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• Wear Solar Specs Or Make A Viewer To Safely Watch Eclipse

  19-08-2017 23:01
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Solar glasses are a must for safe viewing of Monday’s total solar eclipse, the first to span coast to U.S. coast in 99 years.
  And parents beware: Eye doctors urge strict adult supervision for eclipse watchers under 16 years old.
  There should be absolutely no peeking without eclipse glasses or other certified filters except during the two minutes or so when the moon completely blots out the sun, called totality. That’s the only time it’s safe to
  
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• Small Earthquake Strikes Off Hawaii Island’s East Coast

  19-08-2017 22:48
  HONOLULU (AP) — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit off the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.
  The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaii Volcano Observatory says the earthquake struck at 8:35 p.m. Friday about 66 miles (107 kilometers) northeast of the town of Hawaiian Beaches on the island’s east coast.
  The agency reports that about 100 people on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai and Oahu said they felt the earthquake.
  Brian Shiro, the agency’s seismic network manager, says the
  
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• Woman Stuck In Swimming Pool Turns To Facebook For Help

  19-08-2017 22:36
  EPPING, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman who became stuck in a swimming pool after the ladder broke turned to Facebook to ask for help getting out.
  Sixty-one-year-old Leslie Kahn was swimming in her pool Aug. 11 when the ladder broke, leaving her stranded. She said she didn’t have the strength to pull herself. No one else was home and her cellphone was inside.
  She used a pool pole to drag the chair her iPad was on and posted in a community Facebook page, asking for help. She said sh
  
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• Saturday, August 19, 2017

  19-08-2017 22:19
  The Maryland SPCA is celebrating National Dog Day and the Annual St. Gabriel Festival is taking place in Little Italy.
  
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• 2nd Officer Dies From Shooting In Florida

  19-08-2017 21:43
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say a second officer has died, a day after he and a colleague were shot during a scuffle with a suspect.
  The Kissimmee Police Department says Sgt. Sam Howard died Saturday from his injuries.
  His colleague, Officer Matthew Baxter, died Friday night after the attack in a neighborhood of Kissimmee, which is located south of the theme park hub of Orlando.
  Kissimmee Police Chief Jeff O’Dell said Saturday that Everett Miller was arrested severa
  
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• Crews On Scene Of Water Rescue At Prettyboy Dam

  19-08-2017 21:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Crews are on scene near the Prettyboy Dam for a water rescue Saturday afternoon.
  Authorities were called just after 1:45 p.m., about a drowning at the dam.
  Crews were able to rescue one adult from the water. The victim was set to be taken to a hospital by a Maryland State Police helicopter.
  No further details have been released at this time.
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• Crews Conduct Water Rescue At Prettyboy Dam

  19-08-2017 21:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Crews  responded to a scene near the Prettyboy Dam for a water rescue Saturday afternoon.
  Authorities were called just after 1:45 p.m., about a drowning at the dam.
  Crews were able to rescue one adult from the water. The victim was set to be taken to a hospital by a Maryland State Police helicopter.
  No further details have been released at this time.
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• Police Search For Suspect Who Hit Man With Vehicle, Then Stabbed Him

  19-08-2017 21:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Police Department is searching for a suspect who hit a man with his car, before getting out and stabbing him several times.
  Police say the incident happened in the 7800 block of Liberty Rd.
  Responding officers found a victim with several stab wounds. The victim was taken to a hospital, and his condition is unknown at this time.
  The investigation found that the victim had been struck by a vehicle, and then the driver got out and stabbed the victim
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect Who Hit Man With Vehicle, Then Stabbed Him To Death

  19-08-2017 21:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Police Department identified a man who was hit by a car and then stabbed to death Saturday afternoon.
  Police say 53-year-old Raphael M. Happy-Ikenwilo was hit and stabbed in the 7800 block of Liberty Road.
  Investigators learned the suspect dropped off his wife in a parking lot and saw Happy-Ikenwilo getting out of his car and then rammed him into his car and then stabbed him several times.
  The victim was taken to a hospital where he died.
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• Thousands March Through Boston Week After Virginia Bloodshed

  19-08-2017 20:20
  BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of leftist counterprotesters marched through downtown Boston on Saturday, chanting anti-Nazi slogans and waving signs condemning white nationalism as conservative activists appeared to cut short a rally one week after a Virginia demonstration turned deadly.
  Police Commissioner William Evans said Friday that 500 officers — some in uniform, others undercover — were deployed to keep the two groups apart Saturday. Boston’s Democratic mayor, Marty Walsh
  
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• Hogan Announces New Development Plan For Maryland

  19-08-2017 20:09
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan has signed an executive order to create a new statewide development plan.
  Hogan made the announcement Saturday in a speech to the Maryland Association of Counties.
  The Republican governor says he has repeatedly heard from local officials who have asked for changes to PlanMaryland, which was put in place by Hogan’s predecessor, Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat.
  PlanMaryland was described at the time as the state’s first long-range st
  
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• Emergency Dispatcher Shocked After Lightning Strikes Building

  19-08-2017 19:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Harford County governmental employee reports being shocked through her earpiece after lightning struck the building housing emergency dispatchers.
  The Harford County government building located on Ady Rd. in Forest Hills was struck by lightning just after 5 p.m. Friday, as storms began to roll into the area.
  A female call taker says she felt a shock through her earpiece, and some other employees reported similar sensations.
  All employees continued working, but nine
  
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• Rodricks: Breaking monuments, breaking silence - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  19-08-2017 18:20
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  Rodricks: Breaking monuments, breaking silence
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  I return to Matthew Crenson's new history of Baltimore, and my discussions with him on the “Roughly Speaking” podcast, because of a point he made about this city and race: We do not like to talk about it. Never did. Starting in the Colonial period, ...
  
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• Making sense of the Ravens signing Jeremy Zuttah - Baltimore Beatdown

  19-08-2017 18:02
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  Making sense of the Ravens signing Jeremy Zuttah
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  The Ravens signed their former center, Jeremy Zuttah, to a two-year deal on Friday. The question is where is Zuttah going to fit in with the offensive line? Below are the two possibilities for Baltimore's offensive line after the addition of Zuttah. 1 ...
  Ravens cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey and Robertson Daniel missing from Saturday's practiceBaltimore Sun
  Ravens bring back center Jeremy Zuttah to help injury-
  
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• Family Member Charged With Killing 3 Girls Under The Age Of 10

  19-08-2017 17:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested a 25-year-old in the homicides of three girls under the age of 10, who were found in a Prince George’s County home Friday morning.
  Antonio Williams is charged with three counts of first and second-degree murder in the deaths of his sister, 6-year-old Nadira Withers, and two second cousins, 9-year-old Ariana Decree and 6-year-old Ajayah Decree.VIDEO: Our Homicide Detectives escort 25 y/o triple homicide suspect Antonio Williams to Depar
  
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• PFF: Jaylen Hill is a top preseason corner - Baltimore Beatdown

  19-08-2017 17:26
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  PFF: Jaylen Hill is a top preseason corner
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  Ravens undrafted rookie cornerback Jaylen Hill has been making a name for himself during the 2017 preseason. According to Pro Football Focus, Hill has only allowed a 17.3 passer rating against opposing quarterbacks. That ranks 3rd out of 44 cornerbacks ...
  Baltimore Ravens: 5 players already on the roster bubbleThe Ebony Birdall 2 news articles »
  
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• Duke University Removes Statue Of Confederate General

  19-08-2017 17:13
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University removed a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee early Saturday, days after it was vandalized amid a national debate about monuments to the Confederacy.
  The university said it removed the carved limestone likeness early Saturday morning from Duke Chapel where it stood among 10 historical figures depicted in the entryway. Another statue of Lee was at the heart of a violent protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, that turned deadly a week ago.
  University president Vin
  
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• Recreation and outdoors calendar (Aug. 20) - Baltimore Sun

  19-08-2017 17:00
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  Recreation and outdoors calendar (Aug. 20)
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  Through Aug. 31: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for this year's black bear lottery. Successful applicants will receive a permit valid for the four-day hunting season, taking place Oct. 23-26 in Allegany ...
  
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• Police: 24-year-old man killed, one shot in Baltimore overnight - Baltimore Sun

  19-08-2017 16:50
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  Police: 24-year-old man killed, one shot in Baltimore overnight
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  At around 11:45 p.m. Friday, officers were called to the 1600 block of Cliftview Ave. for a report of a shooting, according to police. Officers found Devante Monroe, 24, with a gunshot wound to the chest. Monroe was transported to an area hospital ...
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• Corrogan Vaughn, Republican congressional candidate in Maryland, dies - Baltimore Sun

  19-08-2017 16:41
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  Corrogan Vaughn, Republican congressional candidate in Maryland, dies
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  Vaughn was the Republican nominee for Maryland's 7th Congressional District in 2016 and 2014, according to the State Board of Elections website. However, he was defeated by incumbent Democrat Elijah Cummings in 2016. He also ran for Senate in 2012, ...and more »
  
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• Ravens practice attendance report, 8/19 - Baltimore Beatdown

  19-08-2017 16:18
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  Ravens practice attendance report, 8/19
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  It was a hot, sunny day in Owings Mills for the Ravens Saturday practice. Below is the injury report. So 15 total: Flacco, T.White, Perriman, Matthews, Dixon, Woodhead, Siragusa, Nembot, Lewis, Stanley, Canady, Humphrey, Daniel, Boykin, Payne.and more »
  
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• WATCH: Machado Gets Pied After Walk-off Grand Slam

  19-08-2017 16:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — O, what a night!
  Machado hit his seventh career slam off Keynan Middleton and capped a three-homer night with a grand salami.
  After the game, Manny talks about his approach on the walk-off grand slam in the Orioles’ 9-7 win over the Angels before getting pied by Adam Jones.
   
  
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• Three takeaways from the Ravens 31-7 win over the Dolphins - Baltimore Beatdown

  19-08-2017 15:42
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  Three takeaways from the Ravens 31-7 win over the Dolphins
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  The Ravens improved to 2-0 as they dominated the Miami Dolphins, 31-7. Below are three takeaways from Baltimore's second preseason game. 1. Austin Howard is still shaking off the rust; the competition at right tackle is still open. The newest Ravens ...and more »
  
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• Suspect Charged In Shooting Of 2 Police Officers

  19-08-2017 15:42
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say a suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a police officer and the grave wounding of another officer.
  Kissimmee Police Chief Jeff O’Dell said Saturday that Everett Miller was arrested several hours after the shootings late Friday in this city south of Orlando.
  He faces a first-degree murder charge.
  Authorities originally said they believed there were four suspects, but the chief said no other arrests are anticipated.
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• Suspect Charged In Shooing Of 2 Police Officers

  19-08-2017 15:42
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say a suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a police officer and the grave wounding of another officer.
  Kissimmee Police Chief Jeff O’Dell said Saturday that Everett Miller was arrested several hours after the shootings late Friday in this city south of Orlando.
  He faces a first-degree murder charge.
  Authorities originally said they believed there were four suspects, but the chief said no other arrests are anticipated.
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• Orioles' Manny Machado proving to be the king of slams - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  19-08-2017 07:12
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  Orioles' Manny Machado proving to be the king of slams
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  The Orioles beat the visiting Angels Friday night, 9-7, after Manny Machado hit a walk off Grand Slam in the 9th inning. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun). Eduardo A. EncinaContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Just over six weeks ago, Manny Machado's ...
  Baltimore Orioles: Manny Machado's slams Los Angeles AngelsUPI.com
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• Special graduation for Baltimore residents desiring to build a brighter future - ABC2 News

  19-08-2017 05:59
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  Special graduation for Baltimore residents desiring to build a brighter future
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  BALTIMORE - It's graduation day for these men......a day that was weeks in the making.....a day that gets them one step closer to more than just good paying job. "Basically before I came here I was going from job to job out here in the world. I thought ...and more »
  
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• Police Make Arrest In Deaths Of 3 Girls Under The Age Of 10

  19-08-2017 05:55
  CLINTON, Md. (WJZ/AP) —Police arrested 24-year-old Antonio Williams in the homicides of three girls under the age of 10 who were found dead in a Prince George’s County home Friday morning.PGPD Homicide Detectives arrested 24 year old Antonio Williams of 6400 block of Brook Jane Drive, Clinton in homicides of 3 juvenile females
  — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) August 19, 2017
  Jennifer Donelan, the spokeswoman for the Prince George’s County Police Department, said an adult famil
  
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• Police Make Arrest In Deaths of 3 Girls Under Age 10 Found Dead In Md. Home

  19-08-2017 05:55
  CLINTON, Md. (WJZ/AP) —Police arrested 24-year-old Antonio Williams in the homicides of three girls under the age of 10 were found dead in a Prince George’s County home Friday morning.PGPD Homicide Detectives arrested 24 year old Antonio Williams of 6400 block of Brook Jane Drive, Clinton in homicides of 3 juvenile females
  — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) August 19, 2017
  Jennifer Donelan, the spokeswoman for the Prince George’s County Police Department, said an adult family me
  
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• Machado Hits 9th-Inning Slam To Lift Orioles Past Angels 9-7

  19-08-2017 05:53
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Manny Machado capped a three-homer night with a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 9-7 on Friday night in a game that featured 10 home runs.
  Machado hit his seventh career slam off Keynan Middleton (4-1), who entered with two on and one out in the ninth. After Tim Beckham singled to load the bases, Machado hit a drive far over the center-field wall to give the Orioles their first lead.
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• This Baltimore fan earned a meeting with Albert Pujols by reeling in his record-tying homer - Anaheim Angels

  19-08-2017 05:44
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  This Baltimore fan earned a meeting with Albert Pujols by reeling in his record-tying homer
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  Albert Pujols etched his name in baseball history again during the Angels' 9-7 loss on Friday against the Orioles. It didn't take him long to do so, either. Facing Jeremy Hellickson in the first inning with a runner on base, Pujols got the Angels on ...and more »
  
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• Weather Blog: Strong Storms/Heavy Rains

  19-08-2017 04:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– We wrapped up our work week with strong storms and heavy rain Friday evening.
  The storms should wrap up by midnight.
  Saturday will start off with temps in the upper 60s. We’ll see a mix of  sun and clouds through the day with highs near 90.
  While temps will be similar to Friday, we’ll get some reprieve from the humidity so real feel temps should stay out of triple digit territory.
  We’ll see even more sunshine on Sunday, with highs stopping in the upp
  
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• McCain Completes Round Of Radiation, Chemo For Brain Cancer

  19-08-2017 04:35
  PHOENIX (AP) — The daughter of U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona says the 80-year-old lawmaker has completed the first round of radiation and chemotherapy as he battles an aggressive form of brain cancer.
  Meghan McCain also tweeted Friday afternoon that her father’s “resilience & strength is incredible. Fight goes on, here’s to small wins.”
  McCain, the Republican presidential nominee in 2008 and a six-term senator, was diagnosed last month with glioblastoma (GLEE
  
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• Dashcam Video Shows White Cop Punching Black Man During Stop

  19-08-2017 03:00
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A dashcam video of a traffic stop that led to a white police officer with a history of disciplinary issues repeatedly punching a black man and hitting his head on pavement appears to show a different sequence of events than police had originally described.
  The initial statement from police in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid said Richard Hubbard III, who was pulled over on suspicion of having a suspended driver’s license, had refused Officer Michael Amiott’s orde
  
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• Md. Emergency Crews Respond To Possible Lightning Strikes, Flooded Areas During Severe Weather

  19-08-2017 02:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Harford County officials responded to numerous incidents Friday due to severe weather in the area.
  The Harford County Department of Emergency Services say their building was possibly struck by lightning.
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  Authorities say they responded to 21 fire calls that included 6 lightning strikes, 3 automatic fire alarms, 2 swift water rescues and other incidents.@cbsbaltimore
  
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• What's life like in one of Baltimore's most raided communities? - USA TODAY

  19-08-2017 02:22
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  What's life like in one of Baltimore's most raided communities?
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  Baltimore's 21215 Zip code stands out in the city, but not for a good reason. It had the distinction of being the most raided area by the police department's SWAT unit in the 2013-2014 fiscal year. And the residents of that area live daily with a few ...
  
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• After Charlottesville, Colleges Brace For More Hate Attacks

  19-08-2017 01:58
  BOSTON (AP) — Nicholas Fuentes is dropping out of Boston University and heading south, pressing ahead with his right-wing politics despite receiving online death threats.
  The 19-year-old joined a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend and posted a defiant Facebook message promising that a “tidal wave of white identity is coming,” less than an hour after a car plowed into a crowd of counter-protesters.
  Now, he’s hoping to transfer to Auburn Univ
  
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• Father Of American Killed In Barcelona: ‘I Just Don’t Understand’

  19-08-2017 01:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The father of the American killed in the Barcelona terror attack said he cannot understand how anybody could do that type of thing to innocent people.
  Forty-two-year-old Jared Tucker was among those killed when a van mowed through crowds in a busy tourist area.
  The California man and his wife were on a romantic getaway when their life together ended.
  “He had some blood on the side of his head and his arm but there was a person kneeling with him so we were encour
  
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• Molly McGrath Tierney resigns from Baltimore Department of Social Services - Baltimore Sun

  19-08-2017 01:25
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  Molly McGrath Tierney resigns from Baltimore Department of Social Services
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  Molly McGrath Tierney has announced her resignation as director of the Baltimore Department of Social Services. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun). Tim PrudenteContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Molly McGrath Tierney, a fierce child-welfare ...
  
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• Ocean City Mayor Invites Mark Zuckerberg To Visit

  19-08-2017 01:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mayor of Ocean City, Richard Meehan, gave a special thanks to Facebook co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. He thanked Zuckerberg for the social media platform that allowed the town to reach so many people.
  The Ocean City Facebook page posted a video on Thursday afternoon of Meehan expressing his appreciation for Facebook. He says that while the town continues to grow, they would not have gotten this far without help of the site.“Mark, because of Facebook, we’
  
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• Thurmont, MD: Small American Town With Big American Opinions 

  19-08-2017 00:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)–President Donald Trump made a stop at Camp David in Maryland Friday to meet with his National Security team, but in neighboring Thurmont, a town used to presidential visits, politics are still taking over the dinner conversation.
  Trump has not spent much time at Camp David but like the rest of the world, Thurmont, just a few miles away, has been watching. It’s a small American town with big American opinions.
  For nearly 80 years, the town has been in the foothills of
  
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• Finding work, then falling to bullets in Baltimore: 'He was part of the generation of the streets, but he was trying' - Baltimore Sun

  19-08-2017 00:26
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  Finding work, then falling to bullets in Baltimore: 'He was part of the generation of the streets, but he was trying'
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  After three years in the criminal justice system, Darryl Owens Jr. was turning a corner. Then, he was killed in Baltimore. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun). Kevin RectorContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. After getting the call he'd long feared, then ...
  
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• Baltimore launches 'bad batch' text-alert system for overdoses ... - Baltimore Sun

  19-08-2017 00:18
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  Baltimore launches 'bad batch' text-alert system for overdoses ...
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  Baltimore public school students design app to warn of bad batches of drugs.and more »
  
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