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• Family Of Man Murdered At Hopkins Hospital Wonders If It Could Have Been Prevented

  16-10-2017 23:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Murder at Johns Hopkins Hospital. What happened inside the ICU that lead a woman to kill her estranged husband? Could anything have stopped the attack?
  On Monday, a judge ordered Anita Jones to be held without bail after authorities say she stabbed Christopher “Chubb” Yancey, her estranged husband, inside a room at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Friday.
  WJZ obtained charging documents. They say Jones left a room in the intensive care unit with blood on her han
  
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• LOOK: Rescued Dog Receives Life-Saving Midnight Grooming

  16-10-2017 22:57
  CBS Local — A Florida dog has a new lease on life after good samaritans rescued the pup from a “mummified cast” of matted hair that had formed around his body.
  The poor pooch was reportedly saved from being hit by a car in Orange County on October 11. The good samaritan then began a frantic search on social media for someone to help the dog who couldn’t walk or go to the bathroom because of the hair. That’s when a pet grooming service in nearby Oviedo stepped i
  
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• Louisville Fires Rick Pitino Amid Federal Investigation

  16-10-2017 22:56
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s Athletic Association has officially fired coach Rick Pitino nearly three weeks after the school acknowledged that its men’s basketball program is being investigated as part of a federal corruption probe.
  The association, which oversees Louisville’s sports programs and is composed of trustees, faculty, students and administrators, voted unanimously to oust the longtime Cardinals coach following a board meeting Monday. The ULAA heard from
  
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• Puerto Rico Struggles With Massive Environmental Crisis

  16-10-2017 22:46
  CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — Raw sewage is pouring into the rivers and reservoirs of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. People without running water bathe and wash their clothes in contaminated streams, and some islanders have been drinking water from condemned wells.
  Nearly a month after the hurricane made landfall, Puerto Rico is only beginning to come to grips with a massive environmental emergency that has no clear end in sight.
  “I think this will be the most challeng
  
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• ‘Hogwarts Express’ Rescues Stranded Family In Scotland

  16-10-2017 22:44
  CBS Local — A family of six who were stranded in the Scottish Highlands is thanking the wizarding world of Harry Potter for their rescue. The family was saved from along hike over rough terrain by the same train seen in the popular film series, the “Hogwarts Express.”
  According to reports, Jon and Helen Cluett and their four young children were staying in a cottage after a canoe trip to the remote area of Lochabar. After a night of bad weather, their canoe was swept away b
  
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• Federal Judge In MD To Rule Later On Latest Trump Travel Ban

  16-10-2017 22:40
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland will rule later on three lawsuits requesting preliminary injunctions to block the most recent Trump administration travel restrictions.
  A hearing was held Monday afternoon before U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang.
  The lawsuits argue that restricting travel for citizens of predominantly Muslim countries violates the U.S. Constitution.
  The Trump administration in September announced the most recent restrictions, which affect citizens of Chad,
  
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• Maryland AG Among 15 Opposing Trump’s Transgender Military Ban

  16-10-2017 21:45
  BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is leading a group of 15 Democratic attorneys general in opposing President Donald Trump’s administration’s plan to bar transgender individuals from openly serving in the military.
  The group filed a brief Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia arguing that banning transgender individuals from the military is unconstitutional and against the interest of national defense and that it harms the transgende
  
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• Baltimore Breaks Up, Removes ‘Fatberg’ That Contributed To Million-Gallon Sewage Spill

  16-10-2017 21:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There’s no getting around it. Fatbergs are not a pretty sight.
  And now we all get a chance to look for ourselves, as Baltimore goes after the mass of grease and fat clogging a city sewer line near Lanvale and North Charles Streets.
  A sewer bypass line has been set up above the street because of the blockage below. The space is tight to begin with, but big enough for a robotic TV camera to go into a two-foot-wide sewer pipe.
  It doesn’t have to travel far to sen
  
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• 2017-18 NBA Season Preview – Eastern Conference

  16-10-2017 21:34
  Ryan Mayer
  Basketball season is back and our favorite teams have returned to the hardwood with dreams of the Larry O’Brien trophy dancing in their heads. The offseason was a wild one with stars trading places and, now that the dust has cleared, we’ll finally get to see these teams in regular season action. The Eastern Conference schedule opens up with a bang as the Cavaliers and Celtics meet in a rematch of the Eastern Conference Finals, and a completely remade Celtics team featuring
  
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• One Person Critically Injured In Baltimore County Apartment Fire

  16-10-2017 21:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Fire Department reports one person was critically injured in an apartment fire Monday afternoon.
  The two-alarm fire was reported just before 2:15 p.m., in the unit block of Atheny Ct. in Cockeysville.
  Fire crews were able to get the flames under control shortly after arriving, but at least two injuries were reported.
  One person was being evaluated by EMS for critical injuries.
  Four units were impacted by the fire, and five people will be displaced.
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• Police: Armed Suspect Took $26 During Robbery Before Being Shot By Officer

  16-10-2017 20:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man was shot and killed by a Baltimore Police Department officer just seconds after police say he robbed a 7-Eleven Monday morning.
  Police say the robbery happened at about 2:50 a.m., as a police officer happened to be pulling into the parking lot of the 7-Eleven on Harford Rd. and Glenmore Ave.
  The suspect ran out of the door with a sawed off shotgun. A police spokesman says the officer got out of the car and shot the suspect, who was later pronounced dead at an a
  
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• TSA Announces New Procedures For Airport Security Checkpoint

  16-10-2017 20:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After months of deliberation, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) announced that there will be a new checkpoint security process at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport as part of new security measures being put in place in airports nationwide.
  All travelers at BWI Airport will be required to place all personal electronic devices larger than a cell phone in bins for X-ray screening.
  The new plans, originally announced earlier this year,
  
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• Keidel: Packers Can’t Overcome Aaron Rodgers Injury

  16-10-2017 19:47
  By Jason Keidel
  I’ve been quite kind to Aaron Rodgers over the years.
  I have no provincial interest in Rodgers, the Packers, or Green Bay, Wisconsin, other than a distant admiration for the juggernaut spawned by a fellow New Yorker, Vince Lombardi. But greatness has value, beauty, and its share of admirers. We can debate all day about Rodgers’ place among the greats — some of us assert he’s the best thrower of a football who ever lived. But there’s no denying that p
  
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• Man With ‘I’m A Pornstar’ Forehead Tattoo Arrested On Groping Allegation

  16-10-2017 19:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An Ohio man with “I’m a pornstar” tattooed on his forehead is behind bars after police say he groped a woman during an assault back in May.
  Christopher Wilson is charged with assault and sexual imposition for the incident.
  According to CBS affiliate WKRC, police say Wilson punched and kicked a woman while trying to get her down on the ground back in May.
  He is also accused of groping the woman during the assault.
  The victim was later able to id
  
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• Police Release Photos Of Man Who Robbed Store At Knifepoint

  16-10-2017 18:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities have released surveillance photos of a man who robbed a store at knifepoint over the weekend, and are seeking the public’s help to identify him.
  The armed robbery happened just before 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, at the Shore Stop located in the 27000 block of Ocean Gateway in Wicomico County.
  Maryland State Police troopers responded to the scene and met with the store’s clerk.
  He told police that he was sweeping the floor near the front of the
  
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• Alleged MS-13 Arrested For Abduction Of Va. Teen That Led To Amber Alert

  16-10-2017 18:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 21-year-old man who claimed to be an MS-13 gang member is now behind bars after police say he abducted a 16-year-old girl, leading to an Amber Alert on Sunday.
  Roberto Medrano-Segovia has been charged with abduction, gang participation, destruction of property, and providing a false name to law enforcement.
  RELATED: Amber Alert Issued For Virginia Girl Canceled After She Was Found Safe
  Police were called just before 1:45 a.m. on Sunday about an abduction in Woodbri
  
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• Baltimore Makes Orkin’s Top 10 ‘Rattiest Cities’ List

  16-10-2017 17:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore has once again made it onto Orkin’s list of the rattiest cities in the U.S.
  Chicago tops the list for the third year in a row. Baltimore comes in 8th.
  The metro regions are ranked, Orkin says, by the number of rodent treatments the company performed from September 15, 2016 to September 15 of this year.
  Apparently, fall is the start of “rodent season,” because as weather gets colder, unwanted pests like rats and mice seek out food, water and she
  
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• District Erases ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ From Lesson Plan

  16-10-2017 17:25
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — “To Kill a Mockingbird” is being removed from a junior-high reading list in a Mississippi school district.
  The Sun Herald reports that Biloxi administrators pulled the novel from the 8th-grade curriculum this week. School board vice president Kenny Holloway says the district received complaints that some of the book’s language “makes people uncomfortable.”
  Published in 1960, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee deals with ra
  
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• Man Builds 2-Story ‘Star Wars’ Vehicle Replica For Halloween

  16-10-2017 17:13
  PARMA, Ohio (AP) — A two-story, “Star Wars”-inspired Halloween yard display in Ohio should be enough to make any trick-or-treating Darth Vader proud.
  Nick Meyer has built a replica four-legged All Terrain Armored Transport, or AT-AT walker, nearly as tall as his Parma home.
  Meyer tells Cleveland.com he used wood, hard foam and plastic barrels. He says he enjoys the “Star Wars” movies but isn’t a fanatic and simply thought the display would be unique.
  
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• California Becomes First State To Ban Sales From Puppy Mills

  16-10-2017 16:35
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has become the first state to ban the sale of animals from puppy mills.
  Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he has signed a law requiring pet stores to work with animal shelters or rescue operations if they want to sell dogs, cats or rabbits. It still allows private breeders to sell animals directly.
  Thirty-six cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, already have similar bans on mass breeding operations.
  Supporters said the state measure, AB
  
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• Bergdahl Pleads Guilty To Desertion, Misbehavior

  16-10-2017 16:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told a military judge he’s pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
  His lawyer says the prosecution and defense have not agreed to a stipulation of facts in the case, which is an indication that they did not reach a deal to limit his punishment.
  Bergdahl is charged with endangering his comrades by walking away from a remote post in Afghanistan in 2009.
  He told the judge that he now understands that what he did caused oth
  
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• A Young Boy Thanks His Heroes By Setting Up A Doughnut Stand

  16-10-2017 15:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A 6-year-old boy in Kansas is melting hearts across the country while thanking his local police.
  Six-year-old Oliver Davis set up a doughnut stand for the people he calls his heroes.
  On Friday he set up a stand and asked for police officers to come over.
  “I want to be nice to police officers because I’m doing a doughnut stand for police officers,” said Oliver. “I don’t need Spider-Man, Superman or Batman, I need these, guys.”
  Oliver
  
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• Baltimore Police Officer Fatally Shoots 7-Eleven Robbery Suspect

  16-10-2017 15:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  A man has been shot and killed by a Baltimore Police officer outside the 7-Eleven on Harford Road and Glenmore Avenue.
  It happened around 2:50 a.m. Monday.
  When police pulled into the store lot, an armed robbery was in progress, they say.The suspect allegedly ran out of the door with a sawed off shot-gun. A police spokesman says the officer got out of the car and shot the suspect, who was later pronounced dead at an area hospital.
  The officer is a 17-year veteran an
  
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• MD 140 Near Baltimore, Carroll County Line Closed After Crash

  16-10-2017 14:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A crash in Carroll County has closed northbound MD 140 at Glen Falls Road.
  Authorities are calling the crash serious and are telling drivers to take Route 30 to avoid a detour.
  
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• Women ID As Assault, Harassment Victims With ‘Me Too’ Tweets

  16-10-2017 14:26
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of women are responding to actress Alyssa Milano’s call to tweet “me too” to raise awareness of sexual harassment and assault following the recent revelation of decades of allegations of sexual misconduct by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
  Milano suggested women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted post the message on Twitter on Sunday. The call to action quickly trended, with notable names like Lady Gaga, Monica Lewinsky and Rosario Daw
  
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• Meritage Jewelers

  16-10-2017 14:15
  Join 105.7 The Fan this Saturday from noon to 2pm for the grand opening of Meritage Jewelers on York Road in Timonium.  Discover the Jewelry Experience Baltimore has been waiting for!
  Friday, October 20th from 4pm-8pmSaturday, October 21st from 10am-6pm
  FREE Swag Bag!*limited supply available. Offer valid 10/20/17-10/21/17
  Every now and then, something new comes along that completely changes the way things are done – think movie rentals and smart phones.   Meritage Jewelers
  
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• Al Michaels Sorry For ‘Sunday Night Football’ Weinstein Joke

  16-10-2017 14:13
  DENVER (AP) — NBC play-by-play man Al Michaels has quickly apologized after making a joke about Harvey Weinstein during “Sunday Night Football.”
  Michaels mused in the middle of the third quarter of the game between the New York Giants and Denver Broncos that the Giants were “coming off a worse week than Harvey Weinstein.” His on-air partner Cris Collinsworth replied with a laugh and told Michaels “only my L.A. guy comes up with that one.”
  The comment got
  
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• Police Involved Shooting: The Latest

  16-10-2017 12:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A police involved shooting has taken place in Northeast Baltimore near the county line.
  The shooting happened at around 2:50 Monday morning outside the 7-Eleven on Harford Road and Glenmore Avenue. An armed robbery was in progress when police arrived and shot the suspect who was pronounced dead at an area hospital.
  Authorities say the suspect engaged police with a sawed off shot gun.
  The officer who shot the suspect is a 17-year veteran and is on routine administrati
  
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• Police Involved Shooting In Baltimore City

  16-10-2017 10:41
  Baltimore (WJZ)– City police are on the scene of a police involved shooting in the Hamilton neighborhood.
  It happened around 2:50 this morning at the 7-Eleven on Harford Rd and Glenmore Ave.
  Details are still coming in from police.
  
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• Bergdahl Expected To Plead Guilty In Desertion Case Monday

  16-10-2017 10:28
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is expected to plead guilty Monday to charges that he endangered comrades by walking away from a remote post in Afghanistan in 2009.
  The U.S. Army said Bergdahl asked to enter his plea before the military judge at Fort Bragg. The Associated Press previously reported that he’s expected to plead guilty to charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
  It’s not clear if Bergdahl has a deal with prosecutors to limit his punishmen
  
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• Federal Judge To Hear Arguments Over Trump Travel Ban

  16-10-2017 10:12
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland is scheduled to hold a hearing on requests for preliminary injunctions in three lawsuits over the most recent Trump administration travel restrictions.The suits argue that restricting travel for citizens of predominantly Muslim countries violates the U.S. Constitution.
  The Trump administration in September announced the most recent restrictions, which affect citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen — and some V
  
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• Family Of Man Allegedly Stabbed To Death In Hopkins Hospital By Wife Speaks

  16-10-2017 05:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The family of Christopher Yancey is speaking out, after he was allegedly stabbed to death by his own wife in their son’s hospital room.
  Yancey’s brothers said the couple had a history of arguing.  They had been arguing in that very room a few days prior, but they never imagined that the bickering would turn into murder.
  “The moment they heard one loud voice, get security up here and probably would’ve never happened,” said Yancey’s b
  
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• The Soft Relaunch Of Baltimore Bike Share

  16-10-2017 05:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Bike Share program is back operating in Baltimore.
  The program shut down in September to make major improvements to the fleet after problems with theft and maintenance.
  The soft relaunch of Bike Share will return 50 bikes to the streets with upgraded technology for users.
  “What we experienced here is a lacking system, that was fully functional and operational in other cities and other systems, wasn’t up to standards in terms of the risks and the challe
  
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• Opioid Crackdown: Anne Arundel County Make 2 Big Drug Arrests

  16-10-2017 05:54
  BALTMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County police say two big arrests last week should serve as warning to those dealing the drug in the area.
  The Anne Arundel County Police Department is crediting their heroin task force for tracking down Robert Simpson at a home in Gambrills.
  “As a result of the search warrant detectives recovered over 6,000 fentanyl pills,” said Marc Limansky of AACo police.
  In addition to pills with a street value of nearly $63,000, detectives also recovered
  
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• Weather Blog: Sunny Week Awaits

  16-10-2017 03:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Things looked pretty gray for most of our weekend and after the Ravens loss, they felt gray too.
  But all that’s in the past as a very sunny and pleasant work week awaits us!
  We do have some overnight showers to get through as a cold front pushes across Maryland.
  You could catch a few lingering showers on your way to work but after that, Monday will be dry.
  Consider grabbing a jacket as you head out the door.
  In the wake of the front, things will be cooler and rather
  
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• Kaepernick Files Grievance Against NFL, Alleging Collusion

  16-10-2017 03:10
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick say he has filed a grievance against the NFL, alleging that he remains unsigned as a result of collusion by owners.
  Kaepernick started a national conversation about political activism by athletes last season when he decided to sit, and then kneel, during the national anthem to protest mistreatment of African-Americans by police. Other players have continued the protests this season, prompting an angry respo
  
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• Chicago Bears youth was served in Baltimore - Half Moon Bay Review

  16-10-2017 02:59 via hmbreview.com
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  Chicago Bears youth was served in Baltimore
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  CHICAGO – There was a lot to be happy about for the Bears and their fans Sunday. For about 55 minutes of its 27-24 overtime victory in Baltimore this Bears team played about as well as can be expected, and most of the ringleaders are young – or at ...and more »
  
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• Md. Woman Shot In Las Vegas Receiving Care At Johns Hopkins Hospital

  16-10-2017 02:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A Maryland woman who was shot in Las Vegas at the beginning of the month during a music festival is now receiving treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
  Hopkins confirmed to WJZ that Crofton native and Arundel High School grad Tina Frost is a patient at the Baltimore Hospital.
  #BREAKING @HopkinsMedicine tells @cbsbaltimore Tina Frost, MD woman injured in Vegas shooting has been admitted to hospital. Updates at 11. pic.twitter.com/r4Sg9v9um1
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• Baltimore artists, activists and educators ask what's next after removal of Confederate statues - Baltimore Sun

  16-10-2017 02:05 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore artists, activists and educators ask what's next after removal of Confederate statues
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  Sheila Gaskins, of the group Artparthied, leads a discussion in Charles Village on Sunday about what to do next with the spaces where Baltimore has removed Confederate statues. (Kevin Rector / Baltimore Sun). Kevin RectorContact ReporterThe Baltimore ...
  
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• Richard Wilbur, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Dies At 96

  16-10-2017 02:02
  Richard Wilbur, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and translator who intrigued and delighted generations of readers and theatergoers through his rhyming editions of Moliere and his own verse on memory, writing and nature, died. He was 96.
  Wilbur died Saturday night in Belmont, Massachusetts, with his family by his side, according to friend and fellow poet, Dana Gioia.
  The U.S. poet laureate in 1987-88, Wilbur was often cited as an heir to Robert Frost and other New England writers and was the rare
  
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• Eva M. Anderson, Baltimore dance pioneer, dies - Baltimore Sun

  16-10-2017 01:25 via baltimoresun.com
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  Eva M. Anderson, Baltimore dance pioneer, dies
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  Eva M. Anderson, the founder of the Baltimore Dance Theatre and a pioneer who taught complex cultural choreography to hundreds of students while always emphasizing its historic origins, died Oct. 7 of heart failure at her home in Columbia. She was 84.
  
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• Baltimore Bike Share relaunches with fewer bikes - WBAL Baltimore

  16-10-2017 01:10 via wbaltv.com
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  Baltimore Bike Share relaunches with fewer bikes
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  After facing a number of issues, Baltimore's Bike Share program is back up and running, but with 150 fewer bikes than when it first launched. Baltimore City officials are calling Sunday a soft launch with only 50 bikes available at nine locations that ...
  Baltimore Bike Share Program ReturnsFox Baltimoreall 2 news articles »
  
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• 276 Killed In Deadliest Single Attack In Somalia’s History

  16-10-2017 00:52
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia’s capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country’s information minister said early Monday, making it the deadliest single attack in this Horn of Africa nation. The toll was expected to rise.
  In a tweet, Abdirahman Osman called the attack “barbaric” and said countries including Turkey and Kenya had already offered to send medical aid. Hospitals were overwhelmed a d
  
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• James Corden Catches Flak For Joking About Harvey Weinstein

  16-10-2017 00:33
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Television talk show host James Corden is facing a backlash over jokes he made about Harvey Weinstein.
  Corden made a string of quips about Weinstein and the sexual misconduct allegations against him during a Hollywood charity event Friday. Corden joked about Weinstein in a bathtub and said “he’ll settle for whatever potted plant is closest.”
  Italian actress Asia Argento, one of his Weinstein’s accusers, chided Corden on Sunday on Twitter, saying &
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: Looking back at Jim Palmer on his 72nd birthday - Birds Watcher

  16-10-2017 00:23 via birdswatcher.com
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  Baltimore Orioles: Looking back at Jim Palmer on his 72nd birthday
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  For 19 years, Jim Palmer pitched his heart out for the Baltimore Orioles and earned his rightful place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. On the Baltimore Orioles pitcher's 72nd birthday, let's take a moment and look at what made him so great. Palmer began ...
  
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