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• March For Our Lives Protesters In Baltimore Call For Gun Reform And Safer Schools, Communities

  24-03-2018 23:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The March For Our Lives rallied hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S., including thousands of marchers in Baltimore.
  Baltimore Polytechnic Institute students organized the event in downtown Saturday.
  Students and supporters took their message from City Hall to the streets to demand change to end gun violence. There were passionate pleas for tougher gun control laws.
  “Awesome support all around, young people, kids, families,” parent Raj Jari said. &ld
  
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• Orioles Star Machado Makes Seamless Transition To Shortstop

  24-03-2018 22:52
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — This spring training has been a glorious one for Manny Machado. The new Baltimore Orioles shortstop has made a seamless transition from third base to his new position and is hitting .373 with three home runs and 16 RBIs.
  “I go out there and I play,” Machado said. “It’s my natural position. I’ve always been able to do it. It’s just a matter of getting the repetitions. Every day that goes by, I feel better and better. I’m just l
  
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• The Meaning Behind Price Tags On Fla. Students At ‘March For Our Lives’

  24-03-2018 22:23
  (CNN) — Marjory Stoneman Douglas students are wearing bright-orange price tags at the March for Our Lives rally. Each says: $1.05.
  They’re meant to be a jab at Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and the National Rifle Association.
  Stoneman Douglas freshman Lauren Hogg put it this way as she showed off the tag at the rally in Washington:
  “We took the amount of money that Marco Rubio took from the NRA, and we divided it by every single student in the state of Florida,” she
  
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• Some Gun-Rights Groups Hold Counter-Protests Amid March For Our Lives Rallies

  24-03-2018 21:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pro-gun activists held counter-protests at some cities across the western United States on Saturday, even as hundreds of thousands of people rallied at gun control events at the same time.
  RELATED: Hundreds Of Thousands March For Gun Control In The US
  About 30 gun-rights supporters staged a counter-demonstration in front of FBI headquarters in Washington, standing quietly with signs such as “Armed Victims Live Longer” and “Stop Violating Civil Right
  
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• Students Take Part In ‘March For Our Lives’ Protests In Baltimore, D.C.

  24-03-2018 20:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Right now, students from across the country have descended on Baltimore and the nation’s capital to rally for safer schools.
  Students from Baltimore met up at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute to take buses to Washington, D.C. to participate in the rally. Some also chose to stay behind to protest in Baltimore.
  Activists take over the streets of #Baltimore to support stricter gun laws. #Enough #NeverAgain #MarchForOurLives @cbsbaltimore #WJZ pic.twitter.com/kspUmjj885
  
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• Website, App Allows Students To Report Safety Concerns

  24-03-2018 20:16
  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — An organization formed by parents whose children died in the 2012 shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School has launched a system that will allow students to report safety concerns anonymously online.
  The Say Something Anonymous Reporting System was recently rolled out by Sandy Hook Promise at schools in several states.
  Reports made through the system’s website or phone app are sent to a triage center, where they are routed to either school of
  
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• Planned Russian Statue Starts Mini-Cold War In American City

  24-03-2018 19:28
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Back in World War II when the U.S. and Russia were allied against the Nazis, hundreds of Soviet aviators were trained on the North Carolina coast as part of a secret spy project — but now, an effort to honor their mission has triggered a miniature Cold War in a small American city.
  The Russian Ministry of Defense wants to place a 25-ton bronze monument in Elizabeth City, where the recently declassified “Project Zebra” was carried out. Russia wo
  
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• Federal Heating Aid Program Saved, Expanded In Trump Budget

  24-03-2018 17:18
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal heating aid program for low-income residents has survived another attempt by President Donald Trump to kill it.
  The $1.3 trillion spending bill signed by Trump on Friday includes $3.64 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
  The energy assistance funding includes an extra $250 million, the first increase in five years.
  “It’s amazing, isn’t it?” said Mark Wolfe, director of the National Energy Assistance Directors’
  
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• Maryland Students Rocked By Recent Shooting Head To Rally

  24-03-2018 16:21
  GREAT MILLS, Md. (AP) — One student from a southern Maryland high school where two classmates were fatally shot this week says she’s scared about going back to class.
  17-year-old senior Kayla Wells says she wants “to feel safe in school again.”
  She’s part of a group of Great Mills High School students taking part in the March for Our Lives rally Saturday in Washington.
  A male student at the school fatally wounded a female student Tuesday before an armed sheriff&rsqu
  
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• Organizers Hope To Draw Half A Million To Gun Control Rally

  24-03-2018 15:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands are gathering in Washington Saturday for a protest that organizers claim will be a defining moment in the long-simmering national debate over gun-control legislation.
  Organizers of the March for Our Lives rally are hoping to draw 500,000 protesters; that would match last year’s women’s march and make this one of the largest Washington protests since the Vietnam era. It would also bolster claims that the nation is ready to enact sweeping changes to it
  
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• Hundreds Of Thousands March For Gun Control In The US

  24-03-2018 15:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Summoned to action by student survivors of the Florida school shooting, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied in the nation’s capital and cities across America on Saturday to press for gun control in one of the biggest youth protests since the Vietnam era.
  Organizers of the March for Our Lives rally in Washington hoped their protest would match in numbers and spirit last year’s women’s march, one of the biggest protests in
  
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• Students Preparing For ‘March For Our Lives’ Protests In Baltimore, D.C.

  24-03-2018 04:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In less than 12 hours, students from across the country will descend on Baltimore and the nation’s capital to rally for safer schools.
  Students from Baltimore will meet up at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute to take buses to Washington, D.C. to participate in the rally. However, some are choosing to stay behind to protest right in Baltimore City.
  About 4,000 Baltimore students will be bused to D.C. The march in Baltimore will start at 10 a.m. at City Hall and end in
  
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• Weather Blog: Cool Start To Weekend

  24-03-2018 03:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Well the weekend is here, and it’s still going to be on the cool side again!
  A lot of sun and some clouds at times will pretty much sum up our weather through Monday. Look for highs only in the mid to upper 40’s.
  It may take till Wednesday for our readings to approach the 50-degree mark.
  With some milder air by Thursday — Opening Day, by the way — we do see a chance of some showers in the region.
  Enjoy the weekend and more March Madness!
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• White House Announces Policy To Ban Most Transgender Persons From Serving In Military

  24-03-2018 03:31
  (CNN) — The White House on Friday announced a policy to ban most transgender people from serving in the US military.
  Following a Pentagon policy review after a tweet by President Donald Trump last year, the White House said the policy will say “transgender persons with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria — individuals who the policies state may require substantial medical treatment, including medications and surgery — are disqualified from military s
  
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• Md. Students Showcase Bridge Projects For National Civil Engineering Competition

  24-03-2018 03:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With a national shortage of civil engineers — a profession historically dominated by men — a new program is out to change all of that.
  It’s called TRAC, which stands for transportation and civil engineering, and it works in schools to encourage students to get excited about a profession full of opportunity.
  With a cut of the ribbon in Laurel Friday, students from 10 Maryland schools became part of a national competition to encourage young people&nbs
  
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• 3rd US Senator Endorses Ben Jealous For Md. Governor

  24-03-2018 02:55
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland Democrat who’s running for governor has picked up his third endorsement from a U.S. senator in addition to key progressive groups’ backing.
  The Washington Post reported Friday that California’s Kamala Harris joins New Jersey’s Cory Booker and Vermont’s Bernie Sanders in endorsing former NAACP president Ben Jealous. Jealous is one of seven Democrats vying to challenge Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
  Jealous has also received endors
  
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• Carroll County Putting Deputies At Schools Following Shootings

  24-03-2018 02:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Students in Carroll County will see members of the sheriff’s department at school in an effort to help keep them safe.
  The sheriff’s office says they cannot be in every school for financial reasons, but deputies will be in various schools through the county — something officials have been pushing for for months.
  RELATED: Carroll County Schools Increasing Police Presence
  The shooting in Parkland, Florida, changed the country forever. Parents nationwi
  
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• Police: 3 Suspects Wanted In Armed Robbery, Carjacking Of Pizza Delivery Driver

  24-03-2018 01:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are looking for three people involved in the armed robbery and carjacking of a pizza delivery driver in White March earlier this month.
  The incident happened in the 5600 block of Whitby Road on March 3 around 7:40 p.m. as the delivery man was returning to his car after delivering a pizza.
  Police say one of the suspected pointed a handgun at the victim while the other two stole cash, a cell phone and the victim’s wallet from his
  
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• Carmelo Anthony Teams Up With MTV, NAACP To Send Baltimore Students To ‘March For Our Lives’ In D.C.

  24-03-2018 01:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — NBA player Carmelo Anthony, MTV and the NAACP are collaborating to help send Baltimore area kids to the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C.
  Anthony, a Baltimore native and forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder, announced the move Friday afternoon in a tweet.
  Partnering with @MTV @NAACP and my city of Bmore to support #MarchForOurLives.Sending over 4,500 kids from Baltimore to the March tomorrow… We've all had #ENOUGH! Proud of our youth for stan
  
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• Killing Of Unarmed Black Man By Officer Roils Sacramento

  24-03-2018 01:05
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by Sacramento police has roiled California’s capital city, leading to a protest that shut down a freeway and delayed an NBA game at the downtown arena.
  Stephon Alonzo Clark, 22, died in a hail of police gunshots Sunday night in the darkened backyard of the home where he had been staying with his grandparents. Police say they thought he was pointing a handgun but they found only a cellphone nearby.
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• Burglars Steal Carnival Rides That Were To Be Donated To Children’s Hospital

  24-03-2018 00:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore police are investigating the burglary of an antique warehouse where detectives say the stolen items include two small carnival rides.
  The warehouse owner says his business has been burglarized numerous times over the years, but this is the first time someone has gotten away with such large, expensive items.
  These antique rides, a carnival horse and helicopter, were stolen from the warehouse on Druid Hill Avenue. Each weighs about 700 pounds.
  “In this case,
  
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• Trump Moves Closer To Banning Bump Fire Stocks

  24-03-2018 00:24
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his administration will issue a new rule banning bump fire stocks, a gun accessory that makes it easier to fire rounds quickly from a semi-automatic weapon, mimicking automatic fire.
  The announcement comes a day before large numbers of protesters are expected to descend on Washington, D.C. for “March for Our Lives,” a rally organized to push for stricter gun laws in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida last
  
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• Cell Phone Mapping Used In Phylicia Barnes Murder Trial

  24-03-2018 00:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Prosecutors spent Friday attempting to recreate an accused killer’s movements using cell phone towers to build their case against Michael Johnson.
  Johnson is on trial for the murder of 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes, an honor student from North Carolina who vanished in 2010 while visiting family in Baltimore. Her body was found months later.
  Prosecutors and defense attorneys spent the day questioning a Baltimore City Police sergeant acting as an expect witness who anal
  
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