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Samsung: Turn off your Galaxy Note 7 phone NOW

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Samsung issued an alert to customers on Monday, asking users to immediately turn off their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones – which have been spontaneously catching fire.



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Everest Wealth Management settles case with...

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Everest Wealth Management has agreed to a settlement with the Maryland Insurance Administration, but is still facing a battle with the state’s Attorney General’s office. Alex J. Brown, an attorney representing Philip Rousseaux and his company, Everest, said the sides have agreed to a settlement but he could not comment any further. The Maryland Insurance Administration could not be reached for comment. Everest, known for the “Money Guys” infomercials, was the subject of a hearing last week…

Facebook wants to invade your office

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Facebook is already the center of our personal lives. Now it wants to own our work life too.



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Turkey Hill recalls some ice cream

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Turkey Hill is recalling some mislabeled packages of ice cream.



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Warren Buffett: 'I have paid federal income tax...

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Warren Buffett schooled Donald Trump on Monday about the taxes of a billionaire.



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Dog food recalled because of possible choking risk

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Some dog food products are being recalled because of a possible choking risk.



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Visit Baltimore taps new CEO

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Visit Baltimore, the city’s tourism and convention agency, has named Al Hutchinson as the new president and CEO following the departure of former CEO Tom Noonan in May. Hutchinson, 57, most recently served as president and CEO of Visit Mobile in Alabama and will take over the position in Baltimore on Nov. 14. In the position, he will be responsible for leading growth of the convention and tourism industry in Baltimore and overseeing day-to-day management of all sales and marketing programs. “Visit…

Southwest Airlines trails Delta for September...

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Southwest Airlines, the dominant carrier at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, ranked second in September for on-time performance. Delta (NYSE: DAL) came in first, finishing September with an impressive 88 percent of its flights arriving on time, according to data from airline and airport data provider OAG. The United States Department of Transportation considers a flight to have arrived on time if the plane reaches the gate within 14 minutes of its scheduled arrival time. The…

Anne Arundel Medical Center, once an opponent to a...

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The proposed Prince George’s County Regional Medical Center has won support from an unlikely source: its competitor to the east in Anne Arundel County. In a letter to Maryland Health Care Commissioner Robert Moffit on Friday, a lawyer for Anne Arundel Medical Center said hospital officials would support his recommendation to approve the proposed Prince George’s hospital in its bid for a certificate of need. The Prince George’s project is a joint venture between University of Maryland Medical System…

​MGM National Harbor lands A-list performer for...

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Bruno Mars, the pop artist behind some of the decade’s most popular hits, will play MGM National Harbor on Dec. 27, making him one of the first artists to perform at the new casino. The show may not be a one-time deal: The National Harbor show will launch a new “long-term” partnership between the singer and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) that will involve shows (plural) at both MGM and Park Theater in Las Vegas, according to the company. We’ve reached out to MGM about whether there…