
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• Md. Student Forced Out Of Basketball Game Because Of Her Hijab

  16-03-2017 19:19
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A basketball player at Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg was forced out of a basketball game earlier this month because of the hijab she wears in accordance with her Muslim faith.
  Je’Nan Hayes, 16, played in the first 24 games of the season with no problems, but a different set of referees at Oxon Hill High in Prince George’s County made the call before the regional semifinal, WJZ’s Rick Ritter reports.
  They were enforcing a state rule which says
  
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• Trump Budget Cuts Funding For EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program

  16-03-2017 18:58
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would eliminate federal funding for the program that coordinates Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts, and environmental groups warned the cut would threaten decades of progress.
  Trump’s spending plan for the 2018 budget year, released Thursday, significantly reduces funding for the Environmental Protection Agency. As part of those cuts, it eliminates money that currently goes to the Chesapeake Bay Program.
  The program, fo
  
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• Kids Fest 2017

  16-03-2017 18:17
  
  Attention Kids, get Mom and Dad to bring you to Kids Fest on March 25th at Harford Mall. Loads of fun with the Easter Bunny, magic, face painting and much more!
  
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• Drive-Thru Rescue: Fast-Food Worker Jumps To Aid Of Officer

  16-03-2017 18:05
  
  DORAL, Fla. (AP) — A fast-food worker jumped out his drive-thru window to help an off-duty Florida police officer suffering a medical emergency.
  Pedro Viloria told Miami news stations the Miami-Dade County officer had her two children in her car Tuesday at a McDonald’s outlet. Viloria says she was struggling to breathe when he returned to the window with their breakfast. He says the officer became unconscious and her foot slipped off the brake.
  Surveillance video shows the SUV rollin
  
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• Baltimore prosecutors clear police officers in three 2016 shooting incidents - Baltimore Sun

  16-03-2017 17:21 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Officers are cleared in the April 2016 shooting of a man wearing an animal outfit who claimed to have a bomb outside the studios of Fox45. (Kenneth K. Lam). Justin FentonContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Baltimore prosecutors clear police in three ...and more »
  
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• Maryland Senate Passes Paid Sick Leave Bill

  16-03-2017 17:18
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Senate has passed a measure to require paid sick leave for businesses that have 15 or more employees.
  The Senate voted 29-18 for the bill on Thursday.
  The vote is significant, because the Senate would need 29 votes to override a veto from Gov. Larry Hogan, who said Wednesday he would veto the bill in its current form.
  All of the senators who supported the bill were Democrats. Four Democrats joined 14 Republicans to vote against it.
  The House of Delegates
  
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• Ice, Cold Temps Were Bad News For D.C.’s Cherry Blossoms

  16-03-2017 17:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Technically, D.C.’s National Cherry Blossom Festival, a spring tradition, was supposed to start Wednesday.
  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 s
  
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• New Baltimore Starbucks Part Of National Effort To Support Underserved Communities - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  16-03-2017 16:59 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new Starbucks opening in East Baltimore has a lot more than coffee brewing. It will serve a blend of opportunity for locals, and investment in the community. “It shows that Starbucks knows its audience,” says Keshia Thomas, the new ...and more »
  
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• New Baltimore Starbucks Part Of National Effort To Support Underserved Communities

  16-03-2017 16:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —East Baltimore is getting a Starbucks store that is only the fifth of its kind in the U.S., meant to create job opportunities for young people and support economic development in underserved communities.
  The Ashland Avenue store, which opens to the public Friday, joins the ranks of locations already open in Ferguson, Missouri, Englewood in Chicago’s Southside, central Phoenix, Arizona and Jamaica in Queens, New York.
  Starbucks plans to open similar stores in at least
  
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• SMU’s Road To The NCAA Tournament

  16-03-2017 16:38
  
  Bryan Altman
  In 2015, SMU finally emerged from the dark days of Mustang basketball, making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1993. Famed NBA and college basketball coach Larry Brown set the stage for SMU’s revival when he became the team’s head coach in 2012, but his abrupt resignation last July left many wondering once again about the Mustangs’ future.
  This season, SMU and new head coach Tim Jankovich have proven that they plan to continue this new era of Musta
  
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• Orioles To Host 7th Annual Faiths Food Drive On March 19

  16-03-2017 16:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — On Sunday, March 19, the Orioles will host the seventh annual All Faiths Food Drive.
  Fans attending the 1:05 p.m. game against the Detroit Tigers at Ed Smith Stadium are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items and/or monetary donations to benefit the All Faiths Food Bank. Volunteers will collect all donations at the gates of the ballpark.
  Since 2011, more than 6,000 pounds of food and nearly $7,000 in cash donations have been collected at the yearly food drive to he
  
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• WATCH: James Corden Fills Out A NCAA Bracket

  16-03-2017 15:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The British host of The Late Late Show has filled out his very first NCAA bracket.
  As he points out himself in the video, who better to predict who will win an American college basketball championship than someone who is not American and who never went college?
  In the 4-minute video, you can see Corden being completely overwhelmed by the number of teams, upset at the number of Florida schools competing, and choosing teams to advance whose names sound more British.He also
  
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• Get Free Flower Seeds From The Cheerios #BringBackTheBees Campaign

  16-03-2017 15:13
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Buzz, the Cheerios cereal mascot, “is missing because there’s something serious going on with the world’s bees,” according to the company’s new #BringBackTheBees campaign.
  “Bee populations everywhere have been declining at an alarming rate, and that includes honeybees like Buzz.”
  They’re absolutely right. Bee populations have declined in recent years, and colony collapse is on the rise, which is a huge problem for the pollina
  
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• Tillman Still Out, But Orioles Feel They Have Other Options

  16-03-2017 14:41
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Baltimore Orioles right-handed pitcher Chris Tillman won’t start a fourth consecutive season opener because of a sore right shoulder.
  After starting three straight openers, Tillman will get a cortisone injection in hopes of returning sooner rather than later.
  Orioles manager Buck Showalter said on Wednesday that Tillman, who has yet to pitch this spring, could accelerate his 2017 debut with Baltimore.
  “We put all the options out there to him, and let him d
  
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• NCAA: No. 6 Maryland Faces No. 11 Xavier Tonight

  16-03-2017 14:40
  
  By SportsDirect Inc.
  Two teams given a reprieve after late-season slides will square off when sixth-seeded Maryland faces No. 11 seed Xavier in the West Region on Thursday in Orlando, Fla. It’s the third time the historically strong programs have met with Maryland winning both previous contests, including a victory in the 2003 NCAA Tournament.
  Both teams were sweating the selection process a bit Sunday after key injuries led to their struggles down the stretch. The Terrapins dropped five o
  
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• Garceau: Nice Additions, But The Ravens Still Have Holes To Fill

  16-03-2017 14:22
  
  There was good news for Ravens fans in the first week of free agency, Brandon Williams one of the top players on the free agent market stayed in Baltimore and was encouraged to do so with a five-year $54 million dollar deal.
  Williams is one of the NFL’s premier run stuffers, he constantly takes on double teams allowing linebackers to run free and turn in 100 tackle seasons. You can argue if the millions are stacked too high for a two- down player but there’s no arguing that Williams
  
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• Haynie: Terps Out Early, Arizona To Cut Down The Nets

  16-03-2017 14:11
  
  After two nights of First Four games, the 2017 NCAA Tournament really gets rolling on Thursday. Upsets will happen and drama will ensue as teams try to make their way to the Final Four in Phoenix.
  One of those teams is the Maryland Terrapins, who are participating in their third-straight Tourney. Mark Turgeon’s Turtles start the Dance on Thursday night against the Xavier Musketeers in Orlando.
  Maryland struggled down the stretch losing six of ten games. Xavier, which started the season ran
  
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• Police: 3-year-old Girl Lived Alone With Dead Mom For Days

  16-03-2017 13:14
  
  EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Authorities in Connecticut say a 3-year-old girl was found living alone with her dead mother and with nothing to eat but cereal for several days in an apartment.
  Police said Wednesday the 37-year-old woman’s body was discovered Monday in the bedroom of an East Hartford apartment when a social worker went to check on the child, who had missed day care.
  Lt. Joshua Litwin says the girl survived by eating cereal spilled on the floor. Police don’t know ho
  
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• Federal Judges Block Trump’s Travel Ban

  16-03-2017 12:59
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban has suffered another federal court setback after a judge in Maryland rejected a revised measure that bans travel targeting six predominantly Muslim countries.
  Judge Theodore Chuang ruled Thursday in a case brought near the nation’s capital by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups representing immigrants, refugees and their families. The groups argued that the underlying rationale of the ban was to d
  
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• Baltimore Mayor Pugh To Give First ‘State Of The City’ Address

  16-03-2017 12:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)- Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is gearing up to give her first “State of the City” address today.
  According to our media partners at the Baltimore Sun, the Mayor is planning to deliver an “aspirational” speech to lay out her vision for Baltimore.
  The speech is taking place on Mayor Pugh’s 100th day in office and will look to address many areas that are effecting the city, including police reform, the schools budget gap and crime.
  The speec
  
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• Baltimore School Taps Famous Alumni For Funding Help

  16-03-2017 12:03
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore City school is hoping its famous alumni can help it survive planned budget cuts.
  Media outlets report that on Monday night, actor Josh Charles became the first to take up the cause of helping the Baltimore School for the Arts. He wrote a series of tweets to his 126,000 followers spotlighting the $130 million budget gap faced by the school and other Baltimore public schools.
  The Baltimore School for the Arts, which also counts actress Jada Pinkett Smith and rapp
  
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• Police: Driver In Deadly Crash Was Fleeing Traffic Stop

  16-03-2017 11:50
  
  CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — A woman who was in a vehicle that crashed while Prince George’s County police say it was fleeing a traffic stop is dead.
  Police tell local media that 31-year-old Alexandra Allen was the front-seat passenger in the vehicle when the driver hit a curb then hit a utility pole Saturday night in Capitol Heights. Prince George’s County police say the driver was fleeing from a traffic stop initiated by Capitol Heights police.
  Allen was thrown from the car an
  
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• A Look At The Best To Come In The NCAA Tournament

  16-03-2017 10:15
  
  (AP) – This year’s NCAA Tournament has a chance to be just as good as 2016, when Kris Jenkins capped March Madness the most dramatic way possible with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to win Villanova a title.
  North Carolina fans may not have liked it, but it was the perfect end to a wild tournament filled with upsets and great games. Plus, the Tar Heels are a No. 1 seed again opposite Villanova on the other side of the 68-team field, setting up the chance for a championship game rematch o
  
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• Woman, 89, Found Dead Outside Home In Snow

  16-03-2017 09:46
  
  OTISCO, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in Onondaga County say an 89-year-old woman was found dead in the snow outside her house.Police say a private snowplow contractor was shoveling the woman’s Otisco home when he found her by her front door around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday. Investigators say the woman likely slipped and fell or suffered a medical emergency as she walked outside.Police have not identified the victim.
  The Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy to
  
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• Jones, Hosmer Homer To Lift US To 4-2 Win Vs Venezuela

  16-03-2017 09:18
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — On a night when well-hit balls died on the warning track, Petco Park finally yielded to a hometown favorite and the All-Star Game MVP.Adam Jones hit a tying home run leading off the eighth inning and Eric Hosmer added a two-run shot three batters later as the United States rallied to beat Venezuela 4-2 on Wednesday night in the second round of the World Baseball Classic.Jones played at Morse High about 8 miles east of Petco Park. His father and brother both served in the m
  
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• Judges In Maryland, Hawaii Put Revised Travel Ban On Hold

  16-03-2017 04:57
  
   
  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.
  The ru
  
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• Woman In Midst Of Modeling Shoot When Struck By Train

  16-03-2017 04:18
  
  NAVASOTA, Texas (AP) — The mother of a 19-year-old Texas woman says her daughter was killed when she was struck by a train while having photos taken of her on the tracks in a bid to launch a modeling career.
  Hakamie Stevenson told The Eagle newspaper that her daughter, Fredzania Thompson, attended Blinn College in Bryan, Texas, but wanted to put her education on hold to begin modeling.
  Authorities say Thompson was standing between two sets of tracks Friday in Navasota when a BNSF Railway t
  
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• Baltimore JCCs face another bomb threat - Baltimore Sun

  16-03-2017 04:04 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Jewish Community Center facilities in the Baltimore area received an emailed bomb threat Wednesday, the fourth such threat this year. The JCC facilities in Owings Mills and on Park Heights Avenue in Baltimore opened at 11:30 a.m. after the buildings ...
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• Ice, Snow Left On Vehicles Causing Havoc For Drivers

  16-03-2017 03:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police is warning drivers to clean the snow off the top of their cars because it could cause serious crashes on the highways.
  Police say the thick ice on top of vehicles could become dangerous projectiles as they’re driving down the road.
  Snow and ice can become caked onto roofs, hoods, and even the back of cars, but one sharp turn, and there it goes.
  Wednesday State Police said there were multiple incidents where the dangerous mix of s
  
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• Police Seek Public’s Help To Find Missing Woman

  16-03-2017 03:19
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police is asking the public to help them find a 27-year-old woman who has been missing for three days.
  Katie M. Cook was last seen in Howard County on Monday, March 12, near Rt. 175 and Rt. 1 in Jessup. She had been visiting a relative.
  Cook has not contacted any family members since then, which her family says is unusual.
  She is described as 5-foot-4 and about 140 pounds. She has blonde shoulder length hair and blue eyes. She is believed to have
  
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• Weather Blog: Record Setting Cold

  16-03-2017 03:09
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An unusually cold March 15, so cold that our high for the day set a record for the low maximum for March 15.
  It only got to 30 degrees Wednesday. Our normal high is now 53.
  On Thursday, after a frigid start, we will eventually warm up to the upper 30s.
  Even milder air is on tap for our weekend, so a lot of the snow and ice will melt.We may see a shower or two on Saturday as the warmer moves this way.
  We will likely break 50 both days this weekend! Have a nice Thursday!
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• Russian Agents, Hackers Charged In Massive Yahoo Breach

  16-03-2017 03:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Russian intelligence agents and a pair of hired hackers have been charged in a devastating criminal breach at Yahoo that affected at least a half billion user accounts, the Justice Department said Wednesday in bringing the first case of its kind against current Russian government officials.
  In a scheme that prosecutors say blended intelligence gathering with old-fashioned financial greed, the four men targeted the email accounts of Russian and U.S. government official
  
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• Alito: US’s Dedication To Religious Liberty Being Tested

  16-03-2017 02:44
  
  MADISON, N.J. (AP) — A Supreme Court justice says the U.S. is entering a period when its commitment to religious liberty is being tested.
  Justice Samuel Alito made his remarks Wednesday night at a speech sponsored by a Catholic organization in New Jersey.
  Alito quoted his own dissent in the Supreme Court’s landmark same-sex marriage case, and cited reactions to other cases he says show a hostility toward those with “traditional moral beliefs.”
  He also discussed the hostil
  
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• Deportation Of Afghan Man Who Helped US Military Blocked

  16-03-2017 02:39
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the deportation of an Afghan man trying to enter the United States on a special visa for people who helped the U.S. military.
  A judge on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia late Wednesday blocked a New Jersey federal judge’s decision to allow the deportation.
  Judge Jose Linares in Newark had ruled the man was unlikely to succeed in the case against the government because the visa was already revoked.
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• Trump Blasts Ruling That Put Travel Ban On Hold

  16-03-2017 01:55
  
  President Donald Trump is blasting a court for halting what he’s calling a “watered-down version” of his travel ban.
  Trump told supporters Wednesday at a campaign-style rally in Nashville, Tennessee, that he learned that a district judge in Hawaii had halted his order, which temporarily suspends the U.S. refugee program and bars the entry of people from certain Muslim-majority countries.
  Trump says the ruling is unprecedented judicial overreach” and “makes us look w
  
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• One Baltimore to rethink its operations - Baltimore Sun

  16-03-2017 01:47 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  One Baltimore, the campaign formed after rioting two years ago to unite the city around solving persistent problems, is giving up its office space and wants to meet with the mayor's staff to determine its future direction, its chair said Wednesday ...
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• Sea Lion Heads Home After Finding Farmland Canal

  16-03-2017 01:45
  
  VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A young sea lion spotted in a Northern California farmland canal was feasting on carp as it made its way home Wednesday, a day after rescue crews tried to get him out to be evaluated.
  Dr. Cara Field of the Marine Mammal Center said the 400-pound sea lion spotted Tuesday in a canal in the inland city of Vacaville started heading back toward the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta.
  Field said the sea lion was in no danger from swimming in the fresh water and could sur
  
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• US Women’s Hockey Players Threaten Boycott Over Wages

  16-03-2017 01:21
  
  The U.S. women’s hockey team threatened to boycott the upcoming world championship tournament on home ice Wednesday unless there is significant progress in settling a wage dispute with USA Hockey they say has dragged on for months.
  Players said they informed USA Hockey that they would not report to training camp next week without clear steps toward what they hope is a four-year contract. The U.S. is the defending champion after winning the gold medal last year.
  “To voluntarily take o
  
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• Toddler Stable After Snowplow Convoy Escorts Him To Hospital

  16-03-2017 01:02
  
  A 23-month-old Pennsylvania boy who was escorted by snowplows and state troopers 80 miles to a hospital during the powerful nor’easter was resting comfortably Wednesday after treatment.
  Bentley Gingerlowski was born with a rare congenital heart defect, and a low platelet condition caused internal bleeding at the height of Tuesday’s blizzard, said his mother, Nicole Gingerlowski.
  His parents initially took Bentley to a hospital in East Stroudsburg after he started coughing up blood ea
  
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• Mom Pleads Guilty To Killing Her 2 Toddlers

  16-03-2017 00:33
  
  UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty to suffocating her two toddlers in their suburban Washington home in 2014.
  The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Office in Maryland announced the plea in a news release. The office says 26-year-old Sonya Spoon pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of her children.
  Spoon’s children, 1-year-old Ayden and 3-year-old Kayla, were found unconscious on Sept. 7, 2014, with plastic b
  
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• As Maryland lawmakers near budget vote, trepidation about future looms - Baltimore Sun

  16-03-2017 00:24 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  As the House of Delegates nears an up-or-down vote on Gov. Larry Hogan's $43.5 billion spending plan Thursday, House budget chief Maggie McIntosh sees a lot of good news from her perspective — a revenue shortfall erased, critical programs preserved ...and more »
  
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• Maryland 1 Of 3 Courts Hearing Travel Ban Arguments

  16-03-2017 00:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — President Donald Trump’s new travel ban was set to take effect Wednesday night, but arguments to block the executive order were being held in courts across the country earlier in the day, including here in Maryland.
  The lawsuit being heard in Maryland was one of three being heard. In Hawaii, a judge put President Donald Trump’s revised federal travel ban on hold.
  The arguments also took place in a Washington State courtroom.
  All of the judges had to decid
  
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