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• MTA Administrator: Baltimore Metro Subway Repairs Are On Track

  16-02-2018 23:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– One week into a full shutdown of Baltimore’s subway system, transit authorities say repairs are on track as about 17,000 daily customers remain confused and frustrated.
  Still, for the next three weeks, commuters will have to take buses instead of trains.
  RELATED: ‘Unexpected Wear’ On Tracks Led To Baltimore Metro Shutdown
  Track repairs for Baltimore’s Metro SubwayLink were scheduled for summer, but Maryland Transit Administration authoriti
  
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• Corrupt BPD Task Force Member Accused Of Helping Drug Dealers Evade Arrest

  16-02-2018 23:28
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A former member of the corrupt Baltimore City Police Gun Trace Task Force has been linked to a drug trafficking ring that is responsible for multiple fatal overdoses.
  Former BPD Detective Momodu Bondeva Kenton Gondo has been accused of helping the Shropshire Drug Trafficking Organization — which sold heroin and cocaine in North Baltimore, mostly near the Alameda Shopping Center — avoid arrest.
  RELATED: Closing Arguments Set In Baltimore Police C
  
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• Baltimore Theatres Collaborate For Rock Opera Shows Centered Around African-American Histroy

  16-02-2018 22:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Arena Players has been putting on plays in Baltimore for 64 years and is the oldest, continuously operated African-American community theatre in the country.
  Many now famous actors have graced the boards there. But, every arts institution has to work to stay current — and for Arena Players, that means partnering with the new, edgy Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS).
  Together, they’re staging two short, original rock operas. Each has a historical African-
  
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• New Valet Service At BWI Aims To Ease The Traveling Process

  16-02-2018 22:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Flying can be stressful. There’s the packing, leaving enough time to get to the airport, security lines and making your flight on time.
  A new valet service officially opened Friday at BWI Marshall Airport. This has been 25 years in the making, but they could never quite figure out the logistics, then they realized they had plenty of space in the Daily Garage.
  The new Fly Away valet service is located on level 5 of the BWI Marshall Airport Hourly Garage, which is
  
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• Jury In Korryn Gaines Civil Trial Awards Her Family $37M In Damages

  16-02-2018 22:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A jury in the wrongful death civil trial of Korryn Gaines has awarded her family $37 million.
  The jury found Friday that the first shot Baltimore County Cpl. Royce Ruby fired at Gaines was not objectively reasonable.
  BREAKING: All female jury awards Kodi Gaines $32-MILLION-dollars in non-economic damages #KorrynGaines pic.twitter.com/IdqJYeyXMu
  — Rick Ritter (@RickRitterWJZ) February 16, 2018Gaines was killed during a six-hours standoff in 2016 at her Randallsto
  
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• Fla. Shooting Suspect Was On School Rifle Team That Got NRA Grant

  16-02-2018 22:14
  The teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation, part of a multimillion-dollar effort by the gun group to support youth shooting clubs.
  RELATED: Florida Teen Charged With 17 Murder Counts In School Attack
  Nikolas Cruz, 19, was wearing a maroon shirt with the logo from the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Schoo
  
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• Gary Parrish: Xavier And Cincinnati Both Have Final Four Potential

  16-02-2018 22:12
  Ryan Mayer
  The Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier Musketeers basketball programs don’t exactly like each other. The history between the two programs who share the same city is one filled with its share of barbed comments, clapbacks and the occasional on-court scrap. The Bearcats dominated the first 46 games of the series, going 34-12, but things have swung Xavier’s way over the past 30 years with the Musketeers winning 23 of the last 39 contests including this year’s game 89-76 bac
  
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• Jury In Korryn Gaines Civil Trial Awards Her Son $32M In Damages

  16-02-2018 21:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A jury in the civil lawsuit of the death of Korryn Gaines has awarded her son $32 million.
  The jury found Friday that the first shot Baltimore County Cpl. Royce Ruby fired at Gaines was not objectively reasonable.
  BREAKING: All female jury awards Kodi Gaines $32-MILLION-dollars in non-economic damages #KorrynGaines pic.twitter.com/IdqJYeyXMu
  — Rick Ritter (@RickRitterWJZ) February 16, 2018Gaines was killed during an hours-long standoff in 2016 at her Randallstow
  
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• Keidel: Great Athletes Don’t Always Make Great Champions

  16-02-2018 21:10
  By Jason Keidel
  As we reach the NBA’s All-Star weekend, with the festival hosted at Staples Center, it’s a good chance to thumb through one of the home teams.
  There’s been ample uproar from fans over the Los Angeles Clippers trading Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons this month. Naturally, it makes the latter better and the former less relevant.
  But how much so? Does it signal another dark age for the Clippers, or do we attach special sentiment to athletically brilliant playe
  
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• Bill Would Criminalize Knowing Failure To Report Child Abuse

  16-02-2018 21:09
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Legislation that would make knowingly failing to report child abuse a crime in Maryland was passed by the Senate, but faces some skepticism in the House.
  Under current law, if a mandatory reporter – defined as health care practitioners, police officers, educators, and human service workers – believes that a child has been abused or neglected, they must notify the local department of Child Protective Services or a law enforcement agency.
  Failure to do so co
  
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• Moviegoers Frustrated Following Cancellation Of ‘Black Panther’ Screenings At Towson Theater

  16-02-2018 20:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Many were frustrated late Thursday night at a Towson movie theater when they learned they wouldn’t be seeing the highly-anticipated “Black Panther” film after staff said there were technical problems.
  The Baltimore Sun reports several opening-night screenings of the movie were canceled at the Cinemark Towson movie theater on Joppa Road.
  The Sun reports disappointed fans were offered passes for future screenings.
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• Is Maryland Ready To Rid ‘Northern Scum’ From State Song?

  16-02-2018 19:45
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers who support changing the official state song think the time is right to finally wipe “Northern scum,” and other pre-Civil War phrases out of it.
  “Maryland, My Maryland,” was written in 1861 by James Ryder Randall. It was adopted as the state song in 1939.
  Previous attempts to change or replace it have failed. Now, some say recent events involving Confederate statues may help change the language in what was originally a poem t
  
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• CBS Local Interview: Filmmaker Matthew Heineman

  16-02-2018 19:45
  Matthew Heineman thought he was going to be a teacher. After getting denied by Teach for America, Heineman and his friends traveled around the country to create a documentary about their generation. Today, the 34-year-old is an award-winning filmmaker and Academy-Award nominee. Heineman stopped by the CBS Local Studio to discuss the beginning of his film career and the best piece of advice he ever received.Heineman also discussed his new docuseries on Showtime called “The Trade.” Thi
  
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• 13 Russian Nationals Charged In Mueller Investigation

  16-02-2018 19:13
  By Manu Raju, David Shortell and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Mueller has indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for allegedly meddling in the 2016 presidential election, charging them with conspiracy to defraud the United States, the Department of Justice has announced.
  In addition, three defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, and five defendants with aggravated identity theft.
  Mueller has been investiga
  
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• Struggling ‘Nova Faces Surging Xavier, Top Teams Clash In AAC This Weekend

  16-02-2018 19:00
  By Steve Silverman
  Saturday, Feb. 17
  No. 3 Villanova (23-3, 10-3) at No. 4 Xavier (14-3, 12-2), 4:30 p.m. ET, Fox
  What’s going on with Villanova? The Wildcats were the No. 1 team throughout the majority of the season, but they have dropped two of their last three games, including a 76-71 defeat at Providence Wednesday night.
  Jay Wright’s team should be razor sharp at this point in the year, and they should be able to handle a tough road game against a hard-trying team that can’
  
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• FBI Says It Failed To Investigate Tip On Nikolas Cruz

  16-02-2018 18:53
  The FBI says it failed to investigate a specific report in January that Nikolas Cruz could be plotting a school shooting.
  The agency said Friday that the tip should’ve been investigated thoroughly because it was a potential threat to life. Cruz has been arrested and charged with killing 17 people at a high school earlier this week.
  On Jan. 5, a tipster who was close to Cruz called the FBI and provided information about Cruz’s guns, desire to kill people, erratic behavior and disturbi
  
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• Acting BPD Commissioner To Bring Outside Consultant To Review Det. Suiter Murder

  16-02-2018 18:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The acting Baltimore Police Department commissioner said he will bring in an outside consultant to review the case of Detective Sean Suiter, who was killed last year.
  According to the Baltimore Sun, police spokesman T.J. Smith confirmed the report by acting Commissioner Darryl De Sousa, adding it would put “a fresh set of eyes” on the investigation.
  Last year, the FBI declined the request put forth the department, saying “no information has been developed
  
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• Magazine Obtains Ex-Playmate’s Account Of Trump Affair

  16-02-2018 18:29
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New Yorker has obtained an eight-page, hand-written account written by a former Playboy Playmate who said she had a nine-month extramarital affair with Donald Trump beginning in 2006.
  Karen McDougal’s account was purchased by the National Enquirer during the 2016 presidential campaign. It paid McDougal $150,000 for the rights to her story but never ran it.
  The Wall Street Journal first reported the purchase. The CEO of the company that publishes the supermarket ta
  
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• The Women Of ‘Black Panther’ Take Center Stage

  16-02-2018 18:05
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Scientist. Warrior. Queen Mother. Spy. These are just a few of the job titles of the women of “Black Panther,” now playing nationwide.
  None of them are fighting over a guy, or needing one to save them. They are fierce, proud, intelligent and capable. And, in the case of Danai Gurira’s character Okoye and her fellow Dora Milaje fighters: Bald and rocking a bold lip while protecting the nation of Wakanda at the highest level.
  No wonder they&rsqu
  
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• Authorities: Boy Burned After Following Dad’s Suicide Advice

  16-02-2018 17:51
  CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities have arrested an Oklahoma man for allegedly giving his 12-year-old son advice on how to kill himself.
  Authorities said Friday that the boy suffered minor burns after following his father’s suggestion that he light himself on fire.
  Sheriff’s Maj. Coy Jenkins said 36-year-old Michael Joseph Jensen was arrested Wednesday on a child neglect warrant. He did not know whether Jensen has an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
  Jenkins said
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic Story Far From Over

  16-02-2018 17:38
  Alpine skiing can be maddening for competitors because even when conditions are great, the mountain can humble you in a blink. Most runs look the same but no two trips down the trail are ever identical.
  When racing against the world’s best, tenths of a second determine the difference between first place and failing to medal. Instinct, discipline and muscle memory forge a holy trinity and then must bond with a greater force than all of them: gravity.
  And gravity never lies.
  In slalom, gravi
  
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• 5 Things: Shaun White Is Golden Once More, Young Stars Shine In Snowboarding

  16-02-2018 17:27
  Ryan Mayer
  We’re a full week into the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang and there’s been plenty for American athletes to feel good about so far. The U.S. has earned the fourth-most gold medals through a week of competitions with 5, behind the Netherlands and Norway (each with 6) and Germany (9). Overall, the Americans are tied for 5th in medals with 8 total. With so many events taking place in the early morning hours or late at night here stateside, we’ve put together a recap o
  
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• 14-Year-Old Student With Pellet Gun In Loch Raven H.S. Lockdown Charged, Police Say

  16-02-2018 17:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities have charged a 14-year-old Loch Raven High School student after the school was placed on lockdown after the suspect reportedly had a pellet gun in his backpack Thursday.
  Baltimore County police say the student has been charged as a juvenile Friday with disturbing activities at school and dangerous weapon on school property.
  RELATED: Student, 14, Taken Into Custody After Loch Raven H.S. School Lockdown
  Authorities investigated after the school resource offi
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: College Basketball Continues

  16-02-2018 17:00
  Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Cleveland State VikingsFriday, February 16, 2018, 7:00 pm ET
  OAKLAND -4
  The underachieving Golden Grizzlies lost at Youngstown State for the first time in 17 years Wednesday. But they learned they’d be without standout Martez Walker for the season earlier in the day. Now, with a game and a couple practices under their belts, they should rebound enough to handle a Vikings squad whose defense ranks 245th and offense ranks 296th.
  SportsLine Expert: Adam Thompson
  R
  
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• Caesars To Check ‘Do Not Disturb’ Rooms Daily

  16-02-2018 16:54
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — One of the world’s largest casino companies will check its guests’ hotel rooms every 24 hours, even if they have a “Do Not Disturb” sign hanging on the doorknob.
  Caesars Entertainment told The Associated Press Friday it also is considering giving panic buttons to its employees to enable them to quickly summon help if they are in danger or feel threatened. The company will implement the new policy soon at all its properties worldwide, spoke
  
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• In Many US States, 18 Is Old Enough To Buy A Semiautomatic

  16-02-2018 15:18
  (AP) – Just months after his 18th birthday, Nikolas Cruz went to a Florida gun store to buy a weapon. But there were limits on what he could purchase at his age.
  Cruz wasn’t old enough to buy any of the handguns at the store. But there’s no such restriction for rifles, shotguns or the AR-15 that police say he used to carry out the nation’s deadliest school shooting in more than five years.
  The young age of the man accused in the Florida high school shooting that kill
  
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• Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Case Is Settled

  16-02-2018 14:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s licensed marijuana growing companies announced on Thursday that they settled a lawsuit threatening to upend the medical marijuana industry in the state, The Baltimore Sun reports.
  Settlement terms were not released.
  The lawsuit had been continuing for 16 months and sought to throw out all the state licenses to grow medical marijuana.
  Alternative Medicine Maryland, an applicant that wasn’t selected as a finalist for a license, alleged in its lawsuit
  
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• Threat Towards Northwest High School Prompts Additional Police

  16-02-2018 14:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A threat towards Northwest High School in Gaithersburg, MD prompts an additional police presence throughout the day Friday.
  The principle of the school, Jimmy D’Andrea sent out a letter to parents explaining that an online threat had been made. D’Andrea says in he letter that the threat warned students not to go to school Friday.
  The letter states that police do not believe the threat is credible and the additional police are only there as a precaution.
  This m
  
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• Weather Blog: Low Impact Snow Expected Saturday

  16-02-2018 14:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Well that 69° yesterday afternoon  was a treat! Even with showers this morning the 62°,  as I was driving in was a treat.
  At this point, with some low impact snow arriving tomorrow afternoon, I would like to rant how Mother Nature is a tease. But with tempuratures rebounding to near 50° on Sunday then moving to or close to 70° by Tuesday, and Wednesday, such is not the case.
  The mild mid-Winter will continue. In the short run.
  (Remember this seas
  
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• Breast Cancer Breakthrough May Have Been Found In Connecticut

  16-02-2018 13:58
  New Haven, CT (WFSB) — A big breakthrough in the battle against breast cancer may have been found in Connecticut.
  The discovery was make by a local researcher and helped by a grant from the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation with money raised by the Southern Connecticut Breast Cancer Walk.
  It starts with hundreds of walkers every fall and ends in a lab.
  The local fight against breast cancer is spearheaded by the foundation.
  “I feel like a lot of us clinicians have insight into wh
  
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• Jennifer Aniston And Justin Theroux Announce They’ve Separated

  16-02-2018 13:55
  (CNN) — Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux have revealed they have been separated since late last year, according to a joint statement.
  The couple, who wed in 2015, said they intended to keep their decision private, but “given that the gossip industry cannot resist an opportunity to speculate and invent, we wanted to convey the truth directly.”
  “This decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year,” the statement read. “We are two best friends w
  
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• Heartbroken Parents Struggle With The Unfathomable — Burying Their Children

  16-02-2018 13:26
  (CNN) — Holding candles and each other, community members in Parkland, Florida, gathered Thursday night to honor the 17 people who were gunned down at the local high school.
  As parents prepared funeral arrangements for their children, the father of one of the victims, Jaime Guttenberg, 14, spoke of his pain at Thursday’s vigil.
  “I sent her to school yesterday,” Fred Guttenberg said. “She was supposed to be safe. My job is to protect my children and I sent my kid to
  
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• Maryland To Close Drawbridge On Eastern Shore For Repairs

  16-02-2018 12:52
  CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) — State highway officials are closing a drawbridge on Maryland’s Eastern Shore for repairs for two weeks beginning next month.
  The 80-year-old drawbridge in Cambridge carries Md. 795 over Cambridge Creek.
  The Maryland State Highway Administration says more than 12,000 vehicles cross the bridge each day. The drawbridge opens 8,000 times a year for boaters, making it the second busiest drawspan in the state.
  Authorities say the closure won’t affect boat traffi
  
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• African Fashion On Display At Early ‘Black Panther’ Shows

  16-02-2018 12:31
  (AP) — The vibrant African fashion of “Black Panther” was on display at multiplexes around the country Thursday as moviegoers flocked to the first showings of Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster in traditional African shirts, dresses, head wraps and more.
  Some opted to make their own clothes to celebrate the arrival of a superhero many black moviergoers said provided opportunity for them to celebrate their heritage in a way they haven’t been able to before.
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• Evidence Used To Convict Rogue Baltimore Cops Revealed

  16-02-2018 06:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The evidence prosecutors used to convict rogue officers in one of the biggest corruption scandals in Baltimore City police history has been revealed.
  The evidence released by federal prosecutors includes dangerous weapons like a sledge hammer, grappling hook and machete, and members of the Gun Trace Task Force took extraordinary steps to get their hands on these weapons.
  For the first time, the public gets to look at weapons former GTTF members used to intimidate citizens
  
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• Guns On Schools Campuses Headline Baltimore Co. Town Hall Meeting

  16-02-2018 05:40
  PERRY HALL, Md. (WJZ)– Baltimore County officials held a town hall Thursday night in the wake of a deadly massacre at a South Florida high school and reports of two separate students bringing guns to two Maryland high schools on the same day.
  The first scare in the area occurred Thursday morning at Loch Raven High School, where police say a student brought a pellet gun to school.
  RELATED: Student, 14, Taken Into Custody After Loch Raven H.S. School Lockdown
  A SWAT team responded to th
  
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• Weather Blog: Very Warm February Day

  16-02-2018 04:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A very warm April-like day all across the state! In some locations, away from the Bay and ocean, we reached over 70 for the first time this year!
  Clouds will be with us overnight and some light rain will move in until sometime tomorrow morning. By afternoon, a cold front will cross the region and temperatures will start to drop.
  It will drop back into the mid 20’s by Saturday morning under clear skies. Later in the day, an area of precipitation will move in and a mix
  
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• Police: Montgomery Co. Student Arrested For Bringing Loaded Handgun To School

  16-02-2018 04:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities arrested a Montgomery County high school student for allegedly bringing a gun to school.
  Police say 18-year-old Alwin Chen of Germantown brought a handgun to Clarksburg High School Thursday.Detectives say before 2 p.m., a school resource officer was told that Chen might be in possession of  a gun. The officer, along with school security, went to Chen’s classroom and escorted him to the school office, where they found a loaded 9mm handgun in his book
  
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• Acting Baltimore Police Commissioner Talks Policing Plans, Challenges

  16-02-2018 01:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– With the soaring murder rate and corruption within the Baltimore Police Department, the acting police commissioner is facing some tough challenges in his new role.
  Thirty-year veteran Darryl De Sousa says proactive policing is the focus as he steps into his role as the city’s 40th commissioner.
  [REPORTER: We almost made it two weeks without a murder here in Baltimore City. That could have been huge for the city.]
  “I’m not counting,” De Sousa said. &
  
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• ‘Unexpected Wear’ On Tracks Led To Baltimore Metro Shutdown

  16-02-2018 00:22
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland transit officials say the closure of the Baltimore metro system that began last week is necessary because of “unexpected wear” discovered on 11 sections of elevated track.
  The Maryland Transit Administration said in a news release Thursday that one of the factors used in calculating rail wear exceeded internal standards. The agency says that’s something that can lead to a train derailment.
  The MTA initially announced Sunday that the Metro SubwayL
  
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• These Are The Lives Lost In The Florida High School Shooting

  16-02-2018 00:01
  PARKDALE (WJZ) — When a gunman opened fire with an AR-15 at a large high school in south Florida, the 17 dead included students and school workers, young and old. Here is a look at some of some of those who lost their lives in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School:
  Carmen SchentrupMeadow PollackPeter WangNicholas DworetChristopher HixonAaron FeisLuke HoyerAlaina PettyJaime GuttenbergMartin DuqueAlyssa AlhadeffHelena RamseyScott BeigelJoaquin OliverCara LoughranGina MontaltoA
  
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