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• Gov. Hogan's crime bills dead for special session. What's next for Baltimore's lawmakers? - Fox Baltimore

  07-12-2021 23:47 via foxbaltimore.com
  
  Gov. Hogan's crime bills dead for special session. What's next for Baltimore's lawmakers?  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Maryland Board Of Education Sets Benchmarks To Lift Schools Mask Mandates

  07-12-2021 22:38
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland State Board of Education on Tuesday approved a new rule clearing the way for local school districts to lift mask mandates covering their jurisdictions if certain benchmarks are met.
  The board voted 12-1 to repeal the existing mask mandate and replace it with a rule that would extend mask requirements through the end of the school year but allow districts’ mandates to be lifted based on local vaccination or transmission rates.
  The measure must be approve
  
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• MGM National Harbor To Launch Sports Betting Thursday

  07-12-2021 22:33
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — MGM National Harbor is set to open its BetMGM sportsbook more than six months after sports betting became legal in Maryland. The casino will be the state’s first to accept sports wagers, pending regulatory approval.
  After a controlled demonstration before regulatory officials, Governor Larry Hogan will be joined by Washington Football Legend Joe Theismann to place the state’s first sports bet.
  Maryland joins 28 states and D.C. to legalize sports betting. Voter
  
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• Baltimore honors 'The Last Survivor of Pearl Harbor' in remembrance of the historic day - wmar2news.com

  07-12-2021 22:33 via wmar2news.com
  
  Baltimore honors 'The Last Survivor of Pearl Harbor' in remembrance of the historic day  wmar2news.com
  
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• Anne Arundel County Schools, Health Department Announce Four Additional Vaccine Clinics For Children

  07-12-2021 22:33
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Anne Arundel County Department of Health on Tuesday announced four additional vaccine clinics for children ages 5 to 11.
  All the clinics run from 5-7:30 p.m. Here are the dates and locations:
  Tuesday, Dec. 14Severn Elementary School, 838 Reece Road, Severn
  Wednesday, Dec. 15Mills-Parole Elementary School, 1 George and Marion Phelps Lane, Annapolis
  Tuesday, Dec.  21Point Pleasant Elementary School, 1035 Dumbarton Road, G
  
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• Shake Shack is opening another Baltimore location - WBAL TV Baltimore

  07-12-2021 22:18 via wbaltv.com
  Shake Shack is opening another Baltimore location  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore to pay fully vaccinated municipal employees $1,000 - WBAL TV Baltimore

  07-12-2021 22:16 via wbaltv.com
  Baltimore to pay fully vaccinated municipal employees $1,000  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Daughter Of Keith Smith Testifies, Says Her Father Killed His Wife Jacquelyn

  07-12-2021 21:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Valeria Smith, the daughter of the man accused of blaming his wife’s murder on a panhandler, took the stand on Tuesday and testified Keith Smith stabbed and killed his wife in December 2018.JUST IN… Valeria Smith just took the stand and testified that her father (Keith Smith) stabbed and killed his wife in December 2018.
  Jacquelyn Smith’s family members and friends were in the courtroom.
  One person was heard quietly sobbing. @wjz
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• ATF Offering $5K Reward For Information On Case Of Man Who Was Fatally Shot, Burned Inside Car; Person Of Interest Sought

  07-12-2021 21:20
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Tuesday announced a $5,000 award for information leading to an arrest in the case of a 27-year-old man whose dead body was found inside a burning car.
  On Jan. 20, 2020, at 9:31 p.m., firefighters found the body of 27-year-old Cornelius Bruce in a burning vehicle behind Lake Clifton High School, the ATF said. Investigators determined he had been shot and killed before the vehicle was set on
  
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• HELP FIND: Person of interest in "horrific" 2020 northeast Baltimore murder - Fox Baltimore

  07-12-2021 21:18 via foxbaltimore.com
  
  HELP FIND: Person of interest in "horrific" 2020 northeast Baltimore murder  Fox Baltimore
  
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• Anne Arundel County Police Officer Suspended Over ‘Domestic-Related Incident’

  07-12-2021 20:55
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — An Anne Arundel County police officer charged in a domestic incident has been suspended, the police department said Tuesday.
  Cpl. Tyler Brennan, an eight-year police department veteran, is the subject of an internal investigation that began Monday, according to the police department.
  The police department did not elaborate on the allegations against Brennan, but Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal Award called them “disturbing.”
  “I take these
  
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• Maryland Weather: The Latest Update On The Potential For Wintry Precipitation Wednesday

  07-12-2021 20:35
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The WJZ Weather team has been closely monitoring the potential for wintry precipitation as we head into Wednesday. There have been some changes in recent numeric weather prediction that show a downward trend in moisture availability and overall precipitation amounts.The GFS model has shown the most significant change with model output. On Monday, the model was suggesting that nearly 4 inches of snow was possible in the Baltimore area, and it has significantly backed off t
  
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• Baltimore Offers Employees $1,000 Incentive Pay To Get Vaccinated

  07-12-2021 20:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City employees on the fence about the COVID-19 vaccine now have another reason–or 1,000 reasons, to be exact–to get the shot.
  City officials on Tuesday announced that they’ve approved one-time payments of $1,000 to fully vaccinated employees in hopes of convincing the unvaccinated to change their minds and get the vaccine.
  “This incentive is about doing everything in our power to protect our employees and our residents,” Mayor Brand
  
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• TSA Expecting December Holiday Travel To Approach Pre-Pandemic Levels

  07-12-2021 19:59
  
  WASHINGTON (WJZ) — The Transportation Security Administration expects passenger traffic in American airports to approach pre-pandemic levels during the holiday season.
  Agents screened 21 million passengers during a 10-day period around the Thanksgiving holiday.
  More than 31,000 people flew out of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, marking a new high point for passenger traffic since the start of the pandemic, an airport official said.
  With Christmas and New
  
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• Union Craft Brewing Is Offering Ownership Stakes To Workers

  07-12-2021 18:29
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Union Craft Brewing has started offering the employees who brew, can and serve the beer a stake in the Medfield company.
  Last month, the brewery offered shares to six workers, and going forward, full- and part-time employees who reach their five-year anniversary with the company will automatically be given a stake in the company.
  “There is no buy in or cost to them,” Union co-founder Adam Benesch told WJZ in an email. “This plan allows us to ensure that
  
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• 80th Anniversary Of Pearl Harbor Commemorated Aboard Baltimore Ship, The Last Vessel From The Attack Still Afloat

  07-12-2021 18:04
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore is home to the USCGC WHEC-37 (X-Taney), the last surviving warship afloat to fight back during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
  Today, on the 80th anniversary of the attack, staff of the Historic Ships in Baltimore honored the date and those who served during World War II.
  The ceremony was held onboard the ship, which is docked along the Inner Harbor.
  The warship was donated to the City of Baltimore 33 years ago to serve as a memorial an
  
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• Ravens Week 14 Power Rankings Roundup - Sports Illustrated

  07-12-2021 17:48 via si.com
  
  Ravens Week 14 Power Rankings Roundup  Sports Illustrated
  
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• Lockdown Lifted At Roland Park Elementary Middle After Unspecified Threat - CBS Baltimore

  07-12-2021 17:44 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Lockdown Lifted At Roland Park Elementary Middle After Unspecified Threat  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Lockdown Lifted At Roland Park Elementary Middle After Unspecified Threat

  07-12-2021 17:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Roland Park Elementary Middle School was placed on lockdown briefly Tuesday in response to a threat, a Baltimore City Public Schools spokesperson said.
  The spokesperson said school administrators learned of an incident Tuesday morning between parents that “escalated to a threat.” The nature of the threat wasn’t specified.
  School staff notified police, and the campus was locked down. The spokesperson said the building was secured and the situation was &ld
  
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• 73-Year-Old Woman Killed By Comfort Sheep At Cultivate Care Farms Near Boston

  07-12-2021 17:30
  
  BOLTON (CBS) – A comfort sheep is believed to have killed a volunteer at a farm in Bolton, outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The volunteer was identified as 73-year-old Kim Taylor.
  “Taylor, a longtime volunteer at Cultivate Care Farms, was caring for livestock in a pen alone when a sheep charged at her and repeatedly rammed her,” said a statement from the Nashoba Valley Regional Emergency Communications Center.
  Taylor suffered extensive serious injuries and went into cardiac ar
  
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• Maryland’s Universities Take Steps To Address Nursing Shortage

  07-12-2021 17:27
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Nurses are widely considered the backbone of the U.S. healthcare system, but the COVID-19 pandemic has left them burnt out, creating a mixture of understaffing and difficult work conditions.
  As hospitals in Maryland and throughout the country navigate the challenges presented by what doctors and nurses are calling a “burnout crisis,” healthcare professionals say it’s vital to come up with solutions to the growing need for a qualified workforce.
  “Th
  
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• 2 Tigers At Pittsburgh Zoo Test Positive For COVID-19

  07-12-2021 16:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two tigers at the Pittsburgh Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19.
  The zoo says the tigers started displaying clinical signs like occasional coughing but have otherwise been in good condition and they’re expected to fully recover.
  The results of the rapid antigen test showed the tigers tested positive, and the zoo said it’s also waiting on the results of a PCR test.
  It’s likely the tigers got the virus from an asymptomatic emplo
  
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• For Second Straight Year, Bradley Bozeman Is Ravens’ Nominee For Walter Payton Man Of The Year Award

  07-12-2021 16:35
  
  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens have again nominated offensive lineman Bradley Bozeman for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, recognizing the work of players on and off the field.
  Bozeman was also the team’s nominee in 2020.
  Through their foundation, Bozeman and his wife Nikki have talked with students, from elementary to high school, about the dangers of bullying. At the start of 2020, they set off on a cross-country trip to talk with 12,000 kids in 18 schools i
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Maryland Board Of Education Discusses School Mask Mandate

  07-12-2021 16:05
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland State Board of Education is meeting Tuesday morning to discuss once again whether students will continue wearing masks in schools.
  Last week, the board considered the existing mask mandate, which is set to expire Feb. 25. The consensus coming out of the Dec. 1 meeting was to develop so-called “off-ramps,” or benchmarks school districts must meet to lift their mask mandates.
  [CBSN Baltimore is streaming the meeting. Click the video player above to
  
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• Bring more internet access to Baltimore’s underserved households | READER COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2021 15:55 via baltimoresun.com
  Bring more internet access to Baltimore’s underserved households | READER COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Weather: Chilly Tuesday, Plus A Chance For Snow On Wednesday

  07-12-2021 15:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Tuesday got off to a cool start with temperatures in the 30s. But even though we’ll see some sunshine, don’t expect a repeat of Monday.
  This colder air is here to stay in Maryland with winds coming in from the west at 5 to 10 miles per hour. In fact, the warmest we’ll get Tuesday is a high of 42 degrees.
  The chill is forecast to continue Wednesday with morning temperatures hovering near 32 degrees. The day will be mostly cloudy with an expected high of 3
  
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• Baltimore-area Gift Guide 2021: Local finds from arts and crafts to food and drink - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2021 13:02 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore-area Gift Guide 2021: Local finds from arts and crafts to food and drink  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Weather: Temperatures To Drop Until Potential Snow Showers

  07-12-2021 12:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a very warm Monday afternoon (we topped out at 70 degrees!), the temperatures have finally come back to December normals.
  Highs on Tuesday will only top out in the low 40’s in most places, despite a good amount of sunshine. By late Tuesday, clouds will increase and we might be seeing a few light snow showers by early Wednesday morning.Here's a look at potential road conditions Wednesday. Latest modeling suggest most roads stay wet rather than white around
  
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• Baltimore Sun girls basketball preview: Storylines, players to watch and the top 15 teams heading into the 2021-22 season - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2021 11:02 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore Sun girls basketball preview: Storylines, players to watch and the top 15 teams heading into the 2021-22 season  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore-based Union Craft Brewing becomes employee-owned company - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2021 11:02 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore-based Union Craft Brewing becomes employee-owned company  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Solutions: How Baltimore escaped the worst of COVID-19 - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  07-12-2021 09:00 via ajc.com
  Solutions: How Baltimore escaped the worst of COVID-19  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  
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• Maryland Dept. Of Health Website Operational After Cyberattack - CBS Baltimore

  07-12-2021 04:55 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Maryland Dept. Of Health Website Operational After Cyberattack  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Man Accused Of Killing Evelyn Player Was Working In Her Church, Attorney Says; Will Plead Not Criminally Responsible

  07-12-2021 03:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The man accused of killing Evelyn Player was working at her East Baltimore church on the day of her death, according to his attorney, who also claims the defendant doesn’t remember the day of her death.
  Manzie Smith, 62, the suspect in the murder of 69-year-old Evelyn Player, appeared in court Monday morning for a bail hearing. The judge ordered Smith to be held without bail after being charged last week with first-degree murder.
  Smith is accused of killing Pla
  
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• Man Accused Of Killing Evelyn Player To Plead Not Criminally Responsible, Attorney Says

  07-12-2021 03:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The 62-year-old man accused of killing Evelyn Player was ordered held without bail Monday.
  Manzie Smith Jr.’s attorney said Smith suffers from mental health issues and he intends to file a plea of not criminally responsible, which is Maryland’s version of an insanity plea.
  Player was found stabbed to death in a bathroom inside the Southern Baptist Church in East Baltimore the morning of Nov. 16, about an hour after she let contractors in to perform renovation
  
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• Two Men, 19 & 45, Charged In Fatal Shooting Outside Halethorpe Bar

  07-12-2021 03:03
  
  HALETHORPE, Md. (WJZ) — Two men are charged in the murder of a 43-year-old man outside a Halethorpe bar in November, Baltimore County Police said.
  Dominic Michael Leone III, 45, and Damien Leone, 19, have been charged with first-degree murder and firearms-related offenses.
  Officers responded around 7 p.m. on Nov. 23 to Gateway Tavern on Annapolis Road, where they found 43-year-old Indalecio Romero-Reyes in the parking lot, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was hospitalized in critica
  
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• Father And Son, 19 & 45, Charged In Fatal Shooting Outside Halethorpe Bar

  07-12-2021 03:03
  
  HALETHORPE, Md. (WJZ) — A father and son duo from Baltimore are charged in the murder of a 43-year-old man outside a Halethorpe bar in November, Baltimore County Police said.
  Dominic Michael Leone III, 45, and Damien Leone, 19, have been charged with first-degree murder and firearms-related offenses.
  Officers responded around 7 p.m. on Nov. 23 to Gateway Tavern on Annapolis Road, where they found 43-year-old Indalecio Romero-Reyes in the parking lot, suffering from a gunshot wound. He
  
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• Equipment issues at Baltimore City Fire "puts even more stress on an already stressed system" - wmar2news.com

  07-12-2021 02:52 via wmar2news.com
  
  Equipment issues at Baltimore City Fire "puts even more stress on an already stressed system"  wmar2news.com
  
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• Salvation Army red kettle stolen in Baltimore County, robber got away with nearly $600 - wmar2news.com

  07-12-2021 02:48 via wmar2news.com
  
  Salvation Army red kettle stolen in Baltimore County, robber got away with nearly $600  wmar2news.com
  
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• Maryland Dept. Of Health Website Operational After Cyberattack

  07-12-2021 02:40
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Health said its website is operational after a cyberattack crippled some services.
  The department announced the cyberattack Sunday and the website was rerouted to the state’s flagship webpage.
  The cyberattack also took away the resources the website normally has available, including the pages inviting Marylanders to apply for Medicaid, get data on local nursing home safety and order free at-home testing for sexually transmitted infections.
  
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• Harford County Humane Society At Capacity, Adoption Fees Reduced To $12

  07-12-2021 01:30
  
  FALLSTON, Md. (WJZ) — Any of the dogs at the Harford County Humane Society Monday could be yours for a steep discount. If dogs aren’t your thing, maybe a cat will do the job. Perhaps a rabbit or a bird!
  HCHS is experiencing an overflow of these animals during a time when they’re trying to get people to adopt instead of shop. 
  Marketing Coordinator Erin Long said she can’t find a particular reason they’re at capacity.
  “We can’t really figure out or p
  
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• Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis defeats Isaac Cruz by unanimous decision in rugged fight - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2021 01:15 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis defeats Isaac Cruz by unanimous decision in rugged fight  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Cyberattack Hits Maryland Department of Health; Government Agencies Increasingly Targets of Hackers

  07-12-2021 01:06
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Covid-19 infection metrics on the Maryland Department of Health website have not been updated in days with a warning that “MDH is experiencing a server outage. Data will be updated as soon as possible.”
  It is part of a cyberattack. Some pages have been redirected to the main state government web page while servers are offline.Update on the cyber attack at the Maryland Department of Health •Servers will remain offline out of an abundance of caution
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• Baltimore’s Christmas Village Among ’10 Best Christmas Markets’ In The U.S. - CBS Baltimore

  07-12-2021 01:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore’s Christmas Village Among ’10 Best Christmas Markets’ In The U.S.  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Sabrina Spellman Makes An Appearance On The CW’s Riverdale; Kiernan Shipka Reveals ‘Fans Will Get Some Clarity’

  07-12-2021 00:45
  
  (ViacomCBS) – Kiernan Shipka guest stars in a bewitching crossover episode of the CW’s Riverdale Dec. 7, playing the iconic Sabrina Spellman from the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
  “Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Witching Hour” revisits the Blossom women’s tragic past. Desperate for help, Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) summons Greendale’s Spellman to work a little magic. The season 6 crossover event was confirmed earlier this year. CBS’s Katie Johnston got a taste
  
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• Baltimore-area casinos to open in-person sports betting on Friday with wagers capped at $5 million - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2021 00:37 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore-area casinos to open in-person sports betting on Friday with wagers capped at $5 million  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland lawmakers convene special session to approve new congressional boundaries - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2021 00:12 via baltimoresun.com
  Maryland lawmakers convene special session to approve new congressional boundaries  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore-based Cordish Cos. to sell three casino properties to real estate investment trust, lease them back - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2021 00:12 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore-based Cordish Cos. to sell three casino properties to real estate investment trust, lease them back  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore County executive embraces plan that would renovate but not replace Towson and Dulaney high schools - Baltimore Sun

  07-12-2021 00:03 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore County executive embraces plan that would renovate but not replace Towson and Dulaney high schools  Baltimore Sun
  
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