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• ‘It’s Gonna Be Crazy’: Jay Pharoah Is Amped For The Sunday Premiere Of ‘White Famous’

  13-10-2017 23:59
  Jay Pharoah is pretty excited for the premiere of his new show White Famous. The show features the former SNL castmember in the starring role of Floyd Mooney, an up-and-coming LA comedian who’s attempting to crossover into mainstream success to become, in the words of his agent, “white famous.” The show is based on the experiences of Jamie Foxx, who serves as executive producer and has a recurring role. It premieres this Sunday on Showtime.  Jay Pharoah spoke to CBS L
  
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• Questions Remain In Prince George’s Co. Woman’s Death As Funeral Is Held

  13-10-2017 23:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Family and friends gathered Friday for the funeral of a Prince George’s County teenager who went missing last month.
  Days later Ashanti Billie’s body was found behind a church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  Her family publicly asked for answers after Billie’s body was found.
  “The person or persons that decided they wanted to take our baby away from us and away from everyone who loved her; you’re a coward,” Brandy Billie said last month.
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• Baltimore school that raised money for hurricane victims gets star ... - Baltimore Sun

  13-10-2017 23:38 via baltimoresun.com
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  Students at City Springs Elementary/Middle School spent the first few weeks of September raising money for victims of Hurricane Harvey, quickly gaining ...and more »
  
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• Man Fatally Stabbed In Hopkins Hospital Room, Police Unsure If It Was Self-Inflicted

  13-10-2017 23:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A man has been stabbed to death inside a Johns Hopkins Hospital room, but police are unsure if the wound was self-inflicted or if he was murdered.
  Investigators were called to the scene after staff members heard a disturbance in the room. They entered and found a man who had been stabbed in the upper body. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.
  Investigators say the victim was at the hospital with his juvenile son, who was undergoing a medical procedure, and his son&rs
  
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• Facebook Takes On Food Delivery, Challenges Uber And Others

  13-10-2017 22:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — Several online services already offer food delivery, but that doesn’t mean Facebook won’t jump on board anyway.
  The social-media giant says ordering food for takeout or delivery is complicated. It promises to help save time by bringing existing food-delivery services into its app and partnering with some restaurants directly.
  Of course, using Facebook to order food might prompt users to spend more time perusing their news feeds — and seeing ads.
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• No Pig Races At Baltimore’s Pigtown Festival This Year Due To Swine Flu Outbreak

  13-10-2017 22:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —It’s one of Baltimore’s most popular fall events, drawing thousands of people to Washington Boulevard each year.
  But this year, something will be missing from the Pigtown Festival.
  Ben Hyman, executive director of the Pigtown Main Street organization, tells WJZ the swine flu is sidelining the animals that typically compete in the Pigtown Festival’s most popular event, the pig races.
  “The Maryland State Veterinarian said, due to the swine flu outbrea
  
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• Baltimore middle-schoolers' viral rendition of 'Rise Up' helps soothe a troubled nation - Washington Post

  13-10-2017 22:31 via washingtonpost.com
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  Baltimore middle-schoolers' viral rendition of 'Rise Up' helps soothe a troubled nation
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  Nothing seemed out of the ordinary for 11-year-old Kai Young as he arrived for a morning choir rehearsal at Cardinal Shehan School in Baltimore late last month. He mingled with friends, suppressed any nerves he had about singing his solo and let out a ...
  Baltimore children choir's version of Andra Day's 'Rise Up' goes viralUSA TODAY
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• Fantasy Football Buy-Low Trade Targets

  13-10-2017 22:22
  By Matt Citak
  The 2017 NFL season has been a roller coaster ride of emotions. We have seen several elite players lost for significant time (David Johnson, Odell Beckham Jr.), while we have also watched the emergence of numerous new fantasy football studs (Kareem Hunt, Alex Smith). We are entering the period where fantasy owners start to give up on certain players that may have had disappointing starts to the season. Now is the time to pounce on those players before their stock once again rises.
  
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• Baltimore School Sends Every Student To College Every Year

  13-10-2017 22:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The SEED School of Maryland in Baltimore is a middle/high school that was founded nine years ago with the goal of having every student attend college after they graduate.
  The public, college preparatory, boarding school has had every student who attended the school go on to college.
  Sunday through Friday, the students live on campus in rooms that resemble college dorms.
  Every dorm hall is named after a college or university in the school.
  Many are the first in their f
  
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• Flight 666 Safely Arrives In HEL On Friday The 13th

  13-10-2017 21:54
  CBS Local — While plenty of people aren’t phased by “bad luck” associated with Friday the 13th, even the most ardent cynic might have opted not to get on Flight 666 to HEL as it departed from Copenhagen Friday morning.
  But fear not: Flight 666, operated by Finnair, arrived safely at its destination, Helsinki, without incident.
  Actually, Flight 666 has operated on Friday the 13th 21 times according to Finnair, and each flight made it to Helsinki without any problems.
  
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• More Baltimore Youths Moving From Adult To Juvenile Courts

  13-10-2017 21:49
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The percentage of Baltimore youths charged as adults and then transferred to juvenile court has more than doubled since 2014, according to data from the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
  This is partly the result of a 2013 Juvenile Services policy, which ended the practice of holding Baltimore youths charged as adults in adult facilities.
  The 2013 policy was then broadened in 2015, when Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed House Bill 618 into law, ending the pract
  
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• Keidel: Who Thought Pats, Jets Would Battle For AFC East Lead?

  13-10-2017 21:07
  By Jason Keidel
  You can see why the Big Apple bewilders the world. We boast about two local NFL clubs, yet both play in New Jersey. We also told you one of our teams would contend for a playoff spot, while the other could go 0-16.
  We were right. We just had it backwards.
  Indeed, Giants (0-5) are dead in the Hackensack River, while the Jets (3-2) are part of a three-team logjam atop the AFC East.
  Many writers — including yours truly — not only wondered when the Jets would win one game
  
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• Maryland Police Probe Anti-Semitic Graffiti At Colleges

  13-10-2017 20:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Maryland police are investigating several cases of anti-Semitic graffiti at two college campuses.
  At the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the graffiti — including a carved swastika — has shown up in classrooms, bathrooms and elevators. Similar graffiti has been found on bathroom walls at the University of Maryland College Park.
  “I’m really surprised, of course it hurt because it’s a racial slur, but at the same time things happen o
  
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• Man Arrested, Charged With Attempted Murder In Ellicott City Walmart Shooting

  13-10-2017 19:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder for the shooting that happened in an Ellicott City Walmart Sunday.
  De’Andre Edward Eason, of West Springs Drive, also faces assault and handgun charges.
  Police were called around midnight for a report of a fight with shots fired at the store in the 3200 block of North Ridge Road. Officers arrived and located 23-year-old Matthew Allen Spencer of Baltimore near the scene with a gunshot wound to the s
  
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• 2017-18 NBA Season Preview – Western Conference

  13-10-2017 19:11
  By Rahul Lal
  In a wild offseason, many stars transitioned over to the Western Conference. We saw Paul George and Carmelo Anthony join Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City. Paul Millsap left Atlanta to team up with budding superstar Nikola Jokic in Denver, Jimmy Butler reunited with former coach Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota, bringing along a few veterans to fill out a young squad. All in all, the Western Conference is stacked, and basketball fans should anticipate one of the most competitive seasons
  
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• Woman Dies After Car Struck By Light Rail Train, Child Injured

  13-10-2017 19:00
  ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) —A woman has died after her car was struck by a light rail train in Ferndale.
  Captain Russ Davies with Anne Arundel County Fire confirms to WJZ that first responders were called to the area of Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard and South Broadview Avenue around 10:32 a.m.
  No one on the train was injured, but two passengers in the vehicle were.
  The woman, estimated to be about 55 years old, was taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where she was pronounced
  
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• 63-Year-Old Woman Dies, Grandson Injured After Car Hit By Light Rail Train

  13-10-2017 19:00
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) —A woman has died after her car was struck by a light rail train in Ferndale.
  Captain Russ Davies with Anne Arundel County Fire confirms to WJZ that first responders were called to the area of Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard and South Broadview Avenue around 10:32 a.m.
  No one on the train was injured, but two passengers in the vehicle were.
  The 63-year-old woman was taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. She has been identified as
  
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• ‘You Are My Slave:’ School’s Civil War Day Sparks Mom’s Ire

  13-10-2017 17:58
  KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A new battle line has formed in the national debate over Civil War flags and symbols — this time at a Georgia school not far from a mountaintop where Confederate soldiers fired their cannons at Union troops more than a century ago.
  The school near Kennesaw Mountain last month invited fifth-graders to dress up as characters from the Civil War.
  A white student, dressed as a plantation owner, said to a 10-year-old black classmate, “You are my slave,” sai
  
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• Judge Approves $1.6 Billion Plan To Repair Baltimore Sewers

  13-10-2017 17:57
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $1.6 billion plan to repair Baltimore’s aged sewer system and stop wastewater from leaking into the Inner Harbor.
  The consent agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency comes after years of negotiations between the city and regulators who are concerned about the environment and health impacts of sewage contamination. It replaces an agreement the city reached with the EPA in 2002, but then failed to complete repairs and upgrades
  
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• NYPD Seeks Public’s Help In Identifying $58K iPhone Thief

  13-10-2017 17:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is asking for help identifying a man who passed himself off as a messenger and stole $58,000 worth of iPhones from an Apple store.
  The unidentified man walked into a Manhattan store on Thursday and told an employee he was a messenger there for a pick-up. The NYPD says the employee gave the man three boxes with approximately $58,000 worth of iPhone 7s.
  The man then fled in a white Ford van with unknown license plates.
  The NYPD released surveill
  
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• Bel Air HS Students Disciplined For Photo Of Them Holding Letters Spelling Out N-Word

  13-10-2017 17:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A group of Bel Air High School students have been disciplined after posing for a photo of themselves spelling out a racial slur with over-sized letters pinned on or held up to their shirts.
  “The incident was thoroughly investigated and disciplinary action has been taken against the seven students involved,” Harford County Public Schools spokesperson Jillian Lader wrote in an email to WJZ.
  The seven students included six who posed for the photo, which was t
  
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• Report: Russian Agents Used ‘Pokemon Go,’ ‘Don’t Shoot Us’ Campaign To Provoke Civil Discord In Baltimore

  13-10-2017 16:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Russia-sponsored influence in American politics over the last few years went beyond Facebook and Twitter, CNN reports.
  According to the news agency’s investigation, a Russia-linked campaign called “Don’t Shoot Us” had accounts on Instagram, YouTube and Tumblr, as well. And individuals behind those accounts allegedly attempted to organize at least two real-world events — protests related to the deaths of Philando Castile and Freddie Gray.
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• State’s Atty: Tessier Will Not Face Murder Charge For Slain Girlfriend’s Unborn Baby

  13-10-2017 16:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tyler Tessier, the man charged with murdering his pregnant girlfriend in September, will not face a murder charge for the unborn child, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney announced Friday morning.
  Laura Wallen of Olney was four months pregnant when she disappeared. She was missing for more than a week before her body was found.
  Wallen’s sister reported her missing on the evening of Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4. Wallen, who was a teacher at Wilde Lake High Sc
  
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• Parents Of Kid Bullies Face Jail Time In Western NY City

  13-10-2017 15:01
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — First came the sucker-punch to their 13-year-old son from an older boy outside a dollar store.
  Then came the gut-punch from police, who told the parents they were all but powerless to punish the 15-year-old attacker.
  “We were essentially told that, being a minor, there was nothing that could be done,” said William Crago, whose son was left with a black eye. “We actually heard that several times: ‘There’s nothing we can do.'”
  
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• As playoffs progress, Orioles could learn from Yankees' rebuild - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  13-10-2017 15:01 via baltimoresun.com
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  As playoffs progress, Orioles could learn from Yankees' rebuild
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  As the American League Championship Series opens Friday night in Houston, and Orioles fans are forced to watch the division-rival New York Yankees play for a ticket to the World Series, there's a lot to learn from the way the Yankees have constructed a ...
  
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• Police: Woman Hit, Killed On I-83 By Tractor Trailer That Left The Scene

  13-10-2017 14:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A woman is dead after a hit-and-run in Northern Baltimore County.
  The incident took place Thursday night around 9:30 on I-83 southbound in the area of Western Run Road.
  Police say the woman pulled over to the side of the road due to possible mechanical issues. Moments after getting out of her Suzuki, she was hit by a tractor-trailer type vehicle and was dragged for about 500 feet.
  The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Police sent a description for people to help loca
  
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• Judge Approves $1.6 Billion Plan to Repair Baltimore Sewers - U.S. News & World Report

  13-10-2017 14:18 via usnews.com
  Judge Approves $1.6 Billion Plan to Repair Baltimore Sewers
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  A federal judge has approved a $1.6 billion plan to repair Baltimore's aged sewer system and stop wastewater from leaking into the Inner Harbor. Oct. 13, 2017, at 8:09 a.m.. Judge Approves $1.6 Billion Plan to Repair Baltimore Sewers ...and more »
  
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• Retro Baltimore Trivia - Baltimore Sun

  13-10-2017 14:01 via baltimoresun.com
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  Who is she? This Baltimore woman, pictured receiving the Distinguished Service Cross on Nov. 27, 1945, from Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan, founder of the Office of Strategic Services, served as a spy during World War II. (Associated Press). Readers ...
  
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• Jermaine Eluemunor has potential, now he has to step up - Baltimore Beatdown

  13-10-2017 14:00 via baltimorebeatdown.com
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  Jermaine Eluemunor has potential, now he has to step up
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  The Baltimore Ravens selected the offensive lineman in the 5th round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Now, he will step into a starting role. by Kyle J Andrews Oct 13, 2017, 8:00am EDT. tweet · share · pin · Rec. Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images. With right ...and more »
  
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• Fentanyl makes its way from Chinese labs to Baltimore streets, with deadly consequences - Baltimore Sun

  13-10-2017 14:00 via baltimoresun.com
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  Fentanyl makes its way from Chinese labs to Baltimore streets, with deadly consequences
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  Recovering addict Phaedra Ward talks about an overdose last December that gave her the motivation to get help. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun video). Meredith Cohn and Kevin RectorContact ReportersThe Baltimore Sun. In a laboratory somewhere in China, ...and more »
  
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• Californians Under Siege Try to Fight Fires, Find Loved Ones

  13-10-2017 13:56
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — They are trying to find lost loved ones, to sift through the remains of lost homes, to count, identify and mourn the dozens of dead — all while the fires rage on.
  The communities of Northern California were preparing for another day under siege Friday, despite being driven to exhaustion by evacuations, destruction and danger amid the deadliest week of wildfires the state has ever seen.
  “It wears you out,” said winemaker Kristin Belair, who was drivin
  
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• Baltimore Gets Ready For Sunday’s Komen Race For The Cure

  13-10-2017 13:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — On Sunday, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure will be coming to Baltimore for its 25th anniversary. That’s according to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
  It’s the first time in 10 years the race will be in Baltimore. Before this year, it was held in Hunt Valley.
  8,000 to 10,000 people are expected to take part in the event for the five kilometer course through South Baltimore, beginning at 8 a.m. in McHenry Row and including a loop in Fort McHenr
  
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• Weather Blog: Sunshine On The Way For This Weekend

  13-10-2017 13:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– T.G.I.F.
  Hi Everyone!
  Ready for the weekend? Looks like the weather will be turning in our favor after another gray, and damp,  feeling day. Yesterday certainly had a chilly Fall feel. A good friend, and I, had dinner last night. Kind of a weekend kick off. He had on his camo lined zip up jacket. Another friend we ran into had a hoodie on. I had on a zip up pull over on and wished I would have had a tee shirt on underneath. Well, soon, we can put those warmer thr
  
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• Locust Point roads closed Sunday morning for Baltimore's Komen Race for the Cure - Baltimore Sun

  13-10-2017 13:00 via baltimoresun.com
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  Locust Point roads closed Sunday morning for Baltimore's Komen Race for the Cure
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  About 10,000 participants and spectators attended the 24th Annual Susan G. Komen Maryland Race for the Cure. The 5k run/walk has been held in Hunt Valley for the last 10 years to celebrate those who have survived or living with breast cancer and honor ...
  Baltimore Gets Ready For Sunday's Komen Race For The CureCBS Baltimore / WJZ
  Expected road closure for 2017 Komen Baltimore 'Race
  
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• Hearing Set For Man Charged In Muslim Girl’s Death

  13-10-2017 12:57
  FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A pretrial hearing is scheduled for a northern Virginia man charged in the slaying of a 17-year-old Muslim girl as she walked to a mosque with friends.
  Darwin Martinez Torres of Sterling is charged with second-degree murder and is scheduled for a hearing Friday afternoon in Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
  The victim, Nabra Hassanen, was out late with a group of friends and was walking back to a mosque for pre-dawn Ramadan services. Police say Hassa
  
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• Wildfires Create Worst Air Quality In San Francisco Bay Area

  13-10-2017 12:39
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Smoke from the wildfires north of San Francisco has sank air quality level in the Bay Area to the same unhealthy level as some of China’s smog-choked cities, sending people to emergency rooms, forcing schools to close and people to wear masks when they step outside.
  The region has endured days of choking smoke since the fires began Sunday night and claimed at least 31 lives and destroyed some 3,500 homes and businesses.
  On Thursday morning, air quality in the mos
  
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• Baltimore trip serves as minihomecoming for several Bears - Northwest Herald

  13-10-2017 12:33 via nwherald.com
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  Baltimore trip serves as minihomecoming for several Bears
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  LAKE FOREST – Most Bears players don't have much firsthand knowledge of the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday's opponent. But Baltimore is pretty close to the hearts of a few players. Pernell McPhee was a Raven the first four years of his career. Safety Adrian ...
  Baltimore Ravens, Police Ride Along To Reach Youth In City SchoolsCBS Baltimore / WJZ
  Should the Ravens rest CB Jimmy Smith in week six?Balt
  
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• Baltimore, squeegee boys and a robbery — in perspective - Baltimore Sun

  13-10-2017 12:03 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore, squeegee boys and a robbery — in perspective
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  My route includes the corner of Bloomingdale Road and N. Hilton Street. Squeegee boys hang out there. My windows were down. As I reached the stoplight, the boys approached, asking if I wanted a wash. One boy didn't have a squeegee and was clearly ...
  
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• Baltimore Ravens, Police Ride Along To Reach Youth In City Schools

  13-10-2017 06:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)–The Baltimore Ravens and the Baltimore City Police Department teamed up to reach the City’s youth.
  The kids got a nice surprise and also got to see a different side of the players and police.
  Quarterback Joe Flacco received a boisterous welcome along with his teammates, who stopped by several Baltimore City schools this week.
  “We represent you guys every Sunday, you guys represent the City every day,” Flacco said.
  Police officers who protect Baltimore
  
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• 2nd Baltimore Ad Linked To Russia Promoted Protest During Trial Of Freddie Gray Officers

  13-10-2017 05:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Another social media ad from Russia attempted promote protests in Baltimore last year during a hearing for a police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
  CNN reported Thursday that an online campaign called “Don’t Shoot Us” — which was as part of the Black Lives Matter movement — used Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr and even Pokémon Go in an effort to exploit racial tensions and sow discord
  
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• Johns Hopkins students, others robbed minutes apart on same Baltimore street - ABC2 News

  13-10-2017 05:18 via abc2news.com
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  Johns Hopkins students, others robbed minutes apart on same Baltimore street
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  BALTIMORE (WMAR) - Baltimore Police are investigating two armed robberies that happened minutes apart on the same street. According to police, the first robbery happened in the 3100 block of Guilford Avenue, between 31st and 32st streets, Wednesday ...and more »
  
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• Weather Blog: Cloudy, Rain

  13-10-2017 04:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Here is what we have in store for the next week. On Friday, look for more clouds, and some spotty drizzle again with highs around 68.
  By Saturday, more sunshine and a big warm-up to about 78. On Sunday we have a Ravens game, and we should see a very warm, and somewhat humid, high of 83!
  A cold front will cross the region later in the day, and may bring a few showers, then cooler temperatures for next week. We will see nights back in the 40’s by Monday night.
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• Baltimore police union rejects city-proposed contract trading salary ... - Baltimore Sun

  13-10-2017 04:20 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore police union rejects city-proposed contract trading salary ...
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  Police union officials in Baltimore are urging their members to reject a city-proposed contract that would put patrol officers on a schedule preferred by ...
  Baltimore's police union rejects new contract - WBAL-TVWBAL Baltimoreall 3 news articles »
  
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• 7 Maryland Students Disciplined For Photo Spelling Out Racial Slur

  13-10-2017 04:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A group of Bel Air High School students have been disciplined after posing for a photo of themselves spelling out a racial slur with over-sized letters pinned on or held up to their shirts, according to the Baltimore Sun.
  “The incident was thoroughly investigated and disciplinary action has been taken against the seven students involved,” Harford County Public Schools spokesperson Jillian Lader wrote in an email to the Sun Thursday.
  The seven students incl
  
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• Trump Lashes Out At Puerto Rico As House Passes Aid Package

  13-10-2017 03:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting in tweets that the federal government can’t keep sending help “forever” and suggesting the U.S. territory was to blame for its financial struggles.
  His broadsides triggered an outcry from Democrats in Washington and officials on the island, which has been reeling since Hurricane Maria struck three weeks ago, leaving death and destruction in an unparalleled humani
  
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• Federal judge approves consent decree to rehab Baltimore sewer system - Baltimore Sun

  13-10-2017 03:18 via baltimoresun.com
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  Federal judge approves consent decree to rehab Baltimore sewer system
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  Mayor Catherine Pugh and other city leaders have approved a plan to stop massive leaks from the city's sewer system by 2030, at a cost of 1.6 billion dollars to the system's customers. (Lloyd Fox & Emma Patti Harris/Baltimore Sun video).
  
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• Court Docs Reveal MS-13 Gang Operation As More Members Are Charged

  13-10-2017 03:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– MS-13 is known for it’s ruthlessness and federal prosecutors have indicted more than 40 members in recent months.
  Court documents provide more insight into how the gang works as Anne Arundel County announced eight more arrests.
  Some say once you’re in it’s hard to ever get out alive, and gang members are very young. Those recently indicted range in age from 18 to 22. Some of them trafficked guns and drugs that went straight to Central America.
  As federal
  
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• Which Candy Is Purchased The Most Around Halloween In Maryland?

  13-10-2017 03:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– According to Candystore.com, $2.7 billion is expected to be spent on candy for Halloween this year. Some of that money will be spent in Maryland.
  Candystore.com did all the hard work and came up with the most popular candies for all 50 states.Source: CandyStore.com.
  Candystore.com took 10 years of sales data from months leading up to Halloween.
  As for Maryland, the most purchased candy is the Milky Way. The state consumed more than 38,000 pounds of Milky Way bars around th
  
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• Hundreds urge Kirwan Commission to provide equitable funding to schools - Baltimore Sun

  13-10-2017 02:15 via baltimoresun.com
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  Hundreds urge Kirwan Commission to provide equitable funding to schools
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  Hundreds of people gathered in the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute auditorium Thursday night to urge members of the Kirwan Commission to develop a formula that would more equitably fund education in Baltimore and across Maryland. The 25-member ...
  
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• After Pugh lays out plan, Baltimore event highlights complexity of homeless problem - Baltimore Sun

  13-10-2017 00:50 via baltimoresun.com
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  After Pugh lays out plan, Baltimore event highlights complexity of homeless problem
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  Baltimore Project Homeless Connect at Baltimore Convention Center is an annual event that helps homeless connect with health and other services. (Karl Merton Ferron, Baltimore Sun video). Ian DuncanContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. A day after ...
  
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