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• Ravens Tight End Mark Andrews To Be Featured In Super Bowl Commercial

  23-01-2019 23:59
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mark Andrews is a 6’6″, 256 lbs human being. His larger than life frame can be seen from a block away.
  Even though the Ravens won’t be in the Super Bowl, you’re going to be seeing a lot more of him thanks to a new kind of team.
  After a third-round selection in the NFL draft, Mark Andrews’ life changed forever- now a member of a proud fraternity of men.
  “It was just incredible,” Andrews said. “There was just so much hard work
  
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• New Vendors Announced At Cross Street Market

  23-01-2019 23:51
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Get ready for some baked goods, poke and craft beer.
  It will all be available at Cross Street Market when it reopens.
  The Federal Hill market has announced four new vendors, joining 10 others that have already been announced.
  The market is expected to reopen this spring, following an $8 million renovation.
  The makeover includes indoor and outdoor seating, along with newly designed entrances on Charles and Light Streets.
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• Marylanders Aim To End Loophole In Noah’s Law For Convicted Drunk Drivers

  23-01-2019 23:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Noah’s Law, named in memory of an officer hit and killed by a drunk driver, requires ignition interlock systems on the cars of convicted drunk drivers.
  Now, there is an effort to expand that law to include drivers on probation.
  The December 2015 death of Montgomery County police officer Noah Leotta, killed by a drunk driver, has had a lasting impact in Maryland.
  “I’ve learned that we need to continue to do more,” said Rich Leotta, Noah’s fath
  
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• Baltimore Siblings Compete On Food Network’s Chopped

  23-01-2019 23:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Baltimore siblings are cooking up some competition on Food Network’s Chopped.
  The siblings, Sara and Sammy, and hosts of Sup!, a cooking and culture web-series, compete as a team on the cooking competition show.
  Courtesy: Sup! Kids Cooking
  The show will air for the second time on Food Network January 31 at 9 p.m. ET.
  The siblings have also dropped their first cookbook, Snackation, on January 22, and holds the #1 spot in four Kindle children’s e-book catego
  
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• String Of Armed Robberies Target Baltimore Area Businesses

  23-01-2019 23:23
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A string of armed robberies is targeting Baltimore area businesses.
  Police are asking owners to remain vigilant after several robberies target Baltimore city and county businesses.
  The robberies have been happening over the last month off Reisterstown Road or near North and Pennslyvania avenues.
  Police said some of the suspects are also wanted for robberies in Anne Arundel County too.
  No video or descriptions have been released of the suspects.
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• Four Rams Players With Maryland Roots Will Play In Super Bowl LIII

  23-01-2019 23:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some Ravens fans may find themselves cheering for the Rams come Superbowl Sunday.
  Four players on the team have Maryland roots, and the last time the Rams were in the Super Bowl, they were in elementary school! They started their football careers in Maryland.
  “It’s really surreal. I never imagined in a thousand years that it would occur like this. But it’s just phenomenal,” said Donna and Michael Kiser, Rams player Micah Kiser’s parents.
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• County Leaders In Maryland Plea For Deal To End Shutdown

  23-01-2019 23:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — On Day 33, the trickle-down effect of the federal shutdown, county leaders say, has become more of a flood of problems for Maryland’s federal workers.
  “I’m angry. I’m frustrated. And, I’m tired of seeing our people suffer,” said Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski.
  “It’s hurting our community,” said Howard County Executive Calvin Ball. “It’s hurting our security. It’s hurting our future,&
  
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• Two Masked Men Rob Canton PNC Bank

  23-01-2019 23:07
  CANTON, Md. (WJZ) — Police reported a robbery at the Canton PNC Bank at Boston and Conkling Street on Wednesday.
  Two masked men reportedly went in and demanded money, one armed with a gun, police say.
  The two men got away with money and a few other items, but police were able to recover some money.
  City detectives are investigating, no one was injured. They do not know at this time whether customers were in the bank when the robbery occurred.
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• Maryland weather: Heavy rain could cause some flooding overnight; strong winds forecast to return Thursday - Baltimore Sun

  23-01-2019 22:50 via baltimoresun.com
  Maryland weather: Heavy rain could cause some flooding overnight; strong winds forecast to return Thursday  Baltimore SunHeavy rain is forecast across the Baltimore region Wednesday night into Thursday morning, and it could cause some flooding, meteorologists warned. An inch or ...
  
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• ‘She Makes It Look Easy’: Picture Of Mom Caring For Baby At Work Goes Viral

  23-01-2019 21:59
  BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (CBS Local) — A picture of a mom caring for her infant daughter while fielding a phone call at her job has resonated with working mothers all over social media.
  “I think a lot of people are in that same boat,” Melody Blackwell, a chiropractic assistant in Brentwood, Tennessee, told CBS affiliate WTVF. “They’re trying to make it work and there are a lot more working moms now.”
  Blackwell gave birth to Nora-Jo five months ago. After a three-month
  
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• Amid Mounting Need, Federal Workers Go To Maryland Food Bank

  23-01-2019 21:58
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Furloughed federal workers struggling to pay their bills have shown up at an emergency food bank in Baltimore to pick up groceries amid mounting need.
  As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history drags on, dozens of federal workers and government contractors who have not seen a paycheck in weeks say they’ve been forced to seek out help where they can find it.
  The partial government shutdown is now in its 33rd day.
  Bobby Shackleford has worked for the Coast Guar
  
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• Police Seeking Groping Suspect Of Aberdeen Target Employee

  23-01-2019 21:56
  ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ) — Aberdeen Police are seeking the identity of a man who groped a female employee at the Aberdeen Target at 1021 Middleton Road.
  The incident occurred on January 21 at around 10:15 a.m., when a man wearing a black coat, gray pants and black shoots approached an employee in a shopping aisle and requested her assistance with scanning merchandise.As the employee reached to scan the merchandise the suspect’s hand groped the employee in a sexual manner. The employe
  
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• Michael Cohen Postpones House Testimony, Rep. Cummings Condemns ‘Mob Tactics’

  23-01-2019 21:45
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) — Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen is postponing his planned testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 7, citing “ongoing threats” by President Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
  “Due to ongoing threats against his family from President Trump and Mr. Giuliani, as recently as this weekend, as well as Mr. Cohen’s continued cooperation with ongoing investigations, by advice of counsel, Mr. Cohen’s appearance will be po
  
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• Video Of 2 Philadelphia Sixers Fans Dance-Off Goes Viral

  23-01-2019 21:42
  PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (CBS Philly/CBS Local) – Two young, shirtless Philadelphia 76ers fans showed off their moves during a dance-off Monday night. Everyone saw Dominic Prybella, he has the cast on his arm and Anthony Stuard on the dance-cam.
  Prybella and Stuard told Eyewitness News in Philly they have had dance battles at previous games, but this one went viral.
  The kids are enjoying their 15 minutes of fame.
  “One day at the Sixers game I started doing the Floss and then all of the sudd
  
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• UMD Sanitizes Dorms, Buildings To Combat Adenovirus After Student’s Death

  23-01-2019 21:40
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — Adenovirus can trigger a number of illnesses in people.
  “Adenovirus is a common virus that can cause the common cold, cause pink eye, other infections. But normally does not cause people to get so sick unless they have a weakened immune system,” according Angela Crankfield-Edmond with Prince George’s County’s Health Department.
  UMD Student Dies Of Adenovirus-Related Illness
  Which Olivia Paregol did.
  Crohns disease and an Adenovirus infectio
  
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• Baltimore mayor, county executives call for end to government shutdown as residents struggle - CapitalGazette.com

  23-01-2019 21:30 via capitalgazette.com
  Baltimore mayor, county executives call for end to government shutdown as residents struggle  CapitalGazette.comCounty executives from across the region joined Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Wednesday in Annapolis to call for an end to the federal government ...
  
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• ‘Lucky Joe’ Wins $1 Million On Scratch-Off Ahead Of 60th Birthday

  23-01-2019 20:45
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A soon-to-be 60-year-old Baltimore man will be rolling out the red carpet for his upcoming birthday celebration.
  A man only identified as “Lucky Joe” won a $1 million prize from the Maryland Lottery.
  Joe was running errands ahead of his birthday celebration trip to Florida, when he stopped at Quick Mart in Towson and bought two scratch-offs.
  The first $5 scratch-off got Joe $5. The second $20 scratch-off didn’t have any matches — but it did reveal
  
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• Flood Watch In Effect Overnight Into Thursday

  23-01-2019 20:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A flood watch is in effect for most of Maryland overnight into Thursday.
  Rain is expected Wednesday night into Thursday with the heaviest rain overnight.
  Total rainfall amounts around 1 inch are expected, with isolated higher amounts of 1.5 to 2 inches possible.
  Stay with the WJZ Weather Team as they track the system.
  Download our app to track the rain yourself.
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• Jared Goff’s Hometown Bursting With Pride Over Rams QB

  23-01-2019 19:50
  NOVATO (CBS SF) — Tom & Patty Schalich admit to being fans of New England Patriots quarterback and Bay Area native Tom Brady, but those feelings do not apply to Super Bowl LIII.
  Like their Novato neighbors, the Schalichs are being swept up by Rams fever — a sports malady directly traceable to a quiet former Marin Catholic standout — Rams quarterback Jared Goff.
  “I like Tom Brady, but Tom has had his success, and we’re going to be rooting for Jared,” Tom to
  
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• Baltimore White Supremacist Pleads Guilty In NYC Sword Killing

  23-01-2019 19:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — A white supremacist from Baltimore pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing a black man with a sword as part of an NYC attack that authorities said was intended to incite a race war in the United States.
  James Jackson admitted to fatally stabbing 66-year-old Timothy Caughman in March 2017 after stalking a number of black men in New York City.
  Manhattan DA Hails ‘First Conviction Of A White Supremacist On Terror Charges In New York State’
  Jackson, who is white, told p
  
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• Hulu Drops Basic Plan Price To $6

  23-01-2019 19:19
  (CNN) — Hulu has dropped the price of its cheapest package by $2 — just a week after competitor Netflix raised prices for its services.
  Hulu’s basic plan, which includes ads, will cost $6 per month starting February 26, the company announced Wednesday.
  The streamer also said that it will raise the price of its Live TV plan to $45 per month, a $5 increase. The price of its on-demand plan without ads will remain the same at $12.
  Wednesday’s news comes in the wake of Netflix
  
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• Lawmaker Proposes ‘Dress Code’ For Parents, Other Visitors At Schools

  23-01-2019 19:10
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (CBS Local) — A lawmaker in Tennessee is proposing a bill that would make parents and other visitors to schools follow a dress code just like students and staff.
  State Rep. Antonio Parkinson says he keeps getting calls about parents showing up to their children’s school inappropriately dressed and, in some cases, “not fully clothed.”
  “I’ve heard some concerns from principals,” Parkinson told CBS affiliate WREG. “They say you’d
  
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• Army Vet Says He Was Told Not To Wear Trump Shirt At Gym

  23-01-2019 19:07
  TROY, Mo. (CBS Local) — A Missouri man says he was told his shirt supporting President Donald Trump made people “uncomfortable” and was asked not to wear it to the gym anymore.
  Jake Talbot says he had worn the shirt that read “2016 Trump for President” many times before at CDY Fitness in Troy. But on Sunday, the owner asked him not to wear it again, saying the shirt was offensive to her and others at the gym.
  “I was just puzzled there for a second. She said th
  
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• Shooting victim found dead after Baltimore police officer responded to wrong block, found nothing - Baltimore Sun

  23-01-2019 19:05 via baltimoresun.com
  Shooting victim found dead after Baltimore police officer responded to wrong block, found nothing  Baltimore SunA 41-year-old man who was fatally shot outside his Northeast Baltimore home this week may have been deprived of prompt medical attention for hours by a ...
  
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• 12 Cold-Related Deaths Reported Across Maryland This Season

  23-01-2019 19:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new report shows 12 cold-related deaths were reported across Maryland this season.
  There have been three deaths in Baltimore City, three in Baltimore County, two in Anne Arundel County and one each Washington, Carroll, St. Mary’s and Garrett counties.
  The latest deaths were both women 65 years or older during the last week in Carroll and St. Mary’s counties. The women were not homeless according to the state’s Office of Preparedness and Response.
  Only
  
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• VIDEO: Police search for cell phone burglar in Baltimore County - Fox Baltimore

  23-01-2019 18:50 via foxbaltimore.com
  VIDEO: Police search for cell phone burglar in Baltimore County  Fox BaltimoreBALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) -- Baltimore County Police Department need the public's assistance to identify "The Wireless Center Burglar.
  
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• Capital Gazette Shooting Suspect Given More Time For Plea

  23-01-2019 18:31
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The defense in The Capital Gazette shooting case is given more time to explore an insanity plea.
  Suspected shooter Jarrod Ramos now has until March 15th to modify his not guilty plea.
  4 Journalists, 1 Staffer Killed In Shooting At Capital Gazette In Annapolis
  Our media partner the Baltimore Sun reports Ramos is considering a “not criminally responsible by reason of insanity plea” instead.
  it would make it possible for him to serve his sentence in a m
  
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• Baltimore school board votes against arming officers in schools - Police News

  23-01-2019 18:25 via policeone.com
  Baltimore school board votes against arming officers in schools  Police NewsThe school board voted unanimously to prevent officers from carry weapons in school during the day.
  
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• Are People In St. Louis Rooting For Or Against The Rams?

  23-01-2019 18:24
  (CBS LA/CBS Local) While NFL fans in Los Angeles were excited to see not one, but two teams relocate to their city two years ago, the cities where those teams left were, well, not quite as excited.
  Now, Los Angeles has its first Super Bowl representative since the Raiders in 1984, after the Rams beat the Saints 26-23 in a controversial NFC Championship Game. The city’s fans are excited and gearing up for the big game, but what about the town and the fans they left behind in St. Louis? Who
  
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• Maryland Board OKs Contract For Tubman And Douglass Statues

  23-01-2019 18:22
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board has approved a contract to put bronze statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass in the historic Maryland State House.
  The Board of Public Works voted 3-0 for the $575,000 contract Wednesday for the statues of the Maryland-born abolitionists. Both Tubman and Douglass were born on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
  (Credit: CBS)
  The board is comprised of Gov. Larry Hogan, Treasurer Nancy Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot.
  The contract with The Chr
  
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• Firefighter Video Shows Why You Should Always Sleep With Your Door Closed

  23-01-2019 18:08
  PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — Do you sleep with your door closed?
  A group of Maryland firefighters are reminding people to sleep with their bedroom doors closed — as it prevents fires from spreading quickly through the home.
  “THIS is why you should always sleep with you doors closed,” posted the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department. “This bedroom was untouched and is still useable (sic) compared to the adjacent hallway and room where the fire was. No one was h
  
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• Bakery, tacos, poke and craft beer coming to Cross Street Market - Baltimore Sun

  23-01-2019 18:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Bakery, tacos, poke and craft beer coming to Cross Street Market  Baltimore SunFour new vendors serving baked goods, craft beer, tacos and poke are joining Cross Street Market.
  
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• Erickson Living buys Marriott's longtime Bethesda HQ for retirement community - Baltimore Business Journal

  23-01-2019 17:57 via bizjournals.com
  Erickson Living buys Marriott's longtime Bethesda HQ for retirement community  Baltimore Business JournalThe sale price was not released, but the 775000-square-foot building is assessed at $146 million.
  
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• Suspects Burglarized Home While Residents Were Sleeping, Police Say

  23-01-2019 17:28
  CATONSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are hoping the public can help them identify a group of suspects who burglarized a home while the residents slept, then used stolen credit cards around town.
  According to police, the group used the stolen cards at various Catonsville-area convenience stores.The suspects allegedly broke into a home in the 200 block of Hilton Avenue overnight while the residents were sleeping inside the home — stealing their electronics, a wallet wi
  
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• Baltimore City Council president and vice president to spend four nights in $300 hotel rooms for Washington conference - Baltimore Sun

  23-01-2019 17:20 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore City Council president and vice president to spend four nights in $300 hotel rooms for Washington conference  Baltimore SunWashington is an hour by car or train from Baltimore, but the Baltimore City Council president, the vice president and an aide are planning to spend four nights in ...
  
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• Catholic Student Says He Didn’t Disrespect Native American

  23-01-2019 16:40
  PARK HILLS, Ky. (AP) — A Catholic high school student whose close encounter with a Native American activist and a black religious sect was captured on video in Washington, D.C. says he has nothing to apologize for.
  Nick Sandmann told NBC’s “Today” show on Wednesday that he had every right to be there, as did the others who gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial. He said he wasn’t disrespectful and was trying to stay calm under the circumstances.
  3 Groups, Many Vi
  
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• An opportunity for transformation in East Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  23-01-2019 16:25 via baltimoresun.com
  An opportunity for transformation in East Baltimore  Baltimore SunLooking south from the corner of East Eager and North Chester streets in Baltimore, you'll see the results of Johns Hopkins-spurred development: the new ...
  
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• Report: Government Shutdown Could Delay Tax Refunds

  23-01-2019 16:03
  (CNN/WJZ) — Hundreds of Internal Revenue Service workers dealing with financial hardship were given permission to miss work during the partial government shutdown, which could slow the federal government’s ability to process taxpayer refunds, according to The Washington Post.
  Union leaders told the newspaper they are expecting the absences to increase as part of a coordinated protest.
  Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot took to Facebook Wednesday to warn residents about the delays.
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• Baltimore Orioles: Trying To Find Left-Handed Starters - FanSided

  23-01-2019 15:53 via birdswatcher.com
  Baltimore Orioles: Trying To Find Left-Handed Starters  FanSidedThe Baltimore Orioles have zero established left-handed starters on their roster. Will they pick up a low-cost option in free agency?
  
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• Blood Test Could Detect Alzheimer’s Up To 16 Years Before Symptoms Begin, Study Says

  23-01-2019 15:47
  (CNN) — A simple blood test could predict if a patient will develop Alzheimer’s disease up to 16 years before symptoms begin, a new study finds.
  By measuring changes in the levels of a protein in the blood, called neurofilament light chain (NfL), researchers believe any rise in levels of the protein could be an early sign of the disease, according to the study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.
  NfL is a “marker in the blood which gives an indication of nerve cell
  
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• Release of murder suspect a symptom of Baltimore ills - Baltimore Sun

  23-01-2019 15:20 via baltimoresun.com
  Release of murder suspect a symptom of Baltimore ills  Baltimore SunThere is no excuse for the outrageous decision of a Baltimore judge to release a homicide defendant on electronic monitoring and a $100000 bail. Prosecutors ...
  
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• Judge hearing testimony in Maryland on 2020 census citizenship question - Baltimore Sun

  23-01-2019 15:05 via baltimoresun.com
  Judge hearing testimony in Maryland on 2020 census citizenship question  Baltimore SunGREENBELT (AP) — A federal trial began Tuesday on lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, ...
  
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• Roughly Speaking: Government Edition: Immigration, education, Hogan 2020? - Baltimore Sun

  23-01-2019 15:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Roughly Speaking: Government Edition: Immigration, education, Hogan 2020?  Baltimore SunLuke Broadwater and Mileah Kromer discuss the appeals for the governor to run for president and other Maryland government topics in episode 3 of their ...
  
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• Couple Says Their Dog Died While With A Walker From A Popular App, Claims Company Tried To Cover It Up

  23-01-2019 14:41
  Wag!, the so-called Uber app of dog-walking, has allegedly tried to buy a couple's silence after their dog died under the care of a Wag dog walker.
  
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• Missing Teen In Aberdeen

  23-01-2019 14:22
  ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ) — Aberdeen police are searching for Shania Everetts, 16, who went missing Tuesday.
  Police said she was last seen around 2 p.m. at 253 Paradise Rd.
  Courtesy: Aberdeen Police Department
  Shania was wearing a black coat and blue jeans at the time.
  Anyone with information is asked to call the Aberdeen Police Department at 410-272-2121.
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• Baltimore warms up a bit Wednesday, with rain likely tonight - Baltimore Sun

  23-01-2019 14:16 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore warms up a bit Wednesday, with rain likely tonight  Baltimore SunThe Baltimore region is expected to see a bit of a warmup Wednesday after recent days of bitter cold. Skies will be cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 42 ...
  
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• Weather Blog: Flood Watch Tomorrow

  23-01-2019 14:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Very quietly a couple of days ago, while we were up to our knees in cold weather reporting, a benchmark occurred. On the 21st we were a full third of the way through the winter. In two weeks, half way through the season. Now look none of us are so naïve to think we are anywhere near out of the cold weather woods. I mean heck just remember back to last March. A month I am still trying to forget. But the point is made. We are chugging along pretty good through Winter.
  
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• Weather Blog: Flood Watch Thursday

  23-01-2019 14:13
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Very quietly a couple of days ago, while we were up to our knees in cold weather reporting, a benchmark occurred. On the 21st we were a full third of the way through the winter. In two weeks, half way through the season. Now look none of us are so naïve to think we are anywhere near out of the cold weather woods. I mean heck just remember back to last March. A month I am still trying to forget. But the point is made. We are chugging along pretty good through Winter.
  
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• Ravens News 1/23: Top 50 prospects, FA predictions and more - Baltimore Beatdown

  23-01-2019 14:00 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  Ravens News 1/23: Top 50 prospects, FA predictions and more  Baltimore BeatdownTop Three Reasons why The Ravens Are a SuperBowl Contender Next Season - Marium Nawal Oishee 3- The Patriots and Steelers are Weakening With the ...
  
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• Judge Hearing Testimony On 2020 Census Citizenship Question

  23-01-2019 13:26
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal trial began Tuesday for lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a plan that a different court blocked last week.
  Former U.S. Census Bureau director John Thompson, the first plaintiffs’ witness for the bench trial in Maryland, testified Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross disregarded “long established” Census Bureau protocols in adding the citizenship question. Thompson, who ove
  
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