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• Ravens TE Benjamin Watson Named Finalist For Walter Payton Man Of The Year Award

  21-01-2018 22:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson is among three finalists selected for this year’s Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
  Watson joins Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt and Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen.
  Congrats to @BenjaminSWatson on being named a @Nationwide Walter Payton Man of the Year Finalist! » https://t.co/Lx0dQoAhP2 pic.twitter.com/3SZjXSqsSs
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• Prince George’s Co. Fire Crews Rescue Cop Attempting To Save 3 People Who Fell Through Ice

  21-01-2018 22:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Prince George’s County rescue crews saved a police officer and three people after the cop tried to save the group who had fallen through ice into the water Sunday afternoon, officials say.
  Prince George’s County Fire crews responded to the Glenridge Community Park in Riverdale, Maryland, around 3:45 p.m. A Prince George’s County Police officer was found submerged in the water along with three men.
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• Appeals Court To Hear Arguments On D.C. Sniper’s Sentence

  21-01-2018 22:01
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Bob Meyers doesn’t want partial justice for his brother. He wants full justice. And to him, that means leaving D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo’s sentence just the way it is: life in prison, with no chance of ever getting out.
  A federal judge has given a glimmer of hope to Malvo, who was 17 when he was arrested in the random shootings that killed 10 people and wounded three in and around the nation’s capital.
  The judge ruled that Malvo is entitled to new se
  
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• Same-Sex Active-Duty Couple Marries At West Point

  21-01-2018 21:34
  WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Two Army captains who met at West Point have returned there to be married, in what is believed to be the first same-sex marriage of active-duty personnel at the storied New York military academy.
  The New York Times reports Captains Daniel Hall and Vincent Franchino were married on Jan. 13. They’re both Apache helicopter pilots stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.
  The men met in August 2009, when Franchino was a freshman and Hall was a senior. T
  
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• NASA Bumps Astronaut Off Space Station Flight In Rare Move

  21-01-2018 20:59
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has bumped an astronaut off an upcoming spaceflight, a rare move for the space agency so close to launch.
  Astronaut Jeanette Epps was supposed to rocket away in early June, and would have been the first African-American to live on the International Space Station. Late Thursday, NASA announced it was pulling Epps off the mission but didn’t disclose why. Astronauts have been removed from missions in the past, mostly for health reasons.
  Epps, an engineer
  
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• Organ Transplant Rate Increases With High Overdose Deaths

  21-01-2018 20:05
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of organ transplants rose across the nation last year as more organs became available because of the increase in fatal drug overdoses.
  The nonprofit group Lifeline Ohio saw a record number of donors and recipients in 2017, The Columbus Dispatch has reported .
  The organization saw a “drastic” 37 percent increase in the number of organs transplanted, said Andrew Mullins, Lifeline’s director of partner services.
  “We know the d
  
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• Philadelphia Greasing Light Poles To Stop Fans From Climbing

  21-01-2018 19:30
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Workers in Philadelphia are greasing light poles in a bid to prevent fans from climbing up them after the NFC Championship game.
  Officials say the grease should make the poles too slippery to climb.
  The workers applying the grease are jokingly calling themselves the “Crisco Cops.”
  The Philadelphia Eagles are hosting the Minnesota Vikings in the championship game on Sunday night. The winning team will earn a spot in the Super Bowl.
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• On Time: January 21, 2018

  21-01-2018 18:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Cash Campaign of Maryland
   
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• Demonstrators Turn Out Sunday For 2nd Straight Day Of Women’s Marches

  21-01-2018 18:11
  (CNN) — Activists and demonstrators gathered Sunday for a second day of Women’s Marches, reaffirming their criticism of President Donald Trump and his administration while celebrating each other and the #MeToo movement.
  Sunday’s marches were held one year from the day hundreds of thousands of women, donning pink hats, took to the streets of Washington in a stunning display of resistance to Trump’s presidency. Marches were scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, Seattle, Mia
  
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• AFN To Broadcast NFL’s Championship Games Despite Shutdown

  21-01-2018 17:43
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Forces Network will broadcast the NFL’s conference championship games despite the federal government shutdown.
  There was some question about access to the games for military outside the U.S. after the AFN put a message on its Facebook page on Saturday that its services would not be available because of the shutdown. The network airs American radio and television programming in Europe and other locations outside the U.S.
  But White House Press Secretary S
  
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• Enter To Win Tickets To The Motorcycle Show

  21-01-2018 16:58
  Enter for your chance to win tickets to the Timonium Motorcycle Show, coming February 9th, 10th and 11th.
  
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• Maryland Congressmen Donating Their Pay During Government Shutdown

  21-01-2018 15:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — U.S. Representatives for Maryland are donating their pay during the government shutdown.
  Rep. John Delaney will be donating his pay to the Mercy Health Clinic in Gaithersburg, Maryland, a nonprofit community health clinic that serves uninsured low-income residents.
  During the government shutdown of 2013, Delaney donated his salary to the same organization.
  I'll be donating my congressional pay during the shutdown to the Mercy Health Clinic in Maryland, a non-profit commun
  
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• Maryland Congressman Donating His Pay During Government Shutdown

  21-01-2018 15:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — U.S. Representative for Maryland, John Delaney, is donating his pay during the government shutdown to a Maryland clinic.
  The congressman will be donating his pay to the Mercy Health Clinic in Gaithersburg, Maryland, a nonprofit community health clinic that serves uninsured low-income residents.
  During the government shutdown of 2013, Delaney donated his salary to the same organization.
  I'll be donating my congressional pay during the shutdown to the Mercy Health Clinic in
  
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• Trump Campaign Releases Ad Tying Democrats To Murders By Undocumented Immigrants

  21-01-2018 04:54
  By Jennifer Hansler, CNN
  (CNN) — Hours into the government shutdown, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign released a hard-right ad accusing Democrats of being “complicit in all murders” committed by undocumented immigrants.
  The 30-second video opens with footage of a recent courtroom outburst by Luis Bracamontes, a twice-deported undocumented immigrant accused of killing two Sacramento-area deputies in 2014. The ad labels Bracamontes
  
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• What’s Happening At The IRS During The Shutdown?

  21-01-2018 03:35
  Jeanne Sahadi and Jackie Wattles
  (CNN Money) — The U.S. government is closed. And if it doesn’t reopen by Monday, Americans expecting refunds or waiting to hear back from the IRS on an existing audit or other tax matters may be out of luck.
  The government shut down early Saturday after Congress failed to agree on a funding bill. That triggered automatic furloughs for government employees deemed “non-essential.” That means only a portion of each federal agency’s empl
  
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• Marylanders Join Protesters Across The World In Women’s March

  21-01-2018 02:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — The Women’s March in Baltimore filled up the plaza outside City Hall on Saturday, bringing in thousands from all over central Maryland.
  The inaugural Baltimore women’s march last year brought out about 5,000 people, but organizers were prepared for this year’s to be much bigger — and it was, to the tune of about 7,000 people.
  Thousands and thousands have gathered for the #BaltimoreWomensMarch. Many different causes being represented. They&r
  
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• Members Of Congress To Donate Pay During Government Shutdown

  21-01-2018 02:15
  By Caroline Kenny, CNN
  (CNN) — Several members of Congress have asked that their pay be withheld during the government shutdown, with some saying they will donate that money to charity.
  Rep. John Delaney, who represents the 6th Congressional District which covers western Maryland, released a statement on Saturday saying he doesn’t believe it is right that he receives pay while others will go without while the government is closed.
  “I don’t think it’s right for me to
  
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• Fire Crews Fight House Fire In West Baltimore, Save Cat

  21-01-2018 01:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City firefighters battled a West Baltimore house fire Saturday night and saved a cat in the process.
  Crews responded to Wilkens Avenue near South Monroe Street around 6:30 p.m. for a fire in a rowhome. Officials say the fire started in the first floor of the building. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control in less than an hour.
  .@BaltimoreFire chief on scene tells me no one was hurt, everyone was out of the home when crews arrved. 3 apart
  
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• Fire Crews Fight House Fire In South Baltimore; Cat Saved

  21-01-2018 01:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City firefighters battled a South Baltimore house fire Saturday night and saved a cat in the process.
  Crews responded to Wilkens Avenue near South Monroe Street around 6:30 p.m. for a fire in a rowhome. Officials say the fire started in the first floor of the building. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control in less than an hour.
  .@BaltimoreFire chief on scene tells me no one was hurt, everyone was out of the home when crews arrved. 3 apar
  
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• BWI Continues To See Record Number Of Passengers; Adds Boost To Local Economy

  21-01-2018 00:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For the third consecutive year, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport saw a record number of passengers, and they continue to be the busiest airport in the region.
  William Diaz, who lives in Colleg Park, Maryland, says he travels through BWI because of the convenience.
  “It’s only 25 minutes from home, and the fact that all the non-stop flights back home to Puerto Rico, most of them come from here,” he said.
  Millions flock to the airport each year, including Meag
  
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