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• Mancini Homers Twice Again, Orioles Rout Blue Jays 11-4

  16-04-2017 23:28
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Trey Mancini hit two home runs, Dylan Bundy pitched six shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the struggling Toronto Blue Jays 11-4 on Sunday.
  Mancini connected twice for the second time in three games. He also hit two homers in a win at Boston on Wednesday. In this one, he hit a three-run blast off Ryan Tepera in the sixth, then added a solo drive off Matt Dermody in the eighth.
  Mancini, who finished 3 for 5 with four RBIs, matched the major league record for home
  
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• Fire Sends Up Large Plumes Of Smoke In Baltimore

  16-04-2017 22:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Fire Department is working to put out flames that are sending large plumes of smoke into the air on Easter Sunday.
  The blaze is at Lanvale Towers, located in the 1300 block of E Lanvale St.PIO en route to the 2-alarm fire | 1300 E. Lanvale St. @ChiefNilesRFord pic.twitter.com/mDy3ch96rU
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• April’s Giraffe Calf Height, Weight Revealed

  16-04-2017 21:37
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The male calf born to April the giraffe is nursing well and has had his first vet checkup.
  Animal Adventure Park posted on its Facebook page Sunday that the calf weighs 129 pounds (58.5 kilograms) and stands 5 feet 9 inches tall (1.75 meters).April gave birth to her fourth calf Saturday. The zoo is in Harpursville, New York, about 130 miles (209 kilometers) northwest of New York City.
  The zoo team said April has recovered “perfectly” and is eating &ldq
  
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• Police Searching For Suspect In Easter Sunday Murder

  16-04-2017 21:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is investigating the murder of a man on Easter Sunday.
  Police say officers were called to the 4100 block of 6th St. about a shooting.
  The call came in at 12:40 p.m., and responding officers found a man who had been shot.
  The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
  Anyone with information is asked to call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup. You can also text tips to 443-902-4824
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• Meet The Woman Behind The White House Easter Egg Roll

  16-04-2017 20:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd auditioned for the job of White House social secretary and may not have known it.
  The veteran event planner’s creativity and handicraft were prominently on display at President Donald Trump’s inaugural luncheon at the Capitol, the fifth one she has worked on. Maine lobster and Gulf shrimp, grilled Angus beef and chocolate souffle with cherry vanilla ice cream were on the menu. Sprays of roses in shades of pink, cream and melon spruce
  
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• London Attack Victim Returns To Utah, Continues Recovery

  16-04-2017 20:27
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah woman who suffered a broken leg in a high-profile London attack that left several people dead, including her husband, has returned to her home in West Bountiful.
  Melissa Cochran’s brother, Clint Payne, says doctors cleared her to fly back home last week and she is healing faster than expected. She was taken to a local hospital for a minor surgery to clean her leg wound and later released.
  Cochran and her husband, Kurt Cochran, were on Westminster Bridge
  
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• United Changes Policy, Crew Can’t Displace Seated Passengers

  16-04-2017 19:56
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines is changing a company policy and will no longer allow crew members to displace customers already onboard an airplane.
  The change comes after a passenger, Dr. David Dao, was dragged from a fully-booked United Express flight in Chicago because he refused to give up his seat to make room for crew members. Cellphone video of the incident sparked widespread outrage and created a public-relations nightmare for United.
  Under the change outlined in an internal April
  
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• Lawmakers Across US Move To Include Young People In Voting

  16-04-2017 19:28
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Donald Trump’s characterization of Mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists during his presidential campaign angered Heidi Sainz, whose family is from Mexico and who has close friends who are immigrants. She was also upset that she couldn’t do anything about it at the ballot box because she was a year shy of being able to vote.
  Sainz favors a bill in the California Legislature that would lower the voting age to 17, which she thinks would give a voic
  
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• Search Underway For Missing 61-Year-Old Man

  16-04-2017 19:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is asking for the public to help them find a missing 61-year-old man who was last seen leaving a hospital.
  Franklin Samuels was last seen on Saturday, leaving Union Memorial Hospital.
  Police say he was last seen wearing burgundy pajamas.
  Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911.
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• Zach Britton Headed To The DL

  16-04-2017 18:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Zach Britton is heading to the disabled list.
  The Orioles placed Britton on the 10-day disabled list because of a left forearm strain.
  To take his place, they recalled Stefan Crichton from Triple-A Norfolk.
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• Police Searching For Missing Woman Who Left Hospital

  16-04-2017 17:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Howard County Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a woman who walked out of a hospital early Sunday morning.
  27-year-old Angela Brooks was last seen leaving Howard County General Hospital at 4:30 a.m., wearing maroon hospital scrubs.
  Police set up a perimeter and used K9 units to search the area, but were unable to find her.
  She has been known to frequent the area of Turnabout Lane in Columbia, according to police.
  Police are asking anyone
  
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• Missing Woman Who Left Hospital Returns To Hospital

  16-04-2017 17:49
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — UPDATE: Authorities say Angela Brooks has returned to the hospital.
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  The Howard County Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a woman who walked out of a hospital early Sunday morning.
  27-year-old Angela Brooks was last seen leaving Howard County General Hospital at 4:30 a.m., wearing maroon hospit
  
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• A Year On, Few Answers From Probe Into Prince’s Death

  16-04-2017 17:29
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It’s been nearly a year since Prince died from an accidental drug overdose in his suburban Minneapolis studio and estate, yet investigators still haven’t interviewed a key associate or asked a grand jury to consider whether criminal charges are warranted, according to an official with knowledge of the investigation.
  Prince was 57 when he was found alone and unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park home on April 21. His death shocked fans and led to tri
  
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• Weather Blog: Sunny Easter

  16-04-2017 17:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Happy Easter! It should be a beautiful day for those Easter egg hunts.
  The current surface setup shows low pressure in the upper Great Lakes that has a cold front trailing from it stretching southwestward across Iowa into the central Plains.
  Meanwhile, a warm front extends eastward from this low into southern New England and this warm front has lifted well to the NE of our area. Winds are calm right now but will become WSW later today and we are squarely in the warm secto
  
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• Trump: ‘Who Paid For’ Rallies Seeking Release Of Tax Returns

  16-04-2017 16:59
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump says “someone should look into who paid” for the rallies around the country Saturday that urged him to release his tax returns.
  Trump tweeted Sunday: “I did what was an almost an impossible thing to do for a Republican-easily won the Electoral College! Now Tax Returns are brought up again?”
  Trump was the first major-party nominee in more than 40 years not to release his returns and he reneged on a campaign commitment to release
  
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• Sunday, April 16, 2017

  16-04-2017 15:41
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Christian Life Church talks about their Easter services.
   
  Senior Helpers joins us in studio.
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• On Time: April 16, 2017

  16-04-2017 15:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Center Stage
   
  South Baltimore Learning Center
   
  Taste Of Pikesville
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• Authorities Investigating Murder At Maryland Prison

  16-04-2017 15:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police is investigating the suspected murder of an inmate at a state prison Saturday afternoon.
  30-year-old Michael Hall was an inmate at the Washington Correctional Institution, where he was serving a 29 year sentence for murder and weapons charges, according to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
  Authorities report Hall died from injuries he received during an assault and stabbing earlier in the day.
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• Corey Davis to meet with the Ravens this week - Baltimore Beatdown

  16-04-2017 14:45
  
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  Corey Davis to meet with the Ravens this week
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  The most prolific wide receiver in college footbal, Western Michigan's Corey Davis, will travel to Baltimore to meet with the Ravens on Monday and Tuesday accoridng to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. #WMU WR Corey Davis has a visit scheduled today ...and more »
  
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• Which State Sends Most Taxes To DC? Hint: It’s Not A State

  16-04-2017 14:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As Tax Day approaches, show some love for the good people who live in the nation’s capital.
  Washington, that swampy den of iniquity that politicians love to scorn, sends the most tax dollars per person to the U.S. government.
  By a lot.
  Last year, the District of Columbia paid Uncle Sam $37,000 per person in federal income, payroll and estate taxes. The next closest was Delaware, at $16,000 per person.
  “It’s where the money is,” said Roberton Willia
  
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• Virginia Tech Marking 10 Years After Shooting That Killed 32

  16-04-2017 14:29
  
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ten years after a mentally ill student fatally shot 32 people at Virginia Tech, survivors and families of the slain are returning to campus to honor the lives that were lost that day.
  Virginia Tech is holding a series of events Sunday to mark the anniversary of the deadly campus shooting on April 16, 2007. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine will be among the 10,000 to 20,000 people expected at the Blacksburg campus for the solemn occasion.
  Kaine, w
  
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• CBS Sports picks Edwin Mulitalo as the Ravens best compensatory pick. - Baltimore Beatdown

  16-04-2017 13:00
  
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  CBS Sports picks Edwin Mulitalo as the Ravens best compensatory pick.
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  Baltimore loves stacking up on these picks, and Mulitalo certainly was one of the best. by Evan Mazza Apr 16, 2017, 7:00am EDT. tweet · share · pin · Rec. If there is one thing that Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome loves to collect and ...
  
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• Baltimore Ravens Need to Avoid Zach Cunningham - The Ebony Bird

  16-04-2017 11:04
  
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  Baltimore Ravens Need to Avoid Zach Cunningham
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  Most blog sites spend tons of time predicting and fantasizing over who they want their team to take. Here at Ebony Bird, plenty of articles hit the interweb the past couple of weeks highlighting the best players the Baltimore Ravens should take. I ...
  
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• Baltimore Tree Trust Is Making Baltimore A Greener City - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  16-04-2017 07:04
  
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  Baltimore Tree Trust Is Making Baltimore A Greener City
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Creating a greener city. The Baltimore Tree Trust is restoring our urban forest one tree at a time at Oriole Park. WJZ reporter Tracey Leong spoke with Tree Trusts's Executive Director Mark Conway for the 40th volunteer tree planting ...
  
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• New Playground For Community Affected By Violence In Aftermath Of Freddie Gray

  16-04-2017 05:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A brand new green space brightens up a West Baltimore neighborhood.
  They’re calling it the “McKean Miracle.”
  “It brings tears to my eyes,” says Lisa Schroeder with Parks and People.
  A street once crowded with decaying homes now shares a block with the Easterwood Sandtown Park and Playground. This is the same community, hit with riots nearly two years ago, following the death of Freddie Gray.
  The park has been designed, and even buil
  
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• Maryland SPCA Holds Annual March For The Animals

  16-04-2017 05:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland SPCA held its largest fundraiser of the year at Camden Yards on Saturday. Hundreds of animal lovers brought their four-legged friends to the 22nd annual March for the Animals.
  The event included a one-mile walk-a-thon around M&T Bank Stadium. WJZs Tracey Leong and Tim Williams joined in on the fun.
  The goal was to raise $450,000 dollars for the Maryland SPCA.
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• Weather Blog: Warm Summer-like Temps For Sunday

  16-04-2017 05:00
  
  A warmer Saturday, which brought us clouds and sunshine. For Sunday, a very warm southwest flow of breezes will bring very warm summer temperatures to the region. We may easily reach the mid 80’s! Our normal high is 65. A cool front with some showers and a few thundershowers will pass very late at night. This front will drop our temperatures about 10 degrees on Monday, and give us more sunny, dry conditions to start the week. Have a nice weekend.
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• With General Assembly adjourned, crowded 2018 race for Maryland governor begins - Baltimore Sun

  16-04-2017 04:40
  
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  With General Assembly adjourned, crowded 2018 race for Maryland governor begins
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  At least eight Democrats are weighing whether to jump into the wide-open party primary next year to challenge popular Republican Gov. Larry Hogan for Maryland's top office. The session ended Monday. Now that the legislature has cleared the political ...and more »
  
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• One killed, three wounded in separate city incidents Saturday - Baltimore Sun

  16-04-2017 04:18
  
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  One killed, three wounded in separate city incidents Saturday
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  One man was killed and two men and one woman were wounded in three separate shootings late Saturday in Baltimore, police said. Officers responded at 5:45 p.m to the 800 block of Bridgeview Road in Cherry Hill, where they found a 57-year-old man ...and more »
  
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• Thousands of Muslims gather in downtown Baltimore for annual ... - Baltimore Sun

  16-04-2017 04:04
  
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  Thousands of Muslims gather in downtown Baltimore for annual ...
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  An estimated 20000 Muslims looking to "do good" attend Muslim conference in downtown Baltimore.and more »
  
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• Tax Day Demonstrators In US Take On Trump, His Supporters

  16-04-2017 03:38
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of chanting, sign-carrying protesters took to the streets in cities across the nation Saturday, demanding that President Donald Trump releases his tax returns, so Americans can scrutinize his business ties and potential conflicts of interest.
  Violent clashes were the exception during the largely peaceful demonstrations, but in Berkeley, California, police arrested 13 people and confiscated knives and makeshift weapons after fistfights broke out between factions tha
  
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• It’s A Boy! Zoo Confirms April The Giraffe’s Calf Is A Male

  16-04-2017 03:08
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — And baby makes glee.
  Before an online audience of more than a million viewers, April the giraffe gave birth to a male calf Saturday at a New York zoo, ending weeks of proverbial pacing by animal lovers in a virtual worldwide waiting room.
  The 15-year-old giraffe delivered her calf shortly before 10 a.m. EDT in an enclosed pen at the zoo in Harpursville, a rural upstate village about 130 miles (209 kilometers) northwest of New York City. The mama giraffe tenderly l
  
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• Alec Asher's strong Orioles debut unlikely to keep him in majors - Baltimore Sun

  16-04-2017 02:18
  
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  Alec Asher's strong Orioles debut unlikely to keep him in majors
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  The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles, 2-1, on Saturday, April 15. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun). Eduardo A. EncinaContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. There's no question that right-hander Alec Asher pitched well enough in his Orioles debut ...
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• Baltimore Tree Trust Is Making Baltimore A Greener City

  16-04-2017 01:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Creating a greener city. The Baltimore Tree Trust is restoring our urban forest one tree at a time at Oriole Park. WJZ reporter Tracey Leong spoke with Tree Trusts’s Executive Director Mark Conway for the 40th volunteer tree planting event. The organization started in 2011.
  Tree Trust plants trees throughout the city to keep Baltimore green.
  “The events really help bring green to our city and beautify out city, especially in some of the stadium areas. These tw
  
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• Anguish, Sympathy For Heap After Ex-NFL Player’s Kid Killed

  16-04-2017 01:35
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Condolences poured in for retired NFL player Todd Heap and his family on Saturday, a day after police say the former Pro Bowl tight end accidentally ran over his 3-year-old daughter with a truck, killing her.
  Heap was moving the truck at his home in Mesa, a Phoenix suburb, on Friday when he struck the girl, police said. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
  The Baltimore Ravens, Heap’s longtime former team, called the accident “knee-buckling news and an overwhel
  
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• Slain Baltimore police officer's son shot, killed - WBAL-TV - WBAL Baltimore

  16-04-2017 00:41
  
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  Slain Baltimore police officer's son shot, killed - WBAL-TV
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  The son of a slain Baltimore police officer was shot and killed Friday night.and more »
  
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