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• Shooting Reported Near Sinai Hospital

  03-05-2018 23:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting reported near Sinai Hospital.
  Police have not released any details on possible victims, but officers were on scene on Lanier Ave.
  Chopper 13 was above the scene Thursday afternoon, and a car could be seen that had its windows shot out.
  BREAKING:Shooting near Sinai Hospital on Lanier Ave. Chopper 13 was above it… showing a car with windows shot out.Stay with WJZ @wjz for updates
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• Official: Person Overdoses Near Sinai Hospital

  03-05-2018 23:47
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials say a person overdosed near Sinai Hospital in Baltimore on Thursday, leading to a large response from police and fire crews.
  Baltimore Police officers were at the scene on Lanier Avenue investigating what was believed to be a reported shooting. However, a Sinai Hospital spokesperson told WJZ Thursday night that there was no shooting.
  Chopper 13 was above the scene, and a car could be seen with its windows broken.
  Hospital officials say the car’s
  
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• Woman Arrested For Leaving Flying Squirrel In Hot Car

  03-05-2018 23:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The owner of a “flying squirrel” in South Carolina was arrested after she allegedly left the rare pet alone in a hot car.
  Amanda Davis of Rock Hill, South Carolina was charged with ill treatment of an animal after the woman’s roommate called police and said the squirrel had been left in the backseat of Davis’ car. Animal Control officers said the temperature in the car reached 114 degrees before they were able to free the animal from its
  
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• Web Cams Of Birds Native To Chesapeake Bay Helping With Conservation Efforts

  03-05-2018 23:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Every day, all around the world, people tune into three wildlife web cameras that are set up in Maryland.
  From Baltimore to the Eastern Shore, they’re tucked near nests to give a live feed of birds common to the Chesapeake Bay. These cameras are drawing international interest in local conservation efforts.
  “They’re live web cameras, high resolution,” Chesapeake Conservancy President Joel Dunn said. “They allow you to have an intimate view of
  
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• Fundraiser In Baltimore To Help Local Shelter Animals

  03-05-2018 23:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland SPCA is getting ready to hold its biggest fundraiser of the year.
  Thousands are expected at the Festival for the Animals on Saturday.
  “It’s going to be an incredible day. It starts with our one mile walk-a-thon at the conclusion we’ll have a huge festival — activities for adults, children and pets. Everyone loves our pet contests including our best pet costumes,” spokeswoman Tina Register said.
  The Maryland SPCA cares for more th
  
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• Baltimore student accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools makes his decision - Baltimore Sun

  03-05-2018 23:20
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  Baltimore student accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools makes his decision
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  The Baltimore student who was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools has made his decision. “Harvard College Class of 2022!!” Mekhi Johnson posted to Facebook on May 1, college decision day. Johnson, a senior at the Gilman School, is one of just a ...
  
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• College Student Hailed As Hero After Saving 80-Year-Old Woman From Burning Home

  03-05-2018 23:18
  GLEN BURNIE (WJZ) — A Maryland college student is being hailed as a hero after saving a woman from her burning home in Anne Arundel County Wednesday.
  Family was back at the home Thursday to clean up and go through some of the things inside.
  This could have been much worse, if not for the help of a stranger walking by.
  The charred facade of Gail Johnston’s Glen Burnie home is hard to miss when driving by, but it’s what happened at the back door Wednesday afternoon that has plent
  
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• Police: Boy Pointed Fake Gun At Students, Caused Panic At Md. Middle School

  03-05-2018 22:56
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A middle school student has been charged with making a threat of mass violence after police say he brought a fake gun to a Rockville school and pointed it in an auditorium packed with kids, causing students to panic and run.
  Montgomery County Police say the 12-year-old boy brought the replica gun to Earle B. Wood Middle School on Wednesday.
  Officers responded to the school around 3:50 p.m., 20 minutes after investigators say the boy walked into the auditorium and too
  
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• Bill Gates Commits $12 Million To Help Find A Universal Flu Vaccine

  03-05-2018 22:54
  BOSTON (CBS Local) – After a devastating flu season around the world, Bill Gates is joining the search for a universal vaccine for the potentially deadly virus.
  The Details:Bill Gates is offering $12 million in grants to help create a universal flu vaccine
  Gates made the announcement on April 27 while warning about the risk of a global pandemic
  The CDC says the 2017-18 flu season has killed 160 children, the most in the U.S. since 2013 In a conference at the Seaport Hotel & W
  
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• Police Say Mystery Pooper On Football Field Was School Superintendent

  03-05-2018 22:48
  HOLMDEL, NJ (CBS Local) – Police think they’ve caught a super pooper.
  Kenilworth School Superintendent Thomas Tramaglini is accused of defecating on the Holmdel High School track and football field “on a daily basis.”
  Coaches and staff had been finding human feces there for days. The school resource officer and staff were able to monitor the area and finally caught the mystery pooper in the act on April 30, according to police.
  The
  
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• Baltimore Standing Together | Opioid Epidemic

  03-05-2018 22:37
  “Baltimore Standing Together” highlights the grassroots efforts of people in our community who are changing life for the better – one person at a time. Our city’s leaders will share their plans and answer your questions, so we want to hear from you.
  Be heard, Baltimore.
  The second of these town halls addresses the state’s opioid epidemic.
  Addiction and overdoses happening on an epic scale impacting thousands of families. Where do we go from here?
  In the second in a
  
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• Police: 1 Person Shot At Nashville Mall, Suspect In Custody

  03-05-2018 22:33
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a person has been shot in a dispute at a Nashville mall and that the shooting suspect is in custody.
  Metro Nashville Police said in a tweet Thursday that there is no further threat at the Opry Mills Mall following the gunfire.
  Police say the mall, however, is being swept by officers as a precaution.
  The Nashville Fire Department says one patient was taken in critical condition to a hospital. Further details weren’t immediately known.
  Numerous ambula
  
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• Police: 1 Man Kills Another, Surrenders At Nashville Mall

  03-05-2018 22:33
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One 22-year-old man ended a fight with another by fatally shooting him inside a Tennessee mall on Thursday, and then gave up his weapon and surrendered, saying he didn’t want any more trouble, police said.
  Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron said the shooter put the gun on the counter of a ticket booth inside the Opry Mills Mall, and then was ordered to lay on the ground by a retired California police officer who happened to be visiting the city.
  The gunfire
  
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• 2 Children Injured After Falling Through Auditorium Catwalk At Md. Middle School

  03-05-2018 22:25
  LINTHICUM, Md. (WJZ) — Two students have been injured after one girl fell through a catwalk in the auditorium of an Anne Arundel County middle school and landed on another girl.
  Anne Arundel County fire officials say the incident happened around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday when a 12-year-old girl fell from a through a drop ceiling in the Lindale Middle School auditorium and landed on another 12-year-old girl.
  The student who fell was taken via helicopter to Johns Hopkins Hospital with serious bu
  
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• Baltimore weather: Temperatures set record high Thursday, some city schools dismiss early - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  03-05-2018 22:22
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  Baltimore weather: Temperatures set record high Thursday, some city schools dismiss early
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  Baltimore temperatures hit a record high for a second day in a row Thursday as meteorologists warned of poor air quality and enhanced wildfire risks. Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport reached 92 degrees just after 3 p.m ...
  
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• Massive Fire Engulfs Multiple Rowhomes In Baltimore

  03-05-2018 22:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A raging fire damaged at least three rowhomes in Southeast Baltimore on Thursday afternoon.
  Chopper 13 was over the scene near McElderry and E. Baltimore St. near Patterson Park just after 4 p.m.
  The fire started on top of a rowhome before flames spread to several other homes.The cause is under investigation.
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• Crews Working To Put Out Large Fire In Baltimore

  03-05-2018 22:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Fire crews are working to get control of a large fire on top of a house in Baltimore.
  Chopper 13 was above the scene near McElderry and E. Baltimore St. near Patterson Park.
  The blaze started on top of a rowhome, with flames spreading to multiple homes.No further details have been released at this time.
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• WWE Insiders Pick Backlash

  03-05-2018 22:12
  By Chuck Carroll
  For the first time since WWE re-instituted the brand split two years ago, RAW and SmackDown will hold a joint pay-per-view that isn’t WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam or Survivor Series. But coming fresh off the Superstar Shakeup, the WWE Backlash card is a bit messy.
  By changing the  pay-per-views, WWE was able to scale back the number of premium broadcasts each year. Yet, it feels as though the events have been stacked on top of each other since WrestleMania,
  
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• #OneLoveGivingDay Honors Yeardley Love 8 Years After Her Death

  03-05-2018 21:35
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WJZ) — It’s been eight years since University of Virginia student Yeardley Love was killed by her boyfriend.
  #OneLoveGivingDay turned Love’s death into a positive — focusing on educating teens on healthy and unhealthy relationships.
  The One Love Foundation, which was create in honor of Love by her family and friends, posted this on their Facebook page today:
  “Today we celebrate the incredible work that our student leaders have accomplished &
  
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• Police Use Stun Gun On Man Attempting To Have Sex With Car

  03-05-2018 21:30
  NEWTON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say an extremely intoxicated man who was attempting to have sex with the tailpipe of a car in central Kansas was subdued with a stun gun after he refused to stop.
  Newton Lt. Scott Powell says the 24-year-old was taken to an emergency room Tuesday because of his life threateningly high .35 blood alcohol level and possible drug use.
  Powell says the man had a possible head injury and “was completely oblivious to everyone standing around and telling him to
  
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• Gov’t Urged To Invoke Authority To Boost OD Antidote Access

  03-05-2018 21:00
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s health department and a national advocacy group are calling on the Trump administration to invoke government authority to slash prices of a life-saving opioid overdose drug.
  Naloxone restores a person’s breathing after it’s sprayed in the nostrils or delivered via an auto-injector. Baltimore and the Public Citizen nonprofit say the government should circumvent manufacturer patents.
  Amid America’s worst-ever drug crisis, naloxone remains
  
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• Fallen Heroes Day Celebrates Lives Of Maryland’s First Responders

  03-05-2018 20:49
  TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland is unique in that it’s the only place in the country where a day is set aside to honor those who have died working on the front lines of public safety.
  Fallen Heroes Day is held every year at the Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.
  It’s the day no one wants to qualify for. To attend, someone you love has died while serving the public in Maryland.
  This year, Charles Schwenz will attend his 17th Fallen Heroes Day ceremony.
  Schwenz remembered one o
  
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• Sweden Admits Famous Swedish Meatballs Are Actually From Turkey

  03-05-2018 20:39
  SWEDEN (CBS Local) – Sweden has made a stunning confession about one of the European nation’s signature recipes: Swedish meatballs are actually a Turkish dish.
  In a tweet from the country’s official account, Swedish officials announced that the famous meatball recipe was brought to the country 300 years ago by King Charles XII. Charles XII spent five years in Turkey during the Great Northern War between Sweden and Russia in the early 1700s.
  Swedish meatballs are actua
  
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• A Look At The Candidates Running In The Democratic Primary For Governor

  03-05-2018 20:33
  Pat Warren has a look at the candidates running in the Democratic primary for governor.
  
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• Robot Fast-Food Chefs: Hype Or A Sign Of Industry Change?

  03-05-2018 20:22
  BOSTON (AP) — Robots can’t yet bake a souffle or fold a burrito, but they can cook up vegetables and grains and spout them into a bowl — and are doing just that at a new fast casual restaurant in Boston.
  Seven autonomously swirling cooking pots — what the restaurant calls a “never-before-seen robotic kitchen” — hum behind the counter at Spyce, which opened Thursday in the city’s downtown.
  Push a touch-screen menu to purchase a $7.50 meal called &ld
  
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• Baltimore County school board members helped spark effort to veto Verletta White's hiring - Baltimore Sun

  03-05-2018 20:10
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  Baltimore County school board members helped spark effort to veto Verletta White's hiring
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  Shortly after a divided Baltimore County school board voted to hire Verletta White as superintendent last month, dissenting members began a lobbying effort to ask the state schools chief to do something none of her predecessors have done in at least a ...
  Some Lawmakers Outraged After Baltimore Co. Superintendent Appointment BlockedCBS Baltimore / WJZ
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• Baltimore County school board members helped spark effort to veto ... - Baltimore Sun

  03-05-2018 20:10
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  Shortly after a divided Baltimore County school board voted to hire Verletta White as superintendent last month, dissenting members began a lobbying effort to ask the state schools chief to do something none of her predecessors have done in at least a ...and more »
  
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• Hormone Linked To Autism May Provide New Test And Treatment

  03-05-2018 19:24
  CALIFORNIA (CBS Local) –  A test and possible treatment for autism may be on the horizon after a new study finds a link between the disorder and one particular hormone in the human body.
  The Details:Scientists in California have found a link between one hormone and autism
  Vasopressin is connected to social behavior in humans
  Monkeys with poor social abilities had the same low levels of vasopressin as children with autismResearchers at Stanford and the University of Cali
  
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• Official Blocks Baltimore County Superintendent Appointment

  03-05-2018 19:23
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s top public education official has blocked the appointment of a Baltimore County schools superintendent, citing ethical lapses.
  State schools superintendent Karen Salmon says a violation reported by the county school board’s ethics panel was her main reason for blocking Verletta White’s appointment.
  The Baltimore Sun reports the panel found White didn’t disclose a job linked to ex-superintendent Shaun Dallas Dance. Dance has pleaded guilty
  
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• Baltimore Mayor To Set Up Fund For Troubled Neighborhoods

  03-05-2018 19:16
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s mayor says she plans to raise $55 million by leasing several city-owned parking garages and to use the money to help attract development to the city’s most troubled neighborhoods.
  The Baltimore Sun reports that Mayor Catherine Pugh said Wednesday she is taking steps to create what she calls the Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund.
  The fund will be designed to focus on historically neglected neighborhoods that the federal government defines as &ldquo
  
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• Maryland Seafood Trade Workforce Nearly Halved By Lottery

  03-05-2018 19:12
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Nearly half of the crab houses in Maryland have no workers to pick crab meat after their mostly Mexican workers failed to get visas.
  The Baltimore Sun reports the Trump administration for the first time awarded the visas in a lottery this year, instead of the usual first-come, first-served basis. The shortage hits just as crab season begins. It may cause the price of picked meat to spike while lowering steamed crab prices.
  The Sun reports visa shortages are a regular indus
  
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• Police: Baltimore County man fatally shoots pregnant wife; baby survives and is in critical condition - Baltimore Sun

  03-05-2018 19:11
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  Police: Baltimore County man fatally shoots pregnant wife; baby survives and is in critical condition
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  A 30-year-old Parkville man was charged in the shooting of his pregnant wife, who died Wednesday after delivering the baby and being taken off life support, police said. The newborn is listed in critical but stable condition at Maryland Shock Trauma ...
  Pregnant Woman Dies After Being Shot By Husband; Newborn In Critical ConditionCBS Baltimore / WJZall 10 news articl
  
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• Police: Baltimore County man fatally shoots pregnant wife; baby ... - Baltimore Sun

  03-05-2018 19:11
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  Police: Baltimore County man fatally shoots pregnant wife; baby ...
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  Police said Eric Maurice Glass, 30, fatally shot his wife, Jasmine Alisha Kennedy, who was also 30, around 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Police said Glass then shot himself in the head but was not severely injured.
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• 6 City Schools Close Early Due To Heat

  03-05-2018 19:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Due to extreme heat, six Baltimore city schools closed early Thursday.
  The following schools closed at 1 p.m.Highlandtown 215
  Lockerman Bundy
  New Era
  Westport
  Tench Tilghman
  William PacaSeveral city schools had issues with heating over the winter and closed early due to the cold.
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• Pregnant Woman Dies After Being Shot By Husband; Newborn In Critical Condition

  03-05-2018 18:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say a newborn is in critical condition after a pregnant Baltimore County woman died after being shot by her husband.
  30-year-old Eric Maurice Glass has been arrested in the shooting death of his wife, Jasmine Alisha Kennedy.
  According to Baltimore County police, the shooting happened just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, at their home in the 2500 block of Wentworth Rd.
  Responding officers found Kennedy suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to a local ho
  
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• Lacrosse Hall Of Famer Dick Edell Of Maryland Dies At 74

  03-05-2018 18:34
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Hall of Fame lacrosse coach Dick Edell of Maryland has died at 74.
  The school says he died Wednesday of pneumonia.
  Edell guided Maryland for 18 of his 29 seasons as a college coach. Edell compiled a record of 282-123 in stints with the University of Baltimore, Army and Maryland. His 17
  NCAA Tournament appearances ranked second behind the 18 of Roy Simmons Jr. of Syracuse.
  Edell was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2004.
  He is survived by his wife
  
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• Baltimore man convicted in 2017 killing of his 20-year-old girlfriend - Baltimore Sun

  03-05-2018 18:25
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  Baltimore man convicted in 2017 killing of his 20-year-old girlfriend
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  A Baltimore man has been convicted in the 2017 killing of his girlfriend, 20-year-old Tonja Chadwick, the state's attorney's office announced this week. Chadwick, an an aspiring nurse and mother of a 4-year-old son, was first reported missing in ...
  
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• Man Arrested For Murder Of Grandmother, Uncle

  03-05-2018 17:52
  WASHINGTON CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police have arrested a man and woman accused of killing the man’s grandmother and uncle in their home Wednesday.
  Destiny Oyler and Darren Scott Warner have been charged with two counts each of of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, burglary, theft, and motor vehicle theft in the deaths of Evelyn and Jack Rowland.
  The bodies of Evelyn and Jack Rowland were found inside their home Wednesday afternoon.
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• You Can Do Yoga In Camden Yards

  03-05-2018 17:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Who said baseball and yoga don’t go together?
  Fans can find their zen on the field following the June 16 Orioles game at Camden Yards. The game versus the Marlins starts at 4:05 p.m.
  The yoga class will be led by Holistic Life Foundation.
  A ticket purchase includes a ticket to the game, along with an exclusive Orioles yoga mat. Your ticket also includes a $10 donation to Holistic Life Foundation.
  Purchase the ticket package here.
   
  
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• LIVE CAM: New Eaglets In DC At U.S. National Arboretum

  03-05-2018 17:15
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) — A new eaglet hatched early Thursday morning at the U.S. National Arboretum’s eagle nest.
  DC7 hatched at 4:13 a.m. Its sibling hatched at 12:16 on April 30.
  Dad and Mom, ‘Mr. President’ and ‘The First Lady’ live high in a Tulip Poplar tree amongst the Azalea Collection.
  You can watch the new fuzzy baby eagles grow here: https://www.dceaglecam.org/
   
  
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• Study: Active Ingredient In Ecstasy May Help Veterans With PTSD

  03-05-2018 16:32
  (CNN) — MDMA — the active ingredient in the banned street drug ecstasy — is safe and enhances the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder when administered during psychotherapy, according to a new clinical trial.
  More research is needed to fully assess the drug, caution the authors of the US Food and Drug Administration-approved experiment. The study included just 26 patients, all of them veterans, firefighters and police officers who developed PTSD as a result of trauma in
  
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• Donald Trump Formally Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

  03-05-2018 16:18
  (CNN) — A group of President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters in the House of Representatives have sent a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, formally nominating the President for a Nobel Peace Prize.
  The nomination was spearheaded by Indiana’s Rep. Luke Messer, who is locked in a fierce GOP primary battle in the Hoosier State for a Senate seat.
  In the letter, Messer and his Republican colleagues endorse Trump’s nomination by arguing that he deserves the award b
  
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• Jerry O’Connell Guest Stars On The Big Bang Theory

  03-05-2018 15:57
  Sheldon's brother Georgie is all grown up and coming to The #BigBangTheory! Don't miss him on Thursday's new episode at 8/7c! pic.twitter.com/ednMhQ2Ncv
  — The Big Bang Theory (@bigbangtheory) May 2, 2018It’s a big night on “The Big Bang Theory.” Jerry O’Connell guest stars as Georgie, Sheldon’s older brother.
  Up until now, fans of Young Sheldon & Big Bang have only been able to imagine how Georgie tuned out. On tonight’s episode, Sheldon flies to Tex
  
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• FBI Offers $25K Reward In Year-Old Missing Pregnant Woman’s Case

  03-05-2018 15:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s been one year since Akia Shawnta Eggleston went missing in Baltimore.
  The 23-year-old was eight months pregnant at the time. She was last seen in the Inner Harbor area of the city.
  Her family reported her missing four days later on May 7 when she didn’t show up to her baby shower.
  Eggleston is described as a black woman with brown eyes. She’s 4-foot-11 and 100 pounds. Eggleston has a tattoo of cherries on her left shoulder blade.
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• FBI Offers $25K Reward In Missing Pregnant Woman’s Case

  03-05-2018 15:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s been one year since Akia Shawnta Eggleston went missing in Baltimore.
  The 23-year-old was eight months pregnant at the time. She was last seen in the Inner Harbor area of the city.
  Her family reported her missing four days later on May 7 when she didn’t show up to her baby shower.
  Eggleston is described as a black woman with brown eyes. She’s 4-foot-11 and 100 pounds. Eggleston has a tattoo of cherries on her left shoulder blade.
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• Capitals’ Wilson Receives Deserved Suspension

  03-05-2018 15:24
  By Steve Silverman
  Wilson gets a much-deserved suspension
  Tom Wilson has been playing on the edge throughout his five-year career in the NHL. While Wilson had the talent to make the NHL and turn himself into a good hockey player who scored 14 goals and a career-high 35 points this season, his signature is playing the physical game for the Washington Capitals.
  Credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
  However, Wilson is not a player who is looking out for his opponents. He is looking to put them in a wo
  
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• Baltimore street closures, parking restrictions in effect for FlowerMart 2018 this weekend - Baltimore Sun

  03-05-2018 15:20
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  Baltimore street closures, parking restrictions in effect for FlowerMart 2018 this weekend
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  Several streets in Mount Vernon will be closing Thursday in preparation for this weekend's FlowerMart festivities. North Charles Street between Centre and Read streets; Madison Street between St. Paul and Cathedral streets; and Mount Vernon Place ...
  
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• Woman Who Attacked Ex’s Wife With Hammer Gets Prison Term

  03-05-2018 15:13
  WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) — A Maryland woman who attacked her ex-husband’s wife with a hammer while the couple and their young daughter slept in their New Jersey home has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
  Gloucester County prosecutors say Marie Stuart was acting on unfounded allegations about her ex-husband when she broke into the couple’s Mantua Township home in November 2012. But they haven’t provided further details about those claims.
  The victim suffered collarbone a
  
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• Weather Blog: Record High Of 92 Degrees

  03-05-2018 14:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — I am very distracted this day and weather has nothing to do with it. This afternoons forecast is Sunny and hot with a high of 92°. (91° is the record that goes back to 1913.)
  I am distracted because tomorrow is “Star Wars Day”, May the 4th. (Do I really have to explain that one any further?) BTW the weather force on the 4th will be more on the “dark side.” It will be another hot one and we will add some humidity to the day’s outlook t
  
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• Baltimore County To Open ‘On-Demand’ Drug Treatment Facility

  03-05-2018 14:16
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore County plans to spend up to $3 million renovating a building at a former hospital campus to create a drug treatment facility.
  County Executive Kevin Kamenetz tells news outlets that the facility will have 70 beds and accommodate 300 people annually. Kamenetz is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor and announced the plans for the former Rosewood State Hospital site Wednesday.
  He says the county needs to provide on-demand treatment for people who
  
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