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• Lego Unveils ‘Women of NASA’ Set With Astronauts, Scientists

  21-10-2017 23:02
  ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Lego has unveiled a set of figures celebrating the women of NASA.
  The 231-piece set features Sally Ride, the first American female astronaut, and Mae Jemison, the first black woman to travel in space. Also included in the set are figures of astronomer and educator Nancy Grace Roman and computer scientist Margaret Hamilton.
  Lego versions of the Space Shuttle Challenger, the Hubble Space telescope can be put together with the set. A miniature version of Hamilton’s
  
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• 15-Year-Old Boy In Critical Condition After Being Shot In Elkridge

  21-10-2017 21:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Howard County police confirmed a 15-year-old boy was shot Saturday morning in Elkridge.
  Officers say the incident happened around 11:46 a.m. in the 6400 block of Greenfield Road.
  Investigators say when they arrived at the scene they saw the 15-year-old suffering from the gunshot wound and a 16-year-old relative was standing outside of an apartment building.
  The victim was flown to Shock Trauma and is currently listed in critical condition.
  Detectives are investigating whet
  
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• Nets’ National Anthem Singer Kneels To Finish Performance

  21-10-2017 20:35
  NEW YORK (AP) — The national anthem singer at the Brooklyn Nets’ home opener took a knee at the end of her performance.
  Justine Skye was nearing the completion of the song Friday night when she went to one knee for the finish. There were some cheers, but appeared to be more boos from the crowd at Barclays Center to see the Nets play the Orlando Magic.
  Skye, who is black, is a recording artist from Brooklyn for Roc Nation. Rapper Jay-Z, the agency’s founder, was a part-owner of
  
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• Services For Edgewood Shooting Victim Announced

  21-10-2017 18:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)–A viewing for Edgewood shooting victim Enis Mrvolijak will be held Tuesday, according to Advance Granite Solutions, the company where Mrvolijak worked.
  Mrvolijak was one of three victims authorities say was killed by disgruntled employee Radee Prince at the granite company where they all worked.
  Tuesday October 24th there will be a viewing for Enis from 4 to 8 PM. At 4300 Wabash Avenue Baltimore MD 21215 March Funeral Home. pic.twitter.com/DZfKChQaWi
  — Advanced Granit
  
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• It’s Academic: October 21, 2017

  21-10-2017 18:40
  Catoctin 420
  Franklin 370
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• Trump Has No Plan To Block Scheduled Release Of JFK Records

  21-10-2017 18:11
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he doesn’t plan to block the scheduled release of thousands of never publicly seen government documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
  “Subject to the receipt of further information,” he wrote in a Saturday morning tweet, “I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened.”
  The National Archives has until Thursday to disclose the remaining files re
  
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• Judge Tosses $417M Award Against Johnson & Johnson

  21-10-2017 16:32
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Friday tossed out a $417 million jury award to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer by using Johnson & Johnson talc-based baby powder for feminine hygiene.
  Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maren Nelson granted the company’s request for a new trial, saying there were errors and jury misconduct in the previous trial that ended with the award two months ago.
  Nelson also ruled that there wasn’t convincing evidence that Johnson &a
  
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• Court, For Now, Blocks Immigrant Teen’s Access To Abortion

  21-10-2017 15:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court is blocking, for now, an abortion sought by a pregnant 17-year-old immigrant being held in a Texas facility, ruling that the government should have time to try to release her so she can obtain the abortion outside of federal custody.
  A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued its ruling Friday hours after arguments from lawyers for the Trump administration and the teenager. The court ruled 2-1 that the government
  
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• Saturday, October 21, 2017

  21-10-2017 14:42
  The 17th Annual Baltimore Running Festival Festival and the Maryland SPCA is looking for homes for its pets.
   
  
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• Verlander, Altuve Help Astros Top Yanks To Force ALCS Game 7

  21-10-2017 05:45
  HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander remained perfect with the Houston Astros, pitching seven shutout innings when they needed him most, and Jose Altuve homered and drove in three runs during a 7-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night that extended the AL Championship Series to a decisive Game 7.
  Acquired in an Aug. 31 trade, Verlander has won all nine of his outings for the Astros. And with his new club facing playoff elimination in Game 6 against the Yankees, the ace right-hander
  
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• Services Held For Edgewood Shooting Victim Oscar Hidalgo Romero

  21-10-2017 05:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Services for Jose “Oscar” Hidalgo Romero were held in Edgewood Friday evening. It was one of several gatherings held Friday night to remember all the victims of the deadly massacre.
  Still, two of the victims continue fighting for their lives at Maryland Shock Trauma. The shots that took Romero’s life and two others were a scene no one inside the Edgewood church ever hoped to witness.
  Slowly and carefully the casket carrying the body of Jose &ld
  
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• Md. Woman Injured In Las Vegas Shooting Reaches Milestone In Recovery

  21-10-2017 05:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland woman who was severely injured during the Las Vegas shooting reaches yet another milestone.
  The family announced Tina Frost had another major surgery at Johns Hopkins on Thursday. But in that same update on Facebook, her family said she hugged her dad and blew her boyfriend a kiss.
  On their GoFundMe page, her family writes:
  “Tina’s second surgery was a success. The surgeons took tissue from the back of her scalp after peeling back the scalp t
  
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• Norman Rockwell’s 3 Sons Seek To Halt Sale Of His Artworks

  21-10-2017 05:07
  BOSTON (AP) — Norman Rockwell’s three sons were among several people who went to court on Friday seeking to halt a museum’s plans to sell 40 works of art, including two by him.
  A complaint seeking a temporary restraining order filed in Berkshire Superior Court alleges the board of trustees at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield contracted with Sotheby’s for a public auction of the works before it announced its plans publicly, acted in breach of its fiduciary duties and tru
  
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• Keenum, Flacco With Role Reversals For Vikings And Ravens

  21-10-2017 04:56
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Listed generously at 6-foot-1, Case Keenum has played for three teams in three NFL seasons and came to Minnesota in the offseason knowing he was the backup from Day 1.
  At 6-foot-6, Joe Flacco is the statuesque, Super Bowl-winning quarterback who has been unquestioned starter in Baltimore for the last decade.
  Yet the two find their roles reversed heading into a matchup on Sunday. Keenum is playing the best football of his life and has revived the Vikings’ playoff ho
  
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• Google Parent Turns On Internet Balloons In Puerto Rico

  21-10-2017 04:36
  MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Google’s parent Alphabet Inc. said Friday that its stratospheric balloons are now delivering the internet to remote areas of Puerto Rico where cellphone towers were knocked out by Hurricane Maria.
  Two of the search giant’s “Project Loon” balloons are already over the country enabling texts, emails and basic web access to AT&T customers with handsets that use its 4G LTE network.
  The balloons — called HBAL199 and HBAL237 &
  
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• Rutgers Moves Maryland Game From Yankee Stadium

  21-10-2017 04:30
  PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers has moved its Nov. 4 football game and wrestling duel against Maryland from Yankee Stadium to on-campus High Point Solutions Stadium because of the Yankees’ postseason run.
  Rutgers said Friday that the joint decision with the Yankees was made to allow a sufficient amount of time to logistically stage the events in Piscataway.
  “We were looking forward to staging this historic event at Yankee Stadium,” athletic director Pat Hobbs said in a st
  
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• Jason Aldean Releases ‘I Won’t Back Down’ For Charity

  21-10-2017 04:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Aldean’s moving rendition of “I Won’t BackDown” on “Saturday Night Live” will soon be raising money to help victims of the Las Vegas shooting.
  The song was made available on Friday on various sites. Aldean’s representative says all proceeds will be donated to the Direct Impact Fund dedicated to victims of the tragedy.
  Aldean was performing at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Oct. 2 when a gunman fired on the crowd a hotel
  
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• Weather Blog: Great Weekend Ahead

  21-10-2017 04:18
  The weather this week, and weekend has and will continue to be near perfection! With plenty sunshine and pleasant temperatures, its hard to beat!
  Temperatures will run about 10 degrees above normal for this time of October. By Tuesday, rain and even some thunder is possible, then a cool front will drop our temperatures on Wednesday.
  Lots of activities this weekend, so enjoy the fine weather!
  Bob Turk
  
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• Family Of Alleged Office Gunman Says He Failed To Get Mental Health Treatment

  21-10-2017 03:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — The man charged with shooting five co-workers at a Maryland granite company this week, killing three of them, is a felon with dozens of arrests and a history of attacking people he worked with. With such a troubled past, how was Radee Prince able to land a decent-paying job and acquire a gun?
  It appears he may have slipped through the cracks of the criminal justice system, and presumably the companies that hired him either didn’t do a thorough background check or
  
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• Calls From First Responders Heard From Edgewood Business Shooting

  21-10-2017 02:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For the first time, frantic phone radio calls from first responders are being released as they were called to chaos at Advanced Granite Solutions in Harford County.
  Radio calls depicted the horror unfolding in a matter of minutes in Edgewood.
  Police say 37-year-old Radee Labeeb Prince walked into his workplace shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday morning and opened fire on his co-workers. Five were shot, and three died.
  Radio Operator : “2111 Emmorton Park. Advanced Gran
  
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• Rare Jackie Robinson Rookie Jersey Up For Auction

  21-10-2017 01:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — A rare jersey from Jackie Robinson’s historic rookie season with the Brooklyn Dodgers 70 years ago could be available for someone with a few spare millions.
  The jersey, part of a Heroes of Sports offering by Heritage Auctions, has been certified by Mears, one of the top memorabilia authentication companies. It is accompanied by a letter from Robinson’s widow, Rachel, saying it is the one brought home by the Hall of Famer at the end of the 1947 season, when he be
  
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• Hawaii Judge Extends Prohibition On Trump’s Travel Ban

  21-10-2017 00:37
  HONOLULU (AP) — The federal judge in Hawaii who stopped President Donald Trump’s travel ban from taking effect this week has extended the order.
  U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson on Friday converted the temporary restraining order to a preliminary injunction.
  The ban was was announced in September.
  It applied to travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria and Yemen plus some Venezuelan government officials and their families.
  Rulings against the ban in Hawaii and l
  
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• Domino Receiving Over 98 Million Pounds Of Sugar, Largest Shipment Ever

  21-10-2017 00:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Domino Sugar in Locust Point is receiving its largest-ever shipment of sugar on Friday.
  Our media partner, The Baltimore Sun reports ASR Group, which owns the iconic Baltimore plant says the refinery will be receiving more than 98 million pounds of raw sugar from the southern Africa nations of Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
  The ship, the Nord Maru, is a 623-foot vessel which has sailed from Durban in South Africa.
  The Domino sugar plant has made the Port of B
  
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