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• Potential Impact Of ‘Game Changing’ Move As Amazon Buys Whole Foods

  19-06-2017 23:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The deal is being called a “game changer,” as Amazon takes over Whole Foods, for nearly $14 billion dollars.
  It’s just the latest bold move by the online shopping giant. Rick Ritter breaks down the deal and what it means moving forward.
  Amazon will scoop up more than 400 Whole Foods stores across the country, instantly making them a major player in the grocery industry.
  It’s a deal that rattles the grocery industry. Amazon swallows up whole foods i
  
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• Police Chief: Heroic Officer Drew Gunman’s Fire At Congressional Baseball Practice

  19-06-2017 23:43
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A female police officer with less than 2 years’ experience withstood a barrage of gunfire from a gunman who wounded a top House Republican and four other people on a Virginia baseball field last week, giving fellow officers an opportunity to return fire and kill the shooter, her police chief said Monday.
  Alexandria Police Chief Michael Brown lauded the heroic actions of Officer Nicole Battaglia and two other officers who were the first to arrive at a field wher
  
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• NASA Telescope Finds 10 More Planets That Could Have Life

  19-06-2017 23:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA’s planet-hunting telescope has found 10 new planets outside our solar system that are likely the right size and temperature to potentially have life on them, broadly hinting that we are probably not alone.
  After four years of searching, the Kepler telescope has detected a total of 49 planets in the Goldilocks zone. And it only looked in a tiny part of the galaxy, one quarter of one percent of a galaxy that holds about 200 billion of stars.
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• Baltimore Forced To Ration Life-Saving Narcan As Opioid Crisis Worsens

  19-06-2017 23:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It can save lives, but Baltimore’s Health Department is being forced to ration Narcan.
  Alex DeMetrick reports, preventing deaths from drug overdose has left the department trapped between increased demand for Narcan, and not enough money to buy what’s needed.
  Narcan is the drug that can stop a drug overdose and save a life.
  “The problem is that we just don’ have enough money to purchase more Narcan, and as a result we basically have to ration it,&r
  
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• Baltimore Toddler Recovering From Pediatric Stroke, Which Is More Common Than You Might Think

  19-06-2017 23:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Did you know children, even babies, can have strokes? It happens. More than you may realize.
  Denise Koch met one Baltimore family that found out in the worst way possible.
  The Wolcotts were on vacation at Disney World almost a year ago when suddenly one of their 16-month-old twins, Brooke, could no longer move her left side.
  “It was terrifying… it was one of those things that never crossed your mind,” says her mother, Nikki Wolcott.
  Nor would it cross m
  
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• Flash flooding possible amid scattered storms Monday night - Baltimore Sun

  19-06-2017 23:20 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Flash flooding possible amid scattered storms Monday night
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  Possible Floods later this afternoon into this evening before clearing to a beautiful next few days. Sean Welsh and Scott DanceContact ReportersThe Baltimore Sun. Severe storms crossed the Baltimore region by 5 p.m., largely sparing the area of ...and more »
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Much Of Central Maryland

  19-06-2017 23:08
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — WJZ FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Bob Turk & Meg McNamara
  A strong line of storms is pushing across Maryland.
  A warm and moist environment has created a lot of instability for the passing storm system.
  All of central Maryland is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch through 8 p.m., and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have been issued for some areas throughout the day.
  The main hazards so far are damaging wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.
  These storms are also producing torren
  
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• New Mortgage Company Employees Get Inspired By John Harbaugh On Their First Day

  19-06-2017 23:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Those who book motivational speakers love successful football coaches, as they’re able to combine their winning reputations with an inspiring message.
  As Mike Schuh reports, a group of recent college grads newly employed at a mortgage company got a treat today downtown. They lined up underground at Ravens stadium, to enter a room where head coach John Harbaugh was waiting to meet them, take photos with them and light fires under them.
  “They’ve got big pl
  
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• US Student Detained In North Korea, Otto Warmbier, Dies

  19-06-2017 22:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea and returned to his home state of Ohio in a coma has died.
  Otto Warmbier was at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center after hospital staff said he suffered a “severe neurological injury.”
  This is developing news. We will continue to update this story as additional information becomes available.
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• Two women shot in north Baltimore Monday morning - Fox Baltimore

  19-06-2017 22:26 via foxbaltimore.com
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  Two women shot in north Baltimore Monday morning
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Police are investigating a double shooting that occurred Monday morning in north Baltimore. Police say officers responded to Sheridan Avenue near York Road at around 2:10 a.m. and found two adult females suffering from gunshot ...
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• Police: parents of child found walking in east Baltimore located | WBFF - Fox Baltimore

  19-06-2017 22:26 via foxbaltimore.com
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Police say the parents of the baby girl found walking alone in east Baltimore has been reunited with her mother. Police say the child was ...and more »
  
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• MTA Helping Riders Adjust To New Baltimore Link Bus Schedule

  19-06-2017 22:18
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The work week starts with all new bus routes, as Baltimore’s brand new bus service is up and running.
  Baltimore Link launched Sunday, bringing all new routes to the city. It’s also bringing a lot of confusion.
  WJZ’s Kimberly Eiten spoke with riders about how they’re adjusting and what MTA is doing to help.
  For the first part of the week, riders will see MTA workers at bus stops across the city to answer questions and hand out maps.
  But some bu
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Warning Issued For Monday Afternoon

  19-06-2017 21:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A strong line of storms is pushing across Maryland.
  A warm and moist environment has created a lot of instability for the passing storm system.
  All of central Maryland is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch through 8 p.m., and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have been issued for some areas throughout the day. There is currently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Cecil, Howard, and Prince George’s Counties until 4:45 p.m. 
  
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• Orioles Shortstop JJ Hardy Out With Fractured Wrist

  19-06-2017 21:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Orioles shortstop JJ Hardy, who left Sunday’s game early after being hit by a Lance Lynn pitch, says he has a non-displaced fracture of his right wrist.
  RELATED: Orioles Slugger Davis Likely Out Until After All-Star Break
  Hardy said it will be 4-6 weeks before he can resume baseball activities.
  Veteran infielder Ruben Tejada could possibly replace Hardy.
  
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• Baltimore teachers launch door-to-door campaign to stem tide of enrollment decline - Baltimore Sun

  19-06-2017 21:03 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  Baltimore teachers launch door-to-door campaign to stem tide of enrollment decline
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  The Baltimore Schools for Baltimore Students: Bringing Back Baltimore One Child at a Time (B3) campaign is an effort to retain students and recruit new students. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun video). Tim PrudenteContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Faced ...
  
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• New Details On Maryland Sailor Killed On Navy Destroyer

  19-06-2017 21:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — WJZ is learning more about the Maryland sailor who was one of seven killed on a U.S. Naval destroyer off the coast of Japan.
  The Navy identified 24-year-old Personnel Specialist First Class Xavier Alec Martin as one of the sailors who was killed when the U.S.S. Fitzgerald collided with a cargo ship late last week.
  RELATED: Halethorpe Dad Grieves Over Loss Of Son Killed On Navy Destroyer
  Martin, who was from from Halethorpe, went to Lansdowne High School.
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• Father Recalls Final Call Home For Maryland Sailor Killed On Navy Destroyer

  19-06-2017 21:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — WJZ is learning more about the Maryland sailor who was one of seven killed on a U.S. Naval destroyer off the coast of Japan.
  The Navy identified 24-year-old Personnel Specialist First Class Xavier Alec Martin as one of the sailors who was killed when the U.S.S. Fitzgerald collided with a cargo ship over the weekend.
  RELATED: Halethorpe Dad Grieves Over Loss Of Son Killed On Navy Destroyer
  WJZ’s Amy Yensi spoke to his father just hours after the names of the vic
  
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• Justices Say Law On Offensive Trademarks Is Unconstitutional

  19-06-2017 20:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks, ruling in favor of an Asian-American rock band called the Slants and giving a major boost to the Washington Redskins in their separate legal fight over the team name.
  The justices were unanimous in saying that the 71-year-old trademark law barring disparaging terms infringes free speech rights.
  “It offends a bedrock First Amendment principle: Speech may not be banned on the ground
  
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• Orioles To Host Part Of Wilson Premier Championship East

  19-06-2017 20:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After impressing organizers of the prestigious Wilson Premier baseball tournament program in 2016, the Baltimore Orioles will host 15 days of competition in Sarasota County this summer from June 22 through July 12 during the Wilson Premier Championship East. The event is one of the largest Florida-based tournaments in amateur baseball and the largest tournament the Orioles have drawn to Sarasota County.
  “Wilson Premier brought a weekend tournament to us last Septemb
  
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• Ancient DNA Shows That Cats Domesticated Themselves

  19-06-2017 19:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After taking an extensive look at cat DNA dating over the last 9,000 years, researchers have concluded that humans did not domesticate cats: cats domesticated cats.
  The study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, analyzed DNA including ancient Romanian cat remains, Egyptian cat mummies, and modern African wildcat specimens and found that cats lived alongside humans for thousands of years before moving in as house guests.
  On top of that, their DNA hasn’t
  
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• Police: Mom Attacked Child In Attempted Exorcism

  19-06-2017 19:05
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California woman was in custody Sunday on suspicion of beating, biting and choking her 11-year-old daughter in an attempt to perform an exorcism on the child, authorities said.
  Kimberly Felder, 45, stripped her daughter naked and shoved sand into her mouth and into her eyes before a witness tried to stop the attack at a secluded beach in Ferndale, a North Coast town about 115 miles north of San Francisco on Friday, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s office
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Much Of The State

  19-06-2017 19:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of the state on Monday. A few areas are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.The counties in pink above will be under a T-storm Watch that will expire at 8 p.m. The areas in orange are under a warning until 2:30 p.m.
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• Shootings Kill Or Injure At Least 19 US Children Each Day

  19-06-2017 18:33
  CHICAGO (AP) — Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persistent violence.
  The analysis of 2002-14 U.S. data is billed as the most comprehensive study on the topic. While it mostly confirms previously released information, it underscores why researchers view gun violence as a public health crisis.
  The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
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• Coroner: Cocaine Among Drugs Found In Carrie Fisher’s System

  19-06-2017 18:29
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Fisher’s autopsy report shows the actress had cocaine in her system when she fell ill on a plane last year, but investigators could not determine what impact the cocaine and other drugs found in her system had on her death.
  The report released Monday states Fisher may have taken cocaine three days before the Dec. 23 flight on which she became ill. She died four days later.
  It also found traces of heroin and MDMA, which is also known as ecstasy, but that they
  
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• 19-Year-Olds As (In)Active As 60-Year-Olds, Study Finds

  19-06-2017 18:29
  CBS Local– A regular jab thrown at younger generations of kids is that they’re not as active as the youth of prior years due to the proliferation of technology, making it easier for them to stay inside for entertainment rather than go outdoors.
  That may be more than just non-scientific hearsay, because according to a study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Physical Health, 19-year-olds roughly are as active as 60-year-olds.
  The study found that between ages 20 and 35, act
  
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• Police: 84 Neglected Great Danes Seized, Most From Mansion

  19-06-2017 18:28
  
  WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) — Police and animal welfare workers in New Hampshire say they’ve seized 84 neglected Great Danes, most of them from an eight-bedroom mansion that had floors covered with feces.
  They say at least some of the dogs and puppies had eye and skin problems, and infections. An emergency shelter was set up for the animals.
  The homeowner, Christina Fay, was charged with two counts of animal cruelty Friday. Police say she ran a business from the home called De La Sang Monde
  
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• Orioles Hope To Continue To Win In Four-Game Series Against Indians

  19-06-2017 18:08
  
  By GracenoteThe Cleveland Indians didn’t have the services of Michael Brantley all weekend, so fellow middle-of-the-order sluggers Jose Ramirez and Edwin Encarnacion picked up the slack and then some. The Indians expect to welcome back their No. 3 hitter from paternity leave as they eye a season-best sixth straight victory Monday when they visit Baltimore for the first of four games against the Orioles.
  With Brantley away from the team for the entire four-game set against Minnesota, Ramir
  
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• Ravens Haul In New Screens For Stadium Upgrade

  19-06-2017 18:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens have begun their $120 million transformation to M & T Bank Stadium.
  Bigger and better screens are just some of the new additions to the stadium during the off season.
  Each new board will add 1,600 square feet of new video, statistics and scores in the open upper corners.
  RELATED: Big Changes Coming To Ravens’ M&T Bank Stadium
  Screens will be 45% larger (7,400 sq. ft vs 3,300 sq. ft) than the current boards and will fe
  
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• Police Respond To Barricade Situation At Check Cashing Store In Hyattsville

  19-06-2017 17:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Authorities believe an attempted robbery is what kicked off a barricade situation in Prince George’s County Monday morning.
  The call came in to police at about 8:50 a.m.
  Prince George’s County Police do not believe there are any employees or customers in the check cashing establishment on Annapolis Road in Hyattsville. They are not sure if the suspect is armed.
  This is a developing story.
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• No Suspect Found At Barricade Situation At Hyattsville Check Cashing Store

  19-06-2017 17:46
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Authorities believe an attempted robbery is what kicked off a barricade situation in Prince George’s County Monday morning, but police did not find a suspect inside the store.
  The call came in to police at about 8:50 a.m., at a store in the 6400 block of Annapolis Rd. in Hyattsville.
  Prince George’s County police responded, and an employee told police he was assaulted by a suspect.
  That employee managed to get out, and told a passerby, who called police. The em
  
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• Man Accused Of Stomping Kitten To Death

  19-06-2017 17:45
  
  BELLEVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A southern Illinois man accused of stomping a kitten to death because he wasn’t allowed to take it on a light rail train has been charged with felony animal cruelty.
  The suspect, 23-year-old DeCarlos Johnson-Foston, is jailed on $75,000 bond.
  St. Clair County Sheriff’s Capt. Bruce Fleshren says Johnson-Foston was at a Belleville MetroLink station Friday with a kitten on his shoulder. A security guard told him the cat would not be allowed on the train.
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• Police find parents of baby girl found wandering alone in Baltimore - WJLA

  19-06-2017 17:22 via wjla.com
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  Police were searching for the parents of a baby they found alone in Baltimore. (Photo, Baltimore Police). BBabyu.PNG · BaltBaby.PNG · BaltimoreAbaby.PNG · VIEW PHOTO GALLERY. 4 photos. AA. BALTIMORE, Md. (ABC7) — Police have found the parents ...
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• Ohio Woman Reunited With Lost Tortoise After 2-Week Search

  19-06-2017 17:01
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A wayward tortoise’s surprising trek around Ohio has ended happily for its owner, whose two-week search, in a twist of fate, might have saved her sister’s life.
  Otis the California desert tortoise managed to push open a sliding glass door and escape from Kathie Heisinger’s home in Sebring in Mahoning County on May 30.
  Heisinger created flyers offering a $200 reward that was quickly matched by the Sebring Volunteer Fire Department, prompting her to make th
  
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• Suspect In Myrtle Beach Shooting Captured On Video Arrested

  19-06-2017 16:46
  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — At least seven people are recovering from injuries after a shooting captured live on Facebook along the South Carolina coast.
  Myrtle Beach police Lt. Joey Crosby says the shooting was reported about 12:30 a.m. Sunday as a group of people were blocking traffic on Ocean Boulevard.
  Police say a fight started and someone pulled a gun and began firing. Shots are fired at about the 1 minute, 30 second mark in the video below.Officers say a security guard who saw the sho
  
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• Justices Take On Fight Over Partisan Electoral Maps

  19-06-2017 16:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is wading into the thicket of partisan redistricting in a case from Wisconsin.
  The justices on Monday said they will decide whether Republican lawmakers drew electoral districts so out of whack with the state’s political breakdown that they violated the constitutional rights of Democratic voters.
  It’s the high court’s first case on what’s known as partisan gerrymandering in more than a decade, and the outcome could affect election
  
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• Moses Kingsley: My Life As An NBA Draft Prospect

  19-06-2017 16:30
  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 Arkansas Razorbacks senior forward Moses Kingsley. Moses had an interesting path to get to this moment as he was born in Nigeria and moved
  
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• Jimenez Threw Seven Solid Innings In Return To The Rotation

  19-06-2017 16:27
  
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  BALTIMORE — Ubaldo Jimenez was happy to be back in a starting role, and he was even happier the Baltimore Orioles used their big bats to support him.
  Jimenez threw seven solid innings in his return to the rotation and the Orioles clubbed four home runs in an 8-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.
  Making his first start since May 22 after being demoted to the bullpen, Jimenez (2-2) kept the Cardinals’ lineup in check. Over the course of a 1
  
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• Monday, June 19, 2017

  19-06-2017 16:15
  It’s just another Manic Monday with the Baltimore County Board of Elections.Linh and Marty talk to Ludacris about his new role as the host of Fear Factor.
  
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• Saves And Speed Still Can Be Secured By Smart Shopping On The Waiver Wire

  19-06-2017 16:01
  
  By Sam McPherson
  A lot of experienced fantasy baseball owners do not risk high draft picks on relief pitchers before the season starts, because other than a few secure closers that go early, a lot of save opportunities “change hands” over the course of a six-month Major League Baseball season. By combing the waiver wire regularly, saves can be picked up cheaply after the draft, thus allowing a team manager to load up on other key categories in fantasy baseball that will win the leagu
  
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• Authorities: Teen Slain After Leaving Mosque, Man Arrested

  19-06-2017 15:46
  
  STERLING, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia charged a 22-year-old man with killing a teenage girl from Reston who was reported missing after she and her friends left a mosque early Sunday.
  Fairfax County police charged Darwin Martinez Torres with murder after they found what they believe is the 17-year-old girl’s body in a pond Sunday afternoon.
  Police spokeswoman Tawny Wright said the girl had been walking with friends when she got into a dispute with a man in a car early Sunday. The ma
  
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• NHL Salary Cap Set At $75 M For 2017-18 Season

  19-06-2017 15:33
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL salary cap has been set at $75 million for this season in a slight increase over last year.
  The league and NHL Players’ Association announced the cap and the salary floor of $55.4 million in a joint statement Sunday. The figures are set by the league’s hockey-related revenue.
  It’s an increase of $2 million from the $73 million cap last season, as players elected to use their escalator clause to raise it.
  Even a slight increase can help several team
  
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• Police Find Missing Child Wandering Baltimore Streets

  19-06-2017 14:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Baltimore Police need help finding the parents of a child they found wandering the streets early Monday morning.Help Locate Her Parents https://t.co/IPMxpS3VVG pic.twitter.com/sMzsloWFLd
  — Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) June 19, 2017
  Officials say they found the baby girl wandering by the intersection of East 20th  and Wolfe Streets. The child was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.
  Officers have been unable to locate her parents thus far. Anyone wi
  
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• Cosby Judge Could Revisit Issue Of Revealing Names Of Jurors

  19-06-2017 14:41
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The names of the jurors who failed to reach a verdict in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial have not been made public, but the judge in the case could revisit the issue as early as Monday.
  The names remain shielded under a protective order that several news outlets have challenged. Judge Steven O’Neill advised jurors when the trial ended on Saturday outside Philadelphia, after a week of testimony and 52 hours of deliberations, that they need not discuss th
  
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• Man Sues City After Drunkenly Jumping Out Of Ambulance

  19-06-2017 14:25
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man who says the city didn’t do enough to keep him from drunkenly jumping out of the back of a moving ambulance has filed a lawsuit.
  Yaugeni Kralkin says he was intoxicated last June when he was picked up by EMTs. Court documents show police were needed to put the 54-year-old in an ambulance because he was being uncooperative.
  On the way to the hospital, he was able to unbuckle the straps on his stretcher and open the back door of the moving ambulance
  
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• Protesters Again Storm ‘Julius Caesar’ Performance

  19-06-2017 13:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — Protesters again have stormed the stage of a New York production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” which depicts a Trump look-alike character being assassinated.
  Police say 26-year-old Javanni Valle, of Brooklyn, and 28-year-old Salvatore Cipolla, of Oceanside, Long Island, were arrested on trespassing and disorderly conduct charges Sunday evening during the Public Theater production’s last performance in Central Park.
  Information on their lawyers wa
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Possible Flash Flooding And Damaging Winds This Evening

  19-06-2017 13:22
  
  Hi Everyone!
  It’s the next to last day of Spring 2017, but this afternoon we will see Summerlike thunderstorms rake across the area. We want to put you on guard right now for potential flash flooding and damaging winds.#WJZ #FIRSTWARINGWX Due to expected heavy late aft/eve rain a flood watch will go into effect 3PM-8PM. @CBSBaltimore pic.twitter.com/D21EEl7ftz
  — Marty Bass WJZ (@MartyBassWJZ) June 19, 2017
  This is all coming together as a cold front, slowly, moves across the Mid-Atla
  
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• London Police Plead For Calm After Attack At Mosque

  19-06-2017 12:39
  LONDON (AP) — London police, already stretched by a series of major incidents around the capital, are putting more officers on the street to reassure the public after a driver plowed into a crowd of people leaving a mosque early Monday. One man died at the scene and 10 people were injured.
  Police say a suspect was arrested immediately after the attack, which is being treated as a terrorist incident.
  “Extra officers are on duty in the area to help reassure the local community,”
  
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• Police: Boy Not Shot, Eczema Mistaken For Graze Wound

  19-06-2017 07:31
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say they’ve determined that a 10-year-old boy was not struck by gunfire when shots were fired in Baltimore over the weekend.
  Initially, Baltimore police said the boy was shot Sunday afternoon and taken to a hospital for treatment. But police now say medical personnel concluded that what detectives thought was a graze wound on the boy’s shin was actually caused by eczema.
  Police said Sunday that a passenger in an SUV shot at a group of adults and after th
  
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• Halethorpe Dad Grieves Over Loss Of Son Killed On Navy Destroyer

  19-06-2017 05:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The U.S. Navy has identified seven sailors killed on a U.S. Naval destroyer off the coast of Japan, one of them is from Baltimore County.
  The Navy has identified 24-year-old Personnel Specialist, First Class, Xavier Alec Martin from Halethorpe as one of the sailors who was killed.
  The U.S.S. Fitzgerald collided with a cargo ship late last week. The sailors were missing after the crash and late last night their bodies were found inside the wreckage of the destroyer.
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• Baltimore Police: 10-Year-Old Boy Shot In Leg

  19-06-2017 05:18
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old boy was shot in the leg in east Baltimore.
  Police said the boy was shot Sunday afternoon and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
  A passenger in an SUV shot at a group of adults, police said. A crowd scattered after the shots were fired, and the boy realized he’d been shot.
  Anyone with relevant information is asked to call (410) 396-2221 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
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