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• Power Moves: Check out these 10 recent leadership shifts in Baltimore tech - Technical.ly Brooklyn

  27-02-2019 23:57 via technical.ly
  Power Moves: Check out these 10 recent leadership shifts in Baltimore tech  Technical.ly BrooklynThis month sees key new roles at Under Armour, PGDx and Tenable. Plus, a new role in tech for Baltimore's former police commissioner. Power Moves: Check ...
  
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• Maryland Girl Collects Donations For Her Birthday Instead Of Gifts

  27-02-2019 23:45
  ALLEGANY  COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — While many people can’t wait to open gifts on their birthday- one girl in Allegany County decided to use her special day to give back.
  Instead of asking for birthday gifts- she collected donations for animals.
  Meet Kendall Egros. She collected donations for her local animal shelter.
  The shelter posted the photo of Kendall on their Facebook page and thanked her for all the fur babies she helped.Follow @WJZ on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore o
  
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• Blasting Trump As A ‘Racist’ And ‘Conman,’ Cohen Accuses President Of Criminality

  27-02-2019 23:40
  (CBS News) — In explosive hours-long public testimony on Capitol Hill, Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer, accused the president of a pattern of criminality and deception, calling him a “conman” who couldn’t be trusted.
  “He is a racist. He is a con man. He is a cheat,” Cohen said in his opening statement Wednesday.
  In an often tense House Oversight Committee hearing that lasted seven hours, Cohen said the president direct
  
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• Water main leaks cause serious problems for motorists in Baltimore - WBAL TV Baltimore

  27-02-2019 23:31 via wbaltv.com
  Water main leaks cause serious problems for motorists in Baltimore  WBAL TV BaltimoreWe're told a water main leak is to blame for an accident Wednesday on Hawkins Point Road that tied up traffic for hours in south Baltimore. Many drivers who ...
  
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• Baltimore’s Battle To Hold On To Preakness Continues - CBS Baltimore

  27-02-2019 23:18 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore’s Battle To Hold On To Preakness Continues  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Horse Racing may be the sport of kings but for Baltimore, when it comes to the Preakness, Pimlico isn't in great shape. In fact, the ...
  
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• Baltimore’s Battle To Hold On To Preakness Continues

  27-02-2019 23:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Horse Racing may be the sport of kings but for Baltimore, when it comes to the Preakness, Pimlico isn’t in great shape.
  In fact, the Canadian company that owns it says that the track is in awful shape.
  “We’ve had engineers come in and say you can’t build sky suites. Structurally, you can’t do anything,” said Stronach Group CEO, Tim Ritvo “The building has lived its lifespan and you need a new building if you’re going to stay
  
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• Baltimore’s Battle To Hold On To Preakness At Pimlico Continues

  27-02-2019 23:18
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Horse Racing may be the sport of kings but for Baltimore, when it comes to the Preakness, Pimlico isn’t in great shape.
  In fact, the Canadian company that owns it says that the track is in awful shape.
  “We’ve had engineers come in and say you can’t build sky suites. Structurally, you can’t do anything,” said Stronach Group CEO, Tim Ritvo “The building has lived its lifespan and you need a new building if you’re going to stay
  
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• Man Accused Of Planning Terror Attack Indicted On More Charges - CBS Baltimore

  27-02-2019 23:15 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Man Accused Of Planning Terror Attack Indicted On More Charges  CBS BaltimoreAccording to the indictment and other court documents, 49-year-old Christopher Hasson is charged with the illegal possession of two silencers that neither bore ...
  
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• Baltimore puts $500,000 toward new Pratt library in Park Heights — the system's first new branch in a decade - Baltimore Sun

  27-02-2019 22:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore puts $500,000 toward new Pratt library in Park Heights — the system's first new branch in a decade  Baltimore SunBaltimore's spending board on Wednesday approved a transfer of $500,000 to the Enoch Pratt Free Library to begin design work for a new library in Park ...
  
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• Baltimore Opportunity Zone leader worried about business investment - Maryland Daily Record

  27-02-2019 22:45 via thedailyrecord.com
  Baltimore Opportunity Zone leader worried about business investment  Maryland Daily RecordANNAPOLIS -- Baltimore's Opportunity Zone guru said commercial real estate development is dominating investor interest in the federally created tax shelters, ...
  
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• Abingdon Man Charged For Distribution, Possession Of Child Pornography

  27-02-2019 22:35
  ABINGDON, MD. (WJZ) — An Abingdon man is charged after a Harford County Child Advocacy Center investigation found evidence that supported charges of distributing and possessing child pornography.
  51-year-old Thomas Dewey is charged with one count of child porn distribution and one count of possession of child pornography.Investigators received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding Dewey buying and selling items online appearing to be child exploit
  
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• Coast Guard Lt. Accused Of Terror Plot Indicted On Multiple Charges

  27-02-2019 22:27
  GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) —  A former Lieutenant with the U.S. Coast Guard is being charged after authorities found illegal controlled substances and firearms in his home.
  According to the indictment and other court documents, 49-year-old Christopher Hasson is charged with the illegal possession of two silencers that neither bore a serial number or were registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
  Judge Orders Coast Guard Lt. Accused Of Terror Plot To Be Held,
  
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• TIMELINE: Potential For Snow Thursday Night Into Friday Morning - CBS Baltimore

  27-02-2019 22:21 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  TIMELINE: Potential For Snow Thursday Night Into Friday Morning  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland is expected to see snowfall Thursday night into Friday morning. WJZ's Weather Team is tracking the latest models. The National ...
  
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• TIMELINE: Potential For Snow Thursday Night Into Friday Morning

  27-02-2019 22:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland is expected to see snowfall Thursday night into Friday morning.
  WJZ’s Weather Team is tracking the latest models.
  The National Weather Service said that 1-2 inches of snow can be expected to fall throughout the state.
  Nuisance snowfall heading our way for the Friday morning commute. Expecting between 1-2" in Central, MD and less than 1" on the Eastern Shore and Southern, MD. Updates as we get closer on #WJZ & #WJZ.com pic.twitter.com/m9Oy5fiWsr
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• 6 Firefighters Injured In Baltimore City Blaze Early Wednesday - CBS Baltimore

  27-02-2019 22:18 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  6 Firefighters Injured In Baltimore City Blaze Early Wednesday  CBS BaltimoreIt was a fight or flight situation for Baltimore City fire crews, pulling a brother out of a raging house fire in East Baltimore early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Medifast sales surge past half a billion dollars in 2018 - Baltimore Sun

  27-02-2019 22:15 via baltimoresun.com
  Medifast sales surge past half a billion dollars in 2018  Baltimore SunMedifast reported that sales of its nutrition and weight loss products surged 66 percent last year to $501 million, a new high for the Baltimore-based company.
  
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• Bowie Ranked Among Safest Cities In America

  27-02-2019 21:19
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new study released Tuesday has found that the city of Bowie ranks 66th on the list of America’s safest cities.
  The survey of the 101 Safest Cities in America by SafeHome.org used 2018 FBI data from 13,366 law enforcement agencies of cities with populations of 50,000 or more.
  The data analyzed was population, property crimes, violent crime trends, violent crimes, the citizen-to-officer ratio, and property crime trends.
  New Jersey had 18 cities in the top 101,
  
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• Baltimore man in custody for online sex crimes with Twin Lakes teen - Kenosha News

  27-02-2019 21:19 via kenoshanews.com
  Baltimore man in custody for online sex crimes with Twin Lakes teen  Kenosha NewsA Baltimore man is in custody after being charged with a series of sex crimes for an online relationship that came to light after a Twin Lakes girl stabbed her.
  
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• New Ronald McDonald House heart lights up Baltimore's skyline - Baltimore Sun

  27-02-2019 21:10 via baltimoresun.com
  New Ronald McDonald House heart lights up Baltimore's skyline  Baltimore SunA 26-foot tall red heart that sits above the $30 million, 60000 square foot Ronald McDonald House being built in the Jonestown neighborhood officially was lit up ...
  
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• Cecil County Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges

  27-02-2019 20:50
  ELKTON, Md. (WJZ) — A Cecil County man was arrested early Wednesday morning for charges of child pornography.
  Christopher Murray Jr., 19, of Elkton, Md., was charged with four counts of distribution of child pornography and eight counts of possession of child pornography.
  Courtesy: Maryland State Police
  Just before 6:30 a.m., police served a search warrant at his home, and after a review of Murray’s electronic devices, they found multiple child pornography files.
  Murray was arrested
  
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• Baltimore City Extends Dockless Technology Pilot Program - CBS Baltimore

  27-02-2019 20:42 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore City Extends Dockless Technology Pilot Program  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ)- Dockless technology, also known as the electric bike and scooters you have seen around the city, are here to stay, well at least until April ...
  
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• Baltimore City Extends Dockless Technology Pilot Program

  27-02-2019 20:42
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)- Dockless technology, also known as the electric bike and scooters you have seen around the city, are here to stay, well at least until April 30th, 2019.
  The Baltimore City Department of Transportation Director Michelle Pourciau announced Wednesday the existing dockless vehicle pilot program will be extended with the addition of two new vendors, Skip and Jump.
  The program was originally scheduled to conclude at the end of February, but after positive feedback and evaluation, they
  
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• Bill Would Lower Failing Grades For Public School Performance To 39 Percent

  27-02-2019 20:29
  RALEIGH, N.C. (CBS Local) — North Carolina is considering a bill that would significantly lower the the scale used to grade the performance of state public schools.
  A bill making its way through the state’s General Assembly is proposing a 15-point grading scale, changing an F grade from a 59 percent to a 39 percent, CBS affiliate WNCN reported.
  The state has been using a 15-point grading scale to rate schools for several years, but the scale is set to revert back to a traditional 10-
  
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• Spirits Company In Baltimore Announce Double Release Two New Brandies

  27-02-2019 20:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)- Spirits in Baltimore announced they will be releasing two new spirits Saturday.
  Both brandies will be available exclusively at their tasting room and distillery in Medfield’s Union Collective for $39.99 and $69.99.
  If you’re a brandy lover, get ready to try their Pear Brandy, an addition to their EB Smith’s Singularities series of one-shot liquors, and Green Is Gold Apple Brandy.
  The new Pear Brandy Singularity was copper pot distilled with white wine yeast fro
  
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• Baltimore Extends Dockless Technology Pilot Program Until April 30

  27-02-2019 20:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The director o the Baltimore City Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that the current dockless vehicle pilot program will continue through to the end of April.
  Director Michele Pourciau also announced that the program, originally scheduled to end at the end of Feb., would include two new vendors as well.
  Members of the City Council will consider a bill to make the program permanent after positive feedback and evaluation.
  A recent survey of over 5,000 pe
  
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• SNAP Benefits To Be Issued To Marylanders On March 6

  27-02-2019 19:27
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland residents who receive food assistance and were impacted by the partial government shutdown will receive their March benefits.
  The Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that they will provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on March 6, 2019.
  Benefits will be provided to all residents in Maryland, including those who were impacted by the partial federal government shutdown.
  SNAP benefits (known as the Food Supplement Progra
  
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• Baltimore Has Two James Beard Award Semifinalists For 2019 - Baltimore, MD Patch

  27-02-2019 19:25 via patch.com
  Baltimore Has Two James Beard Award Semifinalists For 2019  Baltimore, MD PatchBaltimore Has 2 James Beard Award Semifinalists - Baltimore, MD - Two Baltimore restaurants were selected as semifinalists for James Beard Awards, ...
  
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• Navy Woman killed in Syria to be added to NSA memorial

  27-02-2019 19:20
  FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — The first female Navy service member killed in the battle against the Islamic State will become the third woman to have her name added to the National Security Agency’s National Cryptologic Memorial.
  The Capital reports the agency says Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent’s name will be added Thursday.
  Kent was a cryptologic technician stationed at Fort Meade.
  She was one of four Americans killed in a suicide bombing in northern Syria last month.
  The 3
  
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• ACLU Calls For Harford County Delegate To Resign After Allegedly Using N-Word

  27-02-2019 19:11
  ANNAPOLIS, Md (WJZ) — The ACLU of Maryland has called on Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti (D-Harford County) after it was revealed that she referred to Prince George’s County, Maryland an “n-word district” during an after-hours gathering at an Annapolis cigar bar.
  The allegations specifically are that she told a white colleague that when he campaigned in Prince George’s on behalf of a candidate he was door-knocking “n-word district.”
  Harford County Delegate Apo
  
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• Supreme Court Seems Inclined To Retain Cross On Public Land

  27-02-2019 19:10
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed inclined Wednesday to rule that a 40-foot-tall cross that stands on public land in Maryland is constitutional, but shy away from a sweeping ruling.
  The case is being closely watched because it involves the place of religious symbols in public life, but the particular memorial at issue in the case is a nearly 100-year-old cross that was built in a Washington, D.C., suburb as a memorial to area residents who died in World War I.
  High Court’s C
  
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• Orioles’ Promotions Schedule Released, Tickets On Sale Friday

  27-02-2019 19:08
  BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles released their Promotions and Theme Nights schedule for the 2019 season Wednesday morning.
  Each game will feature a special giveaway or promotion for attendees and families. There will also be special events like “Star Wars” and “Game of Thrones” nights.
  Orioles Hold Their Spring 2019 Training Program
  The team spent part of February in Sarasota for a first-of-its-kind spring training program.
  Individual game tickets go on sale
  
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• Woman found fatally shot in her car in Perry Hall, Baltimore County police say - Baltimore Sun

  27-02-2019 18:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Woman found fatally shot in her car in Perry Hall, Baltimore County police say  Baltimore SunA man was found shot to death in his car in Perry Hall on Tuesday night, Baltimore County police said.
  
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• Six firefighters injured in East Baltimore fire Wednesday morning - Baltimore Sun

  27-02-2019 18:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Six firefighters injured in East Baltimore fire Wednesday morning  Baltimore SunA Wednesday morning fire in East Baltimore injured six firefighters, according to the fire department spokesperson.
  
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• Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar Set To Return In April

  27-02-2019 18:34
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The 42nd annual Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar will return for the year starting in April.
  Produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, the BFMB has been Maryland’s largest Farmers’ Market for over 40 years.
  It also operates a “First Sunday” program, in which there is a special theme on the first Sunday of every month.
  Rain or shine, every Sunday from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., guests can head underneath the Jones F
  
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• Golfer Earns Free Drop After Alligator Jumps Up, Catches Ball

  27-02-2019 18:27
  BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (CBS Local) — Alligators lounging along golf course lakes aren’t that unusual in Florida, but helping a player avoid a penalty stroke is rare.
  That’s what happened Saturday at Bonita National Golf Club in Bonita Springs, along Florida’s west coast.
  Joanne and Len Sadowsky said they were playing in a local couples tournament when she had a bad tee off on second hole, sending the ball toward one of the 17 lakes on the course.
  “I shanked the ball t
  
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• Maryland Bill To Raise Minimum Wage To $15 Advances

  27-02-2019 18:16
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure to raise Maryland’s minimum wage has advanced in the House of Delegates.
  The House gave the bill preliminary approval on Wednesday. Delegates may vote on the legislation this week. The measure would then go to the Senate.
  The measure would raise the minimum wage from $10.10 to $15 in increments by 2025.
  It would first rise to $11 at the start of next year. It would then go up 75 cents each year to $14 in 2024, before reaching $15 in 2025.
  The House als
  
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• Police advocacy group calls Baltimore consent decree harmful - Fox Baltimore

  27-02-2019 18:06 via foxbaltimore.com
  Police advocacy group calls Baltimore consent decree harmful  Fox BaltimoreBALTIMORE (AP) -- A police advocacy group has asked the Trump administration to modify the Baltimore police consent decree, saying it "does a tremendous ...
  
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• Baltimore chef Cindy Wolf and restaurant Clavel Mezcaleria named semifinalists for James Beard Award - Baltimore Sun

  27-02-2019 17:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore chef Cindy Wolf and restaurant Clavel Mezcaleria named semifinalists for James Beard Award  Baltimore SunCindy Wolf, the famed chef of Harbor East's fine dining restaurant Charleston, and Clavel Mezcaleria, the Remington-based restaurant known for its imaginative ...
  
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• Taking Prenatal Vitamins Early In Pregnancy Associated With Lower Risk Of Autism, Study Says

  27-02-2019 17:40
  (CNN) — Taking prenatal vitamins during the first month of pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of developing autism in children who are at high risk for the disorder, according to a new study.
  Researchers followed 241 children whose older siblings had a diagnosis of autism and who therefore had an increased risk of being diagnosed with the disorder. The researchers evaluated the children’s development starting at 6 months through 3 years of age. At the same time, the moms were
  
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• How Crime Affects Baltimore Students on Public Transit - CityLab

  27-02-2019 17:16 via citylab.com
  How Crime Affects Baltimore Students on Public Transit  CityLabMany kids spend hours commuting to school by public transportation. New research suggests a link between student exposure to high-crime areas and chronic ...
  
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• Songwriters Group Sues Bars Over Unlicensed Music

  27-02-2019 17:05
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Songwriters and music publishers are suing bars around the country, saying they infringed on musical copyrights.
  The Baltimore Sun reports the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers sued Baltimore sports bar Carlos O’ Charlies on Monday in federal court.
  ASCAP represents more than 690,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers and licenses establishments to play the 11.5 million songs in its repertoire.
  ASCAP also is suing a dozen establishments i
  
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• Police Advocacy Group Calls Baltimore Consent Decree Harmful

  27-02-2019 17:01
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A police advocacy group has asked the Trump administration to modify the Baltimore police consent decree, saying it “does a tremendous amount of harm.”
  The Baltimore Sun reports the National Police Association called the federal consent decree’s requirements burdensome and accused it of creating unrealistic expectations that contribute to violence in a letter last week to President Donald Trump.
  National Fraternal Order of Police Executive Director Jim Pa
  
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• Man Who Bought $540 In Cookies To Help Girl Scouts ‘Get Out Of The Cold’ Arrested In Drug Bust

  27-02-2019 16:39
  GREENVILLE, S.C. (CBS Local) — The man who spent more than $500 in cash to buy 121 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies so two South Carolina girl scouts wouldn’t have to stand in the cold rain, has been arrested in a long-term federal drug investigation.
  The story quickly went viral after Kayla Dillard, who manages cookie sales for Troop 1574, posted about the kind gesture on Facebook. She said the man spent $540 so the girls who were selling the goodies outside a Bi-Lo store in Mauldin coul
  
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• Trump Is A ‘Racist’ And ‘Conman’ | Michael Cohen Testifies To Congress – Live Updates

  27-02-2019 16:30
  (CBS News) — President Trump’s former personal attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen is testifying before lawmakers on Capitol Hill as Washington prepares for the final report from the special counsel’s nearly two-year investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
  According to his prepared remarks, provided to CBS by a congressional source, Cohen is expected to tell the committee, “He [Trump] racist. He is a conman.
  
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• Man found dead in woods in Southwest Baltimore; police investigating as homicide - Baltimore Sun

  27-02-2019 16:10 via baltimoresun.com
  Man found dead in woods in Southwest Baltimore; police investigating as homicide  Baltimore SunA man was found dead with trauma to his body in the woods in Southwest Baltimore Tuesday afternoon, and detectives are investigating the death as a ...
  
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• 6 Firefighters Injured In Baltimore City Blaze

  27-02-2019 16:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Six firefighters were injured in a Wednesday morning fire in East Baltimore.
  Officials reported a two-alarm fire around 8:15 a.m. in the 400 block of N. Glover Street.
  According to officials, the firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries. They were all transported to area hospitals.
  #BREAKING: 6 #Baltimore firefighters injured after they entered the burning home on Glover St, 1 suffered second degree burns & 5 suffered burns to the face and body- all transpo
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: Spring News, Notes, And Bombs - FanSided

  27-02-2019 16:04 via birdswatcher.com
  Baltimore Orioles: Spring News, Notes, And Bombs  FanSidedHappy Wednesday, Baltimore Orioles fans. Let's take a trip around Sarasota to catch up on some of the latest news and notes from around camp.
  
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• Supreme Court Considers Fate Of Cross-Shaped War Memorial

  27-02-2019 15:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is diving into a debate about the place of religious symbols in public life in a case about a cross-shaped war memorial in Maryland.
  Those challenging the cross say that if the court allows it to stand on public land, the ruling could make it easier for government officials to defend support for religion. On the other side, supporters of the cross say a ruling against them could spell the “doom of hundreds of war memorials that use crosses to comme
  
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• ‘God Friended Me’ Cast Discusses Show’s Success At Paley Center Event

  27-02-2019 15:37
  (CBS Local)– “God Friended Me” is one of the most interesting shows on television.
  The CBS scripted comedy starring Brandon Micheal Hall, Violett Beane and Joe Morton is much more than just a story about Miles Finer trying to find out who is behind the God Facebook account. The show demonstrates how connected we all are and the purity in people.
  The cast and the creators were back together in New York at the Paley Center For Media to screen an episode of the show with fans and
  
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• Boy who was stabbed in Hagerstown released from Baltimore hospital - Herald-Mail Media

  27-02-2019 15:25 via heraldmailmedia.com
  Boy who was stabbed in Hagerstown released from Baltimore hospital  Herald-Mail MediaOne of two Hagerstown teenagers stabbed during a fight Monday in Noland Village has been released from a Baltimore hospital.
  
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