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• Relax, Binge Watchers. Netflix Is Not Adding Commercials

  18-08-2018 23:00
  (CNN Money) — Netflix is setting the record straight: It’s not adding commercials.
  It is testing out video promotions between episodes and movies. They can be skipped.
  The popular streaming service quietly started testing the videos this week.
  In response, some users wrote on Reddit that they saw a video between episodes but weren’t able to skip it. Others said they also got served with a video, but spotted a “skip” button. Many threatened to quit Netflix
  
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• Store Accuses Woman Of Hiding School Supplies Under Clothes; She Was Pregnant.

  18-08-2018 22:43
  (CNN) — Shirell Bates was shopping for school supplies for her kids when a police officer asked the North Carolina woman what was under her shirt.
  Bates, a mother of two, is pregnant with twins.
  “Initially, I thought he was joking, so my response was, ‘Twins,'” she told CNN affiliate WSOC. “I’m 34 weeks with twins. I’m having a boy and a girl.”
  But when the officer didn’t believe her, Bates realized something was off: She was being accus
  
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• Maryland State Police Investigate Double Fatal Plane Crash

  18-08-2018 20:00
  WESTMINSTER, MD (WJZ)– Two people have been pronounced dead in a small plane crash soon after take-off from a private air strip in Carroll County.
  Maryland State Police say the pilot and a passenger were in a 2006 Ultralight Quicksilver single engine plane that crashed shortly before 11:00am today.
  The identities of the two victims are being withheld, pending next of kin notification.
  The airplane crashed in an open field in the area of the 1200 block of Baugher road in the Westminster are
  
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• 2 Killed In Plane Crash Near Westminster Identified

  18-08-2018 20:00
  WESTMINSTER, MD (WJZ)– Two people have been pronounced dead in a small plane crash soon after take-off from a private air strip in Carroll County.
  According to Maryland State Police, the pilot, 62-year-old Michael Kilpatrick, and a passenger, 56-year-old Robert Johnson, were in a 2006 Ultralight Quicksilver single engine plane that crashed shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday.
  The airplane crashed in an open field in the area of the 1200 block of Baugher Road in the Westminster area.  The
  
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• Baltimore’s Most Luxurious Residential Rentals Revealed

  18-08-2018 16:00
  BALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Newsflash: the priciest listing in today’s Baltimore rental market is going for $10,000/month — a mind-blowing 220 percent above the median average for 3-bedroom rentals across the country. As absurd as it may seem, it’s not the only luxury listing out there. But just how glitzy do these apartments get, given these high prices?
  We scoured local listings in Baltimore via rental website Zumper to identify the city’s most glamorous list
  
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• Laurel Throws Fundraisers For Ellicott City Rebuild With Block Party

  18-08-2018 05:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s been nearly three months since the historic flooding in Ellicott City. Some parts of their Main Street are still recovering from the devastation.
  Friday night, the City of Laurel threw a block party on their own Main Street with the intention of helping rebuild Ellicott City. Laurel’s Mayor Craig Moe said for those still wanting to help, donations can be made directly to City hall to help the cause.
  “Just because it’s Ellicott City and it
  
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• Carrasco Gets 15th Win, Ramirez Homers As Indians Top O’s

  18-08-2018 04:04
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Carrasco pitched seven scoreless innings and moved into a tie for the AL lead with his 15th win, Jose Ramirez hit his 37th home run and the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Friday night.
  Carrasco (15-6) allowed three hits, struck out six and retired his final 10 hitters. The right-hander is tied with teammate Corey Kluber, New York’s Luis Severino and Boston’s Rick Porcello for most wins in the league.
  Ramirez’s first-inning home
  
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• 40-Year-Old Driver Dead From Apparent Gunshot Wounds, Head Trauma

  18-08-2018 03:25
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man was pronounced dead shortly upon arriving at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center Friday night, he was suffering from head trauma and apparent gunshot wounds.
  Police were patrolling and conducting business checks in the area near the 1500 block of Washington Boulevard when they heard gunfire Friday night at around 8:11 p.m.
  Officers canvassed the area and located a vehicle that had struck a tree and the driver.
  After being incapacitated due to being shot,
  
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• DC Mayor Taunts Trump After Cancellation Of Military Parade

  18-08-2018 02:24
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump sought to cast blame Friday for the cancellation of his planned military parade on Washington city council officials, saying they had inflated the cost.
  Soon after the President tweeted, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser claimed she “got thru” to Trump about costs for the parade, which at one point was calculated to run about $12 million but more recent estimates said could run as high as $92 million by the time Trump canceled the event.
  “The l
  
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• News Outlets Challenge Maryland Online Ad Law

  18-08-2018 02:22
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — News outlets filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a Maryland law meant to fight foreign meddling in online political advertising because they say it creates unfair burdens on media sites that publish such ads.
  The Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association and several newspapers, including The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun, filed the federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the legislation passed in April. The law went into effect without the signat
  
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• Aretha Franklin Funeral Set For August 31 In Detroit

  18-08-2018 01:21
  (CNN) — The funeral for Aretha Franklin will be held August 31 in Detroit, according to the singer’s publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn.
  The service, for family and friends, will be held at 10 a.m. ET that day at Greater Grace Temple.
  Public viewings will be held August 28 and 29 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Quinn said.
  Franklin will be entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.
  The legendary soul singer died Thursday from advan
  
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• USM Board Of Regents Vote To Take Over McNair, Football Program Abuse Investigation

  18-08-2018 00:49
  ADELPHI, Md. (WJZ) — The University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted unanimously today to assume authority and control over all aspects of the investigation into the death of University of Maryland College Park student-athlete Jordan McNair.
  The board will also, separately, assume control over the commission formed to investigate the culture of the UMCP football program.
  “Today’s actions will allow the USM to provide guidance from the findings of the investigations to
  
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• Severn Woman Found Dead Was Stabbed Multiple Times, Authorities Say

  18-08-2018 00:42
  SEVERN, Md. (WJZ) — New information from authorities states that a Severn woman, Jasmine Adams, was stabbed multiple times.
  In a release today from Anne Arundel County Police states that a medical examiner found that 29-year-old Jasmine Adams died from “numerous sharp force injuries to the upper body,”
  Adam’s father found her dead in the basement of her home Wednesday.
  While police said they believe Adam’s death was a targeted attack, the department has not named a
  
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• Police Identify 2 Food Vendors Dead From Overdose At Fair

  18-08-2018 00:31
  HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Two food vendor employees found dead in a locked bunkhouse at the Howard County Fair earlier in August have been identified Friday, victims of the opioid epidemic.
  According to the Baltimore Sun, 43-year-old Paul Howells and 37-year-old Kevin Miller were found dead of suspected overdoses on August 7.
  Police were called to the West Friendship Fairgrounds after an employee found the men dead in the bunkhouse.
  Evidence of drugs was found at the scene.
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• Australian Teen Pleads Guilty To Hacking Apple’s Computer Network

  18-08-2018 00:16
  CUPERTINO (CBS SF) – An Australian teen has reportedly pleaded guilty to hacking into the secure computer systems of Cupertino-based Apple.
  According to The Age newspaper, the 16-year-old boy is from a suburb of Melbourne and was a big fan of the tech giant, his attorney said.
  The teen, whose identity is being withheld, allegedly downloaded 90 gigabytes of secure files, along with accessing customer accounts over multiple occasions. When Apple noticed the
  
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• Suspect Steals CHP Patrol Car, Drives To Sac State And Tries To Steal Bus Before Being Arrested

  18-08-2018 00:08
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Authorities say a suspect stole a marked California Highway Patrol car and then a bus near Sacramento State before being arrested early Friday afternoon.
  The incident started as a traffic stop on Highway 50 near Bradshaw Road. CHP says, at some point during the stop, a suspect took off in a marked patrol vehicle.
  The suspect made it to Sac State. There, CHP says the suspect pulled over a bus full of students from Delta College.
  When the suspect had troub
  
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• Baby Boom At Arizona Hospital With 16 Pregnant Nurses

  18-08-2018 00:04
  MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A baby boom is brewing at a suburban Arizona hospital where 16 intensive care nurses recently discovered they are all pregnant.The nurses at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa outside Phoenix joked Friday they thought there was something in the water when it became clear they were all expecting babies between October and January.
  Nurse Rochelle Sherman, nearly eight months along, said: “I don’t think we realized just how many of us were pregnant until we st
  
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