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• Bill Proposed To Legislate Marijuana Limits, Another To Let Voters Decide

  06-03-2019 23:57
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A House Committee is hearing two bills, one to legislate marijuana limits, and one to let the voters decide.
  Delegate Eric Luedke’s bill would legalize marijuana use with limits.
  “I believe cannabis prohibition has failed,” he said. “It would not only legalize it, but it would also regulate and tax it.”
  Luedtke’s bill proposes to establish a cannabis regulation division in the comptroller’s office, and provide the state
  
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• Baltimore County will hold public forums for input on school superintendent search - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2019 23:35 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore County will hold public forums for input on school superintendent search  Baltimore SunConsultants hired to conduct a search for a new school superintendent in Baltimore County will hold 10 forums to allow the public to comment on what ...
  
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• How one college student found a love for Baltimore through the startup community - Technical.ly Brooklyn

  06-03-2019 23:18 via technical.ly
  How one college student found a love for Baltimore through the startup community  Technical.ly BrooklynTowson University student entrepreneur Matthew Lowinger writes about why he moved to the Baltimore area, and why he's not leaving. How one college student ...
  
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• Acting Police Commissioner To Face Questions From City Council, Confirmation Process Continues

  06-03-2019 23:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Acting Police Commissioner, Michael Harrison, will face questions from Baltimore City Council this week as part of his hearing confirmation process.
  The former New Orleans police superintendent was tasked by Mayor Catherine Pugh to lead the Baltimore City Police Department.
  “What are you gonna do as commissioner to fix the corruption in your police department,” Antoine Rushing, a Baltimore resident, said.
  Pugh and the Baltimore City Council were criticize
  
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• Key Baltimore senators endorse amendments aimed at approving Johns Hopkins police force - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2019 23:10 via baltimoresun.com
  Key Baltimore senators endorse amendments aimed at approving Johns Hopkins police force  Baltimore SunKey Baltimore senators have voted to endorse a series of legislative amendments designed to win the Maryland General Assembly's approval for an armed ...
  
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• ‘Jeopardy!’ Host, Alex Trebek Diagnosed With Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer

  06-03-2019 23:07
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Alex Trebek, iconic “Jeopardy” host, has announced he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
  The host released an unlisted Youtube video Wednesday announcing his diagnosis.The game show host said he fully intends to beat the low survival rates statistics for the disease.
  “Just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” Trebek said. “Now normally the prognosis for this is not ver
  
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• Former Baltimore police officer allegedly planted gun near suspect - USA TODAY

  06-03-2019 23:06 via usatoday.com
  Former Baltimore police officer allegedly planted gun near suspect  USA TODAYA Baltimore police officer is accused of planting a BB gun near the body of a man struck by a police vehicle and left injured on the ground, according to an ...
  
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• Port of Baltimore handles 10.9 million tons of general cargo in 2018, another record year - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2019 23:05 via baltimoresun.com
  Port of Baltimore handles 10.9 million tons of general cargo in 2018, another record year  Baltimore SunThe port of Baltimore had another historic year in 2018. The Maryland Port Administration's public terminals handled 10.9 million tons of general cargo — more ...
  
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• Baltimore County Schools Adjust Calendar, Last Day Now Set For June 17

  06-03-2019 23:04
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Due to numerous weather-related closings, the Baltimore County Public Schools calendar was adjusted to provide the required instructional days and hours.
  2018-19 CALENDAR UPDATE: Due to the # of weather-related closings, the BCPS calendar has been adjusted.
  Wednesday, June 5, is now an instructional day with schools in session for students.
  The last day of school for students is now Monday, June 17. https://t.co/UgX9PDNtRB
  — Baltimore County Public Schools (@
  
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• Food Rescue Baltimore Battles Food Deserts, Distributes Food To Those In Need

  06-03-2019 22:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In Baltimore, 25 percent of people live in a food desert. But Food Rescue Baltimore is doing something about that problem.
  Food Rescue Baltimore is handing out fresh, free food at nine different locations throughout the week.
  Pounds of fresh fruits, vegetables and baked goods are sorted and readied to handout to anyone that shows up at Food Rescue Baltimore.
  “This food comes from various grocery stores, distributors and cafes,” Matt Burke, of Food Rescue
  
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• UMD Advisory Board Looks At How They Can Protect Student Athletes Better

  06-03-2019 22:18
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — Inside a meeting room on the edge of the University of Maryland campus, an advisory board spent hours assessing the school’s progress in implementing recommended changes aimed at strengthening the policies that protect student athletes.
  “This is what we’re doing. This is what we have. Are there other things we can improve?” said sports medicine consultant Rod Walters.
  Walters compiled one of the reports the University is now working from.
  &
  
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• Baltimore GM Plant To Close On May 3

  06-03-2019 22:16
  WHITE MARSH, Md. (WJZ) — The General Motors plant in White Marsh will be closing on May 3.
  The company recently filed paperwork with the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation that pushed back the plant’s closing.
  General Motors To Slash 14,700 Jobs In North America, Including In Baltimore
  The U.S. automaker first announced the shutdown last November.
  The closing will leaving 296 workers displaced. The layoffs will begin on May 6.
  The workers will have to choose betwe
  
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• American Airlines Apologizes After Mom, Child Kicked Off Flight For Rare Skin Condition

  06-03-2019 22:04
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (CBS Local) — A South Carolina woman says she and her child were booted from an American Airlines flight because of their rare, genetic skin condition.
  Jordan Flake of Columbia says she was traveling back to her home state Thursday after visiting her military husband in Texas when an airline employee asked about her “rash,” referring to the inflamed skin caused by her disorder.
  After asking nearby passengers to move, the employee “quietly asked me about &ls
  
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• Police: Man Shot Service Dog During Attack On Cancer Patient

  06-03-2019 21:51
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS Local) — A Kansas City man assaulted a young woman visiting town for cancer treatment and shot a service dog who tried to intervene in the attack, prosecutor said.
  The victim was checking out of a Platte County motel when she, her boyfriend and brother were “jumped by two men and robbed,” according to a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for the dog’s veterinary bill. The three victims each suffered numerous injuries.
  At some point, the victim&rsquo
  
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• Silver Alert Issued For 67-Year-Old Man

  06-03-2019 21:45
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police have issued a Silver Alert for a 67-year-old man with a cognitive impairment.
  They said the man, Edward Scheminant, is driving a 2016 white Chevrolet Colorado truck with a MD tag 64V240.He was last seen wearing a blue jacket, red and black flannel shirt and jeans.
  He was last seen at Cromwell Bridge Rd./I-695 at 1 a.m. and may be headed to the Wilkens area.
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• Worker Gets Stuck On Radio Tower In DC After Becoming Hypothermic

  06-03-2019 21:36
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) — DC firefighters have rescued a utility worker that got stuck on a tower in DC.
  According to DC Fire and EMS, the worker became hypothermic and was unable to lower himself.
  Update hi angle rescue. Worker transferred to aerial ladder and is on the way down. Will be evaluated by EMS. Call first received 1:20 PM. pic.twitter.com/ulhQPs2ir8
  — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) March 6, 2019The first responders arrived in the 6000 block of Georgia Avenue around 1:20 p.m.
  
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• Rescue Underway After Worker Gets Stuck On Radio Tower

  06-03-2019 21:36
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) — DC Fire officials are trying to rescue a man who got stuck on a radio tower.
  According to DC Fire and EMS, the worker became hypothermic and was unable to lower himself.
  The first responders are in the 6000 block of Georgia Avenue.
  Update hi angle rescue 6001 Ga. Ave NW. Worker 120 ft up radio Tower became hypothermic and unable to lower himself. #DCsBravest are working to reach the individual and bring him to safety. Media staging Ga. Ave & Peabody St. NW. PIO
  
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• Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Addra Gazelle Calf ‘Magpie’

  06-03-2019 21:35
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore welcomed a female Addra gazelle calf earlier this winter.
  “Magpie” was born December 1 to parents Pipit and Mukuru.
   The Zoo’s herd is now made up of five animals.
  “The females, Wren and Pipit, are named for birds and so the animal care team has kept with the theme and named this little calf Magpie,” said Erin Cantwell, mammal collection and conservation manager. “Magpie has been living with her mom in
  
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• Proposed Md. Legislation Seeks To Lower Costs Of Prescription Medications

  06-03-2019 21:33
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — There are now two bills before Maryland legislators regarding the cost of prescription medications.
  The bills would create a board to set prices. Right now, the drug companies set the prices of prescription medication.
  “We’re here to say that we here in Maryland are going to make high-cost prescription drugs more affordable,” Vincent DeMarco, of Maryland Citizens Health Initiative, said.
  Those backing the bills range from AARP to county executives.
  
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• Innocent Man Sues BPD After Spending 30 Years In Prison; Says Detectives Withheld Evidence That Would Have Cleared Him

  06-03-2019 21:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore area man, who was exonerated after being incarcerated for almost 30 years for a murder he did not commit, filed a federal lawsuit against former homicide detectives and the Baltimore Police Department for allegedly suppressing evidence of his innocence in order to implicate him in a murder.
  Jerome Johnson was 20 years old in October 1988 when he was arrested and charged with murder.
  However, Johnson always maintained his innocence, his lawyers said.
  “I s
  
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• Married First Cousins Seek To Have Union Legally Recognized In Home State

  06-03-2019 21:10
  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (CBS Local) — A Utah couple, who are first cousins, are petitioning for the right to wed in their home state after they were forced to travel to Colorado to get married.
  Micheal and Angie Lee say they’ve loved each other since childhood.
  “It was like in second grade I remember I stopped her mother, I stopped her and said ‘I’m going to marry Angie’ and she said ‘No, I’m sorry you can’t but you can be friends,'” Micha
  
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• After Ravens Release Eric Weddle, Fans Mistakenly Recruit NPR Host Of Same Name On Twitter

  06-03-2019 20:58
  The Ravens released veteran safety Eric Weddle on Tuesday night clearing the way for him to join a new team when the league year officially opens next Wednesday. As always, football fans took to Twitter with their reactions and some went so far as to try and recruit Weddle personally to join their favorite team.
  There was just one problem. They were recruiting the wrong man.
  See, Eric Weddle, the safety, has a Twitter handle of @weddlesbeard. But fans were sending their messages to @ericweddle,
  
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• Signs Your Child May Need Glasses

  06-03-2019 20:44
  Healthy vision is essential to a child’s success in the classroom. Some children may eventually require glasses.
  When might a child need glasses? There are signs that may indicate vision problems, but parents should be proactive in having children properly examined.
  The American Optometric Association (AOA) recommends that children receive an eye exam by six months of age, then at least once between the ages of three and five (or before they enter the first grade) and annually thereafter t
  
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• Dumbo Takes Flight With Spirit Airlines At BWI Airport

  06-03-2019 20:12
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — You’ve seen a bird fly, you’ve seen a plane fly too. But have you ever seen an elephant on a plane fly?
  Dumbo, the popular Disney elephant, will be seen on Spirit Airline’s Dumbo-themed aircraft at BWI Marshall Airport on Wednesday until Thursday  morning.
  The airline, working in partnership to promote Disney’s Dumbo in theaters March 2019, has this aircraft flying all over the country.The plane began in Orlando, continued on to San Juan,
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: Mark Trumbo’s Injury Could Open A Door - FanSided

  06-03-2019 20:05 via birdswatcher.com
  Baltimore Orioles: Mark Trumbo’s Injury Could Open A Door  FanSidedThe odds of Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Mark Trumbo being ready for Opening Day appear lower and lower. What does this mean for his teammates?
  
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• Carroll County Man Charged In Alleged Road Rage Incident In Baltimore County - CBS Baltimore

  06-03-2019 19:56 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Carroll County Man Charged In Alleged Road Rage Incident In Baltimore County  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police have arrested a Carroll County man on charges related to an alleged road rage incident in February ...
  
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• Carroll County Man Charged In Alleged Road Rage Incident In Baltimore County

  06-03-2019 19:56
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police have arrested a Carroll County man on charges related to an alleged road rage incident in February in Baltimore County.
  Thomas Fox, 40, of Westminster, Md., is charged with first-degree assault and malicious destruction of property of more than $1,000.
  He was released on $5,000 bond.
  Shortly after 1 a.m. on February 3, a trooper responded to the area of the inner loop of I-695 at Southwestern Boulevard on a report of a hit-and-run crash.
  
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• Affidavit: Son, 19, Killed Parents Because ‘They Were Satan Worshipers’

  06-03-2019 19:34
  EDMOND, Okla. (CBS Local) — An Oklahoma teenager claims he shot and killed his parents because they had been communicating with him telepathically and were Satan worshipers, according to an affidavit released Tuesday.
  Michael Elijah Walker, 19, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder after his parents were found dead early Monday morning inside their home in Edmond, CBS affiliate KWTV reported.
  Michael Logan Walker, 50, and Rachael May Walker, 44, died from multiple gunshot woun
  
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• Suspected Measles Case In Maryland Unfounded; Officials Still Warn Of Rise Of Unvaccinated Children

  06-03-2019 19:30
  LEONARDSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — St. Mary’s County Health Department said a suspected measles case is unfounded.
  “Local case isn’t measles, officials say, but rates of unvaccinated children rise in Maryland and nationally,” the health department tweeted.
  New Denmark Study Debunks The Theory Of Vaccinations And Link To Autism
  The health department received its final test results Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and results were negative for measles.
  Original Post, March 5, 12:09 p.m.:
  
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• Kaylyn High Killed Helping Friend Flee From Domestic Assault

  06-03-2019 19:17
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 21-year-old woman shot and killed in Baltimore last week was helping a friend flee from a domestic assault, according to charging documents.
  Ramon Burks, 25, was charged in High’s killing.
  Courtesy Kaylyn High’s family via Wylie Funeral Home.
  Kaylyn High, Fatally Shot In Head, Wasn’t Intended Target
  According to Burks’ charging documents, a 22-year-old woman rushed High to Johns Hopkins following the shooting.
  Ramon Burks, 25, charged in Kaylyn H
  
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• 'Where do we go?' Baltimore's gay nightlife takes a hit with Grand Central's impending closure - Baltimore Sun

  06-03-2019 19:10 via baltimoresun.com
  'Where do we go?' Baltimore's gay nightlife takes a hit with Grand Central's impending closure  Baltimore SunThursday nights are typically packed at Grand Central, perhaps the largest remaining gay nightclub in Baltimore. Patrons pack the club's dance floor and bar ...
  
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• Ravens To Bring Back C.J. Mosley? Team Reportedly Hopes To Re-Sign Linebacker

  06-03-2019 18:59
  The Baltimore Ravens have some decisions to make this offseason on the defensive side of the ball as several key contributors are set to hit the free agent market beginning next Wednesday, March 13th. One of the guys whose future is still being decided is inside linebacker C.J. Mosley.
  The team decided not to use the franchise tag on the 26-year-old linebacker prior to yesterday’s 4 p.m. Eastern Time deadline, so he will be a free agent come Wednesday. However, according to NFL.com, the te
  
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• Retired BPD Sergeant Indicted Also Being Sued For 2010 Drug Plant Incident

  06-03-2019 18:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Retired Baltimore Sergeant Keith Gladstone has been indicted and faces federal charges that he planted a BB gun on a man and asked witnesses to lie.
  Federal prosecutors cite his ties to W.J.- believed to be Sergeant Wayne Jenkins- the disgraced head of the Gun Trace Task Force and said Jenkins called him in a panic after deliberately running over a man in Northeast Baltimore in 2014.
  The feds said Gladstone planted the gun on the man and instructed a fellow officer to lie
  
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• Montgomery Co. School Teacher Arrested On Child Porn Charges

  06-03-2019 18:41
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — A Montgomery County school teacher faces child pornography charges.
  Detectives said an extensive investigation led them to Daemon Alan Dartouzos of Germantown.
  Dartouzos worked as a physical education teacher at Ashburton Elementary School in Bethesda, Md.
  Currently, investigators don’t believe the child pornography images found in this investigation involved any students.
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• Baltimore GM Plant To Close On May 4 - CBS Baltimore

  06-03-2019 18:16 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore GM Plant To Close On May 4  CBS BaltimoreThe General Motors plant in White Marsh will be closing on May 4, leaving 296 workers without jobs.
  
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• Baltimore GM Plant To Close On May 4

  06-03-2019 18:16
  WHITE MARSH, Md. (WJZ) — The General Motors plant in White Marsh will be closing on May 4.
  The company recently filed paperwork with the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation that pushed back the plant’s closing.
  General Motors To Slash 14,700 Jobs In North America, Including In Baltimore
  The U.S. automaker first announced the shutdown last November.
  The closing will leaving 296 workers displaced.
  The workers will have to choose between being transferred to another G
  
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• Frederick House Fire Causes $75K In Damages

  06-03-2019 18:12
  FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — A Frederick family’s home is damaged from a fire early Wednesday morning that broke out in their second floor, officials said.
  Frederick County fire crews were dispatched around 12:35 a.m. Wednesday to a residential home in the 100 block of Wheeler Lane in Frederick.
  Units first on the scene located the fire to the second floor bedroom, extending to the attic.
  It took 30 firefighters 30 minutes to extinguish the fire, officials said.
  There were no injuries
  
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• State Police Locate Missing Kentucky Man In Fatal Allegany County Crash

  06-03-2019 17:32
  CUMBERLAND, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash reported Wednesday morning in Allegany County.
  Shortly after 7:50 a.m., the Maryland State Police Cumberland Barrack was notified that a Chevrolet Tahoe was found down an embankment on eastbound I-68 just before Mountain Road in Cumberland, Md.
  A witness told troopers a vehicle was about 50 yards off the road.
  The driver, Avery Smother, 31, of Lexington, Kentucky, was found at the crash site. He wa
  
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• Protected: Helping A Loved One With Advanced Prostate Cancer

  06-03-2019 17:08
  Nearly 174,650 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer each year.[1] Prostate cancer has one of the highest survival rates and is frequently slow to spread.[2] But even with major advances in treatment options, there are times when the cancer progresses and becomes advanced.
  While this diagnosis is often overwhelming for the individual, it can be equally so for loved ones who often are left feeling helpless and wondering how they can help. But experts agree that with trea
  
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• Peak Bloom Predictions April 3-6 For National Cherry Blossom Festival

  06-03-2019 17:04
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) — Spring is coming. And it brought flowers!
  After days of teasing on social media, the National Mall tweeted out their official peak bloom predictions for the famous Yoshino trees in the Tidal Basin.
  For the Blossoms #BloomWatch #CherryBlossomDC @CherryBlossFest pic.twitter.com/6Mjo6ImEzZ
  — National Mall NPS (@NationalMallNPS) March 6, 2019The peak bloom dates will span between April 3-6.
  According to the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s website, there
  
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• Dollar Tree To Close Up To 390 Family Dollar Stores

  06-03-2019 16:47
  CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Dollar Tree is closing up to 390 Family Dollar stores this year and rebranding about 200 others under the Dollar Tree name.
  The company closed 84 Family Dollar stores in the fourth quarter, 37 more than originally planned. The company has said that it will renovate at least 1,000 stores this year.Dollar Tree Inc., based in Chesapeake, Virginia, acquired Family Dollar in 2015 for almost $9 billion.
  The company said Wednesday that it’s seeking rent concessions fr
  
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• Asbestos Found In Claire’s Cosmetics, FDA Says

  06-03-2019 16:41
  (CNN) — The FDA advised consumers not to use three Claire’s brand cosmetic products after tests found they contained asbestos.
  The agency issued a safety alert on Claire’s Eye Shadows, Compact Powder and Contour Pallette, after they tested positive for tremolite asbestos. The FDA also detected asbestos in a Justice product, which had already been recalled in 2017, according to the agency.The three Claire’s products are not believed to be for sale, but consumers who have t
  
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• White Principal Sorry For Slur In Black History Month Speech

  06-03-2019 16:39
  HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — A white principal at a private school in Maryland says she regrets using a racial slur referring to black people during a Black History Month assembly.
  Citing a release from New Hope Academy Principal Joy Morrow, news outlets report a keynote speaker had canceled just before the school’s annual assembly, so Morrow decided to give a talk she gave 25 years ago about what Martin Luther King Jr.’s teachings meant to her.
  A native of Dubuque, Iowa, she says s
  
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• Best Fits For NFL Free Agent Defensive Linemen: Where Will Trey Flowers, Za’Darius Smith, And Ezekiel Ansah End Up?

  06-03-2019 16:32
  (CBS Local/CBS Miami) The NFL’s new league year begins on Wednesday, March 13th, and teams can begin officially signing free agents at that point. (They can negotiate beginning on March 11th.) As with every year, there are some big names hitting the market. So over the next few weeks, we’ll be looking at the top free agents available at each position, while trying to pair them with the teams that need them the most.
  We covered offensive line yesterday, which has always been integral
  
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• Delaware Psychiatrist Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse Loses License

  06-03-2019 16:30
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware psychiatrist has lost his medical license after being accused of having sex with his patients, keeping unlicensed guns in his office and repeatedly prescribing drugs in a careless manner in the years since he sexually abused two girls.
  The News Journal of Wilmington reports the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline revoked the license of Gregory Villabona on Tuesday, ending more than 15 years of efforts to contain alleged professional misconduct.
  Villabona
  
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• Anton Black’s Death In Police Custody Roils Rural Town

  06-03-2019 16:11
  GREENSBORO, Md. (AP) — Inside the home Anton Black shared with his mother, a collage of photographs pays homage to a gifted athlete and aspiring model on the verge of becoming a father. The makeshift shrine is adorned with track-and-field medals Black proudly wore in one photo.
  This is how Black’s mother wants to remember her son. She can’t bear to watch body-camera video that captured the final minutes of the 19-year-old’s life, which ended during a struggle with police
  
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• Approx. $1200 Worth Of Suspected Crack Cocaine, Heroin Seized In Brooklyn Park Traffic Stop

  06-03-2019 16:09
  BROOKLYN PARK, MD. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County detectives seized containers of suspected crack cocaine, suspected heroin and other items during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Park on Tuesday.
  At 6:59 p.m., detectives with a CDS canine gave a positive alert of the car and a search was conducted. Detectives found the following items in the car:16 flip top containers of suspected crack cocaine (Approximate street value $604.00)
  6 black top vials of suspected heroin (approximate street value $679.
  
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• Husband Arrested In Dundalk Woman’s Fatal Shooting

  06-03-2019 15:39
  DUNDALK, Md. (WJZ) — A man was arrested in the fatal shooting of his wife in Dundalk Tuesday evening.
  Kevin Anthony Dipietrantonio, 51, was charged with first-degree murder and is being held on a no bond status.
  Kevin Dipietrantonio.
  Baltimore County Police were called to the 1700 block of Brookview Road for a possible homicide around 6:30 p.m.
  A concerned family member called 911, from another location, to report the incident.
  County officers entered the residence and located the victim i
  
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• Dad Honors Late Son With Shoe Drive For Kennedy Krieger

  06-03-2019 15:20
  LINTHICUM, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland family honors their son’s memory with a huge shoe drive.
  They have one more week to reach their goal, and you can help.
  Shoes are piled up in Anthony Byrd’s Linthicum home.
  And he knows his son Xavier would have been thrilled.
  “X” was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Schinzel-Giedion syndrome.
  After he passed away, his parents knew exactly how to honor him.
  “It’s the Kicks for X campaign. It’s in honor
  
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• Extradition Delay Sought For Jacquelyn Smith’s Husband Suspected In Her Killing

  06-03-2019 14:53
  OLMITO, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Texas say Baltimore police have asked for more time before they pick up a man accused of killing his wife and blaming her death on a panhandler.
  Cameron County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Joe Elizardi said a Baltimore detective requested a five-day extension Tuesday. That means 52-year-old Keith Smith and his 28-year-old daughter, Valeria Smith, could remain in Texas until March 20. They agreed to be extradited Monday.
  TIMELINE: What We Know Abo
  
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