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• Carjacking Victim Wants Saxophone Back And To Help Suspects

  27-07-2017 23:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Baltimore carjacking victim is asking for help.
  While police investigate, Sarah Hughes is hoping someone can help her find her saxophone.
  Sarah Hughes had just parked Sunday night, when she was forced out of her car, beaten and saw her car, her money and her saxophone stolen.
  The music teacher and musician was invited to play her saxophone at a jam session in Charles Village, when she had just parked her car in the 200 block of East 23rd Street when a teenager ran up.
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• Health Officials Warn Of Increase In Snakebites

  27-07-2017 23:25
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Snakebite season is here.
  The Maryland Poison Center says it has seen an increase in snakebite reports, handling 52 so far this year. It says the majority of those have occurred since June 1 and 28 have been copperhead bites.
  The center says there are many myths about the appropriate treatment for snakebites. It says you shouldn’t apply a tourniquet, cut the wound, attempt to suck out the venom, or apply heat or ice.
  Rather, the center says, you should contact author
  
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• WWE: Raw, SmackDown To Eventually Become Online Only

  27-07-2017 23:01
  By Chuck Carroll
  WWE is a television giant. Complete with its flashy presentation and larger-than-life characters, it has conquered not only all competitors in professional wrestling, but nearly everyone else on paid television. This past Monday, its flagship show Raw accounted for three of the five highest-rated hours on cable, with each segment averaging near or above 3,000,000 viewers. The following night, SmackDown Live! was the second-highest-rated show, trailing only Discovery Network&rsqu
  
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• TSA Set To Require Separate Screening For Electronics Bigger Than A Smartphone

  27-07-2017 22:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Get ready to unpack that carry-on if you have electronic devices.
  The TSA is rolling out new rules making it easier to x-ray anything bigger than a smartphone.
  The threat causing this change is one that doesn’t go away, but seems to constantly evolve: Technology.
  “This is basically the same policy that’s existed for over 10 years for laptop computers, just extending that policy to anything that’s larger than a smart phone,” says Ben Yelin, of
  
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• Hundreds Help Marine Give Cancer-Stricken Service Dog Worthy Goodbye

  27-07-2017 22:33
  MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — Hundreds of people in Michigan came together to salute and say a tear-filled final goodbye to a cancer-stricken dog who served three tours in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marines.
  Cena the black lab received a hero’s farewell Wednesday before being euthanized at a museum ship in Muskegon and carried off in a flag-draped coffin.
  Cena was a bomb-sniffer for the Marines until his retirement in 2014. He then became a service dog for Lance Cpl. Jeff DeYoung, Cena&rsquo
  
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• HBO Doc ‘Baltimore Rising’ Explores Life After Freddie Gray

  27-07-2017 22:22
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The producers and participants in “Baltimore Rising” say national and local media sensationalized the protests that erupted after the death of Freddie Gray, but that their new documentary humanizes the narrative.
  Activists Kwame Rose and Makayla Gilliam-Price appeared alongside director Sonja Sohn Wednesday at the Television Critics Association’s summer meeting to discuss the documentary premiering on HBO in November.
  The film chronicles the p
  
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• Police: Missing Md. Woman Sends Text Showing ‘Signs Of Possible Depression’

  27-07-2017 22:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Anne Arundel County Police Department is searching for a missing woman who is “exhibiting signs of possible depression.”
  Detectives say Karin Ann Brunk was last seen by family members on July 11 near Hospital Drive in Glen Burnie.Officers say on Monday, she sent a text message to a family member that “exhibited signs of possible depression.”
  Brunk is 5-foot-4 and weighs 125 pounds. She has “MTTWWW” tattooed on her right foot.
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• 2017 Mountain West Conference Football Preview: West Division

  27-07-2017 22:00
  Ryan Mayer
  College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we’ll bring you previews of each conference, separating the teams into a couple categories: contenders, bowl teams, and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl bidders are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid. Rebuilding teams are in the process of attempting to get into cont
  
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• Maryland’s Highest Court Hears Medical Marijuana Case

  27-07-2017 21:19
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An attorney for the state of Maryland is asking the state’s highest court to allow finalists for licenses to grow medical marijuana to intervene in a lawsuit.
  Julia Bernhardt, an assistant attorney general, said Thursday the finalists have a direct economic interest in the lawsuit’s outcome. She says the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission can’t represent their interests, because the panel represents the public interest.
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• Passenger In Car Fleeing From Police Dies In Crash

  27-07-2017 21:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — At least one person was killed in a car accident in Baltimore Thursday afternoon after police say a driver fled from a police stop.
  The wreck happened at 2 p.m., near the intersection of Bloom and Etting Streets, after a Baltimore Police Department officer tried to stop a minivan for a traffic violation.
  Police say the minivan crashed into two other vehicles a short time later.
  The driver of the minivan was taken to a hospital, while a female passenger in the minivan was
  
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• Crews On Scene Of Fatal Wreck In Baltimore

  27-07-2017 21:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — At least one person was killed in a car accident Thursday afternoon in Baltimore’s Druid Hill neighborhood.
  The wreck happened near the intersection of Bloom and Etting Streets.
  Police and fire crews are on scene after one of the cars involved caught fire.
  No further details have been released at this time.
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• 2017 Mountain West Conference Football Preview: Mountain Division

  27-07-2017 20:31
  Ryan Mayer
  College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we’ll bring you previews of each conference, separating the teams into a couple categories: contenders, bowl teams, and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl bidders are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid. Rebuilding teams are in the process of attempting to get into cont
  
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• Scientists Do First Human Gene Embryo Editing In US

  27-07-2017 20:27
  OREGON (AP) — For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases.
  According to MIT Technology Review, the experiment was just an exercise in science — the embryos were not allowed to develop for more than a few days and were never intended to be implanted into a womb. The publication first reported the news on Wednesday.
  Officials at Oregon Health & Science Un
  
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• Love Sweater Weather? You May Be Disappointed This Fall

  27-07-2017 19:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Fans of fall may have to wait a bit longer for the weather they’re expecting this year as the Weather Channel is reporting that this autumn will be much warmer than normal.
  The Weather Channel says that the Midwest is going to see temperatures that are well above average while the East Coast will have slightly above average temperatures. Conversely, the Northwest’s temperature will be slightly below average this fall.Outlook: Here's an early glimpse at wh
  
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• Ocean City Boardwalk Ride, Similar To One In Deadly Ohio Accident, Re-Inspected

  27-07-2017 19:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —After one person was killed and several more were injured on a ride at the Ohio State Fair Wednesday night, a similar ride in Ocean City was reinspected, The Baltimore Sun reports.
  A spokeswoman for the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation says inspectors went to Trimper’s Rides on the boardwalk near the inlet to take a look at the “Freakout.”
  That ride is the only one in the state that’s similar to the “Fireball,” the
  
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• Flash Flood Watch Issued For Most Of Md. Friday Into Saturday

  27-07-2017 19:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A flash flood watch has been issued for almost the entire state of Maryland from Friday at 2 p.m., until 2 p.m. Saturday.
  The watch was issued for the following counties: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard,, Montgomery, Prince George’s, St. Marys, and Washington Counties.
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• Flash Flood Watch Issued For Entire State Friday Into Saturday

  27-07-2017 19:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A flash flood watch has been issued for the entire state of Maryland from Friday at 2 p.m., until 2 p.m. Saturday.
  The watch was issued for the following counties: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, St. Marys, Talbot, Washington, and Wicomico Counties.
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• Deputy Uses Narcan To Save Woman Who Overdosed

  27-07-2017 19:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are crediting a deputy trained to use Narcan with saving a woman’s life who had overdosed.
  In June, Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Office deputies were trained on how to use and administer Naloxone (Narcan) by the Anne Arundel County Health Department.
  Last week, one deputy put that training to good use, and helped save a woman’s life.
  On July 21, while a deputy was patrolling near Jennifer Rd. in Annapolis, he saw what he believed to be
  
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• Ravens Open Camp Without Flacco, Who’s Out For ‘About A Week’ With Back Soreness

  27-07-2017 18:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Ravens started training camp Thursday without Joe Flacco, who’s battling back soreness, according to head coach John Harbaugh.
  “I guess it’s been something that’s been bothering him for a week or two, he didn’t say anything about it, it wasn’t really that bad,” Harbaugh said at a post-camp press conference.“It flared up a little bit and he went and saw the back specialist. So they’re recommending about a week of rest an
  
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• Ravens Coach John Harbaugh ‘Wouldn’t Rule Out’ Signing Kaepernick

  27-07-2017 18:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said during a press conference Thursday that he wouldn’t rule out signing Colin Kaepernick.
  When asked about Kaepernick, Harbaugh said, “No, I wouldn’t rule it out at all. I mean, he’s a really good football player. I believe he’s a really good person.”
  He also added, “It all depends on, a lot of things. It depends on Colin first of all. What he wants to do. What’s his passion? What&rsquo
  
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• Texas School District Approves Paddling To Punish Students

  27-07-2017 17:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —If a Three Rivers Independent School District student misbehaves in the coming school year, they might get a paddling.
  The board of trustees approved corporal punishment as a disciplinary method at a meeting Tuesday, according to KHOU.
  This is not the first school district in Texas to approve corporal punishment.
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• Kahn: The Hall Of Famers Among Us

  27-07-2017 17:43
  By Andrew Kahn
  There are Hall of Famers you maybe never got to see in person for various reasons: Babe Ruth or Walter Johnson, because you weren’t born, Sandy Koufax or Kirby Puckett because you didn’t get tickets when they came to your city. But even if your baseball fandom is just beginning, you have a chance to see Hall of Famers—before they get to Cooperstown, of course.
  On Sunday, Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, and Ivan Rodriguez will become the latest inductees. Perhaps you re
  
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• US Marshals: ‘Fugitive Of Week’ Found Tanning In Backyard

  27-07-2017 17:22
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — U.S. marshals say they found a New Hampshire “fugitive of the week” tanning in a family member’s backyard in Massachusetts and arrested her.
  The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force featured 35-year-old Amy Beth Tremblay in local media in New Hampshire on July 12. An arrest warrant had been issued for her in March on bail violations following a drug conspiracy charge.
  The task force said Wednesday that tipsters reported seeing Tremblay sunning herself in
  
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• Remains Found In Shallow Grave Identified As Missing Man

  27-07-2017 17:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities have identified the remains found in a shallow grave in Frederick County as a missing Montgomery County man.
  The remains have been identified as 37-year-old Victor Antonio Turcios-Valle. They were found in shallow grave in a wooded area off Gambrill Park Rd. on June 30.
  Turcios-Valle had last been seen by family on April 2, and had been reported missing in Montgomery County.
  The cause of death has still not been determined. No further details have been re
  
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• Baltimore Man Sentenced For 2015 Fatal Boat Crash

  27-07-2017 16:38
  BALTIMORE (AP) — After a July 2015 boat crash killed two people and injured five others, a Baltimore man has been sentenced to 18 months of home detention in connection with the incident.
  Local news outlets report 57-year-old Timothy Jay Wilson was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in prison, with all but 18 months of home detention suspended. He was convicted on two counts of negligent manslaughter and one count of causing life-threatening injuries in a vessel while intoxicated.
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• John Urschel Retiring From The NFL At Age 26

  27-07-2017 16:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel is retiring from football, the team announced today.
  “This morning John Urschel informed me of his decision to retire from football,” head coach John Harbaugh said in a statement. “We respect John and respect his decision. We appreciate his efforts over the past three years and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”
  Urschel, a fifth-round pick in 2014 out of Penn State, is also a competitive chess play
  
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• Thrill Ride Was OK’d Hours Before Deadly State Fair Accident

  27-07-2017 14:25
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Inspectors repeatedly looked over a thrill ride while it was assembled at the Ohio State Fair and signed off on it hours before it flew apart in a deadly accident that flung passengers into the ground, according to authorities and records released Thursday.
  Investigators worked to find out what caused the opening day wreck, which killed a high school student who had just enlisted in the Marines. Seven other people were injured, including four teenagers.
  The ride&
  
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• Ohio State Fair To Open Thursday Without Rides

  27-07-2017 14:25
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio State Fair will open Thursday one day after a man was killed and seven other people were injured when a thrill ride broke apart, but the rides won’t be running until they all are deemed safe, officials state.
  Video captured by a bystander at the fair Wednesday evening shows the Fire Ball ride swinging back and forth like a pendulum and spinning in the air when it crashes into something and part of the ride flies off. Screams are heard as passengers are
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: We’re Probably Looking At A Wet Weekend

  27-07-2017 14:13
  Hi Everyone!
  What an interesting day yesterday was right along the western shore bank of the Chesapeake Bay. We had a bit of an easterly flow set up due to a High just North of the area. With that air coming off the Bay we had showers form at the shoreline and just hang there all morning, midday,  and into the midafternoon. There were places, inland, which were very nice, and mild, while at the water’s edge, people got soaked. A Bay breeze. You hear about it, and there was the effect
  
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• Can sex sell peace? A Baltimore advertising executive thinks it can ... - Baltimore Sun

  27-07-2017 12:45
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  Can sex sell peace? A Baltimore advertising executive thinks it can ...
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  A Baltimore ad man has a marketing message that he thinks might ease the city's spiking gun violence.and more »
  
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• Spinning Ohio State Fair Ride Breaks Apart; 1 Dead, 7 Hurt

  27-07-2017 05:34
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A swinging and spinning amusement park ride called the Fire Ball broke apart on the opening day of the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday, hurling people through the air, killing at least one and injuring seven others.
  Three of the injured remained hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday night, authorities said at a news conference.
  “The fair is about the best things in life, and tonight with this accident it becomes a terrible, terrible tragedy,” said
  
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• NTSB: Nearly As Many Die In Speed Related Crashes As Alcohol Related Crashes

  27-07-2017 05:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A federal agency is now calling for action after an extensive report reveals an alarming number of people die in speed related crashes, nearly as many as in alcohol related crashes.
  The NTSB is recommending adding more speed cameras and adding a foreign form of technology that’s already being used in the UK.
  A study from the NTSB showed between 2005 and 2014, 112,580 people died in speed related crashes.
  That’s nearly as many killed in alcohol related
  
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• Officials Unveil Flood Protection Plans Near Anniversary Of Ellicott City Flood

  27-07-2017 05:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The one year anniversary of the deadly and destructive flooding in Ellicott City is days away.
  The historic flooding washed out numerous homes and businesses, some of which are still in the midst of recovery.
  Wednesday, Howard County leaders announced new plans to better defend the city should it ever occur again.
  Four major flood prevention projects were announced at a price tag of $18 million.
  County leaders stressed that while it will be a major help it’s sti
  
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• Weather Blog: Pleasant July Day

  27-07-2017 04:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A very pleasant July day with very comfortable humidity and temperatures.
  For the next two days, you will notice an increase in the humidity and a slight rise in the temperatures, before showers and some thunderstorms roll across the region on Friday into Saturday morning.
  Some of the rain can be heavy, and may cause  some minor flooding in typical low spots of poor drainage.
  By later Saturday, it will clear out and nice weather will return for the rest of the weekend
  
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• Flacco To Miss 3-6 Weeks Due To Back Injury

  27-07-2017 03:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Baltimore Ravens starting quarterback Joe Flacco is expected to miss 3-6 weeks with a disc issue in his back.#Ravens QB Joe Flacco is preparing to miss 3-6 wks with a disc issue in his back. Out at least a week or 2, sources tell me & @TomPelissero.
  — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 27, 2017
  Flacco’s back soreness adds to the growing list of injuries facing the Ravens before the season even b
  
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• Cellphone Video Shot By California Inmates Shows Escape

  27-07-2017 03:21
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Video shot by three inmates with a smuggled cellphone shows their methodical escape through a vent at the maximum-security wing of a Southern California jail last year, along with scenes from their days on the run.
  The video was provided to The Associated Press on Wednesday by an attorney for escapee Adam Hossein Nayeri.
  The crisply edited video has a pop-music soundtrack and includes TV news clips about the escape and subsequent manhunt. It also contains voice-ove
  
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• 1 Person Pistol Whipped; 6 Arrested In Resort Robbery

  27-07-2017 02:05
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Six people are charged with assault after Ocean City police say a verbal dispute escalated to robbery and physical attacks.
  According to a police news release, officers found a group of people early Monday who said they’d been assaulted. One person told police a cellphone was stolen, and another reported they’d been pistol whipped with a handgun.
  Police say they stopped a vehicle on U.S. 50 in West Ocean City and found a stolen phone and a gun.
  The six pe
  
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• Gov. Larry Hogan Names New Chief Of Staff

  27-07-2017 01:42
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan has named a new chief of staff.
  The Hogan administration announced Wednesday that Matthew Clark, who worked as the governor’s communications director from January 2015 to July 2016, is returning to the statehouse from the private sector.
  He will replace Sam Malhotra, who is going back to the private sector. Malhotra will continue to serve as a senior adviser to the governor on technology and innovation issues.
  The appointment will be effective A
  
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• NAACP, Airbnb Aim To Get More Minorities To Rent Homes

  27-07-2017 01:35
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The NAACP is teaming up with Airbnb to encourage more minorities to rent out their homes through the short-term rental service.
  The groups say in a statement that the “landmark partnership” includes a campaign to educate people of color on the economic benefits of being a host and bringing more travelers into their neighborhoods.
  The groups say the NAACP will get 20 percent of the earnings Airbnb receives as a result of their new efforts.
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• State Delegate Recovering After Pit Bull Mauling

  27-07-2017 00:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The minority leader of Maryland’s House of Delegates is recovering after he was mauled and bitten by a pit bull over the weekend.
  Nic Kipke, who’s in an arm-sling and covered in bandages and claw and bite marks, says the attack left physical scars on him and emotional scars for his family, who  saw it happen.
  He was walking in Pasadena with his wife, 2-year-old son in a stroller and their pet poodle Tucker, when out of nowhere, his neighbor’s un
  
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• Teen Recovering After Being Struck By Man Fleeing From Police

  27-07-2017 00:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A man was arrested after trying to get away from Baltimore police Tuesday night and hitting a 14-year-old boy on his bike.
  The man is now behind bars, but some are wondering why officers were following the suspect without turning on their lights and sirens.
  Police say it all started with just a routine traffic stop on Reisterstown Road and in a matter of seconds the man took off striking the teen boy just moments afterwards.
  “There was a dude flying down in a gold Ac
  
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• Annual Wild Pony Swim Between Assateague, Chincoteague Lasts 18 Minutes

  27-07-2017 00:20
  CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — The 92nd annual Chincoteague pony swim has finished up.
  The Daily Times of Salisbury reports that the crossing lasted about 18 minutes.
  The wild ponies of Assateague Island swam across to Chincoteague Island in Virginia. A flare that lit the sky at 6:47 a.m. signaled the beginning of the swim. It ended about 7:05 a.m.
  The event draws thousands of tourists each year and was memorialized in Marguerite Henry’s novel “Misty of Chincoteague.”
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