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• College Basketball Games To Watch: Top Teams Battle It Out In Oregon

  24-11-2017 23:15
  By Steve Silverman
  The Thanksgiving holiday tournaments present a number of interesting interconference and intersectional matchups that will determine the direction that top coaches will go with their teams throughout the season.
  Teams that are challenged somewhat regularly by high-quality opponents will give a sharp coach a chance to prepare for what is coming in January, February and March.
  Coaches that protect their teams’ won-loss record by scheduling less challenging opponents are no
  
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• Trump Supporters Confuse LeVar Burton With LaVar Ball Online

  24-11-2017 22:38
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump is feuding with LaVar Ball and LeVar Burton is taking the hit on Twitter.
  Burton is an actor best known for playing Lt. La Forge in “Star Trek” on TV and film and for championing kids’ education through the “Reading Rainbow” series. Ball is the father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball and UCLA basketball player LiAngelo Ball, one of three student players recently arrested in China for shoplifting.
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• 8-Year-Old Hurt When Car Crashes While Child Is Steering It

  24-11-2017 22:28
  WHITEHALL, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say an 8-year-old child is hospitalized with serious injuries after a car crashed as the child steered the vehicle while sitting on a New York man’s lap.
  State police say 36-year-old Brett Reynolds, of Whitehall, took his mother’s car late Tuesday and allowed the child to steer while Reynolds worked the pedals.
  Troopers say the child suffered a fractured arm and rib, a punctured lung and head injuries when the car hit an embankment and then a
  
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• Police: 3 Found Dead At Virginia Home, Suspect In Custody

  24-11-2017 22:20
  CHESTER, Va. (AP) — Police say a man shot and killed his wife, her daughter and the daughter’s boyfriend at their Virginia home Thanksgiving night.
  Chesterfield County Police said in a statement that officers were called to the home in Chester late Thursday for a reported alarm. Officers found 58-year-old Jeanett Gattis; her daughter, 30-year-old Candice Kunze; and Kunze’s boyfriend, 36-year-old Andrew Buthorn, dead of gunshot wounds.
  Police found Jeanett Gattis’ husband,
  
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• Parents Of NYC Bike Path Victim Take Step Toward Lawsuit

  24-11-2017 22:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — The parents of a New Jersey man killed in a truck attack on a New York City bike path have filed a notice that they intend to sue the city and others in connection to his death.
  The 32-year-old Darren Drake was among the eight people killed in October when a man drove a rental truck down a bike path in Manhattan.
  On Tuesday, his parents filed a notice of claim, the first step before a lawsuit can be filed. They say the vehicle should not have been able to get onto the bike
  
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• Ravens Seek To Keep Playoff Push Going Against Texans

  24-11-2017 21:55
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have 13 players on injured reserve and were without their three best offensive linemen in Green Bay last weekend.
  Taking advantage of the mistakes of an inexperienced quarterback, the Ravens won easily 23-0.
  During an NFL season marred by injuries to key players, Baltimore (5-5) has found a way to remain in the middle of the AFC playoff hunt — in part by capitalizing on its opponent’s woes.
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• Report: Case Involving Slain Detective, Indicted Gun Task Force Officer Reopened

  24-11-2017 21:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A case involving both the Baltimore Police detective who was killed last week and one of the officers of an elite gun task force indicted earlier this year on racketeering charges has been reopened, according to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
  The case is that of Umar Burley, currently a federal inmate in a West Virginia prison, who was arrested by both Detective Sean Suiter and former sergeant Wayne Jenkins in 2010. Jenkins was the highest-ranking officer of the
  
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• Confederate Avenue Evokes Old South, But May Get New Name

  24-11-2017 20:48
  ATLANTA (AP) — A roadway in Atlanta serves as a concrete reminder to drivers, joggers and neighbors that Georgia once took up arms against the United States of America.
  It’s called Confederate Avenue.
  Running 1.4 miles (2.25 kilometers) from the leafy edges of gentrified Grant Park to the gritty bustle of Moreland Avenue, its name once got little notice. But now, amid a national re-examination of Confederate symbols, it’s a trigger for debate and a likely target for a new name.
  
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• Baltimore County schools chief Verletta White agrees to new travel ... - Baltimore Sun

  24-11-2017 20:40 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore County schools chief Verletta White agrees to new travel ...
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  Baltimore County Public Schools interim superintendent Verletta White has agreed to restrictions on her outside consulting work and out-of-state travel.and more »
  
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• Cat Hair Helped Nab Woman Accused Of Mailing Bombs To Obama, Abbott

  24-11-2017 20:26
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman is accused of sending homemade bombs in 2016 to then-President Barack Obama and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that could have killed or maimed the leaders, prosecutors said.
  Julia Poff, 46, mailed the devices in October 2016, along with a third package that she sent to the Social Security Administration, according to an indictment. Of the three packages, only Abbott opened his. It did not detonate because “he did not open it as designed,” court d
  
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• Why Cyntoia Brown, Spending Life In Prison For Murder, Is All Over Social Media

  24-11-2017 19:17
  By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — This week, the case of a woman named Cyntoia Brown went viral on social media, even though she has already been in jail for more than ten years.
  Brown is serving a life sentence for the murder of a Nashville man in 2004. According to Brown, after a childhood marked by abuse and drugs, she was raped and forced into prostitution by a pimp, and ended up killing one of her clients out of self defense when she was just 16 years old. Despite her youth, she was tried
  
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• Jacques Kelly: Plumbing Woodberry's atomic secret - Baltimore Sun

  24-11-2017 18:49 via baltimoresun.com
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  Jacques Kelly: Plumbing Woodberry's atomic secret
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  What is now the Woodberry Kitchen and an adjacent complex of homes, offices and workplaces along Clipper Park Road was once a busy industrial site -- and the scene of some secret work during World War II. (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun file). Jacques ...
  
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• London Police Stand Down After Oxford Circus Incident

  24-11-2017 18:31
  (CNN) — London police have found no “trace of any suspects” or “evidence of shots fired” after responding to a reported incident on Oxford Street, in the heart of the city’s shopping district.
  Metropolitan Police said officers responded to the incident as if it was terrorism given the nature of the information received.
  “Some cordons remain in place and additional officers remain on duty in the West End to reassure the public. We thank the public for th
  
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• London Police Respond To Incident At Oxford Circus Underground Station

  24-11-2017 18:31
  (CNN) — Police were responding to reports of shots being fired on Oxford Street in London on Friday and warned people to run into buildings for their safety.
  The London police said it had received a number of reports of shots fired at 4:38 p.m. (local time) on Friday on Oxford Street and at the Oxford Circus underground train station. There were no casualties immediately reported.
  London Metropolitan Police said it was responding as if it were a “terrorist incident” and unarmed
  
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• Put Down That Batter: Uncooked Flour May Have E. coli

  24-11-2017 18:30
  By Debra Goldschmidt, CNN (CNN) — Think twice before licking that spoon as you prepare cake batter or cookie dough for holiday treats. Salmonella from raw eggs is no longer the only concern in baking.
  A study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine details an outbreak of E. coli in 2016 linked to flour and found that the problem may be more common than previously thought.
  “Our data show that although it is a low-moisture food, raw flour can be a vehicle for foodbor
  
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• Funny Pages: Baltimore Ravens, Fixer Upper Edition - BaltimoreRavens.com

  24-11-2017 17:50 via baltimoreravens.com
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  Funny Pages: Baltimore Ravens, Fixer Upper Edition
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  The Ravens are a team with a strong foundation and plenty of character, and a little renovation has turned their swarming defense into something special. CHIP: C'mon babe, we're meeting the Petersons today. JOANNA: Oh! I've been so excited to meet them.
  
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• Baltimore Police: 2 Suspects Fire Without Warning, Killing 1

  24-11-2017 17:16
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead.
  Police said in a statement that officers responded around 7 a.m. to a report of a shooting in the 3400 block of Noble Street and found an unidentified male with gunshot wounds to the chest.
  A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was approached by two unknown male suspects, who opened fire without warning.Police say the suspects then fled toward Conkling Street and possibly got into a gray fou
  
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• Baltimore Police Identify Man Killed Inside Barbershop

  24-11-2017 17:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Baltimore Police have identified the man who was killed inside a barber shop in the 200 block of Park Avenue Tuesday as 40-year-old Levar Bailey.
  Police say officers responded around 6:28 p.m. and found Bailey suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. A medic pronounced him dead at the scene.
  The investigation into his killing remains open.
  Anyone with information about this murder is asked to call detectives at (410) 396-2100, call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP, or
  
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• Fire Officials: Woman Killed, 2 Firefighters Burned In Blaze

  24-11-2017 17:00
  CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Fire officials in Prince George’s County say an elderly woman has died after being rescued from a burning home in Seat Pleasant.
  The Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department said in a statement that firefighters and medics were alerted to the blaze around 3:15 a.m. Friday. When they arrived in the 6800 block of Wilburn Drive, they found heavy fire consuming the top level of a two-story home.
  Firefighters found 80-year-old Elaine James unconscious a
  
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• Man shot, killed Friday morning in Southeast Baltimore - Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun

  24-11-2017 16:40 via baltimoresun.com
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  Man shot, killed Friday morning in Southeast Baltimore - Baltimore Sun
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  A man was shot in his chest and killed Friday morning just east of the Patterson Park neighborhood in Southeast Baltimore.
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• CBS Sports’ Trent Green On Week 12 Bills-Chiefs Matchup, More

  24-11-2017 16:15
  By Matt Citak
  The Kansas City Chiefs enter Week 12 looking to break their recent cold streak. Kansas City sported one of the NFL’s highest-scoring offenses through the first five weeks of the season, averaging 32.8 points while winning all five games. But in the month and a half since, Kansas City has struggled to find the end zone. The Chiefs are averaging just 17.6 points per game in their last five contests, and saw their record drop from 5-0 to 6-4. Even with their midseason struggles,
  
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• Franken Apologizes For Making Some Women ‘Feel Badly’

  24-11-2017 15:21
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Al Franken issued a Thanksgiving explanation and apology in the wake of four women alleging that he had touched them inappropriately, a message that ended with a promise to regain constituents’ trust and suggested no resignation was being contemplated.
  Franken, elected to one of Minnesota’s Senate seats in 2008, faces a Senate ethics investigation for improper conduct. His statement Thursday didn’t admit to groping or other inappropriate
  
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• The Latest: Trump To Call Turkey’s Erdogan On Mideast ‘Mess’

  24-11-2017 14:48
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll be speaking with Turkish President Recep Erdogan on Friday “about bringing peace to the mess that I inherited in the Middle East.”
  Trump railed during his campaign about the ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, but has boasted about progress in recent months under his watch.
  Trump says in a tweet that he’ll “get it all done, but what a mistake, in lives and dollars to be there in the first pl
  
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• Multi-Family Fire Leaves People Displaced In Annapolis

  24-11-2017 14:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– American Red Cross Volunteers responded to a multi-family fire Friday morning in the 700 block of Fairview Avenue in Annapolis.
  Two officials were sent to the three-alarm fire and provided assistance to those affected. The Red Cross is gathering information about the needs of those affected and displaced and are providing mental health services.
  No injuries were reported.
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• Hundreds Killed In Bombing And Shooting Attack On Mosque

  24-11-2017 14:29
  By Ian Lee, Laura Smith-Spark and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN
  (CNN) — At least 235 people were killed and another 109 injured in an attack on a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai region on Friday, Egyptian state-run Nile TV reported, making it one of the deadliest attacks ever carried out against civilians in the province.
  After at least two explosions, gunmen who were waiting outside the mosque opened fire at worshipers as they fled Friday prayers, state-owned Ahram Online said.
  The attack targ
  
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• Largest Light Show In Baltimore To Begin Saturday Night

  24-11-2017 13:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The holiday season in the Hampden section of Baltimore will come to life on Saturday night with the largest light show in the city.
  The Miracle On 34th Street will take place on 34th Street as Santa will be coming to town on or about 6 p.m..
  The tradition was started by a man named Bob Hosie when he placed a string of lights on a tree in his family yard. Darlene Hughes’s family also decorated her home on 34th street. When the two met and got married, they began
  
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• Weather Blog: A Mild Weekend With Temperatures In The 50s

  24-11-2017 13:23
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  Hi Everyone!
  And how is your “food hangover” going this day? Wow, I mean just WOW! Seems like. almost, everyone I spoke with yesterday had a fine holiday meal, and simply over did it. Well good. Why not. Ask any “gym rat” and they will tell you a “cheat day”, (a day where you just don’t care what you eat), is good for the soul.  And the weather was conducive to just sit and hang. Weather wise, stress free.
  Now a pretty good push of mild air
  
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• A Chance To Win Big During Small Business Saturday

  24-11-2017 12:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– While you are shopping for your holiday gifts, you may want to stop by at a local business, especially during Small Business Saturday.
  Small Business Saturday was founded by American Express in 2010. It’s a nationwide event to celebrate local businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
  For the second year in a row, local businesses are getting together in Carroll County for a passport program that will let shoppers win big while they shop at small businesses for
  
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• Elderly Man Dies In Crash

  24-11-2017 12:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– An elderly man has died following a single vehicle crash on Paper Mill Road.
  The crash happened Thursday evening on the unit block of Warren Lodge Court in Cockeysville.
  Police say 81-year-old Daniel Joseph  Lyons crashed his 2006 Scion XA into a BGE pole just west of Hunters Run Drive at around 5:36 p.m..
  The cause of the crash is under investigation
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• Pedestrian Killed In Prince George’s County

  24-11-2017 12:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A pedestrian is dead after two cars ran over the victim.
  Police responded to the incident Thursday night at 7:30 in Prince George’s County at the intersection of Metzerott Road and New Hampshire.
  We are on the scene of a fatal pedestrian collision at the intersection of Metzerott Road and New Hampshire. pic.twitter.com/fg9DntueDa
  — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) November 24, 2017Authorities say after one car hit the victim, a second car ran into the pedestrian. Poli
  
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• 'The Wire' star makes documentary 'Baltimore Rising' - The Philadelphia Tribune

  24-11-2017 06:25 via phillytrib.com
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  'The Wire' star makes documentary 'Baltimore Rising'
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  Former “The Wire” star Sonja Sohn is promoting her new documentary, “Baltimore Rising.” — Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP. ent-balitmorerising112417-02. Buy Now. Sonja Sohn has gone from being in front of the camera to behind it with her new ...and more »
  
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• Baltimore To Move Forward With Program To Provide Legal Assistance For Undocumented Immigrants - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  24-11-2017 05:25 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Baltimore To Move Forward With Program To Provide Legal Assistance For Undocumented Immigrants
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is supporting a program that will provide legal assistance to undocumented immigrants who are at risk for deportation. This is all part of a mayoral initiative to let undocumented immigrants know that the ...
  
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• Baltimore Community Prays For Slain Detective; Murder Remains Unsolved More Than Week Later

  24-11-2017 05:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The murder of Baltimore City homicide Detective Sean Suiter remains unsolved, more than one week later.
  On Thanksgiving Day, Kenny Ebron, who has lived in West Baltimore his entire life, gathered outside a memorial at the shooting scene. He prayed amid the American flags, wreath and teddy bear adorned with a thin blue line.
  “We’re just forever thankful. He deserved that prayer. The family deserved that prayer. Our city of Baltimore deserved that prayer, and tha
  
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• Baltimore To Move Forward With Program To Provide Legal Assistance For Undocumented Immigrants

  24-11-2017 05:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is supporting a program that will provide legal assistance to undocumented immigrants who are at risk for deportation.
  This is all part of a mayoral initiative to let undocumented immigrants know that the city stands behind them.
  The City says this is a direct response to immigration arrests across the country and some of those immigrants had no attorneys. ICE says it’s prioritizing known criminals.
  “The mayor’s po
  
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• Consumers Head Straight To Retailers From Thanksgiving Table For Black Friday Deals

  24-11-2017 05:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Many retailers are thankful on Thanksgiving as they kick off the official start of the holiday shopping season.
  It’s definitely organized chaos. For many it’s a tradition that just cant be beat. For others it’s a time to cross off the Christmas shopping lists and save.
  Shoppers wasted absolutely no time this Thanksgiving as dozens of eager customers took part in what’s become a tradition as routine as a turkey dinner.
  Inside stores like JCPenne
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: What the O's got in the Konner Wade Hot Stove deal - Birds Watcher

  24-11-2017 05:00 via birdswatcher.com
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  Baltimore Orioles: What the O's got in the Konner Wade Hot Stove deal
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  Earlier in this Hot Stove week, the Baltimore Orioles signed Konner Wade from the Colorado Rockies. To acquire this right-handed pitcher, the Baltimore Orioles had to give up $500,000 of International Bonus Pool money. This seems to be the Orioles ...and more »
  
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• Texas Trooper Killed During Traffic Stop; Suspect In Custody

  24-11-2017 04:27
  FAIRFIELD, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of killing a Texas state trooper during a traffic stop was taken into custody more than 100 miles away, authorities said Thursday night.
  The Harris County Sheriff’s Office announced on Twitter that the suspect was apprehended in neighboring Waller County. The Texas Department of Public Safety and other law enforcement agencies had identified the suspect as Dabrett Black, 32, of Linsdale, Texas.
  DPS said the trooper was shot and killed befo
  
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• Woman Sentenced To 3.5 Years In Fatal Crash

  24-11-2017 03:17
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A woman in Maryland has been sentenced to 3 and 1/2 years in prison for driving under the influence of alcohol in a fatal crash.
  The Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office says in a statement that 44-year-old Michelle Lee Brookman was sentenced Wednesday. She pleaded guilty in August to negligent homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
  Prosecutors say on June 17, 2016, Brookman was driving in Davidsonville when she lost contr
  
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• As Freddie Gray case closes, slain detective mystery lingers - Baltimore Sun

  24-11-2017 02:27 via baltimoresun.com
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  As Freddie Gray case closes, slain detective mystery lingers
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  This undated photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department shows Det. Sean Suiter. Suiter was shot Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, in a particularly troubled area of West Baltimore while investigating a 2016 homicide and died Thursday. ((Baltimore Police ...
  Baltimore Detective Sean Suiter killed day before testimony in police ...NBCNews.com
  Police: Baltimore Det. Suiter was shot with own gun, set to tes
  
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• Man shot in northwest Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  24-11-2017 01:55 via baltimoresun.com
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  Man shot in northwest Baltimore
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  A 48-year-old man was shot in the leg on Thanksgiving Day in northwest Baltimore, city police said. Police said officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Spaulding Avenue at about 1:10 p.m. Thursday after gunshots were reported in that area of the ...
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• Pioneering Jazz Singer Jon Hendricks Dies At 96

  24-11-2017 01:24
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Jon Hendricks, the pioneering jazz singer and lyricist who with the trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross popularized the “vocalese” singing style in which words were added to instrumental songs, has died. He was 96.
  His daughter, Aria Hendricks, confirmed his death to the New York Times. She said he died Wednesday at a New York City hospital.
  Hendricks found fame in the 1950s and ’60s teaming with Dave Lambert and Annie Ross. Their interracial trio becam
  
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• What NHL Teams Are Thankful For

  24-11-2017 00:30
  By Matt Citak
  Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means that it’s the time of year to stuff our faces with lots of food, but also, to think about all the things that we’re thankful for in our lives. Since we each do this personally, we figured it’d be fun to take a guess at what some of our favorite professional sports teams are thankful for as well at this time of year. Over the next several days, we’ll be rolling out lists for each of the major sports that gi
  
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