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First bike share stations to open on Oct. 28

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The first rentals as part of Baltimore’s new bike share program will be available on Oct. 28. That day, 20 stations will come online in the afternoon, making over 150 bikes available to rent. The Department of Transportation plans to add an additional 30 stops by spring 2017, which will bring the fleet to 465 bikes. Of the 465 bikes, James Decker, the bike share coordinator for the city’s Department of Transportation, said about 40 percent of them will be outfitted with electric motors to help…

Gov. Larry Hogan names new chief of staff

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The state’s secretary of human resources will take over as Gov. Larry Hogan’s new chief of staff. Sam Malhotra succeeds Craig A. Williams, who has accepted a senior level position at Johns Hopkins. Williams has served as Hogan’s chief of staff since the Republican governor took office in 2014. Malhotrawill move into his new position on Oct. 26. In his current position as secretary of the Department of Human Resources, Malhotra manages a $2.6 billion state agency with more than 6,500 employees. Deputy…

Wizards, Caps renewal with CSN Mid-Atlantic a done...

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Eleven months after NBC Sports Group reached a broad agreement to renew its local-rights deals with the Wizards and Capitals, a pact finally has been signed. A formal announcement is coming Tuesday on a deal that gives the teams’ owner, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, an equity stake in CSN Mid-Atlantic. NBC Sports Group will get a minority stake in the Monumental Sports Network over-the-top platform that eventually will be launched. Sources said Monumental will pick up a 33 percent equity…

Free BOGO entree from Chipotle

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Get a mobile coupon for a buy-one-get-one-free entree by playing Chipotle’s “A Love Story” game.

Play the fun game on how to avoid additives by matching 16 cards in one minute to get rewarded with the coupon. You don’t need to win the game to get the offer.

After playing, you’ll be prompted to…

What Trump, Clinton want to do to your tax bill

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Much like the candidates themselves, the tax plans put out by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could hardly be more different.



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Comcast hit with FCC's biggest cable fine ever

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Comcast is being forced to pay the largest fine the FCC has ever levied against a cable operator. Its offense: Charging customers for services and equipment they didn’t ask for.



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Maryland awarded grant to support international...

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The Maryland Department of Commerce plans to increase its international outreach and partnerships with a $777,570 grant awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The grant will be used to open new foreign offices, attend overseas trade shows in certain industries, help companies create jobs and access new foreign markets, and fund the state’s ExportMD program. ExportMD helps Maryland companies market to global customers through matching grants of up to $6,000. With more than 90 percent…

Samsung's pain is Apple's gain

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Apple’s stock has been on fire thanks to Samsung’s problems.



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Trump promises 4% growth. Economists say no way.

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Donald Trump has a big promise for the U.S. economy: 4% growth.



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'I have never been the status quo,' Dixon says,...

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Calling a renewed quest to regain her former job “organic and grassroots,” Sheila Dixon filed to run as a write-in candidate on the Nov. 8 General Election ballot Tuesday at City Hall. “I’m moving forward. I have never been the status quo, and I’ve never conformed,” Dixon said, near City Hall where she was mayor from 2007 through 2010 when she resigned after a conviction in Baltimore City Circuit Court for a misdemeanor fraud charge. Dixon came in second behind state Sen. Catherine Pugh in the…