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• Hydration Is Key To Treat Hand Foot Mouth Disease, Doctor Says

  07-08-2018 23:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A childhood disease is spreading around the country, it is a virus referred to as hand, foot and mouth disease.
  It is common in young children, but adults can get it too.
  “Hand foot and mouth disease is a really common summertime illness,” Dr. Lee Fireman with Medstar Franklin Square said. “It is caused by a virus and it will cause blisters in the mouth, the hands, and on the feet.”
  It is ordinarily not serious but blisters in the mouth can be very
  
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• Hydration Is Key To Treat Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease, Doctor Says

  07-08-2018 23:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A childhood disease is spreading around the country, it is a virus referred to as hand, foot and mouth disease.
  It is common in young children, but adults can get it too.
  “Hand foot and mouth disease is a really common summertime illness,” Dr. Lee Fireman with Medstar Franklin Square said. “It is caused by a virus and it will cause blisters in the mouth, the hands, and on the feet.”
  It is ordinarily not serious but blisters in the mouth can be very
  
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• BGE Cuts Tree Branches Down For Maryland Zoo Animals

  07-08-2018 23:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — BGE is constantly trimming around its lines, and most of this ends up as mulch. But there are some special trees they are looking for. Mulberry, poplar and hickory trees.
  A couple of times a week, a contractor for BGE shows up at the Maryland Zoo and drops its load. Fresh cut local leaves are prized by the animals here.
  The zoo used to have to restrict the amount when it had to be bought and shipped from Florida. Now that it is free, it’s an all you can eat buffet.
  
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• Pony Dies From Potomac Horse Fever In Maryland

  07-08-2018 23:09
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland horse owners are advised to be on high alert after a pony in Frederick County died from Potomac Horse Fever last month.
  The Maryland Department of Agriculture said the pony, which was originally from the University of Kentucky’s Equine Diagnostic Laboratory, feel ill on July 26 and died four days later. A necropsy of the pony was performed at the Frederick Animal Health Laboratory on July 31.
  The Department of Agriculture is urging horse owne
  
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• ‘Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool’ Coming To CBS Primetime

  07-08-2018 22:57
  CBS will air the brand new special, Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool on Monday, August 20th from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT. The primetime special will unveil never-before-seen footage from the wildly popular “Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke” segment from The Late Late Show with James Corden on June 21, during the show’s week at Central Hall Westminster in London. During the “Carpool Karaoke” segment, Corden and McCartney drove around
  
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• The Baseball Report: Red Sox In Control As Division Races Heat Up

  07-08-2018 22:51
  By Norm Elrod
  The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have one of the more storied rivalries in baseball, and possibly all of sports. So an early-August series at Fenway between the two, with both teams in the midst of strong seasons, seemed likely to add another chapter, or at least a few paragraphs.
  And it did, with the Red Sox sweeping the Yankees to push their MLB-best record to 79-34 and their American League East lead to 9 1/2 games. (That lead is now nine games.) Boston dumped 14 runs on
  
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• Man Waiting To Take Driver’s Test Arrested For Gun, $15K, Drugs In Mom’s Car

  07-08-2018 22:44
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — One man found out you don’t just have to follow traffic laws to pass a driver’s test — you have to follow criminal laws as well.
  A man didn’t get his shot to take his driver’s test Monday afternoon after he was arrested for having a gun, cash and drugs inside his mother’s car.
  Reginald D. Wooding Jr., 22, of Baltimore, was waiting in line in the car to take the test at the MDOT Motor Vehicle Administration in Glen Burnie, Md., wh
  
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• 3 Shootings Reported Tuesday, 2 Dead

  07-08-2018 22:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three shootings were reported Tuesday afternoon, one in southwest Baltimore, one in northwest Baltimore, western Baltimore and another in northeast Baltimore.
  In northeast Baltimore, at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, officers were called to the 4500 block of Woodlea Avenue for a report of a shooting. They found a man with a gunshot wound to his upper body, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Shortly after, a second man walked into an area hospital with gunshot wou
  
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• 2 Shootings Reported Tuesday, 1 Dead

  07-08-2018 22:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two shootings were reported Tuesday afternoon, one in southwest Baltimore and another in northeast Baltimore.
  In northeast Baltimore, at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, officers were called to the 4500 block of Woodlea Avenue for a report of a shooting. They found a man with a gunshot wound to his upper body, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Shortly after, a second man walked into an area hospital with gunshot wounds to his body. He is expected to survive his injurie
  
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• ‘Bleeding All Over The Place’: Eel Bites Md. Woman Vacationing In Hawaii

  07-08-2018 22:17
  WAIKIKI, HI (WJZ) — It’s the kind of vacation memory no one wants, but it’s what Kristen Porter experienced while vacationing in Hawaii. Porter, who lives in Annapolis, was floating in shallow water off Waikiki when out of nowhere she was attacked.
  “My feet were dangling down and I was there for hours, really, so I was completely surprised when all of a sudden something attacked my foot,” Porter said. “I knew immediately that it was something bad, it wasn
  
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• Report: Facebook Wants Banks To Hand Over Users’ Financial Records

  07-08-2018 21:47
  MENLO PARK, Calif. (CBS Local) – Amid heavy public scrutiny over their handling of private information and data mining scandals, Facebook is reportedly doubling down with their latest information request: your bank records.
  According to a new report in the Wall Street Journal, the social media giant has asked several U.S. banks “to share detailed financial information about their customers, including card transactions and checking account balances, as part of an effort to offer
  
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• Former Ravens WR Steve Smith Sr. Says He Battled Depression During His Career

  07-08-2018 21:11
  Ryan Mayer
  Discussions surrounding mental health have become more prevalent in the last year as athletes such as DeMar Derozan, Kevin Love, and most recently, Brian Dawkins, have all spoken up about their battles with depression and mental illness. Today, former Baltimore Ravens and Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith Sr. added his voice to the conversation in a column penned for NFL.com.
  Smith begins by stating that depression is too often “shut behind closed doors” particularly
  
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• Traffic Backed Up On I-95 After Tractor Trailer Overturns

  07-08-2018 20:52
  CECIL CO., Md. (WJZ) — An overturned tractor trailer has caused traffic delays on I-95 Tuesday afternoon.
  The Maryland Transportation Authority reports the tractor trailer overturned on southbound I-95 near MD 272 (exit 100).
  Hazmat crews have also been called to the scene because of a fuel spill.
  Lanes remain closed as of 3 p.m. while crews work to clear the scene.
  Cecil Co SB I-95 traffic remains held past MD 272 (Ex100) for overturned T/T response. Units on scene. US 40 or US 1 as
  
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• 1 Dead, Traffic Backed Up On I-95 After Tractor Trailer Overturns

  07-08-2018 20:52
  CECIL CO., Md. (WJZ) — An overturned tractor trailer has caused traffic delays on I-95 Tuesday afternoon.
  The Maryland Transportation Authority reports the tractor trailer overturned on southbound I-95 near MD 272 (exit 100).
  Authorities say the driver of that tractor trailer was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Just before the crash at 1:45 p.m., a trooper had pulled over a vehicle and the two vehicles were on the shoulder at mile marker 97 in North East.
  The investigation into the cras
  
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• “I Was Not Going To Rest Until I Brought India Home,” Catherine Oxenberg On The Cult That Held Her Daughter Hostage

  07-08-2018 20:50
  Catherine Oxenberg shares every parent’s worst nightmare in Captive  (Gallery Books; August 7, 2018; Hardcover), the heartbreaking and shocking exposé of the secretive organization that held the Dynasty star’s daughter hostage and the details of Catherine’s mission to save her. A powerful depiction of a mother’s love and determination, Captive is a personal account of the lengths that a mother will go to save her child.
  In 2011, Catherine joined her
  
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• VIDEO: Teen Attacked At Gym For Allegedly Lifting Weights Too Loudly

  07-08-2018 20:47
  MONTREAL, Canada (WJZ) – A Canadian gym member has been banned from the building after being caught on video attacking a teen he thought was lifting weights too loudly.
  According to the Montreal Gazette, the unnamed customer of Buzzfit gyms in Montreal was kicked out after kicking 19-year-old Charles-Antoine Lalonde as he was power-lifting on Aug. 2.
  In a YouTube video, which has been viewed over two million times, Lalonde is seen being assaulted by the other customer a
  
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• Teen Attacked At Gym For Allegedly Lifting Weights Too Loudly

  07-08-2018 20:47
  MONTREAL, Canada (CBS Local) – A Canadian gym member has been banned from the building after being caught on video attacking a teen he thought was lifting weights too loudly.
  According to the Montreal Gazette, the unnamed customer of Buzzfit gyms in Montreal was kicked out after kicking 19-year-old Charles-Antoine Lalonde as he was power-lifting on Aug. 2.
  In a YouTube video, which has been viewed over two million times, Lalonde is seen being assaulted by the other cust
  
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• 2 People Rescued After Falling Into River In Baltimore County

  07-08-2018 20:41
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — Crews were able to rescue two people who fell into a river in Baltimore County Tuesday afternoon.
  Baltimore County rescue crews were called out to Gunpowder Falls and I-83 for an inland water rescue.
  Two people were reported to be in the water and stuck on a tree that had fallen in the river.
  Crews were able to locate them shortly after arriving, and take them back to shore.
  Update: Both people have been extricated from the water in inland water re
  
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• Baltimore Police Looking For Two Runaway Kids

  07-08-2018 20:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two runaway children in Baltimore.
  Raymond Daughtry, 10, and Jayden Robert Taylor, 9, were last seen Tuesday around 12:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of North Bentalou Street.
  At that time, Raymond and Jayden were both wearing a pair of shorts. Both are described as about 4-feet tall and weigh 90 pounds.
  No photo was available from Jayden Robert Taylor.
  Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Raymond or Jayden is urged
  
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• Baltimore Police Find 2 Runaway Kids

  07-08-2018 20:20
  UPDATE: Police have found the children safe and unharmed.
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  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two runaway children in Baltimore.
  Raymond Daughtry, 10, and Jayden Robert Taylor, 9, were last seen Tuesday around 12:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of North Bentalou Street.
  At that time, Raymond and Jayden were both wearing a pair of shorts. Both are described as about 4-feet tall and weigh 90 pounds.
  No photo was avail
  
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• Report: School Supplies Test Positive For Asbestos, Other Dangerous Chemicals

  07-08-2018 20:16
  (CBS News) — Parents buying school supplies for grammar schoolers would be wise to avoid Playskool crayons. The brand, sold at Dollar Tree, was found to have trace elements of asbestos.
  “The good news is that when we were testing three years ago, all sorts of brands came back with asbestos,” said Kara Cook-Schultz, toxics director at U.S. Public Interest Research Group, which conducts annual tests of toys and school supplies. “Now it’s just this one.”
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• Police: Boy’s Lemonade Stand Robbed At Gunpoint For $17

  07-08-2018 19:57
  UNION COUNTY, N.C. (WJZ) — Police in North Carolina say a young boy was robbed at gunpoint while he was selling lemonade to pay for a lawnmower. Thankfully, the boy was not hurt, and now a local hardware store has stepped up to help the young man’s landscaping business.
  Deputies in Union County say 9-year-old Mark was running his lemonade stand on Aug. 4 when the suspect walked up and pointed a black handgun at him. “I showed him my box so I could give him change
  
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• 2 Teens Arrested For Fatal Shooting, Attempted Armed Robbery Of Another Teen

  07-08-2018 19:52
  EDGEWOOD, Md. (WJZ) — Two teens have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting and attempted armed robbery of a 19-year-old in an Edgewood school parking lot.
  Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the shooting around 9 p.m. on Aug. 3 at Edgewood High School. Authorities found Thaliek Jacob Willis inside a vehicle with a single gunshot wound to his upper body.
  He was rushed to a local hospital where he later died.
  The school was close
  
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• 2 Dead At Maryland County Fair Due To Suspected Overdose

  07-08-2018 19:44
  HOWARD CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating the suspected overdose deaths of two employees at a Maryland county fair.
  According to the Howard County Police Department, two food vendor employees at the Howard County Fair were found around 11:50 a.m. inside a locked bunkhouse on the fairgrounds.
  The fire department forced their way inside and found two men, one in his 30s and the other in his 40s, who died from suspected drug overdoses.
  Officers say evidence of drug use w
  
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• Major Sewer Overflows In Baltimore Brought By Heaviest Rainfall In July On Record

  07-08-2018 19:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Recent storms led to an additional 3 million gallons of sewer and stormwater overflows to be released throughout Baltimore.
  The latest overflows add to the 45 million gallons released in just five days in late July.
  The overflows came from historic rainfall in Baltimore last month — much of which was released through structured outfalls designed as part of Baltimore’s sewer system more than 100 years ago.
  The Department of Public Works plans to close the
  
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• Baltimore County Officials Seek Supervision Requirement At White Marsh Mall

  07-08-2018 18:49
  BALTIMORE CO., Md (WJZ) — Two Baltimore County council members want the owners of White Marsh Mall to require juveniles to be supervised on Friday and Saturday evenings.
  This comes after a fight over the weekend led to the arrest of seven juveniles and two adults.
  RELATED: Chaos Erupts After Group Of Teens Refuses To Leave White Marsh Mall
  According to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun, the council members met with police, mall officials, and mall security Monday to talk about preven
  
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• Free School Supplies Offered To Baltimore Co. Public Schools Teachers

  07-08-2018 18:44
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — Good news for educators: Baltimore County Public Schools teachers can register to receive free school supplies for their students starting Aug. 10.
  Teachers are asked to register for 20-minute slots via Eventbrite. A link to the Eventbrite page will launch at 8 a.m. Friday and will be accessible from the homepage of the BCPS website.
  The school supplies, which will be provided to more than 800 BCPS teachers, will be distributed in Boscov’s at White Marsh Ma
  
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• Police: Pit Bull Dies Protecting Family From Armed Intruder

  07-08-2018 18:40
  ROMULUS, Mich. (WJZ) — Kyle Brown is crediting his pit bull Petey with saving his and his family’s lives after a gunman barricaded himself inside his home on Friday.
  Michigan State Police said the incident began as a botched carjacking a couple of blocks from Brown’s home. The suspect took off through the neighborhood, jumping Brown’s fence.
  “As soon as I made eye to eye contact with him, I could tell by the look in his eyes and by his intent, he knew what he w
  
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• Police: Shooting On I-895 Possible Road Rage Incident

  07-08-2018 18:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say road rage may have caused a shooting on I-895 in Baltimore Monday night.
  Maryland Transportation Authority Police responded to a call of an injured man on I-895 southbound just beyond the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel toll plaza around 5:45 p.m.
  RELATED: Police Investigating Shooting On I-895 In Baltimore
  He was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and released later that evening.
  Investigators believe the incident could have be
  
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• NFL’s First Male Dancers Will Hit The Sidelines This Season

  07-08-2018 18:20
  (CNN) — NFL fans will see history made this season, and it has nothing to do with what goes on between the goalposts.
  The Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints will have male cheerleaders dancing on their squads for the first time.
  Dancers Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies have been preparing for the NFL season since they made the Rams cheerleading squad in March.
  “Still can’t believe I’m one of the first males in history to be a pro NFL cheerleader!&rdqu
  
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• Bones Found In Suitcase On Ocean City Beach

  07-08-2018 18:02
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Multiple law enforcement agencies are in Ocean City to help investigate after bones were found in a suitcase.
  Maryland State Police, as well as the Department of Natural Resources Police and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, are on the scene.
  Someone walking on the beach Tuesday morning called police after coming across a suitcase with what appears to be a fragment of a bone sticking out.
  No further details have been released at this time as the inve
  
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• 1st Confirmed Longhorned Tick Found In Maryland

  07-08-2018 16:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials have confirmed that the first longhorned tick has been confirmed here in Maryland.
  The longhorned tick, which may be mistaken for a spider, had previously been confirmed to be next door to Maryland, but has now made its way into the state.
  The first confirmed sighting of this tick in Maryland was found on a white-tailed deer in Washington County, and was confirmed on July 27.
  The Maryland Department of Agriculture is asking people to keep an eye out fo
  
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• Baseball-Sized Hail Injures Zoo Visitors, Kills 3 Zoo Animals

  07-08-2018 16:22
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4/AP) – A powerful storm pummeled the Cheyenne Mountain zoo with large hail which injured 14 people and killed at least three animals. Medical personnel set up a triage at the entrance to the zoo.
  Jenny Koch, the zoo’s marketing director, tells The Denver Post that two vultures and a duck were killed by the hail.
  Baseball-sized hail fell in southern Colorado about 3 p.m. Monday.
  (credit: Heather Durheim)
  PHOTO GALLERY: Hail Storm Slams Into Color
  
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• People Are Getting Plastic Surgery To Look Like Their Snapchat Filters, Says Report

  07-08-2018 16:12
  (CBS Local) – People are actually getting plastic surgery to look like Snapchat filters!
  Surgeons say they are noticing a trend. According to an article published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, more patients are requesting a thinner nose, fuller lips and eyelid surgery.
  These are all edits they see in the Snapchat versions of themselves. Researchers warn the trend is dangerous.
  
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• New Jersey Woman Pays It Forward, Picks Up Keith Urban’s Wawa Tab

  07-08-2018 16:02
  MEDFORD, N.J. (CBS) — On Friday night in Medford, it was a chance encounter one woman won’t soon forget.
  In line at Wawa, her good deed paid off and she came face-to-face with one of the biggest stars in country music.
  “We decided when we saw military people we would treat them at Wawa or Dunkin’ Donuts or whatever,” said Ruth Reed, who, along with her husband, have made it a habit to pick up people’s tabs at Wawa.
  A few years ago she made it a New Year’
  
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• Panel Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed States To Meet

  07-08-2018 15:55
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A panel representing the six states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed is meeting after heavy rains brought debris downstream.
  The rain also brought criticism from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan about pollution originating in upstream states. Hogan chairs the Chesapeake Bay Executive Committee and said last week that he plans to bring up debris concerns at the Tuesday meeting in Baltimore.
  Hogan has cited problems with pollution flowing from the Susquehanna River over the Conowing
  
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• Arne Duncan: ‘President Obama’s Competitiveness Shined Through On Pickup Court’

  07-08-2018 15:36
  Ryan Mayer
  Arne Duncan, the Secretary of Education for all eight years of the Obama presidency, is well-known for his hoops ability. He played college ball at Harvard, serving as co-captain of the team, before spending several years playing professionally in Australia.
  Duncan has said that the lessons he learned on the basketball court have translated to his everyday life and helped him in attaining the level of success he has. One in particular that stands out is his theory that says watching h
  
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• Fatal Single-Vehicle Accident In Howard County

  07-08-2018 15:11
  GLENWOOD, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County Police are investigating the cause of a fatal accident in Glenwood Monday.
  Police say a 2009 Toyota Rav4 was traveling northbound on Route 97 near Cattail Oaks Around 2:52 p.m. It then left the road for an unknown reason and struck a tree.
  The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle. Leroy Peyton Truehart, 81, of Cooksville, was taken to Howard County General Hospital where he later died.
  No other vehicles appear to be involved in the crash.
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• Trump Warns Countries Against Doing Business With Iran As Sanctions Kick Back In

  07-08-2018 14:54
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump has warned that countries doing business with Iran will “NOT be doing business with the United States” as his administration reimposed sanctions on Iran Tuesday.
  In an early morning tweet, Trump described the measures as “the most biting sanctions ever” and warned they would “ratchet up to yet another level” in November, when US sanctions on Iranian oil will be reimposed.
  “I am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing les
  
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• Police: 7-Year-Old Girl Killed By Father In Murder-Suicide Amid ‘Contentious Custody Battle’

  07-08-2018 14:31
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A tragic discovery was made inside a Manayunk home on Monday morning. Philadelphia police say a 41-year-old father and his 7-year-old daughter are dead in an apparent murder-suicide amid a “contentious custody battle.”
  .@PhillyPolice: 45-year-old man and his 7-year-old daughter are dead in an apparent murder-suicide amid a “contentious custody battle.” Girl’s stepfather discovered the tragic incident on 4500 block of Wilde St in Manay
  
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• Weather Blog: Another Day Of Humidity

  07-08-2018 14:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Another day of Code Orange air quality, another day of temps above 90°, another day of humidity, and another day of pop up spotty thunderstorms. Life in August in Maryland. And we are going to do it again tomorrow but with more widespread thunderstorms as a cold front, (actually more of a wind shift), passes by our neighborhoods through the afternoon.
  Actually we are in a calm weather pattern. Not a great one but certainly a predictable one these days,…finally.
  
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• Unlicensed Driver Charged In Fatal Crash During Police Chase

  07-08-2018 14:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police identify the suspect and victim in a deadly car crash Monday. The suspect is accused of stealing a dump truck and crashing into the victim’s car while fleeing from police.
  The suspect has been identified as Zackery M. Haeger, 26. Police say he gave a false name to troopers, but his fingerprints identified him as Haeger. Police determined he does not have a driver’s license.
  The victim has been identified as Leon M. Jones, 58. Jones was transpo
  
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• LeBron James To Produce Docuseries For Showtime Called ‘Shut Up And Dribble’

  07-08-2018 13:30
  (CNN) — LeBron James has Fox News host Laura Ingraham to thank for the title of his new project.
  Showtime on Monday announced James will executive-produce a three-part docuseries for the premium cable network called “Shut Up and Dribble,” about the evolving role that athletes, particularly those in the NBA, play in the current political environment.
  The title comes from comments Ingraham directed to James on air in February, relating to news that some players from the Golden St
  
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• City Of West Hollywood Calls For Trump Walk Of Fame Star To Be Removed

  07-08-2018 12:47
  (CNN) — On the same day the City of West Hollywood voted to ask for President Donald Trump’s Walk of Fame star to be removed, the person who’d most recently vandalized it was charged.
  The resolution to request the removal of Trump’s star’s was unanimously adopted by the West Hollywood City Council but is not legally binding as the city has no jurisdiction over the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  Mayor John Duran said the vote was symbolic.
  “The West Hollywood Cit
  
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• Overturned Tractor Trailer Spills Fuel On I-95

  07-08-2018 12:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — All southbound I-95 lanes are blocked by an overturned tractor trailer that spilled fuel at the I-895 split in Baltimore. The incident happened early Tuesday morning.
  Officials warn drivers should expect delays as traffic is diverted onto I-895.
  Update: I-95 (MD) SB: Past I-895 Harbor Tunnel Thruway (#62) – Overturned Tractor Trailer – fluids leaking – all thru lanes blocked – SB traffic being diverted onto SB I-895 – Express Toll Lanes are o
  
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• Weather Blog: Warm, Humid Monday

  07-08-2018 04:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Monday marked a warm and humid start to our week with a high of 91 degrees at BWI Marshall Airport.
  We had a few pops up storms which dropped a lot of rain in a very short time, including .80″ in the city but only .01″ at BWI — it’s either feast or famine!
  Tomorrow will be a day that is very similar to Monday with very warm and humid conditions and the threat of more storms later in the day.
  On Wednesday, a front will approach the region and even m
  
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• Police Investigating Shooting On I-895 In Baltimore

  07-08-2018 04:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police say a driver was shot on I-895 in Baltimore Monday night.
  Maryland Transportation Authority Police responded to a call of an injured person on I-895 southbound near the Potee Street exit around 5:45 p.m.
  A male driver was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  The incident remains under investigation.
  Anyone who may have witnessed this incident is asked to call police at 410-537-1208.
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• Rams And Ravens Benefit From Productive, Fight-Free Practice

  07-08-2018 03:34
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay took his team across the country in an effort to escape the typically mundane NFL training camp practice that’s all too commonplace in August.
  He got exactly what he wanted Monday during a two-hour joint session with the Baltimore Ravens.
  “It was a good first day,” McVay said. “Guys practiced smart, we were able to get a lot out of it.”
  It was hot. It was humid. There was hard hitting.
  And not a single
  
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• Parkland Students Encouraging Voter Turnout Among Young Adults In Md.

  07-08-2018 01:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Parkland High School students were in Baltimore Monday for a digital town hall commemorating the anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
  The group from Florida and around the country is on a bus tour to motivate young people to vote.
  Some of the same students in this year’s March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. are on a “Road to Change” bus tour. The tour stopped at the NAACP national headquarters in Baltimore.
  “Don’t tur
  
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• Middle Schoolers’ Dreams Of Aviation Careers Take Flight With Camp At BWI

  07-08-2018 00:27
  ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) — There are countless summer camps, but one at BWI Airport is showing kids how many careers there are in aviation.
  There are of thousands of jobs at the airport, from the pilot in the front to the crew in the rear or the employees back at the terminal. There’s another job: the driver of an unusual airport bus taking middle schoolers to Aviation Camp at BWI.
  The campers come from five recreation centers in Baltimore.
  It’s a chance to expose the studen
  
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