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• Authorities Investigating Suspicious Bag At BWI Airport

  27-11-2017 23:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are investigating a suspicious bag at BWI Airport Monday evening.
  Traffic into the airport is being stopped as the bag is being investigated. The upper level roadway into the airport remains closed.
  Jet Blue, Alaska, United, and Spirit Airlines ticket counters are currently not accessible.
  Travelers are being told to check with their airlines for any delays and flight information.
  Due to a suspicious bag, traffic into the airport is stopped.The Lower Leve
  
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• Authorities Clear Suspicious Bag At BWI Airport

  27-11-2017 23:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities have given the all clear after investigating an unattended bag at BWI Airport Monday evening.
  Traffic into the airport was being stopped as the bag was investigated, but the upper level roadway into the airport has been reopened, and ticketing operations are back to normal.
  Law enforcement has cleared the unattended bag.The upper level roadway will reopen soon.Airline ticketing operations in center terminal vicinity will resume shortly.#BWI
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• Should Outside Agency Take Over Baltimore Detective Murder Investigation?

  27-11-2017 23:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Questions are swirling around the murder of Baltimore homicide detective Sean Suiter, with some calling for an independent investigation.
  Suiter was shot in the head at close range with his own service weapon following a struggle, police say. He was killed on November 15, as he and his partner were looking for clues in a triple murder case.
  It’s rare for the murder of an officer to go unsolved for so long.
  Baltimore Police Department officials have given no ind
  
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• Baltimore school board considering closing more city schools - Baltimore Sun

  27-11-2017 23:08 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore school board considering closing more city schools
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  The Baltimore school system has recommended closing four more city schools, in addition to two others previously announced, because of declining enrollment and poor academic performance. The new schools targeted for closure at the end of the academic ...
  
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• Keidel: Are Eagles This Good, Or Bears This Bad?

  27-11-2017 22:37
  By Jason Keidel
  While the NFL has mastered the outhouse-to-penthouse mystery of pro football, some games make parity look like a parody.
  Like yesterday’s gridiron destruction in Philadelphia, where the Eagles vaporized the Chicago Bears. Not even the 31-3 eyesore of a score painted the entire picture. The Eagles whipped the Bears from whistle to gun.
  And it raised the right questions. Are the Eagles (10-1) this good? Or are the Bears (3-8) that bad?
  No doubt the Eagles have a fine roster,
  
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• Former Seattle Officer Admits Running Pot To Baltimore

  27-11-2017 22:01
  SEATTLE (AP) — A former Seattle police officer has pleaded guilty for his role in smuggling hundreds of pounds of marijuana to Baltimore.
  Alex Chapackdee, who spent 16-years on the force, resigned shortly after his arrest in May. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said after his plea Monday prosecutors would recommend the minimum sentence of five years when he’s sentenced next March, though he could face up to a maximum of 40 years.
  According to his plea agreement, the 44-year-old Chap
  
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• Maryland Schools Cancel Field Trips To Baltimore, Citing ‘Escalating Violence’

  27-11-2017 21:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland school district has decided to stop planned field trips to Baltimore following “escalating violence” in the city.
  Our media partner, The Baltimore Sun, reports Carroll County Public Schools canceled field trips to Baltimore because of a recommendation from the county’s sheriff department because of “escalating violence.”
  “In light of recent violence in the traditional tourist areas of the City, the Sheriff agrees that th
  
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• Police: Man Hit By Car, Killed Near Home With Holiday Lights Display

  27-11-2017 21:54
  BEAR, Del. (AP) — Police say a Massachusetts man has died hours after being hit by a car near a Delaware home where people flock each year to see its elaborate Christmas lights.
  Delaware State Police say 62-year-old Thomas R. Brock was struck Friday night while crossing a street in Bear, near where a homeowner puts of hundreds of thousands of lights and other decorations each winter holiday season.
  Police say Brock was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died Saturday. His hometo
  
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• Maryland Sheriff Touts Cooperation With Immigration Agency

  27-11-2017 21:47
  BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — The Harford County Sheriff says his department’s participation in a federal program to identify people in the United States illegally has been “hugely successful.”
  Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said in a statement Monday that in the year since the program began in the county, 44 people who were arrested have been identified as being in this country illegally and a priority for deportation.
  Harford is one of three counties in Maryland taking part in the Illega
  
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• Justices Turn Away Challenge To Maryland Assault Weapons Ban

  27-11-2017 21:42
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court turned away an appeal from Maryland gun owners who challenged the state’s ban on assault weapons, which were used in recent mass shootings in a south Texas church and at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas.
  The justices left in place a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the Maryland law that does not permit the sale of a range of semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines.
  In the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling earlier this year, Jud
  
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• State Highway Releases Funeral Procession Plans For Slain Baltimore Detective

  27-11-2017 21:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Maryland State Highway officials are asking motorists to avoid the area that the funeral procession for Detective Sean Suiter will be traveling through Wednesday.
  Motorists that do travel in the area that day will experience major delays, they say.
  The procession is expected to depart Mount Pleasant Church and Ministries on Radecke Avenue in Baltimore between 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., depending on the length of the service.At that time, all mainlines of northbound I-95 will
  
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• Judge Sworn In To Maryland’s Intermediate Appellate Court

  27-11-2017 21:08
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan has sworn in a judge to Maryland’s intermediate appellate court.
  Judge Matthew Fader was sworn in Monday to the Court of Special Appeals.
  Fader has served as an assistant attorney general in the state since June 2010. He was the chief of civil litigation when the governor appointed him last month to the court.
  Before joining the attorney general’s office, Fader was a partner at the Pittsburgh-based firm of Kirkpatrick and Lockhart. He repr
  
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• First Lady Goes With Classic, Traditional Christmas Decor

  27-11-2017 20:58
  WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump has opted for a more traditional decor for her family’s first Christmas in the White House, adding a few new touches to the standards.
  New this year are wreaths hanging from the exterior of every window. Another new touch are glistening wintry branches lining an East Wing hallway that leads guests to a tree decorated with the Trump family’s official Christmas ornament, a gold-toned bauble featuring the presidential coat of arms surroun
  
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• Budweiser Sets Sights On Being First Beer On Mars

  27-11-2017 20:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Budweiser is taking one small step to ensure that when mankind takes its giant leap to Mars they’ll be drinking a Bud on the red planet.
  The brewing giant is planning to launch a supply of barley, a core ingredient in beer, to the International Space Station (ISS) on Dec. 4. The barley seeds will be carried aboard one of SpaceX’s supply rockets and will then be studied by the scientists to see how the grain reacts to growing in a micro-gravity environment.
  
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• Dictionary.com Names ‘Complicit’ Its Word Of The Year For 2017

  27-11-2017 20:10
  By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — Do you think 2017 has been a lousy year for the world? Then you’ll probably agree with Dictionary.com’s choice for its Word of the Year.
  It’s “complicit,” and if you’re not exactly sure what it means ask Scarlett Johansson. Or Jeff Flake. The site defines the word as “choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act” and “having partnership or involvement in wrongdoing.”
  It says online searc
  
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• ‘I did not mentally prepare myself to be that hungry’ ‘Survivor Castoff Cole’s Q&A

  27-11-2017 19:40
  CBS Local – The second member of the ‘Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers’ jury has been chosen. We had the chance to interview the latest cast off of the new season, Cole Medders. Here’s his unique perspective (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom and Samantha Bennet) on being marked as the tribe member who eats too much, and his show relationship with Jessica.
  AB: At this point in the game after the merge – it seems like the st
  
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• Woman Receives Heart-Wrenching Note, Final Gift From Dad 5 Years After His Death

  27-11-2017 19:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A Tennessee woman celebrating her 21st birthday received one final gift from her father. The occasion was even more special because the young woman’s dad passed away five years ago.
  Michael William Sellers was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in 2012 and was given just two weeks to live. The father of four reportedly survived for another six months and arranged for a touching tribute to be sent to his youngest daughter following his death. “I br
  
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• 1st Woman With Down Syndrome Competes In Miss Minnesota USA Pageant

  27-11-2017 19:14
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota woman with Down syndrome won awards and national attention after competing in the Miss Minnesota USA Pageant over the weekend.
  Mikayla Holmgren, 22, is the first woman with Down syndrome to compete in the pageant.
  On Sunday, she competed at the Ames Center in Burnsville and won the Spirit of Miss USA Award and also the Director’s Award. The audience gave Holmgren a standing ovation as she accepted the awards.
  WCCO’s Jennifer Mayerle talked
  
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• ‘Sacrificed To The Wolves’: Nurse Fired After Tweet About White Babies

  27-11-2017 18:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A nurse in the Indiana healthcare system has lost her job after an offensive tweet, which accused white baby boys of being future racists and killers, was traced back to her account.
  According to reports, Indiana University Health has removed Taiyesha Baker from her position at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis following an investigation into the Twitter rant. Officials at IU Health said the recently hired healthcare worker was no longer working at the faci
  
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• After 2 Small Md. Earthquakes, Geological Survey Wants To Hear From Those Who Felt Them

  27-11-2017 18:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Feel the Earth move recently? If so, Maryland geologists would very much like to hear from you.
  They’re trying to track down more information about a pair of small earthquakes that shook the state recently.
  The first was a 1.5-magnitude quake on Oct. 29 at 8:34 p.m. The second, which was 1.4 magnitude, hit Nov. 11 at 10:55 a.m.
  “They are typically below the threshold for feeling for people, however citizens of Maryland did feel these and heard these earthquakes
  
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• SEC Football Report: Auburn Topples Alabama, Sets Up Rematch With Georgia In SEC Title Game

  27-11-2017 18:15
  Ryan Mayer
  This is the CBS Local SEC Football Report. Every week, this space will recap the results and top performances from the Southeastern Conference and look ahead to key match-ups the following week.
  Auburn Dominates Alabama
  There are many stats that you can point to on Nick Saban’s resume to illustrate the dominance with which he has presided over college football during the course of his coaching career. However, one trend looks to be a blemish on that record of dominance, and it&r
  
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• Baltimore Fire Dept. Called To School After 3 Children Have Seizures

  27-11-2017 18:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three children experienced seizures at Furman L. Templeton Elementary School in Baltimore Monday morning, which led Baltimore Fire crews to respond.
  “Nothing suspicious, just coincidence,” the fire department tweeted after crews had cleared the scene.
  One child was taken to a hospital for evaluation and treatment.
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• ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Christmas Tree Sent To Baltimore PD In Wake Of Detective’s Death

  27-11-2017 17:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is saying thank you on social media for a Blue Lives Matter tree that was delivered to the homicide unit in the wake of Detective Sean Suiter’s line-of-duty death earlier this month.The tree was featured at the Kennedy Krieger Institute Festival of Trees, a charity event at the Maryland State Fairgrounds that features uniquely decorated Christmas trees, gingerbread houses and wreaths.The Blue Lives Matter tree features the names of fa
  
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• Man Charged With Attempted Murder For October Double Shooting

  27-11-2017 17:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A Baltimore man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a double shooting on Frederick Avenue in October.
  Police say 24-year-old Derrick McNair, of the 2000 block of Hollins Street, was responsible for the shooting of a 22-year-old and 21-year-old on Oct. 21.
  The men who were shot have been released from the hospital and are recovering.
  Officers arrested McNair at an apartment on Whirlwind Court on Friday. He is at Central Booking and has been denied bail
  
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• Three killed near Westside Shopping Center in past two weeks, Baltimore police say - Baltimore Sun

  27-11-2017 17:11 via baltimoresun.com
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  Three killed near Westside Shopping Center in past two weeks, Baltimore police say
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  A man was killed before dawn Monday near Westside Shopping Center in Southwest Baltimore — the third killing in the area in the last two weeks, police said. The man, whose name was not released Monday morning, was found with multiple gunshot ...
  
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• Victims, Cause Identified In Fatal Maryland House Fire

  27-11-2017 17:00
  TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (AP) — Investigators in Prince George’s County say a malfunctioning electrical outlet caused a house fire that killed a woman and her adult son.
  A spokesman for the fire department said in a statement Monday that there were no working fire alarms in the Temple Hills house that burned on Nov. 15.
  Officials say 83-year-old Louvenia Goldson and her son, 62-year-old Eugene Goldson, who lived in the home, died at a hospital after being removed from the basement of t
  
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• Sen. Franken Back To Work Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

  27-11-2017 16:23
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said he doesn’t remember whether he touched women inappropriately while having his picture taken with them at campaign events.
  The Democrat’s comments were the latest indication that he had no plans to step down amid allegations of sexual misconduct. One woman alleges Franken forcibly kissed her on a USO tour and took a sexually suggestive photo while she was sleeping; three other women allege Franken grabbed their buttocks while posi
  
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• Know Your Foe: Baltimore Ravens - HoustonTexans.com

  27-11-2017 16:13 via houstontexans.com
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  Know Your Foe: Baltimore Ravens
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  It's been three years since the Texans tangled with the Ravens. In 2014, the Texans fought back from a brutal loss to Indianapolis the week prior to knock off Baltimore in a playoff season for the Ravens. The Ravens haven't been back to the postseason ...
  Texans vs. Ravens score, takeaways: Baltimore's offense could halt a playoff runCBSSports.com
  Baltimore Ravens hold off the Houston Texans: Game recap, score, statsOregonLive.com
  
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• Bobcat Survives Being Hit By Car, Lodged In Grill For 50 Miles

  27-11-2017 16:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A bobcat is recovering at the Wildlife Center of Virginia after being hit by a car and getting stuck in its grill for a 50 mile trip on Thanksgiving.
  Richmond Animal Care and Control says a woman hit the animal in Gloucester on her way to work in Richmond.
  She didn’t know what she hit, however, and kept driving. When she parked, she found that it was a bobcat, and that the animal was still alive, and lodged in the grill of her car.
  A police officer and a representat
  
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• Three Lawmakers To Take Questions About GOP Tax Plan

  27-11-2017 14:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– On Monday night, three congressmen who represent Baltimore City will speak and take questions from the community about the impact of the Republican tax plan on middle and working-class citizen.
  The event will take place at a town hall meeting at the War Memorial Building. The lawmaker speaking with the community will be Representatives Elijah Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger, and John Sarbanes. All three lawmakers have said the $1.5 trillion bill will significantly harm
  
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• Hearing On Opioid Crisis To Take Place In Baltimore

  27-11-2017 13:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The opioid crisis will take center stage at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Tuesday as lawmakers will address how to fight the epidemic.
  The hearing will be held by Representative Elijah Cummings and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Cummings will help to examine the opioid epidemic and the recommendations of President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.
  This year in Harford County, 320 people overdosed on opioid
  
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• Production Crew Of ‘House Of Cards’ To Be Paid For Additional Two Weeks

  27-11-2017 13:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Crew members for the Netflix series, ‘House of Cards’ will get an additional two weeks pay while production on the show is halted.
  The show, which is filmed in Baltimore, was suspended in October after Kevin Spacey was linked to claims of sexual harassment. Actor Anthony Rapp alleged Spacey had made sexual advances toward him in the 1980s, when Rapp was 14-years-old. Since then, several men, including a former “House of Cards” production a
  
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• Miss Universe Contestants Speak On Sexual Harassment Issue

  27-11-2017 13:01
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters didn’t shy away when asked to comment on sexual harassment just after being crowned.
  “If women take hands and stand together, we are unbreakable,” said the 22-year-old representative from South Africa, “and we can say no to the things that are wrong in the workplace, at home or wherever you might go.”
  In the U.S., dozens of politicians, Hollywood executives and actors, and media personalities are facing accu
  
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• Prince Harry, Actress Meghan Markle To Wed Next Year

  27-11-2017 12:56
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry, fifth in line to the British throne, will marry American actress Meghan Markle in the spring, palace officials announced Monday, confirming months of speculation.
  Markle, a humanitarian campaigner and lifestyle blogger who succeeded in show business before falling for Harry, will become a senior member of the royal family as the wife of one of the monarchy’s most popular figures.
  Harry, a bad-boy-made-good by his tireless devotion to wounded veterans
  
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• A Royal Engagement

  27-11-2017 12:56
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s royal palace says Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle are engaged and will marry in the spring of 2018.The announcement came Monday from the office of Harry’s father, Prince Charles. The announcement says the couple became engaged earlier this month. It says 36-year-old Markle has met Queen Elizabeth II, and Harry also has received the blessing of Markle’s parents.Harry, 33, is fifth in line to the British throne.
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• Conyers Gives Up Judiciary Post Amid Sex Harassment Probe

  27-11-2017 12:49
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Even while fiercely denying allegations of sexual harassment, Michigan Rep. John Conyers is giving up his leadership position as top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, acknowledging a congressional probe into his possible misconduct had become an unwelcome distraction.
  The 88-year-old lawmaker indicated he would not resign from Congress and would keep fighting the allegations first made public a week ago that he sexually harassed female staff members.
  “I ver
  
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• Justices Ponder Need For Warrant For Cellphone Tower Data

  27-11-2017 12:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Like almost everyone else in America, thieves tend to carry their cellphones with them to work.
  When they use their phones on the job, police find it easier to do their jobs. They can get cellphone tower records that help place suspects in the vicinity of crimes, and they do so thousands of times a year.
  Activists across the political spectrum, media organizations and technology experts are among those arguing that it is altogether too easy for authorities to learn reveal
  
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• Viewing For Slain Police Detective To Be Held

  27-11-2017 09:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A viewing is scheduled for Monday afternoon for a police detective who was fatally shot while on the job.
  Detective Sean Suiter was fatally shot on November 15 while investigating a murder in the Harlem Park Neighborhood in West Baltimore. The 18-year veteran leaves behind a wife and five children. A 215-thousand dollar reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest. The police commissioner confirmed he was shot in the head at close range with his own weap
  
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• The Port Of Baltimore Is Shattering Records

  27-11-2017 05:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Port of Baltimore is seeing record numbers thanks to recent improvements to the container business that are now paying off.
  The port shattered a previous nine-month record by more than 500,000 tons. Cargo is also up nearly 15 percent from this time last year, larger than competing ports along the East Coast.
  “Through the first nine months of 2017 the port has handled more than 8 million tons of cargo,” said Richard Scher of the Maryland Port Admin
  
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• AAA: Record Number Of Travelers For Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

  27-11-2017 05:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A record number of people will have traveled for the Thanksgiving holiday, according to AAA. They say it is the highest number since 2005.
  It’s predicted more than 50 million Americans will have traveled more than 50 miles for their Thanksgiving weekend, and Sunday was expected to be one of the busiest days as people travel back home.
  “I think people are behaving well, it’s crowded but people are being nice, I haven’t seen any problems,&r
  
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• Contestant From South Africa Wins Miss Universe Crown

  27-11-2017 04:31
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The woman representing South Africa won the Miss Universe crown Sunday.
  Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, who recently earned a business management degree, was crowned during the event at The AXIS theater at Planet Hollywood casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The runner-up was Miss Colombia Laura Gonzalez, while the second runner-up was Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett.
  Ninety-two women from around the world participated in the decades-old competition. This year’s edition had the
  
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• Dry Weekend Draws Shoppers Even As Online Sales Boom

  27-11-2017 03:15
  CHICAGO (AP) — The driest Thanksgiving weekend in five years may have helped holiday shopping, despite an overall decline in foot traffic. But some shoppers just took notes in the hopes of finding an even better deal online.
  That’s a consequence of Amazon continuing to squeeze prices, exacerbating the “showrooming” practice of people getting ideas at brick-and-mortar stores, then buying online.
  Heather Just and husband Dominic of Rockford, Illinois, brought their twin 11-
  
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• Police Say NY Mall Evacuated After Gun Discharges Into Floor

  27-11-2017 01:10
  MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A crowded mall in New York’s Hudson Valley was evacuated Sunday after a gun discharged into the floor, causing minor injuries to two bystanders, police said.
  The gun went off shortly after 3 p.m. at the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown, about 70 miles north of midtown Manhattan.
  “At this time it appears that a male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and gray pants discharged one round from a handgun into the floor on the second level of the mall
  
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• New York Mall Evacuated Amid Reports Of Shooting; 2 Injured

  27-11-2017 01:10
  MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A mall in New York’s Hudson Valley was evacuated amid reports of a shooting on a crowded holiday-shopping Sunday. Police said two people were injured, but it was unclear whether they were shot.
  State police Trooper Steven Nevel said no other information was immediately available about the possible shooting reported around 3:15 p.m. at the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown, about 70 miles north of midtown Manhattan.
  The possible shooting happened at an Amer
  
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• Police: Mother Killed 2-Year-Old Son And Then Herself

  27-11-2017 00:37
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say a woman killed her 2-year-old son and then herself.
  Prince George’s County police said in a statement Sunday that the deaths occurred in a town house in Landover, a suburb of Washington, D.C. They were discovered Saturday night.
  Police said the woman and her son died of asphyxiation. The motive remains under investigation.
  Police identified the mother as 34-year-old Yu Song. Her son was named Joseph Wang. Both lived in Glen Burnie, a sub
  
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