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• Bundy, Orioles Agree To $1.64M, 1-Year Contract

  14-03-2018 23:53
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Dylan Bundy has agreed to a $1.64 million, one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles, the same as his salary last year.
  Bundy is in an usual situation because he was in the last class allowed to sign major league contracts directly from the amateur draft and made his major league debut in 2012, but does not have enough service time to be eligible for salary arbitration.
  He had Tommy John surgery in 2013 and did not return to the major leagues until 201
  
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• Ravens WR Shuffle: Add Grant And Brown After Cutting Maclin

  14-03-2018 23:50
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens provided quarterback Joe Flacco with two new potential targets Wednesday, agreeing to terms with wide receivers Ryan Grant and John Brown on the first day of free agency.
  Addressing a position that is a top priority this offseason, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome added a pair of 27-year-olds he hopes can improve a passing attack that last year ranked 27th in the NFL.
  To help make room for the newcomers, Newsome freed an estimated $5 millio
  
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• MS-13 Member In Maryland Convicted In Racketeering Case

  14-03-2018 23:44
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a Maryland resident of racketeering conspiracy in connection with his activities in the MS-13 gang.
  The U.S. Department of Justice says that Raul Ernesto Landaverde Giron of Silver Spring also was found guilty Wednesday of murder in aid of racketeering and other charges.
  In a statement, Attorney General Jeff Sessions described Landaverde’s conviction as “another victory for the American people against this uniquely barbaric
  
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• 5 Activists Arrested Protesting Maryland Gas Pipeline

  14-03-2018 23:41
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Five clean-water activists have been arrested at the Maryland State House after protesting a planned pipeline that would carry natural gas under the Potomac River and C & O Canal.
  They were arrested Wednesday after blocking an entrance to the Capitol.
  The protesters urged Gov. Larry Hogan to stop the 3.5 mile project while he still can.
  This appears to be the last chance environmentalists have to convince the governor to order the state Department of the Environme
  
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• Maryland Senate Passes Response To Federal Tax Overhaul

  14-03-2018 23:35
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure to increase standard tax deductions in Maryland passed the Senate on Wednesday as part of the state’s response to the federal tax overhaul.
  The 46-0 vote sends the bill to the House.
  The measure increases the standard tax deduction by $500 for individuals and $1,000 for couples for three years. The deduction will go from $2,000 to $2,500 for individuals and $4,000 to $5,000 for joint filers.
  Lawmakers say it aims to bring some relief to residents who w
  
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• Officials: Navy Jet Crashes Off Key West; Rescue Underway

  14-03-2018 23:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Navy officials say a fighter jet has crashed off the coast of Key West, Florida, and rescue efforts are underway.
  The officials say the F/A-18 Hornet’s two crew members ejected, but no other details are available.
  The officials say the crew is based out of Naval Air Station Oceana, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
  The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details before the information has been made public.
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• Navy Jet Crashes Off Key West, Killing 2 Crew Members

  14-03-2018 23:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed Wednesday off the coast of Key West, Florida, killing its two crew members.
  The F/A-18 Super Hornet was on approach to land at the naval air station around 4:30 p.m. EDT, and crashed into the water about a mile east of the runway.
  The pilot and weapons system officer ejected and were recovered, but U.S. Naval Air Forces reported late Wednesday night that both had died. Their names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
  
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• Mayor Pugh Says She Met With Widow Of Slain Baltimore Detective To Discuss Case

  14-03-2018 23:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh revealed Wednesday that she and new police commissioner, Darryl De Sousa, recently met with the widow of Det. Sean Suiter to discuss his murder investigation.
  Police say Det. Suiter was fatally shot with his own weapon on Nov. 15 in West Baltimore’s Harlem Park neighborhood.
  Many people in the community don’t buy what they’ve heard and think it was an inside job.
  While Mayor Pugh spoke about the need for an indepen
  
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• Baltimore Co. Attorneys Want New Trial, Reduction In Korryn Gaines’ Family Payout

  14-03-2018 22:32
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ)– The courtroom drama surrounding the death of Korryn Gaines isn’t over yet.
  Baltimore County attorneys are asking for a new trial and a reduction of the $38 million in damages awarded to Gaines’ family.
  RELATED: Jury In Korryn Gaines Civil Trial Awards Her Family $37M In Damages
  If successful, it could mean the Gaines family could see a much smaller payout from the county than they were initially promised.
  In 37 pages of post-trial motions made publi
  
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• ‘Green Network’ Plan To Link Baltimore Parks And Trails, Create More Green Space

  14-03-2018 22:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Turning blight into green space has been talked about for years in Baltimore. The city now says it has a plan to do just that.
  According to Mayor Catherine Pugh, Green Network “is about turning vacant lots into places that are usable, and we also seek opportunities to grow food in various areas.”
  They won’t be big open spaces, but something far smaller, int eh range of Woodberry Park. They would also be linked to the city’s largest parks through bi
  
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• Marcus Smart’s Thumb Injury May Hinder Celtics’ Playoff Hopes

  14-03-2018 21:53
  By Matt Citak
  The Celtics’ season could not have gotten off on a worse note. Before the first quarter of the first game was complete, Boston had lost their big free-agent acquisition, Gordon Hayward, to a gruesome ankle injury. All seemed lost in Bean Town, as Hayward was supposed to help the Celtics finally take down LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  Boston would go on to lose the season opener to the Cavs, along with their second game of the season. But then, led by Kyrie Irving,
  
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• Perry Hall Woman Publishes 1st Book; Modern Take On Cinderella

  14-03-2018 21:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Millions of people dream about becoming an author and untold numbers actually write a book and try to get it published.
  A Perry Hall woman defied the odds.
  In the heart of downtown Baltimore, a fairy tale came to life.
  For much of her day, Katelyn Brawn answers phones at her job, but catch her on her lunch hour and you’ll only hear her fingers. Because she’s writing about an enchanted fairytale land.
  Brawn’s first book, Pumpkin Pie, is a modern take
  
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• Md. Police Release Composite Image Of Jane Doe; Remains Found In 2005

  14-03-2018 21:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Police in Maryland have released a composite image of an unidentified female whose remains were found in 2005.
  The Anne Arundel County Police Department found the remains of a woman in a wooded area in Baltimore almost 13 years ago and they have recently released a composite image of what the woman might have looked like with the help of a DNA technology company.On July 27, 2005 around 2:57 p.m., authorities found the remains of what they say was a 19- to 23-year-old white
  
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• Ovechkin Nets 600th Goal, Stanley Cup Only Thing Left Missing From Career Resume

  14-03-2018 21:12
  By Steve Silverman
  With just about the right amount of fanfare, Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals reached a career milestone Monday when he potted a couple of goals in Washington’s 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
  The goals were Nos. 599 and 600, and if you think that puts him far ahead of any of his peers, you would be correct. Ovechkin leads Patrick Marleau of the Toronto Maple Leafs (still looks strange after playing with the San Jose Sharks from 1998 through 2017) by 71 goals
  
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• NYC To Baltimore Drug Trafficking Operation Shut Down, 19 Arrested

  14-03-2018 20:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —A nearly two-year interstate and multi-jurisdictional heroin investigation has resulted in the arrests of 19 people.
  Investigators say the operation was supplying heroin and fentanyl to Baltimore and the surrounding area.
  The investigation began in June 2016 when members of the Maryland State Police Gang Enforcement Unit identified street level drug dealers in the Brooklyn and Brooklyn Park areas of Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County.
  This came after citizen tips about
  
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• Toys R Us Said To Be Planning To Liquidate Its US Operations

  14-03-2018 20:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — Toys R Us appears headed toward shuttering its U.S. operations, spelling an end to a chain known to generations of children and parents for its sprawling stores and Geoffrey the giraffe mascot but that fell victim to brutal retail-industry trends.
  The closing of the company’s 700 U.S. stores over the coming months would jeopardize the jobs of some 30,000 employees.
  The company’s management has told its employees that it will sell or close all of its U.S. stores,
  
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• Ravens Cut WR Jeremy Maclin, Who Scored Only 3 TDs In 2017

  14-03-2018 19:28
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have released wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, freeing up an estimated $5 million in salary cap on the first day of free agency.
  Baltimore signed Maclin as a free agent in June, hopeful the accomplished pass catcher would be a primary target for quarterback Joe Flacco. But Maclin missed two games with a shoulder injury, two more with knee issues, and finished with only 40 catches for 440 yards and three touchdowns.
  The 84 receptions he had over the
  
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• Hundreds Of Md. Students Among Those That Participated In Nationwide Walkout

  14-03-2018 19:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Hundreds of students in Maryland were among thousands across the country who walked out of their classrooms Wednesday morning to protest gun violence.
  From Maine to Hawaii, students planned to walk out of school in the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that has emerged in response to last month’s massacre of 17 people at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  In nearly 3,000 protests nationwide, students from the elementary to colle
  
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• Nikolas Cruz: Not Guilty Plea For Florida School Shooting Suspect

  14-03-2018 19:13
  A judge has entered a plea of not guilty to all 34 charges against the 19-year-old who prosecutors say killed 17 people at a Florida high school last month.
  A lawyer for Nikolas Cruz said Wednesday that he would plead guilty to all 34 counts in his indictment if prosecutors waived the death penalty.
  Prosecutors said Tuesday that they would seek the death penalty against Cruz, who is charged with the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
  Circuit Judge Elizabeth S
  
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• Best Egg Rolls In Baltimore

  14-03-2018 19:00
  By Joel Furches
  While everyone has their own tastes when it comes to Asian food, there is one treat in particular that practically everyone likes: egg rolls. The popularity of this versatile and tasty side dish has ballooned so much that it’s now being offered as a side dish or appetizer in every type of restaurant — from seafood joints to Irish pubs.
  We struck out to find tastiest egg rolls in Baltimore. Prepare to be dazzled at the mouth-watering morsels being offered at the p
  
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• Startup Offers ‘100 Percent Fatal’ Procedure To Upload Your Brain

  14-03-2018 18:29
  CBS Local — A startup company is giving people the chance to digitally preserve their memories forever. There’s one catch to the brain-uploading procedure however: the company has to kill you first.
  Nectome, a startup founded by two MIT graduates who studied artificial intelligence, says they have created a method of perfectly preserving the human brain using a high-tech embalming process. “Our mission is to preserve your brain well enough to keep all its memories intact:
  
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• Teacher Accidentally Fires Gun And Injures Student During Safety Lesson

  14-03-2018 18:12
  By Nicole Chavez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A teacher accidentally discharged a firearm while teaching a public safety class, injuring one student at a Northern California school on Tuesday, police said.
  Dennis Alexander, who is Seaside City’s mayor pro tem and a reserve officer with the Sand City Police Department, was teaching a lesson at Seaside High School in Seaside, California when he pointed his gun into the ceiling and accidentally fired it, said Abdul Pridgen, the city&
  
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• Adam Rodriguez Talks Criminal Minds & Directing

  14-03-2018 18:02
  Actor Adam Rodriguez has come a long way since he was dancing in Jennifer Lopez and Busta Rhymes music videos back in the 1990s. Rodriguez is now one of the stars of “Criminal Minds” on CBS and the director of tonight’s new episode. Season 13 is already off to an interesting start as Linda Barnes is shaking things up.
  Rodriguez chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about his career and why “Criminal Minds” continues to find success 13 seasons in.
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• Alan Cumming Talks ‘Instinct,’ Bartending And Breaking Boundaries

  14-03-2018 17:54
  Many young actors work as bartenders while waiting for their acting careers to catch a big break. For stage and television star Alan Cumming, he took the opposite path.
  Cumming, whose new CBS drama “Instinct” casts him as a former CIA operative helping the New York police stop a serial killer, was joined by CBS2’s Chris Wragge to answer questions from Facebook about his acting career, playing the first leading gay character in an American network television drama, and how he en
  
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• Hundreds Of Md. Students Among Those Participating In Nationwide Walkout

  14-03-2018 15:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Hundreds of students in Maryland were among thousands across the country who walked out of their classrooms Wednesday morning to protest gun violence.
  From Maine to Hawaii, students planned to walk out of school in the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that has emerged in response to last month’s massacre of 17 people at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  In nearly 3,000 protests nationwide, students from the elementary to colle
  
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• Montgomery County Students Among First To Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence

  14-03-2018 14:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Students at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring walked out around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning to protest gun violence. Reports say they walked from their school to a local Metro station where they will travel to Washington D.C. They will continue their protest at the White House.
  Students across the country have planned walkouts as a way to honor the victims of the February school massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. They
  
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• Post-Parkland, FBI Doubling Number Of Supervisors At Call Centers

  14-03-2018 14:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is doubling the number of supervisors assigned to review tips received from the public, as the agency tries to prevent mass shootings such as last month’s massacre at a Florida high school, the agency’s deputy director said Wednesday.
  Testifying before a Senate Committee, Deputy FBI Director David Bowdich said the agency “could have and should have done more” to investigate information it received prior to the shooting that left 17 dead at
  
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• Celebrate Pi Day With Pie-Themed Deals On Pizza And Pies

  14-03-2018 14:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– March 14 is Pi Day, better known as a celebration of the never-ending number that begins 3.14. In honor of the mathematical constant symbolized by π (pi), restaurants and stores around the country are offering up some tasty pie-themed deals.
  Dozens of pizza chains are dishing out deals on Pi Day with some serving up whole pies for just $3.14. Blaze, Papa Murphy’s, Fired Pie, Firenza Pizza, Flippers Pizzeria, Hungry Howie’s, Il V
  
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• America’s Most Beautiful Botanical Gardens

  14-03-2018 14:00
  By Randy Yagi
  After a long and often gloomy winter where many record low temperatures were observed, particularly in the Northeast, there is no question that springtime couldn’t arrive any sooner. One of the best ways to celebrate the arrival of the clearer, warmer and certainly brighter months of spring is to visit a botanical garden and marvel at nature’s awakening beauty, with a full spectrum of radiantly colored plants and flowers that are just now starting to bloom across Americ
  
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• The Gender Pay Gap For Women Doctors Is Big — And Getting Worse

  14-03-2018 13:59
  (CNN Money) — They also attended medical school and underwent the same years of rigorous training, but female doctors in the United States are earning significantly less than their male peers — and the pay gap is only growing wider.
  Women doctors earned an average of 27.7% less than their male counterparts in 2017, according to a new survey of 65,000 physicians by Doximity, a social networking platform for health care professionals.
  That’s an average of $105,000 less a year.
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• Students To Walk Out Nationwide Protesting Gun Violence

  14-03-2018 13:24
  (AP) — From Maine to Hawaii, students planned to walk out of school Wednesday to protest gun violence in the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that has emerged in response to last month’s massacre of 17 people at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  In nearly 3,000 protests nationwide, students from the elementary to college level are taking up the call in a variety of ways. Some planned roadside rallies to honor shooting victims and protest violence.
  
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• Ford Recalls 1.4 Million Fusions, MKZs Because Steering Wheel Can Come Off

  14-03-2018 13:00
  Chris Isidore (CNN Money) — Ford is recalling 1.4 million vehicles because the steering wheels can become loose and even come off while driving.
  The automaker says it is aware of two accidents and one injury that may have been caused by the problem.
  The affected models are the Ford Fusion and the Lincoln MKZ, both from model years 2014-2018.
  Ford said the problem is that a steering wheel bolt could come loose, which could cause the steering wheel to potentially detach.
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• University of Maryland Sports Coaches Top Three Highest-Paid State Employees

  14-03-2018 12:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The top three highest-paid state employees in 2017 were sports coaches Mark Turgeon, DJ Durkin, and Brenda Frese, according to a study done by our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
  University of Maryland basketball coach Mark Turgeon landed the number one spot with $2.72 million in income in 2017.
  He was followed by University of Maryland football coach DJ Durkin who earned $2.49 million, and University of Maryland women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese
  
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• University of Maryland Sports Coaches Are 3 Highest-Paid State Employees

  14-03-2018 12:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The top three highest-paid state employees in 2017 were sports coaches Mark Turgeon, DJ Durkin, and Brenda Frese, according to a study done by our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
  University of Maryland basketball coach Mark Turgeon landed the number one spot with $2.72 million in income in 2017.
  He was followed by University of Maryland football coach DJ Durkin who earned $2.49 million, and University of Maryland women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese
  
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• Man Dies After Crashing Into Tractor Trailer

  14-03-2018 12:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland State Police say a man has died after crashing into the back of a tractor trailer.
  Tuesday’s accident happened at 6:35 p.m.
  Police say Brian Douglas Dulledge, 50, was traveling westbound on MD Rt. 404 near River Rd., in Caroline County, Maryland when his white Hyundai Santa Fe struck the tractor trailer. He was flown to Maryland Shock Trauma where he was pronounced deceased.
  According to police, the driver of the tractor trailer was Olanrewaj O. Aijke 42. T
  
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• Weather Blog: Calm Weather For Next Few Days

  14-03-2018 12:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Pretty calm weather for the next few days. Clouds will be in the forecast, at times, daily. But the reason is actually a bit of pretty interesting science. Let’s discuss.
  Today we are starting with crystal clear skies. The sun is now, a week away from Spring, pretty high in the sky. It has impact these days. That early sunshine will heat up the “urban islands” around the region. Warm air will rise out of those “islands” into cold air above us
  
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• Maryland Firm Fined $2M For Bribing Russian Nuclear Official

  14-03-2018 11:48
  FULTON, Md. (AP) — A Maryland firm will pay a $2 million criminal penalty for bribing a Russian nuclear official for uranium-shipping contracts.
  The U.S. Department of Justice said in a Tuesday release Transport Logistics International Inc. entered into a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve the case charging the company with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act’s anti-bribery provisions.
  TLI offers management services for transporting nuclear cargo.
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• Stephen Hawking, Best-Known Physicist Of His Time, Has Died

  14-03-2018 06:38
  LONDON (AP) — Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died early Wednesday, a University of Cambridge spokesman said. He was 76 years old.
  Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge, England.
  The best-known theoretical physicist of his time, Hawking wrote so lucidly of the mysteries of space, time and black holes that his book, “A Brief History of Time,” became an international best seller, making him on
  
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• Md. Teachers Unions Express Concerns Over Arming Teachers; Threatening Walkout

  14-03-2018 04:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– As President Donald Trump recommends that some teachers should carry guns in schools, local teachers’ unions are criticizing the proposal.
  Teachers are prepared to take drastic action across the state, nearly a month after the shooting in Parkland, Florida.
  The Baltimore City Teachers Union aren’t the only ones expressing concern. Across the county, some teachers say they will walk off the job if teachers are allowed to carry guns in schools.
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• Weather Blog: Breezy, Cool Day

  14-03-2018 03:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A sunny breezy and cool March afternoon, following a bit of snow overnight, that quickly melted during the day.
  Cold but clear weather overnight will be followed by and cool day tomorrow and actually for the rest of the week.
  It will take until the weekend for our temperatures to approach near normal levels.
  Dry weather is expected through the weekend.
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• Dog Dies After Airline Worker Has It Placed In Overhead Bin

  14-03-2018 01:15
  BALTIMORE (AP)– A dog died on a United Airlines plane after a flight attendant ordered its owner to put the animal in the plane’s overhead bin.
  United said Tuesday that it took full responsibility for the incident on the Monday night flight from Houston to New York.
  In a statement, United called it “a tragic accident that should never have occurred, as pets should never be placed in the overhead bin.”
  The dog was in a small pet carrier designed to fit under an airline sea
  
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• ACLU Receives Dozens Of Calls About School Walkouts; Urges Student To Know Md. Law

  14-03-2018 00:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Prosecutors in Florida announced they will seek the death penalty against the accused Parkland high school killer.
  The massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida occurred a month ago and students are planning on having a walkout Wednesday in honor of the victims.
  Students have since turned their pain into a call for action. Many districts are supporting the kids by calling it a learning opportunity, a safe way for them to lift their voices.
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