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• North Miami Beach Cop Arrested For Beating Pregnant Woman Is Fired

  28-07-2018 22:33
  (CNN) — A North Miami Beach police officer arrested after allegedly kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach has been fired, police said.
  Ambar Pacheco, 26, faces aggravated battery charges stemming from the incident while she was off duty Wednesday night, according to a police report.
  “I saw red and beat the s— out of her,” Pacheco said of the victim, whose boyfriend — the ex-cop claimed in the report — had kicked her sister in the face.
  “Due to Ms. Amba
  
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• Concert Honors 5 Slain At Maryland Newspaper

  28-07-2018 22:31
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A benefit concert for the five Capital Gazette employees killed in an attack in their newsroom last month has started in Annapolis, Maryland.
  Prominent journalists spoke between music performances at the event Saturday afternoon.
  Elisabeth Bumiller, the Washington bureau chief of The New York Times, says the Times’ office grew silent when they heard reports of the shooting.
  She says the journalists slain in the attack were part of the community who “remind
  
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• Trade-Bait Jones Shines As Orioles Beat Archer, Rays 15-5

  28-07-2018 22:06
  BALTIMORE (AP) — As rumors of potential trades and possible deals swirl around the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays, Adam Jones and Chris Archer are trying the best they can to simply play baseball and await their fate.
  Jones hit a three-run homer , Jonathan Schoop connected in a fifth consecutive game and Baltimore beat Archer and the Rays 15-5 on Friday night.
  The rebuilding Orioles are looking to deal Jones before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, and he put on quite a show for
  
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• Accused School ‘Pooperintendent’ Relieves Himself Of Duty After Arrest

  28-07-2018 20:03
  HOLMDEL, N.J. (CBS Local) – A New Jersey school official dubbed the “Pooperintendent” is now out of a job months after he was caught defecating on a rival school’s football field.
  Thomas Tramaglini, the Kenilworth School Superintendent since 2016, resigned from his position on July 26. The decision came nearly three months after local police caught the 42-year-old pooping on nearby Holmdel High School’s track and football field “on a daily basis.”
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• A Zoo Is Accused Of Painting A Donkey And Passing It Off As A Zebra

  28-07-2018 04:20
  (CNN) — It gives new meaning to the phrase “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Or in this case, a donkey in zebra stripes.
  A zoo in Cairo, Egypt, has been accused of trying to fool visitors by painting zebra stripes onto a donkey, but the zoo director insists the animal is the real thing.
  Mahmoud Sarhan, 18, said he was visiting a recently-opened animal sanctuary at the International Garden municipal park when he spotted a strange looking animal.
  Sarhan said several things abou
  
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• Weather Blog: Rain Causes Some Flooding, Dry Weekend Ahead

  28-07-2018 04:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a day of humid and warm conditions, a front is moving across the region and has brought with it heavy flooding, downpours and gusty, damaging winds to parts of the area.
  There are multiple reports of trees down and early this evening there were some flooding issues as well.
  Overnight it has cleared out and by tomorrow, more sunshine and less humid air will move in.
  After 2 inches of rain or more fell Friday afternoon, it looks like a dry weekend!
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• Here Are Canton’s 4 Newest Food And Drink Establishments

  28-07-2018 03:10
  BALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Ready to discover the newest additions to Canton? From a coffee roastery to a cocktail bar, read on for a rundown of the newest destinations to open their doors in this part of Baltimore.
  Button
  2723 Lighthouse Point East
  PHOTO: BUTTON/YELP
  Button is a New American restaurant and bar in the location formerly occupied by Canners Row.
  Waterfront views await visitors to this new indoor/outdoor restaurant. The menu features seafood, like ahi tuna on grains with roas
  
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• DNA, Other Methods, Are Used To Identify Deceased US Troops

  28-07-2018 03:04
  (CNN) — North Korea has turned over what they say are an initial 55 cases holding remains believed to be of US troops killed during the Korean War.
  After an initial assessment at an air base in South Korea, the remains will be flown to a US military laboratory in Hawaii for DNA analysis for what could be a lengthy and challenging process of identifying the remains and returning them to families.
  So what could that process look like?
  Their remains, military tags and uniforms will be examine
  
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• Get A Taste Of Baltimore’s Beer Scene At The City’s Top 5 Breweries

  28-07-2018 03:00
  BALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Looking to try the top breweries around?
  Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best breweries in Baltimore, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the most popular destinations for craft beer, from an upscale spot to a taproom that hosts live music.
  1. The Brewer’s Art
  PHOTO: THE BREWER’S ART/YELP
  Topping the list is The Brewer’s Art. Located at 1106 N. Charles St. in Midtown Belvedere, it is the highest r
  
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• Idaho Prisoners Hacked Tablets, Gave Themselves $225,000 In Credit

  28-07-2018 02:42
  (CNN) — Hundreds of Idaho inmates exploited a vulnerability in their personal tablets and gave themselves thousands of dollars in credits used to download music and games and use email, officials said Friday.
  An investigation showed more than 360 inmates hacked into the JPay system to increase their account balances by nearly $225,000 in credits, according to Jeffrey Ray, a spokesman with the Idaho Department of Corrections.
  JPay, a service provided by CenturyLink, allows inmates to downlo
  
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• Severe Weather Tears Through NE Baltimore Neighborhood

  28-07-2018 00:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — When turning onto Chesley Avenue in northeast Baltimore, the trail of downed trees has some in the neighborhood wondering if this is more than just another summer storm.
  “You could literally see what looked like a tornado went right up the street and just literally ripped all of the trees out of the ground,” resident Michael Sample said.
  There is no official word from the National Weather Service on just what kind of system tore through the area.
  As far as peo
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, Flash Flood Watches Continue

  28-07-2018 00:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Susquehanna River below Conowingo Dam is affecting Cecil and Harford Counties. The flood warning continues for the Susquehanna River at Conowingo Dam.
  The flood stage was 23.5 feet at 7:30 p.m. Friday night. The river is expected to stay near flood stage Friday night. Minor flooding will begin at 23.7 feet of flood stage in Port Deposit, Md.
  Trees have fallen all around a neighborhood, specifically on Chesley Ave in Baltimore Friday night.
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