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• Fmr. Raven On Capitol Hill To Improve Relations Between Minorities And Police

  30-03-2017 23:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Raven Anquan Boldin was on Capitol Hill Thursday to testify on the relationship between minorities and police.
  Boldin is teaming up with other NFL players and lawmakers to find ways to improve that relationship.
  In January, Boldin, who was last year’s Walter Payton Man of The Year, told the Associated Press that he would welcome a chance to sit down with President Donald Trump to discuss concerns for minorities.
  “I believe that the issues being dis
  
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• Light City Ready To Shine Brighter In Its Second Year

  30-03-2017 23:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The wait is almost over. Light City Baltimore returns Friday, bringing lights, innovation, and music to several neighborhoods.
  Light City also means lots of people will be in Baltimore, spending money. That’s exciting local businesses that have been prepping for the event.
  It’s a feast for the senses, illuminating the city skyline. Light City kicks off March 31, and runs through April 8, and it free to the public.
  Light City returns for it’s second year,
  
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• Alarming Increase in Nationwide Pedestrian Deaths

  30-03-2017 23:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Cell phones and dropping gas prices may be to blame for an alarming increase in pedestrian deaths.
  2016 brought a spike in the number of walkers killed.
  Before you step out, watch out.
  “This is an alarming problem and we need to address it head on,” said Kara Macek of the Governors Highway Safety Association.
  A new study by the Governors Highway Safety Association shows U.S. streets are increasingly dangerous for pedestrians.
  Preliminary data for 2016 esti
  
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• Light Pole Falls On Vehicle, Causing Traffic Delays Thursday

  30-03-2017 23:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Traffic was backed up along Ritchie Highway in Anne Arundel County Thursday afternoon after a light pole fell on top of a car.
  The single vehicle wreck happened on northbound Route 2, just before the Beltway.
  Authorities say the car hit the pole, then the pole fell on top of the car.
  The biggest impact on traffic was for vehicles trying to get onto Ritchie Hwy. from I-695.
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• Gilmor Homes Residents Outraged After ‘Sex for Repairs’ Case Dropped

  30-03-2017 23:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)-– Two maintenance workers no longer face criminal charges after the City paid out millions.
  The scandal drew nationwide attention to public housing in Baltimore, women accused maintenance workers of withholding repairs for sex.
  RELATED: Charges Dropped For Maintenance Man In Sex-For-Repairs Case
  There’s anger after the state’s attorney failed to get a criminal conviction.
  Some women who live in Gilmor Homes told WJZ they feel let down by the justice system
  
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• Community Remembers 19-Year-Old Design Student Lost To Gun Violence

  30-03-2017 23:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are searching for suspects after a 19-year-old Baltimore art student was shot and killed just weeks before graduation.
  Police say this murder stands out because Victorious Swift has no criminal record, and his murder appears to be random. Not much comfort to friends mourning the loss of a teenager with a bright future.
  Social, artistic, the light in the room. Friends describe Victorious Swift as an involved community member with a passion for design.
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• Mayor Pugh To Throw Out 1st Pitch For Orioles Opener

  30-03-2017 23:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh will throw out the ceremonial first at the Orioles 2017 season opener.
  Pugh will take part in the opening day festivities on April 3, as the Orioles take on the Toronto Blue Jays at 3:05 p.m. at Camden Yards.
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• Woman Arrested In D.C.: I Tried To Hit Officers With My Car

  30-03-2017 23:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A court document says a 20-year-old woman who got into a confrontation with police near the U.S. Capitol cursed at officers and said she had tried to run officers over. The encounter ended with shots being fired.
  The document was made public Thursday after the woman’s first appearance in court. Prosecutors charged the woman as Mia K. Hill and said her alias is Taleah Everett, the name police gave reporters Wednesday. Asked her name in court she said it was Taleah Ev
  
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• Baseball Season Brings Fans To Nearby Restaurants, Shops

  30-03-2017 22:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Opening day at Oriole Park is almost here, attracting thousands of fans that will flood businesses surrounding the stadium.
  The Orioles opening day kicks off the peak season for nearby restaurants, bars, and hotels. Businesses are banking on the team’s success and loyal fans returning all season long.
  The final countdown to opening day is underway.
  “Essentially, a local holiday where people take off work, they’re getting out of school and comin
  
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• Everything You Need To Know About Orioles Opening Day

  30-03-2017 22:17
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles announced all of their plans for the first home game of the 2017 season, Monday, April 3, at 3:05 p.m. ET against the Toronto Blue Jays.
  PREGAME FUN & PREGAME CEREMONIES
  To allow fans the opportunity to experience the excitement of Opening Day, the entire ballpark will open at noon on Monday. Each fan will receive a 2017 schedule magnet at the gates. Musical groups will entertain fans on Eutaw Street and the main concourses.
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• Orioles Spring Training Attendance Ranks 2nd Highest In Club History

  30-03-2017 21:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With today’s crowd of 6,900 for this season’s Spring Training finale at Ed Smith Stadium, the Orioles have drawn a total of 119,742 fans for 17 home games in Sarasota, the second-highest spring attendance in club history behind only the 120,455 total set in 2013.
  Since moving Major League operations to Sarasota, 885,055 fans have enjoyed Orioles Spring Training baseball at Ed Smith Stadium.
  The Orioles had six consecutive sellouts from March 16 to March 2
  
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• Anti-Transgender Bus Sparks Protests As It Visits US Cities

  30-03-2017 21:27
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Anti-transgender activists are being met with protests as they drive through cities in the northeastern United States in a big, orange bus emblazoned with the words “boys are boys” and “girls are girls.”
  The “Free Speech Bus” parked in front of the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Thursday morning, drawing more than two dozen protesters holding signs and chanting, among other things, “No hate. No fear. Trans people are welc
  
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• Police Release Sketch Of Sexual Assault Suspect

  30-03-2017 21:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department has released a sketch of a suspect who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint earlier this month.
  Police say the sexual assault happened at 7:30 a.m., on March 23, in the 3400 block of Esther Place.
  The victim told police she was walking, when the suspect – armed with a knife – forced her into an alley.
  The suspect then threatened the woman, before sexually assaulting her. Afterwards, the suspect fled on foot.
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• ACMs Announce Even More Performers, Presenters And Collaborations

  30-03-2017 20:19
  
  By Radio.com Staff
  The Academy of Country Music has announced additional performers, presenters and a number and special collaborations for the 52nd ACM Awards.
  Related: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Release New Duet ‘Speak to a Girl’
  This year’s collaborations will include: Reba McEntire and Lauren Daigle performing “Back to God,” country couple royalty Tim McGraw and Faith Hill performing the world television premiere of their new single “Speak To a Gi
  
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• Rapper ‘Big Flock’ Given Federal Prison Sentence For Gun, Drug Charges

  30-03-2017 20:17
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 24-old-rapper is set to spend more than three years in federal prison on drug and gun charges.
  Charles Ulysses Bowman-Bey, or “Big Flock,” was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for felon in possession of firearms and possession with intent to distribute Alprazolam charges.
  A release from the Department of Justice shows that Bowman-Bey was arrested in October 2016, after authorities served a sea
  
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• Md. Woman Selling Alt-White House Commemorative Easter Eggs To Protest Trump Policies

  30-03-2017 20:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, which would pull funds from the arts and public broadcasting, has launched a unique protest. It involves Easter eggs.
  The White House Easter Egg Roll is a tradition for Natalie Rebetsky. She’s attended when both Democrats and Republicans have been in office. But she’s decided to skip it while President Trump lives there.
  “I don’t feel that our current president is very inviting to families and children
  
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• WATCH: Ravens Mascot Poe Spoofs April The Giraffe - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  30-03-2017 19:42 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  WATCH: Ravens Mascot Poe Spoofs April The Giraffe
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The internet has been captured by the live stream of April the Giraffe in labor at the Animal Adventure Park in New York, but it's been over a month of watching her pace her pen. Tired of watching April? Watch Ravens' mascot Poe ...
  
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• WATCH: Ravens Mascot Poe Spoofs April The Giraffe

  30-03-2017 19:41
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The internet has been captured by the live stream of April the Giraffe in labor at the Animal Adventure Park in New York, but it’s been over a month of watching her pace her pen.
  Tired of watching April? Watch Ravens’ mascot Poe instead.
  Guests at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore got a surprise when they found Baltimore Ravens mascot Poe in one of the enclosures.
  Poe is quite the entertainer.
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• Maryland Governor Signs Metro Safety Bill

  30-03-2017 19:35
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has signed a bill to create a new commission to oversee safety on Metro.
  Hogan signed the legislation on Thursday.
  Federal officials announced in February that they would withhold millions of dollars in transportation funding from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia until they create a new commission to oversee safety on Metro. All have now approved the legislation.
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• Retro Baltimore: Back when Baltimore was umbrella capital of the world - Baltimore Sun

  30-03-2017 19:01 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Retro Baltimore: Back when Baltimore was umbrella capital of the world
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  I must have been struck by an umbrella curse. Lately, every single umbrella I buy flips inside out at the slightest gust of wind, rendering it an upside down black plastic bucket. I struggle to hold it the opposite way until the breeze slaps it back ...
  
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• Man shot multiple times in West Baltimore Wednesday night in serious but stable condition - Fox Baltimore

  30-03-2017 18:52 via foxbaltimore.com
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  Man shot multiple times in West Baltimore Wednesday night in serious but stable condition
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Ten minutes after a shooting in Southwest Baltimore Wednesday night, officers were called to another one, this time in West Baltimore. Police say that a 33-year-old man is recovering after he was shot multiple times on Arunah Ave. by ...
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• Mass. Man’s Dramatic Rescue From Burning Home Captured On Video

  30-03-2017 18:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —An 82-year-old man was rescued from the third floor of a burning building in Brockton, Massachusetts Tuesday afternoon, CBS Boston reports.
  The dramatic incident was captured on video.
  “This was a dramatic rescue under severe fire conditions,” said Brockton Fire Dep. Chief Charles Davis. “The fire was blowing out of that apartment and they made entry and pulled him out.”
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• 2,000 Gallons Of Heating Oil Spilled In Cockeysville Creek

  30-03-2017 18:48
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Crews are working to clean up a 2,000-gallon heating oil spill in Baisman Run, according to Baltimore County Emergency Management.
  The oil spilled from a truck and started running into the nearby stream Thursday morning.
  It is now contained, but is still being removed.Update: BCoFD HazMat & MDE heating oil spill Cockeysville 2K spill now contained in Baisman Run. Crews drilling tank & removing residual oil pic.twitter.com/IjvOzTvTmh
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• Worker In Bucket Truck Electrocuted By Power Lines

  30-03-2017 18:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One person was killed after coming into contact with power lines Thursday morning.
  The Anne Arundel County Fire Department confirms the incident happened just before 11:30 a.m., in the 1100 block of Sunrise Beach Rd.
  Fire officials say someone working in a bucket truck came in contact with power lines, resulting in their death.
  It is believed the person killed was in the bucket at the time of the accident.
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• Inlet Shoaling Problem Continues To Cause Headache In OC

  30-03-2017 18:24
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Problems with sand plugging up the Ocean City Inlet have persisted for decades.
  Sand build-up from erosion – a process known as “shoaling” – causes the navigable channels of the inlet and the back bays to become too shallow and narrow for commercial fishing vessels to use safely. Shoaling was once controllable with regular maintenance, but now the build-up happens faster.
  “There’s billions of dollars (of state revenue) here,”
  
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• TSA Worker Fired After Missing Loaded Gun In Bag At Airport

  30-03-2017 18:13
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A Transportation Security Administration screener has been fired after authorities say she missed a loaded handgun in a passenger’s carry-on bag at Atlanta’s airport.
  WSB-TV (http://2wsb.tv/2nkF2MM ) reported Thursday that Atlanta police say passenger Katrina Jackson of Hoover, Alabama, was looking for her passport inside her purse and noticed her .38-caliber handgun Sunday while at the gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Jackson told office
  
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• North Carolina OKs Rolling Back ‘Bathroom Bill’

  30-03-2017 18:07
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bill rolling back North Carolina’s contentious LGBT “bathroom bill” has passed the General Assembly and is now headed to the governor’s desk.
  Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has said he supports the measure. Republican legislative leaders announced a compromise with the governor late Wednesday night and the measure passed quickly in both the Senate and the House on Thursday.
  Not everyone is pleased with the deal. Social conservatives would pre
  
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• ‘Bathroom Law’ Compromise Approved By Senate

  30-03-2017 18:07
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A measure repealing North Carolina’s contentious LGBT “bathroom law” has cleared a key hurdle when senators gave the bill approval.
  Two-thirds of the chamber’s 50 senators approved the bill Thursday. The bill will now go to the House for a vote.
  One of the sponsors of House Bill 2, Sen. Dan Bishop, spoke out against the new deal.
  The law limits LGBT nondiscrimination protections and requires transgender people to use restrooms in schools and gov
  
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• Todd McShay ranks Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tavon Young as top value pick from 2016 draft - Baltimore Beatdown

  30-03-2017 18:04 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
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  Todd McShay ranks Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tavon Young as top value pick from 2016 draft
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  McShay ranked cornerback Tavon Young as the seventh best value pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Pre-draft grade: Early fourth round. Drafted: Fourth round. “Young was a good athlete and showed nice technique coming out of Temple, but his lack of ideal size ...
  
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• Baltimore's STX to outfit U.S. field hockey teams at 2020 Olympics - Baltimore Business Journal

  30-03-2017 17:58 via bizjournals.com
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  Baltimore's STX to outfit U.S. field hockey teams at 2020 Olympics
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  STX will have a presence at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as the official apparel provider for the USA Field Hockey national squads. Baltimore-based STX announced the partnership this week and will design and develop all the on-pitch and off-pitch ...and more »
  
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• Police Seek Public’s Help To Solve January Murder Of Marine

  30-03-2017 17:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is seeking any additional information that someone might have on the January murder of a Marine.
  23-year-old Andrew Zachary was fatally shot back on January 15, in the 800 block of Clintwood St.
  Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in this case.
  Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (410) 396-2100, text a tip to 443-902-4824, or call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
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• Baltimore Station breaks ground in New Center - Curbed Detroit

  30-03-2017 17:35 via detroit.curbed.com
  
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  Baltimore Station breaks ground in New Center
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  Another construction project along Woodward in New Center has begun. Baltimore Station, which will be located near the Amtrak Station, will bring about 8,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and 23 apartments on the second and third ...
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• Commissioner Adam Silver Wants A Woman As NBA Head Coach

  30-03-2017 17:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN that he’s working hard to enlist a woman as a head NBA coach.
  In an interview promoting the NBA and Leanin.org’s launch of a gender equality public awareness campaign Tuesday, Silver also said there will be more women officiating in the NBA as early as next season.
  Becky Hammon, the first ever female assistant coach in NBA history, is inching closer to that NBA head coach title.
  Hammon was a former WNBA player and le
  
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• Something Completely Different At McDonald’s: Fresh Beef

  30-03-2017 17:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Coming soon to McDonald’s: Fresh beef.
  The fast food giant said Thursday that it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime next year at most of its U.S. locations. Employees will cook up the never-frozen beef on a grill when ordered.
  That has been the biggest selling point at rival Wendy’s. Yet there are larger forces at work that have prompted other menu changes at McDonald’s, known for decades more for the bi
  
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• Hearing Set For Offshore Wind Proposals

  30-03-2017 17:04
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Public Service Commission is holding a hearing about proposed offshore wind projects.
  The hearing is scheduled for Thursday evening in Annapolis.
  The PSC is considering applications for the Offshore Wind Renewable Wind Credits that were created by legislation in the state in 2013. They would enable the construction of a 248 megawatt wind farm off the state’s coast.
  The commission is set to decide on the proposed wind project applications by May 17.
  
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• Loyola University Maryland sets crab-walking world record - Baltimore Sun

  30-03-2017 16:58 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Loyola University Maryland sets crab-walking world record
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  Loyola University Maryland students set the Guinness World Record for the most people crab-walking at once, as America's favorite weatherman, Al Roker, walked up and down the lines of scuttling students, broadcasting the Baltimore Jesuit university's ...and more »
  
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• Defense attorney Bates forms campaign committee for Baltimore State's Attorney - Baltimore Sun

  30-03-2017 16:38 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Defense attorney Bates forms campaign committee for Baltimore State's Attorney
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  Defense attorney Ivan J. Bates said in an email to supporters Wednesday that he is considering a run for Baltimore State's Attorney and has formed a candidate committee. Bates, 48, is a former city prosecutor who tried homicides and has been a defense ...and more »
  
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• 30 Players: Alex Bregman Can Do It All For Astros

  30-03-2017 16:36
  
  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): 80 G, 314 AB, .306 BA, 20 HR, 61 RBI, 7 SB, .986 OPS
  2016 season (Majors): 49 G, 201 AB, .264 BA, 8 HR, 34 RBI, 2 SB, .791 OPS
  There are players who progress quickly through the Minor Leagues, and then there’s Astros third baseman Alex Bregman.
  Drafted second overall in 2015 out of Louisiana
  
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• 2nd Eaglet May Hatch Soon On National Arboretum Eagle Cam

  30-03-2017 16:18
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ/AP) — Since New Year’s Eve, millions of viewers have tuned into the DC Eagle Cam to watch two live-streaming, high-definition cameras featuring the wild nest of Bald Eagles Mr. President and The First Lady.For the past month, these parents have been faithfully incubating two eggs in their nest at the top of a Tulip Poplar tree in the U.S. National Arboretum, right inside the Nation’s Capital.
  Their devoted attention and dedicated efforts finally began to pay off
  
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• 2nd Eaglet Hatches On National Arboretum Eagle Cam

  30-03-2017 16:18
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ/AP) — Both eaglets in the nest at the National Arboretum have hatched!
  Since New Year’s Eve, millions of viewers have tuned into the DC Eagle Cam placed there to watch two live-streaming, high-definition cameras featuring the wild nest of Bald Eagles Mr. President and The First Lady.For the past month, these parents have been faithfully incubating two eggs in their nest at the top of a Tulip Poplar tree.
  Their devoted attention and dedicated efforts finally began to p
  
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• Capitals Hold On To Beat Avalanche For 6th Straight Win

  30-03-2017 16:01
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Washington Capitals weren’t at their best Wednesday night. They still had plenty to beat the worst team in the NHL.
  Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov each had a goal and an assist, Jay Beagle and John Carlson also scored and Washington kept rolling with a 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.
  The Capitals have 110 points, five ahead of idle Columbus, and are on track to clinch the President’s Trophy for most points in the league for the s
  
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• With All The 100 MPH Pitchers, How Long Will The Arms Last?

  30-03-2017 15:58
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Even Jose Canseco is uncertain he could take the heat.
  With all those 100 mph fastballs flying through the strike zone these days from Aroldis Chapman, Noah Syndergaard and others, flame-throwers are the norm rather than the exception — in rotations and bullpens alike.
  “We had big, strong, powerful characters. We had entertainers, really. I think today they’re throwing harder, too. The pitching is amazing,” said Canseco, an ex-slugger 16 years
  
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• Thursday, March 30, 2017

  30-03-2017 15:57
  
  People Are Talking about USS Constellation rum!Linh and Marty have Coffee With Adam Gladstone and Dr. Yoni Rosenblatt, of Team Israel of the World Baseball Classic.WEB EXTRA: Linh and Marty have MORE Coffee With Adam Gladstone and Dr. Yoni Rosenblatt, of Team Israel of the World Baseball Classic.
  
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• Fearlessness Factor: Producing In The Clutch In NCAA Tourney

  30-03-2017 15:54
  
  By GENARO C. ARMAS, AP Sports Writer
  It’s the closing seconds of a tight game in the NCAA Tournament and the coach needs someone to take a big shot.
  Experience helps, as does talent and preparation. There is another variable, too, that can’t necessarily be quantified.
  “Those kids, they’re not afraid of the moment, and they really just rise to the occasion, all those clichés you want to use,” North Carolina coach Roy Williams said.
  Marcus Paige did it las
  
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• Orioles Jonathan Schoop Is 100% Ready For Opening Day - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  30-03-2017 15:52 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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  Orioles Jonathan Schoop Is 100% Ready For Opening Day
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  Second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, Jonathan Schoop, joined Ed and Rob to talk about the upcoming season which begins in less than a week. Schoop started by talking about the Orioles not being picked by the experts to make the playoffs and ...
  
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• Rain creeping into Opening Day forecast - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  30-03-2017 15:43 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Rain creeping into Opening Day forecast
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  A "soaking" rain expected to move up from the Tennessee Valley could cloud or dampen Opening Day festivities at Oriole Park at Camden Yards next week. Dry weather expected for the weekend looked to extend into Monday, but chances have increased ...
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• Orioles Jonathan Schoop Is 100% Ready For Opening Day

  30-03-2017 15:32
  
  Second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, Jonathan Schoop, joined Ed and Rob to talk about the upcoming season which begins in less than a week.
  Schoop started by talking about the Orioles not being picked by the experts to make the playoffs and whether that is motivation saying, “we don’t pay much attention. They pick us last but we believe in each other and have each others backs and we have a good chemistry.”
  As for the relationships within the team between pl
  
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• Two injured in shootings Wednesday night, Baltimore police say - Baltimore Sun

  30-03-2017 15:09 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Two injured in shootings Wednesday night, Baltimore police say
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  At 9:30 p.m., officers were called to the 200 block of Stonecroft Road in Southwest Baltimore, near the county line, where a 23-year-old man had been shot in the leg. He was taken by medics to an area hospital. Police said the victim was sitting inside ...
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• US Women’s Hockey Agreement Could Have Far-Reaching Impact

  30-03-2017 14:21
  
  (AP) – Cammi Granato’s biggest victory in hockey came 12 years after she retired.
  When USA Hockey and the women’s national team agreed to a contract Tuesday night that ended a wage dispute, Granato couldn’t put her happiness into words.
  The Hockey Hall of Famer and her teammates staged a similar fight in 2000 without success, and she hopes the current team’s progress paves the way for the future of women’s hockey and even other sports.
  “It’s bigger
  
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• Police investigate deaths in northwest Baltimore - WBAL Baltimore

  30-03-2017 14:04 via wbaltv.com
  
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  Police investigate deaths in northwest Baltimore
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  Two men were killed within 15 minutes of each other in separates incidents Wednesday in northwest Baltimore, city police said. Advertisement. Download the WBAL app. A man died after being attacked and stabbed around 2 p.m. near a BP gas station ...
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