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• Immigration Advocates Hold Rally In Baltimore As Part Of March From New York To DC - CBS Baltimore

  08-11-2019 23:55 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Immigration Advocates Hold Rally In Baltimore As Part Of March From New York To DC

  08-11-2019 23:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The future of over more than a million undocumented DREAMers will soon rest with the Supreme Court, and a group of immigration advocates is walking from New York City to Washington to make their voices heard.
  The group, including hundreds of DACA recipients, stopped at Baltimore City Hall Friday afternoon on their way to the nation’s capital. The group started its march at the Statue of Liberty.
  Among the attendees was Maria Perales Sanchez, who works on legal
  
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• Home Destroyed In Fatal Sykesville Fire Had No Working Smoke Detectors, Officials Say

  08-11-2019 23:34
  
  SYKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A Sykesville home that went up in flames Thursday leaving two people dead did not have working smoke detectors, fire officials said Friday.
  The two-alarm fire broke out in the historic two-story home in the 900 block of Raincliffe Road around 9 p.m. Thursday. Crews from three counties worked to put out the flames.
  Firefighters found two bodies, a man and a woman, inside the home.
  Investigators said multiple portable heaters were in use in the home at the time of the
  
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• SILVER Alert Issued For Missing 87-Year-Old Man

  08-11-2019 23:24
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A SILVER Alert has been issued for a missing 87-year-old Maryland man who suffers from cognitive impairment.
  Chungkuang Cheng, 87, was last seen around 11 a.m. in the area of Montrose Road and Rockville Pike in Rockville, Maryland.
  Chungkuang Cheng. Courtesy: Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons
  He was last seen wearing a beige pullover with a blue stripe across bottom, dark sweatpants, and black and white athletic shoes.
  Officials are asking any
  
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• 100+ Marylanders Have Chosen ‘X’ As Gender Option On IDs In Wake Of New State Law

  08-11-2019 22:59
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More than 100 Marylanders have chosen to list their gender as “X” or unspecified on their drivers’ licenses and ID cards after a new state law allowing them to do so went into effect a little more than a month ago.
  The state’s Motor Vehicle Administration said 88 people have switched to listing their gender as unspecified since the law took effect on October 1, while another 15 new licenses and ID cards were issued with the “X” gender.T
  
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• More Than 130,000 Pounds Of Ground Beef Recalled For Possible Plastic Contamination

  08-11-2019 22:26
  
  (CNN) — About 130,464 pounds of raw ground beef products have been recalled because they may contain plastic, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday.
  The products subject to the recall are 16-oz vacuum sealed packages of “Nature’s Rancher 100% Grass Fed Organic Ground Beef 85% Lean, 15% Fat” and “Nature’s Rancher 100% Grass Fed Organic Ground Beef 93% Lean, 7% Fat,” the USDA said.
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• Baltimore County Police Searching For Critically Missing 22-Year-Old Man - CBS Baltimore

  08-11-2019 22:22 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Baltimore County Police Searching For Critically Missing 22-Year-Old Man

  08-11-2019 22:22
  
  ESSEX, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are asking for the public’s help in locating a critically missing 22-year-old man from Essex.
  Robert Whiting, 22, of Glenwood Road, was last seen Monday, Nov. 4, and suffering an emotional crisis, according to police.Critical #MISSING: Robert Whiting (22) from Glenwood Rd in Essex. LSW blue/black jacket, gray sweats, black boots on Mon 11/4 & suffering emotional crisis, reported today. If seen/have info on whereabouts/contact inf
  
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• Hogan Appoints Charlton Howard To Be State Prosecutor

  08-11-2019 22:14
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed Charlton Howard to be the state prosecutor of Maryland.
  Hogan made the announcement Friday.
  Howard has been an assistant attorney general since 2015. In that position, he has overseen more than 60 lawyers who handle civil and criminal child support litigation.
  He also worked as an assistant state’s attorney in Baltimore. He worked on felony prosecutions in circuit court and gang cases.I have appointed Charlton T. Howard III as Stat
  
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• Baltimore Orioles Planning Oriole Park Future - Ballpark Digest

  08-11-2019 22:00 via ballparkdigest.com
  
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• Edward P. Nordberg Sr., a retired Baltimore County public schools counselor and beloved golf coach, dies - Baltimore Sun

  08-11-2019 21:46 via baltimoresun.com
  Edward P. Nordberg Sr., a retired Baltimore County public schools counselor and beloved golf coach, dies  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Lawmaker: Bills Considered To Resolve HBCU Case - CBS Baltimore

  08-11-2019 21:41 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Maryland Lawmaker: Bills Considered To Resolve HBCU Case

  08-11-2019 21:41
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland lawmaker says legislation is being considered to resolve a long-running lawsuit in federal court over program disparities between four historically black colleges and traditionally white colleges.
  Del. Charles Sydnor, a Baltimore County Democrat, said Friday he is working with other lawmakers on proposals for a settlement of at least $577 million.
  That’s the amount that an attorney representing the HBCUs has recommended.
  Sydnor spoke at a news confere
  
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• Police Continue To Investigate Glen Burnie Home Invasion; 1 Suspect Charged

  08-11-2019 21:30
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — As police continue to investigate a home invasion in Glen Burnie that led to a shooting Friday, a second suspect was charged.
  Anne Arundel County Police took 20-year-old Tyler Perdue of Lansdowne into custody Thursday night. Purdue, who was charged with 13 counts in the incident, was denied bail Friday. He also has a pending burglary charge in Baltimore County and a pending charge for violating probation.
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• Maryland Medical Company Claims To Have Cure For HIV, AIDS

  08-11-2019 21:25
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland medical company has submitted an application to the U.S Food and Drug Administration for a gene therapy it says will eliminate HIV.
  American Gene Technologies in Rockville said based on lab tests, the single-dose gene therapy has a “high potential” to be effective.The company said the therapy, AGT103-T, is a genetically-modified product made from a person’s own cells that focuses on repairing damage to the immune system caused by HIV.
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• Lamar Jackson Listed As ‘Questionable’ In Ravens-Bengals Matchup

  08-11-2019 20:54
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals after missing practice Thursday due to an unspecified illness.
  Jackson participated in practice Friday, the team said, but he and five other players are listed as questionable ahead of the matchup at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.
  Also listed as questionable are wide receivers Marquise Brown and Chris Moore, who had limited participation at Friday&r
  
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• Breakthrough In CDC Vaping Illness Investigation: Vitamin E Acetate Linked To THC May Be To Blame

  08-11-2019 20:36
  
  (CNN) — Vitamin E acetate, an additive sometimes used in THC and other vaping products, may be to blame for a national outbreak of e-cigarette-related lung injuries that’s linked to dozens of deaths, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials.
  Dr. Anne Schuchat, the principal deputy director of the CDC, said she would characterize it as a breakthrough in the agency’s investigation, although more tests are necessary.
  “These new findings are signif
  
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• Two Truck Driver Killed In Prince George’s County Hit-And-Run Identified As David Alvarez

  08-11-2019 20:17
  
  TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (WJZ) — A tow truck driver hit and killed while helping a motorist with a flat tire Wednesday night has been identified as 63-year-old David Reinerio Pineda Alvarez.
  Alvarez was exiting his vehicle and walking up to the vehicle with the flat tire, which was on the shoulder of the road near Branch Avenue and Coventry Way in Temple Hills, when a driver hit the disabled vehicle, Alvarez and possibly the tow truck, police said.
  Police believe the suspect vehicle may be a 1999
  
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• Tow Truck Driver Killed In Prince George’s County Hit-And-Run Identified As David Alvarez

  08-11-2019 20:17
  
  TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (WJZ) — A tow truck driver hit and killed while helping a motorist with a flat tire Wednesday night has been identified as 63-year-old David Reinerio Pineda Alvarez.
  Alvarez was exiting his vehicle and walking up to the vehicle with the flat tire, which was on the shoulder of the road near Branch Avenue and Coventry Way in Temple Hills, when a driver hit the disabled vehicle, Alvarez and possibly the tow truck, police said.
  Police believe the suspect vehicle may be a 1999
  
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• Fix hundreds of vacant houses in Baltimore or run for president in 2020? What should a billionaire do? - Baltimore Sun

  08-11-2019 20:14 via baltimoresun.com
  Fix hundreds of vacant houses in Baltimore or run for president in 2020? What should a billionaire do?  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Contradictions reveal strained relations between Baltimore police, prosecutor - Baltimore Sun

  08-11-2019 20:10 via baltimoresun.com
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• Treasurer For Former Del. Tawanna Gaines’ Campaign Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

  08-11-2019 20:04
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) — The treasurer for former Maryland Delegate Tawanna Gaines’ campaign committee has pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge.
  Anitra Edmond, 43, of New Carrollton, pleaded guilty Friday after being charged last month.
  Justice Department officials said Edmond admitted to taking more than $35,000 of campaign funds for her personal use between November 2012 and June 2018.
  Edmond faces up to 20 years in prison when she’s sentenced in February.
  Gaines, a De
  
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• Maryland Weather | Record-Breaking Cold Expected Friday Night Into Saturday - CBS Baltimore

  08-11-2019 19:50 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Maryland Weather | Record-Breaking Cold Expected Friday Night Into Saturday

  08-11-2019 19:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Record-breaking cold weather is expected Friday night into Saturday morning for parts of Maryland.
  A cold front came in overnight Thursday dropping temps Friday morning into the mid-40s.
  Happy #PurpleFriday! Temps will stop in the mid 40s this afternoon with mid 20s on deck tonight into Saturday morning. #Yikes #WJZ #MDWX #Baltimore pic.twitter.com/sT8EFknt4D
  — Meg McNamara (@MegWJZ) November 8, 2019Some snow flurries were reported across parts of Maryland Friday. h
  
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• AEW Full Gear: Cody Challenging Chris Jericho For Championship

  08-11-2019 19:31
  
  (CBS Baltimore/CBS Local) — All Elite Wrestling has only been on television for a little over a month, but the young promotion is already in full gear with its next big pay-per-view coming on Saturday in Baltimore.
  Since its debut in early October, AEW’s Wednesday Night Dynamite has power-slammed WWE NXT in a head-to-head ratings battle thanks to a loyal fan base and edgier presentation that lapsed fans are finding refreshing. And, indeed, the product has hit the reset button on a fo
  
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• Skidding Maryland Tries To Slow Down No. 3 Ohio State

  08-11-2019 19:01
  
  Maryland (3-6, 1-5 Big Ten) will face off at No. 3 Ohio State (8-0, 6-0) on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET (FOX).
  Line: Michigan by 42.
  Series record: Ohio State leads 5-0.
  WHAT’S AT STAKE?
  The big news hit Friday morning that Ohio State star defensive end Chase Young is out for this game while the school investigates a possible NCAA rules violation related to a loan the player says he took from a family friend. Young’s absence isn’t expected to make much difference in a meeting of Big
  
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• Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Hampden - CBS Baltimore

  08-11-2019 18:27 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Hampden

  08-11-2019 18:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze at a building in north Baltimore Friday morning.
  The fire broke out around 9 a.m. in a two-story building at 41st Street and Roland Avenue in the city’s Hampden neighborhood.
  The building housed a Chinese restaurant and other businesses.
  Officials said the firefighters were able to knock down the flames quickly.
  No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  
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• Human Remains Found In Glen Burnie In September Identified As Stacey Deavers

  08-11-2019 18:15
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — Police have identified the human remains found in Glen Burnie in late September as belonging to a missing homeless woman.
  Stacey Deavers, 40, had been reported missing October 2 after her mother told police she hadn’t been seen since August 30. They reportedly last saw her in the 1300 block of Oakwood Road where she appeared to be frail and sick, police said.
  A maintenance worker first found human remains in a wooded area along Elvation Road near Silent Breez
  
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• 16-Year-Old Dareese Shelmon Has Been Missing Since Nov. 2

  08-11-2019 17:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are hoping the public can help them find a missing teen from Baltimore.
  Dareese Shelmon, 16, has been missing from Baltimore since Nov. 2.
  Dareese Shelmon
  The teen is 5-foot-6 and weighs 122 pounds. Dareese has black hair and black eyes.
  He also has a tattoo on his left shoulder of a heart with starts and “Mom” in the middle. He also has another tattoo on his right forearm with “PopPop.”
  If any
  
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• Teen Missing From Baltimore May Need Medical Attention: Officials - Baltimore, MD Patch

  08-11-2019 17:43 via patch.com
  
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• Ravens LB L.J. Fort Signs 2-Year, $5.5 Million Contract Extension

  08-11-2019 17:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens want linebacker L.J. Fort to stay on two more years.
  The team announced a contract extension with Fort on Friday morning.We have signed LB L.J. Fort to a 2-year contract extension through 2021. pic.twitter.com/r6bqidFK63
  — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) November 8, 2019Fort has been playing very well since he signed on with the team a few weeks ago. He was recently released by the Philadelphia Eagles.
  Ian Rapoport said Fort will get $5.5 million in
  
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• ‘Small Number Of Tasks To Complete’ In BPD Detective Sean Suiter’s Death Investigation, Police Say

  08-11-2019 17:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Police Department Friday said there are “a small number of tasks to complete” in their investigation of former Detective Sean Suiter’s death, despite the department calling the case closed earlier this week.
  In a brief statement to WJZ Friday morning, the department said it is working on those tasks.
  “The State’s Attorney and Commissioner (Michael) Harrison have agreed that there are a small number of tasks to complete in this c
  
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• Maryland Weather | Parts Of State Seeing First Snow Flurries Of Season

  08-11-2019 17:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The snow is here — in some parts of Maryland!
  Parts of the state are seeing their first scattered flurries of the season Friday morning.
  The National Weather Service said the snow is falling mainly in northern Maryland and eastern West Virginia. Accumulating snow is not expected. https://t.co/GZWc1WkLB9
  — Meg McNamara (@MegWJZ) November 8, 2019There have also been reports of flurries in the Baltimore area and Montgomery County.Report of flurries in Montgomery
  
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• Baltimore Captain Named 2019 Hospitality Person Of The Year - Baltimore, MD Patch

  08-11-2019 16:42 via patch.com
  
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• Stephen King Movie ‘Doctor Sleep’ Directed By Towson University Grad Hits Theaters

  08-11-2019 16:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The latest film adaptation of a Stephen King novel is in theaters, and Maryland film buffs will notice a familiar name in the credits.
  “Doctor Sleep,” the film based on King’s 2013 book of the same name, hit theaters Friday morning. The film is directed by Mike Flanagan, a graduate of Towson University’s Electronic Media and Film department.
  On Twitter, Flanagan called directing the film “an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime ride.”
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• Fantasy Football Start And Sit Week 10: Sit Kirk Cousins Against A Strong Cowboys Pass Defense

  08-11-2019 16:38
  
  (CBS Local/CBS Minnesota)- The union between Bruce Arians and quarterback Jameis Winston hasn’t quite been as successful as the Buccaneers had hoped it would be entering the year. The fifth-year QB is completing just 59.3 percent of his passes and is tied for the league lead in interceptions with 12. The turnover problem has been an issue throughout his young career, and it doesn’t appear to have gone away.
  But, Winston has also thrown for over 2,400 yards and 16 touchdowns this seas
  
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• Howard County Public Schools Decide To Start School Before Labor Day

  08-11-2019 16:34
  
  COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County’s school board voted in favor of starting their school year before Labor Day.
  The Board of Education approved Thursday night to have all 77 schools begin before Labor Day.
  Earlier this week, the Baltimore County school board voted to start classes after Labor Day.
  This will begin in the 2020-2021 school year.
   
  
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• Winston DeLattiboudere, Mohamed Ibrahim, linked by Baltimore roots, help Minnesota football to historic start - Baltimore Sun

  08-11-2019 16:03 via baltimoresun.com
  Winston DeLattiboudere, Mohamed Ibrahim, linked by Baltimore roots, help Minnesota football to historic start  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Sears, Kmart To Shutter Another 96 Stores, Including 4 In Maryland

  08-11-2019 14:47
  
  (CBS News/WJZ) — The parent company of Sears and Kmart is closing another 96 stores, a sign hedge fund baron Eddie Lampert is struggling to revive the ailing retailer after buying it out of bankruptcy earlier this year.
  After the latest round of closures, the company will have only 182 stores in operation. That’s down from roughly 425 locations earlier this year, and from as many as 2,500 stores when Sears and Kmart first merged in 2005.
  Sears also secured $250 million in new financi
  
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• Tyler Purdue, 2nd Suspect In Glen Burnie Home Invasion, Arrested

  08-11-2019 14:30
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A second suspect in a Glen Burnie home invasion was located and arrested Thursday evening.
  Anne Arundel County Police identified the suspect as Tyler Perdue, 20, of Lansdowne.
  Man Shot After Targeted Home Invasion In Glen Burnie, Police Say
  Police continue to investigate the shooting that they say spurred from a home invasion in Glen Burnie early Thursday morning.
  Anne Arundel County Police said homeowner Thomas Fisher was checking his chicken coop when he heard a
  
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• Multi-Vehicle Crash, Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire On I-95 South

  08-11-2019 14:11
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A multi-vehicle crash caused a tractor-trailer to catch fire along Interstate 95 early Friday morning.
  The crash was near the beltway in Rosedale.
  The crash caused a 48-minute delay for morning commuters.SB I-95 crash cleanup/inspection operation continues blocking right lanes and exit at I-695. Congestion starts past White Marsh Blvd. US 1, MD 7 or US 40 as alts. Express Toll Lanes open under normal tolling operations (no I-695 access). #baltraffic pic.twitter.com/pYynx3
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: Three Takeaways From Mike Elias Interview - Birds Watcher

  08-11-2019 14:06 via birdswatcher.com
  
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• House Fire Under Investigation In Anne Arundel County

  08-11-2019 14:03
  
      CROFTON, Md. (WJZ)– Firefighters put out blaze in Crofton Thursday night.
  Crews responded to the 1600 block of Mount Airy Court around 11:39 p.m.
  It took crews about 30 minutes to get the fire under control.
  No injuries were reported.
  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
  
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• Maryland College President Named As Next System Chancellor

  08-11-2019 12:51
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, has been tapped to become the chancellor of the University System of Maryland next summer.
  News outlets report Dr. Jay A. Perman is a pediatric gastroenterologist who has served as the Baltimore school’s president since 2010.
  A system statement says Perman also served as the university’s School of Medicine chair from 1999 to 2004.
  It says he then served as the University of Kentucky College of Medicine&rs
  
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• Biomedical Center Opens At Rockville Educational Institution

  08-11-2019 12:46
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — The Universities at Shady Grove have opened a new Biomedical Sciences and Engineering building.
  Officials attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday in Rockville, Maryland.
  The $175-million building has six levels. The 220,000-square-foot facility will double the footprint of the campus.
  USG will be able to increase enrollment capacity from its current 3,000-plus students to more than 7,500.It will have a community dental clinic operated by the School of Dentistr
  
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• Baltimore Man Sentenced To Federal Prison On Sex Trafficking Charges

  08-11-2019 12:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A man labelled as a pimp was sentenced in federal court on Thursday.
  Ryan Russell Parks, a.k.a Dinero, was sentenced 20 years in federal prison for two counts of sex trafficking of a minor and one count of using the Internet to promote a business enterprise involving prostitution.
  He will also spend 5 years on supervised release after his prison sentence is served.
  Parks was convicted of trafficking two minors online. He put up advertisements online picturing the two girls
  
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• Flying solo: Why some Baltimore hospitals have opted to remain independent - New York Business Journal

  08-11-2019 12:12 via bizjournals.com
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• What the Catholic bishops do in Baltimore could affect 2020 election - Baltimore Sun

  08-11-2019 12:00 via baltimoresun.com
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• Maryland-Baltimore President Is New System Chancellor - Inside Higher Ed

  08-11-2019 09:08 via insidehighered.com
  
  Maryland-Baltimore President Is New System Chancellor  Inside Higher Ed
  
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