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• Pandora Ice Rink At Inner Harbor Kicks Off Holiday Season

  10-11-2017 23:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It’s beginning to look a lot like winter at the Inner Harbor.
  The Pandora Ice Rink in downtown Baltimore is a sure sign of the holiday season.
  The rink is back for a fourth year and businesses surrounding the Inner Harbor are joining in on the fun, by offering specials to all the skaters throughout the season.
  “It’s an awesome experience to start the season like this,” Anthony Scarpelli said.
  “You get to see the water all the boats c
  
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• Pandora Ice Rick At Inner Harbor Kicks Off Holiday Season

  10-11-2017 23:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It’s beginning to look a lot like winter at the Inner Harbor.
  The Pandora Ice Rink in downtown Baltimore is a sure sign of the holiday season.
  The rink is back for a fourth year and businesses surrounding the Inner Harbor are joining in on the fun, by offering specials to all the skaters throughout the season.
  “It’s an awesome experience to start the season like this,” Anthony Scarpelli said.
  “You get to see the water all the boats c
  
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• WJZ Hosts Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ On The Sister Cathy Cesnik Case

  10-11-2017 23:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The body of Sister Cathy Cesnik was found in a ditch in January 1970 in Lansdowne. It was later learned that the Archbishop Keough High School teacher was about to blow the whistle on an elaborate sex ring involving priests and local police.
  Now, WJZ has learned that police are looking into five other murders — the victims ranging in age from 13 to 20 — to see if those crimes were also connected to the sex ring.
  WJZ spoke with the family of a teenage girl who
  
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• Wounded Veteran Runs 31 Marathons In 31 Days

  10-11-2017 22:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– On November 10, 1775, Congress established what would later be called the United States Marine Corps.
  Retired Marine Rob Jones lost both of his legs when he was bombed in Afghanistan. He had to learn how to walk again before he could run.
  Jones ran the first leg of the 26.2 mile marathon in Baltimore Friday, which began at Camden Yards. It’s his second to last of 31 marathons in 31 days.
  “I think what I’m doing here applies to everybody, but obviously I&r
  
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• Authorities Reveal How Retired Navy Vet Is Connected To Md. Woman’s Death

  10-11-2017 22:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– New details have been released about how a retired Navy veteran is connected to the murder of a 19-year old Maryland woman.
  Ashanti Billie went missing from her job in Virginia in September and her body was found two weeks later.
  Eric Brian Brown, 45, was placed in federal custody this week for kidnapping and murdering Billie.
  RELATED: Retired Navy Vet Charged With Kidnapping Md. Woman Found Dead In NC
  Billie grew up in Upper Marlboro and was last seen going to work a
  
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• Small Plane Carrying 3 Crashes In Annapolis; No Injuries Reported

  10-11-2017 21:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County police have reported a small plane crash in Annapolis.
  Small plane crash in wooded area near I97 SB near Rt 50 EB. No injuries. MD State Police is primary.
  — Anne Arundel Police (@AACOPD) November 10, 2017The plane crashed in a wooded area near I-97 and Route 50.
  First responders are currently at the scene evaluating a small fuel leak and are attending to one adult and two children.
  #Annapolis plane crash pic.twitter.com/p6fIedrlmj
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• Breakfast At Tiffany’s Comes To Life At New York Store

  10-11-2017 21:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — Having breakfast at Tiffany’s isn’t just a big screen fantasy anymore.
  The New York-based Tiffany & Co. jewelry chain has opened a restaurant at its flagship Fifth Avenue location in Manhattan, and the menu does include breakfast. The store is the setting for Audrey Hepburn’s classic 1961 film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
  Tiffany’s Blue Box Cafe opened its doors Friday. The $29 breakfast selections include avocado toast and a butte
  
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• Keidel: Are The Saints And Bills Really Playoff Contenders?

  10-11-2017 20:33
  By Jason Keidel
  In the NFL, when a 6-2 team visits a 5-3 team, that’s often a Sunday dish heaped in hype. Clubs well above .500 are often celebrated and scrutinized, wrapped in playoff projections.
  Yet Sunday’s game between the New Orleans Saints (6-2) and the Buffalo Bills (5-3) is not getting the attention you’d expect. Neither club has grabbed a great measure of respect, as though everyone is quite dubious of both, waiting for them to plunge back down to reality.
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• Louis C.K. On Sexual Misconduct Allegations: ‘These Stories Are True’

  10-11-2017 19:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) —After a Thursday New York Times report accused comedian Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct toward several women, he has released a statement saying the stories are true.
  Times reporter David Itzkoff tweeted the statement Friday afternoon.
  Louis CK has put out a statement. "These stories are true," he says. pic.twitter.com/8oCH7YhqnF
  — Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 10, 2017CLICK HERE to read full statement.
  Comedians Dana Min Goodman, Abby Schachner, Julia Wolov,
  
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• Frigid Weekend Ahead, Freeze Warning In Effect Friday Night Into Saturday

  10-11-2017 19:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s a chilly Friday, and temperatures are expected to dip even lower this weekend.
  The windchill is making it feel like it’s freezing outside in Baltimore Friday afternoon, and a Freeze Warning is set to go into effect at 7 p.m. and last until 10 a.m. Saturday.“This is the first taste of this kind of cold weather that we’ve had since March,” Meteorologist Tim Williams says. “A Freeze Warning means that temperatures in the 20s and sub-f
  
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• Doctor: Hernandez’s Brain Was Severely Damaged By Disease

  10-11-2017 18:49
  BOSTON (AP) — Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez suffered substantial damage to parts of the brain that affect memory, judgment and behavior from the most severe case of a degenerative disease linked to head blows ever found in someone so young, a researcher said Thursday.
  Dr. Ann McKee, director of Boston University’s CTE Center, stressed she could not “connect the dots” between the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy and the behavior of the 27
  
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• This Florida School Is Selling Bulletproof Panels For Students’ Backpacks

  10-11-2017 18:10
  By Laura Diaz-Zuniga, CNN (CNN) — A Miami private school is offering parents an unusual item for sale: bulletproof panels for their kids’ backpacks.
  The Florida Christian School website has a list of items available for purchase. These include winter wear, red school logo T-shirts and ballistic panels.
  George Gulla, dean of students and head of school security at Florida Christian School, told CNN the bulletproof panels would add “another level of protection” to students
  
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• College Basketball Games To Watch: Our First Look At This Year’s Teams

  10-11-2017 17:30
  By Steve Silverman
  Every week, we will look at three to five college basketball games that get our attention. The start of the college basketball season is usually overshadowed by college football and the NFL in the sporting world, but we are undaunted.
  While much will change between the games in November and the conclusion of the season in late March and early April, the early games will provide a few hints of what we can expect as the season progresses.
  Nov. 10: Northern Arizona at No. 3
  
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• Bill Would Lower Drinking Age In Wisconsin To 19

  10-11-2017 17:30
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s beer-loving reputation would get a boost under a proposal to lower the state’s drinking age to 19.
  But teenagers shouldn’t reserve those kegs just yet.
  The bill, circulated Wednesday by three Republican lawmakers including the former president of the Wisconsin Tavern League, has to overcome at least two big hurdles before it could become law.
  First, it’s not supported by Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who plays a central role
  
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• Is Little Debbie Getting Rid Of Your Favorite Snack?

  10-11-2017 17:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Popular snack company Little Debbie has the internet in a tizzy after saying one of their popular snack cakes has to go.
  The company posted on Twitter for fans to vote on which “one gotta go forever” and then posted four photos of their popular snack cakes.
  Which one? pic.twitter.com/L0JNW7SAVL
  — Little Debbie (@LittleDebbie) November 8, 2017The four iconic treats on the chopping block?
  Christmas Tree Cakes, Oatmeal Creme Pies, Nutty Buddy and Honey Buns
  
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• Man Admits To Killing Friend With Screwdriver After Drinking

  10-11-2017 16:57
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man has admitted to killing his friend with a screwdriver after they were drinking together earlier this year.
  The Capital on Thursday reported that Santos Abel Diaz-Lemus, of Annapolis, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the June death of Fredy Roberto Lopez-Martinez.
  In a statement, the State’s Attorney’s Office says Lopez-Martinez assaulted Diaz-Lemus first, but Diaz-Lemus responded with an “unreasonable amount of force,” stabbing
  
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• Elderly Man With Dementia Missing In Baltimore

  10-11-2017 16:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 78-year-old man with dementia is missing in Baltimore, police say.
  Ennis Edmonds Jr. was last seen Thursday afternoon around 1:20 p.m. in the 100 block of North Central Avenue. He was wearing a gray hoodie, grey sweat pants, white sneakers and a Ravens baseball hat.Police say he might be pushing a cart.
  Edmonds is 5-foot-10 and about 120 pounds.
  If you have seen Mr. Ennis Edmonds Jr, please dial 911 or our Missing Persons Unit at 443-984-7385.
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• Friday, November 10, 2017

  10-11-2017 15:00
  The Maryland Irish Festival starts tonight at the state fairgrounds.
  Marty and Linh have Coffee With Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale.
  WEB EXTRA: Marty and Linh have more Coffee With Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale.
  
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• CBS Sports’ Adam Archuleta On Week 10 Browns-Lions Matchup, More

  10-11-2017 15:00
  By Matt Citak
  The Detroit Lions snapped a three-game losing streak last week for their fourth win of the season. The victory against the Packers on Monday night was only the franchise’s second at Lambeau Field since 1991, and was led by the stellar play of veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford. Stafford completed 26-of-33 passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns. His 78.8 completion percentage and 132.4 passer rating were both season highs. Golden Tate and Marvin Jones Jr. continued their su
  
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• Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman: I Was Abused By Doctor

  10-11-2017 14:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman says she is among the young women abused by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor.
  Raisman tells “60 Minutes” she was 15 when she was first treated by Dr. Larry Nassar, who spent more than two decades working with athletes at USA Gymnastics. He’s now is in jail in Michigan awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.
  Raisman, the captain of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold-medal winning tea
  
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• UK Panel Rules Uber Drivers Have Rights On Wages, Time Off

  10-11-2017 14:42
  LONDON (AP) — Uber lost the latest round in the battle over its operating model Friday, when a British panel ruled that the company’s drivers are workers, not independent contractors, in a decision with broad implications for the so-called gig economy.
  The Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld a lower panel’s decision, agreeing that the two drivers in this case were “workers” under British law and therefore should receive the minimum wage and paid holidays. Uber said it
  
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• Weather Blog: A Very Cold Afternoon

  10-11-2017 14:40
  Hi Everyone!
  T.G.I.F. And a blustery, and chilly–nah make that COLD afternoon it will be with wind chills in the low to mid 20’s. We have been discussing this for the past couple of days. No surprise, but it will still be a jolt, in the teeth of a gust, this afternoon.
  Still on track for a less windy but still quite chilly day tomorrow. And still on track for temps to return to the low to mid 50’s Sunday and into mid-week.
  The good news here is this new air mass will dry us out
  
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• Warming Centers To Open In Anne Arundel County Amid Freezing Temperatures

  10-11-2017 13:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– If people in Anne Arundel County need a place to stay as temperatures become freezing Friday night, warming centers will be open.
  The National Weather Service says wind chill temperatures will be around 11 degrees during the overnight hours.
  Warming Centers will open Friday night at 7 and will stay open until 9 a.m. Saturday.
  The Anne Arundel County Police Department have listed these locations as warming centers:
  Northern District; 939 Hammonds Lane, Baltimore
  Easter
  
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• LAX World Closes All Stores And Leaves Headquarters

  10-11-2017 13:33
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Lacrosse retailer LAX World has closed all 16 of its stores, including the original Towson location.  That’s according to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
  The closures come as CEO Frank Barbarino and the company are facing numerous lawsuits from landlords and vendors. On the company’s headquarters in Cockeysville, an eviction petition from Baltimore County District Court hangs on the door. It says the company owes more than $11,200.
  The store
  
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• Spirit Airlines Announces New Flights From BWI To Cancun

  10-11-2017 12:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Spirit Airlines is now offering daily service to Cancun from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. The airline made the announcement on Thursday according to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
  It’s the low-cost airline’s first international flight available at BWI. Prices listed on Spirit.com range from$95.58 to $375.58. Some flights may even cost $71.29, which are available through the airline’s “$9 Fare Club” membership. The members
  
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• Baltimore To Provide Legal Help For Immigrants In Deportation Cases

  10-11-2017 12:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore will now increase its support for immigrants facing deportation proceedings. That’s according to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.Mayor Catherine Pugh made the announcement on Thursday. The city is one of 11 jurisdictions that have joined to form the SAFE Cities Network, a group that provides publicly-funded legal representation for immigrants threatened with deportation.Prince George’s County is also part of the national network. The gro
  
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• Local Veterans Day Events This Weekend

  10-11-2017 12:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– This Saturday, there will be plenty of local Veterans Day events for people to honor those who have served in the military.According to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun, in Aberdeen, American Legion Bernard L. Tobin Post 128 will host its annual service at 11 a.m. in Veterans Memorial Park at the intersection of North Parke and North Rogers Streets. Then there will be lunch at the Legion post.At Havre de Grace, there will be a ceremony hosted by American Legion
  
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• Second Annual Coat Drive And Wellness Fair At Under Armour House

  10-11-2017 12:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– This Saturday, you will have the opportunity to help people in need during the Second Annual Coat Drive and Wellness Fair.
  The fair is hosted by Friendly Loving Opportunities, Inc., a non-profit organization. The event will be held inside the Under Armor House on East Fayette Street in Baltimore.
  The event will also provide everything from haircuts, dental services, and giveaways.
  Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and several council members and state delegates will be i
  
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• Sexual Misconduct Accusations Transform Alabama Senate Race

  10-11-2017 11:49
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans weren’t supposed to have to worry about Alabama.
  Yet in the span of a tumultuous afternoon, a low-profile special election became a Republican nightmare that threatens a once-safe Senate seat — and offers a new window into ugly divisions that continue to plague the GOP in the age of President Donald Trump.
  Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, a 70-year-old former state Supreme Court justice, defiantly denied allegations of decades-old sexual misc
  
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• Mayor Catherine Pugh To Commemorate 12th Anniversary Of The Veterans’ March Ceremony

  10-11-2017 10:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– To celebrate Veteran’s Day, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh will join the city’s Veterans Commission to commemorate the 12th Anniversary of the Baltimore City Veteran’s Day March.
  Friday’s ceremony will honor all military personnel throughout the state of Maryland.
  The parade will start with the Laying of the Wreath at the Washington Monument at 9 a.m.. After the parade, the Annual Veterans Day Ceremony will start at the War Memorial Plaza at 10 a.m.
  
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• Police Find Missing 8-Year-Old Boy

  10-11-2017 06:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police have found a 8-year-old boy who went missing Friday.
  Baltimore detectives say Michael Hill was last seen in the area of Lakewood Avenue and Oliver Street around 2:30 p.m. but has since been found.
  Credit: Baltimore Police Department.
   
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• Bel Air Girl Not Expected To Survive 1 Week Past Birth Competes In Miss Maryland Teen

  10-11-2017 05:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —It was a dream come true for one Maryland girl fighting a rare disease.
  Bel Air teen Macey Brietenback was born with visceral myopathy, which basically leaves her without a working gastro-intestinal system. That means she cannot digest food. When she was born, her parents were told she wouldn’t survive a week.
  She recently defied the odds to compete in Miss Maryland Teen. Everything was perfect from head to toe as the 15-year-old prepared for the pageant last month,
  
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• Undercover Investigation Reveals Mock Weapons Got Through TSA Screeners

  10-11-2017 05:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– An undercover investigation revealed an alarming number of mock weapons were able to get pass TSA screeners.
  The Department of Homeland Security conducted the undercover investigation and said test weapons were able to get through security more than 70 percent of the time. That’s better than a 95 percent failure rate two years ago, but not good enough for some travelers at BWI.
  The report comes just weeks before the busy holiday travel season.
  “It’s
  
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• ‘Magnum, P.I.’ Actor John Hillerman Dies At 84

  10-11-2017 04:29
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Hillerman, who played stuffed-shirt Higgins to Tom Selleck’s freewheeling detective Thomas Magnum in the 1980s TV series “Magnum, P.I.” has died, his nephew said Thursday. Hillerman was 84.
  Hillerman, who had been in declining health, died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Houston, nephew Chris Tritico said.
  Besides playing manager of the Hawaiian estate that Magnum used as home base, Hillerman was known for his 1970s roles as arrogant radi
  
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• Weather Blog: Coldest Night Since Winter

  10-11-2017 04:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The coldest air since last March 5 is on the way for Friday night.
  A cold front will cross the region after midnight and as the breeze picks up, colder air and much drier air will filter into the entire region.
  Sunshine will dominate your Friday, but the winds may gust to 30 mph at times, bringing our wind chills into the upper 20’s most of the afternoon.
  As winds go calm at night, we are set to break a record low which now stands at 21. We may get to 19 degrees by S
  
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• FBI Searching For Parkville Bank Robbery Suspect; Robbed 2 Banks In 1 Week

  10-11-2017 03:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The FBI is searching for a man who is connected to two Parkville bank robberies.
  Authorities say an unknown suspect is believed to be responsible for robberies that occurred at two M&T Banks on October 30 and November 3.
  Officials say the suspect robbed the M&T Banks located at 8200 Harford Road and 8812 Waltham Woods Road.
  In each robbery the suspect allegedly announced a robbery using a demand note and fled on foot.
  The suspect is described as a white male, 5-foo
  
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• Ravens Won’t Dwell On 4-5 Start In Bid To Salvage Season

  10-11-2017 02:36
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Two games into the season, the Baltimore Ravens allowed only one touchdown and had every reason to believe their improved defense would be enough to get them back into the playoffs.
  Then came a 44-7 loss to Jacksonville, a sobering defeat that exposed many of the Ravens’ problems. Several of those issues remain in play, which goes a long way toward explaining why Baltimore wobbled into its bye week with a 4-5 record.
  Too many injuries, along with in
  
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• Federal Judge To Appoint Special Official In HBCU Case

  10-11-2017 02:21
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge will appoint a special official to craft a plan to increase diversity at Maryland’s historically black colleges.
  U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake rejected proposals this week by a civil rights group and state higher education officials. She wrote in a ruling Wednesday that neither party’s proposals were “practicable, educationally sound, and sufficient to address segregative harms of program duplication.”
  “At least in part,
  
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• Officials Offer Reward For Information In Officer’s Death

  10-11-2017 01:08
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal agency is offering a $20,000 reward for information in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Washington police officer in Baltimore.
  Forty-year-old Tony Anthony Mason Jr. was found with gunshot wounds early Saturday. He and a woman were sitting in a parked car when they were shot. Mason died at a hospital; the woman suffered a gunshot wound to her leg.
  The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington said Mason, a sergeant, was a 17-year veteran of the force.
  The Bur
  
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• Baltimore Mayor Implements ‘Daily Morning Huddle’ To Combat Youth Violence; Commissioner Blast Criminal Justice System

  10-11-2017 00:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– From attacks at the Inner Harbor to carjackings throughout the City, police say crime involving teenagers is simply out of control.
  Government agencies are now banding together to get a hold on the violence with daily morning huddles to combat youth violence.
  “The reason why we know who they are is because we lock them up again, again and again and I’m pretty damn certain that their parents, guardians, grandparents and neighbors know who the hell they are as we
  
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• Centenarian Dies After Being Hurt In Baltimore House Fire

  10-11-2017 00:17
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities say a 106-year-old man has died of injuries suffered in a fire in his Baltimore home.
  Fire department officials tell local media that Lloyd Taylor was injured Sunday in a fire in his home near Coppin State University. He suffered second-degree burns to his hands, arms, and chest, and was taken to a hospital.
  Authorities say Taylor died Wednesday from respiratory failure caused by smoke inhalation.
  Officials say the blaze was caused by cooking.
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• ‘This Is The Blueprint Of How I Did It’: Joy Mangano Discusses Her New Book ‘Inventing Joy’

  10-11-2017 00:02
  Joy Mangano is no stranger to being in the public spotlight. For most of her career, the inventor and entrepreneur has been, in her own words, “standing up in front of America,” talking about the countless products that she has designed, promoted and sold. But it wasn’t until the 2015 David O. Russell film “Joy,” which was based on the invention of her industry-changing, self-wringing Miracle Mop, that people became interested in the personal life of Joy Mangano. &l
  
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