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• ‘We’re Just Like Sitting Ducks’: Pregnant Woman Burned By Ex-Boyfriend Horrified By His Release

  14-08-2018 23:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The man accused of setting a pregnant woman on fire in Prince George’s County will be released from jail, and now the victim says she fears for her life.
  The suspect — identified as Laquinn Phillips — will live in home detention with an ankle bracelet, but the victim and her family don’t believe an ankle bracelet can protect them.
  Andrea Grinage barely survived when her attacker threw gasoline on her in September of last year and lit her
  
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• Archdiocese Of Baltimore: ‘No Longer The Plan’ To Name Catholic School After Keeler

  14-08-2018 23:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Archdiocese of Baltimore has released a statement about the grand jury report that revealed internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania show that more than 300 “predator priests” have been credibly accused of sexually abusing more than 1,000 child victims.
  Archbishop William Lori stated in a press release that a Catholic school will no longer be named after the late Cardinal William H. Keeler.
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• UMD Parts Ways With Assistant Coach After Player Death

  14-08-2018 23:04
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland has parted ways with its strength and conditioning coach, saying “mistakes were made” in the treatment of offensive lineman Jordan McNair, who collapsed on the practice field and subsequently died.
  Following Tuesday’s news conference, Maryland announced that Rick Court had resigned.
  Athletic director Damon Evans and university President Wallace Loh met with the parents of 19-year-old McNair Tuesday morning. McNair collapsed on the field o
  
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• Orioles’ Adams Jones’ $2.695 Million Home For Sale

  14-08-2018 22:56
  LUTHERVILLE-TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ) — Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is selling his Baltimore County home, just months after he bought former Orioles Cal Ripken Jr’s home.
  Jones’ home at 11151 Falls Road is listed at $2,695,000 million.
  The 9,309 square feet mansion has six bedrooms, five full bathrooms, two half-bathrooms and sits on a 3.47-acre lot.
  The Lutherville-Timonium home features three master bedroom suites, formal rooms, a “stunning, gourmet” kitchen with
  
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• Toppling Trees Threaten To Cause Costly Damages After Storms

  14-08-2018 22:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Under sunny skies, sidewalks are still littered and cars are trapped 24 hours after storms swept over the state.
  In Baltimore, the latest soaking Monday brought more flooding on Loch Raven Boulevard at Walker Avenue.
  Cellphone video captured a woman voicing what a lot of people were probably thinking: Here we go again.
  “Scary, it’s overflowing,” Kia Downs said.
  On Monday night as the rain came down, so did trees that were no longer able to stand wha
  
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• Baltimore Organization That Provides Free Suits To Men Competing For Grant

  14-08-2018 22:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore non-profit that gives men in need recycled designer suits is up for a cash award from State Farm.
  A simple idea is changing lives in Baltimore. A high-end tailor, Christopher Schafer, has started an organization to help men prepare for a better life. Though Sharp Dressed Man started small in 2011, he’s on target to give away 2,000 suits this year.
  Such generosity has lead to national recognition and now he’s asking for the public’s help.
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• Report: Man Who Followed Teen Into Restroom Beaten, Killed By Girl’s Father

  14-08-2018 22:47
  Phoenix, AZ (CBS Local)- An Arizona man has been accused of beating and killing the man who attempted to enter a bathroom stall that his daughter was in.
  According to ABC 15, 40-year-old Melvin Harris has been charged with second-degree murder after confronting and beating the man outside a Quick Trip store in the Phoenix area on August 2nd.
  Police told the station that Harris went to pick up his daughter and her friends at the store at around 11:30 p.m. on the night of August 2nd.
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• Nebraska Executes First Inmate Using Fentanyl

  14-08-2018 22:23
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska carried out its first execution in more than two decades on Tuesday with a drug combination never tried before, including the first use of the powerful opioid fentanyl in a lethal injection.
  Carey Dean Moore, 60, was pronounced dead at 10:47 a.m. Moore had been sentenced to death for killing two cab drivers in Omaha in 1979. He was the first inmate to be lethally injected in Nebraska, which last carried out an execution in 1997, using the electric chair.
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• Police Arrest Woman Twice In 20 Minutes For DUI

  14-08-2018 22:15
  ROSEDALE, Md. (WJZ) —  A Baltimore woman was arrested and charged twice for DUI within 20 minutes, according to Maryland State Police.
  The woman in both of the incidents has been identified as 33-year-old Stephanie Ringgold.
  Ringgold was charged with similar charges: driving while intoxicated (DWI), driving under the influence (DUI), driving under the influence per se and several other traffic charges related to the traffic stops.
  During the first stop, Ringgold had a 6-month-old, a 4
  
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• DPW Reports Overflows Released 10,000 Gallons Of Stormwater, Sewage Water Into Streams

  14-08-2018 21:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Department of Public Works released preliminary information Tuesday stating that several sanitary sewer overflows released more than 10,000 gallons of stormwater mixed with sewer water into streams during Monday evening’s rain.
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• Baltimore Officer Recorded Beating Man Indicted By Grand Jury

  14-08-2018 21:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore police officer who was caught on camera repeatedly punching a man on a sidewalk has been indicted on multiple charges.
  State’s Attorney for Baltimore Marilyn Mosby announced Tuesday afternoon that the officer, identified as Arthur Williams by attorney Warren Brown, has been charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and behavior unbecoming of an officer.
  “The elements of first degree assault fit this crime” -Mosby #BRE
  
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• BPD Officer Seen On Video Punching Man Indicted On Assault Charges

  14-08-2018 21:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A former Baltimore Police Department officer seen on video punching a man repeatedly has been indicted on assault charges.
  A grand jury returned indictments against the officer, who has been identified as Arthur Williams by attorney Warren Brown, for first-degree assault, second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
  A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
  RELATED: Attorney For Man Beaten By Baltimore Officer Says The Cop Had A History Of ‘Antagonizing
  
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• 2 Allegedly Drunk Men Scaled The Fence At The Governor’s Mansion

  14-08-2018 21:18
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Two men who appeared to be intoxicated were arrested after they hopped the fence at the Maryland governor’s mansion.
  According to Maryland State Police, around 1:38 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11 troopers responded to Gov. Larry Hogan’s residence at 110 State Circle for a report of trespassers.
  Troopers arrived on scene withing minutes and arrested the suspects without incident.
  Police believe both men were intoxicated at the time. They told troopers they were
  
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• Police Warn Parents: Predators Using Online Games To Meet, Lure Children

  14-08-2018 21:17
  LAPEER COUNTY, Mich. (CBS Local) – Police are warning parents that child predators may be trying to use online games to meet kids in the real world.
  In a post by the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Department in Michigan on Facebook, authorities warn that there have been “multiple reports” of strangers attempting to set up meetings with minors through online video games. “Predators will use every avenue possible to reach minor children and use a bait tactic to bui
  
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• University Of Maryland Parts Ways With Strength & Conditioning Coach After Player Death

  14-08-2018 21:14
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland has parted ways with its strength and conditioning coach and has acknowledged that “mistakes were made” in the treatment of offensive lineman Jordan McNair, who collapsed on the practice field and subsequently died.
  Athletic director Damon Evans said Tuesday that Rick Court is no longer associated with the program. Evans added that a decision on the status of head coach DJ Durkin, who is on administrative leave, will come “as additional i
  
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• University Of Maryland ‘Accepts Responsibility’ For Player’s Death

  14-08-2018 21:14
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — Shocking new details from the University of Maryland are shedding light on what happened and what didn’t happen the day 19-year-old football player Jordan McNair collapsed after a team workout.
  The university is apologizing and making big promises.
  This new information about McNair’s final moments on the field comes as the university announces a new investigation, which will dig into the inner workings of the football team.
  A program under the nat
  
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• University Of Maryland ‘Accepts Responsibility’ For Death Of Jordan McNair

  14-08-2018 21:14
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — Shocking new details from the University of Maryland are shedding light on what happened and what didn’t happen the day 19-year-old football player Jordan McNair collapsed after a team workout.
  The university is apologizing and making big promises.
  This new information about McNair’s final moments on the field comes as the university announces a new investigation, which will dig into the inner workings of the football team.
  “The university a
  
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• Report Details Sexual Abuse By More Than 300 Priests In Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church

  14-08-2018 20:56
  (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 2:33 p.m. ET]
  A new grand jury report says that internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania show that more than 300 “predator priests” have been credibly accused of sexually abusing more than 1,000 child victims.
  “We believe that the real number of children whose records were lost, or who were afraid ever to come forward is in the thousands,” the grand jury report says.
  The lengthy report, released Tuesda
  
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• Video: Blind Street Dog Hugs Rescuer’s Legs; Now Needs Foster Home

  14-08-2018 20:17
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — After a long and painful journey, a blind rescue dog named Ray is desperately looking for a new home where he can rest and recover.
  Ray was fighting for his life as a street dog in Kosovo with no one to care for him when he was found and rescued by the Kosova Pet Rescue volunteers and the SPCA of Anne Arundel County.
  Thanks to them, Ray escaped the streets and now has a safe temporary home at the shelter in Annapolis.
  Every day was a new struggle for Ray, search
  
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• Help Ray, A Blind Rescue Dog From Kosovo, Find A New Home

  14-08-2018 20:17
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — After a long and painful journey, a blind rescue dog named Ray is desperately looking for a new home where he can rest and recover.
  Ray was fighting for his life as a street dog in Kosovo with no one to care for him when he was found and rescued by the Kosova Pet Rescue volunteers and the SPCA of Anne Arundel County.
  Thanks to them, Ray escaped the streets and now has a safe temporary home at the shelter in Annapolis.
  Every day was a new struggle for Ray, search
  
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• Suicide Survivor Gets ‘Ultimate Second Chance’ After Historic Face Transplant

  14-08-2018 20:07
  CLEVELAND (CBS Local) – A young woman who attempted suicide has been given a new lease on life one year after becoming the youngest person to undergo a face transplant in the U.S.
  Katie Stubblefield was 18 when she shot herself with a rifle in her Mississippi home. The gunshot destroyed the teen’s face and required extensive surgery to save her life.
  After three years of reconstructive surgery and rehab, doctors at the Cleveland Clinic performed a total face transplant on the 21
  
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• Police: Woman Slaps, Stabs Elderly Man Over Property Dispute

  14-08-2018 20:03
  ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ) — A woman is wanted for allegedly slapping a 70-year-old man in the face and then stabbing him in the leg over a dispute in Harford County.
  Aberdeen Police responded to the unit block of E. Bel Air Avenue for a report of a stabbing around 11:30 p.m. Monday. When they arrived, police said they found the man who was suffering from a “serious” stab wound to his lower calf, which required the application of a Combat Application Tourniquet to stop the b
  
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• I-70 Back Open After Being Closed Due To ‘Unstable’ High Voltage Wires

  14-08-2018 19:50
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — I-70 between US 29 and I-695, just north of Ellicott City, is back open after being closed for a couple of hours because a high voltage wires is “unstable.”
  UPDATE – ALL lanes open on I-70 between I-695 and US 29. BGE completed repair. #mdtraffic #mdotnews cg
  — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) August 14, 2018According to Maryland State High Administration’s Charlie Gischler, the interstate was closed because the BGE wires were
  
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• Ariana Grande And James Corden Melt Hearts With Musical Ode To ‘Titanic’

  14-08-2018 19:42
  (CNN) — James Corden’s latest musical celebrity segment will have you swimming in emotions.
  On Monday night’s “Late Late Show with James Corden,” the late-night host and superstar singer Ariana Grande teamed up for a 13-song tribute to “Titanic” that relived the movie’s plotline through tunes like “Come Sail Away” by Styx, “Rich Girl” by Hall & Oats and, naturally, “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice.
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• Ethan Peck To Join ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ As Spock

  14-08-2018 19:35
  CBS has announced that Ethan Peck will join the cast of Star Trek: Discovery as the legendary “Spock.” The character “Spock,” is a half-human, half-Vulcan Science Officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise, and foster brother of “Michael Burnham.”
  “Through 52 years of television and film, a parallel universe and a mirror universe, Mr. Spock remains the only member of the original bridge crew to span every era of Star Trek,” said Executive Producer Alex Kurtz
  
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• House From Twilight Movie Put Up For Sale In Oregon

  14-08-2018 19:27
  St. Helens, OR (CBS Local)- Fans of the “Twilight” series now have a chance to own a part of the movie history.
  According to KATU, one of the houses used in the filming of the movies has been put up for sale in St. Helens, Oregon. The house, located at 184 6th Street, was home to the main character, Bella, played by Kristin Stewart, in the movie series.
  St. Helens was home to much of the filming for the movie and several other spots in the town could be seen in the film. The owner of
  
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• Scooters Set On Fire, Thrown Into Ocean By People Fed Up With Clutter

  14-08-2018 19:12
  LOS ANGELES (CBS Local) – Dockless scooters may be a free way to get around California, but many locals are allegedly choosing to destroy the shareable vehicles instead.
  According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, people in several cities are so fed up with the free scooters being left piled up on sidewalks that they’re being burned, crushed, and even thrown into the Pacific Ocean.
  “They throw them everywhere: in the ocean, in the sand, in the trash can,” Ve
  
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• Teen’s Headache Turns Out To Be Rare, Life-Threatening Illness

  14-08-2018 18:39
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (CBS Local) — An Iowa teen dealing with headaches is now fighting for his life after doctors discovered he was actually suffering from a rare brain disease.
  Christopher Bunch told his parents he had a headache on Aug. 6 but decided to go to football practice anyway. When the pain did not go away, the 14-year-old’s coaches reportedly sat him down for the remainder of practice before going home.
  According to the boy’s parents, that’s when Bunch went to
  
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• Maryland Photographers: DNR Wants You To Enter Their Photo Contest

  14-08-2018 18:32
  Annapolis, Md. (WJZ) — Amateur and professional photographers — the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is looking for amazing photos of Maryland.
  From August 15 to August 31, you can submit your entry for the annual photo contest to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
  The contest is open to photographers of all skill levels and they can enter online or by mail for a chance to win cash and other prizes.
  This year is already seeing an exceptional number of submissions,
  
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• 69% Increase In Senior Drivers Deaths On Md. Roadways

  14-08-2018 18:08
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — In 2017, 59 senior Maryland drivers were killed, an increase of 69 percent from the 35 killed in 2013.
  Nationwide, nearly 3,400 drivers aged 65 years and older were killed in crashes in 2017 — a 31 percent increase from 2013, according to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Safety Office.
  According to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, nearly 83 percent of older drivers report never speaking to a family member or ph
  
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• Part Of I-70 Closed Due To ‘Unstable’ High Voltage Wires

  14-08-2018 17:50
  ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Interstate I-70 is closed between US 29 and I-695 just north of Ellicott City because a high voltage wires is “unstable.”
  Due to high-voltage wires that became unstable over I-70 just west of I-695, @MDSHA has CLOSED both directions of I-70 between I-695 and US 29. Expect MAJOR delays in the area. Use US 40, MD 144 or MD 26 as alternate routes. Check https://t.co/RwMbm17Oo7 for updates. #MDtraffic
  — MD State Police (@MDSP) August 14, 2018Accordi
  
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• President Of Tax Prep Businesses Given 4 Year Sentence For Filing Fake Tax Returns

  14-08-2018 17:32
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The owner of local tax preparation businesses has been sentenced to federal prison for not filing corporate tax returns and helping file false income tax returns.
  Tynisha Martin Kadiri, 40, was sentenced to four years in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for assisting in the filing of false income tax returns and for failing to file corporate tax returns.
  Kadiri was also ordered to pay $90,895 in restitution.
  She owned three tax preparation bus
  
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• 4-Day School Week Means Longer Days For Some Denver-Area Students

  14-08-2018 17:29
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Students in School District 27-J north of the Denver metro area started their first full week of school Tuesday morning, which means they’re only going to class four days a week.The move could save the district millions of dollars in the coming years, while also giving longer weekends to staff and students.
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  Incoming students at Riverdale Ridge High School, the district’s newest high school, headed to class for their new schedule on Tuesday
  
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• Bud Light Installs ‘Victory Fridges’ For When Cleveland Browns Win A Game

  14-08-2018 17:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Bud Light is betting that the Cleveland Browns will at least win one game this season.
  They’ve teamed up with ten Cleveland bars to install “Victory Fridges” full of Bud Light that will automatically unlock when the Browns win their first regular season game of the year.
  Bud Light says the “Victory Fridges” are smart-technology refrigerators that will automatically unlock after the Browns capture their first regular-season victory in 2018.
  
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• At Least 20 Dead After Highway Bridge Collapses In Italy

  14-08-2018 16:37
  (CNN) — At least 20 people died and 13 people were injured after a section of a highway bridge in northern Italy partially collapsed Tuesday, according to Angelo Borrelli, head of the Italian Civil Protection Agency.
  Speaking to journalists, Borrelli said that around 30 vehicles and several heavy-duty trucks were on the affected section of the Morandi Bridge, which lies to the west of the port city of Genoa, when it gave way.
  The number of casualties is expected to grow as the rubble is re
  
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• 310-Pound, 8.5-Foot Long Bull Shark Caught In Maryland

  14-08-2018 16:31
  FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland waterman got an interesting surprise while he was out fishing off Cedar Point in St. Mary’s County.
  Larry “Boo” Powley accidentally caught a 310-pound, 8.5-foot long bull shark in the Chesapeake Bay, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reports.According to DNR, the bull shark is a summertime visitor of the Chesapeake Bay, where its known to consume fish, other sharks and rays in fresh and shallow waters.
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• Baltimore County Police Investigate 2 Shootings

  14-08-2018 16:18
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are investigating two separate shooting incidents in the county.
  According to police, the first shooting occurred around 5 p.m. Monday in Dundalk.
  Two groups of people passing each other exchanged words and it escalated when a man in one group shot a man in the group near the 2900 block of Duncan Road. The victims flagged down a ride a was taken to a Baltimore City fire station where he was initially treated and sent to a local hospi
  
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• At Least 11 Dead After Highway Bridge Collapses In Italy

  14-08-2018 16:04
  (CNN) — At least 11 people have died after a section of a highway bridge in northern Italy partially collapsed Tuesday, according to Italian media including RAI and La Republicca.
  Italian news agency ANSA reported that several crushed vehicles are under the rubble with dead people inside, citing unnamed sources, who did not provide a specific number of casualties.
  The news agency reports that around 10 vehicles were affected after a section of the Morandi Bridge, which lies to the west of
  
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• Johns Hopkins Ranks No. 3 Among Best Hospitals In The U.S.

  14-08-2018 15:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins ranked third among the best hospitals in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.
  Hopkins earned 355 points just behind the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota– ranked no. 1 at 414 points, and the Cleveland Clinic ranked no. 2 with 385 points.
  The hospitals are ranked by a number of criteria, including data like its death rates related to particularly challenging cases and patient safety.
  All hospitals are evaluated but only the top 50 ar
  
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• Florida Man Threatened People 3 Different Times Before Shooting Man In Latest ‘Stand Your Ground’ Case

  14-08-2018 15:14
  (CNN) — The man charged with manslaughter after shooting another man in a Clearwater, Florida, convenience store parking lot has a history of threatening drivers, according to documents from the Pinellas County Circuit Court.
  Michael Drejka, 47, fatally shot Markeis McGlockton in July after McGlockton shoved him to the ground during a dispute over a handicapped-accessible spot. Drejka claimed he feared for his life and said he fired in self-defense. Pinellas County Sher
  
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• Missing 67-Year-Old In Baltimore

  14-08-2018 14:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are asking for the public’s help in finding 67-year-old Samuel Steed.
  Police say he was last seen Monday in the 1500 block of Kenwick Rd.Steed is described as 5’5″ and 160 lbs. He was last seen wearing a white tee shirt, blue jeans, orange jacket and beige boots. He was also carrying a plastic bag with various items inside.
  Officials ask anyone with information about his whereabouts to contact the Baltimore Police Department&rs
  
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• NFL Training Camp: What To Expect From The NY & LA Teams This Season

  14-08-2018 14:47
  Ryan Mayer
  NFL teams have all gotten their first preseason games under their belt and are now gearing up for game number two. As we get deeper into camp, the positional battles become more important, fringe players are fighting for a roster spot, and rookies are proving whether or not they belong in the starting lineup at the beginning of the regular season.
  In New York, both the Giants and the Jets are hoping that their first round picks can make an impact this season. For the G-men, it’s
  
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• Bodycam Video Shows Officers Rescue Animals From Fast-Moving Brush Fire

  14-08-2018 14:30
  VACAVILLE (CBS Sacramento/CBSLA) — Newly-released body camera video shows police officers rescuing cats and dogs from an SPCA shelter as flames from a nearby brush fire drew dangerously close.
  In the chaotic moments on Friday when the Nelson Fire first started bearing down in Solano County, officers from the Vacaville Police Department jumped into action.
  Right in the path of the fire was the SPCA of Solano County, housing dozens of animals.
  With smoke just off in the distance, office
  
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• Weather Blog: One More Day Of Rain

  14-08-2018 14:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One more day of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, but we do not feel like this will become a giant issue as was the case yesterday. The slow moving Low will slowly be exiting the region but not before some rain, and in the afternoons heating, thunderstorms roll across the area. Again we do not feel this will become a giant issue.
  Those storms yesterday were fierce. And nothing less would be a good description. The ground is so saturated, from them, that a pretty
  
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• Trump Calls Former Aide Omarosa A ‘Dog’

  14-08-2018 14:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman (all times local):
  7:35 a.m.
  President Donald Trump is calling his former adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman a “dog.”
  Manigault Newman has released several audio recordings from her time as a Trump assistant at the White House, including one with the president in which he said nobody told him she had been fired. Manigault Newman also says she has heard audio tape of Trump using the N-word.
  On Tuesday
  
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• Eco-Friendly Open-Air Urinals Cause Uproar In Paris

  14-08-2018 13:26
  (CNN) — An attempt by officials in Paris to tackle public urination by installing open-air urinals, or “uritrottoirs,” has outraged some residents of the French capital.
  The new urinals, housed in flower boxes, aren’t subtle — they’re fully exposed on street corners, painted bright red, and have nearby signs advertising their presence.
  One in particular, located near the Notre Dame cathedral, has drawn attention for its view of the River Seine.
  The “inte
  
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• Man Charged In 3-Year-Old Child’s Death In Miami Beach

  14-08-2018 12:48
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Beach police have arrested a man in connection to a child’s death over the weekend.
  Police said Denny Llopiz, 27, faces first-degree murder charges in the death of a 3-year-old girl.
  On Friday morning, Miami Beach police and fire rescue responded to Llopiz’s home on the 1100 block of Washington Avenue after getting a 911 call about a child being unresponsive.
  Miami Beach fire rescue tried to revive the girl on scene and then transported the child to Mou
  
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• Gonzales Poll: Hogan Leading Jealous In Md. Gubernatorial Race

  14-08-2018 12:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With less than three months to go until the November election, a new poll out Tuesday morning shows how the two candidates for Maryland governor are stacking up against each other.
  According to the latest Gonzales Poll, if the election was held today, current Governor Larry Hogan would be re-elected.
  Statewide, 52% of voters support Hogan, a republican, while 36% said they would vote for the democrat, former NAACP President Ben Jealous. Meanwhile, 11% are undecided.
  
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• Crash Outside UK Houses Of Parliament Treated As Terror Incident, Police Say

  14-08-2018 12:12
  (CNN) — A car crashed into security barriers outside the UK’s Houses of Parliament during rush hour Tuesday morning, injuring several people in what police are treating as a terrorist incident.
  The man’s car collided with several cyclists and pedestrians before crashing into the barrier shortly after 7:30 a.m., police said.
  The driver, a man in his late 20s, has been arrested on suspicion of terrorist offenses and remains in custody in a south London police station.
  It appears
  
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• Car Crashes Into Barrier Outside UK Parliament, Man Arrested, Pedestrians Injured

  14-08-2018 12:12
  (CNN) — A car crashed into security barriers outside the UK’s Houses of Parliament during rush hour Tuesday morning, injuring two people. The driver, a man in his late 20s, has been arrested on suspicion of terrorist offenses.
  He collided with several cyclists and pedestrians, before crashing a silver Ford Fiesta into the barriers, shortly after 7:30 a.m., police said.
  The driver was alone in the car, and no weapons were recovered at the scene. He remains in custody in a south London
  
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