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• Police: Man Robbed At Gunpoint, Shot Along Md. Roadside As Suspects Flee With Car

  08-07-2018 23:26
  DUNDALK, Md. (WJZ) — A 42-year-old man was shot along a Dundalk road early Sunday morning, Baltimore County Police report.
  According to police, the man stopped in the 7800 block of Pennisula Expressway around 1 a.m. after his Jeep Grand Cherokee was having car trouble.
  He told police he was robbed at gunpoint by two suspects, who then shot him in his lower body and fled with his car.
  The victim was treated at a local hospital and is expected to survive his injuries.
  Police said the victim&
  
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• Mother Sole Survivor In Delaware Crash That Killed Father, 4 Daughters Returning From OCMD

  08-07-2018 22:50
  TOWNSEND, Del. (CBS)– A family spokesperson has identified the New Jersey family who was killed in Friday’s crash in Townsend, Delaware, CBS Philadelphia reports. The spokesperson identified the father as 61-year-old Audie Trinidad. The children were identified as 20-year-old Kaitlyn, 17-year-old Danna and 13-year-olds Melissa and Allison.
  His wife, 53-year-old Mary Rose, was transported to a local area hospital after suffering serious but non-life threatening injuries.
  The family wa
  
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• Slain Newspaper Editor Hailed As Quiet But Brilliant Writer

  08-07-2018 22:36
  OLNEY, Md. (AP) — One of the five newspaper employees killed in a shooting at a Maryland newspaper’s office is remembered as a shy man who expressed his brilliant intellect through the editorials he wrote.
  More than 150 relatives, friends and co-workers of Capital Gazette editorial page editor Gerald Fischman gathered on Sunday for his funeral service and burial at Judean Memorial Gardens cemetery in Olney.
  A memorial service for sales assistant Rebecca Smith was planned for Sunday e
  
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• Feds Might Allow Fishermen To Catch More East Coast Skates

  08-07-2018 22:32
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government is looking to allow fishermen to catch more skates, which are caught on both coasts for use as food and bait.
  Skates are bottom-dwelling fish that are often sold in fish markets as “skate wing.” The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is proposing to increase the annual catch limit for skates by about 8 percent, to nearly 70 million pounds.
  The biggest skate producing states are Alaska, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, th
  
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• Thai Cave Rescue: Four Boys Rescued From Cave

  08-07-2018 22:21
  (CNN) — Four of the 12 boys who have been trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand for more than two weeks have been rescued, as the operation was put on hold overnight to allow oxygen tanks to be refilled.
  The mission to free the remaining members of the group has been suspended for at least 10 hours, Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn said, as teams replenish supplies used up removing the first four boys.
  But authorities face a new race against time as heavy rain, which ha
  
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• Thai Cave Rescue Underway

  08-07-2018 17:15
  (AP)– Officials in Thailand confirm 4 soccer team members have been taken out of the cave and efforts to rescue the rest of the boys is underway.
  Several ambulances have been seen leaving the area of the cave rescue and a helicopter is then taking the boys to a nearby hospital.
  Chiang Rai province acting Gov. Narongsak Osatanakorn, who is heading the operation, said earlier Sunday that 13 foreign and five Thai divers were taking part in the rescue and two divers will accompany each bo
  
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• Truck Crashes Into Joppa Home

  08-07-2018 16:30
  JOPPA, Md. (WJZ) — Officials are investigating after a truck crashed into a home in Joppa Sunday morning.
  According to the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company, the accident happened around 8:25 a.m. on Philadelphia Road (MD-7) and Old Mountain Road South.
  8:25a #jmvfc8 is on the scene of a vehicle into a building at MD-7/Philadelphia Rd & Old Mountain Rd South #Joppa. Paramedics are evaluating the driver and a building inspector has been requested.
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• What Does $1,100 Rent Get You In Baltimore?

  08-07-2018 16:00
  Curious about just how far your housing dollar stretches in Baltimore?
  We rounded up the latest rental offerings via Zumper to get a sense of what to expect when it comes to finding a home in Baltimore if you don’t want to spend more than $1,100/month on rent.
  Take a peek at what the city has to offer, below. (Note: prices and availability are subject to change.)
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• Ex-Homeland Security Secretary Under Obama Opposes Democrats’ Calls To Abolish ICE

  08-07-2018 04:19
  (CNN) — Former Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson has come out against Democrats’ calls to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, slamming it as an unserious policy proposal that could jeopardize immigration reform.
  “The reality is that abolishing ICE is not a serious policy proposal; it’s about as serious as the claim that Mexico’s ‘gonna pay for the wall,'” Johnson wrote in a Washington Post op-ed published Friday, refer
  
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• 1-Year-Old Goes To Court To Get Reunited With Family

  08-07-2018 04:19
  PHOENIX (AP) — The 1-year-old boy in a green button-up shirt drank milk from a bottle, played with a small purple ball that lit up when it hit the ground and occasionally asked for “agua.”
  Then it was the child’s turn for his court appearance before a Phoenix immigration judge, who could hardly contain his unease with the situation during the portion of the hearing where he asks immigrant defendants whether they understand the proceedings.
  “I’m embarrassed to
  
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• Trump Admin Temporarily Halting Some Payments Under Obamacare Program

  08-07-2018 04:17
  (CNN) — The Trump administration announced Saturday that it will temporarily halt billions of dollars in payments under the Affordable Care Act’s risk adjustment program, a move that could shake up insurance markets.
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that oversees the program, cited a recent federal court decision that found the formula for calculating the risk adjustment payments to be flawed. In a March 2018 ruling out of New Mexico, US District Court
  
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• Ovechkin Shows Off The Stanley Cup At The World Cup

  08-07-2018 04:16
  MOSCOW (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has brought the Stanley Cup to the World Cup.
  The Washington Capitals captain took the NHL trophy to a fan zone in Moscow where World Cup games are screened. With the Russian National Guard providing security, Ovechkin lifted the cup above his head in front of a crowd of fans, who were allowed to take photos with the trophy.
  “The cup is with us. The cup is in Moscow, Russia,” Ovechkin said. “I am very happy for the people that can see
  
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• Anti-Violence Protesters Shut Down Part Of Chicago Freeway

  08-07-2018 04:15
  CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of anti-violence protesters marched along a Chicago interstate on Saturday, shutting down traffic to draw attention to the gun violence that’s claimed hundreds of lives in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods and pressure public officials to do more to stop it.
  Marchers chanted, “Stop the killing,” and carried signs reading, “We need jobs,” and other messages. Some stopped to scrawl on the road with chalk: “Enough is en
  
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• Libraries Renting Fishing Rods To Promote Outdoor Activities For Kids

  08-07-2018 00:57
  ANNE ARUNDEL Co., Md. (WJZ) — Several local libraries are teaming up with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to loan out not only books but also rods and other fishing equipment. It’s a partnership that will encourage more kids to explore the great outdoors.
  The Mountain Road Branch library in Anne Arundel County was the first to jump on board. Organizers say it was a no-brainer.
  “We’ve had whole families come in and check out the poles. You can check out as man
  
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• Cause Determined For Tuberculosis Release At Johns Hopkins Hospital

  08-07-2018 00:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — A Johns Hopkins Hospital official said the cause of a “small sample of frozen tuberculosis” inadvertently being released on a bridge between two cancer research buildings Thursday was due to a latch failure.
  Our media partner The Baltimore Sun reports the leak, which a hospital spokesperson said was a “one-time event”, occured after a latch failed on a transport container.
  Dr. Landon King, the executive vice dean for the JHU School of Medicine,
  
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• Brochin Calls For Recount In Baltimore County Executive Primary After 9-Vote Loss

  08-07-2018 00:26
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — State Sen. Jim Brochin reportedly plans to ask for a recount after falling short of the Democratic nomination for Baltimore County executive by just nine votes.
  Elections officials say former state delegate Johnny Olszewski Jr. won the Democratic nomination for Baltimore County executive Friday after a count of absentee and provisional ballots.
  The narrow margin allows Brochin to request a recount.
  The nine-vote margin comes out of more than 84,000 ballots cast.
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