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• Catonsville Bakery Wins On Episode Of Cooking Channel’s ‘Cake Hunters’

  09-01-2018 23:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —It’s been a big part of Catonsville for more than 20 years, and now it’s in the national spotlight.
  SugarBakers Cakes on Frederick Road specializes in wedding cakes. And now the landmark is starring on The Cooking Channel, winning a recent competition on an episode of “Cake Hunters.”
  “We had been on the show last year and we didn’t get chosen, so this time we did and it was really exciting,” says Lizzy Neale, a specialty cake desig
  
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• Police Asking For Help Finding Boy’s Parents

  09-01-2018 23:50
  UPDATE: The boy’s guardian has been located.
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A boy has been found in Aberdeen, Maryland, and police are asking for the public’s help in finding his parents or guardians.
  Aberdeen Police say he was found near the area of Law Street and James Avenue Tuesday afternoon.
  #FOUNDCHILDDo you know this boy?He was found in the area of Law St & James AvePlease call 410-272-2121 with info #AberdeenPDMD pic.twitter.com/5myXz06ds4
  — Aberdeen Police Dept
  
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• Md. Mother Charged After Allegedly Leaving Child Home While She Went Grocery Shopping

  09-01-2018 23:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland mother has been arrested and charged with child neglect after her son was found in Harford County wandering.
  Credit: Aberdeen Police Dept.
  Aberdeen Police say Kendra R. McMillan has been arrested after her son was found near the area of Philadelphia Boulevard and James Street walking alone Tuesday afternoon.
  #FOUNDCHILDDo you know this boy?He was found in the area of Law St & James AvePlease call 410-272-2121 with info #AberdeenPDMD pic.twitter.co
  
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• Parents On Hand As Baltimore City Public School Board Holds Meeting On Maintenance Issues

  09-01-2018 23:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– More Baltimore City schools were closed Tuesday because of maintenance issues.
  A school board meeting is being held at 5 p.m. at the Baltimore City Public Schools headquarters at 200 East North Avenue, which includes parents.
  More signs of protest; board addressed heating crises and deferred maintenance but are they taking responsibility for the lack of heat in Baltimore City public schools @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/k9D4GyaT4y
  — Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) Janua
  
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• Maryland Flu Cases Among The Highest In The Country

  09-01-2018 23:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland is among 26 states with high levels of the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Maryland Department of Health calls the flu outbreak in the state “high” and “widespread.”
  The epidemic has brought a surge in emergency room visits in states where the flu is hitting hardest. In Califronia, some hospitals have had to set up triage tents outside ER’s to handle the patient load.
  “The day came when we
  
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• Wife Of Man Attacked By Teens During Carjacking Speaks With WJZ About His Recovery

  09-01-2018 23:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Carjacked, thrown to the ground, and driven over with his own car.
  The wife of a Baltimore County man who was attacked during a carjacking talks to WJZ about the vicious attack that now has four teens behind bars.
  Right now, Baltimore County police are looking for two other teens still wanted in connection with the carjacking that left a man seriously injured.
  RELATED: 4 Teens Arrested For Armed Carjacking
  Police aren’t saying how they connected the dots, but we now
  
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• Wife Of ‘Innocent’ Man Attacked By Teens During Carjacking Speaks With WJZ About His Recovery

  09-01-2018 23:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Carjacked, thrown to the ground, and driven over with his own car.
  The wife of a Baltimore County man who was attacked during a carjacking talks to WJZ about the vicious attack that now has four teens behind bars.
  Right now, Baltimore County police are looking for two other teens still wanted in connection with the carjacking that left a man seriously injured.
  RELATED: 4 Teens Arrested For Armed Carjacking
  Police aren’t saying how they connected the dots, but we now
  
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• One Killed, Two Injured In Baltimore County Crash

  09-01-2018 22:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A driver involved in a two-car crash in Dundalk Tuesday morning has died, police say.
  The Baltimore County Police and Fire Department says 53-year-old Lloyd Wells was driving on North Point Boulevard near Kirkland Road just before 11 a.m. when he hit another car, which caused both vehicles to leave the road.
  Wells was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
  The adult driver and juvenile passenger in the other car were also taken to the hosp
  
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• Steve Bannon Stepping Down From Breitbart

  09-01-2018 22:29
  (CNN Money) — Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to President Trump, has stepped down from Breitbart, the far-right website he returned to over the summer as executive chairman after being ousted from the White House.
  The website announced the news Tuesday afternoon in a short article posted to the site.
  “I’m proud of what the Breitbart team has accomplished in so short a period of time in building out a world-class news platform,” Bannon is quoted as saying in th
  
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• LA Rams Season Recap: 2017 Was Just First Step Toward Bright Future

  09-01-2018 22:23
  By Sam McPherson
  It was an amazing season for the Los Angeles Rams, even though it ended short with a first-round playoff loss to the Atlanta Falcons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum last Saturday. The Rams won the NFC West Division and finished with a winning record, two accomplishments the team had not achieved since “The Greatest Show on Turf” era of the early 2000s.
  With first-year head coach Sean McVay at the helm, the Rams organization shed a dozen seasons’ worth of f
  
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• Boomer Esiason On NFC Divisional Round Matchups

  09-01-2018 22:00
  By Matt Citak
  With Wild Card Weekend in the rear view mirror, we now turn our attention to the NFC Divisional Round, where the Philadelphia Eagles will host the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday, while the New Orleans Saints travel to U.S. Bank Stadium to take on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
  The Falcons are coming off an impressive win over the Rams in Los Angeles last weekend. Matt Ryan completed 70 percent of his passes for 218 yards and a touchdown, and Matt Bryant connected on all four of his
  
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• 5 Killed As Mud Sweeps Away Homes In California Burn Areas

  09-01-2018 21:52
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least five people were killed and homes were swept from their foundations Tuesday as heavy rain sent mud and boulders sliding down hills stripped of vegetation by a gigantic wildfire that raged in Southern California last month.
  Rescue crews used helicopters to lift people to safety because of blocked roads, and firefighters slogged through waist-high mud to pull a muck-covered 14-year-old girl out of the ruins of a home in Montecito, northwest of Los Angeles, where s
  
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• 13 Dead In Southern California As Rain Triggers Mudslides

  09-01-2018 21:52
  MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — At least 13 people were killed and homes were torn from their foundations Tuesday as downpours sent mud and boulders roaring down hills stripped of vegetation by a gigantic wildfire that raged in Southern California last month.
  Rescue crews used helicopters to pluck people from rooftops because trees and power lines blocked roads, and firefighters pulled a mud-caked 14-year-old girl from a collapsed Montecito home where she had been trapped for hours.
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• Maryland Man Charged With Shooting At Police Officers

  09-01-2018 21:23
  CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police have arrested a man suspected of firing at Cambridge police officers last month.
  William Manokey, of Cambridge, was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and several weapons charges.
  He is being held without bond at the Dorchester County Detention Center.
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• Two Injured In Baltimore County Crash

  09-01-2018 20:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say two people were injured in a “serious” crash in Dundalk Tuesday morning. 
  Crews responded to the accident on North Point Boulevard between New Battle Grove and Kirkland roads just before noon.
  Two people were injured in the crash. An adult suffered life-threatening injuries while another person, only identified as a juvenile, has non-life threatening injuries.
  #BCoPD & #BCoFD on scene of serious crash in Dundalk. North Point Blvd
  
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• Maryland House GOP Re-Elect Kipke, Szeliga, To Leadership

  09-01-2018 20:00
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland House Republicans have re-elected Dels. Nic Kipke and Kathy Szeliga to leadership positions.Kipke was re-elected Tuesday to be the House minority leader. Szeliga was re-elected to be the House minority whip.
  The House Republican Caucus re-elected them a day before the state’s 90-day legislative session begins.
  Kipke, of Anne Arundel County, has served as the House minority leader since 2013. Szeliga, of Baltimore County, has served as House minority whi
  
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• Police Need Public’s Help To Identify Woman’s Body

  09-01-2018 19:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the body of a woman who was found dead in December.
  The Maryland Transportation Authority Police report the homeless woman’s body was found on Dec. 7, near the I-97 exit 57 ramp at O’Donnell St. in Baltimore.
  No foul play is suspected in her death.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police at (4110) 537-6712.
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• Police Officer Won’t Be Charged In Wounding Of SUV Driver

  09-01-2018 19:31
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Investigators say a police officer in suburban Washington who shot and wounded an SUV driver in November won’t be charged with a crime.
  The unidentified SUV driver was shot in November after police in Montgomery County, Maryland, responded to a driver who said an SUV was ramming his car at a shopping center.
  Investigators said Tuesday that body-worn camera footage shows Officer Todd Archer’s gun fired when he used it to try to break the driver’s
  
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• Montgomery County School Bus Slides Off Icy Road And Crashes

  09-01-2018 19:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A small school bus carrying two children slid off an icy road in Potomac Tuesday morning, according to police.
  The bus was found hanging off the edge of a ravine.
  ~845a Tulip Lane, Potomac, involves small school bus appears to have slipped on icy side street, EMS evaluated driver & several passengers, no serious injury, pic.twitter.com/Q6ecYbRbzX
  — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) January 9, 2018Montgomery County Fire crews responded to the crash around 8:45 a.m.
  
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• Teacher Arrested For Asking Why Superintendent Got A Raise

  09-01-2018 19:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A chaotic scene broke out at a Louisiana school board meeting after a teacher was arrested, apparently for questioning why the board’s superintendent was being given a $38,000 pay raise.
  Deyshia Hargrave, a middle school teacher in the Vermilion Parish school system, was videotaped being escorted out of a room and then wrestled into handcuffs by a city marshal on Jan. 8. The disturbing incident took place after Hargrave asked school board members to j
  
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• Divisional Round Tales Of The Tape

  09-01-2018 19:00
  Which teams have the edge heading into the Divisional Round?
  
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• Eve & Sharon Osbourne On “The Talk”

  09-01-2018 18:49
  Musician Eve is a Grammy winner, an actress and a songwriter. Now, she’ll be known for her new role as host of “The Talk” alongside Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood. The hour-long daily Daytime Emmy-winning talk show dives into current events, pop culture, contemporary issues and welcomes celebrity guests. Eve is the youngest member of the crew and officially joined the team in November 2017.
  Eve and Osbourne talked with CBS Local’s
  
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• Man Sets Apartment On Fire While Trying To Kill Spider

  09-01-2018 18:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A California man reportedly set his apartment on fire while trying to kill a wolf spider with a torch lighter.
  According to Firehouse.com, the fire started after one of the residents lit the spider on fire with a torch lighter.
  The spider, which was covered in flames, then went to a nearby mattress, catching it on fire. The flames then quickly spread to a flag collection and drapes in the bedroom.
  No injuries were reported, but the fire caused more than $10
  
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• Maryland Seeks To Turn Health Care Mandate Into Down Payment

  09-01-2018 18:36
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers want to create an individual health care mandate at the state level — in response to Washington gutting it at the federal level — and turn it into a down payment for people to pay for health insurance.Supporters outlined the idea Tuesday, a day before the Maryland legislative session begins, adding it could also work in other states to help keep insurance premiums from skyrocketing. The Maryland General Assembly is controlled by Dem
  
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• Maryland Announces Plan To Protect ACA

  09-01-2018 18:36
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers want to revive the individual mandate for health care that has been gutted in Washington and turn it into a down payment for people to get insurance in the state.State lawmakers outlined the plan Tuesday, a day before Maryland’s legislative session begins. The federal tax overhaul approved last month removed the penalty that was charged to people without health insurance.
  Under the Maryland proposal, when the uninsured file 2020 state tax
  
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• John Dickerson Named New Co-Host of CBS This Morning

  09-01-2018 18:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — CBS News anchor John Dickerson is the new co-host of “CBS This Morning.” He will join Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell starting Wednesday, January 10.
  A CBS News veteran, Dickerson has anchored “Face The Nation” since June 2015. The show is currently the number 1 Sunday public affairs program.
  “John’s impressive track record and strong all-around journalism extends our commitment to real news coverage every morning at CBS News,
  
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• WATCH: Whale ‘Saves’ Diver From 15-Foot Long Tiger Shark

  09-01-2018 18:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A marine biologist in the South Pacific is thanking a massive humpback whale for shielding her from an oncoming shark. Amazingly, the diver was able to capture some of the underwater rescue on film.
  Nan Hauser and her team were snorkeling near the Cook Islands in October when she filmed the 50,000-pound whale using its head to push the 63-year-old out of the path of the tiger shark.
  “I wasn’t sure what the whale was up to when he approached me, and it didn&rsqu
  
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• Trump Gets A National Anthem Moment At College Football Championship

  09-01-2018 17:56
  ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump got his own national anthem moment Monday when he took the field before Alabama and Georgia faced off in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
  Months after wading into the culture war over protests during the anthem, the president was greeted by tens of thousands in Atlanta with cheers and a smattering of boos. After ROTC members escorted him onto the field, the president stood with his hand over his heart and an American flag pin on his
  
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• Black Ice Creates School Delays, Commuting Troubles

  09-01-2018 17:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Roads were slippery and many school systems had delayed openings Tuesday after a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet moved across the region Monday.
  Black ice coated some side streets, side walks and parking lots this morning.
  Related: Full List Of School Closings/Delays
  The National Weather Service warned drivers to assume that anything wet may be ice, and WJZ’s Meg McNamara warned drivers to plan for slick streets on the way to work.
  Here's a look at current road
  
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• Discovery Leaving Headquarters In Silver Spring

  09-01-2018 17:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Discovery Communications is leaving its headquarters in Silver Spring and moving to New York, according to multiple reports.
  The company that owns and operates the Discovery Channel is reportedly leaving its One Discovery Place building in the second half of 2019. Discovery opened its Montgomery County headquarters in 2003.
  Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett said in a statement Tuesday that he was “disappointed” with Discovery’s decision t
  
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• Texas Couple Ordered To Pay Enslaved Nanny $121,000

  09-01-2018 17:36
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston-area couple who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to forcing a Nigerian woman to work nearly 20 hours taking care of their home and five children without pay for two years was ordered Friday to pay her more than $121,000 in restitution.
  Chudy Nsobundu, 57, and his wife Sandra Nsobundu, 49, also were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas to seven months in jail and seven months of home confinement, plus three years on probation.
  The naturalized U.S. c
  
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• ‘Game of Thrones’ Ice Hotel Opens In Finland

  09-01-2018 17:23
  By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — “Game of Thrones” fans who have long dreamed of visiting its mythical Seven Kingdoms can now get the ultimate Westeros experience thanks to a new hotel in Lapland, Finland.
  HBO Nordic (which, along with CNN, is owned by Time Warner) has teamed up with Lapland Hotels SnowVillage to construct a “Game of Thrones” themed hotel made solely of snow and ice.
  Located in the resort of Kittilä, which is 200 kilometers (almost 125 mi
  
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• Police Release Photo Of Robber Who Pointed Gun At Clerk During Robbery

  09-01-2018 17:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police is asking for the public’s help to identify the person who pointed a gun at a cashier during an armed robbery early Tuesday morning.
  Police say the robbery happened at 3 a.m., at the Pilot on Greencastle Pike in Hagerstown.
  No further details have been released at this time.
  Anyone with information about this armed robbery is asked to call police at (301) 766-3838.Follow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Face
  
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• Jeff Bezos Is The Richest Person In History

  09-01-2018 17:14
  (CNN Money) — Jeff Bezos is now the richest person of all time. That should put an Amazon smile on his face.
  The Amazon CEO’s net worth reached $105.1 billion Monday, according to Bloomberg’s billionaire tracker. That eclipses the record previously held by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
  Forbes, the other major tracker of the net worth of the world’s richest, put Bezos’ net worth at a mere $104.4 billion.
  The majority of that net worth comes from the 78.9 million shar
  
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• Gayle King: Oprah Winfrey Is ‘Very Intrigued’ By The Idea Of Running

  09-01-2018 17:07
  Brian Stelter
  (CNN Money) — Oprah Winfrey has 2020 on her mind.
  Winfrey is listening to the high-powered friends who are urging her to challenge President Trump, and her best friend, Gayle King, says she is “intrigued by the idea.”
  Three other Winfrey friends told CNNMoney that the media mogul is taking the idea seriously.
  “She’s listening to a lot of people who are saying: ‘You can do this,'” one of the sources said on condition of anonymity.
  “I d
  
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• Ibuprofen Linked To Male Infertility, Study Says

  09-01-2018 16:53
  By Susan Scutti, CNN(CNN) — Ibuprofen has a negative impact on the testicles of young men, a study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found. When taking ibuprofen in doses commonly used by athletes, a small sample of young men developed a hormonal condition that typically begins, if at all, during middle age. This condition is linked to reduced fertility.
  Advil and Motrin are two brand names for ibuprofen, an over-the-counter pain reliever. CNN
  
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• Baltimore Tops Orkin’s List Of Top Cities For Bed Bugs (Again)

  09-01-2018 15:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For the second year in a row, pest control company Orkin has named Baltimore the top city in the nation for bed bugs.
  The list is based on treatment data from the metro areas where Orkin performed the most bed bug treatments from December 1, 2016 – November 30, 2017. The ranking includes both residential and commercial treatments.
  “The number of bed bug infestations in the United States is still rising,” says Dr. Tim Husen, an Orkin entomologist. “
  
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• Kid Rock – American Rock N Roll Tour

  09-01-2018 15:35
  105.7 The Fan welcomes Kid Rock – American Rock N Roll Tour 2018 to the Royal Farms Arena on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
  Tickets are on sale now!
   
  
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• Monitoring Team Creates First Draft For Assessing Baltimore Police

  09-01-2018 14:59
  BALTIMORE (AP/WJZ) — The monitoring team overseeing court-ordered reforms to Baltimore police has set deadlines for the review and revision of police policies in a draft of its first-year plan.
  Our media partners at The Baltimore Sun reports the mandated reforms addressed in the draft released Monday are part of a federal consent decree reached last January between Baltimore and the Justice Department, after an investigation found widespread discriminatory and unconstitutional policing.
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• Campus Sued Over Security Cost For White Nationalist’s Visit

  09-01-2018 14:27
  CINCINNATI (AP) — White nationalist Richard Spencer’s campus tour organizer is suing the University of Cincinnati’s president, saying the school wouldn’t rent space for Spencer to speak on campus unless a nearly $11,000 security fee was paid.
  An attorney for Spencer and organizer Cameron Padgett says requiring such payment because a speaker is controversial or prompts hostile reaction is discriminatory and unconstitutional. The federal lawsuit filed Monday seeks $2 millio
  
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• France Investigates Apple For Slowing Down Old iPhones

  09-01-2018 14:22
  PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have opened an investigation into Apple over revelations it secretly slowed down older versions of its handsets.
  The Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday a probe was opened last week over alleged “deception and planned obsolescence” of some Apple products. It is led by the French body in charge of fraud control, which is part of the finance ministry.
  It follows a legal complaint filed in December by a French consumer rights group that aim
  
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• Baltimore Looks To Host 2026 FIFA World Cup

  09-01-2018 13:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials in Baltimore are expected to approve an agreement to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer games if North America is selected as the host continent.
  According to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun, the city’s Board of Estimates is expected to approve an agreement on Wednesday between the Federation Internationale De Football Association, United States Soccer Federation Inc., and the city to host the game.
  Russia will host the 2018 World Cup and Qat
  
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• Black Ice Creates Dozens Of School Delays And Commuting Troubles

  09-01-2018 13:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — When people get on the roads Tuesday morning, they will not have to worry about snow or temperatures below 20 degrees.
  But they will have to be cautious of what may not be seen on the roads. Black ice may be on the roads Tuesday morning after a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet moved across the Baltimore region, Monday night.
  Monday’s weather caused many schools to close hours early and there are dozens of schools that are closed or delayed on Tuesday.
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• Slippery Roads Expected Tuesday Morning

  09-01-2018 12:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — When people get on the roads Tuesday morning, they will not have to worry about snow or temperatures below 20 degrees.
  But they will have to be cautious of what may not be seen on the roads. Black ice may be on the roads Tuesday morning after a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet moved across the Baltimore region, Monday night.
  Monday’s weather caused many schools to close hours early and there are dozens of schools that are closed or delayed on Tuesday.
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• Maryland Officials To Announce Plan To Protect ACA

  09-01-2018 09:41
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are scheduled to outline a plan on how to protect and improve the federal Affordable Care Act in Maryland.Lawmakers will announce the plan Tuesday in Annapolis.
  State Sens. Brian Feldman and Jim Rosapepe are scheduled to attend, as well as Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk.
  Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative, says the Affordable Care Act has been a success in Maryland, and state officials need to protect it.
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• Slick Spots Expected Tuesday Morning; Some Schools Closed or Delayed

  09-01-2018 05:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Commuting Tuesday morning may be hazardous as precipitation is expected to freeze during the overnight hours.
  Related: Full List Of School Closings/Delays
  The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement Monday night warning Marylanders to “use extreme caution if walking or driving.”
  “Very cold ground temperatures from the recent cold snap combined with air temperatures dropping below freezing in the wake of Monday’s precipitation wi
  
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• Government Officials Offer Solutions To Repair Damage Done By Freezing Baltimore Schools

  09-01-2018 05:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — City and state leaders continue to throw money and resources at fixing widespread heating problem inside Baltimore City schools.
  Even with crews working around the clock to fix broken heating systems, eight Baltimore City public schools were either closed or opened late Monday.
  Now, Hogan has pledged $2.5 million dollars in emergency funds to fix broken heaters.
  “Let me be clear: This is not to reward these people in this system who’ve failed. This f
  
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• Black Ice Making For Dangerous Roads, Sidewalks

  09-01-2018 05:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — You can barely see it, but the moment you feel black ice, it may be too little too late.
  “It’s treacherous. I have a 4×4 truck and I just tried to come up the road and actually went backwards,” one Baltimore resident told WJZ.
  A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet is creating an invisible danger across much of Maryland. Many roads and sidewalks have been covered in black ice.
  “It’s all black ice. You really can’t tell what&
  
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• 1 Dead, Firefighter Injured In Baltimore House Fire

  09-01-2018 02:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man has been found dead and a firefighter has been injured in a house fire in Baltimore.
  The Baltimore City Fire Department responded to the fire in the 3700 block of S. Hanover St. around 8 p.m. Monday.
  #BCFD is on scene of a 2-Alarmin the 3700blk of S. Hanover St. Heavy was showing thru the roof. One FF sustained non life threatening injuries. Cause is U/I @MayorPugh50 @ChiefNilesRFord pic.twitter.com/xzQ18OTATk
  — Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) January 9,
  
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• Several Baltimore Schools Still Closed Due To Heating Problems

  09-01-2018 02:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Despite teams working around the clock to fix heating problems, eight Baltimore City public schools were either closed or opened late Monday because of burst pipes and broken heating systems.
  “I think it’s horrible,” said Edward Smith. His son attends Lakewood Elementary in East Baltimore where a pipe broke just as children were heading to school. “These kids need their education.”
  Last week, images of children wearing hats and coats in
  
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