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• Light City Brings $44 Million To City; Plans Already Underway For 2018

  06-06-2017 23:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — This year’s Light City Festival has already lit up Charm City, but the spark of excitement is already igniting around next year’s event.
  The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is looking for proposals from artists and neighborhoods interested in taking part in Light City 2018, which is slated for Saturday, April 14, through Saturday, April 21, 2018.
  Light City 2017 brought an estimated 470,000 nighttime visitors to the Inner Harbor with a total econo
  
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• New Apartments Bring Luxury With Creative Flair To Locust Point

  06-06-2017 23:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Just up the road from Fort McHenry, a team of developers and artists are creating a new way of living.
  It’s called the Anthem House — and just being there is an artistic experience.
  In Locust Point, Maryland-based artist Jeff Huntington is creating history.
  He’s bringing beauty to a concrete canvas that stretches along Key Highway. His murals are part of the brand new Anthem House, a luxury apartment building overlooking the Inner Harbor.
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• Search Continues For Suspects Wanted In S. Baltimore Drug Ring

  06-06-2017 23:34
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The search is on for six men accused of fueling violent crime in the south Baltimore neighborhood of Brooklyn.
  They’ve been called dangerous and violent, and they’re wanted by police.
  RELATED: 14 Indictments Connected To Drug Activity In South Baltimore
  Officers are all over south Baltimore streets trying to track down six men who they say are key players in dangerous and deadly crimes.
  Door to door. Block by block. Baltimore police officers are papering the s
  
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• Landmark Law Fighting High Cost Of Prescription Drugs

  06-06-2017 23:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A landmark law soon on the books in Maryland is fighting back against soaring prescription drug prices, becoming the first state in the country to make price gouging illegal.
  Now, advocates want to hear what you’re paying.
  Devin Bartolotta has more on why Maryland families are being asked to share their experiences.The new law comes into effect at the beginning of fall, and advocates are now searching for evidence to enforce it.Prescription drugs can mean life or de
  
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• Longtime Orioles Radio Announcer Fred Manfra Retires

  06-06-2017 23:20
  Longtime Baltimore Orioles radio announcer Fred Manfra called his last game on Sunday, bringing an end to a 25-year run with the Orioles. After 25 years with the Orioles Radio Network, Manfra retired from broadcasting.
  Manfra joined Scott and Jeremy as he is set to retire. Remembering some of the best moments in his career, Manfra says, “it’s like leaving part of your family behind.
  Manfra says players like Caleb Joseph, Adam Jones and are some of his favorites to see in the clubhous
  
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• Police: Friends Filmed Man Dragging Kitten To Death

  06-06-2017 22:50
  
  BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Two 18-year-old Missouri men are accused of tying a kitten to a car’s bumper and dragging it to its death, then posting video online showing people “laughing as the cat tossed and turned” behind the vehicle.
  Jordan Hall was charged Tuesday and Kyle Williams on Sunday with animal abuse and armed criminal action. Neither Branson man has an attorney.
  The probable cause statement says laughter and somebody saying “this will be funny” can be hea
  
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• Terror Attacks In Britain Come As Summer Travel Season Kicks Off

  06-06-2017 22:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The rash of terror attacks in Great Britain come as the summer travel season is beginning. That means security measures, especially at airports, will see increased work loads, and passengers longer waits.
  Finding and removing the everyday items that terrorists have turned into threats is a huge challenge, WJZ’s Alex DeMetrick reports.
  And between now and Labor Day, a lot of Americans will spend time coming and going by air.
  Since 9/11, passenger planes have been a h
  
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• Tournament Investigated After Team Disqualified Because Girl Looked Like Boy

  06-06-2017 22:10
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Soccer Association is investigating how a youth soccer tournament disqualified a team after misidentifying an 8-year-old girl as a boy.
  The association said in a statement Tuesday afternoon it would suspend sanctioning the Springfield Invitational until it had completed a detailed review and the tournament’s organizers took steps to ensure similar errors would not happen again. It earlier apologized to Mili Hernandez, who said her team was disq
  
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• Exclusive: Errol Spence Jr. Discusses His Win Over Kell Brook, Next Steps As IBF Welterweight Champion

  06-06-2017 21:39
  
  Bryan Altman
  On Saturday, May 27, Errol Spence Jr. walked into enemy territory, stared down one of the best welterweights in the world, and took care of business in front of 30,000 fans – most of whom were hoping to see him falter on the biggest stage of his career.
  He didn’t.
  Spence bested fellow welterweight Kell Brook in his native Sheffield, England to claim the IBF title and solidify him as one of the best welterweights in the world.
  A week and a half removed from the biggest bo
  
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• Man With HIV Charged With Murder In Infected Partner’s Death

  06-06-2017 21:16
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A married man accused of not telling his longtime girlfriend that he was HIV-positive was charged with murder after the woman died of AIDS.
  A judge on Tuesday set bond at $1.5 million for Ronald Murdock, who was indicted last week in the February death of 51-year-old Kimberly Klempner.
  Murdock, 51, of Toledo, who also is charged with felonious assault. A message seeking comment on the accusations was left with his attorney.
  Murdock and Klempner had unprotected sex when
  
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• NBA Players Perform Worse Day After Sending Late Night Tweets, Study Finds

  06-06-2017 21:13
  CBS Local– Social media is a convenient tool to bring athletes closer with their fans, but can doing it at the wrong times be detrimental to their performance? According to a study by researchers at Stony Brook University, late-night tweeting from NBA players has shown to lead to a decline in performance the next night at their game.
  The study sifted through more than 30,000 tweets from accounts of 112 players during the hours of 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. from 2009 to 2016. The findings were
  
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• Suspect Arrested Shortly After Fatal Stabbing

  06-06-2017 21:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department was able to arrest the man police believe is responsible for a fatal stabbing on Monday.
  Jason Alcindor has been charged with first and second-degree murder in the death of Timothy Campbell.
  Campbell was stabbed in the 2700 block of Washington Blvd., and was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to a hospital.
  Witnesses identified Alcindor as the man who stabbed Campbell, and police were able to find him a short time later and arre
  
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• Toxicology Results: No Drugs, Alcohol Involved In Route 50 Wrong-Way Crash

  06-06-2017 20:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Toxicology results from the fatal wrong-way accident on Route 50 on May 17 have come back, according to Maryland State Police, and no drugs or alcohol were found.
  The crash resulted in the deaths of 22-year-old Laura Murphy, the driver of the Volkswagen Tiguan that was going westbound in the eastbound lanes near Route 2, and 66-year-old Robert Skidmore.
  Murphy’s 11-month-old son was airlifted from the scene to Johns Hopkins Pediatric Trauma Center but survived.
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• Man Dead After Being Struck By Train In Baltimore County

  06-06-2017 20:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man was killed after being struck by an Amtrak train Tuesday morning in Baltimore County.
  Authorities say the crash happened at 9:45 a.m., near Philadelphia Ave. and Patapsco Ave. in Rosedale.
  Police are still investigating, but say a man was on the tracks, and was hit by the train.
  The victim, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead.
  This incident is still under investigation, as authorities work to determine further details surrounding the crash
  
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• Philadelphia Police Probe Video Of Attack On Disabled Man

  06-06-2017 20:18
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police are investigating an unprovoked sucker-punch attack on an intellectually disabled man that was captured on a video .
  Gerald Andrews Sr. says he saw the slow-motion video after someone else posted it, so he shared it on his Facebook page to call attention to the attack. Andrews says the victim is a co-worker at a supermarket in Cheltenham.
  The video shows one youth punching the man in the jaw while the victim is looking into the camera and smiling, ap
  
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• 3 Traditional Indian Recipes To Add To Your Recipe Book

  06-06-2017 20:11
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  Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning author, poet and teacher whose work, including the novels The Mistress of Spices, Sister of My Heart, and Oleander Girl, has received national and international acclaim. She has been featured in a range of publications, including The New York Times and The Atlantic, and in 2015, she was chosen by the Economic Times as one of twenty Indian women of global influence. She lives in Houston with her husband and two
  
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• Jerry Bembry Breaks Down The NBA Finals Between The Cavaliers And The Warriors

  06-06-2017 20:10
  Jerry Bembry, Senior NBA Writer for The Undefeated, joined Ed and Rob to talk about the Warriors and Cavaliers battling in the NBA Finals.Jerry started by talking about the saying of it’s not being over til its over in reference to Golden State’s 2-0 series lead and the Cavaliers coming back from down 3-1 last year saying “yeah that is true but, the scenario a year ago when the Cavaliers came back from a 3-1 deficit…really don’t see that happening this time, it&rsq
  
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• Ocean City Cop, Metal Detector Wielder Find Lost Wedding Ring

  06-06-2017 19:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —After a Pennsylvania woman lost her diamond wedding band on the beach in Ocean City last week, a police officer and a metal detector-wielding treasure hunter teamed up to find it.
  According to a post on the OCPD Facebook page, Meg Walls of Chambersburg, lost her ring while playing football on the sand with her son on June 2.
  This was near 4th Street.
  “After several hours of emotional, desperate and unsuccessful searching by family and friends, the search was stopped
  
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• Man Given 35 Year Sentence For Raping Maryland Nun

  06-06-2017 19:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the rape of a Maryland nun back in April 2015.
  Juan Randolph was sentenced to life suspend all but 35 years after pleading guilty to first-degree rape and burglary.
  According to the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, Randolph broke into the victim’s home on April 29, 2015, and implied he had a gun.
  He said he would kill her if she didn’t do what he said, then pro
  
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• Police: 2 Teens Found Dead In Car In Md. The Night Before Graduation

  06-06-2017 19:27
  
  MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. (WJZ/AP) — Two teenage boys were found dead in a car on a residential street in Montgomery County Monday night.
  County police said in a statement that a 911 caller reported the sound of shots fired in Montgomery Village on Monday night.Responding officers found two people with apparent gunshot wounds in a car. Police say both died on the scene.
  They were identified Tuesday morning as 17-year-old Shadi Adi Najjar, of Breezedale Lane in Germantown, and 18-year-old Art
  
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• Tight Race In AL East As Orioles Prepare For Pittsburgh

  06-06-2017 19:16
  
  By GracenoteThe Baltimore Orioles surrendered their hold on second place in the American League East with back-to-back losses over the weekend but remain in the thick of the race in division. The Pittsburgh Pirates, who visit the Orioles in the opener of a two-game interleague series on Tuesday, are nearly as close to first place in their own division after beginning the trip with a series win at the New York Mets.
  The AL East starts the week with all five teams at least within one game of .500
  
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• Ravens Invite Fans To Three Open Stadium Practices In 2017

  06-06-2017 19:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens will hold three practices during their 2017 Training Camp Stadium Series that will be open to the public. Two of these events will take place at M&T Bank Stadium, while the other will occur at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.
  The first M&T Bank Stadium practice falls on Sunday, July 30 at 6 p.m.
  This session showcases the organization’s fourth-annual Fireworks Night, an event highlighted by interactive fan experiences
  
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• WATCH: Two Predators Fans Celebrate Game 4 Win With Make Out Session On Live TV

  06-06-2017 19:05
  
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  The Nashville Predators took down the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 on Monday night by a final of 4-1, and the win simultaneously made the Stanley Cup Final series a 2-2 tie, and made the entire city of Nashville lose its mind.
  Some fans danced in the streets, some shouted “we want the cup,” some high-fived and hugged joyously, but none of their celebrations compared to the couple that vigorously made out on live TV immediately following the Preds’ big win.
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• Baltimore Officer Is Finalist In PETA’s ‘Sexiest Vegan’ Contest

  06-06-2017 18:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore police officer has been named as one of the 10 finalists for PETA’s “Sexiest Vegan Next Door.”
  Michael Baysmore is an officer for the Coppin State University Police Department, and beat out hundreds of other entrants to be named as a finalist.
  Baysmore wrote an article for Buzzfeed last August about what it’s like to be an African-American officer in Baltimore.
  According to PETA, Baysmore went vegan five years ago to make the &ldqu
  
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• George And Amal Clooney Welcome Twins, A Boy And Girl

  06-06-2017 18:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — George and Amal Clooney are now parents of twins and, rest assured, George is doing fine.
  The Clooneys welcomed Ella and Alexander on Tuesday morning, the couple announced in a joint statement. Both children, born at a hospital in London, are “happy, healthy and doing fine.”
  “George is sedated and should recover in a few days,” read the statement.
  Clooney, 56, and lawyer Amal Alamuddin, 39, married in 2014. These are the first children for both.
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• Game Time Announced For Maryland Football Home Opener

  06-06-2017 17:50
  
  BALTIMORe (WJZ) — Maryland will host in-state foe Towson for its home opener on Saturday, Sept. 9 in a game that will kickoff at noon and air on the Big Ten Network, it was announced on Tuesday.
  The Terps have won 11 straight home openers at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium and picked up a 28-3 win in their lone all-time meeting against the Tigers in 2011.
  Maryland opens the 2017 season on Saturday, Sept. 2 at Texas in a game that will kickoff at noon EST and can be seen on FoxSp
  
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• Sheriff: Orlando Awning Factory Shooting Left 2 Teens Parentless

  06-06-2017 17:44
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As families of five people killed in a workplace shooting in Florida deal with their shock and grief, a local sports league is raising money for the children of one of the victims — two teens who had already lost their mother nine years ago.
  Kevin Clark was a “wonderful man and an absolutely amazing, supportive and wonderful father” to his 14-year-old daughter and 18-year-old son, the local Pop Warner league said Tuesday in its fundraising appeal.
  Aut
  
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• Former Maryland Defensive Back Signs With New England Patriots

  06-06-2017 17:32
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Former Maryland standout defensive back and return specialist William Likely III has signed a rookie free agent contract with the New England Patriots, the team announced on Monday.
  Likely joins former teammates Alvin Hill (Cleveland Browns) and Levern Jacobs (Washington Redskins) as Terps that have signed with NFL teams since the NFL Draft.
  Likely, who had his senior season cut short due to injury, was named a Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) First Team A
  
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• Paris Police: Officer Shoots Attacker Near Notre Dame

  06-06-2017 17:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Paris police say a suspect who tried to attack an officer with a hammer has been shot by a police officer near the Notre Dame Cathedral.
  A police spokesperson told The Associated Press a man armed with a hammer went after the police officer who was patrolling on the esplanade in front of Notre Dame Cathedral.
  It is unclear whether the attacker was acting alone.
  Large numbers of police cars filled the area on the Ile de Cite island in the River Seine in the center
  
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• Police: Woman Jumps In Front Of Car To Save Boy

  06-06-2017 17:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A woman is being hailed as a hero after she jumped in front of a car and likely saved a young boy’s life, police say.
  It happened in Bridgeport, Connecticut on June 1, and was captured on surveillance video.
  Local police say Shanta Jordan’s body absorbed most of the impact when the out-of-control vehicle slammed into the side of Junco’s Restaurant.
  Her intervention likely saved the boy’s life, according to authorities. Surgeons were able to save hi
  
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• Man, Woman Arrested For Forcing Teen Into Prostitution

  06-06-2017 17:19
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested a man and woman accused of forcing a 16-year-old girl into prostitution.
  23-year-old Heather Lynn Harding and 28-year-old Andre Lamar Russell were charged with human trafficking of a minor. Russell is being held in Howard County without bond, while Harding has been released on $35,000 bond.
  The Howard County Police Department began investigating back on May 31, after getting a tip that a man was offering sex with a teenage girl at motels in the J
  
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• Police Make Arrest In March Murder

  06-06-2017 16:56
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore police have arrested a 45-year-old man for a March murder.
  Shawn Crosby has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 40-year-old man back on March 24.
  The fatal shooting happened in the 2400 block of Greenmount Ave.
  Responding officers found a man who had been shot. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
  Police immediately began investigating, and were able to identify Crosby as a suspect.
  Crosby was arrested Tu
  
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• Amazon Offers Prime Discount To Those On Government Benefits

  06-06-2017 16:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is offering a sizeable discount on its Prime membership for people who receive government assistance.
  Customers that possess a valid Electronic Benefits Transfer card, used for programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs, or food stamps, will pay $5.99 per month.
  The typical monthly payment for Prime membership is $10.99, but users can also pay $99 per year up front, which equates to $8.25 per month.
  Prime members get free shipping on goods and un
  
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• Cultured Bear Breaks Into Condo, Plays Piano

  06-06-2017 16:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —The owner of a condo in Vail, Colorado thought she had been the victim of a burglary.
  As it turns out, something much more whimsical had happened while she was away.
  Security footage shows that a bear broke into her home, and stopped to play the piano while he was there.
  According to the Vail Police Department, they got the call on May 31.
  Upon inspection, the responding officer guessed that a black bear had been foraging for food after entering the home through an open ki
  
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• In Wake Of Docu Series, Baltimore Priest’s Time In Ireland Investigated

  06-06-2017 15:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Following the release of the Netflix series, “The Keepers,” which documents allegations of widespread sex abuse by a Baltimore priest, his time in Ireland is being investigated.
  As first reported by The Irish Times, Father Joseph Maskell moved to Ireland when those allegations first surfaced in the 1990s, and now that country’s Health Service Executive is looking into how he spent his time there.
  In the 60s and 70s, Maskell was a counselor at Archbishop K
  
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• Wallace To Become First Black Driver In Cup Race Since 2006

  06-06-2017 15:20
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Darrell Wallace Jr. will become the first black driver to race at NASCAR’s top level since 2006 when he replaces injured Aric Almirola this weekend at Pocono Raceway.
  Richard Petty Motorsports said Wallace, more commonly referred to by his nickname “Bubba,” will be the replacement in the No. 43 until Almirola returns.
  “Driving the famed 43 car is an unbelievable opportunity for any race car driver,” said Wallace. “With all that Ric
  
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• Florida Woman Let Snake Bite Baby As Learning Opportunity

  06-06-2017 14:21
  
  SEBRING, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman is under investigation after apparently posting a video on Facebook showing a red rat snake biting her 1-year-old daughter.
  The woman tells Tampa’s ABC Action News she has no regrets for “introducing” the girl to the snake, which she found in the driveway of her home near Sebring. The station reports the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
  The woman, who wasn’t identified because she’s not been charged
  
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• Tuesday, June 6, 2017

  06-06-2017 14:01
  
  People Are Talking about The Charmery in Hampden.
  Marty and Linh have Coffee With Michael McDonald.
  
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• Bill Cosby Goes On Trial, His Legacy And Freedom At Stake

  06-06-2017 05:31
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby went on trial Monday on charges he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman more than a decade ago, with prosecutors immediately introducing evidence the 79-year-old TV star once known as America’s Dad had done it before to someone else.
  The prosecution’s opening witness was not the person Cosby is charged with abusing, but another woman, who broke down in tears as she testified that the comedian violated her in the mid-1990s at a hotel bungalow
  
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• 6 Suspects Remain At Large Following Police Investigation in S. Baltimore

  06-06-2017 05:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More than a dozen people are facing charges, as city police crackdown on guns, drugs and other violent crime in South Baltimore. While several suspects are in custody, six remain at large.
  Fourteen people have been indicted in a case connected to the South Baltimore community of Brooklyn.
  Police now say they’re turning to the public for help when they couldn’t catch all the suspects.
  The south Baltimore neighborhood has been a headache for Baltimore City
  
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• Harvard Takes Back Acceptances From Students For Obscene Social Media Messages

  06-06-2017 05:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — The Harvard Crimson reports Harvard College recently took back admission offers to at least ten prospective members from the incoming freshman class, after the students were found exchanging sexually explicit memes and messages in a private group chat messages on Facebook.
  According to The Crimson, group messages contained memes and other images mocking sexual assault, the Holocaust, and the deaths of children, according to screenshots of the chat obtained by
  
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• Al Franken Cancels Appearance On Bill Maher’s Show Over Slur

  06-06-2017 05:08
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Al Franken says he will not appear as scheduled on Friday’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” in the wake of Maher’s use of a racial slur on last week’s show.
  The Minnesota Democrat called Maher’s remark “inappropriate and offensive.” Franken added he was “glad” that Maher apologized.
  Maher was speaking with Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska when he used the N-word in a joking reference to himself as a house sla
  
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• 7-Eleven Clerk Recognized For Saving Life Of Customer Suffering From Overdose

  06-06-2017 04:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  An Anne Arundel county teen is being hailed a hero for saving the life of a customer at the 7-Eleven where he works.
  State’s Attorney Wes Adams presented 17-year-old Austin Wilson with a citation in recognition of his life-saving actions.
  Austin noticed a customer was in the bathroom for a long time and went to check on the person. He recognized the signs of an overdose and immediately called 911.
  That action saved the customers life.
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• Hillary Clinton speaks at Baltimore fundraiser, mentions recent terror attacks - Fox Baltimore

  06-06-2017 04:37 via foxbaltimore.com
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  Hillary Clinton speaks at Baltimore fundraiser, mentions recent terror attacks
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  Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, spoke at a fundraiser for a youth program that sponsors high school students to study in Israel. The event was held at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park in Fells Point. This was the ...and more »
  
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• Trump Organization To Launch ‘American Idea’ Hotel Chain

  06-06-2017 04:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The sons of President Donald Trump said Monday their company is launching a new hotel chain inspired by their travels with their father’s campaign.
  The Trump Organization is calling the new mid-market chain “American Idea” and said it will start with three hotels in Mississippi.
  At a party at Manhattan’s Trump Tower, Donald Trump Jr. said he and his brother, Eric, got a “crash course in America” while traveling across the country with the
  
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• Apple’s HomePod Speaker Pumps Up The Volume On Tech Rivals

  06-06-2017 04:14
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Apple is hoping a new smart home speaker will strike a chord with music lovers — the latest test of the iPhone maker’s ability to redefine markets originally staked out by its rivals.
  The trend-setting company also is putting new twists on existing products as it delves deeper into virtual reality and a form of artificial intelligence called machine learning.
  The moves announced Monday escalate Apple’s technological battle of wits with Google, Amaz
  
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• Clinton Calls For Spirit Of Unity At Baltimore Fundraiser

  06-06-2017 03:38
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Hillary Clinton says now is the time to embrace the spirit of unity, referencing a terror attack in London.
  The former Democratic presidential candidate spoke Monday evening at a Baltimore fundraiser on behalf of the Elijah Cummings Youth Program.
  The program is a joint effort between the Maryland congressman and the Baltimore Jewish Council that pays for high school students to study in Israel.
  Clinton spoke for about 15 minutes, calling for steady, determined leadership
  
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• ISIS-Inspired Attack In London Brings Concern In Maryland

  06-06-2017 03:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The terrorists in London did not use explosives or guns. Rather, they used items that were easily accessible and picked a high profile target.
  The latest ISIS-inspired attack in London shows how terrorists can make a big impact on a small scale.
  “This is using everyday items: a van, a butcher’s knife,” says Michael Greenberger with University of Maryland School of Law. He’s the director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security.
  “And we&
  
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• Listen to Fred Manfra's final call as Orioles radio broadcaster - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  06-06-2017 02:42 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Listen to Fred Manfra's final call as Orioles radio broadcaster
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  Fred Manfra didn't get the final play-by-play call his Orioles broadcasting career deserved — J.J. Hardy struck out looking in a loss Sunday to the Boston Red Sox — but his farewell always was going to feel shortchanged, with the Orioles Radio ...
  Longtime Baltimore Orioles Radio Announcer Fred Manfra Calls Last GameCBS Baltimore / WJZall 11 news articles »
  
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• Baltimore Co. Council Tables Bill On Immigration Status Checks For People In Police Custody

  06-06-2017 02:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Council has voted to table a bill that would require immigration status checks for people in police custody.
  This decision is being received with mixed reviews, as Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenentz released a statement on the decision, saying he’s glad the council didn’t move forward.
  His Executive Order prohibits law enforcement from discriminating based on race, gender or religion, and prevents law enforcement from inq
  
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