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• ‘I Was Very Fortunate’ | Baltimore’s Keith Booth Reflects On Championship Run With Michael Jordan In Chicago

  21-05-2020 23:39
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Millions of fans tuned into watch the Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance” which aired over several nights for the past month and drew record viewership on ESPN.
  One interested viewer was Baltimore’s own Keith Booth.
  A first-round pick out of the University of Maryland in 1997, Booth left Baltimore to become a Chicago Bull.
  He was the youngest member of a star-studded team that had already won five NBA titles. That year, in Jordan’s fin
  
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• Baltimore mayor urges Trump to reconsider Memorial Day visit to Fort McHenry with city under stay-at-home orde - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 23:34 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore mayor urges Trump to reconsider Memorial Day visit to Fort McHenry with city under stay-at-home orde  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Howard County Police Investigating Chase Ending In Elkridge Shooting Involving Baltimore County Police Officers

  21-05-2020 23:30
  
  ELKRIDGE, Md. (WJZ) — Three suspects are in custody after a police chase ended with a shooting in Elkridge, Maryland earlier Thursday afternoon.
  Howard County police said they are investigating the shooting as an officer-involved shooting, saying it involved Baltimore County police officers.
  A multi-agency police response could be seen from Chopper 13 in Elkridge, Maryland where a suspect was barricaded inside a car near Furnace and Paradise avenues.According to Baltimore County police, th
  
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• Morgan State University Receives $110K In COVID-19 Relief From Andrew K. Mellon Foundation

  21-05-2020 23:22
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Morgan State University has received a $110,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for emergency student support to help deal with financial fallout due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  The grant is meant to give direct assistance to individual students who are having financial issues due to losing their jobs, food insecurity, outstanding tuition commitments, technological needs for remote learning, traveling to and from school and more, the school said.
  “The Me
  
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• 20 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Carroll County - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 23:20 via baltimoresun.com
  20 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Carroll County  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Three top candidates for Baltimore City Council president locked in competitive race, Sun/WYPR/UB poll shows - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 23:13 via baltimoresun.com
  Three top candidates for Baltimore City Council president locked in competitive race, Sun/WYPR/UB poll shows  Baltimore Sun
  
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• ‘Civic Hackers Unite’ Campaign Aims To Engage Community To Solve Challenges Facing Baltimore

  21-05-2020 22:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the systematic challenges that major urban cities like Baltimore have been grappling with for decades.
  “It is a movement, it is a mindset, we’re really trying to shift Baltimore,” said Dionne Joyner-Weems, CEO, Audacity Group and Chair of HACK Baltimore
  Audacity Group, in coordination with HACK Baltimore, is leading the “Civic Hackers Unite” campaign which focuses on identifying, highlighting and shari
  
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• Coronavirus Latest: Prince George’s County Plans Phase One Of Reopening By June 1

  21-05-2020 22:29
  
  LARGO, Md. (WJZ) – Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Thursday that if current data trends continue, the county plans to move toward a modified reopening in by June 1.
  Recent data shows the Prince George’s County on a downward trend in positivity rates, hospitalizations and death rates.
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• D.C. could ease restrictions May 29; Baltimore County to enter ‘phase 1’ reopening - The Washington Post

  21-05-2020 22:15 via washingtonpost.com
  
  D.C. could ease restrictions May 29; Baltimore County to enter ‘phase 1’ reopening  The Washington Post
  
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• Baltimore County will ease restrictions on retail stores, haircutting businesses Friday - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 22:14 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore County will ease restrictions on retail stores, haircutting businesses Friday  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Supper Club Online Membership Explodes With More People Cooking From Home Amid COVID-19 Pandemic - CBS Baltimore

  21-05-2020 22:05 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore Supper Club Online Membership Explodes With More People Cooking From Home Amid COVID-19 Pandemic  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Howard County Police Investigating Chase Ending In Elkridge Shooting Involving Baltimore County Police Officers - CBS Baltimore

  21-05-2020 21:54 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Howard County Police Investigating Chase Ending In Elkridge Shooting Involving Baltimore County Police Officers  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Harford County Sheriff’s Office gets Maryland’s first electronics-sniffing dog - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 21:54 via baltimoresun.com
  Harford County Sheriff’s Office gets Maryland’s first electronics-sniffing dog  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Hippodrome Theatre Reschedules The Donna Summer Musical For February 2021 - CBS Baltimore

  21-05-2020 21:49 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Hippodrome Theatre Reschedules The Donna Summer Musical For February 2021  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore Supper Club Online Membership Explodes With More People Cooking From Home Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

  21-05-2020 21:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With more people staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Baltimore Supper Club’s Facebook page has exploded in its first year.
  The Facebook page is nearing 5,000 members, including local celebrity chefs.
  The Baltimore Supper Club is for people of all cooking levels who enjoy cooking, sharing and connecting over food. The club is a place to share a variety of food pictures.
  The club and its events are free, and outings and virtual events are food-focus
  
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• Hippodrome Theatre Reschedules The Donna Summer Musical For February 2021

  21-05-2020 21:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore has rescheduled its summer musical to February 2021, the theatre announced Thursday.
  The CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Hippodrome Broadway Series engagement of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, has been rescheduled to February 9-14, 2021.
  “We are grateful for the community’s continued support of our Baltimore Broadway family,” said Ron Legler, president of The Hippodrome Theatre. “We are looking forwar
  
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• Police: Three Suspects In Custody, After Chase Ends With Shooting In Elkridge, Maryland

  21-05-2020 21:35
  
  ELKRIDGE, Md. (WJZ) — Three suspects are in custody after a police chase ended with a shooting in Elkridge, Maryland earlier Thursday afternoon.
  A multi-agency police response could be seen from Chopper 13 in Elkridge, Maryland where a suspect was barricaded inside a car near Furnace and Paradise avenues.Howard County Police said one suspect was shot in the 5600 block of Furnace Avenue. That person was taken to Shock Trauma for treatment.
  According to police, three suspects were fleeing po
  
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• Forgivable loans for Baltimore-area small businesses, contractors, nonprofits available - Maryland Daily Record

  21-05-2020 21:35 via thedailyrecord.com
  
  Forgivable loans for Baltimore-area small businesses, contractors, nonprofits available  Maryland Daily Record
  
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• White Marlin Open To Proceed As Scheduled In Ocean City This August

  21-05-2020 21:15
  
  OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — The White Marlin Open will proceed as scheduled this August in Ocean City.
  The fishing competition, which draws crowds and participants from around the country, is scheduled for Aug. 3-7, 2020.Several Maryland events have been canceled on indefinitely postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  However, two weeks ago Larry Hogan began to slowly reopen the state and one of the first activities allowed again was fishing and boating.
  It’s the 47th year the even ha
  
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• Motorcycle Procession To Honor Maryland’s War Heroes On Memorial Day - CBS Baltimore

  21-05-2020 21:02 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Motorcycle Procession To Honor Maryland’s War Heroes On Memorial Day  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Police Activity Reported In Elkridge, Howard County, Draws Large Police Presence

  21-05-2020 20:50
  
  ELKRIDGE, Md. (WJZ) — A large police presence can be seen from Chopper 13 in Elkridge, Maryland after a reported police chase that started in Baltimore County.
  Police are on scene at Furnace and Paradise avenues. It is an active scene and the public should avoid the area.
  Officers from multiple police agencies are on scene.Chopper 13 is over the scene where police can be seen with a black sedan that is stopped.
  WJZ is are not live streaming for the safety of the officers.
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• BREAKING: Firefighters respond to fire at a Baltimore church on Patapsco Street - Fox Baltimore

  21-05-2020 20:49 via foxbaltimore.com
  BREAKING: Firefighters respond to fire at a Baltimore church on Patapsco Street  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Motorcycle Procession To Honor Maryland’s War Heroes On Memorial Day

  21-05-2020 20:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A special rolling tribute honoring Maryland’s war heroes will take place this Memorial Day.
  Chuck Ritz, founder of Baltimore-based Hope and Peace Foundation, learned that several Memorial Day ceremonies were being canceled due to coronavirus and restrictions on large-size gatherings.
  “This virus should stop us from remembering and honoring those who paid the price for our freedom,” Ritz said.
  Ritz and a group of motorcyclists will travel with Maryla
  
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• Couple Says Nanny Abused Their Toddler, Alleges Website Missed Red Flags: ‘She Just Throws Him Into The Garage’

  21-05-2020 20:38
  
  PHOENIX (CBS Local) — A couple in Arizona claims the nanny they hired through the “nanny finder” website Sittercity abused their toddler on the first day she was left alone with their children.
  Kevin and Melissa Lange of Phoenix said they turned to the Chicago-based website when they were looking for a replacement for their longtime nanny. They chose a woman named Jacqueline Edens, who stated she had worked as a pediatric nurse in the past, according to CBS affiliate KPHO.
  
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• Greene Turtle’s Fells Point location to close, owner says - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 20:34 via baltimoresun.com
  Greene Turtle’s Fells Point location to close, owner says  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Mayor Hopes President Trump Will ‘Change His Mind’ About Fort McHenry Visit And Stay Home On Memorial Day - CBS Baltimore

  21-05-2020 20:32 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore Mayor Hopes President Trump Will ‘Change His Mind’ About Fort McHenry Visit And Stay Home On Memorial Day  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Johns Hopkins Bayview To Host Emergency Blood Drive May 27-29

  21-05-2020 20:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center is hosting a blood drive next week.
  The blood drive will be May 27-29 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center.
  All donors who give blood will get a Red Cross t-shirt.
  The hospital does ask if you have traveled to China and its special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as Iran, Italy and South Korea, or if you’ve been diagnosed with or have had contact with anyone with a susp
  
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• Maryland’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Set To Be Fully Operational Across Entire State By Next Week, Gov. Hogan Says

  21-05-2020 20:18
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that Maryland’s contact tracing operation across all 24 jurisdictions will be “fully operational” next week.
  “To support our local health officials, the state has built a robust contact tracing operation and massively expanded Maryland’s disease investigation capacity,” said Governor Hogan. “This will be a partnership across all 24 jurisdictions, and an all-hands-on-deck effort to ensure health
  
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• Maryland’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Operation Will Fully Running Across Entire State By Next Week, Gov. Hogan Says

  21-05-2020 20:18
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that Maryland’s contact tracing operation across all 24 jurisdictions will be “fully operational” next week.
  “To support our local health officials, the state has built a robust contact tracing operation and massively expanded Maryland’s disease investigation capacity,” said Governor Hogan. “This will be a partnership across all 24 jurisdictions, and an all-hands-on-deck effort to ensure health
  
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• Maryland’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Operation Will Be Fully Operational Across Entire State By Next Week, Gov. Hogan Says

  21-05-2020 20:18
  
  ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that Maryland’s contact tracing operation across all 24 jurisdictions will be “fully operational” next week.
  “To support our local health officials, the state has built a robust contact tracing operation and massively expanded Maryland’s disease investigation capacity,” said Governor Hogan. “This will be a partnership across all 24 jurisdictions, and an all-hands-on-deck effort to ensure health
  
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• This is not the Baltimore election to take your vote for granted | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 20:00 via baltimoresun.com
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• Baltimore Mayor Hopes President Trump Will ‘Change His Mind’ About Fort McHenry Visit And Stay Home On Memorial Day

  21-05-2020 19:26
  
  BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Jack Young hopes President Donald Trump changes his mind about visiting Baltimore’s Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine this Memorial Day and instead remains at home.
  The White House announced President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump would be visiting Baltimore on Monday.
  Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
  Young said he wished the President would set a better example as Baltimore rem
  
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• Mayor Young Expresses Concern About President Trump's Visit to Fort McHenry - Fox Baltimore

  21-05-2020 19:16 via foxbaltimore.com
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• ‘He Is At Peace’: Siblings Thank Nurses Who Offered Condolences With Signs In Hospital Window After Father Died Of COVID-19

  21-05-2020 19:07
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (CBS Local) — When a father of five died from COVID-19, nurses posted heartfelt notes in a hospital window to notify his family waiting outside. Now, the family is displaying their gratitude to those healthcare workers.
  The handwritten signs “He is at peace” and “We are so sorry” broke the news Sunday to the five children of Rene Johnson that he had passed away. The siblings had been keeping a vigil in a park near Catholic Medical Center in Manchest
  
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• Fans Need the Distraction of Baltimore Orioles Baseball - Birds Watcher

  21-05-2020 19:07 via birdswatcher.com
  
  Fans Need the Distraction of Baltimore Orioles Baseball  Birds Watcher
  
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• Mississippi Man Arrested On Drugs, Weapons Charges During Glen Burnie Traffic Stop

  21-05-2020 19:02
  
  GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A 33-year-old Mississippi man was charged after police reported finding MDMA, marijuana and loaded guns in his car during a traffic stop in Glen Burnie.
  Dejuan Martel Jacobs of Jackson, Mississippi was pulled over around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Elvaton Road and Hospital Drive when Anne Arundel County police officers noticed a registration violation.
  Officers searched the vehicle due to probable cause and found several loaded weapons as well as MDMA and m
  
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• 12-Year-Old Girl Missing From Randallstown Last Seen Tuesday

  21-05-2020 18:58
  
  RANDALLSTOWN, MD. (WJZ) — Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen in Randallstown on Tuesday.
  Stephanie Glaze is 5’2″ and weighs 120 lbs, police say. She was last seen at 7:24 p.m. in the 3400 block of Carriage Hill Circle, wearing a pink/blue/white/plaid set of pajamas, carrying a tan Coach brand satchel with a flower print and red/burgundy straps.
  Credit: Baltimore County Police
  Police said Stephanie is suffering emotional distress and anyon
  
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• What to know about Maryland’s new coronavirus testing rules - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 18:55 via baltimoresun.com
  What to know about Maryland’s new coronavirus testing rules  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Investigation finds Baltimore’s auction board chairman improperly accepted compensation from vendors; longtime - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 18:54 via baltimoresun.com
  Investigation finds Baltimore’s auction board chairman improperly accepted compensation from vendors; longtime  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Mayor Doesn't Want President Trump To Visit Baltimore On Memorial Day - CBS Baltimore

  21-05-2020 18:47 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Climate change will make Baltimore County warmer and wetter, report says – some already feel the heat - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 18:34 via baltimoresun.com
  Climate change will make Baltimore County warmer and wetter, report says – some already feel the heat  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Motorists Should Expect To Slow Down Near Patterson Park As Mayor Expands ‘Slow Streets’ Pilot Program

  21-05-2020 18:30
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — To help with social distancing around Patterson Park, the mayor’s office says it’s expanding its Slow Streets Pilot Program to the southeast Baltimore neighborhood.
  Not only should motorists expect to slow down in the area, but also some streets will be closed to parking.
  “I want to thank the Director Steve Sharkey and Director Reginald Moore for the hard work their departments have put into making this pilot successful enough to expand,” Baltimore
  
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• 51K Marylanders Filed For Unemployment Last Week

  21-05-2020 18:28
  
  ANNAPOLIS (AP/WJZ) —  More than 51,000 Maryland residents filed for unemployment last week, the state’s labor department announced Thursday.
  The department reported that 51,108 people filed for unemployment benefits. That’s down from 65,805 people who filed for benefits the week before that.
  More than 607,000 Maryland residents have filed for unemployment in the last nine weeks.51,108 people in Maryland filed for unemployment last week in new numbers out this morning. Loca
  
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• Under Armour looks to raise $400M in note offering - Baltimore Business Journal

  21-05-2020 18:09 via bizjournals.com
  Under Armour looks to raise $400M in note offering  Baltimore Business Journal
  
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• Retail Apocalypse: Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works To Close Hundreds Of Stores

  21-05-2020 18:00
  
  (CBS Local) — Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works are the latest retail chains to be impacted by the economic recession created by the spread of coronavirus.
  Victoria’s Secret announced on Thursday that the company will close 250 stores in the U.S. and Canada and Bath & Body Works will be closing an additional 50 stores nationwide. L Brands is the parent company of both Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works and said in a statement that their sales declin
  
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• The pandemic is amplifying Baltimore’s transit disconnect | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 17:40 via baltimoresun.com
  The pandemic is amplifying Baltimore’s transit disconnect | COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore mayor expands ‘Slow Streets’ program to increase walkability during coronavirus outbreak - Baltimore Sun

  21-05-2020 17:34 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore mayor expands ‘Slow Streets’ program to increase walkability during coronavirus outbreak  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore County Remembers Police Officer Amy Caprio 2 Years After Her Line-Of-Duty Death - CBS Baltimore

  21-05-2020 17:25 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore County Remembers Police Officer Amy Caprio 2 Years After Her Line-Of-Duty Death  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Appointment-Free COVID-19 Testing At Timonium Fairgrounds Reaches Capacity As It Opens

  21-05-2020 17:20
  
  TIMONIUM, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County announced appointment-free testing at the Maryland State Fairgrounds would start at 11 a.m. Thursday.
  But just before the testing site opened, it was already at capacity.
  “Appointment-free testing at the Maryland State Fairgrounds has reached capacity. We will have new information about additional testing in the near future,” County Executive Johnny Olszewski tweeted.Appointment-free testing at the Maryland State Fairgrounds has reached ca
  
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• Baltimore County to start reopening businesses Friday - WTOP

  21-05-2020 17:11 via wtop.com
  
  Baltimore County to start reopening businesses Friday  WTOP
  
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