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Which Baltimore-area high schools have the best...

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Students in Howard County are more than ready for college — so says their SAT scores. High schoolers who took the test in one of the county’s public schools preformed better than most other schools in the Baltimore area. Out of the 97 high schools in Baltimore City and Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Anne Arundel and Carroll counties that had more than one student taking the test, the five schools with the highest average SAT scores were all in Howard County. Above, you can view a heatmap of the…

Win or lose, the Chicago Cubs are a money machine

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The Cubs have long been among baseball’s most profitable teams, even if it took them 71 years to get back to the World Series.



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Tenable Network Security makes first acquisition,...

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Tenable Network Security has purchased a San Francisco-based cybersecurity firm, marking the first acquisition for the Columbia company. Terms of the deal for FlawCheck were not disclosed. FlawCheck specializes in scanning so-called “containers,” files that consolidate large amounts of software data. Before the containers are downloaded to a user’s computer or stored on a server, FlawCheck scans them for cybersecurity vulnerabilities, malware and other viruses that could be harmful to the end-user. The…

Nintendo's future may hinge on Switch

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The next six months could define the future of Nintendo. The 127 year-old company is attempting to straddle two paths: Making games for smartphones, while continuing to sell dedicated gaming systems.



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This is the easiest place in the world to do...

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Starting a new business in New Zealand takes less than one day. In Venezuela, it takes 230. That startling difference helps explain why the World Bank has rated New Zealand as the easiest place on the planet to do business – and why Venezuela languis…



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Here's how much college will cost this year

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College tuition keeps going up, rising faster than inflation and family income. The average total cost of tuition, fees, and room and board rose 10 percent over the past five years at public colleges and by 12 percent at private institutions, adjusted for inflation…



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Employer health insurance cost increases slowing...

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A new report found that health insurance premiums are rising more slowly for employer-sponsored plans, but not in Maryland. The report from the Commonwealth Fund analyzed national employer health insurance data between 2006 and 2015. About 154 million people nationwide get their health insurance through their employer, as opposed to 10 million who get insurance through the individual marketplace. In Maryland, about 20 percent of the population gets insurance through the individual marketplace. On…

Media titans weigh in on AT&T-Time Warner merger

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It’s the elephant in the room that Wall Street Journal reporters couldn’t help but ask about: The AT&T and Time Warner deal. The deal, which would be one of the biggest media mergers ever, is subject to a review by government regulators. And it was th…



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Seattle's drive for an NBA team got an assist

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The original Sonics may have left Seattle, but the city’s effort to regain an NBA team may be getting some traction. An investment group that’s been fighting to build a Sonics Arena in Seattle announced on Tuesday that it was no longer seeking public …



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Defenseless internet 'paying the price' for...

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The United States is defenseless against another massive cyberattack like Friday’s internet interruption, experts warn.



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