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• Md. Reaches $33.5 Million Settlement With Volkswagen

  25-04-2018 23:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland has reached a $33.5 million settlement with Volkswagen AG for using defect car devices that violated the state’s environmental laws.
  It was a public relations nightmare.
  “On behalf of our company and my colleagues in Germany and me personally, I would like to offer a sincere apology,” said former CEO of Volkswagen Michael Horn.
  The error has been costing Volkswagen and two of its affiliates hundreds of millions since the emissions cheating
  
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• Maryland Reaches $33.5 Million Settlement With Volkswagen

  25-04-2018 23:53
  BALTIMORE (AP)– Maryland has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with Volkswagen AG and two of its affiliates for using devices in cars that violated the state’s environmental laws.
  The $33.5 million settlement announced Wednesday includes a $29 million civil penalty. Under the arrangement, Volkswagen also agrees to introduce additional battery electric vehicles in the state.
  The “defeat devices” installed in vehicles enabled them to pass emissions tests. But under a
  
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• Md. High School Coach Charged With Child Sex Abuse

  25-04-2018 23:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A high school coach and elementary school teacher’s aide has been charged with child sex abuse in Prince George’s County, police say.
  Prince George’s County Police say 23-year-old Charles Wolford engaged in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student at Fairmont Heights High School. Detectives believe the sexual acts between Wolford and the girl occurred in the last week.
  Authorities say none of the sexual acts happened on s
  
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• BWI’s Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Expected To Be Busy For Record-Breaking Summer

  25-04-2018 23:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– With a record-breaking number of people expected to fly this summer, security is on high at Baltimore Washington International Airport. Layers of protection work together, including a team of trained dogs that search the terminal for explosives.
  Dafi, a 4-year-old dog, is one member of the canine team.
  She and TSA canine specialist Brandon Owens spend their working hours walking through BWI, searching for potentially deadly threats.
  “When you see tons of crowds comin
  
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• Orioles Put INF Beckham On 10-Day DL, Add OF Peterson

  25-04-2018 23:22
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have put infielder Tim Beckham on the 10-day disabled list with a left groin strain.
  Beckham was removed from Monday night’s game against Cleveland for a pinch runner. Because the Orioles were rained out Tuesday, the move is retroactive to April 24.
  Beckham has also been bothered by a sore Achilles tendon. On Tuesday, manager Buck Showalter said, “I’d be surprised if he’s not on the DL at some point; it’s just a matter of
  
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• Explore America’s Castles

  25-04-2018 23:20
  By Randy Yagi
  It’s often said that a man’s home is his castle. However, that old saying takes extra special meaning when describing the colossal mansions and fabled castles of America, some of which can occupy more than a city block or even an entire neighborhood. While a few of the most famous American castles are merely theme park attractions, such as Busch Gardens’ DarKastle, Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle and Universal’s Hogwarts Castle, there are far many
  
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• Disabled Woman Claims Delta Airlines Tied Her To A Wheelchair

  25-04-2018 22:00
  ATLANTA (CBS Local) – A woman with multiple sclerosis says Delta employees tied her to a wheelchair after the airline failed to provide the flyer with the appropriate handicapped services her family had requested.
  Maria Saliagas was reportedly diagnosed with MS five years ago and is now unable to sit up in a chair on her own. On April 1, the woman and her husband traveled from Atlanta to Amsterdam, where a wheelchair with specially designed straps was supposed to be waiting
  
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• Baltimore weather: Scattered showers expected Wednesday, skies should clear up by evening - Baltimore Sun

  25-04-2018 21:44 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore weather: Scattered showers expected Wednesday, skies should clear up by evening
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  After steady rains overnight, skies should clear up by Wednesday evening in the Baltimore area. Scattered showers are forecast after 10 a.m., with a chance of precipitation of about 50 percent, the National Weather Service said. The high is expected to ...
  
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• Redick A Team Leader And Mentor For Young 76ers

  25-04-2018 21:22
  By Matt Citak
  When J.J. Redick decided to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers on a one-year deal this past offseason, it raised some eyebrows.
  Of course, a one-year, $23 million deal would be tough for anyone to pass on. But at 33 years old, on the back nine of his NBA career, Redick had many wondering why the NBA veteran would want to sign with a team coming off a 28-54 season that saw them finish 14th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference. Add in the fact that teams such as the Houston Rocket
  
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• Heavy Drinking Could Increase ‘Bad’ Bacteria In Mouth, Study Finds

  25-04-2018 21:16
  CBS Local – People who drink more than the recommended daily limit of alcohol may harbor an unhealthy mix of bacteria in their mouths, a new study suggests.
  Researchers found that compared with nondrinkers, those who drank heavily had fewer “good” bacteria in their mouths. They were also hosting more “bad” bacteria — including bugs that have been linked to gum disease, heart disease, and cancer.
  The study is one of the latest to look at what fac
  
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• 2 Arrested For Shooting That Left Victim In Critical Condition

  25-04-2018 21:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested two men accused of shooting a man while he was parked outside his home in Aberdeen.
  Robert Steven Bacote, 42, and Brian Cleveland Gill, 34, have been charged with attempted first-degree murder and other related charges in the case.
  According to police, the 62-year-old victim drove himself to the police station just before 5:45 a.m. on Monday, after he had been shot in the upper body.
  The man was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview
  
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• Marcia Gay Harden Talks Third Season Of “Code Black,” New Memoir

  25-04-2018 21:06
  Marcia Gay Harden isn’t afraid to speak up. The Academy Award-winning actress has a way with words, whether she’s discussing a thoracotomy on the set of her show or chronicling her relationship with her mother and her mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s. Harden spoke to CBS Local about what we can expect from her character Leanne on the third season of “Code Black” (premiering Apr. 25 at 10/9c on CBS) and her poignant, heartwarming and funny new memoir &ldqu
  
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• Deaf Publix Worker Says Shopper Punched Her For Not Hearing Question

  25-04-2018 20:37
  MIDLOTHIAN, VA (CBS Local) – A Virginia supermarket employee, who has gone deaf due to a rare disease, says a woman attacked her for not responding to the shopper’s question.
  Liberty Gratz has been working at the Publix in Midlothian, VA since it opened last year. Both Liberty and her twin brother Triton suffer from Usher syndrome; a disease which normally leads to partial or total hearing loss and blindness. Most patients, like Liberty, are born with severe hearing loss an
  
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• MD Fire Marshal Investigating Possible Serial Arsonist In Cecil County

  25-04-2018 19:56
  CONOWINGO, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland authorities are investigating a possible serial arsonist in Cecil County.
  According to Office of the State Fire Marshal, there are four fires that were deemed an arson in the Conowingo area of the county.
  All the of fires are related even though one occurred in 2016 and others in 2018.
  The fire marshal’s office is actively investigating the fires to determine if the same person or people are involved.
  All of the fires occur late at night and origi
  
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• Trial Of Man Charged In Md. Police Station Attack Postponed

  25-04-2018 19:34
  BALTIMORE (AP)– The trial of a man charged in an attack on a Prince George’s County police station that led to an officer’s death has been pushed back until October.
  Until Wednesday’s postponement, 24-year-old Michael Ford’s trial had been scheduled to start next week.
  RELATED: Prince George’s County Officer Shot, Killed In ‘Unprovoked Attack’ On Police
  Ford faces dozens of charges, including a second-degree murder charge and gun charges. Ford
  
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• How The Opioid Operational Command Center Is Helping Fight The Opioid Epidemic

  25-04-2018 18:54
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• Frank Nobilo On Zurich Classic: ‘With Team Format, You Can Have A Lot Of Fun’

  25-04-2018 18:20
  By Dan Reardon
  Sometimes reinventing the wheel actually does work. After nearly 70 years of a traditional stroke-play, full-field PGA TOUR event in New Orleans, the Zurich Classic decided a year ago to revitalize the tournament with a fresh approach.
  The Tour stop became a team event with a variation of the popular Ryder Cup format. Eighty players from the priority rankings are seeded into the field, and those players are allowed to choose another PGA TOUR member or sponsor exemption for the fou
  
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• Double Amputee Climbs Monstrous, 2,000-Foot Hiking Trail In 4 Hours

  25-04-2018 18:16
  MANITOU SPRINGS (CBS Local) – The Manitou Incline is a grueling test of toughness and fitness, and this week a Colorado woman without legs ascended the famous stairs.(credit: Mandy Horvath/Instagram)Mandy Horvath of Colorado Springs lost her legs in a train accident several years ago. She posted pictures and a video of her April 23 climb to Instagram. Horvath thinks the achievement might have been a first for a female double amputee.
  The Manitou incline gains 2,000 feet of e
  
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• Police Need Your Help To Find Dog Stolen From Baltimore Co. Yard

  25-04-2018 18:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are asking for the public’s help to find a Shih Tzu that was stolen from a yard in Baltimore County.
  According to police, the 7-year-old female Shih Tzu named “Blanket” was stolen at 3 p.m. on April 20, when a man went into a yard in the 3100 block of Betlou James Place and took her.
  The man was seen leaving the area in a light-colored Honda Civic with a black front bumper.
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• Owl Rescued From Home’s Deck In Harford County

  25-04-2018 17:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A young owl was rescued and taken to a wildlife center to be rehabilitated after it was found on a home’s deck in Harford County.
  Animal control officers were called out to Goosecross Ct. last week after an owl was found on someone’s deck.
  The owl was safely rescued, and taken to Phoenix Wildlife Center to be rehabbed.
  More baby animals!Animal Control Officers were called to Goosecross Ct last week and found a young owl on a deck in the neighborhood.The A
  
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• ‘Tick Explosion’ May Be Coming This Summer, Expert Warns

  25-04-2018 17:33
  MILTON (CBS Local) – Americans are happy to shed their coats after a long and harsh winter, but you may still want to consider keeping your skin covered up even as it gets warm. One expert is warning people that a “tick explosion” will be waiting for them this summer.
  “They’re up and looking for a host hoping something will walk by that they can latch on,” Dr. Thomas Mather said, via WHIO. The director of the University of Rhode Island’s t
  
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• Opening Date Announced For Giada De Laurentiis’ Restaurant In Baltimore

  25-04-2018 17:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The opening date has been announced for Giada De Laurentiis’ new restaurant at the Horseshoe Baltimore.
  GDL Italian by Giada will host a private grand opening celebration on Wednesday, May 16, before opening to the public on Tuesday, May 22.
  RELATED: Giada De Laurentiis Opening Restaurant At The Horseshoe Baltimore
  Reservations are already being taken on OpenTable.
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• Police Investigating Murder In Laurel After Man Shot In His Car

  25-04-2018 17:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are working to find the person who shot a man while he was in his car Tuesday night.
  The murder investigation began just after 7:30 p.m., when officers were called about a wreck in the 15800 block of Millbrook Lane.
  Responding officers found a disabled vehicle near Millbrook Lane and Sandy Spring Rd., and inside the vehicle, police found 18-year-old William Riley Jr., who had been shot multiple times.
  Riley was taken to an area hospital, where he lat
  
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• Baltimore City Schools Name 2018 Teacher Of The Year

  25-04-2018 17:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City Public Schools has named its Teacher of The Year.
  LaQuisha Hall of Carver Vocational-Technical High School was given the honor at a surprise ceremony Wednesday morning.
  Hall is an English language arts teacher.
  Sonja Brookins Santelises presented the award this morning during a surprise visit to Mrs. Hall’s class.
  “LaQuisha Hall’s passionate commitment to giving students a voice, to empowering them to believe in their right to make th
  
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• George Lucas To Be Given Honorary Degree From Johns Hopkins

  25-04-2018 16:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hollywood legend George Lucas will be one of the six people given an honorary degree from Johns Hopkins this year.
  Lucas, who is best known for bringing us the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies series, will be joined by David H. Bernstein, Mellody Hobson, Douglas Miles, Solomon H. Snyder, and Bryan A. Stevenson, who will also give this year’s commencement speech.
  “This year’s class of honorees exemplify the determination and ima
  
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• Melania Trump Masters The Moment At State Dinner

  25-04-2018 16:18
  WASHINGTON (CNN) — When President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived on the White House South Lawn Tuesday morning to formally welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, one thing was clear: The first lady commanded attention.
  Without speaking a word, dressed in a white Michael Kors Collection asymmetrical blazer and skirt — and an eye-catching, custom-made Hervé Pierre hat — Melania Trump spoke volumes. This was her house, her dinner
  
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• Commission On College Basketball Proposes Changes To NCAA

  25-04-2018 16:15
  By Matt Norlander
  (CBS Sports)- If college basketball is seeking change, it may need help from those outside the NCAA including the NBA and shoe companies.
  The Commission on College Basketball released a six-months-in-the-making 60-page report Wednesday that analyzed the state of the sport and made its most urgent proposals for change. The commission, led by Condoleezza Rice, is comprised of 12 people including NBA legends David Robinson and Grant Hill and was formed by the NCAA in response to t
  
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• 2nd Teen Charged As Adult In Pregnant Teacher’s Carjacking

  25-04-2018 15:51
  PARKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Another 16-year-old girl was charged as an adult in the carjacking of the pregnant teacher outside a Maryland elementary school.
  Baltimore County Police said Celandra Lace Lacruze of the 4000 block of Starbrook Circle in Randallstown will be charged as an adult. She’s the last of four girls arrested in the carjacking of a teacher outside Villa Cresta Elementary School in Parkville.
  RELATED: Last 2 Juveniles Accused Of Attacking, Carjacking P
  
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• Baltimore Mayor Pugh Named To Essence 2018 “Woke 100 Women” List

  25-04-2018 15:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Essence Magazine names Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh to it’s list of “Woke 100 Women.” It says the women on the list are proven “change agents, shape-shifters, and power players” from across the nation.
  “Being woke is to be focused, to be attentive, to recognize your purpose,” Pugh is quoted as saying in the magazine. “What matters is that we create a society that is more equal and more just.”
  Other local women who ma
  
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• Fleetwood Mac Bringing Their Tour To Baltimore

  25-04-2018 14:39
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Grammy-award winning band Fleetwood Mac announced it’s new tour dates, including a visit to Baltimore and Washington D.C.
  The North American Tour kicks off in October and will travel through over 50 cities. It will feature the newly announced line-up of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie along with new members Mike Campbell and Neil Finn.
  Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, May 4 at 10 a.m. local time.
  The band will be at
  
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• Fleetwood Mac Bring Tour To Baltimore

  25-04-2018 14:39
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Grammy-award winning band Fleetwood Mac announced it’s new tour dates, including a visit to Baltimore and Washington D.C.
  The North American Tour kicks off in October and will travel through over 50 cities. It will feature the newly announced line-up of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie along with new members Mike Campbell and Neil Finn.
  Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, May 4 at 10 a.m. local time.
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• Manaea’s No-Hitter Could Signal Breakout Season

  25-04-2018 14:31
  By Matt Citak
  For most people outside of Oakland, California, there’s a good chance that Saturday night was the first time you heard of Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea.
  Manaea put himself in the record books on Saturday by tossing the first no-hitter of the season, leading the Athletics to victory over the league-leading Boston Red Sox. It took the 26-year-old just 108 pitches to get through nine innings, surrendering two walks while striking out 10 batters.
  Throwing a no-hitter in
  
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• Weather Blog: Skies Will Clear Later Tonight

  25-04-2018 14:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some rain overnight, and through this day will work perfectly to get us some “good ground” for Early Spring planting. And yes we are at that point where I am not too concerned about freezing temperatures, and/or frost, so we can get our gardens going. (Even with this Springs foul start). And once we clear skies out later tonight we are looking at a pretty good run of weather for the weeks end and weekend. Only one bump in that road which will be Friday mid-aft
  
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• Ravens’ Ray Lewis’ Baltimore County Estate Under Contract

  25-04-2018 14:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — If you were in the market, you may be out of luck. According to our media partner The Baltimore Sun, Ray Lewis’ property is under contract for an undisclosed price and expected to close soon.
  Located in Reisterstown, the home was put on the market for $1.89 million in March by listing agent Heidi Krauss.
  It has four bedrooms and 7 1/2 baths, a pool, a basketball court, a gym and a theater room. In total, the estate covers 28-acres.
  The former Ravens linebacker was n
  
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• Meek Mill Attends NBA Playoff Game After Prison Release

  25-04-2018 13:22
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia-born rapper Meek Mill attended an NBA playoff game in his first public appearance since being released from prison while he appeals decade-old gun and drug convictions.
  Following a five-month campaign by his supporters to get him out, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday directed a Philadelphia judge who had jailed him to immediately issue an order releasing him on unsecured bail.
  Mill, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, was sentenced in November to
  
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• Kitchen Fire Leaves Elderly Woman In Critical Condition

  25-04-2018 12:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A woman is in the hospital in critical condition after a fire in Anne Arundel County.
  The fire broke out in the 3300 Blk of Sudlersville South in Maryland City. Officials say an 83-year-old woman was rescued and taken to Laurel Regional Hospital.
  UPDATE. 83 Year old Female rescued. Critical, life threatening injuries at Laurel Regional Hospital. pic.twitter.com/OFlsl8IOBF
  — Anne Arundel Fire (@AACoFD) April 25, 2018Authorities say she suffered critical, life threate
  
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• Waffle House Suspect’s Ex-Bosses Asked FBI To Keep, Help Him

  25-04-2018 12:27
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The co-owner of a Colorado crane company where the suspect in a deadly weekend shooting at a Nashville restaurant once worked said she had urged federal officials to keep him in custody after he was arrested at the White House last year.
  Travis Reinking, 29, is accused of opening fire Sunday outside a Waffle House with an AR-15 rifle and then storming the restaurant, wearing only a green jacket. Four people were killed and four others were wounded in the shooting.
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• Settlement Reached In Lawsuit Over Disabled Man’s Death

  25-04-2018 09:59
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The family of a Maryland man with Down syndrome who died from asphyxiation in 2013 when three sheriff’s deputies tried to forcibly remove him from a movie theater has settled a lawsuit against the state and others.
  News outlets report that the parents of Robert Ethan Saylor have recently agreed to settle a long-running lawsuit against the state, the deputies and a management company for $1.9 million.
  Saylor died five years ago as the off-duty deputies struggled to re
  
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• Silver Sluggers headed to Baltimore - New Haven Register

  25-04-2018 06:12 via nhregister.com
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  Silver Sluggers headed to Baltimore
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  DERBY-On May 31 the Silver Sluggers are taking their act on the road. The group of baseball enthusiasts who meet every Thursday morning at the Derby Public Library, will be traveling to Baltimore's Camden Yards to watch the Baltimore Orioles to host ...
  
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• Amazon Launches In-Car Delivery For Prime Members

  25-04-2018 05:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Amazon is making it possible for millions of its Prime members in 37 cities across the country, including in Baltimore,to have packages delivered inside their parked cars.
  Amazon is steering its delivery service in a new direction, now bringing your packages to your back seat.
  Using Amazon Key — the same service that already allows in-home delivery — customers can now request in-car delivery. The service is available for compatible OnStar equipped vehicle
  
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• Jack Whitten remembered at the Baltimore Museum of Art - Art Newspaper

  25-04-2018 04:31 via theartnewspaper.com
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  Jack Whitten remembered at the Baltimore Museum of Art
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  Christopher Bedford, the director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, was sure he recognised a Gerhard Richter painting across the room at the 2006-08 touring exhibition High Times, Hard Times about art in New York from 1967-75. But he didn't think the ...
  
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• Judge Orders Reopening Of DACA, After 90-Day Delay - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

  25-04-2018 03:58 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Judge Orders Reopening Of DACA, After 90-Day Delay
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  (CNN) — Another federal judge has overruled the Trump administration's efforts to end a popular immigration program — this time saying the government has to accept new applications. The ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program ...and more »
  
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• Judge Orders Reopening Of DACA, After 90-Day Delay

  25-04-2018 03:58
  (CNN) — Another federal judge has overruled the Trump administration’s efforts to end a popular immigration program — this time saying the government has to accept new applications.
  The ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, however, won’t take immediate effect, with the judge delaying the ruling for 90 days to allow the administration to make its case.
  Similar to the other rulings, Judge John Bates concluded that the wind-down of DACA was “ar
  
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• Man paralyzed after being shot on way home from church in Baltimore - WBAL Baltimore

  25-04-2018 03:22 via wbaltv.com
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  Man paralyzed after being shot on way home from church in Baltimore
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  A man returning home from church is one of the latest victims during an especially violent month in Baltimore City. The man was shot outside of his northwest Baltimore home at around 10:30 p.m. Monday. Sally Yancey-Boodram had just put her feet up when ...
  
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