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• Maryland Gov. Candidates Fight On Education Battlefield

  05-09-2018 23:57
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland candidates for governor are fighting on the battlefield of education, with Republican Gov. Larry Hogan and Democrat Ben Jealous going toe-to-toe by way of campaign events and campaign ads.
  “I still want to make Maryland schools better and make sure every kid has an opportunity to get a world-class education,” says Hogan in one of three campaign ads.
  Against a backdrop of schools forced to close due to heat, Jealous argued that the Hogan administra
  
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• ‘Viva House’ Celebrates 50 Years

  05-09-2018 23:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — 50 years is a long time to do anything…but that’s how long one Baltimore couple has been serving the south Baltimore community.
  It was August 1968 when Willa Bickham and Brandan Walsh moved into a Mount St. rowhome. They’re still there.
  Brendan Walsh hands out tickets to a cold lunch on a sweltering hot day. A free lunch was prepared by volunteers.
  Everyone in this southwest Baltimore neighborhood knows that the three-story rowhouse at 26 Mount St., &ld
  
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• Maryland SPCA Defends Pit Bulls After Howard Co., Woman Dies In Pit Bull Attack

  05-09-2018 23:30
  HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — As the family plans the funeral for a Columbia woman police say was mauled to death by her pit bull, many are asking questions about the dog itself.
  Police are looking now into the history of the dog, where it was adopted and what its life may have been like before launching this deadly attack.
  Police said 64-year-old Robin Conway was found dead in her backyard Monday, mauled by a pit bull dog she had recently adopted out of state.
  “This dog has been in thi
  
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• Ravens Hosting Countdown To Kickoff Parties To Get Fans Ready For The Season

  05-09-2018 23:24
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore Ravens fans are getting an early start to the season.
  The Ravens sponsored a “Countdown to Kickoff” at the 7-11 on Crondall Ln. in Owings Mills Wednesday morning. Fans were able to pick up yard signs. Ravens caps, and posters.
  “I am so excited about the Ravens,” said fan Jessica Ellison-Correa. “I have been waiting for the season to kick off since we lost the game last season to the Cincinnati Bengals. I think we completely
  
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• French Fries Are The No. 1 Vegetable Toddlers Eat, Study Says

  05-09-2018 22:51
  ARLINGTON, Va. (WJZ) — A new study shows major gaps in food choices in youngster’s diets.
  More than 27 percent of young children do not consume a single discrete serving of vegetables on any given day, according to the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study.
  Among the vegetables toddlers do eat — French fries are the no. 1 vegetable consumed.
  According to the study, after a child turns one their food choices tend to change as they eat more family foods.
  By age two, many childr
  
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• Some Maryland Schools Closed Again Thursday For Excessive Heat

  05-09-2018 22:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some Maryland schools will close or dismiss early for the third day in a row this week due to excessive heat.
  Baltimore City Schools without AC will dismiss three hours early Thursday.
  View the full list of Baltimore City Schools dismissing or closing here.
  Ten Baltimore County Public Schools with no air conditioning will be closed again Thursday for excessive heat.
  The schools and centers scheduled to open on Friday are:
  • Bedford Elementary• Berkshir
  
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• 10 Baltimore Co. Schools Closed Again Thursday For Excessive Heat

  05-09-2018 22:49
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ten Baltimore County Public Schools with no air conditioning will be closed again Thursday for excessive heat.
  The schools and centers scheduled to open on Friday are:
  • Bedford Elementary• Berkshire Elementary• Campfield Early Learning Center• Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies• Colgate Elementary• Dundalk Elementary• Dulaney High• Lansdowne High• Patapsco High and Center for the Arts• Woodlawn High
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• BPD Searching For McDonalds Assault Suspect

  05-09-2018 22:31
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Detectives are looking to identify a suspect in an assault at a McDonalds in Baltimore on Monday.
  At around 10 p.m. on September 3, an unknown man was inside a McDonalds in the 5100 block of York Road.
  The suspect reportedly jumped behind the counter and began to assault several of the employees.
  During the assault, three employees were burned with hot grease. The employees were taken to an area hospital for treatment.
  Anyone with information on the identity of the suspec
  
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• Baltimore Co. Officer Has Gun Go Off At Gun Range; Taken To Hospital

  05-09-2018 22:24
  BALTIMORE CO., Md. (WJZ) — A Baltimore County officer was taken to a local hospital after a gun went off at a gun range while it was being disassembled.
  Shawn Vinson, with the Baltimore County Police Department, confirms the incident happened just before 7 a.m. at the gun range on Dulaney Valley Rd.
  The officer was disassembling a gun at the training facility when the gun went off.
  The officer was taken to a local hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
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• House Divided In Half By Crane

  05-09-2018 22:19
  (CBS Local)– A crane crashed down and sliced an Orlando, Florida home in half.
  The home’s roof was under construction when the crane tipped over on Tuesday afternoon.
  No one was inside the house and there were no reported injuries.
  It took two other cranes to come lift up and remove the toppled crane.
  
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• Ravens RB Collins Seeks To Erase ‘Underrated’ Status

  05-09-2018 21:59
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Alex Collins enters this season looking to gain 1,000 yards, enhance his stature among NFL running backs and help the Ravens reach the postseason for the first time since 2014.
  These goals are far more ambitious than his singular objective of a year ago, which was simply to earn a place on Baltimore’s 53-man roster.
  After being waived by Seattle early last September, Collins was signed to the Ravens practice squad. He was activated in Week 2 and thrust into t
  
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• Carry-On Security Bins Are The Dirtiest Items At Airports, Study Says

  05-09-2018 21:49
  (CBSNewYork/CBS Local) — If you want to stay healthy while traveling through the airport you may want to wash your hands after going through security.
  A new study examined a variety of airport surfaces and found that the grimiest of all were the plastic bins used for pushing shoes and carry-on bags through screening machines.
  The study, published in the journal BMC Infectious Diseases, found viruses in half of the samples of the trays at Helsinki Airport in Finland.
  “Plastic security
  
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• Woodward Book Prompts West Wing Witch Hunt, Sources Say

  05-09-2018 21:47
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump, showing his outrage over Bob Woodward’s explosive new book, is ordering a real witch hunt in the West Wing and throughout his administration, asking loyal aides to help determine who cooperated with the book.
  “The book is fiction,” Trump said Wednesday in the Oval Office alongside the Emir of Kuwait.
  But even as the President publicly fumes, he’s privately on a mission to determine who did — and didn’t — talk to Wood
  
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• University Of Maryland Police Investigating 2 Hate Bias Incidents

  05-09-2018 21:44
  COLLEGE PARK (WJZ) — UMD Police are investigating two hate bias incidents, both reported September 2.
  At around 3:40 p.m. September 2, UMPD responded to Queen Anne’s Hall for a hate bias incident that occurred between August 30 and September 1.
  A student reported to police that anti-LGTBQ comments were found on a couple of whiteboards and verbal anti-LGBTQ statements were heard the night after.
  At around 8:07 p.m., UMD responded to La Plata Hall for a swastika that was drawn onto a w
  
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• Apple Issues iPhone 8 Recall For Frozen Screens, Unexpected Restarts

  05-09-2018 21:36
   –  Some iPhone 8’s are being recalled due to a manufacturing defect.
  Apple issued the recall at the end of August saying affected devices may experience restarts, a frozen screen, or won’t turn on.
  The company will repair eligible devices free of charge.
  To find out if your phone qualifies click here.
  The program does not affect iPhone 8 Plus models.
  
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• The Fudgery In Baltimore’s Inner Harbor To Close After 33 Years

  05-09-2018 21:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Fudgery in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is set to close their doors after 33 years.
  The location in the Light Street Pavilion of Baltimore’s Harbor Place will close Sunday, Sept. 9.
  “It has been a particularly painful decision because of its contributions to our company over the past thirty-three years. It was the visibility afforded The Fudgery here that thrust our company into other national markets. Unfortunately, time changes things and there is not
  
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• Gordon, Never A Hurricane, Killed Child In Mobile Home

  05-09-2018 21:03
  DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon never became a hurricane but it was deadly all the same, killing a child by blowing a tree onto a mobile home as it made landfall. The storm weakened into a depression Wednesday but remained dangerous, dumping rain, spawning possible tornadoes and kicking up heavy surf in its wake.
  Gordon struck the coast at 70 mph, just shy of hurricane strength, near Pascagoula, Mississippi late Tuesday. Forecasters said radar spotted possible tornados sp
  
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• 10 Sick Passengers Taken To Hospital After 100 Fall Ill On Emirates Plane At JFK

  05-09-2018 20:25
  New York City, NY (WPIX) — Ten sick passengers were taken to the hospital after their international flight landed at Kennedy Airport, where it was inspected by officials trying to figure out why so many on board were feeling ill, officials said.
  Of the 500 souls on board, 19 people were sickened — 10 of them were taken to a hospital while the other nine refused medical attention, a spokesman for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office said.
  About 100 passengers and crew members on Flight
  
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• Jury Selection Enters Day 2 In Trial For Man Accused Of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend

  05-09-2018 19:46
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Jury selection is continuing Wednesday in the trial of Tyler Tessier, who is accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend.
  Victim Laura Wallen, a respected teacher, failed to show up for the first day of classes at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia exactly one year ago.
  She was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a field in Montgomery County.
  The judge is following a standard process—calling potential jurors one-by-one to the bench to answer questions from
  
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• Man Erects Electric Fence To Keep School Kids Out Of Yard

  05-09-2018 19:35
  SANDSTON, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man says he erected an electrified fence to keep kids waiting for the school bus off his property.
  Richmond TV stations WRIC and WWBT quote Henrico County homeowner Bryan Tucker as saying that he put the fence around his yard because he was tired of students trespassing and leaving trash on his property.
  The stations report that Tucker did not accompany the fence with a warning sign.
  Police contacted public works officials, who determined
  
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• Trump Says Nike Getting ‘Killed’ Over Colin Kaepernick Deal

  05-09-2018 19:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Nike is getting “killed” over an endorsement deal with Colin Kaepernick.
  Trump said on Twitter on Wednesday, “Just like the NFL, whose ratings have gone WAY DOWN, Nike is getting absolutely killed with anger and boycotts. I wonder if they had any idea that it would be this way?”
  Nike this week unveiled the deal with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who’s known for starting protests among NFL players over
  
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• ‘Survivor’ Season 37 Castaways Announced

  05-09-2018 19:12
  CBS has announced the 20 brand new castaways who will compete on the upcoming 37th season of Survivor. The new season, titled Survivor: David vs Goliath, will premiere with a special 90-minute episode on Wednesday, Sept. 26 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT), only on CBS.
  This season’s edition features 20 new castaways divided into two groups of 10 strangers. Castaways within the “David” tribe have overcome adversity in their lives, while the castaways on the “Goliath” trib
  
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• Who Is To Blame For Md. School Closings Because Of No AC?

  05-09-2018 19:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A second day shut down for the schools across Baltimore City and the county without air conditioning.
  Some will let out for the afternoon, while others haven’t even started classes this year because of the heat and lack of air conditioning.
  School and state leaders are pointing at each other to fix the problem.
  School leaders say they have a plan in place to fix the lack of AC, but Governor Larry Hogan says the money has been there so why hasn’t it already bee
  
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• U.S. Sports Gambling Could Make NFL 2.3 Billion Annually, Study Says

  05-09-2018 18:58
  Ryan MayerA report released by Nielsen on Wednesday morning calculates that the NFL could potentially add over $2.3 billion in revenue annually thanks to this year’s decision by the Supreme Court to legalize sports betting. The report was commissioned by the American Gaming Association, which released this infographic to illustrate how the study arrived at that conclusion.
  The projections within the report are based on a survey of 1,000 fans. Based on the information collected, the report
  
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• The National League Playoff Race Is Perfectly Set Up For Plenty Of Drama

  05-09-2018 18:40
  By Matt Citak
  The 2018 MLB campaign is turning out to be a tale of two seasons.
  Over in the American League, the closest division race can be found in the AL West, where the Houston Astros hold a 3.5 game lead over the Oakland Athletics. In the AL East, the Boston Red Sox have an 8.5 game lead over the New York Yankees, while the AL Central is a snoozefest with the Cleveland Indians 15 games ahead of the Minnesota Twins.
  Things are not much better in the Wild Card race, where the Yankees’
  
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• Lockdown Lifted At Harford Co. Schools As Police Investigate Armed Robbery

  05-09-2018 18:30
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — Bel Air High School and several other area schools are no longer on lockdown Wednesday morning as police investigate a robbery in the area.
  Police are on scene of an armed robbery at the Harford Bank located as 505 S Main Street near the high school.Officers are searching for the suspect they describe as a man in his late 40s, early 50s wearing a red shirt khaki pants with a black book bag. He’s approximately 6 feet tall and around 160 pounds.suspect 1The su
  
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• 2nd Suspect Arrested In Death Of Abducted Baltimore Mother Tiffany Jones

  05-09-2018 18:08
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The second suspect wanted in connection with the death of Tiffany Jones, the woman abducted and then found dead inside a burning home in south Baltimore, has been arrested in Philadelphia.
  28-year-old Bobie Barncord was arrested and charged in Jones’ death just 72 hours after the mother of two was abducted.
  Police later identified WIllard Turner-Williams, 35, as a suspect in the case. He has been arrested in Philadelphia, and he is charged with first-degree mur
  
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• Police ID Victim In Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Howard County

  05-09-2018 17:29
  HOWARD CO., Md. (WJZ) — Police have identified the victim of a fatal pedestrian crash in Howard County.
  The Howard County Police Department reports the crash happened in Jessup, on southbound Route 1 at Assateague Dr.
  The crash happened around just after 9 p.m. Sunday. Officials said a 2016 Hyundai Elantra was southbound on Route 1 north of Hicks Rd. when it struck 49-year-old Jose Gomez who was in the road. Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The driver of the Hyundai,
  
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• Several Harford Co. Schools On Lockdown As Police Investigate Armed Robbery

  05-09-2018 17:10
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — Bel Air High School and several other area schools are on lockdown Wednesday morning as police investigate a robbery in the area.
  Police are on scene of an armed robbery at the Harford Bank located as 505 S Main Street near the high school.Officers are searching for the suspect they describe as a man in his late 40s, early 50s wearing a red shirt khaki pants with a black book bag. He’s approximately 6 feet tall and around 160 pounds.suspect 1The suspect Bel
  
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• Catch All The Drama On The New ‘Start TV’

  05-09-2018 17:07
  Starting now, you can catch the start of something great on Start TV. It’s a brand new television network that serves as your ultimate destination for compelling, bold drama, led by strong and resourceful female characters.
   
  What shows can you watch on Start TV? We had a sneaking suspicion you’d ask that… or maybe we’re just channeling Patricia Arquette’s award-winning portrayal of the psychic Alison DuBois on Medium, which you can catch every afternoon on St
  
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• Jim Nantz: Texans-Patriots Could Have Playoff Implications

  05-09-2018 16:41
  Ryan Mayer
  Week 1 in the NFL is the first chance to see what the teams who have been dubbed “contenders” during the preseason actually look like in full-game action. Two of those potential playoff teams meet on the field to start the year, when the Houston Texans visit the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. CBS Sports lead play-by-play announcer, Jim Nantz, will have the call alongside broadcast partner Tony Romo and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. To get a prev
  
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• Mariners Get Into Clubhouse Brawl, Then Lose To Orioles 5-3

  05-09-2018 16:39
  SEATTLE (AP) — A rough day for the Seattle Mariners that began with a clubhouse brawl ended in rugged fashion, too.
  Long after Mariners shortstop Jean Segura and second baseman Dee Gordon apparently tangled, Baltimore rookie Renato Nunez and the Orioles rallied late for a 5-3 win Tuesday night.
  The scuffle broke out four hours before the game at Safeco Field. Several players got involved, with catcher Mike Zunino among those trying to break it up.
  Moments after Gordon politely asked report
  
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• Emirates Flight Quarantined At JFK Airport, 100 Reported Sick On Board

  05-09-2018 16:25
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A plane from Dubai has landed at JFK Airport and is being held away from the terminal under quarantine after about 100 passengers on board reported feeling sick.
  The Airbus A380 has arrived at Terminal 4 and will he met by the Centers for Disease Control and Port Authority Police. Three passengers have been transported to a local hospital.Emirates Flight 203 landed in New York Wednesday shortly after 9 a.m. with 500 people on board.
  The flight is not going to a
  
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• Ian Eagle: Chargers Have Enough Weapons To Win Division

  05-09-2018 16:10
  Ryan Mayer
  The first week of the NFL’s regular season is upon us,  as the defending-champion Philadelphia Eagles take on the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night followed by a full slate of games on Sunday. The weekend offers our first look at these teams’ starters in full-on game action, as the road to Super Bowl LIII begins. One team that’s received plenty of preseason hype as a potential sleeper contender is the Los Angeles Chargers. With quarterback Philip Rivers compleme
  
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• Toyota Is Recalling 1 Million Hybrids At Risk Of Catching Fire

  05-09-2018 15:54
  (CNN Money) — Toyota is recalling more than 1 million of its hybrid vehicles worldwide over a potential fire risk.
  The automaker said Wednesday that the safety recall covers its Prius, Prius plug-in hybrid and C-HR SUV models and is intended to repair a problem with their electrical systems, which in some cases can cause fires.
  More than half of the affected vehicles are in Japan, while just under 200,000 are in the United States. The rest were sold in Europe and other markets. US drivers
  
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• Study: Airport Security Bins Filthy

  05-09-2018 15:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/CNN) –  You may want to pack hand sanitizer next time you fly.
  A new study from a team of experts from the UK’s University of Nottingham and the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare, published in the BMC Infectious Diseases journal, has revealed those airport security plastic trays are the biggest culprit for spreading germs in airports.
  So next time you’re dumping your phone, passport and laptop into the tray — it
  
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• Fishy Business: Shop Shut Down For Putting Googly Eyes On Fish

  05-09-2018 15:17
  KUWAIT (KDKA) – A shop in Kuwait has been shut down over fishy practices.
  Authorities say the market was guilty of putting googly eyes on fish to make them look fresh.
  A picture making the rounds on social media tells the tale. One of the googly eyes slipped off, which revealed a more natural yellow eye underneath.
  Kuwaiti police has shut down a fish store that was sticking googly eyes on fish to make them appear more fresh than they are.via Al Bayan newspaper, @ba
  
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• Fan Essentials: Top NFL Contenders

  05-09-2018 15:09
  With the season just days away, hope springs eternal across the NFL. Every team is tied for the division lead, and every team still dreams of Super Bowl glory. This time next week, those dreams will seem a little tarnished for half of these teams. And a month from now, those dreams may be all but vanquished. But right now, every team sees itself as a contender.
  The reality, of course, will play out quite differently. Only two teams will compete in Super Bowl LIII next February in Atlanta, and on
  
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• Deputies Searching For Brazen Thieves Who Stole From Purses From Panera

  05-09-2018 15:03
  ABINGDON, Md. (WJZ) — Deputies in Harford County are hoping the public can help them identify two women wanted in a brazen theft.
  The Harford County Sheriff’s Office posted a video to their Facebook page showing surveillance footage of two women who pulled a wallet out of another woman’s purse while she was eating at Panera Bread in Abingdon.
  “We have been seeing this happen at multiple Panera Bread locations in the area. Criminals go through purses left hanging on t
  
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• Pickup Crashes Into Front Of Dallas Television Station Building

  05-09-2018 14:51
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A news event came to the doors of a North Texas television station early Wednesday morning… literally.
  It was just after 6:00 a.m. when the driver of a pickup truck smashed into the Fox 4 News building in downtown Dallas.Dallas police sent officers to the scene at the corner of Griffin Street and San Jacinto.
  After the crash the driver jumped out of the truck and began yelling and throwing papers that he re
  
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• Ad For Studio Apartment With Kitchen-Bathroom Combo Creating Stir

  05-09-2018 14:29
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man is the new tenant of a tiny apartment with a unique layout — the kitchen and bathroom are in the same place.
  Yep. The toilet, bathtub, oven and sink are all in one room. The 200-square-foot (18.5-sq. meter) apartment is in St. Louis’ tony Central West End.
  The ad and photo for the $525-per-month apartment appeared on several websites and had people flush with excitement. Harold Karabell of S.F. Shannon Real Estate Management says the new tenant
  
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• Despite Recall, FDA Says More Honey Smacks Cereal On Shelves Linked To Salmonella Outbreak

  05-09-2018 14:18
  (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration again has advised consumers “not to eat and discard any Kellogg’s Honey Smack cereal” as part of an ongoing salmonella outbreak linked to the popular breakfast product.
  In a statement Tuesday, the FDA said an additional 30 people have gotten sick in the multistate outbreak of salmonella illness linked to recalled Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal. One hundred thirty people have become ill since March, although the outbreak was
  
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• Weather Blog: Great! Another Hot Day

  05-09-2018 13:43
  Hi Everyone!
  Another day of heat, another day of humidity, and another day where I will say, “Tomorrow will be another day of heat and humidity.” But then I will add, “Maybe even hotter.”
  Great.
  As the BIG high pressure sitting right on top of us, (btw as I write this the barometer is 30.23), moves East our winds will come out of the West, and as this hot breeze downslopes out of Western Maryland it will heat up even more and there you have the mechanism for, “maybe
  
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• Weather Blog: More Heat Ahead

  05-09-2018 04:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One more day with the highs about 12 degrees above the normal temperatures for early September.
  Wednesday and Thursday have the same kind of conditions we have seen so far this week. This means closed schools Wednesday, code reds and cooling centers and pools open.
  It will take until later Thursday for some cooler air and showers to arrive.
  Much cooler air will arrive this weekend, with highs in the low to mid-70s, but with the risk of showers as well.
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• 53-Year-Old Man Dies In Assault Tuesday

  05-09-2018 03:54
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 53-year-old man has died to injuries to his body Tuesday night.
  Officers were called to an assisted living facility in the 2300 block of Rosalyn Avenue for a report of an assault at around 4:50 p.m.
  When they arrived, they found the man with injuries to his body. He was taken to an area hospital where he died a short time after.
  Investigators believe the victim was involved in an altercation with another man inside the facility. During the incident, the victim was injur
  
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• 40-Year-Old Woman Injured In Shooting

  05-09-2018 03:53
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 40-year-old woman is being treated for gunshot wounds to her body after a report of a shooting Tuesday night.
  Officers responded to the 3100 block of Westmont Court for a report of a shooting at around 8:50 p.m.
  When they arrived, they found the woman, and transported her to an area hospital for treatment.
  Detectives from the Citywide Shooting Unit are investigating this incident. Anyone with information is asked to call 410-396-2221 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lo
  
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• 80-Year-Old Vulnerable Man Missing

  05-09-2018 03:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore detectives are searching for 80-year-old Joseph Crest.
  He was last seen July 31 in East Baltimore.
  Crest is 5’7 and weighs 165 lbs. He has been diagnosed with dementia.
  Anyone with information on where Joseph Crest may be is asked to call 911.
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• 84-Year-Old Man Drowns In Family Pool

  05-09-2018 00:51
  HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Harford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident where an 84-year-old man was found face down in the family pool.
  Preliminary investigation has led police to believe the victim suffered from a medical emergency while swimming and drowned.
  They have no evidence to believe the incident was suspicious. The final cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner.
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• Harford Co. Rebuild Underway After Fatal Floods

  05-09-2018 00:20
  HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Deadly and destructive flooding in Harford County has roads and bridges shut down as workers begin to assess the damage.
  Some areas could be closed for months. Early numbers show the rebuild could cost millions to make repairs.
  County workers are just getting a full look at the damage after flash floods killed two people Friday and washed out roads and bridges.
  “We have about 80 DPW personnel out cleaning the rural bridges and inspecting them to see if the
  
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• Former Prince George’s County State Delegate Sentenced 4 Years For Accepting Bribes, Conspiracy

  05-09-2018 00:06
  GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) — Former Maryland State Delegate Michael Lynn Vaughn, 60, of Bowie, Md., was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for a bribery conspiracy in connection with a scheme where he accepted bribes in exchange for influencing the performance of his official duties.
  A federal jury convicted Vaughn of conspiracy and four counts of bribery on March 1.
  The government also presented evidence during Tuesday’s sentencing hea
  
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