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• Maryland Twisters Gearing Up For Worldwide Competition

  24-02-2020 23:54
  
  HANOVER, Md. (WJZ) — An impressive squad of young Marylanders has been pulling off stunts, tumbles and jumps for more than two decades. Now, they’ve landed a reputation as one of the region’s top competitive cheerleading teams.
  The five-time world champion Maryland Twisters compete year-round across the country. They come up with a two-and-a-half-minute routine filled with stunts, jumps and tumbling and then are judged based on their execution and creativity.
  “Within that
  
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• Ravens’ Chris Wormley Stops By Career Day At Montebello Elementary Middle School

  24-02-2020 23:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some Baltimore students got a unique group of visitors for their career day on Monday: Ravens defensive end Chris Wormley.
  The halls at Montebello Elementary Middle School were alive with dreams of what students could be as they heard from speakers as part of Black History Month Career and Reading Day.
  “My goal is to be a biomedical or robotics engineer,” eighth-grader Douglas Thomas said.
  “I want to be an astronaut so that I can go to space,” thir
  
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• Gordon Ramsay's 'Hell on Wheels' vehicle spotted in Ellicott City - Baltimore Business Journal

  24-02-2020 23:07
  Gordon Ramsay's 'Hell on Wheels' vehicle spotted in Ellicott City  Baltimore Business Journal
  
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• Apartments for rent in Baltimore: What will $900 get you? - Hoodline

  24-02-2020 22:36
  
  Apartments for rent in Baltimore: What will $900 get you?  Hoodline
  
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• Celine Dion stops in at Canton’s Harbor Lights tanning salon before Baltimore performance - Baltimore Sun

  24-02-2020 22:13
  Celine Dion stops in at Canton’s Harbor Lights tanning salon before Baltimore performance  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Lawmakers Discuss Maryland Family Leave Bill

  24-02-2020 22:00
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A bill that would relieve people in need of paid medical or family leave is now up for discussion.
  It’s called the Time To Care Act. The bill will pay employees for up to 12 weeks in the event they need to take family leave. It requires no state funding and instead is funded equally by both employers and employees.
  “Many of you in here know that I lost my mom a couple of years ago.” said Delegate Kristin Valderama, a Democrat in Prince George&r
  
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• Could Canine Patients Help Find A Cure For One Of The Deadliest Cancers?

  24-02-2020 22:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Glioblastoma is a very aggressive form of brain cancer that’s usually fatal.
  It’s the type of cancer that plagued late senators John McCain and Edward Kennedy as well as Beau Biden, the late son of former Vice President Joe Biden. But scientists are hoping man’s best friend can help find a cure for men — and women — diagnosed with glioblastoma.
  Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center was recently given funding to research a new experimental
  
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• Man Stabbed While Breaking Up Fight With Group Of Juveniles Outside Shopping Center Parking Lot In Laurel

  24-02-2020 21:54
  
  LAUREL, MD. (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a man was stabbed while trying to break up a fight between a group of juveniles outside a Sam’s Club/Walmart in Laurel on Monday.
  Officers responded to Laurel Regional Hospital shortly after midnight Monday for the report. At around 9 p.m., a 47-year-old man was in the area of the Walmart/Sam’s Club at 3549 Russett Green East and saw a group of five or six juveniles fighting.
  He tried to intervene, but while doing so he was sta
  
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• Baltimore County Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery

  24-02-2020 21:43
  
  PARKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Baltimore County are searching for a 21-year-old man wanted in a Parkville armed robbery and burglary.
  Police are searching for Lamar Deandre McNeal in connection with an armed robbery and first-degree burglary at a home on Feb. 5, 2020.#BCoPD is seeking information on the whereabouts of 21-year-old Lamar Deandre McNeal in connection with an Armed Robbery and 1st Degree Burglary in Parkville. Contact police at 410-307-2020 with info. ^NL pic.twitter.com/5tJ
  
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• CBS Sports’ Chris Trapasso On What To Watch For At NFL Combine: ‘Jordan Love Has Some Stylistic Comparison To Patrick Mahomes

  24-02-2020 21:31
  
  (CBS Local/CBS Chicago)- NFL hopefuls descend upon Indianapolis this week for the annual NFL Scouting Combine, which has now moved its drills into prime-time starting on Thursday night.
  While the Combine is more about seeing how healthy players are medically and trying to figure out their personalities, the drill portion gets the majority of the spotlight because it’s always fun to see how fast, explosive and strong these players are. A few players, almost without fail, will see their stoc
  
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• Marshmello, DaBaby Headlining 2020 Preakness Infield Fest

  24-02-2020 21:26
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The organizers for the 2020 Preakness Infield Fest just dropped the lineup, with Marshmello and DaBaby headlining the May 16 performances.
  The festival announced its lineup on their Facebook page and advertising tickets on Monday. Festival-goers can get their tickets now or they can wait- but ticket prices will increase March 1.Other acts include breakout artist Quinn XCII, Two Friends, basketball star Shaquille O’Neal debuting as DJ Diesel, Gattuso and DJ Paul
  
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• Police Investigating Shooting On Gwynns Falls Parkway

  24-02-2020 20:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a shooting on Gwynns Falls Parkway in northwest Baltimore Monday afternoon.
  According to police, officers arrived at Gwynns Falls Parkway and Hilton Street to find one victim of a shooting. Another victim walked into an area hospital.
  WJZ is awaiting more information from the police. 
  
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• Police Investigating After 2 Shot In NW Baltimore

  24-02-2020 20:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a shooting on Gwynns Falls Parkway in northwest Baltimore Monday afternoon.
  According to police, officers arrived at Gwynns Falls Parkway and Hilton Street just before 1 p.m. to find a man with gunshot wounds to his body. Another victim, a 23-year-old man, walked into an area hospital for treatment a short time later.
  Investigators believe both men were shot in the 2800 block of N. Dukeland Street.
  Due to the severity of the first victim’s i
  
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• Police Investigating After 2 Shot, 1 Fatally In NW Baltimore

  24-02-2020 20:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a shooting on Gwynns Falls Parkway in northwest Baltimore Monday afternoon.
  According to police, officers arrived at Gwynns Falls Parkway and Hilton Street just before 1 p.m. to find a man with gunshot wounds to his body. Another victim, a 23-year-old man, walked into an area hospital for treatment a short time later.
  Investigators believe both men were shot in the 2800 block of N. Dukeland Street.
  The first victim died from his injuries at the ho
  
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• Baltimore man found guilty of shooting his father and hiding his body in family's basement - Baltimore Sun

  24-02-2020 20:28
  Baltimore man found guilty of shooting his father and hiding his body in family's basement  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Police Identify Man Found Dead At Dundalk Water Treatment Plant, No Foul Play Believed To Be Involved

  24-02-2020 20:27
  
  DUNDALK, MD. (WJZ) — Baltimore County police have identified the man found dead in a waterway at the Back River Waste Water Treatment Plant on Friday as 31-year-old William Edward Deaver, 31, with no fixed address.
  Detectives are waiting for autopsy results by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to try to find the cause and manner of death but do not believe foul play is involved.
  His body was found in the water at around 8:30 a.m. Friday morning near the water treatment plant.
   
  
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• Police Release Video Of Alleged Syringe Assault In Churchton Parking Lot To Help ID Suspect

  24-02-2020 20:19
  
  CHURCHTON, MD. (WJZ) — Police released video surveillance Monday to help find a man who allegedly poked a woman with a possible syringe in a parking lot in Churchton on February 18.
  The man is seen walking near the woman, bumping into her and an exchange is seen between the two. The video shows him possibly holding something in his hand when he bumps into her and her reacting as if she’s been hit or stuck.She was medically treated and police haven’t ruled out a syringe sti
  
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• Police Release Video Of Alleged Syringe Assault In Churchton Business Entrance To Help ID Suspect

  24-02-2020 20:19
  
  CHURCHTON, MD. (WJZ) — Police released video surveillance Monday to help find a man who allegedly poked a woman with a possible syringe coming into a business just outside of a parking lot in Churchton on February 18.
  The man is seen walking near the woman, bumping into her and an exchange is seen between the two. The video shows him possibly holding something in his hand when he bumps into her and her reacting as if she’s been hit or stuck.She was medically treated and police h
  
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• Royal Farms, Key Brewing Co. Team Up To Make Cold Rolled Breakfast Stout

  24-02-2020 20:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A local craft brewery in Dundalk is teaming up with Royal Farms to make a new breakfast stout, and you won’t have to wait long to try it.
  The Cold Rolled Breakfast Stout, from Key Brewing Co., will roll out February 27. The beer is cold conditioned on whole bean Columbia Coffee from Royal Farms and has a 5.5 percent ABV.Key Brewing Co. classifies the new drink as an easy drinking stout with rolled oats and a variety of roasted caramel malts.
  “A true coffe
  
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• Water Main Break On Charles Street: Traffic Delays Reported - Baltimore, MD Patch

  24-02-2020 19:46
  
  Water Main Break On Charles Street: Traffic Delays Reported  Baltimore, MD Patch
  
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• Gun confiscated from student at Baltimore high school, 16-year-old charged with attempted murder - Baltimore Sun

  24-02-2020 19:43
  Gun confiscated from student at Baltimore high school, 16-year-old charged with attempted murder  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Unnamed developer to invest $7 million in historic Upton Mansion, Baltimore housing department says - Baltimore Sun

  24-02-2020 19:38
  Unnamed developer to invest $7 million in historic Upton Mansion, Baltimore housing department says  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Man Arrested In String Of Armed Robberies At Convenience Stores Around Anne Arundel County

  24-02-2020 19:14
  
  BROOKLYN PARK, MD. (WJZ) — A Baltimore man was arrested Sunday for a string of robberies in convenience stores around Anne Arundel County including Royal Farms and 7-Elevens.
  Officers got a call from a 7-Eleven in Brooklyn Park on Ritchie Highway at around 6 a.m. about a hold-up. When they arrived, they met with the store clerk who said a man came into the store, implied he had a gun and demanded money from the cash register.
  The clerk complied and the man fled. He was described as a 6&rsq
  
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• Baltimore Man Charged In String Of Armed Robberies At Convenience Stores Around Anne Arundel County

  24-02-2020 19:14
  
  BROOKLYN PARK, MD. (WJZ) — A Baltimore man was arrested Sunday for a string of robberies in convenience stores around Anne Arundel County including Royal Farms and 7-Elevens.
  Officers got a call from a 7-Eleven in Brooklyn Park on Ritchie Highway at around 6 a.m. about a hold-up. When they arrived, they met with the store clerk who said a man came into the store, implied he had a gun and demanded money from the cash register.
  The clerk complied and the man fled. He was described as a 6&rsq
  
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• Poor Quality Western Diet Kills Sperm Count And Lowers Male Testosterone, Study Says

  24-02-2020 18:38
  
  (CNN) — If sperm was an animal, science might worry that it’s heading toward extinction in Western nations.
  Total sperm count in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand dropped by up to 60% in the 38 years between 1973 and 2011, research found — an acceleration of a trend that began in the 1940s. More recent studies show the trend is continuing.
  At the same time, studies show a concurrent decline in testosterone levels — the hormone needed to build a man’s
  
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• Best of Harford County 2019 - Baltimore Sun

  24-02-2020 18:30
  Best of Harford County 2019  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Patterson High Student Found With Gun At School, Police Say

  24-02-2020 18:21
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Patterson High School student was found with a gun at school Monday, Baltimore City Schools police confirm.
  According to a post by Sgt. Clyde Boatwright, two unarmed city schools officer came face-to-face with the armed student. A struggle ensued and the student was disarmed and taken into custody.
  Credit: Clyde Boatwright
  The student was suspected in an attempted murder, Boatwright said. He was wanted by city police for the non-fatal shooting.
  No injuries were reported
  
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• Events: What will the future of transportation in Baltimore look like? Join the conversation. - Greater Greater Washington

  24-02-2020 18:20
  
  Events: What will the future of transportation in Baltimore look like? Join the conversation.  Greater Greater Washington
  
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• 2 Teens, Man Charged With Weapons Violations After Police Respond To Shots Fired Call In Aberdeen

  24-02-2020 18:20
  
  ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ) —  Two teens and a 21-year-old man are charged with allegedly possessing stolen guns from police departments after police responded to a shots fired call in Aberdeen.
  Police responded to a report of shots fired in the unit block of Liberty Street at around 11 p.m. on February 20. Officers met with a woman who reported her son, a minor, had been shot at.
  The victim had allegedly been talking with someone on Instagram who wanted to sell him marijuana. After they nego
  
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• Where to have a paczki, Baltimore’s cherished pre-Lent treat - Baltimore Sun

  24-02-2020 18:14
  Where to have a paczki, Baltimore’s cherished pre-Lent treat  Baltimore Sun
  
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• More people file letters in support of former Baltimore Mayor Pugh, including Kurt Schmoke, Jamal Bryant - Baltimore Sun

  24-02-2020 18:10
  More people file letters in support of former Baltimore Mayor Pugh, including Kurt Schmoke, Jamal Bryant  Baltimore Sun
  
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• What Is Glioblastoma? How Scientists Are Working To Cure This Aggressive Form Of Cancer

  24-02-2020 18:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s a deadly form of cancer that’s aggressive and right now there is no cure. But scientists are hoping to change that with a little help from man’s best friend.
  A glioblastoma is a type of cancer that occurs in the brain and spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.
  It’s the type of cancer that plagued late senators John McCain and Edward Kennedy as well as Beau Biden, the late son of former Vice President Joe Biden.
  The exact underlying cause o
  
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• LIVE: Thiru Vignarajah holds a press conference in Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  24-02-2020 17:33
  LIVE: Thiru Vignarajah holds a press conference in Baltimore  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Lewisdale Man Facing 85 Charges For Alleged Sexual Assault Of 14-Year-Old, Child Pornography Possession

  24-02-2020 17:26
  
  LEWISDALE, MD. (WJZ) — A Lewisdale man is facing over 80 charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy and took photos during the assault, police said Monday.
  Prince George’s County’s Criminal Investigation Division’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received 27 tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about 37-year-old Marvin Amaya Diaz.
  Investigators found around 1,000 child exploitative images and videos after search
  
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• Missing Man Last Seen In Area Of Johns Hopkins Hospital On February 20

  24-02-2020 16:55
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are searching for a missing man who was last seen in the area of Johns Hopkins Hospital.
  33-year-old Anthony Lee Gallaway was last seen on February 20.
  Credit: Baltimore County Police
  Police said he may be in distress and does not have access to necessary medications. He is 5’9″ and may be wearing a dark hoodie, gray shirt and white sweatpants.
  Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 410-307-2020.
  
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• Police Investigating After Man Assaulted, Robbed In Annapolis

  24-02-2020 16:08
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Police are investigating an armed robbery over the weekend in Annapolis, after a man said three people assaulted him and stole his wallet.
  The man told police that at around 4 p.m. Friday, he was walking in the area of Juliana Circle when three male suspects approached him from behind, knocked him to the ground, kicked and punched him and struck him in the face with a handgun.
  They took his wallet and fled. He was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening in
  
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• Cause of Baltimore Inner Harbor oil spill unclear, cleanup continues - WTOP

  24-02-2020 16:06
  
  Cause of Baltimore Inner Harbor oil spill unclear, cleanup continues  WTOP
  
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• 4 Hospitalized After Wave Slams Virginia Whale-Watching Boat

  24-02-2020 16:04
  
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Four people were taken to a hospital over the weekend after a rogue wave hit their whale-watching boat during a Virginia Aquarium tour.
  The incident happened after the vessel left the Virginia Beach Fishing Center at 10 a.m., Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center spokesman Matt Klepeisz told news outlets. The boat was passing through the Rudee Inlet with about 124 people on board when the wave struck it.
  “The boat was jostled pretty good,” Klepe
  
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• White Has 33 Again, Bulls Beat Wizards Despite Beal’s 53

  24-02-2020 15:49
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White is taking his game to new levels — and reaching some rarified air.
  White scored 33 points to join Michael Jordan as the only Bulls rookies with 30 or more in consecutive games, and Chicago overcame Bradley Beal’s career-high 53 to snap an eight-game losing streak with a 126-117 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.
  Zach LaVine added 32 points and broke the franchise record for 3-pointers in a season.
  Chicago led by 25 early in the third quarte
  
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• Late Rep. Elijah Cummings To Be Honored At Black History Month Celebration

  24-02-2020 15:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The late Congressman Elijah Cummings will be honored at a Black History Month celebration Monday.
  The celebration hosted by J4P Associates in Baltimore will honor Cummings’ life and legacy.
  Rep. Cummings died following health complications last October.
  Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, House Majority Whip Del. Talmadge Branch, (45th District),  Cummings Chief of Staff Vernon Simms and Maya Rockeymoore Cummings are all set to speak at the event.
  
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• Late Rep. Elijah Cummings Honored At Black History Month Celebration

  24-02-2020 15:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The late Congressman Elijah Cummings was honored at a Black History Month celebration Monday.
  The celebration hosted by J4P Associates in Baltimore honored Cummings’ life and legacy.
  Rep. Cummings died following health complications last October.
  Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, House Majority Whip Del. Talmadge Branch, (45th District),  Cummings Chief of Staff Vernon Simms and Maya Rockeymoore Cummings were set to speak at the event.
  
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• Delaware Man Arrested After Caught With Loaded Handgun At BWI Airport

  24-02-2020 15:22
  
  LINTHICUM, Md. (WJZ) — A Delaware man was arrested Friday after Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport caught him with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with four bullets.
  A TSA officer saw the gun in the man’s carry-on bag while it was inside the checkpoint X-ray machine. Maryland Transportation Authority Police came to the checkpoint and confiscated the firearm.
  They detained him and arrested him on weapons charge
  
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• School Bus Struck Head-On In Rockville

  24-02-2020 15:13
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A school bus was struck head-on Monday morning in Rockville.
  The collision happened at Indianola Drive and Frederick Road.
  There were no serious injuries reported, but some lanes were blocked as the road was cleared.
  The car’s hood was stuck under the bus.Traffic Advisory – Indianola Drive and Frederick Road, Rockville, collision, no serious injury, some lanes blocked https://t.co/l3yGlPtDxX
  — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) February 24, 2020
  
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• Baltimore Weather Blog: More Winter Left

  24-02-2020 15:02
  
  Hi Everyone!
  “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is not only the name of a great TV show by Larry David, but also what I have been intoning, about this mild weather, for the past couple of weeks.
  Mild temps, pictures from Weather Watchers of little green things popping out of the ground, and pictures of Spring-wear popping up in advert circulars from big box stores have got a lot of folks looking beyond the last 1/3 of Winter. Days getting longer, thoughts of Daylight Savings Time in just two wee
  
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• FDA Approves Non-Statin Drug To Treat High Cholesterol

  24-02-2020 14:52
  
  (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a drug to treat high cholesterol that works differently than statins, according to Esperion Therapeutics, the company that makes the drug.
  Bempedoic acid is a once-a-day oral medication that will be commercially known as Nexletol. The FDA approved it for use with a healthy diet and the maximum dose of statins a patient tolerates. Studies show the new drug can reduce what doctors call low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, what yo
  
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• Woman shot twice in Southeast Baltimore Sunday has died, police say - Baltimore Sun

  24-02-2020 14:06
  Woman shot twice in Southeast Baltimore Sunday has died, police say  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Woman Fatally Shot In Southeast Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  24-02-2020 13:41
  
  Woman Fatally Shot In Southeast Baltimore  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Woman Fatally Shot In Southeast Baltimore

  24-02-2020 13:41
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– A woman who was shot Sunday afternoon in southeast Baltimore has died.
  This victim identified as 32-year old Jacqelin Burley was found shot in the 1500 block of May Court.
  Woman Shot In Southeast Baltimore Sunday AfternoonShe was suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and upper body.
  Bailey later died at the hospital.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.
  
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• State Police Helicopter Hoists Stranded Mariner In Baltimore

  24-02-2020 13:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Maryland State police rescued a man stranded on a sand bar near Baltimore City on Sunday.
  Around 1:30 p.m. The Coast Guard called State Police for help with the rescue.
  The mariner ran his pleasure boat on to a sand bar.
  After trying multiple ways to rescue him, it was decided to hoist him.
  Crews lifted him 90 feet into the helicopter.
  He was not injured and flown back to Martin State Airport, where he was reunited with his family.
  
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• Woodberry apartments to start leasing in North Baltimore - Baltimore Business Journal

  24-02-2020 13:03
  Woodberry apartments to start leasing in North Baltimore  Baltimore Business Journal
  
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