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• Under Armour names new head of footwear - Baltimore Sun

  21-11-2017 23:55 via baltimoresun.com
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  Under Armour names new head of footwear
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  Under Armour has tapped one of its sports division managers to head footwear, a key growth category for the brand, as part of restructuring announced earlier this year. Ryan Drew, previously general manager of the brand's basketball division, will ...
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• DC, Baltimore bid for 2026 World Cup matches | WTOP - WTOP

  21-11-2017 23:24 via wtop.com
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  Maryland's two NFL stadiums could be the sites of FIFA World Cup matches come 2026, and executives in D.C. and Baltimore are working to make that happen.and more »
  
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• Thanksgiving and Black Friday store and mall hours - Baltimore Sun

  21-11-2017 23:22 via baltimoresun.com
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  Thanksgiving and Black Friday store and mall hours
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  Most major malls and stores will open at some point on Thanksgiving, giving shoppers a head start on Black Friday, the traditional kick-off for the holiday shopping season. Here's a rundown on Thanksgiving and Black Friday hours at major area stores ...and more »
  
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• DC, Baltimore bid for 2026 World Cup matches - WTOP

  21-11-2017 23:20 via wtop.com
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  Spanish midfielder Luis Enrique (21) battles Switzerland midfielder Georges Bregy, right, during the first half of the Spain Vs. Switzerland second round World Cup soccer match, Saturday, July 2, 1994 at the RFK Stadium in... COLLEGE PARK, Md.
  
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• Police Searching For Teen Missing From Rosedale

  21-11-2017 23:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police need help locating 15-year-old Nicole Barahona-Arriola, who is missing from the Rosedale area.
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  Narahona-Arriola is a Hispanic female, approximately 4-foot-11 and 90 pounds, with brown eyes and long brown hair. She was last seen on November 16, around 8 a.m. leaving for school at Parkville High, but she skipped school that day.
  She is believed to be staying in the area of North Highland Avenue in Baltimore Ci
  
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• Performance Horizon relocates growing Baltimore office - Baltimore Sun

  21-11-2017 22:15 via baltimoresun.com
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  Performance Horizon relocates growing Baltimore office
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  Performance Horizon, a United Kingdom-based partner marketing software provider, has relocated its Baltimore office to a larger space in Highlandtown to accommodate its growth. The company is moving out of the Emerging Technology Centers space in the ...
  
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• Phil Simms: ‘I Wouldn’t Want To Play The Chargers In The Playoffs’

  21-11-2017 22:14
  By DJ Sixsmith
  Last year, the AFC West was one of the best divisions in all of football. This year, it’s a much different story. The Denver Broncos have lost six in a row, the Oakland Raiders are two games under .500 and Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs are 4-5 since their red-hot 5-0 start. Good news for the Chiefs is that they don’t play a team with a winning record the rest of the season. However, Kansas City does have to face a Chargers team in Week 15 that just put up 54 po
  
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• Man Caught With Loaded Gun In Carry-On Bag; 23 Recovered At BWI This Year

  21-11-2017 22:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Transportation Security Administration officer recovered a loaded handgun from a man’s carry-on bag at a security checkpoint at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Tuesday morning.
  Authorities say the 9 mm caliber semi-automatic gun was found as it went through the x-ray machine at a TSA checkpoint at the airport.
  Maryland Transportation Authority Police were notified, and the man was arrested.
  There has been a total of 23 firearms found at BWI Airpo
  
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• Risk Of Stillbirth Doubled By Sleeping On Your Back, Study Says

  21-11-2017 22:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new study is warning women to avoid sleeping on their backs late in their pregnancy. Researchers in Great Britain say the common sleeping position can double the risk of stillbirth during the third trimester.
  Published in the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the study looked at more than 1,000 women across 41 hospitals in the UK. Out of 1,000 women, 291 had a stillbirth late in their pregnancies while the rest had given birth to healthy babies. The f
  
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• Kevin Hart, Baltimore native Eniko Parrish welcome baby boy - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  21-11-2017 21:27 via baltimoresun.com
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  Kevin Hart, Baltimore native Eniko Parrish welcome baby boy
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  The comedian writes on social media that the baby was born early Tuesday morning. He adds that the boy is "healthy & already smiling." Hart and his wife, Eniko Parrish, a Baltimore native, announced on Mother's Day that she was expecting their first child.and more »
  
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• 2 Men Arrested In Elkridge In Drug And Human Trafficking Case - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  21-11-2017 21:16 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  2 Men Arrested In Elkridge In Drug And Human Trafficking Case
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Baltimore men have been arrested in a drug and human trafficking case in which crack cocaine and money were being traded for sex with a young woman, police say. Around 1 a.m. November 17, two officers were on patrol in the ...
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• 2 Men Arrested In Elkridge In Drug And Human Trafficking Case

  21-11-2017 21:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Baltimore men have been arrested in a drug and human trafficking case in which crack cocaine and money were being traded for sex with a young woman, police say.
  Around 1 a.m. November 17, two officers were on patrol in the Elkridge area when they observed two suspicious men walking from the Hillside Motel in the 6300 block of Washington Boulevard.
  After approaching the men and talking to them, the officers noticed one of the men reaching for an unknown object. When as
  
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• Picking Up Fresh Turkey From Maple Lawn Farms A Thanksgiving Tradition For Thousands

  21-11-2017 21:00
  MAPLE LAWN, Md. (WJZ) — Turkey is a big part of Thanksgiving. But for one Howard County farm, it’s a way of life.
  This week, the annual turkey rush is on at Maple Lawn Farms.
  The farm raises turkeys from one-day-old chicks, which arrive there in June. The fully grown birds are harvested the week before Thanksgiving.
  “Fresh turkey,” says customer John Young. “It’s so moist. It’s tender.”
  For thousands of people, that juicy Thanksgiving centerpiece i
  
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• MTA bus service changes in Baltimore represent 2 percent cut, report says - Baltimore Sun

  21-11-2017 20:57 via baltimoresun.com
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  MTA bus service changes in Baltimore represent 2 percent cut, report says
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  The seasonal bus service changes proposed by the Maryland Transit Administration represent a loss of 183 bus runs and 3,350 miles per week — a 2 percent cut to the overall service, according to a report released Tuesday by a local rider advocacy group.
  
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• Harford Task Force arrests Baltimore man on drug, firearms charges - Baltimore Sun

  21-11-2017 20:56 via baltimoresun.com
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  Harford Task Force arrests Baltimore man on drug, firearms charges
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  A Baltimore man, who police say allegedly sold heroin that caused a fatal overdose in Harford County in October, was arrested last week and charged with multiple drug and firearms offenses, according to the Harford Sheriff's Office. (Courtesy photo ...and more »
  
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• Joseph G. Chamberlin, former Catholic Relief Services manager, mediator and Baltimore writer - Baltimore Sun

  21-11-2017 20:52 via baltimoresun.com
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  Joseph G. Chamberlin, former Catholic Relief Services manager, mediator and Baltimore writer
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  Joseph G. Chamberlin, a Catholic Relief Services manager,mediator and writer, died Nov. 18. (Jim Burger, for The Baltimore Sun). Frederick N. RasmussenContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Joseph G. Chamberlin, a Catholic Relief Services manager, ...
  
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• Md. Venue Kicks Out Richard Spencer, Conference Attendees

  21-11-2017 20:47
  POOLESVILLE, Md. (AP) — A conference organized by white nationalist Richard Spencer was shut down after the owners of the Maryland venue hosting it realized who their customers were.
  The Washington Post reported Tuesday that about 100 people attended the weekend conference at Rocklands Farm in Montgomery County.
  Spencer told the newspaper the venue was booked through a third-party logistics company that didn’t reveal white nationalists were affiliated.
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• Harrison Ford Comes To The Rescue After Car Accident

  21-11-2017 20:02
  SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Ford came to the real-life rescue of a woman who was involved in a car accident north of Los Angeles.
  Santa Paula, California, police tell the Ventura County Star that the actor and a friend were in the area when a car rolled off a highway in the small town Sunday around noon. Senior Officer Matt Alonzo says Ford and the friend came to the driver’s aid and acted as good Samaritans. He says Ford and other people on scene were able to help
  
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• London Bus To Run On Fuel Made Of Coffee

  21-11-2017 19:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Morning commuters in London won’t be the only ones seeking a caffeine boost on the way to work as their bus will also be guzzling coffee as a new fuel source.
  British startup company bio-bean has created a coffee-based biofuel that will power some of London’s famous red, double-decker buses. The fuel is reportedly made of oil extracted from used coffee grounds and blended with diesel.
  “Spent coffee grounds are highly calorific and contain valuable co
  
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• Vacant warehouse catches fire in Baltimore - ABC2 News

  21-11-2017 19:18 via abc2news.com
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  Vacant warehouse catches fire in Baltimore
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  BALTIMORE (WMAR) - More than 50 firefighters were out extinguishing a fire at an old Pemco vacant warehouse in southeast Baltimore on Tuesday. The haze was as suffocating as blinding as it was suffocating. The smell of burnt plastic forced those on ...
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• Vacant warehouse on fire in Southeast Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  21-11-2017 19:01 via baltimoresun.com
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  Vacant warehouse on fire in Southeast Baltimore
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  Crews are working on a giant fire at a vacant warehouse in Baltimore Tuesday afternoon. (WMAR). Jessica AndersonContact Reporter. A large fire broke out in a vacant warehouse near Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Southeast Baltimore Tuesday ...
  
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• Fire At Vacant Warehouse In Southeast Baltimore Sends Smoke Plumes Over City

  21-11-2017 19:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Fire crews have put out a blaze at a vacant, two-story warehouse in southeast Baltimore that sent smoke billowing into the sky over Baltimore Tuesday afternoon.
  The warehouse is located at Bayview Boulevard and Eastern Avenue, directly across the street from Johns Hopkins Bayview. Employees and patients were keeping a close watch on the fire.
  The fire started burning just after noon, shutting down six blocks.
  A sprawling warehouse engulfed in flames. Chopper 13 was ab
  
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• Crews Battle Vacant Warehouse Fire In Southeast Baltimore

  21-11-2017 19:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Fire crews are battling a blaze at a vacant, two-story warehouse in southeast Baltimore.
  The warehouse is located at Bayview Boulevard and Eastern Avenue, directly across the street from Johns Hopkins Bayview.
  Any patients accessing the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus site need to enter onto Lombard Street and then onto Bayview Boulevard because Eastern Avenue is closed.
  Chopper 13 Captain Jeff Long is above the blaze. He says the smoke can be seen from across the city, and t
  
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• What Does Net Neutrality Rollback Mean For You?

  21-11-2017 19:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it plans to roll back regulations on internet service providers that govern how major companies distribute online access. The dismantling of net neutrality rules is seen as a major shift from Obama-era policies designed to treat all websites and content equally.
  “Under my proposal, the federal government will stop micromanaging the internet,” FCC chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement released
  
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• CBS Fires Charlie Rose After Misconduct Claims

  21-11-2017 18:44
  CBS News has fired Charlie Rose after several women accused the veteran newsman of sexual misconduct.
  Rose has been one of three hosts of “CBS This Morning” since 2012 and is also a contributor to “60 Minutes.” PBS and Bloomberg also suspended airings of Rose’s nightly interview show after the Washington Post published an article Monday about women who said he groped them and walked around naked in front of them.
  CBS News President David Rhodes said there is nothing
  
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• Four questions after Ravens' 23-0 win over Packers - Baltimore Beatdown

  21-11-2017 18:42 via baltimorebeatdown.com
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  Four questions after Ravens' 23-0 win over Packers
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  Baltimore's defense was dominant in week 11. They absolutely shutdown the Green Bay Packers. Brett Hundley threw three interceptions and Green Bay was held scoreless. In total, the Ravens forced five turnovers and pitched their third shutout of the ...and more »
  
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• New shuttle service to Baltimore and Washington DC airports will launch in December - PennLive.com

  21-11-2017 18:40 via pennlive.com
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  New shuttle service to Baltimore and Washington DC airports will launch in December
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  Relax & Ride, Carlisle will offer trips to airports in Baltimore and Washington D.C.( Photo provided. ) Comment. 0 shares. By Daniel Urie · [email protected]. A Carlisle-based company will take central Pennsylvania residents to airports in Baltimore ...and more »
  
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• U.S. Christmas Tree Shortage May Cause Price Hike This Year

  21-11-2017 18:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Americans getting ready to pick out the perfect Christmas tree may want to bring a little extra cash with them this year. A shortage of local trees in several U.S. states is likely to make prices rise and the window to find a good tree much smaller.
  According to reports, tree farms in North Carolina and Oregon have been hit the hardest by the nationwide shortfall this year. The smaller supply is expected to hike prices by as much as 10 percent during the holiday rush.
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• ‘Open-Air Shopping Destination’ Announced At Former Owings Mills Mall Site

  21-11-2017 18:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some Baltimore County residents are already planning where they’ll do their Christmas shopping two years from now.
  A new retail center is replacing the long-gone Owings Mills mall, which was long a countywide draw that became a community drawback when it closed.
  “I was here when the mall opened and I was here when it closed,” says resident Muriel Griffin, one of many who were sad to see it go.
  William Hamilton remembers when the mall was the place to be.
  
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• Costco To Anchor ‘Open-Air Shopping Destination’ At Owings Mills Mall Site

  21-11-2017 18:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  The former Owings Mills Mall site will house a Costco and up to 30 retailers and restaurants in an “open-air shopping destination” called Mills Station, officials announced Tuesday.
  “Mill Station completes the vision of a thriving Owings Mills town center,” said Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. “The $108 million open-air development adds to more than $1 billion of recent private investment in Owings Mills.”
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• Police arrest Baltimore man accused of local heroin trafficking - Chambersburg Public Opinion

  21-11-2017 18:08 via publicopiniononline.com
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  Police arrest Baltimore man accused of local heroin trafficking
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  BALTIMORE, Maryland - An investigation into local heroin trafficking led to the arrest of a Baltimore man by the Franklin County Drug Task Force last week. According to a release Tuesday from the District Attorney's office, James Lewis Eldridge (AKA ...
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• Pa. Teachers Share Horror Stories That Have Prompted Dozens Of Resignations

  21-11-2017 17:42
  By FELIX RODRIGUES LIMA HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — City teachers pleaded with district administrators Monday to help support them as they deal with what they are calling an unprecedented level of misbehavior among children, some of which is resulting in physical violence against teachers.
  The Harrisburg Education Association says the behavioral issues have prompted the resignations of at least 45 teachers between July and October, and further resignations have since occurred, according to ass
  
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• 'Baltimore Rising': What they're saying about HBO documentary on post-Freddie Gray Baltimore - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  21-11-2017 17:22 via baltimoresun.com
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  'Baltimore Rising': What they're saying about HBO documentary on post-Freddie Gray Baltimore
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  HBO's "Baltimore Rising" opens on a brilliant note. The documentary directed by Sonja Sohn, of "The Wire," instantly establishes itself visually with a slow scan of the boarded-up row houses that have become the dominant media image of this city. But ...
  HBO Documentary 'Baltimore Rising' Gets Positive Reviews From Baltimore ResidentsCBS Baltimore / WJZ
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• 'Baltimore Rising': What they're saying about HBO documentary on ... - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  21-11-2017 17:22 via baltimoresun.com
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  HBO's "Baltimore Rising" opens on a brilliant note. The documentary directed by Sonja Sohn, of "The Wire," instantly establishes itself visually with a slow scan ...
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• After 8th Child Death, IKEA Relaunches Dresser Recall

  21-11-2017 17:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ikea relaunched a recall of 29 million chests and dressers Tuesday after the death of an eighth child.
  CEO Lars Petersson said Ikea wants to increase awareness of the recall campaign for several types of chest and dressers that can easily tip over if not properly anchored to a wall.
  The death of a California toddler, who was found trapped underneath an Ikea Malm dresser in May, has raised questions about whether Ikea has effectively spread the word about the recall, which w
  
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• Top Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups For NFL Week 12

  21-11-2017 16:32
  By Matt Citak
  Thanksgiving is here, which means the fantasy football season is nearing its end. With only two weeks left before fantasy playoffs begin in Week 14, every point matters as you fight your way to your league’s postseason. Week 12 signifies the end of bye weeks, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore the waiver wire. As we saw with Chris Thompson and Kelvin Benjamin last week, injuries happen. You never know when one of your starters could go down with an injury, so
  
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• Baltimore police find new evidence in slain detective's case - Police News

  21-11-2017 16:30 via policeone.com
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  Baltimore police find new evidence in slain detective's case
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  BALTIMORE — Armed with new autopsy findings, Baltimore Police investigators returned Monday to the scene where Det. Sean Suiter was fatally shot last week and said they had found “additional, significant” evidence. “I'm very encouraged by the recovery ...
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• Elf On The Shelf Phenomenon Is 11 Million Elves Strong

  21-11-2017 16:24
  Parija Kavilanz (CNN Money) — Chanda Bell got the idea 14 years ago to share a family tradition from her childhood that involved an elf sitting on a shelf. She never imagined it would erupt into a Christmas-time phenomenon that’s been embraced by millions of families.
  Bell, her mother Carol Aebersold, and her twin sister Christa Pitts are the trio behind the wildly successful “The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition” storybook.
  The book comes with a pixie elf doll, wh
  
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• Man, woman shot in 'domestic related' incident in Northeast ... - Baltimore Sun

  21-11-2017 15:08 via baltimoresun.com
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  A 27-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were shot in a “domestic related” incident in Northeast Baltimore early Tuesday, police said.and more »
  
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• Man, woman shot in 'domestic related' incident in Northeast Baltimore, police say - Baltimore Sun

  21-11-2017 15:08 via baltimoresun.com
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  Man, woman shot in 'domestic related' incident in Northeast Baltimore, police say
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  A 27-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were shot in a “domestic related” incident in Northeast Baltimore early Tuesday, police said. The shooting happened about 6:37 a.m. in the 5800 block of Fairwood Avenue in the Glenham/Belhar neighborhood, ...and more »
  
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• Hummus Sold At Md. Whole Foods Stores Recalled Over Possible Bacterial Contamination

  21-11-2017 15:00
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia company is recalling a hummus product sold in several states because of possible bacterial contamination.
  The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said in a statement that Asmar’s Mediterranean Food, Inc. of Alexandria is recalling one lot of Asmar’s Original Hommus because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
  Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections to individuals wi
  
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• 'The Voice' contestant Davon Fleming dedicates performance to ... - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  21-11-2017 14:59 via baltimoresun.com
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  Davon Fleming dedicated his performance of "Love On Top" to his hometown of Baltimore during the live Top 12 round on Monday night.and more »
  
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• 'The Voice' contestant Davon Fleming dedicates performance to Baltimore - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  21-11-2017 14:59 via baltimoresun.com
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  Davon Fleming sings Beyoncé's "Love on Top" during the live Top 12 performances. » Get The Voice Official App: http://bit.ly/TheVoiceOfficialApp » Subscribe for More: http://bit.ly ... Ellen FishelContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. “The Voice ...
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• New Details On Owings Mills Mall Site To be Announced

  21-11-2017 14:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a year of community engagement Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Councilman Julian Jones will make an announcement on what will happen to the former Owings Mills Mall site.
  Jones and Kamenetz will be joined by representatives Kimco Realty while making the announcement. Kimco is the New York based-company who owns the site. As of September of this year, the company owned the interests of 507 U.S. shopping centers concentrated in the top major metropo
  
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• Authorities Believe Border Agent May Have Fallen

  21-11-2017 14:22
  DALLAS (AP) — Investigators believe a border patrol agent who died in West Texas after suffering extensive injuries to his head and body may have fallen down a 14-foot (4-meter) culvert, and his partner, who radioed for help, has no memory of what happened, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the investigation.
  FBI spokeswoman Jeanette Harper said in a statement Monday that both agents were found late Saturday night in a culvert near Van Horn and that both had traumatic head inj
  
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• Suspect Arrested In Pennsylvania Police Officer Shooting

  21-11-2017 13:47
  NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting a rookie police officer in western Pennsylvania was taken into custody Tuesday, the state police said.
  Details of the arrest of 29-year-old Rahmael Sal Holt were not immediately released. A news conference was planned for later Tuesday.
  Holt is accused of killing New Kensington Officer Brian Shaw during a traffic stop Friday night.
  Shaw tried to pull over a Jeep Cherokee driven by Tavon Jamere Harper at 8 p.m. Friday, according
  
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• Congressman Elijah Cummings To March For Youth Fund

  21-11-2017 13:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tuesday afternoon, Representative Elijah Cummings will be joined by Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen and youth leaders to kick off the Baltimore Youth marathon.
  The march will be to show support of the city’s $12 million youth fund.  City Council President Bernard C. Young proposed that based on a task force’s recommendations, Associated Black Charities would take the lead in distributing the grants. They would then set up a new organization goin
  
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• Weather Blog: A Bright Sunny Day

  21-11-2017 13:18
  Hi Everyone!
  Today should be a FINE Fall day. This afternoon we will see temps ten degrees warmer than yesterday’s 50. 60° is the forecast high under very sunny skies. The breeze should be light. Although we will have a bit of a temperature roller coaster over the next fiver day’s we do not see anything really “intense” coming our way.
  As part of that temp up  and down cycle Thanksgiving Day itself will be on the chilly side. We will have a forecast high of 45&de
  
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• New State Audit Finds Baltimore City Community College Mismanaged Resources

  21-11-2017 13:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new state audit has found Baltimore City Community College mismanaged resources, contracts, and pay raises.
  According to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun, the audit looked at eight areas of concern documented over three years ending in November 2016, ranging from potentially criminal activity in contracting to giving unjustified raises to senior managers.
  The school’s president and CEO Gordon F. May is disputing some of the findings. He says the school
  
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• Baltimore Police Monitoring Team To Look For Community Input At Public Forums

  21-11-2017 12:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An independent monitoring team will be going to different parts of the city to ask residents what they think about the Baltimore Police Department’s consent decree plan.
  The decree was reached earlier this year after a Justice Department Investigation into the Baltimore Police Department following the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray from injuries sustained in police custody. The investigation found widespread discriminatory and unconstitutional policing in par
  
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