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• ‘Didn’t Realize It Hit’: Witness Recalls Lightning Strike That Injured 2 Kids, Adult

  11-06-2018 23:40
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Two kids and an adult are recovering after lightning struck at Patterson Park in South Baltimore over the weekend.
  RELATED: Fire Officials: 2 Kids, Adult Struck By Lightning At Patterson Park
  Witnesses say the powerful storm left many with only moments to take shelter.
  Those who were in the park say a man and his two kids were huddled under a tree, waiting for the storm to pass when the tree was hit by a powerful bolt of lightning.
  As afternoon storms rolled in, and s
  
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• Matthew Polly: ‘Bruce Lee Wanted To Be The Next Clint Eastwood’

  11-06-2018 23:28
  DJ Sixsmith
  Actor and marital artist Bruce Lee is one of the rare people who became more famous after he died. While many people have written about Lee’s life, Matthew Polly’s new book published by Simon & Schuster “Bruce Lee: A Life” provides the most intimate and detailed account of the icon’s life to date. Polly, who teaches a class on Lee at Yale University, interviewed hundreds of people for the book and spent years researching the martial artist’s li
  
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• To Rebuild Or Close Up Shop? The Harsh Reality Those In Ellicott City Are Facing

  11-06-2018 23:27
  ELLICOTT  CITY, Md. (WJZ) — It’s a race to rebuild in Ellicott City just more than two weeks since flash flooding destroyed homes and businesses.
  Two weeks ago, home and business owners couldn’t even get past barriers and onto Main St., but now, county leaders say some are buildings cleaned up and looking at what comes next.
  A snapshot of progress, as new pictures from Ellicott City’s Main St. show the clean up 15 days after flash flooding tore through homes and
  
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• Polio Returns To Venezuela 30 Years After Last Known Case, Report Says

  11-06-2018 23:19
  VENEZUELA (CBS Local) – A deadly and highly infectious disease that was thought to be eradicated has returned to Venezuela.
  The Details:A new case of polio has been reported in Venezuela for the first time since 1989
  Polio can only be prevented through vaccination and can cause paralysis
  Venezuela’s public health has crumbled due to political and economic crisesPolio, which can only be prevented through immunization, has been found again in a Venezuelan child according to the&nb
  
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• U.S. Babies, Toddlers Eat Way Too Much Added Sugar, Study Finds

  11-06-2018 23:11
  BOSTON, MA (CBS Local) – It’s well-known that Americans consume too much sugar. In fact, that affinity for the sweet stuff starts as early as infancy. Some babies are consuming added sugar that exceeds maximum levels recommended for adults, according to a new report from U.S. researchers.
  The Details:A new study says U.S. children are consuming too much added sugar
  Researchers say 85 percent of infants are eating more sugar than recommended
  Added sugar has been linked to obesity
  
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• Md. Teen Set To Appear In Nationally Televised Concert

  11-06-2018 22:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A local teen will be representing Maryland in a national concert next year.
  Seventeen-year-old Luke Sabracos, a Gilman School student from Baltimore County, won a regional competition in May.
  RELATED: Md. Teen Competing For Chance To Appear In National Singing Competition
  The high school junior recently starred in the musical “Barnum,” now Luke’s taking his talent to the national stage.
  “I think it’s really my comfort zone, I feel like wh
  
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• Police Investigating After Body Found Behind Dumpster At Local Mall

  11-06-2018 22:46
  DUNDALK, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found behind a dumpster at Eastpoint Mall Monday morning.
  The body was found just after 8:45 a.m., behind the Kool Smiles Dental Office at 7839 Eastern Ave.
  The body of a man, who has not yet been identified, was found to have “suffered some type of trauma to the upper body,” and police say the preliminary investigation shows the death “may have been due to
  
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• Maryland Officer Fatally Shoots Man After Confrontation

  11-06-2018 22:41
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a Maryland police officer fatally shot a man after the two had a brief physical confrontation.
  Montgomery Police Chief J. Thomas Manger tells news outlets the man began to fight with an officer who tried to speak with him Monday. Manger says it’s unclear why the officer approached the man, who police don’t believe was armed. He says the officer shot the man multiple times and later gave him first aid.
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• The Baseball Report: Pujols Passes A St. Louis Cardinals Legend

  11-06-2018 22:33
  Ryan Mayer
  Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols has had a legendary career as one of the best hitters in baseball. While his talents have tailed off a bit since signing his mammoth contract with the Angels during the 2011-2012 off-season, Pujols has continued to climb up the milestone charts. In Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Twins, he moved another spot up the all-time RBI list passing St. Louis Cardinals legend Stan Musial in the process.
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• Manny Machado Not In O’s Starting Lineup Amid Trade Rumors

  11-06-2018 22:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles’ star shortstop Manny Machado is not in the starting lineup Monday night amid trade rumors.
  Machado is said to be missing Monday’s game against the Red Sox because he is sick, and has not been traded.
  With the Orioles having the worst record in Major League Baseball, there has been much speculation that Machado will be traded before the trade deadline.
  Machado, who is hitting .312 with 18 homers this year, will be a free agent at the end of the sea
  
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• Man Claims Restaurant Asked Him To Leave For Wearing Cross

  11-06-2018 22:20
  INDIANAPOLIS, IN (CBS Local) – An Indiana man and his pastor are claiming that a local restaurant profiled them and threatened to throw the man out for wearing a cross in public.
  Jerry Bond was with a group of friends and Minister David Latimore when they entered Kilroy’s Bar N’ Grill on May 19. According to reports, a bouncer at the eatery confronted the group and told Bond he needed to remove or hide his cross necklace under his shirt.
  “They said, ‘well,
  
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• Ocean City Police Issued 100+ Alcohol Citations In One Night

  11-06-2018 22:05
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Celebrate responsibly.
  That’s the message Ocean City Police are pushing Monday after issuing more than 100 citations for underage drinking in one night.
  It’s Senior Week at the beach – an annual tradition where high school graduates rent out beach houses with their friends for a week following graduation.
  Recent high school graduates visiting Ocean City are reminded to celebrate safely and responsibly without the use of drugs or alcohol. On Wednesd
  
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• Baltimore Co. Public Libraries Offer Free Lunches For Kids Over The Summer

  11-06-2018 21:32
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — Ten Baltimore County Public Library locations will offer free lunches to kids throughout the summer.
  Every afternoon, from June 20 to August 24, the branches will provide free meals to those to 18 years old and younger.
  These lunches are offered along with the Food and Nutrition Service and the Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Food and Nutrition Services.
  The free lunches will be at the following locations:Arbutus           
  
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• Maryland Man Dies In Custody After Running From Deputies

  11-06-2018 21:03
  FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Maryland are conducting investigations into the death of a man who experienced breathing problems after running from sheriff’s deputies who were trying to arrest him.
  The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office says it learned Friday evening that 27-year-old Robert Joseph Robey had died. Officials said Monday that they are still awaiting autopsy results.
  Authorities say deputies went to a residence about 6:30 a.m. last Thursday to serve an arrest
  
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• Girl Wouldn’t Stop Playing ‘Fortnite’ To Use Bathroom, Sent To Rehab

  11-06-2018 20:37
  UNITED KINGDOM (CBS Local) – A young girl in the UK has been sent to rehab after her parents claim she became so addicted to a video game she refused to stop playing, even to use the bathroom.
  According to reports, the nine-year-old downloaded the online multiplayer battle royale “Fortnite” after being given an Xbox One in January. “She was so hooked to the game she wouldn’t even go to the toilet,” the child’s mother said, via the Daily Mail.
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• Baltimore Suspends Contract With Company After Death Of Worker In Trench Accident

  11-06-2018 20:24
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The City of Baltimore has suspended it contract with the company whose worker died during a trench accident last week.
  The city’s contract with R. F. Warder, Inc. is set to expires on January 28, 2019, but following the death of one of their workers, their contract was suspended “due to life safety concerns.”
  RELATED: Construction Worker Recovered From Baltimore Trench Identified
  As part of the suspension, the city will investigate the com
  
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• TLC To Headline Artscape Festival

  11-06-2018 20:03
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — America’s largest free arts festival is returning to Baltimore for its 37th year.
  Artscape will take place Friday, July 20 through Sunday, July 22 on Mount Royal Ave. and North Charles St.
  The festival will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.
  Headliners for Artscape will be group TLC. They will perform on Friday, July 20 at 7:30pm, with reggae group Toots & The Maytals performing on Saturday, and ZZ W
  
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• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Blasted For Patronizing Chick-Fil-A

  11-06-2018 19:35
  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey found himself back pedaling after tweeting about using Chick-fil-A’s mobile app, saying he’d forgotten about the fast-food chain’s history of opposing gay marriage.
  Dorsey found himself the subject of a tweetstorm after he posted a screenshotshowing how he’d saved 10 percent using Chick-fil-A’s app at one of the fast-food chain’s outlets in Los Angeles.
  “This is an interesting company to boost during Pride month, Jack,”
  
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• Missing Maryland Teen Found Dead In Car At Shopping Center

  11-06-2018 19:32
  GERMANTOWN, Md. (AP) — A Maryland teen who was reported missing last week has been found dead at a shopping center in Germantown.
  News outlets reported Monday that 19-year-old Nicholas Ryan McGinnis, of Middletown, was found dead Friday evening. Montgomery County police say they were responding to a call of a “suspicious situation involving a parked vehicle” when they found McGinnis.
  Police say there were no visible signs of trauma on his body, which has been taken to a medical
  
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• Will Barry Trotz Return To Capitals After Cup Winning Run?

  11-06-2018 19:01
  By Steve Silverman
  Barry Trotz is currently a free agent.
  He is living in the euphoria of having led the Washington Capitals to their first Stanley Cup, and he clearly did a brilliant job of leading the Caps through four rounds of the postseason, beating the Blue Jackets, Penguins, Lightning and Golden Knights in the process.
  All of the decisive series victories came on the road, and that’s indicative of the mental toughness on a team that never seemed to have that characteristic in previo
  
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• New Poll Shows Leading Candidates In Democratic Gubernatorial Race

  11-06-2018 18:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As we approach the primary election in two weeks, two Democratic hopefuls have emerged as front runners in the governor’s race.
  According to a new poll from our media partner The Baltimore Sun and the University of Baltimore, former NAACP Chief Ben Jealous and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker are tied with 16 percent of the vote.
  The same poll finds Governor Larry Hogan still very popular among Democrats as well.
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• Kennedy Krieger Offers Narcotic-Free Chronic Pain Management For Children

  11-06-2018 18:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Everyday, 115 people die from opioid overdoses. While the drug is excellent at removing pain from legitimate patient with medical conditions, there is a reluctance to prescribe it to children.
  Kennedy Krieger is now offering a way for children to manage chronic pain without narcotics.
  Patient Kaitlyn Adams has sickle-cell anemia, which means incredible pain, hospitalizations and depression.
  “I developed chronic pain in my lower back, my hips and my legs,”
  
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• Allegedly Drunk Garbage Truck Driver Crashes Into Cars In NYC

  11-06-2018 17:54
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Brooklyn garbage truck driver is free on $5,000 bail after a wild ride through the streets of the Bensonhurst neighborhood in New York City.
  At least nine cars were totaled before Anthony Castaldo’s truck crashed into a front porch on 60th Street early Saturday morning.
  Castaldo faces DWI, reckless endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident charges.
  Shocking Surveillance: Garbage Truck Leaves Path Of Destruction Cast
  
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• Police: Road Rage Incident Ends With One Man Pooping On Another

  11-06-2018 17:36
  HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP, PA (CBS Local/AP) – Police say one man defecated on another man during a road rage episode in Pennsylvania.
  “The accused and the victim got into a road rage argument, leading the accused to defecate on the victim,” Pennsylvania State police said, via Lehigh Valley Live.
  Authorities say the New Tripoli man got into the argument around 8:45 a.m. on June 8 in Heidelberg Township, which is located about 17 miles north of Allentown.
  Police did not say
  
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• Suicide Prevention And Coping With Loss

  11-06-2018 17:29
  CHICAGO (CBS) — This week’s shocking suicides of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain brought conversations of mental health and depression to the forefront.
  Also this week, a new study from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention raises concerns about the rise of suicides across the country.
  CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot is joined in the studio by Dr. Sheela Raja, a clinical psychologist to talk about suicide prevention and coping with loss.
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• Early Voting For Maryland Primary Starts Thursday

  11-06-2018 17:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Early voting for Maryland’s primary begins Thursday, June 14.
  According to the state’s Board of Elections, early voting will run from June 14 to June 21 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  Early voting locations can be found in every county across Maryland.
  FULL LIST: 2018 Early Voting Centers
  You must be registered to vote in order to submit a ballot in the primary.
  Learn more about the candidates for the 2018 primary here:
  Baltimore City State’s Attorney
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• Woman Accused Of Driving Children In Kennels Appears In Court

  11-06-2018 17:28
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman accused of driving her two young grandchildren around in pet kennels is scheduled to appear in court.
  Leimome Cheeks will be arraigned Monday on child endangerment charges.
  A Memphis police affidavit says the children, ages 7 and 8, told officers there wasn’t room inside Cheeks’ vehicle Saturday, so she told them to get inside the kennels.
  The Commercial Appeal obtained video appearing to show Cheeks, 62, letting a girl out of o
  
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• Air Force Officer Missing For 35 Years Found Living In California

  11-06-2018 17:05
  (CNN) — A US Air Force officer with top-secret clearance who went missing in 1983 has been living under an assumed name in California, according to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
  Capt. William Howard Hughes Jr. disappeared in July of 1983 after returning from duty in Europe. He was last seen in New Mexico withdrawing $28,500 from his bank account at 19 different branch locations, the Air Force said in a statement.
  Interviews with Hughes’ friends and associates and in
  
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• Tyson Frozen Chicken Recalled Due To Possible Plastic Contamination

  11-06-2018 16:57
  WASHINGTON, DC (CBS Local) – More than 3,000 pounds of frozen breaded chicken products are being recalled because there might be plastic in the breading.
  Tyson Foods has issued a recall for about 3,120 pounds of “Uncooked, Breaded, Original Chicken Tenderloins” that were produced on May 17. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says the chicken may be contaminated with blue and clear soft plastic.
  The FSIS says the chicken was shipped to food se
  
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• Officials Report Record Quarter For Baltimore Port

  11-06-2018 16:55
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials say business is booming at the state-owned port in Baltimore.
  Officials say the 312-year-old Port of Baltimore had its best quarter ever this year, with a record amount of general cargo and containers making their way through public marine terminals.
  Officials say 2,765,247 tons of general cargo crossed the public piers during the first three months of 2018, an eight percent increase over last year’s first quarter.
  The port also handled 156,991 con
  
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• Sonic Debuts Much-Anticipated Pickle Juice Slushie

  11-06-2018 16:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Would you try a pickle juice slushie?
  It’s one of four new flavors debuting at Sonic today.
  The other new ones include Bahama mama, blue Hawaiian and Tiger’s blood.However, the pickle juice flavor is generating the most buzz.
  Sonic says it’s both sweet — and tart.
  Sonic even says you can add the pickle-flavored syrup to anything on their menu – shakes, ice cream and even burgers.
  There are several Sonic locations in Maryland.
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• This Week In Golf: Dustin Johnson Runs Away With FedEx St. Jude Classic

  11-06-2018 16:40
  By Sam McPherson
  A Sunday showdown never materialized at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis on the TPC Southwind course, mostly because 2016 U.S. Open champion, Dustin Johnson, would not let one happen. He moved out of a tie with Andrew Putnam on the first hole in the fourth round and never looked back on his way to a six-stroke victory. Johnson finished at 19-under when he holed out his second shot from the fairway on the 18th hole for an eagle.
  It was that kind of week for Johnson, who
  
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• Obama Meeting With 2020 Hopefuls To Discuss Party Future, Running In The Age Of Trump

  11-06-2018 16:29
  (CNN) — Barack Obama has met with several Democrats considering running for president in 2020, a Democrat close to the former president tells CNN, offering them advice on running in the Trump era and discussing how to position the party going forward.
  The meetings come as the former president charts his future political life and evaluates how he can best help a Democratic Party that is working to figure out how to run with President Donald Trump in the White House. Some Democrats accused O
  
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• Hawaii Volcano’s Bubbling Lava Is Enough To Cover Manhattan

  11-06-2018 16:16
  (CNN) — The Kilauea volcano erupted 36 days ago, and with it came massive ash clouds, earthquakes, mountains of lava and hundreds of evacuations on Hawaii’s big Island.
  Since May 3, Kilauea’s lava, ash and rocks have destroyed about 600 homes, closed major highways and prompted health warnings.
  It’s moving fast
  The eruption has spewed out enough lava to fill 45,400 Olympic-sized pools since it started, the US Geological Survey said.
  The lava is “enough to cover Manh
  
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• Police Investigate Shooting Of Man In Reisterstown

  11-06-2018 15:58
  REISTERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police continue to investigate a shooting in Reisterstown Sunday night.
  Police said they were called to the scene around 9:30 p.m. after a verbal disturbance in the 400 block of Shirley Manor Road. The incident turned violence when one man shot another man, then fled the area.
  The 27-year-old victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment. He was suffering from at least one gunshot wound to his upper body. He is expected to survive.
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• Arizona Cardinals Rookie Chase Edmonds Plans To Pay Off Sister’s Student Loans

  11-06-2018 15:29
  Ryan Mayer
  Being drafted into the NFL and signing with a team often leaves players with more money than they’ve seen up until that point in their lives. In the wake of their signings you often hear stories of draftees taking care of the members of their family who supported them along the way. Arizona Cardinals rookie Chase Edmonds is no different, as the 22-year-old running back is planning to use his signing bonus to pay off his sister’s $80,000 worth of student loans.
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• Maryland Delegate Ted Sophocleus Dies At 79

  11-06-2018 15:12
  LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — A Maryland delegate with a long history of public service has died at 79.
  News outlets report Ted Sophocleus died Friday at a Baltimore hospital. The Anne Arundel County Democrat had surgery earlier this year after a neck injury, and took a brief leave of absence during the 2018 General Assembly session.
  He was running for another term in the District 32 primary election.
  Sophocleus was a pharmacist who was elected to the Anne Arundel County Council in 1982. He was ap
  
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• International House Of…Burgers?

  11-06-2018 14:56
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Restaurant chain IHOP officially changed it’s name to IHOB Monday, surprising customers with what the new acronym stands for.
  Many took to social media to guess what the new name could be and most assumed the ‘b’ would stand for ‘breakfast.’ They were wrong.
  RELATED: IHOP Or IHOb? The Internet Wants To Know
  The announcement came out Monday morning, IHOP is now the International House Of Burgers.
  Dear Internet, we abbreciate your batience
  
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• Coffee Meeting Culminates In Stabbing At Maryland Mall

  11-06-2018 14:35
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Authorities say two men who met for coffee got into an argument, which ended when one stabbed the other.
  News outlets report a 37-year-old man is in critical condition following the Sunday stabbing at the Nordstrom Marketplace Cafe in the Westfield Montgomery Mall. Montgomery County police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks says the two had apparently met for coffee, but the cause of the dispute is unknown.
  Starks says the other man, Jeffrey Lewis Sweeney-Grant, turned himsel
  
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• Weather Blog: Rain Could Be Ending

  11-06-2018 14:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — This rain has officially worn it’s welcome out. A couple of things that stink after three day’s would include trash, and family visiting. Let’s add to that list rain on weekends. Add in even the “threat of rain on weekends!” Then add in the past month…get the scented hanky out cause this just stinks. And it looks like we may be breaking out of this pattern beginning tonight.
  Once rain ends today we remain cloudy through the aftern
  
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• Maryland Judge To Hear Foreign Payments Case Against Trump

  11-06-2018 14:11
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Maryland federal judge will hear arguments in a case accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by accepting payments from foreign and state governments.
  Monday’s arguments before U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte will delve into the substance of the “emoluments clause” and what it means. The clause bans accepting benefits from foreign or state governments without congressional approval.
  The plaintiffs, Maryland and the District
  
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• Tyson Recalls Breaded Chicken Over Plastic Contamination

  11-06-2018 13:29
  SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Tyson Foods is recalling more than 3,000 pounds of frozen chicken following the discovery of pieces of plastic in the chicken’s breading ingredients.
  The USDA said Friday that Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson says the chicken may be contaminated by pieces of “blue and clear soft plastic.”
  The chicken was sold in 3-pound plastic bags of “uncooked, breaded, original chicken tenderloins.” The USDA sa
  
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• Crews On Scene Of Underground Fire In Baltimore

  11-06-2018 13:01
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — BGE crews are on the scene of an underground fire in Downtown Baltimore at the intersection of Charles Street and Lombard.
  This fire started around 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the same block where there was a similar underground fire five months ago.
  RELATED: Underground Charles Street Fire Raises Concerns, Snarls Traffic
  Witnesses say on Twitter that there was black smoke coming from a manhole cover and then she saw two more pop up out of the ground.
  Underground fire in sam
  
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• Robert De Niro Bleeped At Tony Awards For Trump F-Bomb

  11-06-2018 12:32
  NEW YORK (AP) — With a bleep on live television and double fists raised in the air, Robert De Niro got the theater crowd on its feet at the Tony Awards with a rousing political introduction of his old friend Bruce Springsteen that was focused squarely elsewhere: on President Donald Trump.
  De Niro, a staunch Trump opponent, dropped a couple of F-bombs heard clearly by the Radio City Music crowd Sunday night. The CBS television audience heard dead silence instead before he raised his arms &m
  
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• Mike Pompeo Gives Update Ahead Of Historic Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit

  11-06-2018 12:16
  SINGAPORE (CBS NEWS) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed reporters Monday morning in Singapore to give an update on preparations for President Donald Trump’s historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
  The two leaders are to meet on Tuesday at the luxury Capella Hotel resort on Singapore’s Sentosa Island.
  U.S. officials have said the leaders will meet privately on Tuesday before holding an expanded bilateral meeting with their respective advisers.
  Mr. Trump will
  
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• Worker Killed By Branch While Trimming Tree In Maryland

  11-06-2018 04:23
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a worker died while trimming a tree in Maryland.
  Anne Arundel County Fire spokesman Lt. Erik Kornmeyer tells news outlets that the man was struck and pinned by a branch on Sunday afternoon. Kornmeyer said it took a special operations unit around an hour to remove the deceased man, who was still harnessed 8 feet (2.4 meters) up in the tree.
  County police and Maryland Occupational Safety and Health will investigate the circumstances of his death.
  The man
  
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• Rain Continues To Interrupt Cleanup Efforts In Ellicott City

  11-06-2018 04:19
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ)– Ellicott City continues to receive support from across the state after floods battered the historic community.
  Once again, cleanup efforts had to be suspended Sunday after a threat for severe storms.
  Two weeks ago, devastating flood waters rushed through Ellicott City and threatened to break the spirit of the quaint historic town.
  But the area is proving to be resilient, especially with help from local companies. Saturday, a Guinness brewery paired beer with merch
  
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• 1 Dead In Double Shooting In Northwest Baltimore

  11-06-2018 03:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– One person is dead after a double shooting in Northwest Baltimore Sunday.
  City police say around 7:23 p.m., they responded to the 2800 block of Boarman Avenue, where they located a 52-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg and a 34 year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.
  Both victims were transported to an area hospital where the 34-year-old man was pronounced dead.
  Homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them
  
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• Actor Vince Vaughn Arrested For DUI

  11-06-2018 02:33
  BALTIMORE (CNN) — Actor Vince Vaughn was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to authorities.
  Vaughn was stopped at a DUI checkpoint outside of Los Angeles between Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach around 12:30 a.m., according to the Manhattan Beach Police Department.
  Actor Vince Vaughn was arrested on suspicion of DUI at a DUI checkpointat Prospect Avenue and Artesia Blvd in Hermosa Beach, according to Sgt. Matt Sabosky with the Manhattan Be
  
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• School Bus Aide Charged With Assaulting 7-Year-Old

  11-06-2018 01:42
  LARGO, Md. (AP) — A school bus aide in suburban Maryland has been charged with assaulting a 7-year-old boy after police reviewed video of the incident.
  Initially the boy’s parents had been told their son was acting out. And three adults on the bus told a police officer that a student on the bus had attempted to throw the aide’s cellphone out a window.
  But Prince George’s County Police said Sunday they reviewed surveillance video and found no evidence to support an allegat
  
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