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• Build-A-Bear Workshop Bringing Back ‘Pay Your Age Day’ With New Rules

  11-06-2019 23:48
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Build-A-Bear Workshop is bringing back its “Pay Your Age Day” with some new rules.
  Last year, chaos broke out at malls nationwide because of the large crowds, forcing many stores to close.
  This year, they’re giving out more than 200,000 tickets, and guests will be able to visit Build-A-Bear Workshop during a set time frame.
  Customers will have to be registered with the store’s bonus club to get the deal.
  Registration is open until Sunday and i
  
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• A deeper look at Baltimore's population loss: smaller households - Baltimore Sun

  11-06-2019 23:40 via baltimoresun.com
  A deeper look at Baltimore's population loss: smaller households  Baltimore SunHousehold size has dropped in Baltimore City; schools will play a huge role in reversing that trend.
  
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• 'We take security very differently': Baltimore Pride organizers prepare for weekend visitors - Baltimore Sun

  11-06-2019 23:30 via baltimoresun.com
  'We take security very differently': Baltimore Pride organizers prepare for weekend visitors  Baltimore SunBaltimore Pride returns this weekend with heightened security and safety measures, although not because of the incident at D.C.'s pride parade Saturday, which ...
  
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• ‘Stop Giving Them Money’ | BPD Commissioner Offers New Solution To Squeegee Kid Concerns

  11-06-2019 23:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three rush-hour attacks bring growing concern about the squeegee kids who work in Baltimore’s medians.
  Baltimore Police commissioner Michael Harrison tackled the issue Monday during a crime walk– and he’s not the first.
  Mayors, commissioners, city councilmembers have all floated options and explored whether or not Baltimore should crack down on the curbside business.
  Now, Commissioner Harrison says the solution starts with drivers.
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• Former Navy Employee, Md. Resident Pleads Guilty To Producing, Possessing Child Porn

  11-06-2019 23:08
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — A former U.S. Navy employee who lived in Maryland before moving to Japan pleaded guilty Tuesday to the production, transportation and possession of child pornography.
  Spencer Eugene Steckman, 35, formerly of Silver Spring, was charged in March of 2018 with one count of production of child pornography, one count of transporting child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
  If the court accepts the plea, Steckman would be sentenced to between 25 and 4
  
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• Loaded gun found inside Baltimore's central booking facility Tuesday, officials say - Baltimore Sun

  11-06-2019 23:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Loaded gun found inside Baltimore's central booking facility Tuesday, officials say  Baltimore SunA loaded handgun was found inside the Baltimore jail's Central Booking and Intake Facility Tuesday afternoon, state correctional *service* officials said.
  
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• Baltimore City Fire Trains For Vehicle Water Rescues Ahead Of Summer Flood Season

  11-06-2019 22:47
  MCHENRY, MD. (WJZ) — Imagine: you’re trapped in your car and water is rising fast. With each passing second waiting to be rescued, your air pocket shrinks.
  Then, you hear the splash of a firefighter entering the water near your car. Help is on the way.
  In Western Maryland Monday, the Baltimore City Fire Department’s Search and Rescue teams trained for this terrifying scenario.
  When people attempt to drive through standing water on roadways, it can put both the driver and rescue
  
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• Baltimore City Detention Center demolition cost estimated at $27.5 million - Baltimore Sun

  11-06-2019 22:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore City Detention Center demolition cost estimated at $27.5 million  Baltimore SunMaryland officials are moving forward with a $27.5 million plan to demolish about 35 structures in the closed Baltimore City Detention Center.
  
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• Statewide Initiative ‘Protect Week’ Aiming To Combat Financial Fraud Of Senior Citizens

  11-06-2019 22:41
  OWINGS MILLS, MD. (WJZ) — The state of Maryland, some non-profits and other organizations are uniting to combat financial fraud of senior citizens.
  “Protect Week” 2019 launched Tuesday morning at a press conference at Atrium Village in Owings Mills.
  “Every day, criminals are becoming more sophisticated in how they separate you from your money and that’s why we’re here today,” said Hank Greenberg, Maryland state director of the AARP. “It’s ess
  
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• Secondary Is Primary Focus For Ravens’ Defense This Season

  11-06-2019 22:36
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — During a busy offseason, the Baltimore Ravens put a high priority on fortifying a secondary that last season played a huge role on the top-ranked defense in the NFL.
  First-year general manager Eric DeCosta offset the departure of safety Eric Weddle by signing six-time Pro Bowl standout Earl Thomas. DeCosta also provided nickel back Tavon Young with a three-year extension, retained over-30 cornerbacks Brandon Carr and Jimmy Smith, and signed free agent cornerback Ju
  
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• Officials Warn Of ‘Zombie Snake’ That Can Roll Over And Play Dead

  11-06-2019 22:36
  RALEIGH, N.C. (CBS Local) — Officials in North Carolina are trying to set the record straight about a “harmless” but scary-sounding reptile known as the “Zombie Snake.”
  North Carolina State Parks and Recreation recently posted images of the “‘famous’ NC snake,” which is officially called the Eastern Hognose. The name comes from its upturned nose, which is used to help dig up toads for eating.The Hognose snake isn’t venomous. The reptile
  
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• Pa. Man Found Guilty In Md. Of Possession Of Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

  11-06-2019 22:23
  WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — A 32-year-old Pennsylvania man was found guilty Tuesday in Carroll County of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin.
  The county’s state’s attorney’s office said a Westminster police officer found Michael Welsh asleep and slumped over in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in November 2018.
  The officer woke him up to make sure he was okay. Welsh denied medical treatment and drug use.
  A drug dog searched around the vehicle and ind
  
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• Gun Found In Baltimore Central Booking, Building Secured - CBS Baltimore

  11-06-2019 21:55 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Gun Found In Baltimore Central Booking, Building Secured  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services are investigating after a weapon was found inside the Baltimore Central ...
  
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• Gun Found In Baltimore Central Booking, Building Secured

  11-06-2019 21:55
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services are investigating after a weapon was found inside the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center.
  Investigators responded and located a handgun.
  The weapon and the facility have been secured and they are continuing to investigate.
  This story is developing. 
  
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• Scripps National Spelling Bee Champ From Elkridge To Be Honored By Howard County Executive Calvin Ball

  11-06-2019 21:44
  ELLICOTT CITY, MD. (WJZ) — Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will attend a celebration on Wednesday for Clarksville Middle School eighth-grader Saketh Sundar, one of the co-champions at this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee.
  Ball also said he congratulates the other Howard County students who participated in the national competition, including Veer Tuliani, Michael Kittredge, Teresa Cherian, Luke Suko, and Kristin Millburn.
  “My congratulations to Saketh Sundar on this rem
  
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• Pampers Pledges To Install 5,000 Baby Changing Tables In Men’s Restrooms Across The U.S.

  11-06-2019 21:43
  (CNN) — From the trunk of a car to the lid of a piano, dads sometimes have to get creative when it’s time to change their child’s diaper without a changing station.
  Pampers says it’s time that men’s restrooms catch up with the responsibilities of modern fathers.
  The company announced an initiative to install 5,000 changing tables in men’s restrooms across the U.S. and Canada. The announcement accompanies Pampers’ new ad campaign, which encourages fa
  
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• Board To Take Up $27.5M Deal To Demolish Old Baltimore Jail

  11-06-2019 21:41
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board is scheduled to consider a $27.5 million proposal to tear down nearly 40 structures that were part of the correctional complex at the closed Baltimore City Detention Center.
  The contract is on the agenda for the next Board of Public Works meeting next week.
  It calls for the demolition of 16 major structures and 23 minor structures. They include buildings that were part of the closed portion of the detention center, as well as some buildings that were
  
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• 58 Arrested In Md. As Part Of ‘Operation Broken Heart’ Targeting Child Sex Offenders

  11-06-2019 21:03
  COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — 58 people were arrested in Maryland as part of a two-month nationwide initiative cracking down on sex offenders targeting children, state police said Tuesday.
  The Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, made up of law enforcement officials from around the state, conducted 320 investigations in April and May, leading to 110 search warrants being executed.
  Across the country, more than 4,500 agencies took part in the initiative, dubbed “Operation Bro
  
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• Man Says Officer Dumped His Grandmother’s Ashes On Ground During Search

  11-06-2019 20:59
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS Local) — A police officer in Kansas City inadvertently lost some of the cremated remains of a suspect’s grandmother during a search of the man, officials said.
  Officers stopped Deonta Words on May 30 during an investigation of a multi-state ring of auto dealership burglaries, according to the Kansas City Police Department.
  During a search, which police said is department policy, officers found a necklace with a bullet attached to it, CBS affiliate KCTV reported.
  
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• Police: Woman Squeezed Boyfriend’s Genitals ‘Until They Were Bleeding’

  11-06-2019 20:33
  INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, Fla. (CBS Local) — A Florida woman who allegedly grabbed her boyfriend’s testicles and squeezed so hard that he bled was charged with battery domestic violence, investigators said.
  Katie Lee Pitchford, 21, of Indian Harbour Beach was arrested June 4 after a confrontation with her live-boyfriend escalated, according to the Indian Harbour Beach Police Department.
  An “enraged” Pitchford allegedly hit her boyfriend with a brush. She continued to “s
  
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• Baltimore man allegedly assaulted by police officer arrested again after being pulled over for license plate - Baltimore Sun

  11-06-2019 19:50 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore man allegedly assaulted by police officer arrested again after being pulled over for license plate  Baltimore SunA Northwest Baltimore man who was allegedly assaulted by police has been arrested again — just 24 hours after his initial case came to light.
  
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• FDA Gives Vaping Companies A Clearer Path For Marketing Their Products

  11-06-2019 19:09
  (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued its final guidance for e-cigarette makers to submit premarket tobacco product applications, giving these companies a clearer path to seek official authorization to market their products, the agency announced Tuesday.
  In doing so, companies must show that their products “would be appropriate for the protection of the public health,” the agency says.
  The announcement comes about a month after a federal judge ordered the agency to
  
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• Md. AG Sues To Block ‘Dangerous’ Sprint/T-Mobile Merger

  11-06-2019 18:52
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is joining a number of other attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to block the merger of cell phone providers Sprint and T-Mobile.
  Nine states and the District of Columbia are suing the telecom companies, saying the merger would reduce competition and drive up prices.
  In a statement announcing the state’s participation in the lawsuit, Frosh called the combination of the nation’s third-largest and fourth-largest wireless
  
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• $10K Reward Offered For Cherry Hill Hillside Gang Member Wanted On Drug Gang, Murder Charges

  11-06-2019 18:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — ATF Baltimore is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Deaven ‘Gotti’ Cherry, on charges related to his role in a drug gang in the Cherry Hill neighborhood.
  Cherry is a member of Hillside Enterprise, a violent drug gang in the Cherry Hill neighborhood in Baltimore.
  Courtesy: ATF Baltimore
  He is also alleged to be involved in the murder of two people.
  Travis Alewine was arrested earlier in May, after being a fugitive since 2016.
  Hil
  
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• Baltimore's $2.9 billion budget would open all city rec centers on Saturdays - Baltimore Sun

  11-06-2019 18:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore's $2.9 billion budget would open all city rec centers on Saturdays  Baltimore SunBaltimore's $2.9 billion spending plan includes $2.6 million to open all of the city's 43 recreation centers on Saturdays.
  
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• Glen Burnie Man Arrested With Cocaine, Paraphernalia During Traffic Stop

  11-06-2019 18:28
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A 32-year-old Glen Burnie man was arrested and charged with multiple drug counts after a traffic stop Monday.
  Anne Arundel County Police said detectives pulled over Alexander Stafford III near Hidden Brook Drive and Secret Bend around 10:30 p.m. Monday.
  During the stop, they reportedly saw drug paraphernalia in plain view.
  When detectives searched his car, they reportedly found nearly 5.5 grams of powdered cocaine, a digital scale and silver spoon with cocaine resi
  
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• Two Charged In PNC Bank Robbery In Annapolis

  11-06-2019 18:15
  ANNAPOLIS, MD. (WJZ) — Two people were arrested earlier Monday after allegedly robbing a PNC Bank in Annapolis, police said.
  At around 10:30 a.m. Monday morning, officers responded to the PNC Bank at 737 E. College Parkway, Annapolis, for a report of a robbery.
  A woman, identified as Rachel Stewart, reportedly entered the bank, implied she had a weapon and passed a note demanding money. The employee complied and turned over the cash.
  Stewart, 45, was located at a home nearby in the 1600 bl
  
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• Hotel Offers Free Stays For Women From States With Restrictive Abortion Bans

  11-06-2019 17:58
  YALE, Mich. (CBS Local) — The Yale Hotel in Michigan is offering free lodging and transportation for women who are seeking to have an abortion, but live in states that have restricted access to the procedure.
  Shelley O’Brien, manager of the hotel in the largely conservative small town of Yale, made the offer last month after several state legislatures, mostly in the South and Midwest, passed “fetal heartbeat” bills.
  The new measures ban abortions after an embryo develops
  
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• Judge: Secret Service Agent Can Sue Officers Over Detention

  11-06-2019 17:56
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing two white U.S. Park Police officers of unlawfully detaining a black Secret Service agent who was waiting to accompany a Cabinet secretary’s motorcade.
  U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm in Maryland ruled Monday that a jury can decide if Gerald Ferreyra and Brian Phillips violated Agent Nathaniel Hicks’ constitutional right to be free from unreasonable seizures.
  Hicks says he did nothing during the 20
  
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• Baseball Report: Craig Kimbrel, Dallas Keuchel To Return

  11-06-2019 17:46
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Chicago/CBS Local) — Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel have finally found teams. With MLB’s free agent-signing season long since passed, two of last offseason’s best available pitchers lingered on the market. Both will take the mound for their respective teams — the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves — well before the All-Star break.
  What made last week a more palatable time to bring on pitching help than any week since Spring Training? It probably ha
  
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• US Court Appeals Maryland’s Move To Block Abortion Changes

  11-06-2019 17:45
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The federal government is appealing a court injunction against a Trump administration action that prohibits family planning organizations from referring pregnant women to abortion clinics.
  Last month, the administration changed a public health law known as Title X, which from 1970 until now had required health care providers to make information about abortion available to low-income individuals at little or no cost.
  Judge Grants Baltimore Injunction To Block Family Plannin
  
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• 'The American dream — except it's real': Baltimore student who immigrated from Mexico heads to Ivy League - Baltimore Sun

  11-06-2019 17:40 via baltimoresun.com
  'The American dream — except it's real': Baltimore student who immigrated from Mexico heads to Ivy League  Baltimore SunMauricio has earned his degree from the prestigious Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and is heading to Ivy League Brown University.
  
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• Kraft Introduces ‘Salad Frosting’ To Help Trick Your Kids Into Eating More Vegetables

  11-06-2019 17:33
  (CNN) — Salad frosting. Yes, it’s a thing.
  Instead of simply asking kids to eat salad dressing — or pretending the age-old condiment bears the hallmarks of a dessert staple — Kraft Heinz has introduced “Salad Frosting,” with the sweet tooth-invoking word right there on the label.
  But here’s the catch: It’s just a slim tube of ranch dressing, relabeled so parents can trick kids into happily eating their vegetables.
  “Kids will eat anything with
  
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• Man Charged In Stabbing Man During Attempted Robbery In Hillcrest Park

  11-06-2019 17:24
  BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) —  A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday morning for an attempted robbery and stabbing of a man in Hillcrest Park
  Dorian Anthony Ross-Knox, of the 2900 block of Rayshire Road, 21230, was arrested shortly after the incident happened.
  Dorian Anthony Ross-Knox. Courtesy: Baltimore County Police
  Baltimore County Police said he aroused suspicion when he reported being another victim of an attempted robbery at the park following the stabbing.
  Police then determin
  
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• Baltimore County Schools To Discuss Whether School Will Start Before Or After Labor Day

  11-06-2019 17:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Later Tuesday, Baltimore County School leaders will discuss the upcoming school year calendar, and whether County Public Schools will start before or after Labor Day.
  The Board of Education will also discuss how inclement weather days will be built into the calendar and the approval from the State Board of Education.
  WJZ will be at Tuesday night’s meeting and will bring you more information starting at 5 p.m.
  
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• Opioid-Related Deaths Down 14 Percent In Md. In 2019, Report Shows

  11-06-2019 17:00
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Opioid-related deaths in Maryland in the first three months of 2019 were down more than 14 percent compared to the same period in 2018, a quarterly report from the Maryland Department of Health shows.
  The health department and Opioid Operational Command Center released their findings from their quarterly report Tuesday, which showed from January through March, the state reported 577 total unintentional intoxication deaths, nearly 90 percent of which were opioid-relat
  
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• US Catholic Bishops Convening Tuesday To Confront Sex-Abuse Crisis

  11-06-2019 16:34
  BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops have convened a high-stakes national meeting under pressure to defuse the ever-widening clergy sex-abuse crisis that has weakened the church.
  Cardinal Daniel DiNardo is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In remarks opening the four-day meeting Tuesday, he said the bishops’ “face the task of rooting the evil of sexual abuse from the church.”
  On the agenda are proposals to increase the accountability of bishops in th
  
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• US Catholic Bishops Convene Tuesday To Confront Sex-Abuse Crisis

  11-06-2019 16:34
  BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops have convened a high-stakes national meeting under pressure to defuse the ever-widening clergy sex-abuse crisis that has weakened the church.
  Cardinal Daniel DiNardo is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In remarks opening the four-day meeting Tuesday, he said the bishops’ “face the task of rooting the evil of sexual abuse from the church.”
  On the agenda are proposals to increase the accountability of bishops in th
  
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• Lyft Offering Discounted Rides To Baltimore Pride

  11-06-2019 16:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Heading to Baltimore Pride this weekend? Lyft is offering discounted rides to and from the festival.
  The first 1,000 users to apply code YOURAREENOUGHBALT will get $1 off their rides to and from the festival, and Lyft will also donate $1 to FreeState Justice for every ride taken using the code.
  The offer’s available Friday, June 15 starting at 5 a.m. through Sunday, June 16 at 11:59 p.m.
  This deal comes after Lyft announced it will give drivers assistance with chang
  
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• ‘Frozen 2’ Trailer Raises Questions About Elsa’s Powers

  11-06-2019 16:15
  (CNN) — Don’t ever let it go. The first full trailer for “Frozen 2” dropped Tuesday morning.
  The highly anticipated follow up to the 2013 Disney hit looks dark, as Elsa (Idina Menzel) swims through stormy ocean waters at night trying to find her way out of the cold water.
  “The past is not what it seems. You must find the truth,” says Pabbie (Ciarán Hinds), the troll who helped Elsa in first film, in a voiceover. “Go north across the enchanted land
  
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• Gov. Hogan Urges Federal Treasury To Release Tubman $20 Bill In 2020

  11-06-2019 16:13
  ANNAPOLIS, MD. (WJZ) — Though the Federal Treasury may say it’s not time, Governor Larry Hogan is urging them to reconsider its decision to delay the release of the Harriet Tubman $20 bill.
  The governor said that while the release was originally slated for 2020, “citizens across Maryland and the country will instead have to wait nearly a decade for this new bill to reach general circulation,”
  “Dorchester County, Maryland is incredibly proud to be a steward of Harrie
  
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• A Krispy Kreme In Times Square Will Have Stadium-Style Seats, A Glaze Waterfall

  11-06-2019 15:48
  (CNN) — If you’re going to put a doughnut shop at the Crossroads of the World, you’ll need a big light to guide them.
  That’s why when Krispy Kreme opens a location in New York’s Times Square early next year, it will feature the world’s largest Hot Light.
  That won’t be the only unique component of the 24-hour, 4,500-square-foot retail space, which will sit at the corner of Broadway and 48th Street. The location’s “doughnut theater experience&r
  
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• Former Clemson LB Rahshaun ‘Shaq’ Smith Joins University Of Maryland Football

  11-06-2019 15:41
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Linebacker Rahshaun Smith has joined the Maryland football team after earning his undergraduate degree from Clemson.
  Smith, nicknamed “Shaq,” will be eligible to play this season for the Terrapins under first-year coach Michael Locksley.
  The 6-foot-2, 250-pound Smith played in all 15 games last season, finishing with 17 tackles and a sack to help undefeated Clemson win the national championship.
  The Baltimore native was redshirted in 2016 before notchin
  
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• Sleeping With Lights On, Weight Gain In Women Linked In New Study

  11-06-2019 15:14
  (CNN) — Keeping a lot of light on while you snooze — such as from a television or bright nightlight — has been linked with an increased risk of weight gain and obesity.
  Specifically, sleeping with a television or light on in the room was positively associated with gaining five kilograms, or 11 pounds, over a five-year period among women in a new study published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday.
  “There was a 17% chance of gaining the five kilograms &
  
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• Virginia Holds Primary Election As Political Watchers Look For 2020 Trends

  11-06-2019 14:59
  (CBS News) — Voting has begun in primary elections Tuesday in Virginia, where off-year contests for all 140 seats in the state legislature can serve as a political barometer for the coming presidential election year.
  The state’s elections in 2017 were an early warning signal that a blue wave of opposition to President Donald Trump would wash over the 2018 U.S. midterms, and political analysts are looking for clues about trends in 2020.
  Normally sleepy affairs, this year’s prima
  
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• Unexpected Gift Helps Family Cope With Death Of Beloved Dog

  11-06-2019 14:54
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Local) — A Connecticut family grieving the loss of their pet dog is receiving comfort from a most unexpected source.
  Marisa Crean said her regular FedEx driver, Josh, always delivered a package to her family every Saturday with a treat for her dog, Casey.
  “Even if he did not see her, he would leave a treat for her on top of our shipment,” Crean told WTIC. “My dog would know what day it was and wait for him at the door or on the lawn to say hello.
  
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• Weather Blog: Rain Ripening The Area

  11-06-2019 14:50
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — So yesterday for our Noon News I am doing a live shot from the “Outback.” (By the way the name we use for that outdoor studio has zero to do with a food chain but rather something we have said here at WJZ for years. There is a huge brick grill behind the station. It was built in the 90’s, for a potential grilling segment, and we have used it for cookouts from time to time. During one of these “at work parties”  someone would say where is
  
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• Biden Says Family More Important Than Missed Campaign Trip

  11-06-2019 14:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is shrugging off criticism that he skipped a weekend campaign event in Iowa attended by most of the 2020 Democratic presidential field, saying family obligations were more important.
  Speaking at a fundraiser Monday in Washington, Biden said, “I got criticism from one of my competitors because I didn’t show up in Iowa to speak for five minutes with 19 people.”
  He appeared to be referencing a dig by businessman Andrew Yang,
  
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• MARC Brunswick Line Disrupted After Cocoa Powder Fire

  11-06-2019 14:05
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A reported cocoa powder fire on a freight train caused disruptions to the MARC Brunswick Line service Tuesday.
  As of around 7:30 a.m. the fire department released one of the tracks for trains to travel at a reduced speed.
  2nd Update – MARC Brunswick Line Service Disruption — The Fire Department has released #2 track to operate by freight train at restricted speed.Trains will begin moving by the freight train, but some delays are still probable d… https:
  
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• MARC Brunswick Line Disrupted After Fire

  11-06-2019 14:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials said there was a reported fire on a freight train, causing disruptions to the MARC Brunswick Line service.
  As of around 7:30 a.m. the fire department released one of the tracks for trains to travel at a reduced speed.
  2nd Update – MARC Brunswick Line Service Disruption — The Fire Department has released #2 track to operate by freight train at restricted speed.Trains will begin moving by the freight train, but some delays are still probable d…
  
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