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• Towson University Receives $1 Million STEM Grant To Help Minority Students

  08-06-2017 23:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Towson University has just been selected for a national grant to cultivate the talent of minority students in science.
  Out of 500 applicants, Towson University is one of 24 recipients awarded this $1 million grant, and the only one in Maryland.
  The university plans to create a curriculum promoting participation in research experiences that will continue beyond undergraduate studies, specifically for transfer students and underrepresented minorities.
  “We have to make
  
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• Maryland Inks Deal With Uber, Lyft For BWI Marshall Rides

  08-06-2017 23:50
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved contracts allowing travelers to use select ride-sharing services to travel to and from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
  Local news outlets report per a two-year deal approved Wednesday, the airport will establish dedicated zones for Uber and Lyft, which will pay $2.50 for each ride. While Uber and Lyft have ferried customers to BWI Marshall for years, airport spokesman Jonathan Dean says the agree
  
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• Church Bus Crashes In Atlanta Area; 1 Dead, Several Injured

  08-06-2017 23:38
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A church bus carrying high school students and adults has crashed in the Atlanta area, leaving several people injured.
  It was not immediately clear how many people were hurt in the wreck Thursday afternoon. Firetrucks and ambulances swarmed the area near Atlanta’s airport. Mount Zion Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama, posted on its Facebook page that a bus with its student ministry mission crashed while traveling to the airport.
  Images from the scene showed the bus
  
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• More Than 2,000 Died Of Drug Overdoses In Maryland In 2016

  08-06-2017 23:37
  BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 2,000 people died of drug and alcohol overdoses in Maryland last year, an increase of 66 percent over 2015.
  Calling the deaths a “grim tide,” Health and Mental Hygiene Secretary Dennis Schrader said in a statement Thursday that the statistics represent the largest single-year increase ever recorded in Maryland.
  Health officials say the biggest increase in fatal overdoses comes among people 55 and older. Those deaths increased five-fold between 2010 an
  
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• Suspect Killed In Shootout With Police Had Lengthy Criminal Record

  08-06-2017 23:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It was like a scene out of a movie. A man opens fire on police while on an MTA bus in Dundalk, and it was caught on camera by several people nearby.
  The shooter, identified as Blaine Robert Erb, was killed in that gun battle, and an officer and bystander were also shot, but both have survived.
  At last check, the female officer, officer first class Slocum, was in serious condition at Shock Trauma. She was hit several times in the lower extremities and has to go t
  
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• Father Of Montgomery Co. Student Slain Day Before Graduation, Makes Plea

  08-06-2017 23:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– There have been no arrests so far for the murders of two teenagers in Montgomery County Monday night.
  One of the boys’ fathers is issuing a tearful plea for information.
  RELATED: $10K Reward Offered In Case Of Teens Shot To Death Day Before Graduation
  Adi Najjar is sick with grief over the shooting death of his only son, 17-year-old Shadi Najjar.
  “Pure, innocent. And some murderer killed him in cold blood,” Adi said.
  Shadi and his friend, Artem Zimbe
  
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• Baltimore’s Hilton Hotel Continues To Lose Money

  08-06-2017 23:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The deficits for the Baltimore City-owned Hilton Hotel are piling up, after another down year.
  For the ninth year in a row, the business has lost millions of dollars on paper.
  Many are wondering, how much more can the City take.
  It was projected to generate millions of dollars and light up the City’s bottom line, but Baltimore’s Hilton Hotel hasn’t quite lived up to it’s sky high expectations.
  “Yeah it’s a money pit, it really
  
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• WWII Veteran’s Remains Return Home After Missing 74 Years

  08-06-2017 23:00
  ATLANTA (AP) — More than 70 years ago, a U.S. Army bomber plane dubbed “Hot as Hell” was headed for India on a supply mission. It never arrived, and no one went looking for the doomed aircraft or the eight men on board because military officials had no way of pinpointing where it went down.
  All signs of the mission were lost until 2006, when a hiker in northeast India spotted a wing and panel sign inscribed with the bomber’s name. It wasn’t until 2015 that the U.S.
  
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• Jeremy Conn Talks NBA Finals, Pop Culture & More With Comedian Chris Gethard

  08-06-2017 22:40
  
  Jeremy Conn sat down with comedian Chris Gethard to talk about his appearance at the Ottobar in Baltimore, his new HBO Special and a little about the NBA.
  Chris previews his two 6/11 shows at Ottobar on his Beautiful/Anywhere tour. The early show will be the taping of his podcast and the later show will be standup.
  A little on Chris and where to find him…
  Chris’ one-man show Career Suicide presented by Judd Apatow premiered on HBO in May and was nominated for a Lucille Lor
  
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• James Comey Testifies Before Congress

  08-06-2017 22:25
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP/CBS News) —Former FBI Director James Comey testified before Congress Thursday, nearly a month after President Donald Trump fired him.
  Vic Carter will lead coverage of the testimony from Washington, D.C. tonight on WJZ.During the hearing, despite the president’s claims that Comey was fired because of the way the Hillary Clinton email investigation was handled, Comey said “…I was fired because of something about the way I was conducting the Russia investi
  
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• Flacco Shares Insight On What Happened To Pitta’s Hip During OTAs

  08-06-2017 22:02
  Jerry Coleman got a one-on-one interview with Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco to talk about what happened to Dennis Pitta during the OTAs.
  Pitta re-injured his hip during an OTA practice last week on a no contact play. Flacco said, “It’s a shame. It wasn’t anything much, it was just another run across the middle…I kind of threw it out to his right and his stride was pretty normal. You can see his right foot come down and then he kind of just jumped and rolled.&rd
  
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• Instant Pot Recipe For Steamed Bread Pudding

  08-06-2017 21:29
  
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  Excerpted from The I Love My Instant Pot© Recipe Book: From Trail Mix Oatmeal To Mongolian Beef BBQ, 175 Easy And Delicious Recipes by Michelle Fagone (CavegirlCuisine.com). Used by permission of the publisher, Adams Media, a division of Simon & Schuster. All rights reserved. Photography by James Stefiuk.
  Michelle Fagone is a mother of two young girls, an entrepreneur, and an avid Paleo food chef. She has a passion for healthy living and for shari
  
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• Ocean City Beach Patrol Instructed Not To Bother Topless Women

  08-06-2017 21:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Ocean City Beach Patrol has been told not to bother women who go topless on the beach.
  According to several news outlets, those guidelines were sent to employees in a memo from Beach Patrol Capt. Butch Arbin this week.
  The policy — which instructs employees to document instances of female toplessness but not to approach the woman in question — has reportedly been in effect since May 20.
  This comes after a woman who advocates for ladies being allowed to go
  
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• Dog Deemed Too Nice For Police Work Gets Job He’s More Suited For

  08-06-2017 20:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A police dog that enjoyed meeting strangers more than taking down criminals got a new job that he’s more suited for.
  Gavel has been named as a “Vice-Regal Dog” after police in Australia determined he “did not display the necessary aptitude for a life on the front line”, according to the BBC.
  Gavel’s job will now be to welcome guests and tour groups to the grounds of Queensland’s Government House.Follow @CBSBaltimore on T
  
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• Charity Website Flags Dozens Of Nonprofits As Hate Groups

  08-06-2017 20:18
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A website that touts itself as the world’s largest source of information about charities has added a new feature: a warning label on tax-exempt nonprofits accused of spreading hate.
  Guidestar, a self-described “neutral” repository for data on more than 2 million charities, recently flagged 46 nonprofits for being labeled as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center. A banner atop each nonprofit’s Guidestar profile includes the law center
  
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• The WWE Struggle Was Real: How Naomi Finally Got The Gold

  08-06-2017 20:00
  By Chuck Carroll
  Who doesn’t love a good underdog story? It’s hard not to cheer for the underdog. We rally behind them, championing them as though we’re cheering on ourselves. Their successes are our successes. And we hurt, as they do, when the outcome isn’t ideal. It’s an emotional rollercoaster that we all ride together. So, when the unlikely contender finally reaches the top, it is a sweet moment that is savored collectively.
  That paragraph sums up the near eight
  
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• Maryland Live! Celebrating Its 5th Anniversary In A Big Way

  08-06-2017 19:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The largest gaming facility in Maryland is celebrating its fifth anniversary in a big way.
  Maryland Live! is the big five, and they are celebrating the entire month of June for their fifth anniversary, giving away a Tesla every Friday.
  They even had the Cake Boss to help with the celebrations.
  The casino opened June 6, 2012, and since then it has expanded with restaurants, entertainment, and table games to become one of the biggest attractions in the state.
  Now comes the
  
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• Sheriff: Burglar Falls Asleep After Break-In At High School

  08-06-2017 19:25
  NORTH AUBURN, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two burglars broke into a Northern California high school, stole items, but then hung around.
  Placer County sheriff’s officials say a school employee discovered one of the men on Monday morning asleep in a classroom at Chana High School in North Auburn. The other man was in a bathroom.
  North Auburn is about 40 miles northeast of Sacramento.
  The sheriff’s office says the men — 27-year-old Kevin Thomas, of Fresno, and 25-year-old
  
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• Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay Buys Interest In Belmont Stakes Horse

  08-06-2017 19:13
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrity chef Bobby Flay hopes he’s cooked up another winner in the Belmont Stakes.
  Flay purchased 25 percent interest in J Boys Echo on Wednesday before the draw that assigned post positions for Saturday’s $1.5 million race. The other 75 percent belongs to Albaugh Family Stable.
  Last year, Flay bought an interest in Creator just before the colt won the Belmont by a nose.
  J Boys Echo finished 15th in the Kentucky Derby under jockey Luis Saez. The chestnut colt
  
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• Belmont Stakes: Irish War Cry And Epicharis Headline

  08-06-2017 18:56
  
  By Kevin Martin
  On Wednesday morning it was announced that the expected favorite for this Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, Classic Empire, would miss the race due to a foot abscess. He is expected to return to the races this summer but the talented colt will miss his last chance to add a Triple Crown race to his resume. Even with his defection, the race remains an important and potentially career defining moment for the field of twelve talented colts.
  Of the expected entries, the Japanese import
  
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• Maryland’s Huerter, Tomaic Set To Compete For USA, Spain

  08-06-2017 18:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Rising Maryland sophomore Kevin Huerter has accepted an invitation to attend the 2017 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Cup Team training camp June 18-25 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  Freshman Joshua Tomaic will also compete at the U19 World Cup for Spain when the tournament tips off in Cairo, Egypt from July 1-9.
  Huerter, a native of Clifton Park, N.Y., won a gold medal as a member of the 2016 FIBA Americas
  
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• ‘Battle Of The Beltways’ Resumes As Nationals Host Orioles Makeup Game

  08-06-2017 18:52
  
  By GracenoteThe Battle of the Beltway meets for a one-game showdown when the Washington Nationals host the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in the makeup of a game that was rained out on May 11. The Nationals are trying to earn a tie in the Beltway series after dropping two at Baltimore and winning the first at home before the second was postponed.
  Washington is returning for a seven-game homestand after going 7-2 on a nine-game road trip, including a series win at the Los Angeles Dodgers this wee
  
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• Suspended Baltimore Cop Accused Of Sexting Teen Boy

  08-06-2017 18:35
  YORK, Pa. (AP) — A suspended Baltimore police officer has been jailed in Pennsylvania for violating his bond on charges he exchanged sexually explicit texts and videos with a 15-year-old Pennsylvania boy.
  York County, Pennsylvania prosecutors say 25-year-old Timothy George III talked of marrying the teen before the messages were discovered by the boy’s father, who alerted authorities.
  George had been free on bond, but a York County judge on Wednesday ruled that new assault charges Ba
  
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• 4 Dead In Murder-Suicide In Pennsylvania Supermarket

  08-06-2017 18:02
  TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. (AP) — A supermarket employee brought two guns to work overnight Thursday and fatally shot three fellow employees before turning the gun on himself, Pennsylvania state police said.
  Troopers from the Tunkhannock barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania didn’t immediately explain why 24-year-old Randy Stair, of Dallas, shot the others and himself in a Weis Market shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday.
  Stair’s shift started when the store closed at 11 p.m. Police said he la
  
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• Suspect Killed In Dundalk Police-Involved Shooting Identified

  08-06-2017 17:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have identified the suspect killed Wednesday in a police-involved shooting as a 35-year-old man.
  RELATED: Officer, Bystander Shot; Suspect Killed In Dundalk Shooting
  Blaine Robert Erb was fatally shot after police say he opened fire on officers after they were called out about an armed robbery.
  A female Baltimore County Police Department officer was also shot, along with a bystander.
  Police say Erb’s last known address was in the unit block of Alberge Ln
  
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• Three Yoga Exercises You Should Do Every Morning

  08-06-2017 17:36
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  Yogi Cameron first started practicing Yoga in Paris at the Sivananda Ashram in 1987 while living a supermodel’s life as the face of Guess and Versace, and the muse of Madonna and Elton John. He moved to India and studied the Yoga principles and Ayurveda for over a decade before coming to America to teach westerners the power of The Yogi Code. His new book, The Yogi Code, is on sale now from our sister company, Enliven Books (an imprint of Atria Publi
  
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• Derrick Walton: My Life As An NBA Draft Prospect

  08-06-2017 17:28
  
  The 2017 NBA Draft is set for Thursday, June 22nd. As the stars of the college game get ready to find out where they will begin their NBA journey, CBS Local Sports’ “My Life As” series will give them an opportunity to talk about how they got to this point and what they expect from the future in their own words.
  Today, we hear from Michigan Wolverines guard Derrick Walton. Derrick was a starter for most of his four years with the Wolverines and led them to a Big Ten To
  
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• LIVE BLOG: Former FBI Director James Comey’s Testimony

  08-06-2017 17:12
  
  Keep up with the latest on James Comey's testimony following his firing as FBI director.
  
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• Woman Accused Of Leak Indicted, Faces Detention Hearing

  08-06-2017 17:09
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A young woman accused of leaking U.S. government secrets to a reporter was indicted by a federal grand jury as she awaited a court hearing Thursday to determine whether she must remain jailed pending a trial.
  Prosecutors plan to ask a judge to deny bond for 25-year-old Reality Winner, according to court records filed in the case. A grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday in U.S. District Court charging her with a single count of illegally retaining and transmitting
  
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• Cashews Recalled Because Glass Pieces May Be In Package

  08-06-2017 16:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One company is recalling their cashews because there may be glass pieces along with the cashews.
  Two lots of “Southern Grove Cashew Halves and Pieces with Sea Salt” are being voluntarily recalled because of the potential of glass pieces.
  There have been no reported injuries, and all affected items have been removed from stores.
  The recall is for the 8 oz. canister with UPC code 041498179366 and best by date 11/27/18 and 11/28/18.
  Anyone who bought th
  
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• Kahn: The Search for an MLB Star

  08-06-2017 16:41
  By Andrew Kahn
  The latest issue of ESPN the Magazine ranked the 100 most famous active athletes in the world, taking into account endorsements, social media following, and Google search popularity. The list was most notable for who wasn’t on it: a baseball player. Not a single one. Not Mike Trout nor Bryce Harper nor Clayton Kershaw. There were eight NFL stars and 13 from the NBA on the list. (There were no hockey players, but this is a weekly baseball column. I can’t cure all of spo
  
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• 911 Call For Ride To Hooters Ended With Trip To Jail

  08-06-2017 16:28
  
  MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man wanted to go to Hooters so badly that authorities say he told 911 dispatchers he needed a ride to the restaurant because his grandmother had just suffered a stroke in the parking lot.
  Instead, 28-year-old Jonathan Hinkle got a ride to the Brevard County Jail Tuesday night after deputies searched for three hours for his grandmother. When they finally found her at another location, she said she hasn’t had a stroke or asked anyone for help.
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• Thursday, June 8, 2017

  08-06-2017 15:21
  People Are Talking about the St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival.Linh and Marty have Coffee With hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut.
  
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• Brian McFarland Talks Ravens Salary Cap And Available Wide Receivers

  08-06-2017 14:29
  
  Brian McFarland, Baltimore Ravens salary cap expert and writer for Russell Street Report, joined Rob and Ken to talk about the Ravens salary cap situation and which free agent wide receiver the Ravens should focus their money on.
  Brian started by talking about the Ravens current cap situation and ways to create more cap space saying, “with the cap you always have the flexibility just matters how much do you want to create which means how much do you want to dig into future cap space&hellip
  
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• James Comey Testifying Before Congress This Morning

  08-06-2017 14:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP/CBS News) —Former FBI Director James Comey is testifying before Congress Thursday, nearly a month after President Donald Trump fired him.
  WJZ’s Vic Carter will lead coverage of the testimony from Washington, D.C.
  When Comey was fired in May, the White House cited as justification a Justice Department memo that criticized his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.
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  But Trump himself has since acknowledged that he was thinkin
  
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• ‘Serial’ Star, Guilty Of Killing Girlfriend, Seeks New Trial

  08-06-2017 14:06
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys for a man convicted of killing his high school sweetheart, and whose story is at the center of the popular podcast “Serial,” will argue Thursday that he deserves a new trial after his conviction was vacated.
  Prosecutors and lawyers for Adnan Syed will present arguments before the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. A lower court judge last year vacated Syed’s conviction and ruled that he deserved a new trial because his original attorney fai
  
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• Elkton Police Seek ID Of Suspect Who They Say Purposefully Hit, Dragged Service Dog

  08-06-2017 13:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —After a service dog’s owner says the canine was purposefully hit, dragged and killed by a driver near her Elkton home, police are asking for help identifying the culprit.
  Elkton Police say it was close to midnight on May 30 when they responded to the 100 block of Mike Court.
  The dog’s owner told them a dark colored, newer model car was driving recklessly in the area of Katie Lane. When the homeowner told the driver to slow down, the driver allegedly backed up,
  
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• Mancini Hits 2 HRs As Orioles Beat Pirates 9-6 In 11 Innings

  08-06-2017 05:50
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey Mancini tied the game with a two-run homer in the ninth inning, then hit a three-run drive in the 11th to give the Baltimore Orioles a 9-6 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.
  Baltimore trailed 6-1 in the eighth before rallying for a second straight night. Adam Jones hit a solo shot in the eighth, Mancini’s pinch-hit home run capped a four-run ninth and the rookie applied the finisher against Wade LeBlanc (3-2) in the 11th.
  Since the
  
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• Baltimore Bike Lane Battle Continues In Canton, Redesign Coming

  08-06-2017 05:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The mayor’s office announced a redesign for the bike lanes on one Baltimore street, along with plans to review other lanes across the City.
  When many people think of bike lanes, they either hate them or love them.
  Now that the City is considering making changes and some people are expressing disappointment in the mayor.
  Bike lanes are a relatively new thing in Baltimore and they still have hearts to win over.
  “The bike lanes, it don’t make no sense, the w
  
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• Weather Blog: Ending With Clear Skies

  08-06-2017 04:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– After a cloudy start, we broke into some sunshine later in the day, and now have clear skies.
  A cool night is on tap, but a nice warm-up is coming beginning tomorrow, and really getting underway this weekend!
  We should get to the low 70’s tomorrow, but about 80 on Friday and 86 on Saturday, and a hot 90 by Sunday!
  Lots of sunshine will be with us all weekend as well. Enjoy these nice June days and nights, the heat and humidity of summer will be here soon enough!
  Foll
  
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• Child Found In Illinois Garage May Have Been Killed In 2013

  08-06-2017 03:38
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in Illinois believe the remains of a child found in the garage of a vacant home had been there four years and are investigating the death as a homicide.
  Officers found the remains Tuesday morning after a woman in Las Vegas contacted police and told officers her husband had killed their then-6-year-old daughter in Illinois years earlier and hid the body in the garage of a home in Centreville, near St. Louis. She also said her husband, identified by police as Jason Qu
  
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• Alleged Leaker’s Parents Fear Trump Will Be Tough On Case

  08-06-2017 03:17
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A young woman charged with leaking U.S. government secrets to a reporter poses no flight risk if she’s released from pre-trial confinement, her parents said Wednesday, though they fear prosecutors will seek to use the case to send a tough message from the Trump administration.
  It will be difficult for 25-year-old Reality Winner to get a fair trial if her case becomes “this big thing where we’re not going to tolerate leakers,” Winner’s mothe
  
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• Cosby’s Accuser Stands By Her Story Under Cross-Examination

  08-06-2017 01:59
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A woman who accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and violating her more than a decade ago stood by her story at his sex-crimes trial Wednesday, withstanding hours of often ponderous cross-examination that didn’t produce the stumbles the TV star might have hoped for.
  Calm and composed, Andrea Constand brushed off suggestions she and Cosby had a romantic relationship before the 2004 encounter at his suburban Philadelphia home.
  And she explained away the numerous phone
  
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• Court: Neighbors Can Sue Pot Grower For Stinky Smells

  08-06-2017 00:15
  
  DENVER (AP) — A pot farm’s neighbor can sue them for smells and other nuisances that could harm their property values, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
  The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling revives a lawsuit between a Colorado horse farm and a neighboring marijuana-growing warehouse.
  The horse farm’s owners, the Reillys, sued in 2015, claiming that the pot-growing warehouse would diminish their land’s value by emitting “noxious odors” and attra
  
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