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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard and Montgomery County in MD until 6:15pm.

  16-07-2018 23:59
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A severe thunderstorm was located over Savage-Guilford, or near Elkridge, moving northeast at 10 mph.
  Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles.
  Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
  Locations impacted includeColumbia
  Severn
  Elkridge
  Riviera Beach
  Baltimore-Washington Airport
  Glen Bur
  
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• Family Says Terps Football Player Died From Heatstroke

  16-07-2018 23:59
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — We’re now learning more about the University of Maryland football player who died weeks after passing out during a team workout.
  Jordan McNair’s family says heatstroke caused his death.
  The family made the announcement on their website.
  They say he suffered the heatstroke during a team workout on May 29, before passing away on June 13.
  An external review is being done in the wake of his death looking into the school’s procedures and team practice
  
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• YouthWorks Keeps Young People Working Throughout The Summer

  16-07-2018 23:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  Just one week before the first cycle of YouthWorks employees clock out for the summer, Mayor Catherine Pugh is checking in. She’s sitting down with a few of the Baltimore convention center’s youngest employees.
  They are part of the more than eight thousand high school aged city kids placed in summer jobs through her office’s longstanding program
  “So you’re really getting a whole holistic look at the convention center, and behind the sce
  
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• Maryland Motorist Charged In Fatal Hit-Run In West Virginia

  16-07-2018 23:04
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say a Maryland motorist has been charged in the fatal hit-and-run of a man on a bicycle.
  Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston says in a news release 39-year-old Ladon Garrett of Randallstown, Maryland, surrendered to detectives Monday.
  The statement says 20-year-old Divante Coles of Morgantown was killed July 6 on state Route 7 when he was struck from behind by a vehicle, which left the scene.
  Police on July 12 seized the vehicle believed
  
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• Amazon’s Prime Day Runs Into Early Snags

  16-07-2018 23:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon’s website ran into some early snags Monday on its much-hyped Prime Day, an embarrassment for the tech company on the shopping holiday it created.
  Shoppers clicking on many Prime Day links after the 3 p.m. ET launch in the U.S. got only images of dogs — some quite abashed-looking — with the words, “Uh-oh. Something went wrong on our end.” Many took to social media to complain that they couldn’t order items.
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• Maryland Governor Announces Student Debt-Relief Initiatives

  16-07-2018 22:49
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan is announcing some initiatives aimed at making college more affordable and easing student debt.
  Hogan made the announcement Monday at the Universities at Shady Grove campus in Rockville.
  Hogan says he will again introduce legislation that would allow Maryland residents to deduct 100 percent of the interest paid on their student loans from their income tax return.
  He also wants to expand the Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship Program to inc
  
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• MDTA Police Look Out For Aggressive Drivers

  16-07-2018 22:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — National studies show that aggressive driving is a factor in 56 percent of all fatal crashes.
  WJZ drove with Corporal Bartlinski, with MDTA police, in a 50-mile-an-hour work zone. He is used to seeing speeders in that area. It didn’t take long for someone to get his attention.
  “So it looks like we have an aggressive driver here. Speeding, cutting in and out of traffic, this black vehicle here, he’s following too close. He almost hit that black picku
  
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• Baltimore County Executive Candidates Look To November

  16-07-2018 22:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A count, then a recount.
  Nearly three weeks after 87,000 Baltimore County voters went to the polls and picked their candidate for county executive, it’s official.
  Johnny Olszewski, commonly called Johnny O., will take the Democratic ticket. He beat out Senator Jim Brochin by a razor thin margin of just 17 votes.
  “People want good jobs. They want fair wages. They want health care. They want opportunities for their families, and that’s what this campaign h
  
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• Federal Trial Began Monday In Killing Of Fort Meade Soldier

  16-07-2018 21:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Stationed at Fort Meade, 24-year-old Karlyn Ramirez was shot to death in August 2015, at her off-base townhouse in Severn.
  “I thought I heard something, and at the beginning I thought it was firecrackers maybe.” A neighbor said.
  Next to Ramirez’s body, police found her four-month-old daughter unharmed. It took police, the FBI and Army a year to charge her estranged husband, Sergeant Maliek Kearney, with the crime.
  Prior to her killing, Ramirez had s
  
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• Baltimore Police Investigating After Officer Failed To Respond To Call For Man With Gun

  16-07-2018 20:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are investigating after an officer failed to respond to call about a man with a gun.
  According to police officials, the dashcam video shows firefighters driving around the city when they allegedly see a man with a gun. The suspect then allegedly placed the gun in the bushes.
  “I’m going to present to you something I find particularly disturbing,” Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle said ahead of showing the dashcam video.
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• Baltimore Police Investigating After Officer Failed To Respond To Call For Armed Man

  16-07-2018 20:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are investigating after an officer failed to respond to call about a man with a gun.
  According to police officials, the dashcam video shows firefighters driving around the city when they allegedly see a man with a gun. The suspect then allegedly placed the gun in the bushes.
  “I’m going to present to you something I find particularly disturbing,” Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle said ahead of showing the dashcam video.
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• Saltwater Poisoning Kills Dog At Florida Beach

  16-07-2018 19:53
  Florida (CBS Local)– Chris Taylor and his black Labrador recently spent a few hours at Honeymoon Island Dog Beach in Florida. Unfortunately for Taylor, that time at the beach ended up killing his dog.
  Taylor’s dog died of saltwater poisoning after he dehydrated and suffered a brain hemorrhage. Taylor’s dog O.G. began having stomach issues and diarrhea, which forced the owner to take him to the vet. Unfortunately, it was too late.
  “They told me, there’s nothing
  
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• Recovery Continues For Dog Found In Pile Of Trash

  16-07-2018 19:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Henrietta, the dog found last week in a pile of trash, continues to recovery after a rollercoaster weekend.
  According to BARCS, since transferring her to the ER, Henrietta has had successful blood transfusions and is eating. On Saturday her blood pressure and blood sugar dropped, but on Sunday she was reportedly better.Henrietta was found on the night of July 11, when a landlord went to check on his property and found her in a pile of trash. She was thrown away and n
  
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• Judge Halts Deportations of Reunited Families

  16-07-2018 19:07
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The latest on the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border (all times local):
  9:52 a.m.
  A federal judge has temporarily halted deportations of families who have been recently reunited after they were separated by the Trump administration.
  The American Civil Liberties Union filed paperwork saying attorneys were concerned about “mass deportations” following reunification of children ages five to 17 with their parents. They asked that deportations be stall
  
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• City In Delaware Reviews ‘No Cotton’ Rule Barring Muslim Kids From Pools

  16-07-2018 18:34
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s biggest city is reviewing its rules after Muslim children were told to stay out of a municipal pool because of their clothing.
  The News Journal reports that officials with the Wilmington mayor’s office and parks and recreation department will meet Monday to discuss how to avoid similar situations in the future.
  Mayor Mike Purzycki said in a statement Saturday that the city was wrong to use a vaguely-worded policy to bar Muslim kids wearin
  
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• Maryland State Police Searching For This Man

  16-07-2018 18:25
  MCHENRY, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police in Garrett County are looking for the man pictured below.
  According to their post on Facebook, “The MSP McHenry Barracks is requesting the public’s help in identifying the individual in the attached photos. If you have any information, please contact the barracks at 301-387-1101 or message the page. Please do not state possible identifying information in the comment section.”There are no other details on why state police are look
  
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• Trump Says ‘We’re All To Blame’ For Poor Us-Russia Relationship, Putin Denies Interference

  16-07-2018 18:17
  (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said Monday he holds both the United States and Russia responsible for the breakdown in the relationship between the two countries and railed against the special counsel’s Russia investigation.
  “I hold both countries responsible. I think that the United States has been foolish. We’ve all been foolish,” Trump said during a joint news conference alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland.
  “We should hav
  
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• FDA Recalls Common Heart Drug Over Potential Cancer Risk

  16-07-2018 18:08
  (CNN) — A recall of a common drug used to control blood pressure and help prevent heart failure was announced by the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday, a week after 22 other countries recalled it because the drug contains a chemical that poses a potential cancer risk.
  Valsartan is off patent and is used as a component of other generic medicines, but not all medicines containing the ingredient are involved, according to the FDA. The US recall inclu
  
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• Four Baltimore County Public School Graduates Receive National Merit Scholarships

  16-07-2018 18:05
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced four 2018 Baltimore County Public School graduates have received National Merit college-sponsored scholarships.
  The graduates, from Dulaney and Towson high schools and George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology are among the last group of the 4, 050 recent high school graduates who have won college-sponsored scholarships, according to a Baltimore County Public Schools press release.
  Most of these sch
  
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• Love To Sleep? Mattress Firm Seeks A ‘Snoozetern’ This Fall

  16-07-2018 17:46
  (CBS Local)– Getting to and from an internship can be a pain, but one lucky student this fall won’t even have to leave their bed to get paid.
  Mattress Firm is now accepting applications for a fall “snoozetern.” The paid internship will be 20 hours a week at the Mattress Firm headquarters in Houston, Texas. Mattress Firm released the following statement about the internship on its website.
  “We are searching for someone who can put their rest to the test. If you
  
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• New McLaren 720S Totaled In Crash The Day After It Was Bought

  16-07-2018 17:35
  Farifax County, VA (CBS Local)- The Fairfax County Police Department said Saturday that a local driver totaled his brand-new McLaren 720S sports car in an accident just one day after the car was purchased.
  In a Facebook post, the department used a photo of the wrecked vehicle in an attempt to warn drivers of the dangers of speeding, warning drivers to “slow down, or it could cost you.”The driver reportedly suffered non life-threatening injuries in the crash.
  According to police, the
  
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• Two Missing Brothers, 14-Year-Old And 9-Year-Old, Found Safe

  16-07-2018 17:22
  MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. — UPDATE: Police say Reginald Wilson Jr. and Laron “Chris” Wilson have been found safe.Detectives from the Special Victims Investigation Division are looking for two brothers, Reginald Wilson Jr. and Laron “Chris” Wilson. They were last seen Sunday at around 1 p.m. in the 19400 block of Faber Court in Montgomery Village.
  Reginald is a 14-year-old boy, 5’1 and weighs 105 lbs. He was last seen wearing a red shirt with a picture of Ma
  
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• Two Brothers, 14-Year-Old Boy, 9-Year-Old-Boy, Missing In Montgomery Village

  16-07-2018 17:22
  MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. — Detectives from the Special Victims Investigation Division are looking for two brothers, Reginald Wilson Jr. and Laron “Chris” Wilson. They were last seen Sunday at around 1 p.m. in the 19400 block of Faber Court in Montgomery Village.
  Reginald is a 14-year-old boy, 5’1 and weighs 105 lbs. He was last seen wearing a red shirt with a picture of Marilyn Monroe on it, black pants and green and blue shoes.
  Chris is a 9-year-old boy, 4 feet and weighs
  
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• Two Brothers, 14-Year-Old Boy, 9-Year-Old-Boy, Missing In Maryland

  16-07-2018 17:22
  MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. — Detectives from the Special Victims Investigation Division are looking for two brothers, Reginald Wilson Jr. and Laron “Chris” Wilson. They were last seen Sunday at around 1 p.m. in the 19400 block of Faber Court in Montgomery Village.
  Reginald is a 14-year-old boy, 5’1 and weighs 105 lbs. He was last seen wearing a red shirt with a picture of Marilyn Monroe on it, black pants and green and blue shoes.
  Chris is a 9-year-old boy, 4 feet and weighs
  
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• UT Southwestern Celebrates ‘Big Bang’ Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Research

  16-07-2018 17:05
  DALLAS, TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It’s being called the “big bang” breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research. Doctors at UT Southwestern’s O’Donnell Brain Institute have detected what they believe are changes in a single molecule that could act as the starting point for the deadly, memory-stealing disease.
  Scientists are fairly certain that a molecule called “tau” is the culprit.
  “When the protein is in its good form, the reactive portions are hi
  
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• Former Md. College Student Surrenders To Police, Accused Of Killing Philly Real Estate Developer

  16-07-2018 17:03
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS Philly) — A former Morgan State University student turned himself in to Philadelphia Police on Friday night in connection with the stabbing death of a real estate developer in Rittenhouse Square.
  Michael White, 20, is accused of killing 37-year-old Sean Schellenger during an incident that happened 20 hours before on Thursday just before 11 p.m. at the intersection of 17th and Chancellor Streets.Gregg Thompson of Philadelphia Peaceful Surrender said he spoke
  
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• Navy Rule Allowing Servicewoman To Wear Ponytails Won’t Apply to U.S. Naval Academy

  16-07-2018 16:58
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Navy rule change that lets servicewomen wear ponytails and other longer hairstyles won’t apply to the U.S. Naval Academy.
  The Capital reports that academy spokesman Cmdr. David McKinney said the updated policy does not include midshipmen at this time. McKinney says the academy “will look at the policy and discuss how the regulations for midshipmen will change moving forward.”
  Many black women had asked for changes to the female grooming standa
  
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• ‘We Are Desperate Parents’ | Immigrant Detainees Write Heartbreaking Letter

  16-07-2018 16:43
  (CNN) — “To the people of the United States, please help us. We are desperate parents.”
  A group of adult detainees at an immigration detention center have signed an open letter appealing to the American people to help them be reunited with their children after being separated at the border.
  In the letter dated July 15, the 54 detainees at the Port Isabel Service Detention Center in Los Fresnos, Texas, write in Spanish that their children don’t recognize their voices anymo
  
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• This Week In Golf: Michael Kim Laps The Field At John Deere Classic

  16-07-2018 16:41
  By Sam McPherson
  American Michael Kim is headed to the British Open in Scotland this week, after winning his first PGA Tour event over the weekend with stunning dominance. Kim won the John Deere Classic by eight strokes, shooting 27-under par over four rounds at the TPC Deere Run course in Silvis, Illinois, both numbers breaking tournament records.
  Along with the entry to Carnoustie, Kim earned a two-year exemption on tour after waiting a few years to earn his first win. He joined the Tour full-
  
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• GoFundMe Campaign Seeks To Bring ‘Trump Baby’ Balloon To President’s New Jersey Golf Club

  16-07-2018 16:38
  (CBS Philly/CBS Local) — A local activist has created a GoFundMe campaign to bring the “Trump Baby” balloon to President Donald Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
  Didier Jiménez-Castro created the “Fund To Bring Baby Trump To America” campaign on July 13, the same day that London’s “Trump Baby” balloon made its debut at a protest.
  Jiménez-Castro, who says the London balloon inspired him to act, currently works for
  
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• MGM National Harbor Opens $48 Million Expansion

  16-07-2018 16:36
  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s biggest casino is getting even bigger.
  MGM National Harbor opened a $48 million expansion Sunday, less than two years after opening its doors in December 2016.
  The Baltimore Sun reports the expansion includes a new, second-floor poker room, off-track horse betting offered in partnership with the Maryland Jockey Club, 285 slot machines and a new terrace overlooking the Potomac River.
  Casino officials say the expansion is driven by higher-than-anticipat
  
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• New Christening Photo Of Prince Louis Released By Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge

  16-07-2018 15:57
  (CNN) — Kensington Palace has released one more official photograph from the christening of Prince Louis, the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
  The four portraits previously released by the Palace on July 9 show the young prince surrounded by his adoring family, including a grinning Prince George, who turns 5 next week.Prince LouisThe Duke and Duchess hope that everyone enjoys this lovely photograph of Prince Louis as much as they do. (Photo Credit Matt Holyoak via Kensingt
  
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• Showdown Looms As Washington Metro Workers Approve Strike

  16-07-2018 15:14
  FORESTVILLE, Md. (AP) — After years without a new contract, the Washington Metro’s largest union has overwhelmingly authorized a strike, just as thousands of tourists arrive in the nation’s capital for this week’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
  Union leaders haven’t decided whether or when they’ll declare the strike. They’re waiting on a management response, expected Monday.
  The Amalgamated Transit Union represents includes around 8,000 of Metro&rs
  
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• Hiker With Heat Exhaustion Rescued In Montgomery County

  16-07-2018 14:51
  GREAT FALLS, Md. (WJZ) — A hiker was rescued in Montgomery County after suffering from heat exhaustion Sunday. The victim was located near Purple Horse Beach and Great Falls, Md. at approximately 11:30 a.m.
  The hiker’s identity has not been released.
  Courtesy: @mcfrsPIO
  Officials say water crews from the National Park Service and the Montgomery County Fire Department worked together to help the hiker.
  The victim was evacuated by boats via the Potomac River to boat ‘put-in&
  
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• Father Accidentally Shoots, Kills 6-Year-Old Daughter While Cleaning Gun

  16-07-2018 14:28
  SALEM, Ind. (AP) — State Police say a southern Indiana man accidentally shot and killed his 6-year-old daughter while cleaning a handgun.
  They say Makayla S. Bowling of rural Salem was pronounced dead at a hospital.
  Police say her father was cleaning the gun inside a home Friday night and thought the weapon was unloaded, but it discharged, striking the girl in the head. The father’s name hasn’t been released.
  Police say detectives don’t believe foul play was involved. The
  
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• Trump And Russia “Agree” U.S Is To Blame For Poor Relations — Live Updates

  16-07-2018 13:50
  HELINSKI, FINLAND (CBSNEWS) — Following slight delays in schedule, Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have begun their day of meetings in Helsinki, Finland amid increasing tensions between the two nations.
  “The world wants to see us get along,” Mr. Trump remarked during the leaders’ first formal meeting, adding, “I think we’ll end up having an extraordinary relationship.”
  Mr. Trump says he’s going into his meeting with “very low expec
  
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• Marty Bass Monday Morning Weather - CBS Baltimore

  16-07-2018 13:40 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Prime Time: A Day Of Deals At Amazon, And At Its RivalsAmazon is extending its annual "Prime Day" promotion to 36 hours this year. Car Hits, Kills Elderly Woman In Church Parking LotAn 83-year-old woman died Sunday after her car rolled backward and ...and more »
  
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• Ticket-Free Access For National Museum Of African American History And Culture

  16-07-2018 13:22
  WASHINGTON D.C. (WJZ) — Tickets won’t be required for the month of September for those looking to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
  The museum announced that individuals can enter on a first-come, first-served basis Monday through Friday.
  The usual timed entry passes will only be required or Saturdays and Sundays throughout the month.
  The new entry won’t apply to groups of 10 or more. Those groups will still be required to obtain advance ti
  
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• Eat your way around town with these Baltimore-area restaurant weeks - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  16-07-2018 12:28 via baltimoresun.com
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  Eat your way around town with these Baltimore-area restaurant weeks
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  Let your taste buds guide you from Columbia through the streets of Baltimore and into the rolling hills of Carroll County during four upcoming restaurant weeks. In the city, a myriad of restaurants will show off their finest deals from July 27-Aug. 5.
  
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• Prime Time: A Day Of Deals At Amazon, And At Its Rivals

  16-07-2018 12:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is extending its annual “Prime Day” promotion to 36 hours this year and will try to lure more deal-seekers to the aisles of Whole Foods. Shoppers will have plenty of sales to choose from as other retailers offer promotions to try to take a share of the spending.
  This year’s sales event, which starts Monday afternoon, will be six hours longer than last year’s and will launch new products. Amazon hopes to keep Prime attractive for current and wo
  
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• VIDEO: Father With Young Son Pulls Knife On Another Subway Rider

  16-07-2018 12:04
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A subway rider says he confronted a man for allegedly hitting a child on the E train, but police say the man then pulled out a knife.
  Cellphone video shows the suspect going on an expletive-laced tirade, waving the weapon and spitting at the straphanger before getting off the train.
  The 45-year-old victim, who did not want to reveal his identity, told CBS2’s Lisa Rozner it all started on the E train at Canal Street after the suspect hit his young son in a
  
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• Digest: Brigade beat Soul, 57-45, inch closer to ArenaBowl - Baltimore Sun

  16-07-2018 04:48 via baltimoresun.com
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  Digest: Brigade beat Soul, 57-45, inch closer to ArenaBowl
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  The Brigade beat the host Philadelphia Soul , 57-45, on Sunday night in the first meeting of a two-game Arena Football League semifinal series, moving Baltimore closer to its first ArenaBowl appearance. Quarterback Randy Hippeard threw for 212 yards ...and more »
  
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• Ceasefire campaign approaching one year mark in Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  16-07-2018 04:31 via foxbaltimore.com
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  Ceasefire campaign approaching one year mark in Baltimore
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  BALTIMORE -- WBFF -- Another Ceasefire is approaching, and this one will mark one year since the community led, anti-violence group began campaigning here in Baltimore. The upcoming campaign is set for Friday, August 3, 2018 through Sunday, August ...
  
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• Weather Blog: Warm Sunday - CBS Baltimore

  16-07-2018 03:21 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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  Weather Blog: Warm Sunday
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mostly cloudy skies will make for a warm night in central Maryland. Temperatures will only dip into the low 70s and there's a chance for some isolated storms after midnight. Patchy fog is possible as you head to work Monday morning.
  
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