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• Ravens' Harbaugh on his team's 'new beginning' - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 23:18 via baltimoresun.com
  Ravens' Harbaugh on his team's 'new beginning'  Baltimore Sun"It was an amazing moment last night, it was incredible," said John Harbaugh when asked about the teams 'new beginning' after the win over Cleveland. (Kevin.
  
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• Housing Authority Says Rat Population Down In Public Housing - CBS Baltimore

  31-12-2018 22:47 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Housing Authority Says Rat Population Down In Public Housing  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (AP) — In the year following the launch of a program to eliminate rats from public housing complexes, Baltimore's housing authority says the rat ...
  
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• Housing Authority Says Rat Population Down In Public Housing

  31-12-2018 22:47
  BALTIMORE (AP) — In the year following the launch of a program to eliminate rats from public housing complexes, Baltimore’s housing authority says the rat population is down 82 percent.
  The housing authority’s executive director, Janet Abrahams, tells The Baltimore Sun the Healthy Elimination of All Pests Longterm program has eliminated more than 1,500 rat burrows at 22 complexes, and will continue through at least the summer.
  Code enforcement officers have issued more than 1,4
  
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• NASA Spacecraft Hurtles Toward Tiny, Icy World Beyond Pluto - CBS Baltimore

  31-12-2018 22:35 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  NASA Spacecraft Hurtles Toward Tiny, Icy World Beyond Pluto  CBS BaltimoreLAUREL, Md. (AP) — A tiny, icy world a billion miles beyond Pluto is getting a New Year's Day visitor. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is set to fly past the ...
  
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• NASA Spacecraft Hurtles Toward Tiny, Icy World Beyond Pluto

  31-12-2018 22:35
  LAUREL, Md. (AP) — A tiny, icy world a billion miles beyond Pluto is getting a New Year’s Day visitor.
  NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is set to fly past the mysterious orb nicknamed Ultima Thule at 12:33 a.m. Tuesday.
  It will be humanity’s most distant exploration of another world, coming 3 1/2 years after New Horizons’ swing past Pluto.
  This time, the drama will unfold 4 billion miles from Earth, so far away it will be 10 hours before flight controllers know wheth
  
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• Police: Man Dies After Breaking Into Ex-Girlfriend’s Home, Attacking New Boyfriend

  31-12-2018 22:15
  ESSEX, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are investigating a homicide that happened Sunday night after a man broke into the home of his ex-girlfriend and assaulted her current boyfriend.
  Officers were called around 8:00 p.m. to a home in the 100 block of Bennett Rd. for a reported disturbance involving a gun.
  There, detectives were able to determine that 62-year-old Joseph Principio had come to the home belonging to his ex-girlfriend while she and her current boyfriend were inside.
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• Ravens' Harbaugh celebrates with a lion spike - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 21:48 via baltimoresun.com
  Ravens' Harbaugh celebrates with a lion spike  Baltimore SunBaltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh talks about his victory celebration displaying a lion spike after the game. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun ...
  
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• Baltimore New Years Eve: Fireworks, Music, Road Closures - Baltimore, MD Patch

  31-12-2018 21:36 via patch.com
  Baltimore New Years Eve: Fireworks, Music, Road Closures  Baltimore, MD PatchGuide To Baltimore New Year's Eve Celebration 2018 - Baltimore, MD - The Baltimore New Year's Eve celebration will deliver fireworks and music, plus lead to ...
  
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• 3 Children Killed, Parents Critically Injured In Crash; Suspected Drunk Driver Released From Custody

  31-12-2018 20:40
  PRINCE GEORGE’S CO., MD. (WJZ) — Three children are dead, and their parents are in critical condition at an area hospital following a crash Sunday night.
  Police believe one of the drivers involved was drunk, but they were released following sobriety testing. Formal charges are pending as authorities continue with the investigation, toxicology testing, and reconstruction analysis.
  Charges will be filed in consultation with the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney&r
  
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• Orioles rated as worst team in all of sports in 2018 - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 20:20 via baltimoresun.com
  Orioles rated as worst team in all of sports in 2018  Baltimore SunThe 115-loss Orioles were not only the worst team in baseball with the fourth-most losses in major league history, but also were rated as the worst team in all of ...
  
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• New Health Insurance Laws In Maryland Taking Effect

  31-12-2018 20:07
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Several new laws mandating health insurers cover procedures and instructions for handling certain health conditions are taking effect in Maryland in the new year.
  A new law taking effect Tuesday expands coverage for equipment, supplies and self-management training to apply to elevated or impaired glucose levels caused by prediabetes. That’s a condition when blood sugar levels are elevated but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. The new mandate also will
  
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• In Baltimore, Planned Parenthood's Leana Wen had higher priorities than women's well-being - Washington Examiner

  31-12-2018 19:08 via washingtonexaminer.com
  In Baltimore, Planned Parenthood's Leana Wen had higher priorities than women's well-being  Washington ExaminerBe it on TV, social media, or by penning opinion pieces, Planned Parenthood's new president, Dr. Leana Wen, has been hard at work trying to convince ...
  
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• Housing authority says Baltimore rat population down in public housing - WTOP

  31-12-2018 18:43 via wtop.com
  Housing authority says Baltimore rat population down in public housing  WTOPIn the year following the launch of a program to eliminate rats from public housing complexes, Baltimore's housing authority says the rat population is down 82 ...
  
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• BGE names new general counsel - Baltimore Business Journal

  31-12-2018 18:39 via bizjournals.com
  BGE names new general counsel  Baltimore Business JournalJohn Corse was previously an attorney at Piper & Marbury and an insurer with USF&G Corp. before becoming chief litigation counsel for Constellation in 2003.
  
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• NFL Team Grades Week 17: Ravens, Bears, Colts Show Up

  31-12-2018 18:28
  By Steve Silverman
  The final week of the regular season saw its share of we-don’t-care blowouts, but sensational performances by the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts were the lasting impression created in Week 17. The Bears overpowered an opponent on the road that had to have the game; the Browns lost but played sensationally; while the Ravens and Colts came through when they needed it most.
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• Man, 59, fatally shot outside public housing apartments in Baltimore's Old Goucher neighborhood - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 18:10 via baltimoresun.com
  Man, 59, fatally shot outside public housing apartments in Baltimore's Old Goucher neighborhood  Baltimore SunA 59-year-old man was fatally shot outside a Baltimore public housing apartment complex on New Year's Eve morning, police said, in the 307th homicide in the ...
  
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• Baltimore church pays tribute to the year's 307 homicide victims - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 18:10 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore church pays tribute to the year's 307 homicide victims  Baltimore SunIt took about an hour to read them all. The 307 names filled two and a half typed pages, with nine of them — the most recent additions — handwritten on the back ...
  
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• Ex-Baltimore police officer accuses department of retaliation for whistleblowing - Maryland Daily Record

  31-12-2018 17:53 via thedailyrecord.com
  Ex-Baltimore police officer accuses department of retaliation for whistleblowing  Maryland Daily RecordA former Baltimore Police officer is suing the department for retaliating against him when he reported an alleged misuse of department resources during a 2016.
  
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• Police Investigating Morning Homicide On New Year’s Eve - CBS Baltimore

  31-12-2018 17:48 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Police Investigating Morning Homicide On New Year’s Eve  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are working to find who fatally shot a man New Year's Eve morning in Baltimore. The shooting happened at 10:20 a.m., in the unit ...
  
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• Police Investigating Morning Homicide On New Year’s Eve

  31-12-2018 17:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are working to find who fatally shot a man New Year’s Eve morning in Baltimore.
  The shooting happened at 10:20 a.m., in the unit block of West 20th St.
  Responding officers found a man who had been shot in the body.
  The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  No further details have been released.
  Anyone with information on this homicide is asked to call police at (410)396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7lockup.
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• For Orioles, stealing Bryce Harper would win one battle - but the war may already be lost - USA TODAY

  31-12-2018 17:25 via usatoday.com
  For Orioles, stealing Bryce Harper would win one battle - but the war may already be lost  USA TODAYBryce Harper could put up an insane amount of home runs in Camden Yards, but the Orioles might be the last team he'd consider joining.
  
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• What Psychic Nikki Sees For Us In 2019

  31-12-2018 17:15
  By Norm Elrod
  Psychic Nikki, psychic to the stars, is always in a good mood this time of year. December is a month of celebration, for enjoying family and friends. It’s also a time for reflecting on the previous year and looking forward to the year ahead. Many of Nikki’s predictions for the last year came to pass, so what does she see in the year ahead?
  As the calendar turns from 2018 to 2019, and Father Time passes on his wisdom to the Baby New Year, we asked Psychic Nikki to shed s
  
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• Pugh says Baltimore city buildings will turn purple to encourage Ravens - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 17:15 via baltimoresun.com
  Pugh says Baltimore city buildings will turn purple to encourage Ravens  Baltimore SunMayor Catherine E. Pugh issued a call Monday for Baltimore residents and businesses to show their support for the Baltimore Ravens by “bathing Baltimore City ...
  
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• Ravens Revving For Playoffs: Tickets, Purple Friday, Flock Party - Baltimore, MD Patch

  31-12-2018 16:08 via patch.com
  Ravens Revving For Playoffs: Tickets, Purple Friday, Flock Party  Baltimore, MD PatchBaltimore Ravens Postseason: Tickets, Rally, Time - Baltimore, MD - The Baltimore Ravens will host the AFC wild card playoff game on Sunday, Jan. 6. Before ...
  
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• Officer Fatally Shoots ‘Aggressive’ Dog That Was Advancing Towards Him

  31-12-2018 16:01
  ANNE ARUNDEL CO., Md. (WJZ) — An officer in Anne Arundel County fatally shot an “aggressive” dog that was advancing towards him Sunday afternoon.
  Police say the dog was shot shortly after 3:30 p.m., after an officer was called to the 1800 block of Graybird Court in Severn for a theft.
  The officer was talking with the victim, and they walked to the back of the home.
  The victim opened the home’s “lower level rear sliding glass door.” A three-year-old C
  
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• Baltimore’s 3 Favorite Spots To Find Low-Priced Southeast Asian Food

  31-12-2018 16:00
  BALTIMORE (Hoodline) — Looking for a sublime Southeast Asian meal near you?
  Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Southeast Asian restaurants around Baltimore, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings.
  1. The Red Boat Asian Fusion
  PHOTO: JOONHO K./YELP
  Topping the list is The Red Boat Asian Fusion. Located at 3 N. Eutaw St. downtown, the Vietnamese spot is the highest rated budget-friendly Southea
  
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• 'It's Like We're a Forgotten Population': Baltimore Trying to Stem Decades-Long Disappearing Act of Neighborhoods - Atlanta Black Star

  31-12-2018 15:34 via atlantablackstar.com
  'It's Like We're a Forgotten Population': Baltimore Trying to Stem Decades-Long Disappearing Act of Neighborhoods  Atlanta Black StarBALTIMORE (AP) — LaShelle Rollins' rental house in West Baltimore is wedged between a line of derelict properties valued only by street gangs, drug addicts ...
  
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• Ravens' Lamar Jackson: 'It was a good team win' - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 15:21 via baltimoresun.com
  Ravens' Lamar Jackson: 'It was a good team win'  Baltimore Sun"We slowed ourselves down," said Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson when asked Cleveland Browns defense in the second half. "It wasn't really their defense.
  
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• Faulty bracket found on jet bridge at Baltimore airport following incident that injured 6 - Fox News

  31-12-2018 15:18 via foxnews.com
  Faulty bracket found on jet bridge at Baltimore airport following incident that injured 6  Fox NewsBrackets made by the same manufacturer will be replaced on five other jet bridges at BWI.
  
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• Elizabeth Warren Takes Formal Step Toward Presidential Candidacy

  31-12-2018 15:04
  (CBS NEWS) — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren took a formal step toward a potential 2020 presidential campaign Monday morning, announcing in an email to supporters and video message on social media that she is forming an exploratory committee to test the viability of a bid for the White House.
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• 2018 Year-In-Review: 10 Craziest Stories Of The Year - CBS Baltimore

  31-12-2018 14:54 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  2018 Year-In-Review: 10 Craziest Stories Of The Year  CBS Baltimore(CBS Local)– 2018 was a crazy year! While every year features ridiculous and wacky stories, this year deserves its own category. People started eating Tide ...
  
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• 2018 Year-In-Review: 10 Craziest Stories Of The Year

  31-12-2018 14:54
  (CBS Local)– 2018 was a crazy year! While every year features ridiculous and wacky stories, this year deserves its own category. People started eating Tide Pods, Starbucks was caught serving a drink with blood and a pet monkey attacked its owner.
  In honor of the end of 2018 and the start of 2019, here are the top 10 craziest stories from our websites around the country.
  Doctors Find Ketchup Packet Stuck In Woman For 6 Years
  A woman in Great Britain had abdomen pain for six year and ha
  
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• Ravens' Jimmy Smith: "It feels good to be victorious' - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 14:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Ravens' Jimmy Smith: "It feels good to be victorious'  Baltimore Sun"It feels good to have our defense out there on fourth and 10 in the same situations, with everything on the line, and come up with the play," said Jimmy Smith.
  
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• Comedian Louis C.K. Mocks Parkland Shooting Survivors In Leaked Audio

  31-12-2018 14:44
  (CNN) — Comedian Louis C.K. is in hot water again, this time for seeming to make fun of survivors of the Parkland school shooting and their effort for stricter gun control.
  In the audio, reportedly from a recent comedy set, an audience is heard laughing as the comedian mocks the students for testifying before Congress.
  “Testify in front of Congress, these kids, what the f***? What are you doing?” asks the man in the audio clip. “Cause you went to a high school where kids
  
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• Wet, warm New Year's Eve in store for Baltimore, but Inner Harbor fireworks still a go - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 14:40 via baltimoresun.com
  Wet, warm New Year's Eve in store for Baltimore, but Inner Harbor fireworks still a go  Baltimore SunFireworks visibility might be low, and you might want to seek cover from intermittent rain, but New Year's Eve night is expected to be in the 50s in Baltimore ...
  
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• Weather Blog: A Rainy NYE

  31-12-2018 14:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — I love wearing a tux on New Year’s Eve. I got into that habit while doing New Year’s Eve broadcasts during the Jerry Turner era here at WJZ. Jerry always wore a dinner jacket on air on the 31st of December. A tip of a hat to a legend!
  I will be wearing a rain coat over this tux today, and tonight, as the outlook of a wet New Year’s Eve is, sorry to say, coming true. #Ihateitwhenweareright. Wet in another form, fog, started this day in a big way in many s
  
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• 8 things you need to know this morning — Monday December 31 - Baltimore Business Journal

  31-12-2018 14:10 via bizjournals.com
  8 things you need to know this morning — Monday December 31  Baltimore Business JournalRavens bring playoffs back to Baltimore; Sears could avoid liquidation; update on BWI jetway collapse; Kevin Spacey is hiding out in Baltimore and four more ...
  
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• Trump Issues Executive Order Freezing Federal Workers’ Pay In 2019

  31-12-2018 13:50
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday freezing federal workers’ pay for 2019, following through on a proposal he announced earlier in the year.
  The move, which nixes a 2.1% across-the-board pay raise that was set to take effect in January, comes as hundreds of thousands of federal employees are expecting to begin the new year furloughed or working without pay because of a partial government shutdown.
  Trump told lawmakers he planned to scrap&nb
  
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• BWI Inspects All Jet Bridges After Incident As Precaution - CBS Baltimore

  31-12-2018 13:41 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  BWI Inspects All Jet Bridges After Incident As Precaution  CBS BaltimoreAfter an incident involving a new jet bridge Saturday night, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport inspected all 33 jet bridges with the ...
  
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• The Sun goes a long way (literally) to bash Larry Hogan - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 13:36 via baltimoresun.com
  The Sun goes a long way (literally) to bash Larry Hogan  Baltimore SunDan Rodricks is willing to go all the way to Garrett County to bash Gov. Larry Hogan.
  
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• Market mainstay Farm to Face opens cafe in North Baltimore - Baltimore Business Journal

  31-12-2018 13:20 via bizjournals.com
  Market mainstay Farm to Face opens cafe in North Baltimore  Baltimore Business JournalAfter a decade of serving *fresh* produce-filled wraps to shoppers at Baltimore markets, falafel stand Farm to Face has found a brick-and-mortar home. The eatery ...
  
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• How does closing schools help academics? - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 13:15 via baltimoresun.com
  How does closing schools help academics?  Baltimore SunClosing low-performing Baltimore schools won't help students achieve.
  
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• Chargers topple Broncos 23-9; will open playoffs in Baltimore - Fairfield Daily Republic

  31-12-2018 13:14 via dailyrepublic.com
  Chargers topple Broncos 23-9; will open playoffs in Baltimore  Fairfield Daily RepublicBy Jeff Miller. Los Angeles Times. (TNS). DENVER — The potentially biggest game of the season for the Los Angeles Chargers gradually dissolved into one that ...
  
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• BBJ's most-viewed articles of the year - Baltimore Business Journal

  31-12-2018 13:10 via bizjournals.com
  BBJ's most-viewed articles of the year  Baltimore Business JournalThe most unusual thing about our list this year is that four of the BBJ's most widely-viewed articles were published within the past month.
  
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• The BBJ's most-viewed photo galleries of 2018 - Baltimore Business Journal

  31-12-2018 13:00 via bizjournals.com
  The BBJ's most-viewed photo galleries of 2018  Baltimore Business JournalThis year the Baltimore Business Journal published a story and slideshow that has since become our most-viewed article of all time — beating out our previous ...
  
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• Police Investigate After 17-Year-Old Shot In Annapolis

  31-12-2018 12:58
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A investigation was opened after a 17-year-old male went to the hospital with a gun shot wound.
  Annapolis Police said officers responded for reports of a shooting in the unit block of Bens Drive Sunday at 8:26 p.m. They did not locate any victims or a suspect.
  At 8:50 p.m. they were called to the hospital. The victim was reportedly taken to the hospital by family members. Police said his injury was not life threatening.
  Officials believe the shooting occurr
  
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• Police Investigate After 17-Year-Old Is Shot In Annapolis

  31-12-2018 12:58
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A investigation was opened after a 17-year-old male went to the hospital with a gun shot wound.
  Annapolis Police said officers responded for reports of a shooting in the unit block of Bens Drive Sunday at 8:26 p.m. They did not locate any victims or a suspect.
  At 8:50 p.m. they were called to the hospital. The victim was reportedly taken to the hospital by family members. Police said his injury was not life threatening.
  Officials believe the shooting occurr
  
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• Lion Kills 22-Year-Old Intern After Escaping Enclosure At North Carolina Conservatory

  31-12-2018 12:26
  (CBS NEWS) — A lion escaped its enclosure and killed a recent college graduate at a North Carolina conservatory during a routine cleaning, the center said Sunday. The lion was later shot and killed.
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• Baltimore tech task force aims to quickly bridge equity gap - Baltimore Sun

  31-12-2018 12:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore tech task force aims to quickly bridge equity gap  Baltimore SunWe are crafting a new vision for Baltimore's technology platforms and practices. It will have key pillars around access to the internet and will generate serious ...
  
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• The 10 biggest happenings of 2018 in Baltimore's literary scene - Baltimore Fishbowl

  31-12-2018 11:04 via baltimorefishbowl.com
  The 10 biggest happenings of 2018 in Baltimore's literary scene  Baltimore FishbowlIt's been a busy year for Baltimore's writers and literary institutions. Here are some of the most interesting developments and gossipy tidbits.
  
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