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• October Marks The Start Of Fall Trout Stocking

  11-09-2019 23:50
  MARYLAND (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will stock trout in various lakes, streams and rivers around Maryland in early October.
  Maryland DNR said trout stocking is limited during the fall due to water temperature and weather fluxations as some streams have seasonal restrictions and regulations.
  A majority of the stocking comes from the Albert Powell Hatchery in Hagerstown where trout eggs are hatched and maintained by staff.
  Fall Trout Stocking
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• Ravens LB Patrick Onwuasor Stands Tall In Middle Of Defense

  11-09-2019 23:40
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The new man in the middle of the Baltimore Ravens defense arrived as an undrafted free agent and carries the not-so-fearsome nickname “Peanut.”
  Playing the position formerly held by Ray Lewis and C.J. Mosley, Patrick Onwuasor on Sunday wore the headset assigned to the leader of the defense.
  He performed precisely as expected, leading Baltimore with five tackles, including a sack, while anchoring a unit that allowed just 21 yards rushing in a 59-10 victo
  
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• Maryland Attorney General Doesn’t Support Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement

  11-09-2019 23:22
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh says he doesn’t support a tentative multistate settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the family that owns the company.
  Frosh said Wednesday what’s on the table is insufficient and doesn’t begin “to compensate for the damage that was done by the Purdue company and the Sackler family.”
  About half the states, along with about 2,000 local governments, reached a tentative deal Wednesday with Pu
  
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• Loud Sex, Not Fight, Led To Suspect Firing Gun In Days Inn Shooting, Charging Docs Say

  11-09-2019 23:12
  LOCH RAVEN, Md. (WJZ) — It was loud sex, not a fight, that led a suspect to allegedly fire a gun at a security guard at a Days Inn in the Towson area Monday, according to charging documents.
  Allison Daughtrey, 34, of the 2400 block of Woodcroft Road, was charged with second-degree attempted murder and firearm-related charges in the incident.
  Woman Charged With Second-Degree Attempted Murder In Days Inn Shooting
  Baltimore County Police responded to the Days Inn at 8712 Loch Raven Boulevard
  
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• 3 More MS-13 Gang Members Charged With Murder After Body Found Near Towson Apartment

  11-09-2019 23:01
  TOWSON, MD. (WJZ) —  In addition to the original seven, three more MS-13 gang members have been arrested and charged in the death of a man whose body was found near a Towson apartment building in July, bringing the total charged to 10 people.
  Daniel Alejandro Alvarado Cuellar’s body was found July 31 in the 8400 block of Loch Raven Boulevard.
  Police had been called to the scene around 3:30 a.m. for a report of a cardiac arrest.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Seven People, Including Juvenile,
  
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• 3 More Charged With MS-13 Related Murder After Body Found Near Towson Apartment

  11-09-2019 23:01
  TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) —  In addition to the original seven, three people have been arrested and charged in the death of a man whose body was found near a Towson apartment building in July, bringing the total charged to 10 people.
  Daniel Alejandro Alvarado Cuellar’s body was found July 31 in the 8400 block of Loch Raven Boulevard.
  Six of the seven originally arrested are part of a federal gang database for MS-13. Two of the suspects are juveniles, 16 and 17 years old.
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• Gas Stations To Install Signs Warning Of Distracted Driving Dangers

  11-09-2019 23:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Drivers filling up at the pump may soon see signs reminding them of the dangers of distracted driving.
  The signs are an effort from AAA to put the down-time drivers spend waiting to fuel up to good use.
  AAA said driving while distracted can be as dangerous as drinking and driving, which is why the group has created its “Don’t Drive In-text-icated” campaign.“Across the country, over 1,000 people are injured every day, and, on average, nine people lo
  
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• Baltimore’s food truck fight continues: Maryland Court of Appeals to hear case against city restrictions - Baltimore Sun

  11-09-2019 23:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore’s food truck fight continues: Maryland Court of Appeals to hear case against city restrictions  Baltimore SunMaryland's highest court will hear a challenge to Baltimore's food truck rules.
  
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• 21-Year-Old Man Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Marshalls Employee In Silver Spring

  11-09-2019 22:45
  SILVER SPRING, Md. (WJZ) — Montgomery County Police arrested 21-year-old Dedric Owens for an alleged violent assault at a Silver Spring Marshalls last week.
  Officials said Owens is charged with theft and second-degree-assault after he stole items from the Marshalls inside the Ellsworth Place mall Thursday.
  Owens was confronted by an employee as he was leaving the store when police said he took out a knife and stabbed the employee.
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• GM Recalls Nearly 3.8M Pickups, SUVs To Fix Brake Issues

  11-09-2019 22:43
  DETROIT (AP) — Under pressure from the federal government, General Motors is recalling nearly 3.8 million big pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S and Canada to fix a brake problem.
  There have been 113 reports of crashes and 13 injuries related to the problem, according to GM.
  The recall covers the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups from the 2014 through 2018 model years. Also included are the Cadillac Escalade from 2015 to 2017, and the GMC Yukon and Chevy Suburba
  
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• Prince George’s County Police Release Suspect Photos For Various Cases In Area

  11-09-2019 22:41
  PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Prince George’s County Police are investigating some of their most wanted suspects and have released photos of them in the hopes that the public can identify them.
  Suspect: 10+ Theft Cases
  (Photo Credit: Prince George’s County Police Department)
  The suspect shown above is wanted for cases involving breaking into cars, sheds, and stealing items.
  Officials said he’s linked to at least 10 cases between May and September of this year
  
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• Former Ravens Quarterback Ryan Mallett Arrested For DWI

  11-09-2019 22:15
  SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Former University of Arkansas, University of Michigan and NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett has been arrested in northwest Arkansas for suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
  Springdale police Lt. Jeff Taylor says 31-year-old Ryan Mallett was arrested on Tuesday following a two-vehicle collision. Taylor did not immediately return a phone call Wednesday to The Associated Press.
  Mallett spent two seasons at Arkansas after transferring from Michigan following one season th
  
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• Baltimore’s M&T Bank Building Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package; Threat Unfounded

  11-09-2019 22:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore building was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a report of a suspicious package.
  The M&T Bank Building at 25 South Charles Street was evacuated at 2:15 p.m.
  By the time police got there, building management had evacuated the building. The threat was unfounded.
  This comes a day before President Donald Trump is set to visit the city and also after several suspicious package and vehicle scares in the Baltimore area since Monday.
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• Baltimore Building Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package; Threat Unfounded - CBS Baltimore

  11-09-2019 22:15 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Baltimore Building Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package; Threat Unfounded  CBS BaltimoreBALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore building was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a report of a suspicious package. The building at 25 South Charles Street ...
  
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• Baltimore Building Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package; Threat Unfounded

  11-09-2019 22:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore building was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a report of a suspicious package.
  The building at 25 South Charles Street was evacuated at 2:15 p.m.
  By the time police got there, building management had evacuated the building. The threat was unfounded.
  This comes a day before President Donald Trump is set to visit the city and also after several suspicious package and vehicle scares in the Baltimore area since Monday.
  RELATED STORIES:Suspicious Package In Cat
  
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• Marylanders Honor 9/11 Victims, 18 Years Later

  11-09-2019 22:00
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — First responders from around Maryland are honoring the victims of September 11, 2001 — including fellow first responders — 18 years after the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Flight 93 took the lives of 2,977 people.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Naval Academy Marks 18th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terrorist Attack
  President Donald Trump Remembers 9/11 Victims, Along With Families At The Pentagon
  9/11 Remembered: A Look Back At The Day That Changed New York Forever
  
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• ‘Looking Forward To Seeing Ryan Hilinski’ SEC On CBS’s Jamie Erdahl On South Carolina-Alabama Matchup

  11-09-2019 21:16
  (CBS Local)- This Saturday, September 14th, CBS will open its coverage of the SEC this season with the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide traveling to Colombia, South Carolina to face the Gamecocks.
  And there is one pretty powerful story line coming in, one that SEC on CBS sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl pinpointed when speaking to reporters this week on a conference call.
  “I’m looking forward to seeing Ryan Hilinski in person. His background and this family that is coming in to South Carolina a
  
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• Alabama High School Removes Bathroom Stall Doors To Deter Vaping

  11-09-2019 21:12
  FLORENCE, Ala. (CBS Local) — An Alabama high school has taken the extraordinary step of removing the stall doors in some of the boys restrooms to keep kids from vaping in the bathrooms.
  The move was taken two weeks ago after a student at Wilson High School in Florence, Alabama was found passed out in a stall after vaping.
  Principal Gary Horton says a student is sneaking off to the bathroom to vape every day, so to deter students from taking smoke breaks it was decided to temporarily remove
  
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• Growing Number Of Retailers Ask Customers Not to Carry Guns Openly

  11-09-2019 20:46
  (CBS Local) — A growing number of retailers are asking their civilian customers to refrain from openly carrying guns in their stores.
  The new requests come following mass shootings in California, Texas, and Ohio that killed dozens of people this summer, CBS affiliate KCCI reported.Growing number of retailers request customers no longer openly carry guns in stores https://t.co/wy1oMUYaNX pic.twitter.com/p0GIhdipPK
  — KCCI News (@KCCINews) September 10, 2019Walmart, Kroger, Walgreens, C
  
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• Police Believe ‘Foul Play’ Involved In Charla Melvin’s Disappearance

  11-09-2019 20:40
  WINDSOR MILL, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police believe there could be “foul play” involved in the disappearance of 50-year-old Charla Melvin.
  Detectives were canvassing her Windsor Mill neighborhood Wednesday for information about the missing woman.
  Charla Melvin
  Melvin was last seen Saturday, Sept. 7 in the 3700 block of Twin Lakes Court in Windsor Mills at 9:50 a.m. She’s 5-foot-2 and 120 pounds, police said. She has a tattoo of a rose on her body.
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• Davidsonville Man Sentenced 60 Years In Prison For Child Sex Abuse

  11-09-2019 20:07
  ANNAPOLIS, MD. (WJZ) — A Davidsonville man will spend the maximum penalty of 60 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a minor and the second-degree rape of a three-year-old child.
  Joseph Earl Carter, 33, was already registered as a lifetime sex offender from a previous sexual offense committed against another child.
  “Mr. Carter violated the most innocent member of our community and received the sentence he deserved for his heinous crime,” said Anne Arundel County State’
  
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• Baltimore acknowledges for first time that data was destroyed in ransomware attack - Baltimore Sun

  11-09-2019 19:49 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore acknowledges for first time that data was destroyed in ransomware attack  Baltimore SunBaltimore's auditor said Wednesday that IT department performance data was lost when hackers locked city files in May — the first disclosure of data being ...
  
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• BSO Musicians Say They’re Not Performing At Meyerhoff Saturday, Reject Both Contract Offers

  11-09-2019 19:37
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra won’t play Saturday at the Meyerhoff for what would have been their season-opening concert after rejecting both contract offers.
  Meyerhoff said it has not been canceled, but musicians said they won’t play as of now.
  The BSO will, however, play a 4 p.m. concert that day that was organized by the musicians at a local church.
  BSO Musicians, Management Remain At Standstill As Season Set To Begin Saturday
  The Meyerhoff concert was s
  
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• Suspicious Package In Catonsville Shuts Down Traffic For Two Hours, But Was Actually A Poster

  11-09-2019 19:22
  CATONSVILLE, MD. (WJZ) — Roads in Catonsville were shut down for about two hours Wednesday morning after Baltimore County police got a call about a suspicious package that was pipe-shaped, officials confirmed.
  Police were dispatched shortly before 8 a.m., police said.
  An “unfamiliar package” had been “awkwardly placed,” outside a mailbox outside of a building in the unit block of Newburg Avenue that has a few businesses inside.
  Police cleared the scene a little befo
  
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• 53-Year-Old Moped Driver Killed In Frederick Collision Tuesday Night

  11-09-2019 19:12
  FREDERICK, MD. (WJZ) — Officers are investigating a fatal collision from Tuesday night in Frederick.
  At around 5:40 p.m., officers and fire rescue personnel responded to the area of Dogwood Drive and Stratford Way for a report of a collision between a passenger car and a moped.
  The driver of the moped, Vernon Jackson Jr., 53, of Frederick, was taken to an area hospital where he died from his injuries.
  The driver of the car, a 78-year-old man, was not injured, police said.
  The collision is
  
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• Police Charge Severn Teen As Adult After Firing Gun Into Basketball Court, Caught With Marijuana, Other Drug Charges

  11-09-2019 18:45
  PASADENA, MD. (WJZ) — A 17-year-old has been charged as an adult after firing a handgun into the ground of a basketball court and possessing marijuana, as well as other drug and firearm charges.
  Officers responded to the 8100 Tower Bridge Drive in Pasadena at around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday for a report of shots fired in the area.
  The caller reported that 10 minutes earlier he had heard a gunshot.
  Thinking it was fireworks, he went to the basketball court in the park, where several juveniles to
  
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• MTA suspends Light Rail Penn-Camden shuttle in Baltimore due to shortage of operators - Baltimore Sun

  11-09-2019 18:29 via baltimoresun.com
  MTA suspends Light Rail Penn-Camden shuttle in Baltimore due to shortage of operators  Baltimore SunThe Maryland Transit Administration is suspending part of its Light Rail Penn-Camden shuttle train *service* until further notice due to a lack of operators, the ...
  
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• ‘He Is Always With Us’: Cross Seen In Tree Chunk Provides Hope In Storm’s Aftermath

  11-09-2019 18:25
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (CBS Local) — One of the businesses hit hard by severe weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is a sharing a sign of hope discovered in the trail of damage left behind.
  A severe storm that included reported tornadoes left a path of damaged buildings, power lines and trees late Tuesday night through South Dakota’s largest city, CBS affiliate KELO reported.
  There are some reports of injuries, but no word on any fatalities.
  At least 37 structures collapsed in Sioux Falls
  
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• ‘That’s Pretty Dope’ | Lamar Jackson Named AFC Offensive Player Of The Week

  11-09-2019 18:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After an incredible performance in the Baltimore Ravens season-opener last Sunday- Lamar Jackson is the AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
  His reaction?
  “That’s pretty dope,” He said at a press conference Wednesday. “I owe that all to my team,”"That's pretty dope."@Lj_era8on winning AFC Offensive Player of the Week: pic.twitter.com/CzmPYl2xE2
  — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) September 11, 2019“Not bad for a running back,” He had
  
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• Maryland First Responders Honor 9/11 Victims, 18 Years Later

  11-09-2019 18:10
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — First responders from around Maryland are honoring the victims of September 11, 2001 — including fellow first responders — 18 years after the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Flight 93 took the lives of 2,977 people.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Naval Academy Marks 18th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terrorist Attack
  President Donald Trump Remembers 9/11 Victims, Along With Families At The Pentagon
  9/11 Remembered: A Look Back At The Day That Changed New York Forever
  
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• President Donald Trump Remembers 9/11 Victims, Along With Families At The Pentagon

  11-09-2019 18:05
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP/WJZ) — Americans commemorated 9/11 with solemn ceremonies and vows Wednesday to “never forget” 18 years after the deadliest terror attacks on American soil.
  President Donald Trump has joined the military in observing a moment of silence at the Pentagon for the 18th anniversary of 9/11.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Maryland First Responders Honor 9/11 Victims, 18 Years Later
  Naval Academy Marks 18th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terrorist Attack
  9/11 Remembered: A Look Back At Th
  
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• Police Identify Suspect In Royal Farms Diesel Fuel Theft In Baltimore County - CBS Baltimore

  11-09-2019 18:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  Police Identify Suspect In Royal Farms Diesel Fuel Theft In Baltimore County  CBS BaltimoreWHITE MARSH, MD. (WJZ) — The man arrested during an investigation into a van filled with diesel fuel at Royal Farms on Pulaski Highway has been identified ...
  
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• Police Identify Suspect In Royal Farms Diesel Fuel Theft In Baltimore County

  11-09-2019 18:00
  WHITE MARSH, MD. (WJZ) — The man arrested during an investigation into a van filled with diesel fuel at Royal Farms on Pulaski Highway has been identified as Tyrone Gerard Uyaha Strickland.
  Credit: Baltimore County Police
  Strickland, 30, of the 400 block of Patuxent Court in La Plata, Md, was arrested after the officer stopped the van as it attempted to leave the Royal Farms store and the driver wasn’t able to give a driver’s license or registration card for the vehicle.
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• 4 Baltimore Restaurants Nominated For Bon Appétits Hot 10 List - Baltimore, MD Patch

  11-09-2019 17:34 via patch.com
  4 Baltimore Restaurants Nominated For Bon Appétits Hot 10 List  Baltimore, MD Patch4 Baltimore Restaurants Up For Magazine's Hot 10 - Baltimore, MD - These eateries in Baltimore earned recognition from Bon Appétit magazine.
  
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• Baltimore County police charge man caught buying large amount of diesel fuel with felony credit card misuse - Baltimore Sun

  11-09-2019 17:33 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore County police charge man caught buying large amount of diesel fuel with felony credit card misuse  Baltimore SunBaltimore County Police Wednesday identified the man accused of fraudulently misusing credit cards to fill “two large tanks” with diesel fuel — hours after ...
  
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• ‘You See How Women Have Progressed’: Katie Finneran On Lucy Liu, CBS All Access’ ‘Why Women Kill’, Tom Hanks

  11-09-2019 17:31
  (CBS Local)– If you need a new show to binge, CBS All Access is the place to go.
  Lucy Liu, Reid Scott, and Katie Finneran star in a new series called “Why Women Kill,” a dark comedy that follows couples in three different time periods. Each couple deals with infidelity in their relationship and each situation plays out differently based on the circumstances of the 1960s, 1980s, and present day.
  Finneran spends a ton of time on screen with Liu and she has been impressed wit
  
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• BWI Airport Held A Moment Of Silence For 9/11 This Morning

  11-09-2019 17:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — To mark the 18th anniversary of September 11, 2001, Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport held a moment of silence.
  The moment was held throughout the airport terminal and at the security checkpoints Wednesday morning.
  RELATED COVERAGE:Maryland First Responders Honor 9/11 Victims, 18 Years Later
  President Donald Trump Remembers 9/11 Victims, Along With Families At The Pentagon
  Naval Academy Marks 18th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terrorist Attack
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• Baltimore police still searching for driver of van full of diesel fuel that prompted downtown evacuation - Baltimore Sun

  11-09-2019 17:18 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore police still searching for driver of van full of diesel fuel that prompted downtown evacuation  Baltimore SunBaltimore police said Wednesday that officers are continuing to search for the driver of a van laden with diesel fuel that was left at a downtown parking garage ...
  
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• With An Orioles Game, President Trump’s Visit On Thursday, Brace Yourselves For Heavy Downtown Traffic

  11-09-2019 17:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With a visit from President Donald Trump, an Orioles game- not to mention rush hour traffic- downtown Baltimore will be congested Thursday afternoon. Drivers should be prepared to sit in traffic- or go another route.
  Heavy traffic is expected between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., Baltimore City DOT said.
  Thursday Traffic: An Orioles Game, President Trump’s Visit & More- Here’s How To Handle Rush Hour
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• Busboys & Poets To Open In Columbia By 2020

  11-09-2019 16:38
  COLUMBIA, MD. (WJZ) — If you live in the Baltimore area and have never experienced the bookstore and restaurant that DC folks love, you’ll be able to soon.
  Howard County is welcoming the first Busboys & Poets in the Baltimore region to the Merriweather District in downtown Columbia.
  The new 10,700 square foot, two-story location will bring the Washington, DC-based restaurant, bookstore and event space into the neighborhood.
  The chain currently has seven locations across the
  
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• New iPhone’s ‘Trypophobic’ Design Disturbs People With A Fear Of Holes

  11-09-2019 16:26
  (CNN) — Apple unveiled its new iPhone models on Tuesday — but while some tech fans applauded the new phones’ design and specifications and others weighed in on their pricing, another feature has caught the eye of trypophobia sufferers everywhere.
  The Pro and Pro Max phones feature three camera lenses. And while the design is likely to appeal to photography fans, some social media users say it is triggering their trypophobia — an intense, irrational fear of small holes and
  
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• Erectile Dysfunction May Predict Strokes, Heart Attacks

  11-09-2019 16:20
  (CNN) — Men suffering from erectile dysfunction may be facing an even bigger problem than frustration in the bedroom. ED may well predict your risk for a future stroke or heart attack.
  That’s the takeaway from a meta-analysis of studies on more than 150,000 men published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Compared to men without symptoms of impotence, the analysis found men with ED have a 59% higher risk of coronary heart disease or atherosclerosis, a 37% higher risk of stroke and a
  
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• Dan Fouts: ‘Lamar Jackson’s Week 1 Performance Showed He’s Comfortable In The Pocket’

  11-09-2019 16:16
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) —  The Baltimore Ravens rolled the Miami Dolphins in Week 1, 59-10, racking up over 600 yards of offense in the process and generally doing whatever they wanted throughout the game.
  Perhaps the most impressive part of the performance was the play from second-year quarterback Lamar Jackson, who missed just three passes all day, going 17-of-20 for 324 yards and five passing touchdowns. Jackson’s play and need for improvement was the talk of the offseason, and Week
  
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• Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s Baltimore appearance canceled - Baltimore Sun

  11-09-2019 15:08 via baltimoresun.com
  Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s Baltimore appearance canceled  Baltimore SunA Tucker Carlson Live event scheduled for next month at The Modell Lyric in Baltimore has been canceled, according to Ticketmaster. The Fox News Channel ...
  
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• High Schoolers Who Don’t Date Are Less Depressed Than Their Counterparts Who Do, Study Says

  11-09-2019 14:30
  (CNN) — Dating is a normal part of adolescence — and a formative one at that. Decades of research have suggested a link between romantic relationships and identity development as teenagers mature into young adults.
  But a recent study published in the Journal of School Health reveals that adolescents who choose not to date fare as well as, or better than, their coupled counterparts in social and leadership skills.
  They’re also less depressed.
  “We know that romant
  
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• Weather Blog: Thunderstorms Are Coming

  11-09-2019 14:09
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — This day started out with a relatively calmish forecast for us today. There was, at 4:30 A.M., only a mention of a thunderstorm later on. The forecast high was 94°. By 5:54 A.M. the computer changed the outlook to include thunderstorms and dropped the temp to 93°. Also note the Storm Prediction Center has us in a “marginal risk” for gusty conditions later too. To me none of this was unexpected. It is going to be hot and humid today with temps 15° a
  
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• Police: Boy Who Fell 11 Stories Had Pushed On Window Screen

  11-09-2019 13:25
  TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) — Police say a 2-year-old boy critically injured in an 11-story fall from a Maryland apartment building had climbed onto a night stand near an open window and pushed on the screen.
  Citing a Takoma Park police statement, news outlets report the Monday fall has been deemed an accident. Police say the boy’s father was home at the time. The toddler fell just after awaking from a nap.Authorities said the child’s fall was cushioned by mulch and ivy that was just
  
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• Across the board, Baltimore area police departments are much whiter than the people they serve - Baltimore Sun

  11-09-2019 12:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Across the board, Baltimore area police departments are much whiter than the people they serve  Baltimore SunAs Baltimore County faces a federal lawsuit over a test for police applicants because more African Americans fail, it's not the only jurisdiction to struggle with ...
  
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• Hurricane Strands Nearly 300-Pound Turtle On Delaware Beach

  11-09-2019 12:20
  LEWES, Del. (AP) — Hurricane Dorian swept through New England over the weekend, forcing a higher than average number of animals ashore and stranding about six loggerhead sea turtles along a Delaware beach.
  The Daily Times of Salisbury reports only one of the turtles stranded at Lewes Beach was found alive. The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute says the female loggerhead estimated to weigh nearly 300 pounds (136 kilograms) has been taken to the National Aquarium in Bal
  
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• A ‘squeegee tax’ for Baltimore’s privileged - Baltimore Sun

  11-09-2019 12:02 via baltimoresun.com
  A ‘squeegee tax’ for Baltimore’s privileged  Baltimore SunWhen I decide to drive downtown, I will make sure to be prepared with a dollar or two to offer the young people who may clean my windshield. Call it a ...
  
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