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• Lawyer: Claim That Sean Spicer Used Racial Slur Is False

  29-07-2018 23:08
  NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Sean Spicer says an accusation that the former White House press secretary used a racial slur to describe a black student while in high school is false.
  Attorney Michael Bowe says in emails to The Associated Press on Saturday night and Sunday that the allegation is false and defamatory.
  It emerged when a man confronted Spicer at a book signing in Rhode Island on Friday in an encounter that local newspapers captured on video. The man, whom the newspapers identif
  
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• Trump Willing To Shut Down Government Over Border Security

  29-07-2018 23:04
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
  Republicans, trying to protect their majority in Congress, are playing down the chance of a shutdown as the November election nears. Trump, however, isn’t backing away from the idea.
  “I would be willing to ‘shut down’ government if the Democrats do not give us t
  
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• Anne Arundel Health Officials Warn Of Rabid Fox

  29-07-2018 22:41
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Anne Arundel County health officials are seeking anyone who may have come into contact with a rabid fox in Jessup, Maryland.
  The county health department says the fox tested positive for rabies on Friday. The fox was located near Old Jessup Road and Route 175.
  Officials say anyone who had contact with the animal should call the county health department at 410-222-7256, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. They say people should call 443-481-3140 after business
  
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• Jones Has 3 Hits, Orioles Hit 4 HRs In 11-5 Win Over Rays

  29-07-2018 22:37
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Jones had three hits and an RBI in what could be his final game with the Orioles, and Baltimore beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-5 on Sunday for a rare series win.
  The rebuilding Orioles are looking to deal Jones before Tuesday’s non-waiver trade deadline. Now in his 11th year with Baltimore, the 31-year-old center fielder becomes a free agent after the season.
  Jones is on a tear, batting .417 during a nine-game hitting streak. He went 3 for 4 with a walk and notched
  
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• HOF Preview: Lewis ‘Heart And Soul’ Of Ravens For 17 Years

  29-07-2018 22:05
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Ray Lewis arrived in Baltimore shortly after the transplanted Cleveland Browns, who were attempting to start anew in a city that had gone 12 years without an NFL team.
  Selected 26th overall in the 1996 draft after establishing himself as a star at the University of Miami, Lewis had no idea what he was getting into.
  “We had no team. We had no logo. We had nothing,” Lewis recalled. “There was nothing to really respect.”
  Over the next 17 years, the Bal
  
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• Baltimore Violence Continues: 6 Shot, 1 Fatally, Over Weekend

  29-07-2018 16:35
  BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — The crime wave in Baltimore continued this weekend with six people shot, including one fatally.
  The first shooting happened just before 11:30 p.m. Friday in the unit block of W. 21st St. When officers arrived, they found a 47-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his foot. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
  Around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, officers were called to the 3300 block of Echodale Ave. for a report of a shooting. When police arrived, they foun
  
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• Baltimore City Police Investigate Early Morning Homicide

  29-07-2018 16:35
  BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore City Police are investigating after a person was shot to death in the 2100 block of Presbury street.
  Officers were called to the scene in the western district at around 5:15am for reports of gunshots being heard.   When officers arrived they found a 28-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his body.
  The victim, who has not yet been identified, was taken to an area hospital but died from his injuries.
  Homicide detectives urge anyone with information ab
  
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• Aberdeen Police Identify Officer Involved in Shooting

  29-07-2018 16:07
  ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ) — Tense moments in Aberdeen.
  Police say a suspect they thought was armed with a knife, charged at officers, forcing one of them to fire shots.
  Hours after the initial press conference, police identified the suspect as 23-year-old Tyler Winkler and say he was actually holding a plastic comb, not a knife, that he was using a shank. They say he was holding the bristled end in his hand and lunged at officers with the sharp, pointed end.
  Cell phone video obtained by WJZ
  
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• Howard Co. Council Approves A One-Year Freeze On Ellicott City Area Development

  29-07-2018 05:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Weeks after being hit with devastating flooding for the second time in just two years, the Howard County Council approves a one-year freeze on development in the areas surrounding Ellicott City.
  The Baltimore Sun reports the emergency legislation blocks the county from issuing permits for projects on properties where runoff from stores can drain into creeks and rivers that flow into Ellicott City.
  This comes after the historic town was hit by torrential floods in May that
  
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• Mancini, Rickard Lead Orioles Past Rays 11-2

  29-07-2018 04:25
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey Mancini and Joey Rickard combined for seven hits, including back-to-back home runs in the second inning, and the Baltimore Orioles breezed past the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Saturday night.
  Mancini had a career-best four hits and his homer especially delighted the fans, who were given a bobblehead in his likeness prior to the game. Rickard got three hits and matched a career high with five RBIs.
  Caleb Joseph also had three hits. Mancini, Rickard and Joseph, the bottom th
  
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• Experts Say Urban Sprawl, Climate Change Hike Wildfire Risk

  29-07-2018 03:08
  REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A fire that started in a rural community in Northern California underscored a new reality in the state when days later it suddenly roared through neighborhoods on the edge of the city of Redding: urban areas are increasingly vulnerable to wildfires.
  In the last year, neighborhoods in the Northern California wine country city of Santa Rosa and the Southern California beach city of Ventura have been devastated.
  Hotter weather attributed to climate change is drying out
  
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• Unknown Prankster Puts Putin Portrait In Colorado’s State Capitol Where Trump’s Would Be

  29-07-2018 02:46
  (CNN) — Visitors to the gallery of US presidents in the Colorado state Capitol could be excused if they did a double take this week.
  There, displayed near paintings of George W. Bush and Barack Obama and in a space set aside for President Donald Trump, was a portrait of a very different president:
  Vladimir Putin.
  According to the group that funds the portraits, the mug of the Russian leader was placed in Trump’s would-be spot by an unknown prankster Thursday morning. It was discovere
  
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• Michigan School Districts May Ban Guns, State Supreme Court Rules

  29-07-2018 02:45
  (CNN) — Michigan school districts can ban firearms on campus, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday.
  State law allows people with concealed firearms permits to bring guns onto school property, but at least two districts enacted policies banning weapons.
  Separate lawsuits were filed by firearm advocacy groups against the Ann Arbor and Clio school districts.
  On Friday, four of seven justices ruled in the schools’ favor.
  “We feel like it’s a great day for Michigan chi
  
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• New England Senators Seek To Designate National Lobster Day

  29-07-2018 02:44
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. senators from New England want to grant the lobster another national day of celebration.
  They’ve introduced a resolution to again designate Sept. 25 as National Lobster Day to honor the economic, historic, cultural and culinary contributions of lobsters.
  The resolution is being led by Maine’s U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins, who say it honors not only the lobsters but also the people who harvest, ship and cook them.
  Rhode Island’s U.S.
  
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• Airport Uses Massive Maple Syrup Jugs To Pitch Food Website

  29-07-2018 02:31
  BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont airport is displaying 7-foot-tall (2.1-meter-tall) maple syrup jugs to remind travelers they can buy the state staple online instead of losing it at security when their liquids get confiscated.
  The Free Press reports Burlington International Airport celebrated the installation of the syrup jugs Thursday. The jugs will be accompanied by 7-foot-long (2.1-meter-long) blocks of cheddar cheese.
  Dakin Farms and Cabot Creamery sponsored the replicas. The companies
  
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• ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Cast Will Include Carrie Fisher

  29-07-2018 01:32
  (CNN) — Disney has announced the cast for the next chapter from the galaxy far, far away — and it will include the late Carrie Fisher.
  Fisher will reprise her role as Princess Leia Organa, using “previously unreleased footage shot for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,'” director J.J. Abrams announced Friday.
  “We desperately loved Carrie Fisher. Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us,” Abrams said in a statement. &l
  
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• New York Artist Quits Day Job To Make Miniature Dogs

  29-07-2018 01:05
  An artist in New York quit her day job to make miniature replicas of dogs, so true to life, some mistake them for the real thing.
  Using a long silver felting needle, Linda Facci pokes and jabs at her miniature dog creations made of hair and felt. The process to creating a look-alike, each miniature dog begins with a few good photographs.
  She started needle felting as a hobby in 2013, and recently quit her job as a creative director of Magnolia Bakery.
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• Maryland Native Takes Fed-Ex Field Stage With Beyonce, Jay-Z On Tour

  29-07-2018 00:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Beyonce and Jay Z are in town for the second night of their two-day tour stop in Landover. But they’re not the only one taking the stage at Fed-Ex Field.
  Ariel O’Neal will actually take the stage with Beyonce again, and this time, in her hometown.
  The 24-year-old was selected for a free honors program early-on. She then went to Prince George’s County Community College and worked her way to the University of Maryland. She studied theatre and kept pra
  
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• Montgomery Co. Man Shot And Killed By Police In Hostage Situation

  29-07-2018 00:44
  MONTGOMERY CO., Md. (WJZ) — A man shot and killed by police during a hostage situation in Montgomery county had a history of domestic violence.
  The Washington Post reports the ex-girlfriend of John Natera-Perez told police last year she needed a restraining order against him.
  Court records say that she says Perez smashed her belongings, dragged and kicked her and pushed her down the steps.
  Police say those same violent tendencies prompted the 30-year-old to barricade himself in that ex-gir
  
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• Pope Accepts Resignation Of McCarrick After Sex Abuse Claims

  29-07-2018 00:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Theodore McCarrick from College of Cardinals. The 88-year-old led the Archdiocese of Washington until 2006.
  Last month, he announced the Vatican had removed him from public ministry because of decades-old allegations of sexual abuse. He was accused three times of sexual misconduct with adults over the years. He has also been accused of abusing a minor. That case is awaiting trial.
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• Funeral Held For 7-Year-Old Shooting Victim Taylor Hayes

  29-07-2018 00:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Hugs, tears and a massive turnout, to remember the youngest victim of gun violence in Baltimore yet this year.
  7-year-old Taylor Hayes was laid to rest at Empowerment Temple in northwest Baltimore Saturday. Surrounded by friends, family and strangers, all feeling the pain of her murder.
  “We’re losing too many of our kids out here on the street,” community member Claudia Wallace said. “I’m here to support the family to let them know that we ca
  
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• Funeral Held For Firefighter Killed In Howard Co.

  29-07-2018 00:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gov. Hogan and fire department personnel joined family and friends in an emotional service Saturday morning.
  It was a memorial service at Mountain Christian Church in Joppa for Howard County firefight Lt. Nathan Flynn.
  Flynn was with one of the first crews to enter a Clarksville home engulfed in fire. He fell through the floor.
  “It is truly an honor to be here on behalf of all the people of Maryland to pay tribute to the life and the legacy of a true fallen hero, Lt
  
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