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• Annapolis To Hold Benefit Concert For Capital Gazette Shooting Victims’ Families, Survivors

  20-07-2018 23:36
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) — The city of Annapolis will hold a benefit concert featuring Maryland-bred rockers Good Charlotte to honor the five Capital Gazette employees killed in an attack in their newsroom last month.
  The event dubbed “Annapolis Rising: A Benefit for The Capital Gazette and Free Press” will take place July 28 — the one-month anniversary of the shooting. The concert will include performances as well as guest speakers from the journalism community.
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• Baltimore Police urge public to come forward with information to solve killing of 7-year-old Taylor Hayes - Baltimore Sun

  20-07-2018 23:15 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore police said Friday that they had located a white Mercedes they believe was connected to the death of 7-year-old Taylor Hayes, but urged the public to provide information to help them investigate the fatal shooting. “We know a number of people ...
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• Police Looking For Missing 67-Year-Old Man

  20-07-2018 23:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing Baltimore man.
  Samuel Steed, 67, was last seen Wednesday in the 1600 block of Kennewick Road wearing a green t-shirt, blue jeans and tan Sketchers sneakers.
  Family and friends are concerned about Steed’s well-being, according to police.
  Steed is 5’5″ and weighs about 160 pounds.
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• Deadly Duck Boat Crash Brings Back Memory Of Boat Crash In Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

  20-07-2018 23:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — High winds and waves swamped a duck boat in a Branson, Missouri lake Thursday.
  17 people died, while the remaining 14 on board a popular tourist attraction managed to escape with their lives.
  “It landed in about 40 feet of water and rolled down into 80 feet of water,” Stone County Sheriff Doug Radner said. “It’s on its wheels.”
  Ten years ago, another duck boat sank in the Delaware River near Philadelphia.
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• Midday shooting reported in NE Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  20-07-2018 22:42 via foxbaltimore.com
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  BALTIMORE (WBFF) - A man was injured in a midday shooting in northeast Baltimore's Northwood area, near the Morgan State University campus. Police were dispatched at about 1:05 p.m. Friday to Pentwood Road at Fenwick Avenue. They found a ...
  
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• Police Find Car Sought In 7-Year-Old’s Murder, No Arrests Yet

  20-07-2018 22:11
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Police find car sought in child’s slaying; no arrests yet.
  Baltimore police have found a white Mercedes-Benz that was seen in the area where a 7-year-old girl was fatally shot in an apparent drive-by shooting but there still have been no arrests in the attack more than two weeks since she was shot in the back.
  Detectives working the slaying of second-grader Taylor Hayes are struggling to overcome a chronic problem: Baltimore’s strong anti-informant culture
  
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• Former Oriole Manny Machado Issues Final Farewell To Baltimore

  20-07-2018 22:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Days after Manny Machado wore an Orioles jersey for the last time, the All-Star shortstop issued a statement thanking the organization and fans.
  First addressing his “Baltimore family”, Machado wrote: “Throughout the ups and downs, you embraced me unconditionally and you took a kid from Miami and brought me up as one of your own. I’ve enjoyed my time here and you all have played a big part in that!!”
  The 26-year-old then thanked the
  
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• Former Oriole Manny Machado Issues Farewell Message To Baltimore

  20-07-2018 22:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Days after Manny Machado wore an Orioles jersey for the last time, the All-Star shortstop issued a statement thanking the organization and fans.
  First addressing his “Baltimore family”, Machado wrote: “Throughout the ups and downs, you embraced me unconditionally and you took a kid from Miami and brought me up as one of your own. I’ve enjoyed my time here and you all have played a big part in that!!”
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• Baltimore lawsuit blames oil and gas companies for climate change - Reuters

  20-07-2018 22:03 via reuters.com
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  (Reuters) - The city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit on Friday against 26 oil and gas companies and entities, including BP Plc (BP.L), Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp, for knowingly contributing to what the city called the catastrophic consequences of ...
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• Baltimore Is Latest US City To File Lawsuit Against Big Oil

  20-07-2018 21:36
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore has become the latest U.S. city to try and hold the world’s biggest oil companies financially responsible for global warming.
  The lawsuit comes as judges elsewhere have been throwing out headline-generating complaints filed by cities that sought to hold oil companies liable for climate change.
  City Solicitor Andre Davis on Friday filed the lawsuit in Baltimore Circuit Court, not federal court. It targets 26 oil and gas companies for damages associated with
  
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• ‘I Didn’t Know It’s Illegal’; Texas Woman Sentenced For Pilfering Conchs

  20-07-2018 21:27
  FLORIDA (CBSDFW.COM/CBS Local) – A woman from Dallas, Texas will spend 15 days in jail as punishment for taking 40 queen conchs from the waters that surround Key West.
  While it’s not illegal to take queen conch shells from the waters or lands in Florida, it is illegal if the removed shells contain a live animal at the time. Additionally, the mollusk must not be mutilated, removed from its protective shell, or killed before taking the shell.
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• 107-Year-Old Gets Birthday Parade As Her Final Wish

  20-07-2018 21:21
  STILLWATER, Okla. (CBS Local) – A 107-year-old from Oklahoma is being remembered after having one final birthday wish fulfilled.
  Myda Lewis passed away on July 16, just weeks after a very special celebration was held in the city of Stillwater. Lewis, who was born in 1911, said her only wish was to ride in a convertible in a parade.
  Word spread of Westhaven Nursing and Rehabilitation’s plan to make Lewis’ wish come true quickly. By the time the senior’s 107t
  
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• 71 Animals Removed From Maryland Home

  20-07-2018 20:46
  MONTGOMERY CO., Md. (WJZ) — While investigating an animal hoarding case in Montgomery County, authorities removed 71 animals from a home.
  Officers with the Montgomery County Police Animal Services Division have removed 70 cats and a rabbit from the home after being called on July 14 about someone housing an excessive amount of animals.
  Police say the home is in the 12000 block of Sweetbough Court in North Potomac.
  The first day of their investigation, officers removed 53 cats and a ra
  
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• Baltimore police investigating death of 18-month-old boy — second ... - Baltimore Sun

  20-07-2018 20:25 via baltimoresun.com
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  Baltimore police are investigating the death of a 1½-year-old boy who appeared to be injured by a caretaker, police spokesman T.J. Smith said. At about 10:40 ...
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• Woman Gives Birth In Chick-Fil-A, Baby Promised Job And Food For Life

  20-07-2018 20:06
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (CBS Local) – A newborn baby in Texas has already been guaranteed food for life  and a job, after her mother gave birth in a Chick-fil-A bathroom.
  Falon Griffin was having intense contractions when she and her husband stopped at the fast-food restaurant in San Antonio to drop off their daughters with a family friend. She had to use the bathroom, but the restaurant was closed.
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• ‘Have It Your Way’: Burger King Customer Cuts Line, Makes Her Own Food

  20-07-2018 19:48
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS Local) – Burger King’s slogan may be “have it your way,” but one customer took it too far when she was caught making her own meal at one of the chain’s Florida eateries.
  Two Jacksonville Burger King employees were reportedly fired after allowing the female customer to get out of line and start making food in the fast food shop’s kitchen. “She definitely, she had it her way,” Jeffrey Jones told WJAX.
  
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• Maryland Police Force Takes Part In Lip Sync Battle

  20-07-2018 19:43
  ELKTON, Md. (WJZ) — The Elkton Police Department has joined the growing list of law enforcement agencies across the country to take part in the lip sync battle.
  The police force did a lip sync to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop The Feeling.”
  The department posted the video on YouTube and shared it on their Facebook page, saying, “Here is what you all have been waiting for – EPD’s Lip-sync Challenge. We would like to thank all the officers who volun
  
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• ‘An Almond Doesn’t Lactate’: FDA To Crack Down On Soy, Almond ‘Milk’

  20-07-2018 19:43
  WASHINGTON, DC (CBS Local) – The Food and Drug Administration has a message for soy and almond milk drinkers: you’re not drinking milk and your bottle labels may change very soon.
  FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb addressed the agency’s enforcement of “standards of identity” during a Politico media event in Washington. Gottlieb says the FDA will begin cracking down on companies marketing non-dairy products as “milk.”
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• Artscape Opens Up In Baltimore Friday

  20-07-2018 19:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s that time of year again, to celebrate the creative side of Charm City.
  Baltimore’s annual Artscape festival kicks off Friday.
  R&B group TLC will headline the event
  T-Boz and Chilli will take to the MICA main stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
  Artscape is America’s largest free arts festival.
  The festival runs through Sunday.
  More than 150 artists, fashion designers, and crafters are expected to participate.
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• Artscape Kicks Off In Baltimore

  20-07-2018 19:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s that time of year again to celebrate the creative side of Charm City with Artscape.
  There are 17 blocks of something for everyone. Artscape prides itself on being more than any one person can handle.
  The tents are up, the art is on display and people are out to enjoy it. It is a one-of-a-kind adventure.
  TLC hit the stage Friday night.
  Our childhoods revived.(: @Beyond_Shae) #MyBmore #Artscape2018 pic.twitter.com/A4Wdsxsqg7
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• Ellicott City’s Main Street To Reopen After Major Flooding

  20-07-2018 19:19
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A state of emergency in Ellicott City has come to an end.
  Officials announced the end of the declaration a bit earlier than expected.
  It was put in place after the deadly flooding on May 27, and wasn’t slated to end until the end of the month.
  This means Main Street will be open to car and pedestrian traffic beginning Friday at 5 p.m.
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• Ellicott City’s Main Street Reopens After Major Flooding

  20-07-2018 19:19
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A state of emergency in Ellicott City has come to an end.
  Officials announced the end of the declaration a bit earlier than expected.
  It was put in place after the deadly flooding on May 27, and wasn’t slated to end until the end of the month.
  This means Main Street will be open to car and pedestrian traffic beginning Friday at 5 p.m.
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• Death Of 1-Year-Old Boy In Baltimore Investigated As Homicide

  20-07-2018 18:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are interviewing a person of interest in connection with the death of a 1-year-old boy in Baltimore.
  18-month-old Zaray Gray was found unresponsive in the 2800 block of Forest Glen Rd. on Wednesday.
  Gray was taken to a local hospital by first responders, but was later pronounced dead. His death is being investigated as a homicide.
  Baltimore Police Department investigators were able to determine that the child was left in the care of his mother’s boy
  
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• Capital Gazette Shooting Suspect Indicted On 23 Counts

  20-07-2018 18:24
  ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County prosecutors filed a 23-count indictment Friday against the man accused of opening fire in the Capital Gazette newsroom, killing five people.
  Ramos was already charged with five counts of first-degree murder. He was ordered held without bail earlier this month.
  On Friday, he was indicted by a grand jury. Five counts are for the first-degree murders of Wendi Winters, Robert Hiaasen, Gerald Fischman, John McNamara, and Rebecca Ann Smith.
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• VIDEO: Waitress Body Slams Customer Who Groped Her

  20-07-2018 17:54
  Savannah, Ga. (CBS Local) – A Georgia waitress has become an online sensation after body-slamming a customer who was caught on camera groping her.
  21-year-old Emelia Holden was working at Vinnie Van Go-Go’s in Savannah on June 30 when surveillance cameras caught Holden’s attacker inappropriately touching her as he walked by. “I looked at him and I said, ‘You don’t touch me, motherf—–!'” the young waitress told People.
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• 7-Year-Old Baltimore Girl Dies Two Weeks After Being Shot

  20-07-2018 17:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say the 7-year-old who was shot while sitting in the backseat of a car in west Baltimore has died from her injuries.
  The Baltimore Police Department confirms that Taylor Hayes died Thursday morning.
  She had been hospitalized for two weeks, fighting for her life and having multiple surgeries.
  A press conference was held Friday to update the public on the investigation into this case, though police said they would not discuss specifics of their investigatio
  
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• Colleges Ask For A Share Of Future Salary In Lieu Of Loans

  20-07-2018 17:04
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — As more students balk at the debt loads they face after graduation, some colleges are offering an alternative: We’ll pay your tuition if you offer us a percentage of your future salary.
  Norwich University announced Tuesday that it will become the latest school to offer this type of contract, known as an income share agreement. Norwich’s program is starting out on a small scale, mainly for students who do not have access to other types of loans or those wh
  
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• Meet New Orioles Prospect Dean Kremer — The First Israeli To Sign With MLB Club

  20-07-2018 16:35
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  The Manny Machado trade saga came to an end this week when the Orioles agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers that sent the 26-year-old shortstop to L.A. in exchange for five prospects. One of those prospects, right-handed pitcher Dean Kremer, is notable as much for his background as he is his exploits on the diamond.
  Kremer, who was born in California to Israeli parents, holds Israeli citizenship, and he became the first Israeli to sign with an MLB team after being drafted in
  
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• Maryland Man Accused Of Stabbing, Disemboweling Dog

  20-07-2018 16:33
  HOWARD CO., Md. (WJZ) — A 24-year-old Laurel man is behind bars after police say he stabbed and disemboweled a dog last month.
  Omar Beniah-Jovan Gertman has been charged with felony animal cruelty, second-degree assault, and malicious destruction of property.
  The Howard County Police Department reports this happened on June 12, after officers were called to the 9600 block of Covered Wagon Dr. when a woman called 911 to say a family member had just stabbed their family dog.
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• Sailors Tell The US Navy, ‘We Want Beards’

  20-07-2018 16:16
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Now that women in the Navy can wear ponytails, men want beards.
  The Navy said last week that servicewomen could sport ponytails, lock hairstyles, or ropelike strands, and wider hair buns, reversing a policy that long forbade females from letting their hair down.
  Servicemen immediately chimed in on social media, asking the Navy if they could grow beards. A sailor’s Facebook post with a #WeWantBeards hashtag was shared thousands of times.
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Baseball Looks Ahead

  20-07-2018 16:13
  Baltimore Orioles vs. Toronto Blue JaysFriday, July 20, 2018, 7:07 pm ET
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  My numbers have the Blue Jays toppling the Orioles in 65 percent of simulations for their Friday matchup, making Toronto worth the price as a moderate home chalk. The Blue Jays have won four straight when starter Sam Gaviglio pitches on full rest, and are 5-1 in their past six Friday games. The Orioles are 1-10 when Dylan Bundy takes the mound against AL East opponents.
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• Splurge On Italian Food At These Top Baltimore Restaurants

  20-07-2018 16:00
  Cinghiale – Osteria. | Photo: Bowen J./YelpBALTIMORE (HOODLINE) — Looking to satisfy your appetite for Italian fare?
  Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best high-end Italian restaurants around Baltimore, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings.
  1. Cinghiale – Osteria
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  Topping the list is Cinghiale – Osteria. Explore the northern Italian dishes a la carte or prix-fixe from the r
  
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• Renting In Baltimore: What Will $1,000 Get You?

  20-07-2018 15:30
  BALTIMORE (HOODLINE) — Curious just how far your dollar goes in Baltimore?
  We’ve rounded up the latest rental offerings via rental site Zumper to get a sense of what to expect when it comes to locating a rental in Baltimore if you’re on a budget of $1,000/month.
  Read on for the listings. (Note: prices and availability are subject to change.)
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• At Least 17 Dead After Duck Boat Capsizes In Missouri Lake

  20-07-2018 14:57
  BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — At least 17 people, including children, died after a boat carrying tourists capsized and sank on a lake during a thunderstorm in a country music mecca in southwest Missouri, authorities said Friday.
  Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jason Pace said four people remain missing Friday after the Ride the Ducks boat sank on Table Rock Lake in Branson Thursday evening. He said 14 people survived, and that seven of them were injured.
  Patrol divers found two more bodies early
  
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• At Least 13 Die When Duck Boat Capsizes In Missouri Lake

  20-07-2018 14:57
  BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — At least 13 people, including children, died after a boat carrying tourists capsized and sank on a lake during a thunderstorm in a country music mecca in southwest Missouri, authorities said Friday.
  Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jason Pace said four people remain missing Friday after the Ride the Ducks boat sank on Table Rock Lake in Branson Thursday evening. He said 14 people survived, and that seven of them were injured.
  Patrol divers found two more bodies early
  
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• 17 Killed — Including Nine Members Of One Family — In Missouri Duck Boat Sinking

  20-07-2018 14:57
  (CNN) — An amphibious tour boat carrying 31 people sank in a furious squall on a southwestern Missouri lake Thursday evening, leaving 17 people dead, including children, authorities said.
  Nine of 11 members of one family on board died, Gov. Mike Parson said Friday.
  The Ride the Ducks Branson duck boat went down in Table Rock Lake near Branson during strong winds that “came out of nowhere,” said Jim Pattison Jr., president of the business’s parent company.
  Fourteen people
  
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• Baltimore Gets $30M Grant To Help Housing Redevelopment

  20-07-2018 14:53
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore has been awarded a $30 million federal grant that will support the city’s $889 million plan to revitalize three neighborhoods.
  News outlets report the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant is being awarded to cities as part of the agency’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. Department Mid-Atlantic regional administrator Joe DeFelice says the grants are used to replace distressed properties with mixed-income housing, encourage commercial
  
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• Hawk Rescued In Harford County

  20-07-2018 14:26
  HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland Natural Resources Police officer rescued a young Cooper’s Hawk Thursday.
  The officer found the hawk after it fell from it’s nest.
  Officials say it was taken to a rehabber for an evaluation and it’s eventual release.
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• NFL, NFLPA Freeze Anthem Rules Amid Backlash To Miami Policy

  20-07-2018 13:55
  (AP) — The NFL’s two-month old national anthem policy is on hold.
  Hours after The Associated Press reported that Miami Dolphins players who protest on the field during the anthem could be suspended for up to four games under a team policy issued this week, the league and the players union issued a joint statement late Thursday night saying the two sides are talking things out.
  “The NFL and NFLPA, through recent discussions, have been working on a resolution to the anthem issue.
  
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• Iowa Tornadoes Hit Unexpectedly, Causing Damage And Injuries

  20-07-2018 13:28
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people, flattening buildings in three cities and forcing the evacuation of a hospital.
  Residents — and even weather forecasters — were taken by surprise Thursday as the tornadoes hit Marshalltown, Pella and Bondurant. Ten people were injured in Marshalltown and seven at a factory near Pella, but no deaths were reported.
  Alex Krull, a meteorologist with the National Weather
  
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• City Helps Teen Get A Permit For His Hot Dog Stand Instead Of Shutting It Down

  20-07-2018 12:26
  MINNEAPOLIS (CBS NEWS) — Thirteen-year-old Jaequan Faulkner may be young, but he already has entrepreneurial spirit. The Minnesota boy opened his very own hot dog stand in hopes of raising enough money to buy new clothes for the next school year, CBS affiliate KENS-TV reports.
  The stand, Mr. Faulkner’s Old Fashioned Hot Dogs, was opened on Penn Avenue North earlier this summer. The teenage entrepreneur has been in the hot dog business for a while. He ran another hot dog stand in
  
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• Baltimore sent Baltimore County a $23 million water bill — and it hasn't been paid - Baltimore Sun

  20-07-2018 11:00 via baltimoresun.com
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  The Baltimore County government is refusing to pay a nearly $23 million bill for water supplied by the city's Department of Public Works in a dispute both sides say they are working to resolve but has dragged on for years. A city consultants' report ...
  
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• Postpartum Statistics In African American Mothers Have Hospitals Reevaluating Training

  20-07-2018 05:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — According to the CDC, nearly four million babies are born in the U.S. every year. But mixed in with that joy are stories of tragedy, women who die during or shortly after pregnancy. And African American mothers are most at risk.
  Valerie Stuart plays many roles, and one of the most important is grandmother to a six-year-old.
  Valerie’s only child Vanessa was 22 when she became pregnant.
  “The pregnancy was normal until she had to have a C-section,” Stuart s
  
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• Black Women More Likely to Face Deadly Complications During or After Pregnancy

  20-07-2018 05:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — According to the CDC, nearly four million babies are born in the U.S. every year. But mixed in with that joy are stories of tragedy, women who die during or shortly after pregnancy. And African American mothers are most at risk.
  Valerie Stuart plays many roles, and one of the most important is grandmother to a six-year-old.
  Valerie’s only child Vanessa was 22 when she became pregnant.
  “The pregnancy was normal until she had to have a C-section,” Stuart s
  
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• Family Of UMD Player Who Died From Heatstroke Look For Answers

  20-07-2018 05:13
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — A college football player’s family plans to go to court to get answers on what led to the teenager’s death.
  University of Maryland lineman Jordan McNair died after collapsing during a practice in late May. Now, with the investigation into what caused his collapse ongoing, his family has lawyered up.
  There hasn’t been an autopsy report, but Jordan McNair’s family says heatstroke was his killer. And now, their lawyer says, the symptoms s
  
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• Sheriff: 8 People Dead After Missouri Tourist Boat Accident

  20-07-2018 05:06
  BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A sheriff in Missouri says a tourist boat has apparently capsized on a lake, leaving eight people dead and several others hospitalized.
  The Springfield News-Leader reports that Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader says the accident occurred Thursday night after a Ride the Ducks tourist boat reportedly sank on Table Rock Lake with more than 30 people on board.
  Rader says an off-duty sheriff’s deputy working security helped rescue people. He says recovery efforts are ong
  
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• Sheriff: 11 People Dead After Missouri Tourist Boat Accident

  20-07-2018 05:06
  BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — At least 11 people, including children, died after a boat carrying tourists on a Missouri lake capsized and sank Thursday night, the local sheriff said.
  Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said five people remain missing and seven others were hospitalized after a Ride the Ducks boat sank on Table Rock Lake in Branson.
  A spokeswoman for the Cox Medical Center Branson said four adults and three children arrived at the hospital shortly after the incident. Two adults were in cr
  
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• Toddler Dies After 4 Hours In Hot Day-Care Van

  20-07-2018 04:00
  HOUSTON (AP) — Police say an 18-month-old child has died after being left in a hot day care center van for four hours parked outside the center in northwest Houston.
  Deputies with the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office say the child was found unresponsive about 7 p.m. Thursday in the van outside Discovering Me Academy. The van had been parked there since 3 p.m., and during that time nearby Bush Intercontinental Airport reported temperatures reaching 98 degrees with a heat-in
  
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• Police: Man Walks Through BWI Checkpoint With Knife, No Boarding Pass

  20-07-2018 03:58
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Investigators say a man with a knife managed to walk through a TSA checkpoint at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport with no boarding pass on the eve of Fourth of July.
  Maryland Transportation Authority Police say 23-year-old John Hill had a small knife and no boarding pass when he was stopped on July 3.
  Our media partner The Baltimore Sun reports Hill was trying to open a secured door when airline employees realized he did not have a boarding pass.
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• Woman Temporarily Becomes Millionaire After Account Mix-Up

  20-07-2018 03:34
  BOSTON (AP) — For a few minutes, a Boston woman says she was a millionaire.
  Ellen Fleming says she received a voicemail from a TD Ameritrade financial consultant Wednesday afternoon that a deposit had been made into her account.
  The 26-year-old opened the company’s app on her cellphone and was surprised to find $1.1 million instead of the $50 that she had left a few months ago.
  Fleming tells The Boston Globe that she immediately thought about quitting her job and paying her student l
  
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