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• Food Truck Owners Sue City Over Rule About Operating Within 300 Feet Of Restaurants

  26-07-2017 23:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A football field is 300 feet long, and under Baltimore law, that’s the exact distance food trucks must stay away from brick and mortar restaurants, if both serve the same kind of food.
  “It effects how much money I can bring in. It effects the options I have to operate around the City,” said Joey Vanoni of Pizza Di Joey.
  Vanoni was out of his pizza food truck and with his lawyers, because he can’t park closer than 300 feet to any restaurant that also
  
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• Food Truck Owners Sue City; Can’t Operate Within 300 Feet of Restaurants

  26-07-2017 23:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A football field is 300 feet long, and under Baltimore law, that’s the exact distance food trucks must stay away from brick and mortar restaurants, if both serve the same kind of food.
  “It effects how much money I can bring in. It effects the options I have to operate around the City,” said Joey Vanoni of Pizza Di Joey.
  Vanoni was out of his pizza food truck and with his lawyers, because he can’t park closer than 300 feet to any restaurant that also
  
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• 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Afternoon Baltimore Shooting

  26-07-2017 23:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a double shooting Wednesday afternoon that police say resulted in the death of a man.
  The shooting happened at 4:05 p.m., near Greenmount Ave. and Biddle St.
  A 23-year-old man and one woman were shot.
  Police say the man has died, while the other was taken to a hospital. The second victim’s condition is unknown.
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• Mayor Announces Plans To Further Combat City Crime In Wake Of Gun Bill Chaos

  26-07-2017 23:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The City’s top office and top law enforcer are fighting to pull guns off Baltimore’s streets as a violent summer rages on. Even with a watered-down gun bill making it’s way toward law.
  After talks about a new gun bill in Baltimore turned into a near brawl inside City Hall Tuesday, experts say the controversial bill won’t come close to curbing the City’s crime problem.
  “There is no single issue, and there is no single way to reduce violen
  
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• Man Injured In Tornado Credits Late Wife With Helping Him Get Out Alive

  26-07-2017 23:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Wednesday marked day three of the clean up on Kent Island following the most powerful tornado to hit Maryland in more than a decade.
  It’s going to take at least week, more likely months, for life to return to normal for some people living there.
  The total damage is still being assessed, but power has been restored to all habitable structures and clean up is moving at a fast pace.
  WJZ’s Mike Hellgren spoke with a lot of people who are still recovering, inc
  
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• Senate Rejects Plan To Repeal Obamacare, Then Replace Later

  26-07-2017 22:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Senate rejects Republican plan to repeal Obama health law and leave replacement for later.
  The plan would have given Congress two years to come up with a replacement, but it didn’t pass through the Senate.
  Seven Republicans joined Democrats in a 55-45 vote.
  This is developing news. We will continued to update this story as more information becomes available.
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• Swim Across America Baltimore

  26-07-2017 22:26
  (SPONSORED CONTENT) – In its first year, Swim Across America – Baltimore set the record for the largest inaugural event in SAA history. Swim Across America returns to Baltimore on September 17, 2017.
  The open water and pool swims have raised over $3 million in 7 years for the Swim Across America Lab at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Proceeds from the swim will support immunotherapy clinical trials and research.
  You can register to swim at th
  
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• Southwest Airlines Selling Seats With Great Views Of Total Solar Eclipse

  26-07-2017 22:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Typical selling points for commercial airline flights are prices, routes and comfort.But Southwest Airlines is trying to seize on an opportunity provided by the universe. The company is selling seats based on what should be an excellent view of the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21.
  The total solar eclipse will create a few minutes of complete darkness as the moon will block the sun entirely across a specific line of the country, running from Portland, Oregon to Atlanta
  
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• Doctors Rarely Clean Potentially Virus-Carrying Stethoscopes, Study Finds

  26-07-2017 21:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Stethoscopes can give you more than just a cold shiver when placed on your skin, as they can carry viruses when they are not cleaned.
  And, according to a study from the Yale School of Medicine, doctors rarely, if ever, sterilize their stethoscopes between uses.
  Over a four week stint, researchers studied one medical staff’s tendencies with their instruments. Researchers found that stethoscopes weren’t sterilized even one time while observing medical stude
  
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• Baltimore County scraps controversial severance policy for top officials - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2017 21:48
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  Baltimore County scraps controversial severance policy for top officials
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  Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said Wednesday the county will scrap a policy that allowed top appointees to receive severance payments when they left their jobs. (Baltimore Sun / File). Alison KnezevichContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun.
  
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• New developer interested in buying proposed Royal Farms site in Towson - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2017 21:33
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  New developer interested in buying proposed Royal Farms site in Towson
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  A rendering of the proposed Towson Gateway development at of York Road and Bosley Avenue, submitted in a March 2016 application. (Submitted/Baltimore Sun Media Group). Margarita CambestContact ReporterTowson Times. The developer behind Silo ...
  
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• Michael Phelps Defends Shark Week ‘Race’ Against Critics

  26-07-2017 21:24
  Don’t expect an apology from Michael Phelps to TV viewers who were disappointed with his race against a simulated great white shark for a Discovery Channel Shark Week special.
  The winningest athlete in Olympic history was bested by two seconds Sunday night in “Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White.” The race didn’t pit Phelps against a real shark, but rather a computer-simulated fish based on data on the swimming speed of sharks.
  Phelps responded to critics in a Fa
  
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• Cobb stifles Orioles as Rays finish off homestand with series win - FOXSports.com

  26-07-2017 21:20
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  Cobb stifles Orioles as Rays finish off homestand with series win
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  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Evan Longoria and Steven Souza Jr. homered and Alex Cobb pitched seven strong innings for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Longoria's two-run shot off Baltimore starter Ubaldo ...
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• Longoria, Souza Homer In Rays’ 5-1 Win Over Orioles

  26-07-2017 21:17
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Evan Longoria and Steven Souza Jr. homered and Alex Cobb pitched seven strong innings for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.
  Longoria’s two-run shot off Baltimore starter Ubaldo Jimenez, his 15th of the season, put Tampa Bay up 2-1 in the sixth after a walk to Mallex Smith.
  Souza’s 21st homer of the season came off reliever Darren O’Day in the seventh.
  Cobb (9-6) gave up one run on four hits with six strike
  
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• Baltimore Speed Cameras To Begin Issuing $40 Fines Monday

  26-07-2017 21:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Transportation officials say violators of the new Baltimore speed cameras will be issued a $40 fine starting Monday.
  During the first 30 days, violators got a warning in the mail, but now that the warning period is over, anyone caught speeding at 12 miles per hour or more over the speed limit on the cameras will get a $40 fine.
  Baltimore’s new transportation director Michelle Pourciau told our media partner, The Baltimore Sun, the 10 speed cameras have given ou
  
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• Ian Baker-Finch On RBC Canadian Open: ‘Have To Drive Ball And Get It In Play’

  26-07-2017 20:46
  By Dan Reardon
  The RBC Canadian Open is one of golf’s oldest championships, tracing its origins back to 1919, when Bobby Jones tied for second in the inaugural event. Canada’s national championship has been a mainstay on the PGA TOUR. Glen Abbey Golf Club outside Toronto plays host to the event for the 29th time, with current champion Jhonattan Vegas in the field. Even with RBC’s solid lineup of players on Tour, the field is surprisingly strong coming on the heels of golf&rsquo
  
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• More Expensive Car, More Likely Driver Is A Jerk, Study Finds

  26-07-2017 20:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Everyone hates aggressive jerks on the motorways, but they may be easier to spot and avoid as, according to multiple studies, the more expensive car, the more likely that driver is a jerk.
  A jerk is defined by the two studies that researched the matter as someone who is likely to cut off other drivers and is less likely to stop for pedestrians crossing the street.
  “This suggests that wealthier drivers may reflect adherence to ethical codes geared towards maximi
  
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• Wayback Wednesday: Former Baltimore Raven Bennie Thompson

  26-07-2017 20:05
  This week’s Wayback Wednesday guest, former Baltimore Raven Bennie Thompson, joined The Norris & Long Show to talk football and how life has been after his playing career.
  Thompson played in the CFL for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and switched to the NFL to play for teams like the New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, and of course, the Baltimore Ravens.
  Thompson went to the Pro Bowl after the 1991 and 1998 s
  
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• Baltimore needs to connect with Van Hollen - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2017 20:03
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  Baltimore needs to connect with Van Hollen
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  Senator Chris Van Hollen hopes to meet with President Donald Trump along with Congress and come to an agreement on how to address $1 trillion in infrastructure needs nationwide. (Baltimore Sun video). In your recent editorial, "Democrats lack a game ...
  
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• Coca-Cola Is Discontinuing Coke Zero And Replacing It With This

  26-07-2017 19:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Sorry Coke Zero fans, The Coca-Cola Company has other plans for the future of its diet soft drinks.
  “Coke Zero has refreshed and delighted hundreds of millions of fans for over a decade with its real Coca-Cola taste without sugar or calories,” the company said in a press release.“Now…Coke Zero is getting a new name, new look and even more delicious taste.”
  The new product will be called Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and it hits stores in August.Meet C
  
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• Police: One-Armed, Machete-Wielding Clown Arrested

  26-07-2017 19:34
  HOLLIS, Maine (AP) — A man accused of drunkenly strolling down a road in Maine wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt and a clown mask and brandishing a machete taped to his amputated arm has been arrested.
  Maine State Police told WCSH-TV that 31-year-old Corey Berry, of Hollis, was arrested Tuesday and charged with criminal threatening. He was released after posting $200 bail.
  Police say Berry was first spotted in Hollis but then fled into the woods. He was taken into custody after re-emerging
  
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• Revived Baltimore speed camera system to begin issuing $40 fines Monday - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2017 19:29
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  Revived Baltimore speed camera system to begin issuing $40 fines Monday
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  Baltimore officials pledge to avoid past mistakes in relaunching a speed camera program. This will be the city's third program after two failed attempts in which cameras issued erroneous tickets. Luke BroadwaterContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun ...
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• Baltimore needs a stronger gun law - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2017 19:18
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  Baltimore needs a stronger gun law
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  Baltimore leaders on Friday proposed a mandatory sentence for illegal gun possession in the city. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun video). Oh Baltimore, my beloved city, you are going to get exactly what the City Council says you deserve — perhaps 1,000 ...
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• Sheriff’s Deputy Suspended After Police Dog Dies In Hot Car

  26-07-2017 19:17
  AUBURN, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana sheriff’s deputy has been suspended following the death of a police dog that he left for hours inside a hot patrol car.
  The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says Deputy Courtney Fuller is suspended without pay for 30 days. The department says an investigation determined Fuller didn’t commit a crime but that he violated employee standards of conduct.
  Sheriff Don Lauer says Fuller left Mojo in his patrol car outside his home at 3 p.m. July 6
  
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• Congressman Steve Scalise Released From Hospital

  26-07-2017 19:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has been released from MedStar Washington Hospital and is set to begin rehabilitation after being shot.
  Scalise was among injured five people injured when James Hodgkinson opened fire at a congressional baseball practice.Courtesy of @MedStarWHC: Majority Whip Scalise has begun a period of intensive inpatient rehabilitation. pic.twitter.com/S6HcOfJZeh
  — Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) July 26, 2017
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• Wrong Way Crash Kills 2 On Route 50 In Annapolis

  26-07-2017 19:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — All lanes of westbound Route 50 at Bay Dale Drive were closed for several hours early Wednesday morning after two people were killed in a three vehicle crash.
  The drivers of the two cars that collided head-on, 31-year-old Christine Parks of Severn and 34-year-old Hui Xu of Herndon, Virginia, were both pronounced dead at the scene.
  Maryland State Police say troopers from the Annapolis Barrack were dispatched to Route 50 at the Severn River Bridge around 2 a.m., after a cal
  
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• Pianists use their Concert Truck to make classical music more accessible - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2017 19:12
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  Pianists use their Concert Truck to make classical music more accessible
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  Classical musicians everywhere face the persistent question of how to reach new audiences, to get more people enthused about an art form they might not know much about. Some pianists have gone the extra mile to address the issue — they give free ...
  
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• Orioles' Ryan Flaherty could start rehab assignment Thursday in Bowie - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  26-07-2017 18:59
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  Orioles' Ryan Flaherty could start rehab assignment Thursday in Bowie
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  Ryan Flaherty, out with a right shoulder injury, could play in a game Thursday in Bowie to start his rehab assignment. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun). Eduardo A. EncinaContact Reporter. The Orioles could get utility man Ryan Flaherty – who has ...
  
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• $1M settlement planned for family of Tyrone West - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2017 18:49
  $1M settlement planned for family of Tyrone West
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  Baltimore officials said Wednesday they plan to pay the family of Tyrone West $600,000 to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging police misconduct and excessive force. The announcement came as state officials approved paying $400,000 to settle their ...and more »
  
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• 'Trading Spaces' is casting Baltimore homeowners for reboot ... - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  26-07-2017 18:33
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  'Trading Spaces' is casting Baltimore homeowners for reboot ...
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  The popular home improvement show will host a casting call.
  'Trading Spaces' reboot looking for homeowners in Baltimore ...ABC2 Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Baltimore's Inner Harbor Needs Safer Access, Not More Flash - Streetsblog Chicago (blog)

  26-07-2017 18:33
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  Baltimore's Inner Harbor Needs Safer Access, Not More Flash
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  Putting the 10-lane Light Street on a road diet would make it easier to walk or bike to the waterfront. By Angie Schmitt · Jul 26, 2017; 0. A concept by urban designer Michael Costa for narrowing Baltimore's Light Street to make room for a greenway.
  
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• Ravens Re-Sign Veteran RB Bobby Rainey

  26-07-2017 18:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens are running thin in the tight end position, and now running backs are also an issue.
  Dixon was suspended for four games at the start of 2017, but now, due to injury, he’ll be out for the 2017 season.
  And so, the Ravens have decided to sign veteran Bobby Rainey, who started his career with the team. Rainey initially signed with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He was on injured reserve during the Ravens’ Super Bowl r
  
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• Surveillance Photos Released Of Gas Station Robbery Suspect

  26-07-2017 18:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are searching for the man who robbed a gas station late Wednesday night.
  The robbery happened at the Citgo gas station located in the 7200 block of Ritchie Hwy. in Anne Arundel County.
  The manager told the Anne Arundel County Police Department that a man went into the store, took out a knife, then demanded money.
  The robber took the money from the cash register, before leaving.
  Police searched the area, but were unable to find him.
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• U.S. Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Papayas From Mexico, 1 Dead

  26-07-2017 18:01
  DES MOINES, Iowa (WJZ/AP) — U.S. health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to papayas from Mexico that has killed a person in New York City and sickened another 46 people in 12 states.
  The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that 12 people had been hospitalized.
  The Maryland Department of Health had warning everyone to avoid eating these Caribeña’s yellow, Maradol papayas because of the possible Salmonella contamination.
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• Sperm Count In Western Men Cut In Half Over Last 40 Years, Study Finds

  26-07-2017 17:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A new study shows that the sperm count in men has been cut in half over the last 40 years in western countries.Perhaps more alarming than the steep drop itself, the scientists who published their findings don’t know the reason for the decline.
  The study followed 43,000 men from 1973 through 2011 from western societies in North America, Europe, and Australia. Researchers found that men’s sperm count fell by an average of 1.4 percent each year; a stunning decreas
  
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• USMNT Vs. Jamaica In Gold Cup Final: How To Watch, Things To Know

  26-07-2017 17:35
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  The U.S. Men’s National Team is back in the Gold Cup final after finishing a disappointing fourth in the 2015 tournament. Their opponent? Jamaica, the team that knocked them out of the 2015 tournament in the semifinals. As the players get set to take the pitch tonight at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, here’s what you need to know.
  How They Got Here: USA
  The Americans have run off three consecutive shutouts against Nicaraugua (3-0), El Salvador (2-0), and
  
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• Stuck In Alaska After Terminal Diagnosis During Vacation, Md. Woman Wants To Come Home

  26-07-2017 17:22
  BELTSVILLE, Md. (WJZ/AP) — A former Maryland teacher who went on an Alaskan cruise in April has been stuck in Anchorage ever since, because she was diagnosed while there with a terminal illness that made her to weak to fly home.
  But now, thanks to the generous donations made by people who heard her story, 71-year-old Nancy Greathouse will head home as early as today, Alaska Dispatch News reports.
  Nancy and her husband Paul went to Alaska on a two-week cruise in the spring. On April 28, she
  
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• Baltimore's video-game music scene continues to thrive with Bit Gen Gamer Fest - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  26-07-2017 17:13
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  Baltimore's video-game music scene continues to thrive with Bit Gen Gamer Fest
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  The band Cowabunga Pizza Time practices at Studio 14 rehearsal space and talks about the Bit Gen Gamer Fest, a music festival based on video game soundtracks. (Kenneth K. Lam, Baltimore Sun video). Wesley CaseContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun.
  
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• Trump Tweets: Transgender People Won’t Be Allowed To Serve In Military

  26-07-2017 17:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — President Donald Trump has tweeted that, after consultation with generals and military experts, the U.S. government will not allow transgender people to serve in the U.S. military.
  “Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail,” he wrote.After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the Un
  
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• Amazon Goes On Hiring Spree, Will Hold Job Fair At Baltimore Warehouse - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  26-07-2017 16:48
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  Amazon Goes On Hiring Spree, Will Hold Job Fair At Baltimore Warehouse
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  The company on Wednesday said that it's looking to fill more than 50,000 positions across the U.S. The announcement comes at a time when the labor market is growing tight with back-to-school and holiday shopping around the corner. Others will be ...and more »
  
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• At Least 3 Drown Trying To Cross Rio Grande Into US; 7 Rescued

  26-07-2017 16:40
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The bodies of at least three people were recovered Tuesday after they drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico, federal and El Paso officials said.
  The El Paso Fire Department water rescue team recovered the bodies of a teenage boy and girl and an adult woman on Tuesday, department spokesman Carlos Briano said.
  All three were Guatemalan nationals, the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry said. Ministry spokesman Tekandi Paniagua said the boy was 16, the girl wa
  
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• Ex-Marine Killed In Syria Passionate About Fight Against IS

  26-07-2017 16:31
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Marine believed so strongly in the war against the Islamic State group that he secretly traveled to Syria, where he was killed this month while fighting for a Kurdish militia group.
  David Taylor, a 25-year-old former Florida resident, had kept his plans to join the Kurdish group a secret from his family and only told a high school friend, whom he swore to secrecy. Taylor’s father said Tuesday that he didn’t even know of his son’s plans until
  
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• Maine Governor Isn’t Giving Up On Pardoning Pooch

  26-07-2017 16:30
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The saga of Dakota the dog isn’t over.
  A Maine judge on Monday signed off on a deal to spare the life of the dog that won a disputed pardon by Republican Gov. Paul LePage.
  But LePage said he’s not happy because his pardon was taken off the table as part of the deal reached on Monday. He told WVOM-FM in Bangor on Tuesday that he’s going to filing a second pardon for Dakota.
  Dakota, an Alaskan husky, was declared a dangerous dog after attacking two dog
  
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• In a city reeling from nearly 200 killings, a Baltimore police fortress gets a makeover - Washington Post

  26-07-2017 16:19
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  In a city reeling from nearly 200 killings, a Baltimore police fortress gets a makeover
  Washington Post
  Maj. Sheree Briscoe stood at the front of her police station like an armed hostess at a housewarming party. “Welcome, welcome,” she said holding the door for a group of older neighborhood women coming up the stairs of Baltimore's Western District ...and more »
  
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• Hot Take: Ravens fans have been spoiled since team relocated to Baltimore - Baltimore Beatdown

  26-07-2017 16:10
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  Hot Take: Ravens fans have been spoiled since team relocated to Baltimore
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  With training camp beginning this week, here is my “hot-take” to conclude the off-season. I want to point out how spoiled Ravens fans have been since the team came to Baltimore. The chart below will express my take better than words can: ...
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• Baltimore should give back territory it annexed from the counties a century ago - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2017 16:10
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  Baltimore should give back territory it annexed from the counties a century ago
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  Baltimore businesses destroyed during riots sue city officials for failing to prevent violence. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun). David Placher. With Baltimore's elected officials still unable to offer a long-term plan to fix the city's high-poverty ...and more »
  
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• Orioles Still Have Sights Set On Wild Card Scenario

  26-07-2017 15:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles, now 48-52, are trying to claw their way back into the American League wild-card picture. Ubaldo Jimenez (4-6, 7.19 ERA) will be on the mound this Wednesday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays. The right-hander has lost two starts in a row, giving up six runs in each. He is 1-3 with a 9.95 ERA in his past four starts.
  Jimenez was roughed up for nine runs in 2 1/3 innings of a 15-5 loss at Tropicana Field on June 23 to fall to 5-3 with a 4.70 ERA in 10 career
  
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• Widow Of Slain NYPD Detective Gives Birth To Their Daughter

  26-07-2017 15:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — The widow of a slain New York City detective has given birth to their child more than two years after his death.
  Sanny Liu, the widow of Detective Wenjian Liu, gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Angelina at a Manhattan hospital Tuesday.Liu used in-vitro fertilization with sperm that was preserved after her husband’s death.
  Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were both gunned down in a December 2014 shooting.
  The Lius had only been married about three months w
  
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• Police investigating after shooting in Loch Raven - Baltimore Sun

  26-07-2017 14:58
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  Police investigating after shooting in Loch Raven
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  At about 3:20 a.m., a 22-year-old man arrived at an area hospital after being shot in the wrist and shoulder in the 1700 block of Sherwood Avenue in Loch Raven. Police said detectives believe the man was shot as a result of a robbery gone bad. No other ...
  
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• Wildlife Officials Investigate Video Of Boat Dragging Shark

  26-07-2017 14:34
  MIAMI (AP) — Florida wildlife officials are investigating after a video of men dragging a shark behind a speeding boat went viral on several social media sites.
  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Rob Klepper said in an email Tuesday that the agency had been alerted to the video by a web tip.
  The email says investigators are trying to identify the individuals in the video and where it took place. He says it wasn’t immediately clear if any violations had taken
  
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