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The world's best university costs just $12,000 a...

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The best university education in the world need not cost the equivalent of a small mortgage. The University of Oxford, which has just been named the best in the world, offers undergraduate tuition for a fraction of the rate charged by rival instituti…



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Wells Fargo names new middle-market banking head...

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Wells Fargo & Co. has tapped a company veteran to head middle-market banking in Maryland. Susan Owens, who has been with the bank for 31 years, has been named regional vice president of the the bank’s middle market commercial operations across the state. Owens previously led middle-market banking business development in central and eastern Virginia. Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) middle marketing banking primarily serves privately held, family-owned companies with annual revenue greater than $20 million…

National Harbor prepares for MGM opening with road...

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The opening of MGM National Harbor will mean a surge in tourism for the Prince George’s County community, but also a surge in traffic. Now officials are trying to prevent it from becoming a total mess. National Harbor management has initiated its enhanced traffic plan — restructuring and widening lanes, adding parking, introducing electronic signage and modifying traffic signals at 16 specific points between National Harbor, MGM and the Tanger Outlets. The work is scheduled to be complete by Dec.…

'Jersey Boy' lottery offers $35 tickets for...

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The Tony-Award winning musical “Jersey Boys” is coming to Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre this month. And there will be a special online lottery where tickets will be sold for $35 each.

The lottery is a steal for tickets that usually start at $53 and can reach $150 each.

Winners will be notified…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, and happy Thursday. Though for you Orioles fans — I’m not so sure it’s a happy day. After dropping another game to the Red Sox, any hopes of winning the division are basically gone now, and the O’s only have a one-game lead in the Wild Card race ahead of the Tigers and Astros. Even worse, the lackluster series against the Red Sox has led Boston fans to attack Camden Yards’ Wikipedia page, listing Mookie Betts as one of the owners (this is only partially false). With that out of…

Natural Products Expo continues to grow as it...

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The Natural Products Expo East has continued to grow since it returned to Baltimore in 2011, and this year could be the biggest in the more than three decades the New Hope Network has been showing off natural products from around the country. The expo moved into the Baltimore Convention Center on Wednesday with the trade show taking place Thursday through Saturday. The convention will have more than 1,300 brands showing off innovative food, beverage, supplement and personal care items to launch…

Baltimore ranks 19th in the country in economic...

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Baltimore generated more than $181.4 billion of goods and services last year. That local output ranks 19th among the country’s major metropolitan areas, and puts it on part with the country of Peru. Click on the View Slideshow button below to see the 58 American markets whose gross metropolitan products (GMP) are higher than $50 billion, as announced this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Each slide links a market to the world economy that comes closest in gross domestic product (GDP). GMP…

Yankees get go-ahead to refinance their $1 billion...

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The Yankees have been given the go-ahead to refinance over $1 billion in municipal bonds that were issued to build their new stadium.



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Blue Bell recalls cookie dough ice cream over...

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Blue Bell ice cream is back in hot water.



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Cal Ripken's Reisterstown estate hits the market...

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Want to live in the Iron Man’s house? It will cost you $12.5 million. Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. on Wednesday listed his sprawling Worthington Valley estate in northern Baltimore County for sale following the April divorce from his wife, Kelly. The 25-acre homestead is located at 13301 Dover Road, off of Tufton Avenue and Dover Road in a rural, scenic portion of Reisterstown in Baltimore County. The 8,152-square-foot home has six bedrooms and 10 full baths, five half…