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• Couple Finds Silver Lining After Torrential Flooding Ruins Wedding

  30-05-2018 23:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A little rain on your wedding day is considered good luck, but whoever said that wasn’t in Ellicott City on Sunday night.
  Kristen Rigney and Craig Cymbor were getting ready to tie the knot at the Main Street Ballroom when Ellicott City was slammed with nearly eight inches of rain.
  “We were about to kick off the ceremony just after 4 o’clock. There was a little creek behind the venue and it had pretty much broken through and come over the barriers, a
  
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• Baltimore Police: People Think It’s Legal To Ride Dirt Bikes In City

  30-05-2018 23:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Baltimore City Police Dirt Bike Task Force is out to enforce city laws against riding dirt bikes on city streets.
  City police say dirt bike riding in Baltimore is so well known, that there are people coming to ride in Baltimore because they think it’s legal. It’s not.
  RELATED: Baltimore Police Dirt Bike Task Force Active For Summer Season
  “Our conviction rate in the district court and circuit court is a 90-percent conviction rate,” said Tas
  
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• Authorities Find Missing Man Last Seen In Hospital Gown

  30-05-2018 23:31
  UPDATE: Police have found Milton Blaney Knisley Jr. safe and unharmed.
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities are searching for a missing 52-year-old Baltimore man who was last seen Wednesday.
  City police say Milton Blaney Knisley Jr. was last seen in the 4900 block of Eastern Avenue wearing a pale blue hospital gown.Mr. Knisley is 5-feet, 8-inches tall, weighs about 180 pounds and has a bald head.
  Anyone with information is urged to contact 443-984-7385, Southeast
  
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• Burger-Flipping Robot Is Back And Now ‘Moves Like A Ninja’

  30-05-2018 23:18
  PASADENA, CA (CBS Local) – Flippy, the burger-flipping robot cook, has returned to a California fast food chain. The new and improved Flippy is looking to erase its rocky March debut, when it got a pink slip after just one day on the job.
  Miso Robotics sold burger chain CaliBurger on the idea of replacing its kitchen staff with the patty-flipping robots in 2017. “We really think of ourselves as a technology company that happens to sell cheeseburgers,” CaliBurger found
  
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• ‘I Am A Very Lucky Girl’: Woman’s Hardships Part Of New Holocaust Museum Exhibit

  30-05-2018 22:50
  WASHINGTON (WJZ)– It is painful for Herta Griffel to look at some of the pictures and documents from her childhood in Vienna.
  In the image, she’s just seven. She has her arm draped around her mother’s neck. Shortly after the picture was taken, her mom made the toughest decision of her life.
  It’s 1938, Herta’s father had been sent to a work camp where he died. Her mother tried to run the family’s small grocery store. Non-Jews would come in and take things and l
  
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• Candidate Hopes To Force Officials To Print New Ballots

  30-05-2018 22:50
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A gubernatorial contender in Maryland’s Democratic primary is hoping to force state authorities to reprint election ballots.
  Valerie Ervin recently stepped forward to run in the place of her running mate, Kevin Kamenetz, who died earlier this month.
  Maryland’s top elections official has said in a court affidavit that it’s too late to change ballots because millions were already being printed when Kamenetz died.
  On Wednesday, Ervin confirmed she filed
  
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• Baltimore City Schools Remember Students Murdered During School Year

  30-05-2018 22:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Staff stepped away from their desks at Baltimore City headquarters Wednesday for a first of its kind ceremony of peace and remembrance.
  Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises described it as “a way to really honor our young people we lost this year due to violence.”
  From the start of the current school year, nine Baltimore students have been murdered, gunned down on the sidewalks, playgrounds, and streets of Baltimore.
  Mayor Catherine Pugh said, “with each los
  
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• Cavaliers And Warriors To Make History In NBA Finals

  30-05-2018 22:25
  By Matt Citak
  As sports fans, we sometimes take things for granted. It’s not entirely our fault. In this day and age, it just seems as if we’ve just seen everything. So when something truly special happens, it doesn’t always attract the appreciation it deserves.
  Such is the case for the amazing rivalry that has developed between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers over the last few seasons.
  We have seen some mighty clashes over the years. There’s n
  
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• Flags Fly At Half Staff In Honor Of Md. Veteran Killed In Flood

  30-05-2018 22:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland flags are at half staff; flying in mourning over the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, which is the National Guard post where Sergeant Eddison Hermond served until his death in Ellicott City.
  A tragedy that sent shockwaves through his current and former units.
  “When you get someone like Sgt. Hermond, you can see where they forget all about safety for themselves,” said National Guard Major General Linda Singh. “To be able to save some
  
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• Family Finds Grandmother Reviewed Every Book She Read In Secret Code

  30-05-2018 22:06
  WESTPORT, CT (CBS Local) – The family of a 96-year-old in Connecticut has found a hidden treasure trove dedicated to every book the grandmother ever read.
  Stefanie Dreyfuss of Westport passed away in mid-May, leaving behind several relatives and in-laws. Her daughter-in-law posted a photo on Twitter of the stunning find in the woman’s home. Each book review had been categorized using a completely original code created by Dreyfuss and filed away on hundreds of index cards ov
  
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• Jim Nantz On Memorial Tournament: ‘Perfect Arena For Golf’

  30-05-2018 21:56
  By Dave Shedloski
  The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide always has been one of the premiere events on the PGA TOUR since its inception in 1976. And its status only seems to grow with legendary host Jack Nicklaus watching over the proceedings.
  “It’s truly amazing to think that a tournament hosted by golf’s greatest champion in the game and played on one of the greatest golf courses in the game keeps getting better, but the Memorial Tournament continually rises in statu
  
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• Surveillance Video Released For Man Wanted For Baltimore Stabbing

  30-05-2018 21:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– City police are searching for a man who is suspected of stabbing a man early Saturday morning.
  Baltimore police say around 12:41 a.m., a male suspect stabbed another man in the 2300 block of Biddle Street.
  Detectives say the 51-year-old man was transported to a hospital where he survived his injuries.
  Officers have released surveillance footage of the suspect.If you recognize the individual seen in the surveillance video please contact detectives, at 410-396-2433.
  Those wh
  
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• Cow Rescued From Pool At Maryland Home

  30-05-2018 21:39
  EDGEWATER, Md. (WJZ) — It was an odd sighting for firefighters in one Maryland community Tuesday night when they got a call for a cow in a pool.
  Firefighters from Woodland Beach Volunteer Fire Department were called to a Davidsonville home shortly after 9 p.m. for an animal rescue in water.
  When they got to the house in the 3800 block of Birdsville Road, they were told a cow fell into swimming pool.
  It took 1.5 hours to get the cow out of the pool — with the help of cinderblock
  
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• Woman Wanted For Allegedly Stabbing Woman In Head In Baltimore

  30-05-2018 21:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities in Baltimore are searching for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a 21-year-old woman in the head Friday night.
  City police say around 10:21 p.m., they responded to the 2700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, where they found the victim suffering from stab wounds to the face, head, neck and back.
  Police have release surveillance footage of the woman they believe to have been responsible for the injuries.If you recognize the individual seen in the surveillance video ple
  
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• Homeless Man Gets Year Of Free Wings After Finding Rude Note On Check

  30-05-2018 21:19
  LAKE CHARLES, LA (CBS Local) – A Buffalo Wild Wings in Louisiana is stepping up to help a local homeless man after one of their servers allegedly left a vulgar note on a customer’s receipt.
  The wing chain in Lake Charles is under fire after an employee reportedly wrote “For Homeless F—! Let sit and get gross,” on a homeless man’s order on Memorial Day. Multiple workers were allegedly involved in the cruel act, with another person writing “I love you
  
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• Every NFL Team’s Biggest Question

  30-05-2018 20:55
  By Pete Prisco
  (CBS Sports)- NFL teams think they found some of the answers to their problems in free agency and the draft.
  Sometimes, though, those answers create more questions. Every team still has plenty of them, even the good teams. So with the opening of training camps two months away and teams set to close up shop in a less than a month for summer vacation, it’s time to take a look at every team’s biggest question heading into the season.
  For most, it involves the quarterback.
  
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• All 4 Teen Suspects Indicted In Death Of Baltimore Co. Ofc. Amy Caprio

  30-05-2018 20:50
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The four teens arrested in connection with the death of Baltimore County police officer Amy Caprio have been indicted for her death.
  Dawnta Harris, Eugene Genius, Derrick Matthews, and Darrell Ward were indicted on several charges, including first-degree murder, burglary, and conspiracy to commit burglary.
  Police said the teens were burglarizing a home when Caprio responded to the neighborhood.
  They had thrown a rock into a window to get inside the home o
  
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• Maryland’s Kevin Huerter Says He Is Staying In NBA Draft

  30-05-2018 20:38
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Maryland’s Kevin Huerter declared for the NBA draft thinking that it was going to be an exploratory mission, one that might prepare him to go pro next season.
  Turns out, he’s ready now.
  Huerter said Wednesday that he is forgoing his final two seasons of college eligibility and staying in the draft, after a strong showing at the pre-draft combine in Chicago earlier this month and some subsequent workouts and interviews with NBA clubs. Wednesday was the dea
  
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• Baltimore Man Gets Nearly 20 Years For Armed Bank Robbery

  30-05-2018 20:17
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years behind bars for holding up a bank at gunpoint with his younger brother.
  The U.S. Attorney’s office says 31-year-old Timothy Allen McNeal was sentenced Wednesday for armed robbery and other crimes. He was convicted by a jury in February of robbing the Howard County Education Federal Credit Union in Ellicott City.
  Surveillance video that captured the August 2016 robbery shows two men entering the bank wearing ski ma
  
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• Dog Kisses Firefighter After Getting Rescued From Roof

  30-05-2018 19:52
  WELLS, ME (CBS Local) – A friendly dog’s “thank you” to the firefighter who rescued him from a roof has gone viral.
  The pup in Wells, Maine got himself into a rough situation over the Memorial Day weekend when he escaped out the second floor window of his owner’s home and was trapped on a small porch roof.
  “We received numerous calls but one concerned citizen, Phil Burke, discovered him early on and notified us. Another awesome citizen stood by with the d
  
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• Survey: Most Adults Would Dump Partner Who Doesn’t Like Their Dog

  30-05-2018 19:14
  WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA (CBS Local) – Love is no match for man’s best friend. According to a new survey, an overwhelming number of adults would dump their partner if they didn’t like their dog.
  A survey of 3,500 dog owners conducted by dog-walking service Wag!, found that 86 percent of respondents would end a relationship if their boyfriend or girlfriend couldn’t get along with their dog.
  “It comes as no surprise to us at Wag! that dog parents place a premium o
  
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• Iraq War Veteran’s Stolen Service Dog Found Safe, Returned To Owner

  30-05-2018 19:02
  DOWNEY (CBSLA) — A heartbroken Army veteran received good news Tuesday when he learned that his service dog, who had been stolen Saturday night in Downey, was found safe in Anaheim.
  “Marcee is home!!!!!!” veteran Apolonio E. Munoz III wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday afternoon. “I got a call not too long ago from Downey PD that she was found by someone in Anaheim, that she was seen in a local park. They asked me to come by the station and see if this was Marcee; I get t
  
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• Gov. Hogan Launches TV Ad Focusing On Maryland’s Economy

  30-05-2018 19:02
  Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has launched a television ad that focuses on the state's economy.
  
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• Roseanne Reacts To Former Cast Members’ Tweets: ‘You Throw Me Under The Bus, Nice!’

  30-05-2018 18:54
  Ryan Mayer
  It’s been a whirlwind 24 hours for Roseanne Barr, whose hit show “Roseanne” was cancelled yesterday by ABC after the star’s racist tweet that was directed at Valerie Jarrett, a former aide of President Barack Obama.
  Barr has since blamed her behavior on the sleep aid Ambien. The revelation came in a storm of tweets from Barr early Wednesday morning, which included responses to “Roseanne” cast members who tweeted out statements of their own afte
  
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• Man Hauls In Largest Snakehead Ever Caught In Maryland

  30-05-2018 18:37
  CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A 41-year-old Maryland man made a record-breaking catch last week.
  While bowfishing at Mattawoman Creek in Charles County on May 24, Andy Fox and his two friends spotted a large fish.
  At first, Fox thought it may be a carp, but later found that it was a snakehead, which is considered an invasive species in Maryland. So he fired his bow and hauled in what turned our to be a record-breaking fish.
  He told the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  
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• The FBI Wants Americans To Reboot Their Routers Now

  30-05-2018 18:19
  (CNET) — Remember when the world discovered that over half a million routers have been infected with sophisticated “VPNFilter” malware that could, among other things, cut off access to the internet or be used for Russian spying?
  Today, the FBI is asking everyone — yes, everyone — to reboot their routers immediately. Right now, even. Or maybe after you finish reading this story.
  In a public service announcement p
  
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• Police Searching For Suspects Who Kidnapped Woman, Forced Her To Withdraw Money From ATMs

  30-05-2018 18:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police in Aberdeen are searching for two suspects who robbed an elderly woman by kidnapping her and forcing her to get money out from several banks and ATMs.
  The Aberdeen Police Department reports this happened on Tuesday, when two male suspects kidnapped an elderly woman from the Walmart parking lot located in the 600 block of S. Philadelphia Blvd.
  Police say the suspects threatened the woman, and then forced her to drive to several different banks and ATMs to
  
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• Woman Shaves Legs In Hotel Pool, Video Goes Viral

  30-05-2018 17:56
  FLORIDA (CBS Local) – A woman in Florida has gone viral for all the wrong reasons after getting caught shaving her legs in a hotel pool.
  In a video posted to Reddit, the swimmer was outed by fellow pool-goers who can be heard commenting on the public shaving. The May 27 post was quickly up-voted by over 55,000 Reddit users.Several people commenting on Reddit claimed this personal hygiene foul is just the tip of the iceberg at public pools across the country. “Yeah I used to
  
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• Drug Maker Replies To Roseanne: ‘Racism Is Not A Known Side Effect’

  30-05-2018 17:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — Roseanne Barr is partly blaming Ambien for the tweet that led to her show’s cancellation, but the maker of the insomnia drug quickly retorted that “racism is not a known side effect.”
  Hours after ABC axed her show for her offensive tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett — and quickly breaking a promise to stay off Twitter — the comedian was back on the social media platform.
  She urged people not to defend her and said of her Jarrett t
  
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• Half Mammal, Half Reptile Discovered In Utah May Change History

  30-05-2018 17:23
  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSL/CNN) — It may have weighed only 2 1/2 pounds and stood about 6 inches tall, but the discovery of a half mammal, half reptile’s skull in eastern Utah has huge implications for geologic timelines.
  The skull of the new species, Cifelliodon wahkarmoosuch, came from a snout-bearing, catlike animal with buck teeth and molars for crushing plants.
  Its discovery is evidence that the super-continental split of Pangea likely occurred more recently than scientists previ
  
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• Kim Kardashian To Visit White House To Discuss Prison Reform

  30-05-2018 17:04
  (CNN) — Kim Kardashian West will meet with officials, including senior adviser Jared Kushner, at the White House on Wednesday to discuss prison reform, a person familiar with the plans says.
  It’s not clear if Kardashian West will meet with President Donald Trump.
  The entrepreneur and reality television star has advocated for a pardon for a low-level drug offender named Alice Marie Johnson, who has served more than 20 years in prison.
  Prison reform has been a key issue for Kushner. Ea
  
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• Report: Chesapeake Bay Improving But Huge Challenges Remain

  30-05-2018 16:29
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A non-profit that tracks pollution in the Chesapeake Bay says the health of America’s largest estuary is improving. But the group says huge challenges remain.
  The Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Wednesday released a midpoint assessment of a federal plan to curb pollution flowing into the watershed by 2025. States are required to cut phosphorous, nitrogen and sediment coming from treated wastewater as well as runoff from farms and cities.
  The report’s good news
  
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• The Baseball Report: MLB Attendance Declining, Strikeouts On The Rise

  30-05-2018 15:33
  Ryan Mayer
  Major League Baseball has been doing everything it can think of over the past several years to make the game more appealing to younger viewers. Rule changes designed to cut down on playing time have been inconsistent, as games last year still averaged over three hours. But nonetheless the league is trying to change, which makes the recent report that attendance is down a little more concerning. According to the USA Today, average attendance at games this year leading into Memorial Day
  
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• $100,000 Worth Of Methamphetamine Found During Baltimore Traffic Stop

  30-05-2018 15:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Transportation Authority Police arrested three people after finding approximately five pounds of methamphetamine in their vehicle.
  Police say on May 25 at approximately 4:55 p.m., an officer stopped the 2011 Mercedes on southbound I-895 in Baltimore City due to a report that the vehicle was involved in drug trafficking.
  They say they found the drugs during a probable cause search and that it carried a street value of more than $100,000.
  All three occupants we
  
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• Only 1 In 10 Will Advance At National Spelling Bee

  30-05-2018 15:12
  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — This year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee has drawn the largest number of competitors in its history, 516 spellers, but the field gets much smaller Wednesday with the announcement of the 50 or so spellers who will make Thursday’s finals.
  Among the competitors is 12-year-old Atman Balakrishnan, who has tough shoes to fill: His own father was the first Indian-American winner, back in 1985. Now a doctor in Hinsdale, Illinois, Balu Nataranjan recalls that he w
  
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• Mets Are Wasting deGrom’s Masterful Season

  30-05-2018 14:47
  By Matt Citak
  Jacob deGrom has been unbelievable for the New York Mets this season.
  In 11 starts, the 29-year-old right-hander has recorded an impressive 1.52 ERA. This incredible mark currently leads the National League, and has deGrom ranked second in ERA in all of baseball, trailing only Houston’s Justin Verlander and his 1.11 ERA.
  Through 65.1 innings, deGrom has allowed a mere 11 earned runs while racking up 85 strikeouts and recording a 1.01 WHIP.
  Yet two months into the season, desp
  
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• Weather Blog: Humid The Next Few Days

  30-05-2018 14:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — April was what it was, and now that May is drawing to a close I guess we can say, “May was what it was.” April’s “was” was chilly, if not flat out cold.  May’s “was”, (still is), wet. Real wet at times. OK June, walk up to the plate and deliver.
  Fog this morning blocked out the almost full moon which the almanac calls, “The Flower Moon.” That view may yet again be obscured for the next few days with just pea
  
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• Marilyn Mosby Misses Budget Meeting For State’s Attorney’s Office

  30-05-2018 14:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby missed the City Council budget hearing for the State’s Attorney’s Office.
  Councilman Eric Costello rescheduled the meeting for June 4th at 6:30 p.m. once he became aware that she would not be present.
  Our media partners at The Baltimore Sun report Costello asked staffers with the state’s attorney’s office where Mosby was three times at the beginning of the hearing.
  Camille Blake Fall, chief of adm
  
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• Texans’ J.J. Watt Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree From Baylor University

  30-05-2018 14:15
  Ryan Mayer
  Houstan Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has become known nearly as much for his charitable work off the field as for his play on it during the last few years. In recognition of that charitable work, Baylor University College of Medicine presented Watt with an honorary doctorate degree in Humanities of Medicine on Tuesday night.Watt was honored alongside Houston Emergency Medical Services director Dr. David Persse for their efforts in the wake of the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in
  
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• Coach: Southwest Agent Asked For Proof Biracial Son Was Hers

  30-05-2018 14:00
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southwest Airlines apologized Tuesday to the Cal women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb after she claimed an airline employee stopped her from boarding because the worker didn’t believe her 1-year-old biracial son was hers.
  A desk agent questioned Gottlieb ahead of a flight from Denver to Oakland Sunday, saying she “had to ‘prove’ that he was my son, despite having his passport,” Gottlieb said in a series of tweets.
  “She said
  
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• Tennessee Lawmaker Says Pornography Is A ‘Root Cause’ Of School Shootings

  30-05-2018 13:47
   (CNN) — Republican Rep. Diane Black of Tennessee recently cited pornography, along with the deterioration of the family and violent movies, as a contributing factor to gun violence in schools.
  Black made the remarks during a listening session with local pastors last week, according to audio obtained by HuffPost and posted Tuesday.
  “Why do we see kids being so violent? What’s out there? What makes them do that?” Black said. “Because, as a nurse, I go
  
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• Roseanne Barr Has More To Say

  30-05-2018 12:44
   (CNN Money) — Roseanne Barr has fired off another series of eyebrow-raising tweets.
  The sitcom star unleashed a stream of messages in the early hours of Wednesday after ABC canceled its hit show “Roseanne” over her racist tweet.
  Barr claimed that her tweet about former Obama administration official Valerie Jarrett was not racist, and that she was fired because of fears over a potential boycott of the show’s advertisers. She also lashed out at co-stars Mich
  
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• Evangelist Who Wants $54M Jet Says “Jesus Wouldn’t Be Riding A Donkey”

  30-05-2018 12:23
  DESTREHAN, La. (CBS NEWS/AP) — A prosperity gospel televangelist is asking his followers to “pray about becoming a partner” to his mission of obtaining a $54 million private jet. The Louisiana-based ministry of Jesse Duplantis, 40, has already paid cash for three other private planes, but he says God told him, “I want you to believe in me for a Falcon 7X.”
  Duplantis is hoping to take the word of Jesus to new heights — with help from a $54 million private
  
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• O’s Drop 2nd Game To Nats In ‘Battle Of The Beltway’

  30-05-2018 04:39
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Bryce Harper hit his NL-leading 17th home run, Mark Reynolds added a solo shot and the Washington Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Tuesday night to extend their road winning streak to nine games.
  Harper finished with three hits, Reynolds scored twice and 19-year-old rookie Juan Soto had his first three-hit game for Washington.
  The Nationals’ nine-game run on the road matches their longest since moving from Montreal before the 2005 season.
  Washington has won f
  
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• Maryland Man Sentenced On Federal Terrorism Charges

  30-05-2018 01:37
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Maryland man who authorities say traveled to Somalia and became a fighter for an al-Qaida-linked extremist group has been sentenced in New York to 35 years in prison.
  Thirty-three-year-old Maalik Alim Jones was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to federal terrorism charges.
  Prosecutors say Jones trained with and supported al-Shabab, an ultra-conservative Islamic militant group. The group seeks to run Somalia under a strict interpretation of Shariah law.
  The Balti
  
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• Howard Co. Officials Release 911 Calls From Deadly Ellicott City Flooding

  30-05-2018 01:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Howard County officials released 911 calls from Sunday’s deadly flooding in Ellicott City.
  Ellicott City saw historic flooding again Sunday afternoon, just two years after it was hit by devastating floods in July 2016.
  The Howard County government says fire and police officials answered 1,122 calls between 3:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
  “God this is worse than the last one,” one caller said. “My car is gone and there’s several cars that have
  
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• Md. Authorities Recover Body Of Missing National Guard Sgt. Eddison Hermond

  30-05-2018 00:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Less than two days after floodwaters swept away a National Guardsman who was trying to rescue a woman, his body was recovered in Baltimore County.
  BODY FOUND: Howard County Police have been notified that the body of an adult male has been found by searchers in the Patapsco River, just across the Baltimore County line. Police are awaiting identification and will update as information is confirmed. #ECFlood
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  — Howard County Police (@HCPDNews) May 29, 2018Howard Cou
  
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• Baltimore Co. Council Consider Raising Unsupervised Access To Loaded Guns Age To 18

  30-05-2018 00:10
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ)– The Baltimore County Council is considering a local update to a state gun law.
  A bill under consideration would raise the age to prevent kids from getting their hands on loaded guns from under 16 to under 18.
  On March 20, Great Mills High School in St. Mary’s County became a murder scene when a 17-year old opened fire on his former girlfriend, killing her and wounding another student before shooting and killing himself with a gun that belonged to his father.
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