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• Harford County Adds 3 School Resource Officers To Elementary Schools

  06-11-2019 23:53
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — More security will soon come to elementary schools in Harford County thanks to a grant providing funding for additional school resource officers in locations that did not have them.
  Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said it’s troubling but responsible to now have school resource officers in high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools.
  “We’re there to help and we’re there because people felt like we needed to be there,” Ga
  
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• Police In Baltimore Searching For Missing 28-Year-Old Man - CBS Baltimore

  06-11-2019 23:41 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Police In Baltimore Searching For Missing 28-Year-Old Man

  06-11-2019 23:41
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Detectives in Baltimore asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 28-year-old man.
  Deon Thomas was last seen on Sept. 7, 2019, in south Baltimore.Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call police immediately.
  
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• 10-story stockpiles of salt in Baltimore are headed for your roads - WUSA9.com

  06-11-2019 23:37 via wusa9.com
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• Mayor Jack Young Appoints Baltimore Children’s Cabinet To Support City Youth, Address Squeegee Kid Issues

  06-11-2019 23:30
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced Wednesday a new cabinet charged with helping lead the city’s investment and commitment to the city’s children and youth.
  The Baltimore Children’s Cabinet will be made up of two-dozen people in city and state agencies with youth-serving programs and a few outside partners, the city. It will be chaired by Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success Executive Director Tisha Edwards and will meet bi
  
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• Rookie Finley Gets To Show What He’s Got Vs Blitzing Ravens

  06-11-2019 23:22
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Ryan Finley spent Sunday night watching Tom Brady get chased around by the Ravens’ defense, the same one he’ll face in his NFL debut with the Cincinnati Bengals.
  Finley’s reaction?
  “I’m more worried about what we’re doing,” Finley said.
  Smart rookie. The NFL’s only winless team has enough issues of its own as it begins looking ahead to next year.
  The Bengals (0-8) made a surprising move before their bye, bench
  
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• Paul’s Place Breaks Ground On $12 Million Facility to House Culinary Training Program

  06-11-2019 23:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A building to house a culinary training program will soon rise in an economically troubled portion of Baltimore.
  Paul’s Place, a non-profit organization that started out helping the homeless, is expanding into training people for life-long careers.
  Wednesday, the group broke ground on a new building on Washington Boulevard and Cross Street in Baltimore’s Pigtown neighborhood.Their mission: feeding and helping the homeless.
  Its kitchen is run by Chef Rahee
  
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• New Rental Requirements For Short-Term Homeowners In Baltimore City

  06-11-2019 23:11
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Department Of Housing & Community Development will enforce a new license-registration process for short-term residential rentals In Baltimore City.
  All short-term rental properties must be licensed as a result of legislation passed by the Baltimore City Council that goes into effect December 31.
  Homeowners who live in the residence for at least 180 days annually may be issued a license if the property is free of code violations, according to the release.
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• 11,000 Scientists Warn Of ‘Untold Suffering’ Caused By ‘Climate Emergency’

  06-11-2019 23:00
  (CBS Local) — More than 11,000 researchers from around the world issued a grim warning on Tuesday that the Earth is facing a “climate emergency” that could lead to “untold suffering” if we continue our current climate change trajectory.
  “World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency,” published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal BioScience, also said the climate crisis is accelerating faster than previously expected and is more severe than
  
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• Carroll County Health Department Issues Alert After Overdose Spike

  06-11-2019 22:42
  CARROLL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Health Department has issued an alert warning of a recent spike of overdoses in the county.
  While no specific numbers have been released, health officials have previously said a minimum of four overdoses is generally the threshold for issuing an alert. On its website, the department said there have been multiple suspected overdoses and deaths in the county in the past 24 hours.
  The warning said opioids being sold on the street may be laced wit
  
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• Greenbelt Elects Colin Byrd, 27, City’s Youngest Mayor

  06-11-2019 22:31
  GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) — He’s just 27 years old, and now he’s the youngest mayor ever elected in Greenbelt.
  Colin Byrd, a Democrat and lifelong Greenbelter, was elected Tuesday, receiving a total of 1,769 votes.
  Courtesy: City of Greenbelt
  Byrd defeated incumbent three-term mayor Emmett V. Jordan by just 95 votes.
  “Many thanks to the people of Greenbelt. Many, many thanks to all of my supporters,” he wrote on social media Wednesday. “And congratulations to each
  
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• Baltimore Working On $5M Overhaul Of Parking Meter System - CBS Baltimore

  06-11-2019 22:20 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Baltimore Working On $5M Overhaul Of Parking Meter System

  06-11-2019 22:20
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore is spending $5 million to overhaul its system of parking meters.
  The new parking meters will require drivers to enter their license plate numbers during transactions at metered spaces. Drivers will no longer have to print out receipts to put on their dashboards.
  The city is also working on a system that would allow people to pay for parking using their smartphone.
  Hourly parking rates will remain the same, and the new machines will continue to accept coins and c
  
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• Keegan-Michael Key, Venus Williams And Rob Gronkowski Coming To CBS With New Series ‘GAME ON!’

  06-11-2019 22:13
  (CBS)- CBS has ordered GAME ON!, a sports comedy entertainment series based on A League of Their Own, the award-winning U.K. series currently in its 14th season. The U.S. version will be hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor, writer and producer Keegan-Michael Key, and will also feature tennis champion and entrepreneur Venus Williams plus former Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski as team captains. Comedian Bobby Lee and Emmy Award-winning writer Ian Karmel will serve as comedian panelists.
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• Maryland Leaders Announce $2.2 Billion School Construction Bill

  06-11-2019 22:00
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — State lawmakers reinforced their stance on increased education funding Wednesday, announcing a $2.2 billion school construction plan.
  They also committed to funding recommendations for improvements in classroom education.
  “I’ve been in the General Assembly since 1970,” Senate President Mike Miller said. “Never in the past 50 years have we had such a commitment to education as we’re going to have this year.”
  There will be a $2.2 bi
  
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• Strasburg, Soto Share Postseason MVP From New York Writers

  06-11-2019 21:57
  NEW YORK (AP) — Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg and Nationals outfielder Juan Soto have been selected as joint winners of the Babe Ruth award as postseason MVP in voting by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
  They will be honored at the chapter’s 97th annual dinner on Jan. 25 in Manhattan.
  Mets rookie Pete Alonso was named recipient of the Joe DiMaggio Toast of the Town award and the Ben Epstein/Dan Castellano Good Guy award on Wednesday.
  
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• Oft-Injured Ravens CB Jimmy Smith Hopes To Be Back For Good

  06-11-2019 21:46
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith has worked his way back from so many injuries that he’s become the resident expert on the subject in the Baltimore locker room.
  It’s a title Smith could do without.
  Only twice in his nine-year NFL career has Smith played all 16 games. He’s had to rebound from a torn Achilles tendon, a sports hernia, at least three concussions and a strained lower back.
  “Those injuries, they weigh on you a little bit,” Smit
  
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• Fewer people visited Maryland last year — but they spent more - Baltimore Business Journal

  06-11-2019 21:16 via bizjournals.com
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• Baltimore Police Det. Sean Suiter's death was a suicide, Maryland State Police find - Baltimore Sun

  06-11-2019 21:15 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore Police Det. Sean Suiter's death was a suicide, Maryland State Police find  Baltimore Sun
  
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• State Police Conclude Sean Suiter Died By Suicide, Baltimore Police Close Investigation

  06-11-2019 21:06
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland State Police report has concluded Detective Sean Suiter died by suicide, after almost two years of controversy and questions.
  Baltimore Police has closed their investigation as a result, saying the report had nothing to suggest Suiter’s death was anything other than a suicide.
  “I have received the Maryland State Police report regarding their review of the investigation into Det. Sean Suiter’s death.  There is nothing in the report to
  
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• Southwest Jet Leaving BWI Makes Emergency Landing In Va. After Report Of Small Fire

  06-11-2019 20:46
  DALLAS (AP) — A Southwest Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Norfolk, Virginia, on Wednesday after a report of a small fire in the galley of the plane.
  The plane was able to taxi to the gate, and there were no injuries, said Steven Sterling, deputy executive director of Norfolk International Airport.
  Sterling says crew members on the plane bound from Baltimore to the Dominican Republic told air traffic controllers about the fire. He says firefighters found the burned coffee pot and
  
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• Aberdeen Police Search For Missing 13-Year-Old Boy

  06-11-2019 20:36
  ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ) — Aberdeen police are searching for a 13-year-old missing boy.
  Kamron John’Lamar Faison is 6’1″, 185 lbs, and was last seen wearing a burgundy color shirt and pants, a gray sweatshirt, and light/white colored shoes.Credit: Aberdeen Police
  Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Alexander with Aberdeen Police at 410-272-2121.
   
  
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• Maryland Named 7th Best U.S. State To Live In By 24/7 Wall St.

  06-11-2019 20:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Financial news site 24/7 Wall St. has named Maryland the seventh-best U.S. state in which to live.
  The site lists Maryland’s overall low poverty rate and status as the state with the highest median household income as factors in its ranking.
  Also playing a role in the state’s high ranking is its rate of educational attainment.
  Topping the list is Massachusetts, followed by Colorado, New Jersey, Hawaii and Connecticut.
  Mississippi was named the worst state to l
  
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• After A Year Of Investigation Around ‘Healthy Holly’ Scandal, UMMS Names New President, CEO

  06-11-2019 20:15
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The University of Maryland Medical System’s Board of Directors announced Wednesday they have appointed Mohan Suntha, MD, MBA, as President and CEO effect December 1.
  Dr. Suntha worked as the President and CEO of the University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore since May 2016, and was the President and CEO for UM St. Joseph Medical Center.
  “It has been my privilege to lead the University of Maryland Medical Center and work alongside the talented
  
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• Two Fatally Shot Within 30 Minutes In Baltimore Tuesday - CBS Baltimore

  06-11-2019 20:14 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Two Fatally Shot Within 30 Minutes In Baltimore Tuesday

  06-11-2019 20:14
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two people were fatally shot in separate shootings within 30 minutes of each other in Baltimore Tuesday night, police said.
  Police were called to a home in the 4800 block of Clifton Avenue around 9:40 p.m. When they arrived, they found a 31-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to his body.
  The victim was taken to an area hospital where he later died.
  The second shooting happened just after 10 p.m. in the 1600 block of Ashburton Street. When police arrived at the scen
  
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• Baltimore mayor creates ‘Children’s Cabinet’ to help guide administration - Baltimore Sun

  06-11-2019 20:11 via baltimoresun.com
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• Study: Some Grads Would Spend A Week In Jail To Erase Student Loan Debt

  06-11-2019 20:07
  (CBS Local) — Four in five graduates with student loans think of their debt as a life sentence, according to new research, so it’s not hard to imagine how far people would go to to get rid of their debt, including going to jail.
  A study of 1,000 undergraduate and 1,000 postgraduate degree holders revealed 89 percent of graduates say their student loan debt has become a financial burden, CBS affiliate WREG reported.
  As many as 44.7 million Americans have student loan debt, according t
  
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• $5.6M Sat Unused By Baltimore Department Of Public Works Since 2007, Audit Finds

  06-11-2019 20:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — $5.6 million sat on the books unused and unnoticed by Baltimore Department of Public Works for over a decade, a city audit discovered.
  The audit released was Wednesday at a city Board of Estimates meeting. DPW oversees waste removal and recycling, and water distribution.
  DPW Biennial Financial Audit Report 2017 and 2018 by WJZ on Scribd
  “The agency did not have a process to review the general ledger to validate the account activities and account balances,” the
  
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• Armed Man Robs Anne Arundel County 7-Eleven, Police Say

  06-11-2019 19:52
  ARNOLD, Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in Arnold that happened Monday night.
  Police said they were called to the store in the 900 block of Ritchie Highway for a report of an armed robbery around 10:15 p.m. Monday.
  An armed man reportedly entered the store and assaulted a clerk before leaving with an undisclosed amount of money.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-222-4720 or the TipLine at 410-222-4700.
  
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• Racist, Sexually-Charged Graffiti Found At Salisbury University

  06-11-2019 19:39
  SALISBURY, Md. (WJZ) — Salisbury University is increasing security following multiple incidences of racist and sexually-charged vandalism on campus.
  University officials said the most recent vandalism was found at Fulton Hall, which houses a number of administrative offices, classrooms and Delmarva Public Radio.
  An Instagram post from the university’s NAACP chapter shows a number of messages written on the walls in a stairwell, one of which reads “Sandy Hook Comes to SU”
  
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• Walmart offers fee-based online grocery delivery in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

  06-11-2019 19:20 via baltimoresun.com
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• Baltimore’s public works department sat on $5.6 million for more than a decade, audit finds - Baltimore Sun

  06-11-2019 19:14 via baltimoresun.com
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• Pedestrian Killed In Wednesday Morning Crash In Rockville

  06-11-2019 19:07
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A female pedestrian hit by a vehicle in Rockville Wednesday morning has died from her injuries, Montgomery County police said.
  The crash happened around 7:20 a.m. in the 2600 block of McAuliffe Drive in Rockville. Police said the driver that hit the woman stayed at the scene.
  The pedestrian was taken to an area hospital where she later died.Collision Reconstruction Unit on scene in 2600 blk of McAullife Dr in Twinbrook for serious collision involving adult female ped
  
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• VIDEO: Body Cam Footage Of Former Raven RB Alex Collins Arrest Shows Marijuana, Gun In Crashed Corvette

  06-11-2019 18:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Ravens running back Alex Collins was found with large amounts of marijuana and a handgun on the floor of his crashed car last March, and police video obtained by WJZ through TMZ Sports shows Baltimore County police officers making the find and arresting Collins and another man for it.
  Collins swerved off-road at around 4:30 a.m. near the Baltimore Ravens practice facility in Owings Mills when he was a player on the team last March.
  The video shows Baltimore Co
  
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• Arrest Video Of Former Raven RB Alex Collins Shows Marijuana, Gun In Crashed Corvette

  06-11-2019 18:21
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Ravens running back Alex Collins was found with large amounts of marijuana and a handgun on the floor of his crashed car last March, and police video obtained by WJZ through TMZ Sports shows Baltimore County police officers making the find and arresting Collins and another man for it.
  Collins swerved off-road at around 4:30 a.m. near the Baltimore Ravens practice facility in Owings Mills when he was a player on the team last March.
  The video shows a cop pullin
  
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• Paul's Place starts work on restaurant, culinary training center in Pigtown - Baltimore Business Journal

  06-11-2019 18:18 via bizjournals.com
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• Police Investigating Armed Robbery Of A Restaurant In Capitol Heights

  06-11-2019 18:11
  CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (WJZ) — Prince George’s County police are investigating after an armed man allegedly stole cash from a fast food restaurant Sunday afternoon in Capitol Heights.
  The man was reported pointing a gun at an employee at the business in the 6000 block of Central Avenue, demanding money on November 3 at 3:30 p.m.
  (Photo Credit: Prince George’s County Police Department)
  Anyone with information is asked to call 301-772-4905 or 1-866-411-TIPS.Written By WJZ Apprentic
  
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• Feds Warn Of Heroin-Laced Vape Solution After Two High Schoolers Hospitalized

  06-11-2019 18:01
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (CBS Local) — Federal officials are warning middle and high school students about heroin-lacked vape pens after two West Virginia students were hospitalized.
  Two separate incidents were reported Oct. 31 involving two Morgantown High School students who overdosed as a result of heroin-laced vape pens labeled “TKO.”
  Additional overdoses were reported from University High School in Morgantown from the same type of vaping pen.
  U.S. Attorney Bill Powell sent out a
  
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• For a better sense of Baltimore, get out of the Inner Harbor and head to Fells Point - The Washington Post

  06-11-2019 18:00 via washingtonpost.com
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• Mayor Jack Young Appoints Baltimore Children’s Cabinet To Support City Youth

  06-11-2019 17:46
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced Wednesday a new cabinet charged with helping lead the city’s investment and commitment to the city’s children and youth.
  The Baltimore Children’s Cabinet will be made up of two-dozen people in city and state agencies with youth-serving programs and a few outside partners, the City said Wednesday.
  It will be chaired by Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success Executive Director Tisha Edwards,
  
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• Missing Frederick 17-Year-Old Teen Last Seen Monday

  06-11-2019 17:10
  FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — Frederick police are searching for a missing teen who was last seen Monday.
  Makenna Stambaugh, 17, was seen at around 9 p.m. Monday night in the area of the 1400 block of Heather Ridge Drive, where she was dropped off by a friend.
  Credit: Frederick Police
  She was wearing pajamas in an unknown color, police say, and is 5’6″.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Tyler Deatrich at 240-549-4541, or the Frederick Police at 301-600-2102.
  
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• Gov. Hogan Signs ‘End Gerrymandering Pledge’, Vows To Reintroduce Redistricting Reform Act In 2020

  06-11-2019 16:52
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Governor Larry Hogan has signed Common Cause’s “End Gerrymandering Pledge,” in a reaffirmation of his support for redistricting in Maryland.
  Common Cause, a nonpartisan organization based in Washington, D.C., created the pledge because the group believes that “redistricting should be fair, transparent, non-discriminatory and politically impartial,”
  Other notable public figures who have taken the pledge include former California Governor Arnol
  
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• Maryland Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling $1M From Employers - CBS Baltimore

  06-11-2019 16:31 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
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• Maryland Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling $1M From Employers

  06-11-2019 16:31
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A woman who worked as a bookkeeper has been charged in Maryland with fraudulently obtaining approximately $1 million from her employers.
  Lisa Fore was charged Monday in federal court with four counts of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
  The charges are in a criminal information, which typically signals a plea deal has been reached.
  A court filing says Fore repeatedly forged signatures on checks drawn from company bank accounts for her personal use.
  The
  
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• Ryanair Is The Latest Airline To Find Cracks In Boeing 737s

  06-11-2019 16:17
  (CNN) — Ryanair is the latest major Boeing customer to find cracks in some of its 737s.
  The Irish airline said in a statement Wednesday that inspections ordered by US regulators had turned up problems with a small number of its oldest 737s, which are now being repaired by Boeing.
  The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered inspections of Boeing 737 NG, or Next Generation, aircraft in September after the company said structural cracks had been found on heavily used planes.
  The cracks wer
  
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• Smokers May Be At Greater Risk Of Depression, Schizophrenia, Study Finds

  06-11-2019 15:56
  (CNN) — People who smoke tobacco may be at a higher risk of developing depression and schizophrenia, according to a new study.
  A team of researchers led by scientists from the University of Bristol in the UK has added weight to growing evidence that smoking can have a negative effect on mental health.
  Rather than simply looking at whether the smokers had a genetic predisposition to depression or schizophrenia, the researchers used genetic data to examine cause-and-effect relationships with
  
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• Truck Carrying Mangoes Overturns On Beltway In Maryland, Makes Traffic Mess

  06-11-2019 15:43
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP/WJZ) — Mangoes spilling from an overturned tractor-trailer caused a not-so-sweet morning commute on the Beltway in Maryland.
  The truck overturned early Wednesday on Interstate 495 in Bethesda. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer says one person suffered minor injuries.(~3a) OL I495 just past I-270 Split (near Rockville Pike), collision w/ overturned TT, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating 1 adult w/NLT injuries, no reported hazmats.@mcfrs PE720, M750B,
  
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• Lamar Jackson Named AFC Offensive Player Of The Week, 2nd Time This Season

  06-11-2019 15:02
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After he led the Baltimore Ravens in the takedown of the previously undefeated New England Patriots, Lamar Jackson is the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.
  The Ravens congratulated Jackson on Facebook, calling him “Lamarvelous,”Jackson helped Baltimore defeat the Patriots 37-20, with three touchdowns total in one game.
  He previously held the player of the week title in Week 1, after a win against the Miami Dolphins.
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• Woman Who Gave The Finger To President Trump’s Car Wins Local Virginia Election

  06-11-2019 14:58
  LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — The woman who lost her job after displaying her middle finger at President Donald Trump’s motorcade has won a seat on a county board of supervisors in Virginia.
  With 99 percent of the vote reported by the Loudoun County Office of Elections Tuesday night, unofficial returns showed Democrat Juli Briskman ahead of Republican incumbent Suzanne Volpe with 52% of the vote.
  Among her goals, Briskman said she would increase transparency in local government.
  Briskman was
  
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