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• Michelle J. Gutfleisch, retired payroll clerk, dies - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2020 23:54 via baltimoresun.com
  Michelle J. Gutfleisch, retired payroll clerk, dies  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: Gov. Larry Hogan Will Lift Maryland’s Stay At Home Order Friday

  13-05-2020 23:54
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan will lift Maryland’s stay at home order on Friday at 5 p.m., more than 45 days after he initially announced the order.
  Hogan said Maryland has achieved the 14-day plateauing and decline of hospitalizations. The rate of new deaths, hospitalizations and ICU patients have steadily declined, he said during a press conference Wednesday.
  “The fight against this deadly disease is far from over, but because of the incredible courage you have show
  
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• Report: 40% of Baltimore households lack wireline internet access - Technical.ly DC

  13-05-2020 23:46 via technical.ly
  
  Report: 40% of Baltimore households lack wireline internet access  Technical.ly DC
  
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• Coronavirus In Maryland: What’s Allowed To Reopen, What’s Closed In Maryland?

  13-05-2020 23:41
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday announced the state will move into phase one of its coronavirus recovery plan, allowing some businesses to reopen.
  The state’s stay-at-home order will be lifted at 5 p.m. Friday and replaced by safer-at-home guidance encouraging people to remain home as much as possible, especially those who are older or more vulnerable to the virus.
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• Young Hyun Ahn, novelist and advocate for developmentally disabled children, dies - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2020 23:34 via baltimoresun.com
  Young Hyun Ahn, novelist and advocate for developmentally disabled children, dies  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore's City Café closes after 25 years - Washington Blade

  13-05-2020 23:18 via washingtonblade.com
  
  Baltimore's City Café closes after 25 years  Washington Blade
  
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• WATCH LIVE | Gov. Larry Hogan Will Lift Maryland’s Stay At Home Order Friday

  13-05-2020 23:10
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan will lift Maryland’s stay at home order on Friday at 5 p.m.
  Hogan said Maryland has achieved the 14-day plateauing and decline of hospitalizations. The rate of new deaths, hospitalizations and ICU patients have steadily declined.
  Gov. Larry Hogan held a press conference at 5 p.m. Wednesday to address phase 1 of the Maryland’s reopening plan.
  Hogan said that he would have to see a flattening of the curve and a decline in hospitalizati
  
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• LifeBridge Health Starts Program To Get Healthcare Workers Groceries To Save Them Trips To Store

  13-05-2020 23:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With its staff busy helping treat patients amid the coronavirus pandemic, LifeBridge Health is hoping to make health care workers’ home lives easier by helping them reduce the number of trips they need to make to the grocery store.
  At all of its hospitals, staff members can now buy essential items like eggs, bread and toiletries for themselves and their families, saving them a trip to the store.
  “When people get off work, the last thing they want to do is go t
  
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• Family Mourns Death Of Baltimore County Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash While Delivering Masks For Healthcare Workers - CBS Baltimore

  13-05-2020 22:59 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Family Mourns Death Of Baltimore County Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash While Delivering Masks For Healthcare Workers  CBS Baltimore
  
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• About 1 in 10 ballots went undelivered to Baltimore City voters during 7th Congressional District special elec - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2020 22:54 via baltimoresun.com
  About 1 in 10 ballots went undelivered to Baltimore City voters during 7th Congressional District special elec  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Man Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing 11-Year-Old Son With Screwdriver

  13-05-2020 22:53
  
  NOTTINGHAM, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police have arrested a man who they say stabbed his 11-year-old son with a screwdriver in Nottingham on Tuesday morning.
  Police have charged Reginald Eugene Cooper, 40, of the 4200 block of Maple Path Circle.
  11-Year-Old Nottingham Boy Allegedly Stabbed By Father, Police Say Suspect Also Injured Officer During Arrest
  According to police, Cooper was behaving bizarrely when he stopped a neighbor outside and told her to go into his house to check
  
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• Harford County Graduates Will Get Individual In-Person Ceremonies, Virtual Commencement

  13-05-2020 22:51
  
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — The thousands of high school seniors in Harford County will be able to celebrate their graduations in-person at their school but with a twist, Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Sean Bulson said Wednesday.
  Between June 8 and June 12, each of the 2,700 graduating seniors will be able to walk across the stage during individual ceremonies, Bulson said.
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• Family Mourns Death Of Baltimore County Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash While Delivering Masks For Healthcare Workers

  13-05-2020 22:44
  
  MILLERS ISLAND, Md. (WJZ) — A group of neighbors on Millers Island had been hard at work sewing masks for healthcare workers amid the coronavirus since early in its progression. Now the group’s work is on hold after it experienced a tragedy of its own.
  After kicking off their work in March, Candy Evans-Craven estimated they made around 3,000 masks in total.
  Then, a week and a half ago, their work came to a halt when her husband Paul Craven died in a motorcycle crash while delivering
  
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• Baltimore’s Union Craft Brewing Creates New Beer, Donating Proceeds To Laid-Off Restaurant Workers - CBS Baltimore

  13-05-2020 22:14 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore’s Union Craft Brewing Creates New Beer, Donating Proceeds To Laid-Off Restaurant Workers  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Download WJZ’s New App

  13-05-2020 22:03
  
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• Baltimore’s Union Craft Brewing Creates New Beer, Donating Proceeds To Laid-Off Restaurant Workers

  13-05-2020 22:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With the restaurant industry struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic, Union Craft Brewing has decided to brew a beer to help.
  The Baltimore-based brewery will be donating 100 percent of the proceeds of their new double IPA, “Somebody to Lean On,” to the Baltimore Restaurant Relief Fund.
  “The food and beverage industry is like our right hand,” Union Craft Brewing co-founder Jon Zerivitz said. “They handle our beer and sell our beer every si
  
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• Ravens Reveal Jersey Numbers For 2020 Draft Class

  13-05-2020 21:52
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — If you’ve started to think about shopping for a jersey for one of this year’s Ravens rookies, the wait is over for the numbers they will be wearing.
  The Ravens made the announcement on their team website and Twitter page Wednesday afternoon.
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• Coronavirus Response: Maryland Gets Nearly $206M To Expand COVID-19 Testing

  13-05-2020 21:49
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — Maryland is getting another nearly $206 million to help expand its coronavirus testing capacity, the state’s congressional delegation announced Wednesday.
  In total, the state will get $205,723,600 to expand testing capacity across the state. The federal funds were approved as part of the Paycheck Protection Program and the Health Care Enhancement Act.
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• Coronavirus Cooking: The Most Searched Recipe In Every State During Quarantine

  13-05-2020 21:27
  
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  If you’re looking for new recipe inspiration, check out Google’s list of the most searched recipes by state during quarantine. From sourdough bread comfort to burger bliss, these popular recipes will give your dinner rotation a needed lift.
  Google Trends just broke the not-so-shocking news that search traffic around recipes has reached an all-time high. It’s likely not a huge surprise to those of us who’ve been stuck in the
  
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• Quarantine Recipes: How To Make Homemade Bagels

  13-05-2020 21:19
  
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  One of the silver linings of fewer grocery store visits is that I suspect we have all been a bit more adventurous in the kitchen. Instead of running to the market when we have a craving, many of us have been doing a little online digging to see if we can DIY. One of my family traditions is Saturday morning bagels and cream cheese, but since our local bagel shop is closed right now, we haven’t been able to do our routine Saturday breakfast: rolling
  
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• José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen To Distribute Food At 2 Additional Baltimore Locations - CBS Baltimore

  13-05-2020 21:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen To Distribute Food At 2 Additional Baltimore Locations  CBS Baltimore
  
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• WATCH LIVE: 135,000 Marylanders Still Awaiting For Their Unemployment Claims To Be Processed

  13-05-2020 20:50
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — About 135,000 Marylanders are still awaiting for the unemployment claims to be processed, according to Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson.
  During a virtual hearing with the state house Wednesday, Robinson said those claims have still not been paid out because they are under reviewed for a number of reasons.
  Although she said the department was happy its paid more then 327,000 unemployment claims, she said they were disappointed with the launch of the Beacon One-Stop sy
  
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• 135,000 Marylanders Still Awaiting For Their Unemployment Claims To Be Processed

  13-05-2020 20:50
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — About 135,000 Marylanders are still awaiting for the unemployment claims to be processed, according to Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson.
  During a virtual hearing with the state house Wednesday, Robinson said those claims have still not been paid out because they are under reviewed for a number of reasons.
  Although she said the department was happy its paid more then 327,000 unemployment claims, she said they were disappointed with the launch of the Beacon One-Stop sy
  
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• In Baltimore, complaints about the sounds of surveillance - Baltimore Brew

  13-05-2020 20:44 via baltimorebrew.com
  
  In Baltimore, complaints about the sounds of surveillance  Baltimore Brew
  
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• José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen To Distribute Food At 2 Additional Baltimore Locations

  13-05-2020 20:41
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — This Saturday, there will be two new spots for families to pick up some much needed food from World Central Kitchen.
  Besides the parking lot at Camden Yards, José Andrés’ charity will also distribute food at Eastern High School and Baltimore City Community College.
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  Anyone in need, can pick up free meals from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  For the latest information on coronavirus go to the Maryland Hea
  
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• The Sun’s coverage of Baltimore has been award-worthy | READER COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2020 20:40 via baltimoresun.com
  The Sun’s coverage of Baltimore has been award-worthy | READER COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Restaurant Owner Can't Get Employees to Return Because They Make More in Unemployment - Newsweek

  13-05-2020 20:28 via newsweek.com
  
  Baltimore Restaurant Owner Can't Get Employees to Return Because They Make More in Unemployment  Newsweek
  
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• LISTEN: Officials Hear From State’s Labor Secretary During Unemployment Benefit Hearing Wednesday

  13-05-2020 20:23
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The Maryland state house is hosting another hearing on unemployment benefits Wednesday.
  On Tuesday, state senate hearing lasted nine hours.
  Lawmakers heard from 270 Marylanders about their frustrations and experiences filing for unemployment.
  The hearing allowed the public, for the first time, to share their experiences applying for unemployment insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Over 1,100 Marylanders signed up — but only the first 270 were invited to tes
  
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• Coronavirus Cancellations: Bel Air Cancels Annual Fourth Of July Fireworks, Celebration

  13-05-2020 20:16
  
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — Bel Air is joining a growing list of communities that are canceling their Fourth of July celebrations this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Organizers from the Bel Air Independence Day Committee said Wednesday the parade and fireworks display, as well as all other festivities, have been canceled.
  The group’s president said it’s only the second time in 30 years they have canceled the event.
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• Top Baltimore news: Council bans rent increases; Royal Farms employee shot in alleged robbery - Hoodline

  13-05-2020 19:58 via hoodline.com
  
  Top Baltimore news: Council bans rent increases; Royal Farms employee shot in alleged robbery  Hoodline
  
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• Person Stabbed At Anne Arundel County Hotel Tuesday Night, Police Say

  13-05-2020 19:37
  
  BROOKLYN, Md. (WJZ) — A person suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being stabbed at a hotel in Anne Arundel County Tuesday night, police said.
  The stabbing happened around 8:30 p.m. at the Sleep Inn and Suites in the 6000 block of Belle Grove Road in Brooklyn.
  Police said the victim and suspect were arguing when the suspect stabbed the victim in the upper body.
  The victim refused medical treatment at the scene, police said. Charges are pending against the suspect, whose name was n
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: Chincoteague, Virginia Plans To Allow Hotels, Campgrounds To Reopen With Limited Capacity Friday

  13-05-2020 19:26
  
  CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WJZ) — Officials in Chincoteague, Virginia, plan to allow hotels, motels and campgrounds to reopen Friday with limited capacity amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  On its website, the town said hotels, motels, rental agencies, Airbnb rentals and campgrounds will be able to open Friday at a total of 25 percent of capacity.
  All hotels and motels will be required to post signs encouraging social distancing and will need to follow CDC cleaning guidelines.
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• WATCH: Coyote Chases Roadrunner In Scene Straight Out Of Looney Tunes Cartoon

  13-05-2020 19:24
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (CBS Local) — A classic Looney Tunes cartoon plot played out in real life last weekend when a university professor shared video of a coyote chasing a roadrunner.
  Michael Thomas Bogan, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment, captured the drama on camera on the Santa Cruz River in downtown Tuscon on May 9.
  “There is literally a coyote chasing a roadrunner. I can’t believe it. That is a straight up
  
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• 10-Year-Old Invents Plastic ‘Hug Curtain’ To Embrace Grandparents During Pandemic

  13-05-2020 19:05
  
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CBS Local) — A 10-year-old California girl has figured out a way to safely embrace her grandparents during the coronavirus pandemic.
  Paige Okray of Riverside has invented the “hug curtain” — a shower curtain sealed over a doorway with strategically placed arm slots.
  Paige said she came up with the idea after seeing several videos of people using blankets to hug their loved ones. She used a shower curtain, a hot glue gun, Ziploc bags, and disposable plat
  
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• Grocery Prices Are Soaring. Here’s What’s Getting More Expensive

  13-05-2020 19:04
  
  (CNN) — Every time you go to the grocery store, that number at the end of the receipt keeps getting bigger.
  Although prices are falling across just about every category: Apparel, hotels, cars, car insurance, and airfare fell through the floor as people stayed home —  everyone knows gas prices are way cheaper —  American grocery store price tags are soaring.
  Overall, the price of groceries grew 2.6%, including seasonal adjustments, in April. That was the biggest increa
  
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• City Cafe In Mt. Vernon Closing Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  13-05-2020 18:52
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a quarter-century in business, City Cafe in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood is closing its doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  On Instagram Tuesday, the restaurant said it wasn’t the outcome they were hoping for.
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• Baltimore Orioles: Could Universal DH Help the O’s in 2020? - Birds Watcher

  13-05-2020 18:50 via birdswatcher.com
  
  Baltimore Orioles: Could Universal DH Help the O’s in 2020?  Birds Watcher
  
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• Naval Academy Holds First Swearing-In Ceremony For Class Of 2020 While Maintaining Social Distancing

  13-05-2020 18:27
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The U.S. Naval Academy held the first of its swearing-in ceremonies for the Class of 2020 Tuesday.
  USNA released photos from the event that showed the graduates maintaining social distancing during the in-person event. The ceremony didn’t include families and wasn’t open to the public.
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 12, 2020) The United States Naval Academy holds the first swearing-in event for the Class of 2020. . The Class of 2020 will graduate approximately 1,000
  
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• Fact check: What Baltimore mayoral candidates said in TV debate - Baltimore Sun

  13-05-2020 18:14 via baltimoresun.com
  Fact check: What Baltimore mayoral candidates said in TV debate  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Money in the Baltimore mayor's race: Reminding the candidates where theirs came from - Baltimore Brew

  13-05-2020 18:10 via baltimorebrew.com
  
  Money in the Baltimore mayor's race: Reminding the candidates where theirs came from  Baltimore Brew
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: New Testing Site Opening Thursday At Carroll County Agriculture Center

  13-05-2020 17:47
  
  WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — A new coronavirus testing site will open Thursday in Westminster, Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday.
  The drive-thru site, the first state-sponsored, community-based site in the county, will be at the Carroll County Agriculture Center.
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• Coronavirus Response: Young, Leaders Of Maryland’s Largest Counties Want ‘Coordinated Response’ To Reopening State

  13-05-2020 17:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ahead of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s scheduled Wednesday evening news conference in which he is expected to announce a move to begin the reopening process amid the coronavirus pandemic, the leaders of some of the state’s most populated jurisdictions will discuss their plan of action if reopening begins.
  At a news conference Wednesday morning, Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young said the leaders of the “Big Eight” — including B
  
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• Baltimore's Most Hated Cop And Me - HuffPost

  13-05-2020 17:29 via huffpost.com
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• COVID-19 Triage, Isolation Center Opens At Lord Baltimore Hotel

  13-05-2020 17:28
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The coronavirus triage and isolation center at the Lord Baltimore Hotel is open.
  The center allows COVID-19 positive patients who don’t need hospitalization but need to self-isolate a place to recover opened Tuesday. It’s operated in partnership by the city of Baltimore, University of Maryland Medical System and the hotel.
  “The University of Maryland Medical System is proud to be part of this innovative lifesaving effort which both prevents virus spread
  
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• 'Mask Up' declared official Baltimore COVID-19 anthem - WBAL TV Baltimore

  13-05-2020 17:25 via wbaltv.com
  'Mask Up' declared official Baltimore COVID-19 anthem  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Approves $3M For Distance Learning Technology - Patch.com

  13-05-2020 17:18 via patch.com
  
  Baltimore Approves $3M For Distance Learning Technology  Patch.com
  
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• ‘Not A Red State Or Blue State Crisis’: Hogan, Cuomo Renew Calls For Congress To Approve Coronavirus Financial Aid For States

  13-05-2020 17:17
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo are renewing their calls for the federal government to quickly approve financial aid to states amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  In a statement Wednesday morning, Hogan, a Republican and the chair of the National Governors Association, and Cuomo, a Democrat and the group’s vice-chair, said the aid should be a top priority for Congress. They called on lawmakers to approve $500 billion to help
  
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• Young Requests 3-Month Delay In Water Rate Increase

  13-05-2020 16:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young is asking city leaders to approve a three-month delay in the scheduled increase in water rates amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  At a news conference Wednesday morning, Young said he is requesting a delay in the rate hikes from July 1 to October 1.
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• Baltimore Mayor Young Requests 3-Month Delay In Water Rate Increase

  13-05-2020 16:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young is asking city leaders to approve a three-month delay in the scheduled increase in water rates amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  At a news conference Wednesday morning, Young said he is requesting a delay in the rate hikes from July 1 to October 1.
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• Why The Real Unemployment Rate Is Actually Even Worse

  13-05-2020 16:31
  
  (CBSNewYork) — The U.S. economy is sharply contracting as many businesses close their doors and consumers shelter in place from the coronavirus. Closed businesses mean lost jobs, hopefully temporary but quite possibly permanent. Lost jobs mean less spending. And even those lucky enough to keep their jobs have fewer places to spend their money. A wide range of non-essential businesses, from sit-down restaurants and movie theaters to daycare centers and after-school programs, remain shuttere
  
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