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• Parents Get Their Young Children Vaccinated After Eligibility Expands: ‘We Just Want To Do Our Part’

  21-06-2022 23:27
  
  ROSEDALE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County health officials kicked off the first day of expanded vaccine eligibility Tuesday with children as young as six months.“This is completely and totally a game-changer. Now, we can get all of society, all of our family vaccinated,” Baltimore Co. Health Officer Dr. Gregory Branch said.Tuesday marked the first day for children aged six months to five years old can get vaccinated against COVID-19.Will Green brought his daughter Eirian for her f
  
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• Baltimore Police Officer En Route To Stabbing Hits 58-Year-Old Scooter Rider

  21-06-2022 23:07
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore police officer traveling to the scene of a stabbing in East Baltimore hit a scooter rider with their patrol car, police said.
  The victim, identified only as a 58-year-old, is in serious condition.
  The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of East Biddle Street and North Milton Avenue. Baltimore Police said the officer was heading to a stabbing on East Preston Street at the time.
  Baltimore police said the department‘s Crash Team is investig
  
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• Mayor Scott Backs Union Vote For Walters Art Museum Workers

  21-06-2022 23:02
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mayor Brandon Scott on Tuesday called on the Walters Art Museum to allow its employees to vote on unionizing, saying union membership helped his family join the Black middle class.
  “Unions give workers the platform to unite and advocate for their own working conditions and deserve to be celebrated,” Scott wrote in a letter to the museum’s board of trustees. “Ultimately, the right of workers to organize and form collective bargaining units is a fund
  
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• Prince George’s County Student Taken Into Custody After Allegedly Bringing Gun To Fort Washington Middle School

  21-06-2022 23:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 13-year-old Prince George’s County middle school student has been taken into custody after he allegedly brought an unserialized ghost gun to Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School in Fort Washington, police said.Officers took a student into custody this morning at Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School in Fort Washington for being in possession of a loaded handgun. https://t.co/g8Q1aMmop9 pic.twitter.com/uvNi9sfRcH
  — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) June 21, 2022The boy allegedly sho
  
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• ASK A DOC: LifeBridge Health’s Dr. Noman Siddiqui Talks About Treating Bunions With WJZ’s Linh Bui

  21-06-2022 22:47
  
  LifeBridge Health’s Dr. Noman Siddiqui, Director of Podiatric Surgery at the International Center for Limb Lengthening and Chief of Podiatry at Northwest Hospital, sits down with Linh Bui to talk about bunions, what they are and how you can treat them. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, visit: www.lifebridgehealth.org/hellobrave
  
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• IRS Will Finally Finish Processing Last Year’s Tax Return Backlog This Week

  21-06-2022 22:34
  
  (CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service will finally get through the massive pandemic-induced backlog of federal tax returns filed in 2021 this week, the agency said on Tuesday.
  But more than twice as many returns filed in 2022 still await processing compared with a typical year at this point.
  The IRS began the calendar year with about 8 million unprocessed individual returns left over from 2021. At the time, a report from the National Taxpayer Advocate called the situation a “crisis.&r
  
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• Higher Interest Rates Make Homes 35% Less Affordable Than Last Year, Expert Says

  21-06-2022 22:16
  
  CLARKSVILLE (WJZ) — Homebuyers no longer have to worry about just being outbid. Those in the market now have to juggle high home prices and rising interest rates.
  This comes at a time when inflation is already forcing increased pricing from everyday goods to gas.
  Last week, the Federal Reserve made the most aggressive rate hike since 1994 in an attempt to tame inflation.
  The Fed does not set mortgage interest rates, but there is a trickle-down effect from the hike.
  “The word’s
  
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• CBA graduate, athletic hall of famer killed in Baltimore shooting on Father's Day - CNYcentral.com

  21-06-2022 21:50 via cnycentral.com
  CBA graduate, athletic hall of famer killed in Baltimore shooting on Father's Day  CNYcentral.com
  
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• Dave Chappelle Says His Former High School Theater In DC Will No Longer Be Named After Him

  21-06-2022 20:39
  
  (CNN) — Comedian Dave Chappelle has announced that, contrary to previous plans, the student theater at his alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., will not bear his name.
  Chappelle announced the decision at a dedication ceremony for the venue, according to a report from the Washington Post. Over the last few months, the entertainer has stirred controversy with transphobic comments and jokes that have drawn criticism from civil rights groups and students at the sc
  
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• Where’s Marty? Getting A Behind-The-Scenes Tour At Baltimore Center Stage

  21-06-2022 20:28
  
  Hi Everyone!
  Baltimore Center Stage is one of the city’s crown jewels. For 60 years, Baltimore Center Stage has been producing the highest quality of regional theatric productions — it is considered one of the top 10 regional theaters in the country. Baltimore Center Stage is the State Theater of Maryland. And the resume continues on, but the point is made. On Tuesday, K2 and I were in a special place behind the scenes, behind the stages, (yes, there is more than one performance spac
  
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• Hundreds Gather For Funeral Of Slain Wicomico County Deputy Glenn Hilliard

  21-06-2022 18:06
  
  SALISBURY, Md. (WJZ) — Hundreds are gathering on the Eastern Shore to honor Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard who died in the line of duty earlier this month.
  The funeral is set to start about 12:30 p.m. after a viewing earlier this morning.
  We are learning more today about just how dedicated Hilliard was not only to his family, but also to protect and serve his community — something he did until the very end.
  The hearse carrying the flagged-draped casket with Hilliard arrived to sil
  
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• Teenager dies in hit-and-run on scooter near Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Sunday night - Yahoo News

  21-06-2022 17:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Teenager dies in hit-and-run on scooter near Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Sunday night  Yahoo News
  
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• 19-Year-Old Scooter Rider Killed In Hit-And-Run Downtown, Police Say

  21-06-2022 16:50
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 19-year-old scooter rider has died after he was hit by a driver on a busy street by the Inner Harbor, the Baltimore Police Department said.
  The driver of the vehicle that hit the teen in the 300 block of Light Street fled the scene, police said.
  On June 19, officers responded to the scene of the crash about 11:13 p.m. and found medics tending to the victim, police said.
  Witnesses told investigators the victim was riding on a scooter when he was hit by a vehicle, police
  
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• Four-Time Golf Major Champion Brooks Koepka To Join LIV Golf Series, Per Reports

  21-06-2022 16:22
  
  (CNN) — Brooks Koepka, a four-time major champion, is the latest golfer to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series, according to multiple reports.
  LIV Golf is expected to announce the news of the former world No.1, who is currently ranked 19th, to its series “in the coming days,” ESPN reports.
  The LIV Golf series, which began in London this month, is a new tour organized by LIV Golf Investments which consists of eight events across the world. But the event is content
  
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• P.G. County Student Taken Into Custody After Allegedly Bringing Gun To Fort Washington Middle School

  21-06-2022 15:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Prince George’s County middle school student has been taken into custody after they allegedly brought a gun to Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School in Fort Washington, police said.The PGPD has taken a student at Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School in Fort Washington into custody for being in possession of a gun at school this morning. We have recovered the weapon. No one was injured.
  — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) June 21, 2022Officers have recovered the weapon and no injuri
  
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• 17-Year-Old Boy Walks Into Hospital After Being Shot Early Tuesday Morning, Police Say

  21-06-2022 14:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An investigation is underway after a 17-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound walked into a hospital for treatment, the Baltimore Police Department said.
  Police did not provide a location for the shooting, only that the victim walked into a hospital in the Central District about 1:16 a.m.
  The teenager’s injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening, police said.
  Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 410-396-2411 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1
  
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• There is reason to doubt Baltimore County school superintendent's performance | READER COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  21-06-2022 14:31 via baltimoresun.com
  There is reason to doubt Baltimore County school superintendent's performance | READER COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• 8 things you need to know today Tuesday, June 21 - Baltimore Business Journal - The Business Journals

  21-06-2022 14:22 via bizjournals.com
  8 things you need to know today Tuesday, June 21 - Baltimore Business Journal  The Business Journals
  
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• Ravens News 6/21: Spring Standouts and more - Baltimore Beatdown

  21-06-2022 14:00 via baltimorebeatdown.com
  
  Ravens News 6/21: Spring Standouts and more  Baltimore Beatdown
  
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• Baltimore in books: city's character inspires| GUEST COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  21-06-2022 13:58 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore in books: city's character inspires| GUEST COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Investigation Underway After Three People Stabbed In Ocean City - CBS Baltimore

  21-06-2022 13:47 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Investigation Underway After Three People Stabbed In Ocean City  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Investigation Underway After Three People Stabbed In Ocean City

  21-06-2022 13:47
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A little before midnight on Tuesday, Ocean City Police Department responded to the area of Wicomico St. and Atlantic Ave. for reports of a fight.When officers arrived they found three victims with stab wounds and provided emergency medical care, according to Ocean City Police.One victim was flown to Shock Trauma, a second was flown to Christiana Hospital, and a third was taken to Tidal Health Peninsula Regional Hospital for further treatment, said police.The Ocean City Po
  
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• A new group wants to slash Baltimore's property taxes in the name of equity. City Hall calls it 'absurd.' - Baltimore Sun

  21-06-2022 13:01 via baltimoresun.com
  A new group wants to slash Baltimore's property taxes in the name of equity. City Hall calls it 'absurd.'  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore startup gets $2.7M federal grant to develop innovative 3D printing technique - The Business Journals

  21-06-2022 12:58 via bizjournals.com
  Baltimore startup gets $2.7M federal grant to develop innovative 3D printing technique  The Business Journals
  
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• St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore creates camp for kids experiencing homelessness - wmar2news.com

  21-06-2022 12:21 via wmar2news.com
  
  St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore creates camp for kids experiencing homelessness  wmar2news.com
  
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• Maryland Weather: Summer Arrives With The Threat Of Severe Weather

  21-06-2022 12:05
  
  Baltimore (WJZ)– Summer officially arrived Tuesday morning at 5:13 a.m. bringing with it a mix of sun and clouds for the day.
  Temperatures expected to reach the mid-80s with a little more humidity than Monday.
  There’s no rain in the forecast today, but our First Alert Weather Team is tracking the threat of severe storms for Wednesday.
  They’ve declared an Alert Day for Wednesday afternoon and evening as parts of the Baltimore area are under a slight risk for severe storms.
  After
  
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• 'Truly a tragedy': Army Reserve soldier killed in downtown Baltimore double shooting was father of two - Baltimore Sun

  21-06-2022 09:00 via baltimoresun.com
  'Truly a tragedy': Army Reserve soldier killed in downtown Baltimore double shooting was father of two  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Soul food restaurant co-owner among 6 killed in Baltimore weekend shootings - WBAL TV Baltimore

  21-06-2022 09:00 via wbaltv.com
  Soul food restaurant co-owner among 6 killed in Baltimore weekend shootings  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Man dies day after he was struck in downtown Baltimore hit-and-run - WBAL TV Baltimore

  21-06-2022 09:00 via wbaltv.com
  Man dies day after he was struck in downtown Baltimore hit-and-run  WBAL TV Baltimore
  
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• Four houses burn in separate fires across Baltimore Monday; one person in critical condition after East Baltimore house fire - Baltimore Sun

  21-06-2022 05:56 via baltimoresun.com
  Four houses burn in separate fires across Baltimore Monday; one person in critical condition after East Baltimore house fire  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Fire Damages At Least Two Houses In Baltimore's Canton Neighborhood - CBS Baltimore

  21-06-2022 05:11 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Fire Damages At Least Two Houses In Baltimore's Canton Neighborhood  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Monday Night Fire Damages At Least Two Houses In Baltimore's Canton Neighborhood - CBS Baltimore

  21-06-2022 05:02 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Monday Night Fire Damages At Least Two Houses In Baltimore's Canton Neighborhood  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Maryland Mothers Express Hesitancy About COVID Vaccines For Children - CBS Baltimore

  21-06-2022 05:01 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Maryland Mothers Express Hesitancy About COVID Vaccines For Children  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore’s Peabody Heights Brewery To Raise Money For Victims Of Abell Fire - CBS Baltimore

  21-06-2022 05:01 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore’s Peabody Heights Brewery To Raise Money For Victims Of Abell Fire  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Monday Night Fire Damages At Least Two Houses In Baltimore’s Canton Neighborhood

  21-06-2022 04:54
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Firefighters are battling a blaze in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood, according to the local firefighter’s union.
  The flames have damaged at least two houses in the 700 block of Baylis Street, firefighters said.
  The fire started Monday night.
  WJZ will continue to update this story.WORKING DWELLING FIRE
  700 blk Baylis St 21224#Canton @CantonBaltimore@Zeke_Cohen#BMORESBravest on scene with fire showing from (2) 2 story row homes. Additional units called.
  This is
  
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• Maryland Weather: Summer Begins With A Slight Uptick In Humidity - CBS Baltimore

  21-06-2022 04:44 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Maryland Weather: Summer Begins With A Slight Uptick In Humidity  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Maryland Weather: Summer Begins With A Slight Uptick In Humidity

  21-06-2022 04:44
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore is experiencing three of the finest, most pleasant days anyone could ask for.
  This good weather will continue into the week, but it will not be nearly as dry as the weekend. There will be a slight uptick in humidity and some morning clouds on Tuesday.
  They might just be enough to notice but nothing like what people can expect to experience in mid-summer. 
  By Wednesday, a front will approach and create a risk of some showers and perhaps some thunderstor
  
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• At least 15 shot, 5 fatally after another violent weekend in Baltimore - Fox Baltimore

  21-06-2022 04:30 via foxbaltimore.com
  At least 15 shot, 5 fatally after another violent weekend in Baltimore  Fox Baltimore'Truly a tragedy': Army Reserve soldier killed in downtown Baltimore double shooting was father of two  Baltimore Sun16 Shot, 6 Killed In Baltimore Weekend Violence, Including Man Shot In Head Along Interstate 95  CBS BaltimoreViolent weekend in Baltimore left multiple people injured  wmar2news.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Baltimore Orioles: The long, long rebuild may finally start paying dividends - Augusta Free Press

  21-06-2022 04:26 via augustafreepress.com
  Baltimore Orioles: The long, long rebuild may finally start paying dividends  Augusta Free Press
  
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• Maryland Mothers Express Hesitancy About COVID Vaccines For Children

  21-06-2022 04:19
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — COVID-19 vaccines for young children are on the way to Maryland days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decided the shots should be made available to children under the age of five.
  The CDC and the FDA have both given their approval to administer two COVID vaccines to children as young as six months old.
  But some Baltimore mothers are hesitant to vaccinate their children.
  “They’re too small to take whatever is in the vaccine,” Dian
  
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• Ravens HC John Harbaugh expresses confidence in Baltimore's OT depth - Ravens Wire

  21-06-2022 04:16 via ravenswire.usatoday.com
  
  Ravens HC John Harbaugh expresses confidence in Baltimore's OT depth  Ravens Wire
  
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• Family Of Little Italy Restaurateur Stunned By Brazen Father’s Day Shooting

  21-06-2022 03:58
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The co-owner of a restaurant in Little Italy was found murdered along Lakeside Avenue in Northeast Baltimore on Father’s Day.
  Baltimore Police identified the victim as 40-year-old Trevor White. He was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds just after 4 a.m. on Sunday.
  Medics pronounced him dead at the site of the shooting.
  Teaon Everage, the CEO and Executive Chef at RYMKS Bar & Grille on East Pratt Street confirmed to WJZ that White was one of the owners
  
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• Baltimore’s Peabody Heights Brewery To Raise Money For Victims Of Abell Fire

  21-06-2022 03:32
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Peabody Heights Brewery will be donating a portion of every beer sold on Thursday to the victims of a fire that injured three people in Baltimore’s Abell neighborhood last week.
  The brewery is trying to raise $5,000 to support the victims, according to its Instagram page.
  The Abell fire damaged four homes in the 300 block of E. 31st Street.
  Police said the first fire was set to a Pride flag hanging on from a porch on 31st Street. It was quickly extinguished by first
  
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• Metro Crime Stoppers Offers 8K Reward For Information On Deadly Shooting In Northeast Baltimore

  21-06-2022 03:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Metro Crime Stoppers is offering an $8,000 reward for any information that helps homicide detectives find the person who shot and killed the co-owner of a Little Italy restaurant on Sunday, according to authorities.
  Trevor White, the co-owner of RYMKS Bar & Grille, was gunned down in the 1300 block of Lakeside Avenue around 4 a.m., police said.
  Although the Baltimore Police Department provided details on the shooting Sunday, it didn’t make public the identity of
  
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• 16 Shot, 6 Killed In Baltimore Weekend Violence, Including Man Shot In Head Along Interstate 95

  21-06-2022 02:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Another bloody weekend across Baltimore left at least 16 people shot from Friday through Sunday. Six of those gunshot victims died from their injuries.
  Here is a look at the violence on Sunday:Two people were shot—one of them fatally—in the 2800-block of Kinsey Avenue just before midnight. 
  Two people were shot about an hour earlier in Park Heights.
  A 25-year-old man was found shot dead on Interstate 95 near Caton Avenue. 
  A 40-year-old was shot and
  
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• 16 Shot, 5 Killed In Baltimore Weekend Violence, Including Man Shot In Head Along Interstate 95

  21-06-2022 01:31
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Another bloody weekend across Baltimore left at least 16 people shot from Friday through Sunday. Five of those gunshot victims died from their injuries.
  Here is a look at the violence on Sunday:Two people were shot—one of them fatally—in the 2800-block of Kinsey Avenue just before midnight. 
  Two people were shot about an hour earlier in Park Heights.
  A 25-year-old man was found shot dead on Interstate 95 near Caton Avenue. 
  A 40-year-old was shot and
  
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• 150 Baltimore Voters Were Assigned To The Wrong District, City Says - CBS Baltimore

  21-06-2022 00:50 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  150 Baltimore Voters Were Assigned To The Wrong District, City Says  CBS Baltimore
  
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• 2022 AFRAM Festival Showed Baltimore At Its Best - CBS Baltimore

  21-06-2022 00:45 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  2022 AFRAM Festival Showed Baltimore At Its Best  CBS Baltimore
  
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• 2022 AFRAM Festival Showed Baltimore At Its Best

  21-06-2022 00:45
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Druid Hill Park was full of energy and excitement amid Juneteenth celebrations this weekend.
  Nearly 200,000 people attended the 2022 AFRAM festival at the park to celebrate Black culture in Baltimore. 
  WJZ was a media sponsor of the festival.
  There was no shortage of noise as tens of thousands of people filled Druid Hill Park for the return of AFRAM.
  “This is my first time here,” Brandy Bush said of the festival. “I’m loving the environment .
  
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• What Are The COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects In Young Kids? Experts Seek To Ease Parents’ Concerns

  21-06-2022 00:33
  
  (CNN) — Covid-19 vaccines for children younger than 5 are rolling out this week. The US Food and Drug Administration and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on the shots’ safety and efficacy. Like with any vaccine, though, it’s possible kids may experience a few side effects.
  The safety data from Moderna and Pfizer, vetted by the FDA and CDC, found potential side effects were mostly mild and short-lived.
  For parents and caregivers planning to get their litt
  
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