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• New York Tax Investigators Subpoena Michael Cohen In Trump Foundation Probe

  22-08-2018 23:44
  (CNN) — The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has issued a subpoena to Michael Cohen as part of its ongoing probe into whether the Trump Foundation violated New York tax laws, a department spokesman confirmed to CNN.
  This probe is separate from the New York attorney general’s lawsuit against the Trump Foundation. The Tax Department is not able to bring any criminal charges, and if it finds any wrongdoing, the department would have to refer it to the New York attorney
  
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• Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Tells Trump To Stop Playing Band’s Music

  22-08-2018 23:42
  (CNN) — Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler felt some sweet emotion, and a little jaded, when he heard President Donald Trump use his band’s song “Livin’ on the Edge” before a campaign rally Tuesday.
  In a cease and desist letter sent Wednesday, Tyler had his attorneys tell the President he could dream on if he thought he could continue using the song.
  The letter notes that this isn’t the first time Trump has used Aerosmith music without the band’s permission,
  
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• Residents Believe Possible Tornado Caused Damage In Bel Air

  22-08-2018 23:38
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — Whatever it was, the storm that came through Maryland was strong enough to rip trees apart as whole limbs came flying down all along Dellcrest Drive on the outskirts of Bel Air.
  Fortunately, it was mostly trees that were damaged, when an intense burst of wind rocked the neighborhood about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
  According to Resident Ken Eyster, “cracking trees and limbs falling down, the back of the house is horrible.”
  Eyester’s backyard was filled with l
  
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• Ravens Donating To Local Organizations To Encourage Active, Healthy Lifestyle

  22-08-2018 22:55
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — For the 12th year, the Baltimore Ravens are donating money to Baltimore area nonprofits. The 2018 Play 60 grant funds a variety of projects in the area.
  The Ravens Foundation is awarding $100,000 dollars in grant money.
  “It’s part of who we are. It’s part of our fabric as the Ravens to be interwoven into the community of Baltimore and we take that very seriously,” said Heather Varney, executive director of the Ravens foundation.
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• Body Of Abducted Tiffany Jones Found In Vacant Home

  22-08-2018 22:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A body found just blocks from where a woman was reportedly abducted Tuesday is the body of the missing woman.
  Baltimore Police confirm the body is that of 29-year-old Tiffany Jones. She was reported to be abducted by two men on Tuesday.
  Jones was found in the basement of a vacant home in south Baltimore after fire crews responded to the scene for the report of a fire.
  Police: 29-Year-Old Abducted In South Baltimore
  Jones was in the back of the 3600 block of Potee Str
  
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• Priest Badly Bruised After Hate Crime Beating In Indiana

  22-08-2018 21:59
  CHICAGO (CBSLocal) — A priest in Indiana is badly bruised after he was beaten until he passed out Monday. The priest says the attack was not random, but that he was targeted by someone filled with hate.
  The attack on Father Basil John Hutsko happened at the Saint Michael Byzantine Catholic Church in Merrillville, Indiana.
  The FBI is involved in the case, helping local police look for the attacker. Neighbors say they saw a black car outside the church on Monday.
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• Morales Homers For 4th Straight Games, Jays Beat Orioles 6-0

  22-08-2018 21:48
  TORONTO (AP) — Kendrys Morales homered for the fourth consecutive game, Thomas Pannone and two relievers combined on a two-hitter and the Blue Jays beat Baltimore 6-0 on Wednesday, completing a 10-game season sweep of the Orioles in Toronto.
  Devon Travis had a three-run shot in the eighth as the Blue Jays blew open the game with a five-run outburst against Miguel Castro, who uncorked three wild pitches and didn’t retire any of the five batters he faced.
  Morales hit a two-out drive of
  
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• ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Ending After Season 12 In 2019

  22-08-2018 21:20
  (CBS Local) — This is it, “Big Bang Theory” fans. CBS has announced the top-rated comedy series will end its run in May 2019.
  It still will rank as the longest-running multi-camera series in television history, with 12 seasons and a record-breaking 279 episodes, CBS said in a statement.
  In a joint statement, Warner Bros. Television, CBS and Chuck Lorre Productions said, “We are forever grateful to our fans for their support of The Big Bang Theory during the
  
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• Oprah Introduces Her Own Frozen Pizza With A Cauliflower Crust

  22-08-2018 21:18
  CHICAGO, Ill. (CBS Local) – After breaking into the food industry with a line of soup and side dishes, Oprah Winfrey has decided to start tossing dough and create her own line of frozen pizzas. The new treat isn’t your classic frozen slice, these pizzas come with a cauliflower-based crust.
  Oprah’s O, That’s Good! line of food products is reportedly trying to bring a “nutritious twist” to family meals.
  “Pizza is a favorite, f
  
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• Baltimore Army Corps Of Engineers Going To Hawaii For Hurricane Cleanup

  22-08-2018 21:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A special team from the Baltimore District for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is heading to Hawaii to assist as a Category 4 hurricane nears the state.
  The “specially trained debris management team” left for Honolulu on Wednesday to help with any emergency response that is needed.
  Baltimore District’s Debris Planning and Response Team is one of seven debris teams across the U.S.
  The team also supported with debris removal for the wildfires in
  
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• Chick-fil-A Opens A New Restaurant Right Next To Another Chick-fil-A

  22-08-2018 21:13
  MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. (CBS Local) – People going to lunch in Central Florida may think they’re seeing double, but it’s no mirage. Chick-fil-A has opened a new restaurant next to another Chick-fil-A.
  On Florida’s Merritt Island, the popular fast food chicken chain operates a store in the food court of Merritt Square Mall. That fact apparently didn’t stop Chick-fil-A from deciding to place a new standalone restaurant in the parking lot of the mall, less
  
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• Nationals Trades A Surprise In Midst Of Playoff Chase

  22-08-2018 20:29
  By Matt Citak
  Heading into the 2018 MLB season, the Washington Nationals had extremely lofty goals.
  Washington dominated the National League East last season, essentially clinching the division title about halfway through the year. They would go on to take the division crown by an astounding 20 games, but fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, in the NLDS.
  With the same core of players returning this season, albeit with new manager Dave Martinez now leading the club, the Nationals were expecting to, at
  
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• 15 Anne Arundel Co. Restaurants Cited For Violations

  22-08-2018 19:52
  ANNAPOLIS, MD — Fifteen restaurants and food stores in Annapolis and elsewhere in Anne Arundel County were cited for what county health inspectors called “critical violations” in the July 2018 report that was just released. The county health department posted a list of 312 restaurant and food service inspections online and said 15 were found to have critical problems that were corrected.
  Businesses, schools and care centers were inspected between July 1 and 31. Most of the prob
  
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• Here’s How Many Teens Text While Driving In Maryland

  22-08-2018 19:44
  MARYLAND — A new study found that nearly four in 10 high school students text while driving. Research published in the Journal of Adolescent Health this week indicates 38 percent of high schoolers said they were guilty of engaging in the distracting activity.
  Maryland teens fared a bit better. In fact, based on the study, Maryland is home to teens least likely to be texting while behind the wheel.
  Read the full story on Patch.com.
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• 91% Of Md. Teachers Buy Their Own School Supplies, 41% Have A Second Job

  22-08-2018 19:44
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new poll shows that Maryland educators are struggling financially, after spending their own money on school supplies and running up their personal debt.
  Some teachers even have second jobs to make ends meet.
  “Far too many educators are struggling to make ends meet. It’s clear that Maryland needs to do more for our teachers and school staff,” said Baltimore County elementary teacher and Maryland State Education Association President Cheryl Bost.
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• Dog Killed At Doggy Daycare, Family Left With Unanswered Questions

  22-08-2018 19:19
  Windsor Locks, CT (WTIC) — A couple is grieving the loss of their beloved pet.
  But the circumstances surrounding his death at a Windsor Locks doggie daycare are the subject of a police investigation.
  It’s a dilemma many pet owners face. What do you do with your pet when you travel?
  If you don’t have someone to watch the dog, you may decide to board them, assuming your dog will be there to greet you when you return. For the Rodriguez family, that wasn’t the case.
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• Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson Among Performers Set For Aretha Franklin’s Funeral

  22-08-2018 19:07
  (CNN) — Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Yolanda Adams and Jennifer Holliday will be among those performing at Aretha Franklin’s funeral, a source with knowledge of the planning tells CNN.
  The funeral is set to take place on August 31 at 10 a.m. ET at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit.
  Public viewings will be held August 28 and 29 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, the singer’s publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn, previously told CNN.
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• Body Found Near Where Baltimore Woman Reportedly Abducted

  22-08-2018 19:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A body was found just blocks from where a woman was reportedly abducted Tuesday.
  Police are investigating after a body was found in the basement of a vacant home in south Baltimore. Officials were called to the scene after a fire.
  Fatal fire in South #Baltimore. Body of adult woman found in basement of vacant home. Homicide detectives on scene investigating whether it’s body of 29-year-old Tiffany Jones, who was abducted last night #Brooklyn @wjz pic.twitter.co
  
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• Arlington National Cemetery Closed Wednesday Following Bomb Threat

  22-08-2018 18:59
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Arlington National Cemetery is closed Wednesday after it was evacuated following a bomb threat.
  The cemetery said on its social media pages late Wednesday morning that all families, visitors and employees had been evacuated safely from public buildings and work areas.
  UPDATE: As of 12 p.m., we are closed to the public the rest of the day. We will conduct all funerals as scheduled.
  We will continue to post updates on our website and social media platforms. https://t.co
  
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• Trump Calls Manafort Case ‘Witch Hunt,’ Lashes Out At Cohen On Twitter

  22-08-2018 18:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a growing threat to his presidency, President Donald Trump lashed at his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, a day after the onetime “fixer” implicated Trump in a campaign cover-up to buy the silence of women who said they had sexual relationships with him.
  Trump on Wednesday accused Cohen of making up “stories in order to get a ‘deal'” from federal prosecutors. Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations that the lawyer said
  
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• NASA Finds ‘Water Ice’ On The Surface Of The Moon

  22-08-2018 18:52
  (CBS Local/CNET) – There is definitely ice on the moon.
  Scientists have long believed that water ice could exist in the ever-dark recesses at the moon’s poles and that belief has finally been confirmed in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Aug. 20.
  The lunar poles are not exposed to sunlight, leaving them dark and incredibly cold — well below freezing. In fact, the temperatures within these areas were usually in excess of -260
  
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• Genetic Marvel: Three-Clawed Crab Found On Eastern Shore

  22-08-2018 18:31
  SOMERSET COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The haul for a couple in Somerset County yielded an unusual specimen: a crab with a third set of pincers.
  Our media partner The Baltimore Sun reports John and Debbie Wollens caught a bushel of crabs, including the three-clawed crustacean, at the end of their pier Monday.
  Eric Schott, a University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science associate research professor, told The Sun it’s a rare mutation but he has seen pictures of lobsters and other
  
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• ‘Survival Of The Laziest’ May Be Key To Evolution, Study Suggests

  22-08-2018 18:27
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (WJZ) — Scientists used to believe evolution was all about the “survival of the fittest.” A new study is suggesting that the key to survival may actually be laziness.
  The study, which looked at five million years worth of fossils and other marine species, examined the metabolic rates of nearly 300 organisms on Earth. Researchers from the University of Kansas say a species with a historically higher metabolism actually went extinct more often.
  “We found
  
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• Nick Faldo On The Northern Trust: ‘A Bit Of Danger Lurking’

  22-08-2018 18:12
  By Dan Reardon
  Now in its 11th year, the FedExCup Playoffs has evolved into the kind of end-of-the-season series Commissioner Tim Finchem envisioned at the outset. The roster of courses and locations has grown over the years. The formula has been tweaked to make it both understandable and competitive.
  It has had great champions like Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and current champion, Justin Thomas. It has had unexpected winners like Bill Haas and Billy Horschel.
  Next year it slides a
  
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• Video: 2 Baltimore Kids Allegedly Steal Bird Scooter

  22-08-2018 17:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Reddit user posted a video of two kids in Baltimore allegedly stealing a Bird scooter.
  In the video posted Saturday by u/routable, you see one boy break off the computer off the scooter. It’s used to track it and will stop the scooter from working once customers run out of time.
  “Watch these two youngsters steal a Bird scooter by breaking off the computer on the top. I worry these things will go the way of the Baltimore Bike Share,” the Reddit use
  
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• Study: Low-Carb Diet Linked To Early Death

  22-08-2018 17:34
  (CBS Local) – Carb lovers can now rejoice!
  A new study suggests cutting way back on carbs could be bad for you. Researchers found that moderate carb consumption is healthier.
  The study is from The Lancet Public Health and it found that people who get about half of their total calories from carbohydrates, may be at a lower risk of early death compared to those who follow either very high or very low carb diets.
  The study examined over 15,000 people from the Atherosc
  
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• Baltimore Co. Officer Named In BPD GTTF Corruption Trial Resigns

  22-08-2018 17:31
  TOWSON, Md. (AP) — A Baltimore County officer named in a high-profile Baltimore police corruption trial has resigned.
  Baltimore County police spokesman Shawn Vinson tells news outlets Michael Woodlon resigned this week, following last month’s suspension.
  Woodlon is a former Baltimore city police detective who was named in Gun Trace Task Force corruption trial testimony earlier this year. Disgraced ex-detective Momodu Gondo said he and Woodlon had stolen cash “in a few incidents
  
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• DC Cardinal Wuerl’s Name To Be Removed From Pa. HS

  22-08-2018 17:26
  SEVEN FIELDS, Pa. (KDKA) –  DC’s Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s name will be removed from North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh.
  Bishop Zubik announced the decision on Wednesday.
  Cardinal Wuerl has come under fire in the wake of a scathing grand jury report regarding sexual abuse in Pennsylvania dioceses.
  Last week, thousands of people signed an online petition which was calling for his name to be removed from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School.
  On Monday, som
  
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• Hurricane Lane Is Heading For Hawaii As A Dangerous Category 4 Storm

  22-08-2018 17:17
  (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 11:03 a.m. ET]
  Hurricane Lane has weakened to a Category 4 storm, though it is forecast to remain a dangerous hurricane as it draws closer to the Hawaiian Islands, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center says.
  [Original story, published at 8:04 a.m. ET]
  Hurricane Lane has strengthened into a Category 5 storm as it rolls toward Hawaii — just two weeks after Hurricane Hector passed the islands.
  Hurricanes rarely make landfall in Hawaii, as the C
  
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• Fmr. Maryland Catholic School Teacher Investigated For Sexual Abuse Of Child

  22-08-2018 16:59
  DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A teacher at a Roman Catholic school in Massachusetts has been placed on administrative leave while Maryland authorities investigate allegations that he sexually abused a minor decades ago.
  St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers said Tuesday that Brother Robert Flaherty has also been told to stay away from campus and has been barred by the Xaverian Brothers religious order from active ministry.
  The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office is invest
  
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• More Than 40 Have Applied To Become Baltimore Police Commissioner

  22-08-2018 16:48
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore has received more than 40 applications for the top job in the city’s troubled police department.
  News outlets report a city spokesman announced Tuesday that “north of 40 applications” for police commissioner were received by Friday’s deadline. The city cited confidentiality agreements to withhold details about the applicant pool.
  City Solicitor Andre Davis has previously said a commissioner would be named by October’s end.
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• GOP Candidate Says She Boarded Alien Spaceship

  22-08-2018 16:22
  Miami, Fla. (WJZ/CNN) — The Miami Herald is endorsing congressional candidate Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera, who claimed in a 2009 interview that she boarded a spaceship occupied by aliens when she was 7-years-old.
  The Herald’s editorial says, “We realize that Rodriguez Aguilera is an unusual candidate.”
  Aguilera has claimed in past Spanish TV network appearances, most recently in 2011, that she was taken aboard a ship with three blonde creatures that resemble
  
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• Politicians Blame Immigration Laws For Mollie Tibbetts’ Fate

  22-08-2018 16:06
  (CNN) — After an undocumented immigrant was arrested Tuesday in the presumed death of Mollie Tibbetts, President Donald Trump and other Republican lawmakers blamed the tragedy on the nation’s immigration laws.
  Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, is being held on a first-degree murder charge in the case of Tibbetts, a 20-year-old University of Iowa college student who was last seen jogging in Brooklyn, east of Des Moines, more than five weeks ago.
  He faces life in prison without parole if co
  
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• Grammy-winning Country Star Gretchen Wilson Arrested

  22-08-2018 15:50
  WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — Grammy-winning country music star Gretchen Wilson has been arrested at a Connecticut airport after what was described as a minor disturbance on an incoming flight.
  Wilson has been charged with breach of peace.
  State police responded to Bradley International Airport, in Windsor Locks, just after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
  Gretchen Wilson’s mugshot. (Image credit: Connecticut State Police)
  Police say while talking to Wilson she “became belligerent toward the troo
  
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• Archdiocese May Name New Catholic School After Black Nun

  22-08-2018 15:10
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore archbishop is considering naming a new Catholic school after the nun who founded the first order of black nuns and started the country’s first Catholic school for black children.
  The Baltimore Sun reports a school opening in 2020 might feature the Mother Mary Lange’s name. It was originally supposed to be named for the late Cardinal William H. Keeler, accused of failing to act in the case of priests who abused children in Pennsylvania.
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• Lanny Davis: Michael Cohen Would Testify To Congress About Trump Without Immunity

  22-08-2018 14:54
  (CNN) — Michael Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis, said Wednesday that he believes his client is willing to testify before any congressional committee without being granted immunity.
  “Yes, I believe I can say that,” Davis told CNN’s John Berman on “New Day.” “I have not specifically asked my client that question, but I’m stating my belief that the answer to that question is yes,” Davis clarified.
  Cohen pleaded guilty in Manhattan fe
  
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• Toddlers Survive Alone For Days After Car Crash Claims Their Mother’s Life

  22-08-2018 14:30
  (CNN) — A 3-year-old boy and his 1-year-old brother were on their own — possibly for days — after surviving a single-vehicle crash that killed their mother in south Arkansas.
  The older of the two boys was found Monday morning after authorities received a 911 call about a boy who was seen walking by himself in a rural area on a state highway near Camden, Arkansas, Ouachita County Detective Nathan Greeley told CNN.
  The boy was covered in cuts and scrapes and appeared to have been
  
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• Weather Blog: Run Of Fine Weather

  22-08-2018 14:22
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — I can hear Ed McMahon’s voice in my ear. Ed, for those of you too young to remember, was Johnny Carson’s announcer and right hand man. Nightly he would intone, “and now heeeeeeeere’s JOHNNY! I wish he were here to say the following, “And now heeeeeere’s THE SUN!” Other than a chance of a very brief mid-day shower or two the weather has finally rounded the corner.
  And now heeeeeere’s EL SOL!!!
  And now we can even add another
  
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• Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes Returning To Stores

  22-08-2018 14:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s a sign that summer is over. Starbucks will bring back the beloved Pumpkin Spice Lattes to the U.S. on August 28.
  That’s five days before summer officially ends on Labor Day, when the drink was released last year.
  The original Pumpkin Spice Latte was first launched in Starbucks stores 1 years ago. According to the company website, it has since become Starbucks most popular seasonal beverage.
  Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Cookie Straws and Starbucks Pumpkin Spice
  
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• Mollie Tibbetts Told Man Who Followed Her She Would Call Police

  22-08-2018 13:20
  (CNN) — More than a month ago, Mollie Tibbetts went for a jog and never returned.
  On the evening of July 18, as the 20-year-old college student was out running, she encountered a man in a black Chevy Malibu who got out of his car and started jogging with her, officials say.
  The suspect, Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, told police he saw Tibbetts running and “pursued her in his vehicle” while she was running in an area east of Brooklyn, according to the document.
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• Maryland Man Sentenced For Selling Heroin In West Virginia

  22-08-2018 12:57
  MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A Maryland man has been sentenced to 17 ½ years in federal prison for selling heroin in West Virginia.
  The U.S. attorney’s office in Martinsburg said 38-year-old Christopher Wigfall of Randallstown, Maryland, was sentenced Tuesday. A jury convicted Wigfall, who also is known as “Frank,” in February of two counts of heroin distribution and one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.
  The prosecutor’s office said Wigfall s
  
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• Hawaii Residents Brace Themselves As Hurricane Strengthens

  22-08-2018 12:17
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii residents rushed to stores to stock up on bottled water, ramen, toilet paper and other supplies as they faced the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and high surf as a strengthening hurricane continued to churn toward the state.
  On Tuesday night, the National Weather Service announced that Hurricane Lane had become a Category 5 hurricane, which means that it is likely to cause catastrophic damage with winds 157 mph or above. The hurricane is about 500 miles (804 ki
  
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• Blue Jays Hit 4 Home Runs, Rout Slumping Orioles 8-2

  22-08-2018 04:06
  TORONTO (AP) — Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales hit back-to-back home runs, Aledmys Diaz and Billy McKinney also connected, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 8-2 on Tuesday night, improving to 9-0 at home against the struggling Orioles.
  Blue Jays right-hander Sam Gaviglio (3-6) pitched seven innings to snap a 15-start winless streak, earning his first victory since May 25 at Philadelphia. Gaviglio allowed two runs and six hits.
  Smoak and Morales chased right-hander Dylan Bundy with
  
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• Police: 29-Year-Old Abducted In South Baltimore

  22-08-2018 03:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Detectives are investigating an abduction that occurred on August 21 in south Baltimore.
  At around 2:30 p.m., 29-year-old Tiffany Jones was in the back of the 3600 block of Potee Street. Investigators believe Jones was involved in an argument with two men. During the argument, the men forced her into a black Ford pickup truck and drove away, according to police.
  The suspects are described only as a black man and a Hispanic man. The pickup truck has a Maryland tag of 3DH88
  
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• 29-Year-Old Abducted In South Baltimore

  22-08-2018 03:04
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Detectives are investigating an abduction that occurred on August 21 in south Baltimore.
  At around 2:30 p.m., 29-year-old Tiffany Jones was in the back of the 3600 block of Potee Street. Investigators believe Jones was involved in an argument with two men. During the argument, the men forced her into a black Ford pickup truck and drove away, according to police.
  The suspects are described only as a black man and a Hispanic man. The pickup truck has a Maryland tag of 3DH88
  
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• Facebook Takes Down 652 Pages, After Finding Disinformation Campaigns Run From Russia And Iran

  22-08-2018 02:26
  (CNN Money) — Facebook has taken down 652 pages, accounts and groups it identified as part of coordinated disinformation campaigns that originated in Iran and targeted countries around the world. It also found a number of new pages connected to Russia.
  The Iran-linked pages and groups spread misinformation in the United States, United Kingdom, Latin America and the Middle East. Some of them posed as a group called “Liberty Front Press.”
  Facebook said the coordinated campaigns o
  
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• Maryland Survivors Push For Maryland Grand Jury Report On Church

  22-08-2018 02:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Survivors of sexual abuse in Maryland are calling on Maryland’s Attorney General Brian Frosh to convene a grand jury to investigate their claims—spurred by similar action in Pennsylvania.
  Gloria Larkin said two priests at Archbishop Keough High School abused her more than 40 years ago.
  Father Joseph Maskell and Father Neil Magnus have since died. Both were featured prominently in the Netflix documentary The Keepers.
  “Essentially, we are asking [the Attor
  
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• Ho.Co. Police Investigating Multi-Vehicle Collision

  22-08-2018 01:08
  LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County police are investigating a three-vehicle collision that ended in serious injury Tuesday afternoon.
  At 4:36 p.m., a 2006 Toyota Corolla was driving southbound in the 9400 block of Washington Boulevard (Route 1) when, for an unknown reason, it left the right side of the roadway before returning and crossing into the northbound lanes, where it hit a 2001 Honda Civic and a 2006 GMC Yukon.
  The driver of the Toyota, Patricia Johnston, 33, of Laurel, was taken to
  
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• Harford Co. Sheriff’s Office Guarantees An Interview To Any Soldier

  22-08-2018 00:59
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — Over the years the US Army has spent millions getting people to know their ‘Be all you can be” slogan.
  Now the Sheriff in Harford County is helping to make that slogan into a reality by agreeing to interview soldiers interested in working for the sheriff’s department once they leave the Army.
  The Army is successful in turning civilians into soldiers by promising to help them find a civilian job once they hang up their fatigues.
  Of course this being th
  
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• 3rd Amazon Fulfillment Center To Open This Fall In Maryland

  22-08-2018 00:53
  SPARROW’S POINT, Md. (WJZ) — Amazon, the internet shopping giant is opening a new fulfillment center this fall.
  The new location in Sparrows Point, Md., will be the third Amazon fulfillment center to operate in Maryland.
  “We’re talking about 1,500 jobs right here in this new Amazon facility. This is a transformational project,” Don Mohler, a Baltimore County executive, said.
  The facility is 855,000 square feet.
  While the Sparrows Point center is still an active cons
  
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