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• BWI Reaches 25 Million Travelers, Making It Busiest Airport In DMV Area

  07-08-2017 23:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — When it comes to popularity, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport has the competition beat, as BWI had more travelers in 2016 than any other nearby airport.
  Airport officials say that’s not a coincidence.
  Miles ahead of the competition, BWI airport flies into the top spot of busiest airports in the region.
  “I love it here,” traveler Bruce Hoegg said. “It’s my favorite.”
  The Federal Aviation Administration reports that in 2016, 25 million
  
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• Rhode Island Becomes 4th State To Offer Free Community College Tuition

  07-08-2017 23:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is giving students a chance to further their education, excluding the one thing about college that many wish they could leave behind — debt.
  Starting this upcoming academic year, The Promise Scholarship will allow students in Rhode Island to attend two years of community college at no cost.
  While there are certain requirements to who can reap the benefits, Gov. Raimondo eventually wants for every student in Rhode Island to have th
  
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• Anti-Violence Movement Continues In Baltimore After Failed Ceasefire

  07-08-2017 23:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A weekend ceasefire ends with bloodshed in Baltimore, as community activists pushed for people to put down their guns for a 72-hour stretch.
  But 41 hours in, the first of two murders during that time period.
  In a matter of five hours, two people were gunned down during what activists hoped would be a murder-free weekend.
  The rain poured down Monday on one southwest Baltimore block, and so did the city’s support.
  An officer was still guarding the spot where
  
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• 68% Of Maryland Overdose Deaths In First 3 Months Of 2017 Were Fentanyl-Related

  07-08-2017 22:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Numbers are out for overdose deaths in Maryland during the first three months of 2017.
  The Maryland Health Department reports 550 overdose deaths in that time period. And, as Alex DeMetrick reports, the death rate shows now signs of slowing.
  It’s become a routine call for first responders: Reversing an overdose before it kills. That’s because powerful opioids like Fentanyl are being mixed into heroin.
  Of the 550 fatalities, 372 were Fentanyl-related. That numb
  
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• Ravens Announce Shake Shack Is Coming To M&T Bank Stadium

  07-08-2017 22:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens announced the addition of Shake Shack at M&T Bank Stadium for the 2017 season.
  Among other upgrades to the home of the Ravens, like the two new 200-foot wide video walls, the organization is always looking to enhance the game day experience for fans.
  RELATED: Big Changes Coming To Ravens’ M&T Bank Stadium
  Shake Shack opened its first-ever Baltimore location opened on February 16th, 2015 on East Pratt Street, across from th
  
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• Loneliness, Social Isolation A Bigger Health Issue Than Obesity, Study Says

  07-08-2017 22:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)  — According to a new study, loneliness and social isolation is a greater public health problem for Americans than obesity. Researchers say people with a greater social connection cut their risk of premature death in half.
  “Being connected to others socially is widely considered a fundamental human need — crucial to both well-being and survival,” says Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, professor of psychology at Brigham Young University. “An increasing
  
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• Terrance West Is Expecting To Put Up Big Numbers This Season

  07-08-2017 22:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Terrance West led the Baltimore Ravens with 774 yards rushing last season.
  The Maryland native is ranked 97th on the ESPN’s fantasy football rankings. There are 37 running backs ahead of him. However, West is confident that he’ll be putting up some big numbers this season. West advises fantasy football owners, “it’d be smart to grab me.”
  Baltimore is definitely looking for West to become more explosive and with Kenneth Dixon is
  
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• Lochte Beats Phelps’ 200 M Record At US Open

  07-08-2017 21:54
  EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Lochte had a surprising reaction to his latest record-setting performance.
  “A little disappointed,” he said after breaking Michael Phelps’ meet record in the finals of the 200-meter individual medley Sunday at the U.S. Open.
  Lochte’s time of 1 minute, 59.24 seconds bettered Phelps’ mark of 1:59.26 set on Nov. 30, 2006. Britain’s Xavier Mohammed finished second in 2:00.47, and Sam Stewart was third in 2:01.51.
  “Whether
  
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• Flash Flood Watch, Flood Warnings In Effect Around Maryland

  07-08-2017 21:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore and most of central Maryland are under a Flash Flood Watch through 10 p.m. Monday.
  Parts of the Eastern Shore are under a Flood Warning or Flash Flood Warning. Parts of Talbot, Queen Anne’s and Caroline counties are under a Flash Flood Warning until 5:30 p.m. and a Flood Warning until 8:30 p.m.
  RELATED: Storm Causes Damage In Salisbury, Residents Believe A Tornado Touched Down
  By 3 p.m., “the bulk of the rain is out over the ocean,” WJZ’s
  
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• Storm Causes Damage In Salisbury, Residents Believe A Tornado Touched Down

  07-08-2017 21:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —After a storm caused heavy damage in Salisbury Monday afternoon, residents believe a tornado may have touched down.
  Multiple Twitter users shared images of a car that had been flipped, which they believed to be a result of the storm.Salisbury what the FU… pic.twitter.com/b1cXuuu4ti
  — Mark Davis Jr. (@MarkySwoosh) August 7, 2017Some pictures of the damage by the tornado pic.twitter.com/BJ5cL4uhHb
  — Luke Faulkner (@FaulknerLucas) August 7, 2017
  There was a
  
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• Orioles Tim Beckham Named American League Player of the Week

  07-08-2017 21:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Congratulations to Tim Beckham who was named the American League Player of the Week for July 31 – August 6.
  Beckham batted .583/.600/1.167 (14-for-24) with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, six runs scored, and six RBI over six games.
  Among AL leaders, Tim finished the period first in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and total bases (28); tied for first in hits (14) and triples; tied for third in home runs; and tied for seventh in runs
  
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• Police Searching For Missing 10-Year-Old Boy

  07-08-2017 20:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is asking the public to help them find a missing 10-year-old.
  Martaz Graham was last seen on July 23, with his 18-year-old cousin in the downtown area.
  Someone also told police they had seen Martez in the Mount Clair and South Carey Street area.
  Anyone with information on Graham’s whereabouts is asked to call Baltimore PD’s Missing Person Unit at 443-984-7385 or dial 911.
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• Bills Sign Former Ravens Receiver Anquan Boldin

  07-08-2017 20:49
  PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills signed free agent Anquan Boldin on Monday in a move that adds an established veteran presence to a mostly young and untested group of receivers.
  Boldin arrived at the Bills training camp facility in suburban Rochester, New York, to sign the contract, and is scheduled to begin practicing Tuesday. The Bills were actively recruiting Boldin for the past month, including having the 14-year veteran visit their headquarters two weeks ago.
  The 36-year-old r
  
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• Orioles Begin 10-Day Road Trip On The West Coast

  07-08-2017 20:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Orioles begin a 10-day road trip visiting the Los Angeles Angels, the Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners.
  Monday’s starter will be Dylan Bundy (10-8, 4.24 ERA). He had 10 quality starts in his first 11 outings. In his past 10 appearances, he has recorded only four quality starts and has gone six innings or more just four times.
  Bundy has faced the Angels once before in 2016, when he gave up four runs in a 1 1/3-inning relief effort.Today
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• Many States Preparing For Historic Eclipse Like A Natural Disaster

  07-08-2017 20:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Americans across the U.S. will see the country’s first coast-to-coast solar eclipse in 99 years. While millions of people get ready to watch the Aug. 21 spectacle, local authorities are the treating the event more like a natural disaster and are preparing for the worst.
  The disaster prep work stems from the massive tourist attraction the solar eclipse has become. The eclipse’s path of totality, where the moon will almost completely block the sun, covers a 70-m
  
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• Officer Suspended For Trying To Grab Recording Device From Citizen

  07-08-2017 20:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Anne Arundel County Police Department corporal has been suspended after police say he tried to take a recording device from someone who was recording him.
  The incident happened on Saturday, after an officer, identified as corporal Wolford, was called about a customer dispute in the 8200 block of Sebring Court in Severn.
  While Wolford was on scene, speaking to someone involved, he noticed someone else recording him.
  Police say that after Wolford noticed he was
  
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• Maryland Casinos Raked In $138.8 Million In July

  07-08-2017 19:17
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials say the state’s casinos raked in $138.8 million in July.
  Maryland Lottery and Gaming says in a statement Monday that the number is a nearly 34 percent increase compared to the July 2016 figure of $103.8 million. The figure for this July includes revenue from MGM National Harbor, which opened in Prince George’s County in December 2016. The casino generated more than $50.7 million in July. Officials say in a year-to-year comparison excluding MG
  
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• Copper Moscow Mule Mugs Could Give You Food Poisoning, Health Officials Say

  07-08-2017 19:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Copper mugs used in trendy cocktails like Moscow Mules may be giving people more than a hangover. Health officials in Iowa say the popular copper cups can give their users food poisoning.
  The state’s Alcoholic Beverages Division made the declaration after examining the poisonous nature of copper and copper alloys mixing with food. According to the Food and Drug Administration’s Moral Food Code, copper is prohibited from coming into direct contact with foo
  
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• Flash Flood Watch In Effect For Baltimore, Much Of Central Md.

  07-08-2017 18:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore and most of central Maryland are under a Flash Flood Watch through 10 p.m. Monday.
  Marty Bass says one or two to four inches of rain are possible in certain pockets of Maryland, which brings on the potential for flash flooding.#WJZ #FIRSTWARNINGWX 9 AM through 10 PM a flood watch in effect. 1 to 2 inches of rain on the way. @CBSBaltimore pic.twitter.com/hkj2o7Syxp
  — Marty Bass WJZ (@MartyBassWJZ) August 7, 2017
  We also have the potential for some strong to
  
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• Manufacturer Says Corrosion Caused Ride To Break Apart

  07-08-2017 18:47
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Excessive corrosion on a support beam caused a “catastrophic failure” of a thrill ride at the Ohio State Fair that killed an 18-year-old man and injured seven others, the ride’s Dutch manufacturer said in a statement posted Sunday on Facebook.
  The statement said KMG officials traveled to the accident scene in Columbus to review video footage of the July 26 accident and conduct metallurgical tests of the beam.
  “It was determined that excessive c
  
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• Former Oriole Don Baylor Dead At 68

  07-08-2017 18:33
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Oriole Don Baylor has died. He was 68.
  Baylor was the 1979 AL MVP with the California Angels who went on to become manager of the year with the Colorado Rockies in 1995.
  Baylor died Monday at a hospital in Austin, Texas, his son, Don Baylor Jr., told the Austin American-Statesman. His wife, Rebecca Baylor, confirmed the death in a statement posted on Major League Baseball’s website. He battled multiple myeloma for more than 10 years.
  Baylor played in
  
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• Police Arrest Man Accused Of Shooting Half-Brother On Metro Train

  07-08-2017 18:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Metro Transit Police arrested an 18-year-old accused of opening fire while on a Red Line train near Takoma, injuring his half-brother.
  Jermaine Brown has been charged with first-degree assault for the shooting.
  Police say Brown fired three shots while inside the railcar, following an altercation with three other people. Brown shot his 14-year-old half-brother in the stomach, but he was not the intended target.
  The victim was taken to a hospital, where police say
  
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• 3 Jailed In Pennsylvania In Slaying Of Maryland Man, 50

  07-08-2017 17:51
  BEDFORD, Pa. (AP) — Three people are jailed in Pennsylvania on charges they conspired to kill a man found dead at the bottom of an embankment in southern Pennsylvania.
  The Bedford County coroner says 50-year-old Gary Shriver Jr. died from blood loss, though the coroner and state police investigators haven’t said how that occurred.
  The body of the Cumberland, Maryland man was found shortly before midnight Friday near Lake Gordon. Shriver had a long history of drug-related arrests in h
  
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• Keidel: Mayweather-McGregor, Who Has More To Lose?

  07-08-2017 17:36
  By Jason Keidel
  When it comes to Conor McGregor against Floyd Mayweather Jr., how do you handicap a fight between fighters who have mastered different arts of fighting? When one man steps into another man’s world, realm and home, it’s hard to measure the advantage or disadvantage. Vegas can nudge the needle of wagering one way or another, but they don’t know any better than we do.
  Even more so, what metric measures each man’s risk? How do you gauge risk and reward beyond
  
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• Terps Head Coach DJ Durkin Breaks Down His Upcoming Roster

  07-08-2017 17:25
  Terps Head Coach DJ Durkin joined Vinny and Haynie and broke down how his team looks so far in fall practice. Durkin talked about his QB situation, position battles and the opening of the new Cole Field House.
  The University of Maryland opened the new Cole Field House last week. Coaches and intercollegiate athletic staff members joined university constituents, media and fans to dedicate the recently completed indoor practice fields.
  The new Cole Field House allows the team to practice indoors. D
  
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• Ready To Play: Vikings TE David Morgan Discusses Finding The Right Balance In Training

  07-08-2017 17:00
  It’s a long and tough road to get to the NFL for most players, but it might be an even more difficult task to get yourself mentally and physically “Ready To Play” in the NFL week in and week out. As we work our way towards the start of the NFL season, we’re speaking with a different NFL player each week and getting a first-hand account from them on how they get themselves ready for all of the rigors that come with competing at the NFL level. Here’s Minneso
  
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• Md. Mayor: National Issue Posts Not Allowed On City Social Media Accounts

  07-08-2017 16:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The mayor of Annapolis sent out an email reminding city officials that there are no posts allowed about national issues on city social media accounts.
  The Capital Gazette reports the email was sent out Tuesday after the Annapolis Police Department posted about some comments made by President Donald Trump.
  The Facebook post was made after Trump’s comments that officers “don’t be too nice” during arrests, though White House officials later
  
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• Can The Orioles Make A Push For Postseason?

  07-08-2017 16:28
  Mel Antonen of MASN joined Norris and Long to discuss the Orioles’ playoff chances and the starting pitching rotation, which has been stellar as of late.
  The Orioles recently acquired short stop Tim Beckham rather than adding to much to the pitching rotation. “It is amazing. When it first happened, I said why is Dan Duquette picking up a short stop? The team needs pitching! But sometimes trades aren’t always about what August and September rolls around. He’s had an impact
  
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• Flash Flood Watch, Flood Warnings Canceled After Rainy Day Around Md.

  07-08-2017 16:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Most alerts have been canceled after parts of Maryland were under a  Flash Flood Watch, a Flood Warning or Flash Flood Warning Monday.
  A Coastal Flood Statement is in effect for parts of the eastern shore until 7 a.m. Tuesday.
  Earlier in the day, a Flash Flood Watch was in effect for Baltimore and the surrounding areas, but that has since expired.
  RELATED: Storm Causes Damage In Salisbury, Residents Believe A Tornado Touched Down
  By 3 p.m., “the bulk of th
  
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• Mounting Injuries Can Mess Up Your Fantasy Baseball Team Down The Stretch

  07-08-2017 15:59
  By Sam McPherson
  We are now in the final third of the fantasy baseball season, and if your team is like everyone else’s team, the injuries are starting to pile up on your roster. This can be devastating to the owner’s mentality, watching stars like Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw or Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer suffer injuries right when your team is ready to put the league title away.
  This happens to every owner, every year, and if it doesn’t happen to
  
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• Podcast: Toby Bozzuto on Baltimore's apartment market - Baltimore Business Journal

  07-08-2017 15:34
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  Podcast: Toby Bozzuto on Baltimore's apartment market
  Baltimore Business Journal
  But not just the leasing inside his company's many buildings across the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., markets. Bozzuto, CEO of the Bozzuto Group, said he wants all apartment projects to perform well, whether he built them or not. Toby Bozzuto says ...
  
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• Peter Beilenson resigns as CEO of Evergreen Health - Baltimore Business Journal

  07-08-2017 15:34
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  Peter Beilenson resigns as CEO of Evergreen Health
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  Dr. Peter Beilenson, the local doctor who founded Evergreen Health as a nonprofit health insurance company in 2012, resigned as CEO of the Baltimore insurer on Aug. 1. The company's remaining 65 employees are staying on in their roles to assist with ...
  
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• Monday, August 7, 2017

  07-08-2017 15:24
  It’s just another Manic Monday with the Baltimore City Department of Social Services.
  Marty has Coffee With Al Gore, and they talk about his new movie, “An Inconvenient Sequel.”
  
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• Hall of Fame President Envisions A Football ‘Disney World’

  07-08-2017 15:24
  CANTON, Ohio (AP) — David Baker has a vision.
  He sees a state-of-the-art stadium; eight fields in a youth sports complex (plus three more on campus); an indoor arena; a center for athletic performance and safety; a player care center; and a hotel. All of it — and more — surrounding the Pro Football Hall of Fame, of which Baker is president & CEO.
  He envisions staging an NFL draft onsite. College championships in football and other sports. Concerts, theatrical performances a
  
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• Bongino: Baltimore's Urban Decay Caused By Liberals' Leadership - Fox News Insider

  07-08-2017 15:09
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  Bongino: Baltimore's Urban Decay Caused By Liberals' Leadership
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  Dan Bongino reacted to the city of Baltimore's failure to get through even one weekend without anyone in the city getting killed. "The same type of politics, far-left liberal ideology has run the city since the 1930s," the former Secret Service agent ...
  
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• Brown’s Honda City Baltimore Gameday Pre-Game Show 2017

  07-08-2017 15:00
  Every home football game join 105.7 The Fan and Baltimore Gameday Uncensored in the Dash In Tailgate Plaza at the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore located at 1525 Russell Street in Baltimore for the Brown’s Honda City Baltimore Gameday Uncensored Pre-Game Show live!
  Bring your friends and family and stop by 105.7 The Fan’s tent to win great prizes!  Be sure to tell Baltimore your thoughts on our home team during the broadcast!  Parking is always free for Platinum, Diamond and Sev
  
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• Linkin Park Fans Remember Chester Bennington At L.A. Tribute

  07-08-2017 14:39
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of Linkin Park fans have gathered in downtown Los Angeles to pay tribute to late singer Chester Bennington after his death last month.
  KABC-TV reports (http://abc7.com/2281958/ ) fans celebrated Bennington’s life and music in the city’s Grand Park Sunday evening. Video shows fans waving candles and cellphones in the air while performers sang Bennington’s songs. Organizer Ashlee Kelly tells the station that Bennington “touched so many
  
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• 9-Year-Old Wants To Be NASA’s ‘Planetary Protection Officer’

  07-08-2017 14:12
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A 9-year-old New Jersey boy who describes himself as a “Guardian of the Galaxy” is hoping to add the real-life NASA title “Planetary Protection Officer” to his resume.
  NASA says it received an application for the position from fourth-grader Jack Davis, who touted his expertise in space-themed movies. In a letter the agency posted online, Jack acknowledged his youth, but says that will make it easier for him to think like an alien.
  Jack rece
  
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• WEATHER BLOG: Busy Start To Week Weather-Wise

  07-08-2017 13:57
  Hi Everyone!
  Weather-wise, what a busy way to start a week. B-U-S-Y-! Because of rain currently falling, heavy rain later on, and maybe some soaking rain around possible thunderstorms, we have a Flood Watch which will be in effect from 9AM to 10PM. Because of those thunderstorms the Storm Prediction Center has the I-95 corridor in an “Marginal” zone for a gusty thunderstorm. South, and East, toward the DelMarVa,  a “Slight” risk of gusty weather is in effect through
  
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• Transgender Day Camp Among First To Include 4-Year-Olds

  07-08-2017 13:17
  EL CERRITO, Calif. (AP) — In some ways, Rainbow Day Camp is very ordinary. Kids arrive with a packed lunch, make friendship bracelets, play basketball, sing songs and get silly. But it is also extraordinarily unique, from the moment campers arrive each morning.
  At check-in each day, campers make a nametag with their pronoun of choice. Some opt for “she” or “he.” Or a combination of “she/he.” Or “they,” or no pronoun at all. Some change their
  
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• Chris Pratt And Anna Faris Announce Separation

  07-08-2017 12:30
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Pratt and Anna Faris announced Sunday that they are separating after eight years of marriage, sparking a wave of shock and sadness online about the demise of one of Hollywood’s most popular power couples.
  The actors announced their breakup on social media in a joint statement confirmed by Pratt’s publicist.
  “We tried hard for a long time, and we’re really disappointed,” the actors wrote. “Our son has two parents who love him very
  
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• Tropical Storm Franklin Could Be Hurricane When Hits Yucatan - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  07-08-2017 12:15
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  Tropical Storm Franklin Could Be Hurricane When Hits Yucatan
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  MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Franklin could be near hurricane strength when it hits Mexico's Yucatan peninsula Monday evening. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported at 5 a.m. that Franklin's top winds already strengthened to 45 mph (75 kph ...and more »
  
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• Tropical Storm Franklin Could Be Hurricane When Hits Yucatan

  07-08-2017 12:13
  MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Franklin could be near hurricane strength when it hits Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula Monday evening.
  The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported at 5 a.m. that Franklin’s top winds already strengthened to 45 mph (75 kph) in the northwestern Caribbean, where it’s moving west-northwest at 13 mph (21 kph) off the coast of Honduras.
  It was expected to hold that course, making landfall at the Yucatan Monday evening, then crossing over the Gulf Tues
  
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• Good Shepherd lists Halethorpe property for sale - Baltimore Sun

  07-08-2017 12:02
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  Good Shepherd lists Halethorpe property for sale
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  The entrance to the Good Shepherd Services campus in Halethorpe. A youth treatment center there was closed this year. (Jon Bleiweis/ BSMG). Jon BleiweisContact ReporterArbutus Times. The property that was home to Good Shepherd Services' residential ...
  
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• ‘Donut Boy’ Brings 1,000 Doughnuts To Police In Maryland

  07-08-2017 12:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — A young caped crusader who’s supporting law enforcement through generosity descended on Maryland in his nationwide journey.
  “Donut Boy” visited the Harford County Sheriff’s Office and the Laurel Police Department on Friday after visiting more than 16 states delivering what he says is the favorite food of police.So far, he’s delivered more than 22,000 pastries to cops.
  The 9-year-old Florida resident is on a mission to deliver doughnuts to
  
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• Baltimore Bike Share program hampered by thefts, lack of returns - Baltimore Sun

  07-08-2017 11:32
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  Baltimore Bike Share program hampered by thefts, lack of returns
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  Baltimore's bike share system app shows between 53 and 61 bikes across the system when it was supposed to launch with 20 stations and 200 bicycles last fall and expand to 50 stations and 500 bikes in the spring. (Kim Hairston, Baltimore Sun video).and more »
  
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• The Inspiring Women of 'Step': A Celebration of Baltimore and Black Girl Magic - Daily Beast

  07-08-2017 07:04
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  The Inspiring Women of 'Step': A Celebration of Baltimore and Black Girl Magic
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  Amanda Lipitz's new documentary follows three joyous young step dancers' journey to college and sheds a new light on Baltimore in the days after Freddie Gray's death. Amy Zimmerman. 08.07.17 1:00 AM ET. 20th Century Fox. The first five minutes of Step, ...
  “Step”: Baltimore black-girl magic seeds an Oscar contenderSalon
  Review: In 'Step,' Baltimore Teenagers on the Cusp of Wom
  
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• Organizer: Despite two weekend shooting deaths, Baltimore ceasefire is a 'movement' - CNN

  07-08-2017 06:01
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  Organizer: Despite two weekend shooting deaths, Baltimore ceasefire is a 'movement'
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  (CNN) Hours after two gun deaths interrupted a 72-hour grassroots "ceasefire" in Baltimore, one of the organizers had a message early Sunday for those she said claimed the ceasefire had ended. "Stop panicking out loud, find a corner and watch us keep ...
  Baltimore Ceasefire Organizer Vows Work Continues After 2 KillingsNBCNews.com
  Despite killings, Baltimore ceasefire leaders say spirit of event wil
  
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• Baltimore ceasefire is part of a 'movement,' organizer says - CNN - CNN

  07-08-2017 06:01
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  Baltimore ceasefire is part of a 'movement,' organizer says - CNN
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  Hours after two gun deaths interrupted a 72-hour grassroots "ceasefire" in Baltimore, one of the organizers had a message for those she said claimed the ...
  Baltimore Ceasefire Organizer Vows Work Continues After 2 KillingsNBCNews.com
  Baltimore residents propose 3-day cease-fireABC News
  Despite killings, Baltimore ceasefire leaders say spirit of event will continueBaltimore Sun
  CBS News -CBS Baltimore / WJZ 
  
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• Despite Fatalities, Community Leaders Say Cease Fire Efforts Were A ‘Success’

  07-08-2017 05:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The calls for peace continue after two men were shot and killed on Saturday, putting an end to a Baltimore City Cease Fre that was supposed to last 72 hours.
  RELATED: Shots Ring Out During ‘Cease Fire’ Weekend, Claiming 2 Lives
  Several Cease Fire events drew large crowds on Sunday.
  The Cease Fire did not reach the goal: an entire weekend without homicides. However, many in the community still came out and called the effort a success.
  With their hands join
  
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