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• Baltimore Co. Council Holding Public Hearing For Input On Kamenetz’s Replacement

  18-05-2018 23:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The sudden death of Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz has left a gap in county government that the council must now fill.
  There will be a public hearing next week to consider candidates.
  Baltimore County Council Chairman Julian Jones told WJZ that there will be a public hearing May 22 at 7:30 .m. in the council chambers.
  RELATED: Kamenetz’s Running Mate Will Run In His Place After His Death
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• $10K Reward Offered For Arrest In 2011 Cold Case

  18-05-2018 23:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in a seven-year-old cold case.
  Police say Lamonte Sherman was attacked on Americana Circle in Glen Burnie in May 2011.
  Investigators say he tried to get away in his car, but he was critically injured and ended up crashing on Ritchie Highway.
  Anne Arundel County Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Anne Arundel County Homicide Unit at 410-222-4731. Those wishing to remain anonym
  
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• Watch A Sneak Peek Of Idina Menzel On Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition

  18-05-2018 23:00
  On tonight’s new installment of UNDERCOVER BOSS: CELEBRITY EDITION, Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel slips into an undercover role to find the next Broadway sensation.  How will the voice of Frozen’s “Let It Go” remain incognito?  Check out this sneak peek.UNDERCOVER BOSS: CELEBRITY EDITION airs tonight, Friday, May 18, 8 PM ET/PT.
  
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• Heart Of The School Awards Helping Baltimore Principals Improve Their Schools

  18-05-2018 22:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Fund for Educational Excellence is hosting their third award show to honor Baltimore’s outstanding principals.
  Baltimore schools also benefit from this ceremony.
  Dunbar High School is one of 60 schools in Baltimore to receive a grant from the Principal Support Fund.
  Students walking through the hallways of Dunbar High School are greeted daily with beautiful artwork painted by the graduating class.
  “What it meant to the seniors, was it meant everything to t
  
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• Plane Crashes On Takeoff From Havana Airport, Cuban TV Reports

  18-05-2018 22:54
  (CNN) — A Cubana de Aviacion Boeing 737-200 with 104 people on board crashed Friday on takeoff from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport, according to Cuba’s state-run television.
  Three passengers were in critical condition after surviving the crash, the state-run newspaper Granma reported.
  The flight to the eastern Cuban city of Holguin went down at 12:08 p.m. in an agricultural area in the Santiago de las Vegas neighborhood near the airport, according to Granma. Search a
  
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• Denver Nuggets Star Donates Game Room To Baltimore School

  18-05-2018 22:36
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Friday wasn’t a regular day for students at Johnston Square Elementary School.
  “I was out of my mind when I saw this game room,” student Tamil Daniels summed it up.
  A spare room was converted into a game room, thanks to a donation from NBA Denver Nuggets player Will Barton, who grew up in Baltimore and was looking for a way to give back.
  “How can I help this school and help kids stay in school with good attendance and keep striving to get good
  
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• Who’s Helping Our Heroes?

  18-05-2018 22:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — They run straight toward danger, first on the scene when tragedy strikes. They witness life and death firsthand, and risk their lives for us…but who is there to help them?
  “We ask them to do super human things, and they’re human.”
  Firefighters have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, but the danger is more than just physical.
  On Monday at 11 p.m., WJZ looks into how some area firefighters are struggling with post-traumatic stress dis
  
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• Preakness Looks Like Justify’s Race To Lose After Derby Win

  18-05-2018 22:08
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Opposing trainers at the Preakness always want to see the Kentucky Derby winner up-close and then set their sights on trying to beat that horse.
  This year, they can see Justify. They just don’t know if they can beat him.
  There’s such a sense of awe about Justify and an aura around the heavy favorite that it’s clear it’ll take something significant to beat him. Watching Justify hold off Good Magic in the Derby impressed trainer Chad Brown e
  
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• Maryland Agency Urges Residents With Flooding To Reach Out

  18-05-2018 22:03
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland agency is encouraging residents who have property damage from flooding to reach out.
  The Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation says people with flood damage may qualify to have their property assessments reduced.
  Press Release: Tax Relief May Be Available For Property Owners Impacted By Heavy Rain and Flood Damage – To find contact information for your local assessment office and to access the Damaged Property Assessment Reduction Appl
  
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• Ex-Postal Worker, Dark Web Vendor Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

  18-05-2018 21:43
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 32-year-old dark web vendor and former U.S. Postal Service worker has pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges.
  Cory Nicholas Skinner, of Pikesville, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams of more of heroin, as well as quantities of cocaine and buprenorphine.
  He faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison with a mandatory minimum 5 year prison term. Skinner’s sentencing is set for August 13..
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• Closure of 166-year-old church in South Baltimore 'the end of an era ... - Baltimore Sun

  18-05-2018 21:22 via baltimoresun.com
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  Closure of 166-year-old church in South Baltimore 'the end of an era ...
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  Saints Stephen and James Evangelical Lutheran Church, which has operated in one form or another at the corner of Hanover and Hamburg streets in South ...and more »
  
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• Suspect Identified, 10 Reported Dead, 10 Injured After Shooting At Texas High School

  18-05-2018 21:15
  SANTA FE, Tex. (AP) — A 17-year-old boy carrying a shotgun and a revolver opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the nation’s deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control.
  The suspected shooter, who was in custody, also had explosive devices, including a Molotov cocktail, that were found in the school and nearby, said Gov. Greg Abbott, who ca
  
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• Gunman Opens Fire In Texas High School, Killing 10 People, Wounding 10 Others

  18-05-2018 21:15
  SANTA FE, Tex. (AP) — The Texas student charged in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School described planning the attack in private journals, including a plan to kill himself, posted an image on Facebook of a “Born to Kill” shirt and used his father’s shotgun and pistol in the rampage that left 10 dead and 10 wounded, authorities said Friday.
  A motive wasn’t immediately clear, but Gov. Greg Abbott said Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, wrote about planning the atta
  
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• Photo Of Good Samaritan Shading Woman With Umbrella Goes Viral

  18-05-2018 20:47
  HOUSTON, TX (CBS Local) – A simple act of kindness has turned a good Samaritan in Houston into a local celebrity thanks to one photo.
  Louis Jordan was heading to pick up his mother from work when he saw an elderly woman waiting for the bus on a sunny, Texas afternoon. “It was unbearably hot,” Jordan told reporters, according to WLKY. “I wouldn’t want to be out there in the sun.”
  That’s when the teen stepped in to shade the woman from the heat while
  
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• Baltimore's interim police chief speaks as he steps up to take over a department in crisis - Baltimore Sun

  18-05-2018 20:14 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore's interim police chief speaks as he steps up to take over a department in crisis
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  When Gary Tuggle suddenly became Baltimore's interim police commissioner, he thought of his late parents and their love for the modest, blue-collar pocket of East Baltimore where they raised him and his nine siblings. He knew they'd want their ...
  
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• Baltimore city solicitor first pitched ethics exemption to allow mayor's staff and agency heads to raise money - Baltimore Sun

  18-05-2018 20:06 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore city solicitor first pitched ethics exemption to allow mayor's staff and agency heads to raise money
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  The Baltimore city solicitor initially proposed an ethics rules exemption for staffers in the mayor's office and agency heads so that they all could raise private money to fund city programs, a request that has been scaled back since to only apply to ...
  
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• Parrot Uses Alexa To Run Her Owner’s House

  18-05-2018 20:01
  ORLANDO, FL (CBS Local) – A very chatty parrot has found a new toy that’s allowing her to run an entire house. Using Amazon’s Alexa, Petra the parrot is becoming an Internet sensation after learning to give the voice-activated device commands.
  “First, you’re like half awake and … like, ‘Was that a dream? Did that just happen?'” her owner told WKMG. “All day, every day, it’s all lights on, all lights off.”
  The tech-savvy Afri
  
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• Wallis Simpson: The Baltimorean Who Became A Royal

  18-05-2018 19:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Before Meghan Markle accepted the hand of Prince Harry, there was another American who became a member of the Royal Family and she has Baltimore roots.
  Wallis Simpson was born on June 19, 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania. Her father died when she was an infant and she and her mother were supported by their wealthy relatives in Baltimore.
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  According to The Baltimore Sun, she lived for a period of time at 212 E. Biddle Stre
  
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• Former Playboy Centerfold Apparently Jumps To Death With Son

  18-05-2018 19:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former Playboy centerfold involved in a custody battle apparently jumped with her 7-year-old son to their deaths from the 25th floor of a Manhattan hotel, law enforcement officials said Friday.
  The pair checked into the penthouse suite of the Gotham Hotel at about 6 p.m. Thursday, police said at a brief news conference. They fell 23 floors, and were found on a second-floor balcony at about 8:15 a.m. Friday in the rear courtyard of the hotel.
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• CDC: Stop Going Into Hotel Pools And Hot Tubs With Diarrhea

  18-05-2018 19:53
  ATLANTA, GA (CBS Local) – It’s almost summer and many people will be looking to jump into the nearest swimming pool, however the CDC is warning Americans that the water they’re diving into may not be so clean.
  In the agency’s latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), CDC officials say that over 27,000 people have gotten sick because of water-related pathogens since 2000. Eight deaths were linked to illnesses which were most commonly found in hote
  
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• A Look At The Process For The Baltimore Co. Council To Find Kevin Kamenetz’s Replacement

  18-05-2018 19:09
  A look at the process for the Baltimore County Council to find a replacement for Kevin Kamenetz.
  
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• Good Magic, Quip Are Top Challengers To Justify In Preakness

  18-05-2018 19:04
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Justify is the talk of Pimlico Race Course and the horse racing industry with a very real chance to win the Triple Crown.
  But he’s got a few notable challengers in the Preakness. It’s not the 19 he beat in the Kentucky Derby, but the eight-horse field is no cakewalk.
  “It’s tough,” trainer Bob Baffert said. “We have Good Magic, who I have a lot of respect for. He’s a champion. Ran second to us. He’s right there with us. &helli
  
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• Maryland Candidate For Governor Unveils Education Plan

  18-05-2018 18:54
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland wants to create universal pre-kindergarten and pay for it with tax revenue from legalizing marijuana.
  Ben Jealous released the plan Friday.
  Jealous is running for the Democratic nomination for governor. He’s calling his proposal: “Ending the Crisis of Opportunity: A plan to Better Educate Maryland’s Children.”
  It also calls for increasing teacher pay by ensuring lottery and casino funds increa
  
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• Nine NFL Teams That Still Need A Long-Term Plan At Quarterback

  18-05-2018 18:42
  By Jared Dubin
  (CBS Sports) — As usual, the quarterback position has drawn a ton of attention throughout this offseason.
  We saw teams trade their starter to move on to a recently drafted successor, like the Chiefs, who shipped out Alex Smith to move on to Patrick Mahomes. We saw teams lose a starter in free agency, only to make a move for a replacement, like Washington, which traded for Smith when it became clear Kirk Cousins was leaving. We saw teams shell ou
  
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• Overturned Traffic Trailer Causes Traffic Delays On I-95

  18-05-2018 18:38
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Slippery roads could possibly be to blame for an overturned tractor trailer on I-95 southbound at O’Donnell St. Friday morning.
  Authorities say the crash happened at 10:30 a.m.
  Baltimore Fire Department crews responded to the scene, along with MDTA Police.
  There’s no word on any injuries.
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• What We Know So Far About The Santa Fe School Shooting

  18-05-2018 18:35
  (CNN) — At least ten people and as many as 10 have died as a result of a shooting Friday morning at Santa Fe High School in the southeastern Texas city of Santa Fe. It’s the 22nd school shooting in the US in 2018.
  As of 12:30 p.m. ET, this is what we know:
  CASUALTIESAt least ten people and as many as ten have died, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
  Most of the dead are students, the sheriff said.
  Three people are receiving treatment at University of Texas Medical Branch
  
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• Wicomico Sheriff ‘Sudden’ Mourns Loss Of Deputy

  18-05-2018 18:22
  WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their deputies after he died suddenly following a medical episode.
  According to the sheriff’s Facebook post, Deputy First Class Steven Ray died 24 hours after working his most recent shift.
  Ray was an 18-year law enforcement veteran and proud U.S. Marine. He was only 42 years old.
  He leaves behind three sons, a longtime girlfriend and four siblings.
  “As Sheriff of Wicomic
  
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• Wicomico Sheriff Mourns ‘Sudden’ Loss Of Deputy

  18-05-2018 18:22
  WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their deputies after he died suddenly following a medical episode.
  According to the sheriff’s Facebook post, Deputy First Class Steven Ray died 24 hours after working his most recent shift.
  Ray was an 18-year law enforcement veteran and proud U.S. Marine. He was only 42 years old.
  He leaves behind three sons, a longtime girlfriend and four siblings.
  “As Sheriff of Wicomic
  
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• Trump On TX School Shooting: ‘This Has Been Going On Too Long In Our Country’

  18-05-2018 17:55
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday that mass shootings have been “going on too long in our country” as he offered his first public remarks on the school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas.
  “Unfortunately, I have to begin by expressing our sadness and heartbreak over the deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas,” Trump said Friday from the East Room of the White House. “This has been going on too long in our country. Too many years. Too many decades no
  
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• 93-Year-Old Golfer Sinks Hole In One In His Final Round

  18-05-2018 17:55
  There’s nothing sweeter in the sport of golf than holing one out off the tee. It’s a rare occurrence that takes a combination of skill, luck and just the right bounces and every weekend warriors dreams of sinking one in their career. For 93-year-old Ben Bender, that moment came in the final round of a lifetime of playing golf.
  According to the Zanesville Recorder, Bender hit the shot on the third hole of the Green Valley Golf Club in Zanesville, Ohio last month. In an interview with
  
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• There Has Been, On Average, One School Shooting Every Week This Year

  18-05-2018 17:50
  (CNN) — We’re only 20 weeks into 2018, and there have already been 22 school shootings where someone was hurt or killed. That averages out to more than 1 shooting a week.
  The parameters CNN followed in this count are:A shooting that involved at least one person being shot (not including the shooter)
  A shooting that occurred on school grounds
  We included grades K through college/university level
  We included gang violence, fights and domestic violence
  We i
  
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• Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force police officers appeal conviction as victims are re-arrested - Baltimore Sun

  18-05-2018 16:55 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force police officers appeal conviction as victims are re-arrested
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  A victim of the Gun Trace Task Force who testified at the corruption trial of two police officers was re-arrested by Baltimore Police this week in a bust that netted $138,000 cash, two guns and drugs, court records show. The arrest of Dennis Armstrong ...
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: NBA Conference Finals Heating Up

  18-05-2018 16:34
  Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington NationalsFriday, May 18, 2018, 7:05 pm ET
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  I’m not going against the Nationals when Max Scherzer is pitching. The guy is lighting the world on fire — he’s 7-1 with a 1.69 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 58.2 innings. His WHIP is a ridiculous 0.82. On Friday, he faces a Dodgers offense that’s a lifetime .176 against him (15-of-85), a Dodgers team that’s lost 9-of-11 and a Dodgers spot starter — Ross Stripling — t
  
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• VIDEO: Hawaii Volcano Erupts Overnight Forcing Evacuations

  18-05-2018 16:04
  VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities handed out around 2,000 masks for protection as people living near Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano braced for pulverized rock, glass and crystal to rain down after an explosive eruption at the peak’s summit.
  Lindsey Magnani, her fiance Elroy Rodrigues and their two children picked up masks for their family Thursday afternoon at Cooper Center in Volcano, Hawaii.
  Magnani said both of her children — Kahele Rodrigues, 2, and Kayden Rodrigues, 3 mon
  
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• Preakness: How I’ll Bet $100

  18-05-2018 15:49
  The overwhelming favorite for this year’s Preakness Stakes is the Kentucky Derby winner Justify. Good Magic, who finished second in the Derby, is the expected second choice among the bettors with the remainder of the six entries likely exceeding odds of 10-1. Considering the talent of the top two, it’s tough to make a case for any other horse in the field as a serious win candidate. With that in mind and a $100 bankroll, all my betting will depend on Justify or Good Magic winning.
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• Suspect In Custody, Injuries Reported After Shooting At Texas High School

  18-05-2018 15:46
  SANTA FE, Tex. (AP/CBS) — A suspect was in custody after a high school shooting south of Houston, an assistant principal at Santa Fe High School told CBS affiliate KHOU-TV. The school district said on social media that “there have been confirmed injuries” but didn’t provide more details.
  Law enforcement responded to a high school near Houston after an active shooter was reported on campus Friday, with at least one student saying she saw a man with a gun enter her classroo
  
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• Suspect In Custody, 10 Reported Dead After Shooting At Texas High School

  18-05-2018 15:46
  SANTA FE, Tex. (AP/CBS) — At least 10 people have died after a shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas.
  A 17-year-old male student at Santa Fe High School was identified by a law enforcement official as the suspect and is custody. Another person has been detained.
  Law enforcement responded to a high school near Houston after an active shooter was reported on campus Friday, with at least one student saying she saw a man with a gun enter her classroom and start shooting as the clas
  
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• Baltimore mayor cites 'downward trend in violence' in praising De Sousa. But what do the numbers show? - Baltimore Sun

  18-05-2018 15:45 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore mayor cites 'downward trend in violence' in praising De Sousa. But what do the numbers show?
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  In suspending Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa on Friday, and then again in accepting his resignation on Tuesday, Mayor Catherine Pugh cited a "downward trend in violence" to applaud his leadership of the department in the months before ...
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• Survivor Castoff Kellyn Admits She Was ‘Outmatched” & Outplayed’

  18-05-2018 15:35
  Tensions were high on this week’s episode of “Survivor: Ghost Island,” with just one week left until the three-hour season finale. As the remaining seven players began looking for a path to the final three, the power duo of Domenick and Wendell seemed to have everything locked down.
  Despite being in an alliance with the dominant players, Donathan became nervous after realizing that he was running out of time to take out these power brokers, and his chance to win the g
  
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• US Approves 1st Drug Developed To Prevent Chronic Migraines

  18-05-2018 15:04
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. regulators Thursday approved the first drug designed to prevent chronic migraines.
  The Food and Drug Administration’s action clears the monthly shot Aimovig (AIM’-oh-vig) for sale. It’s the first in a new class of long-acting drugs for preventing migraines. Three other shots are expected to win approval by next year, and several pills for preventing migraines are being tested.
  Current prevention treatments include pills originally developed for e
  
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• Horse Breaks Leg, Is Euthanized During Race Before Preakness

  18-05-2018 14:23
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The second horse in three years has been euthanized during Preakness week in Baltimore.
  Maryland Jockey Club spokesman David Joseph tells The Baltimore Sun that the horse’s leg was broken during a race for 2-year-old fillies at Pimlico Race Course on Thursday. Joseph didn’t know which horse suffered the injury that led to euthanasia.
  The race was the fourth of the day and carried a purse of $40,000.
  In 2016, a 4-year-old horse named Pramedya was euthanized on t
  
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• Weather Blog: Rain Through The Weekend

  18-05-2018 14:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — T.G.I.F. !
  Rain. A simple one word forecast. Not a good forecast but at least there are no surprises coming our way. The forecast is going according to “the script.” Alerts for flooding and standing water are up for every county in the state through at least tomorrow morning. But the script is being followed, again no surprises.
  The questions about the weekend are these. Will we see a bit of a clear out tomorrow afternoon? Will any sun, tomorrow, breed so
  
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• R&B Singer Ne-Yo To Perform National Anthem At Preakness

  18-05-2018 13:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Singer, songwriter Ne-Yo will perform the National Anthem Saturday to kick off the Preakness Stakes.
  According to our media partner The Baltimore Sun, the three-time Grammy winner is set to perform at 5:25 p.m.
  Ne-Yo won’t be the only performer, as Post Malone, 21 Savage, Odesza, Frank Walker and DJ Vice are expected to hit the stage as a part of the Budweiser Infieldest.
  RELATED: Post Malone Headlines 2018 Preakness Budweiser InfieldFest
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• Gunman Opens Fire In Lobby Of Trump National Doral Miami

  18-05-2018 13:17
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The FBI and Secret Service are now involved in an investigation after a gunman open fire in the Trump National Doral Miami.
  Doral and Miami-Dade police were sent to the Trump National after receiving multiple calls of an active shooter in the lobby of the resort’s hotel around 1:30 a.m.
  The man reportedly walked into the lobby, laid an American flag over the counter, then began breaking furniture and randomly firing shots.
  Four officers entered the lobby and confro
  
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• Prince Charles Will Walk Meghan Markle Down The Aisle

  18-05-2018 12:30
  (CNN) — Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle at her wedding to Prince Harry on Saturday, Kensington Palace announced Friday.
  “Ms. Meghan Markle has asked His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to accompany her down the aisle of the Quire of St George’s Chapel on her Wedding Day,” Kensington Palace said in a statement. “The Prince of Wales is pleased to be able to welcome Ms. Markle to The Royal Family in this way.
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• Vasilevskiy, Lightning Top Caps 4-2 To Even East Final 2-All

  18-05-2018 12:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Jon Cooper’s Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final despite going the equivalent of more than a period without a shot on goal.
  They won despite falling behind about 4 1/2 minutes into the game.
  They won despite being called for three penalties — one right after the other — late in the first period, allowing Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals’ prolific power play to get all that time to operate.
  And they di
  
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• Police Looking For Missing 66-Year-Old Woman

  18-05-2018 04:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are searching for a missing 66-year-old woman.
  Pamela Armstrong was last seen in the 4200 block of Kensington Rd., where she resides.She is 5-foot-3, about 200 pounds and was wearing a blue and white striped polo, blue jeans and grey tennis shoes.
  She may be confused when located, according to police.
  Anyone who has seen her or may have information is urged to call 410-307-2020.
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• Orioles Drop 13th Straight Road Game In 6-2 Loss To Red Sox

  18-05-2018 04:29
  BOSTON (AP) — David Price took a shutout into the ninth inning and held Baltimore to five hits in his first complete game this season, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Orioles 6-2 on Thursday night.
  J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer in the first, and Xander Bogaerts homered with two on during a four-run fifth, giving Price more than enough cushion against the struggling Orioles.
  Price (4-4) struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter while winning consecutive starts for the first ti
  
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• Weather Blog: Rain, Rain, Go Away

  18-05-2018 04:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Thursday brought more clouds and periods of rain as well.
  A Flood Watch will be in effect for most of the state Friday through Saturday morning.
  Rounds of rain will redevelop tomorrow, and at times it may be heavy. Some road and stream and urban flooding are possible if rain amounts more than two inches occur within a four- to six-hour period. We may end up with more, but that may take a much longer time.
  Stay tuned for all the flood alerts and warnings, and never dr
  
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• Baltimore Co. Council Seeking Public Input For Kamenetz’s Replacement

  18-05-2018 01:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore County Council is asking for the public’s help in deciding who will replace County Executive Kevin Kamenetz.
  The council will hold a public meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the County Council Chambers, located at 400 Washington Ave. in Towson, to get input from residents. The council is also encouraging residents to email their thoughts to [email protected] until the close of business Monday.
  County Council Chairman Julian Jo
  
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