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• Officials Confirm 2nd Case Of Coronavirus In Virginia

  08-03-2020 23:50
  
  FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Officials in Virginia believe they have discovered a second case of coronavirus in the state.
  The second presumptive positive case involves a resident of the City of Fairfax in their 80s who had traveled on a Nile River cruise, the Virginia Department of Health said in a news release Sunday morning. The patient began showing symptoms of respiratory illness Feb. 28 and was hospitalized Thursday in stable condition, officials said.
  “Fortunately, the individual had l
  
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• State Department Urging Americans Not To Take A Cruise; Says Those With ‘Underlying Conditions’ At Risk For Coronavirus

  08-03-2020 23:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ/CNN) — Got a cruise planned out of Port of Baltimore? Well, you may want to rethink it if you have an underlying condition.
  On Sunday, a U.S Department of the State tweet warned against Americans traveling via cruise ship.
  “U.S. citizens, especially with underlying conditions, should not travel by cruise ship. CDC notes increased risk of COVID19 on cruises,” the state department tweeted.U.S. citizens, especially with underlying conditions, should not travel by cr
  
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• 2 More Marylanders Test Positive For Coronavirus, Bringing Total To 5

  08-03-2020 22:40
  
  BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — Two more people tested positive for coronavirus in Maryland Sunday, bringing the total number of positive cases to five across the state.
  One of the new patients is a Harford County woman in her 80s. She contracted the virus overseas and has been hospitalized.
  The other patient is another Montgomery County man in his 60s. he too traveled overseas and was briefly hospitalized.State officials have identified two additional positive cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland
  
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• No. 9 Maryland Tops No. 25 Michigan For Big Ten Title Share

  08-03-2020 22:19
  
  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Each member of the Maryland basketball team took turns gripping the trophy awarded to the Big Ten Conference champions. They wore bright red hats boasting their accomplishment, and they proudly cut down the nets on each side of the court.
  It really didn’t matter to coach Mark Turgeon or the No. 9 Terrapins that their 83-70 victory over 25th-ranked Michigan on Sunday was good for only a share of the regular-season title. After more than four months’ wort
  
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• 13-year-old dead, 5 others injured in Baltimore-area gunfire - ABC News

  08-03-2020 21:54
  13-year-old dead, 5 others injured in Baltimore-area gunfire  ABC News
  
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• 13-Year-Old Killed, 5 Other Teens Injured In Rosedale Overnight Shooting

  08-03-2020 21:00
  
  ROSEDALE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County detectives are investigating after 13-year-old was killed and five other teenagers were injured in the shooting in Rosedale overnight.
  Police were called to the in the 6200 block of Kenwood Avenue shortly after midnight for a report of a disturbance outside the Triple Threat Elite Dance Studio. Upon arriving, they discovered multiple shooting victims in the parking lot of a shopping plaza.
  Investigators believe the suspect or suspects fled the area be
  
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• 13-Year-Old Boy Killed, 5 Other Teens Injured In Rosedale Overnight Shooting

  08-03-2020 21:00
  
  ROSEDALE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County detectives are investigating after 13-year-old boy was killed and five other teenagers were injured in the shooting in Rosedale overnight.
  Police were called to the in the 6200 block of Kenwood Avenue shortly after midnight for a report of a disturbance outside the Triple Threat Elite Dance Studio. Upon arriving, they discovered multiple shooting victims in the parking lot of a shopping plaza.
  Investigators believe the suspect or suspects fled the are
  
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• 1 Cyclist Dead And 2 Others Injured After Vehicle Strikes Group In Annapolis, Police Say

  08-03-2020 20:30
  
  CAPE ST. CLAIRE, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Fire officials say a cyclist has been killed and two others have been injured after a car struck them in the area of East College Parkway and Bay Head Road in Annapolis.
  First responders arrived on the scene at 12:35 p.m. where they immediately started to assist the three cyclists.
  One of the cyclists was pronounced dead on the scene, while a 50-year-old man was flown to Shock Trauma by a Maryland State Police medevac helicopter with serious
  
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• DC Episcopal Church Reports Its Rector Rev. Timothy Cole Tests Positive For Coronavirus

  08-03-2020 20:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent Episcopal church in Washington suspended all activities Sunday after announcing that one of its senior leaders was the first person in the nation’s capital to test positive for the coronavirus.
  The Rev. Timothy Cole, the church rector, was in stable condition after being hospitalized Saturday night, according to a statement from the Rev. Crystal Hardin, the assistant rector.
  “Out of an abundance of caution, Christ Church has canceled all activities
  
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• Orioles Claim RHP Hector Velazquez On Waivers From Red Sox

  08-03-2020 19:57
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles claimed right-handed pitcher Hector Velazquez on waivers from the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
  The 31-year-old was 11-7 with a 3.90 ERA in 89 games in the last three seasons with Boston, including 19 starts.
  Velazquez will compete for a spot on the Orioles’ staff. One candidate, right-hander Evan Phillips, will begin the season on the injured list due to right elbow soreness.
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• One Person Is Dead And Two Others Injured After Vehicle Strikes Group Of Cyclists

  08-03-2020 19:43
  
  Cape St Claire, MD (WJZ)– Anne Arundel County Fire officials say a cyclist has been killed and two others have been injured after a car struck them in the area of East College Parkway and Bay Head Road.
  First responders arrived on the scene at 12:35p.m. were they immediately started to assist the three cyclist.
  Unfortunately one was pronounced dead on the scene while a 50-year-old male was flown to shock trauma by a Maryland State Police medevac helicopter with serious and life-threatening
  
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• No New Positive Maryland Coronavirus Cases Reported Sunday

  08-03-2020 18:50
  
  BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — As of Sunday, 55 people were tested for the coronavirus or COVID-19 in Maryland to date, but only three tests have come back positive.
  The Maryland Department of Health updated its website on Sunday morning.
  The three Maryland patients who tested positive for coronavirus last week were on a cruise when they contracted the illness, according to a Montgomery County official.
  They are described as a married couple in their 70s and an unrelated woman in her 50s, all from
  
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• Police Investigating ‘Targeted’ Shooting In Lansdowne

  08-03-2020 18:47
  
  LANSDOWNE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are investigating what they call a targeted shooting in Lansdowne Sunday morning.
  According to police, officers were called to the area of Virginia Avenue and McDowell Lane around 5:44 a.m. for a report of a shooting.
  When officers arrived, they found a man who said he was shot several times in his car.
  The man was able to run to a nearby home and ask for help. He was transported to a local hospital where he is expected to survive.
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• Baltimore County Police Investigating “Targeted” Shooting In Lansdowne

  08-03-2020 17:47
  
  LANDSDOWNE, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore County Police say at 5:44a.m. this morning they were called to the area of Virginia Avenue and McDowell Lane In Lansdowne for a report of a shooting.
  When officers arrived at the location they found a man who was shot several times while he sat in his car.
  The man was able to run to a nearby home and ask for help.   He wast transported to a local hospital where he is expected to survive.
  Investigators say the man was targeted and they are consideri
  
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• No New Maryland Coronavirus/Covid-19 Cases In Latest Test Results

  08-03-2020 16:58
  
  BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Health now shows 52-people have been tested for the Coronavirus/Covid-19 but only three tests have come back positive.
  The three Maryland patients who tested positive for Coronavirus/Covid-19 were on a cruise when they contracted the illness, according to a Montgomery County official.
  They are described as a married couple in their 70s and an unrelated woman in her 50s, all from Montgomery County.
  Governor Larry Hogan on Saturday said the Ne
  
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• 5 Injured And 1 Killed In Rosedale Overnight Shooting

  08-03-2020 14:24
  
  ROSEDALE, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore County Homicide detectives are investigating after one person is shot to death and five others were injured in the 6200 block of Kenwood Avenue.
  Police were called to the scene shortly after midnight for a report of a disturbance.   Upon arriving they discovered multiple shooting victims in the parking lot of a shopping plaza.
  Investigators believe the suspect or suspects fled the area before they arrived on scene.
  One person was pronounced deceased
  
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• 13 year old Killed And 5 Teenagers Injured In Rosedale Overnight Shooting

  08-03-2020 14:24
  
  ROSEDALE, MD (WJZ)– Baltimore County Homicide detectives are investigating after 13-year-old is shot to death and five other teenagers were shot in the 6200 block of Kenwood Avenue.
  Police were called to the scene shortly after midnight for a report of a disturbance.   Upon arriving they discovered multiple shooting victims in the parking lot of a shopping plaza.
  Investigators believe the suspect or suspects fled the area before they arrived on scene.
  The 13-year-old was pronounc
  
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• How Long Should You Wash Your Hands? Here’s A Tune You Can Use From Every Decade

  08-03-2020 13:52
  
  (CNN) — Coronavirus cases are climbing in the US, but health officials maintain one of the best ways to prevent it from spreading is by washing your hands.
  Simple enough, right? Wrong.
  There’s a proper way to do it. And it doesn’t include rinsing your hands for a moment and a half, wiping leftover droplets on your jeans and then calling it a day.
  Instructions from the CDC say you should be lathering soap on your hands for at least 20 seconds. To help you keep track of time, the
  
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• 19-Year-Old Shot In The Back Late Saturday In Baltimore

  08-03-2020 13:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 19-year-old was shot in the back late Saturday in Baltimore.
  According to city police, officers were called to the 100 block of W. Patapsco Avenue around 11:30 p.m.
  When they arrived, they couldn’t find a shooting victim.
  A short time later, they got a call about a walk-in shooting victim at an area hospital.
  There they found a 19-year-old man being treated for a gunshot wound in his back.
  Investigators believe he was on W. Patapsco Avenue when he was shot.
  Detect
  
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• The Baltimore Sun’s Business and Civic Hall of Fame 2020 - Baltimore Sun

  08-03-2020 11:01
  The Baltimore Sun’s Business and Civic Hall of Fame 2020  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Meet the members of The Baltimore Sun’s Business and Civic Hall of Fame 2020 - Baltimore Sun

  08-03-2020 11:01
  Meet the members of The Baltimore Sun’s Business and Civic Hall of Fame 2020  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Jazz jams, Mahler, galleries and more Things to Do in Baltimore This Week - Baltimore Sun

  08-03-2020 10:00
  Jazz jams, Mahler, galleries and more Things to Do in Baltimore This Week  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Yeshiva U. Basketball Team Reaches First Sweet 16, After Baltimore Hotel Controversy

  08-03-2020 09:06
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — First came the prayer ceremony at the conclusion of the Sabbath with their families, then, the celebration on the basketball court and the overflowing joy of March Madness victory.
  Yeshiva University beat Penn State Harrisburg 102-83 on Saturday to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in the history of the Jewish Orthodox institution.
  DoubleTree In Pikesville Cancels Reservation For Yeshiva U. Basketball Team Over Coronavirus Fears
  The
  
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• Metro Baltimore Industrial Facility Trades for $16M - ConnectCRE

  08-03-2020 09:03
  Metro Baltimore Industrial Facility Trades for $16M  ConnectCRE
  
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• Missing In Maryland: 7 People Have Vanished | Baltimore - Baltimore, MD Patch

  08-03-2020 07:20
  
  Missing In Maryland: 7 People Have Vanished | Baltimore  Baltimore, MD Patch
  
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• Missing In Maryland: 5 People Have Vanished | Baltimore - Baltimore, MD Patch

  08-03-2020 07:20
  
  Missing In Maryland: 5 People Have Vanished | Baltimore  Baltimore, MD Patch
  
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• Baltimore Jewish schools cancel Purim events over coronavirus - The Jerusalem Post

  08-03-2020 07:12
  
  Baltimore Jewish schools cancel Purim events over coronavirus  The Jerusalem Post
  
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• Warming trend starts second week of March in Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  08-03-2020 05:46
  Warming trend starts second week of March in Baltimore  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Miller, Terrapins Trounce Hoosiers In Big Ten Semis

  08-03-2020 05:46
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One of the best teams in women’s college basketball went bananas.
  Following sixth-ranked Maryland’s 66-51 win over No. 20 Indiana on Saturday night to advance to the Big Ten tournament championship game, the Terrapins’ coaches and players celebrated by holding bananas in the air and participating in a singsong chant.
  “Peel to the left, peel to the right, peel down the middle, and we all take a bite!”
  “Peel” is the name for one o
  
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• CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Waiving Costs For ‘Medically Necessary’ Coronavirus Tests

  08-03-2020 04:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Marylanders covered by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield won’t have to pay for medically necessary tests related to the coronavirus, the healthcare company said Saturday.
  In a statement, the company laid out a number of steps it was taking as the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to grow nationwide and locally. On Saturday, the first confirmed cases of the virus were reported in both Virginia and Washington, D.C.
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• Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas leaves port of Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  08-03-2020 04:51
  Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas leaves port of Baltimore  Fox Baltimore
  
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• U.S. Marine At Fort Belvoir In Virginia Tests Positive For Coronavirus; State’s First Case Of COVID-19

  08-03-2020 04:49
  
  FORT BELVOIR, Va. (WJZ) — A Marine at a base in northern Virginia tested positive for the coronavirus Saturday, a defense department official said.
  The Marine was assigned to Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, defense department spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said on Twitter.
  CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE:At Least 2 Attendees Who Visited AIPAC In DC Test Positive For Coronavirus
  Current Coronavirus Testing Capacity Inadequate, Hopkins Expert Says At Capitol Hill Briefing
  3 Cases Of Coronavirus Confir
  
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• Children’s Pajamas, Robes Recalled For Failing To Meet Flammability Standard

  08-03-2020 04:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Around 12,000 children’s pajama sets and robes are being recalled because they don’t meet federal flammability requirements and could result in children being burned.
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the garments were sold nationwide in children’s boutiques and by Joules USA on its website between November 2017 and December 2019.
  Credit: Consumer Product Safety Commission
  Consumers should immediately stop using the items and contact Joules USA
  
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• Ravens WR Chris Moore Kicks First Ball At Saturday’s Baltimore Blast Game; Blast Beat Heat 9-5 - CBS Baltimore

  08-03-2020 04:24
  
  Ravens WR Chris Moore Kicks First Ball At Saturday’s Baltimore Blast Game; Blast Beat Heat 9-5  CBS Baltimore
  
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• $1.2M Renovation Of Maryland SPCA’s ‘Evergreen On The Falls’ Is Complete

  08-03-2020 04:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland SPCA officially reopened its historic Evergreen on the Falls building Saturday morning.
  It had been 40 years since the last major updates to the facility, so it needed more than a little work. Now, its doors are back open and staff members are ready to get to work.
  “We had a structural engineer that said ‘Either you do this now or it’s going to fall down,'” Maryland SPCA executive director Jim Peirce recalled.
  There were significant is
  
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• Aspiring Ravens Cheerleaders Attend Auditions In Baltimore - CBS Baltimore

  08-03-2020 04:16
  
  Aspiring Ravens Cheerleaders Attend Auditions In Baltimore  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Ravens WR Chris Moore To Kick First Ball At Saturday’s Baltimore Blast Game - CBS Baltimore

  08-03-2020 04:10
  
  Ravens WR Chris Moore To Kick First Ball At Saturday’s Baltimore Blast Game  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Officials Confirm First Coronavirus Case In Nation’s Capital

  08-03-2020 04:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man in his 50s tested positive Saturday for coronavirus — the first presumptively confirmed case in the nation’s capital — and another person who traveled through the city has also tested positive in Maryland, officials said.
  District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said the man in the initial case started exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 in late February. He was admitted to a Washington hospital on Thursday and appeared to have no history of internatio
  
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• Aspiring Ravens Cheerleaders Attend Auditions In Baltimore

  08-03-2020 04:03
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Dozens of aspiring Ravens cheerleaders headed to the Merritt Clubs Downtown for a chance to show off their skills and hopefully land a spot on the team.
  The Ravens hosted auditions for their cheerleading squad on Saturday and will make callbacks on Sunday.
  It’s not just home games — the cheerleaders also travel for military tours, the Pro Bowl, the NFL draft and take part in community events.
  
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• 14 Baltimore-area wrestlers win titles at MPSSAA state championships - Baltimore Sun

  08-03-2020 03:46
  14 Baltimore-area wrestlers win titles at MPSSAA state championships  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Stop Sign Violation Leads To Allen Ray Moser’s Arrest For Drug, Handgun Charges

  08-03-2020 03:45
  
  ABERDEEN, Md. (WJZ) — An Aberdeen man was arrested Thursday after a stop sign violation led to police allegedly finding drugs and a loaded handgun in his vehicle.
  Allen Ray Moser. Credit: Aberdeen Police
  Police said an officer stopped a green Volkswagen on Route 40 near West Bel Air Avenue around 8 a.m. Thursday. As the officer walked up to the vehicle, he saw the driver, Allen Ray Moser, leaning over the passenger seat.
  Moser reportedly told the officer he had a handgun in the car. Police
  
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• UMBC Beats New Hampshire 73-67 In AmEast quarterfinal

  08-03-2020 03:24
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — K.J. Jackson scored 20 points with three steals and No.4-seed UMBC cashed in on turnovers to beat No. 5 New Hampshire 73-67 in Saturday’s America East Conference tournament quarterfinals.
  The Retreivers (16-16) advance to Tuesday night’s semifinals against No. 1 Vermont.
  UMBC made 7 of 8 free throws in the final 64 seconds to secure the win.
  R.J. Eytle-Rock scored 15 points for UMBC which hit just 2 of 12 3-pointers (17%) but made 21 of 26 free throws and score
  
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• Ravens WR Chris Moore Kicks First Ball At Saturday’s Baltimore Blast Game; Blast Beat Heat 9-5

  08-03-2020 03:24
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Chris Moore kicked the first ball at the Baltimore Blast’s game against the Harrisburg Heat Saturday evening, which the Blast went on to win 9-5.
  The sold-out game started with a Blast goal just 15 seconds in. By four minutes into the game, the Blast were up 3-0.
  The Blast never trailed their opponents during the game. By the end, they would score nine goals to defeat the Heat by four.Come see @Ravens wide receiver and Show Your Soft S
  
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• 'Everybody is mad at us': Baltimore squeegee kids find work, risks, cash at stoplights - Scottsbluff Star Herald

  08-03-2020 03:00
  'Everybody is mad at us': Baltimore squeegee kids find work, risks, cash at stoplights  Scottsbluff Star Herald
  
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• Police Investigate Homicide In NW Baltimore - WBAL Radio

  08-03-2020 02:57
  Police Investigate Homicide In NW Baltimore  WBAL Radio
  
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• Trump ‘Not Concerned’ As Coronavirus Cases Rise In DC Area

  08-03-2020 02:51
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cases of coronavirus touching on the Washington, D.C., area arose Saturday, but President Donald Trump said he wasn’t concerned that the virus was getting closer to the nation’s capital and the White House.
  Maryland officials warned Saturday that a person who attended the recent Conservative Political Action Conference in the suburb of Oxon Hill had tested positive for the virus. Both Trump and Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the conference, but the W
  
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• Marine At Base In Northern Virginia Tests Positive For Coronavirus; State’s First Case Of COVID-19

  08-03-2020 02:32
  
  FORT BELVOIR, Va. (WJZ) — A Marine at a base in northern Virginia tested positive for the coronavirus Saturday, a defense department official said.
  The Marine was assigned to Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, defense department spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said on Twitter.
  CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE:At Least 2 Attendees Who Visited AIPAC In DC Test Positive For Coronavirus
  Current Coronavirus Testing Capacity Inadequate, Hopkins Expert Says At Capitol Hill Briefing
  3 Cases Of Coronavirus Confir
  
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• Maryland Gas Prices Drop Six Cents This Week, AAA Says - CBS Baltimore

  08-03-2020 02:24
  
  Maryland Gas Prices Drop Six Cents This Week, AAA Says  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Port of Baltimore changes some hours amid coronavirus outbreak - WBAL TV Baltimore

  08-03-2020 02:23
  Port of Baltimore changes some hours amid coronavirus outbreak  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Shooting Near Mondawmin Mall

  08-03-2020 02:21
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 22-year-old man died after being shot near Mondawmin Mall Saturday evening, police said.
  Officers were called to the 2300 block of Tioga Parkway just before 6 p.m. for a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they reportedly found the man with multiple gunshot wounds.He was taken to an area hospital where he later died, police said.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP. Tips can also be texted to 443-
  
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