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What it feels like to sit behind the wheel of a...

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About 20 minutes into my ride in a self-driving Uber, I got a nonchalant offer: Did I want to sit behind the wheel?



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Prince George's council blocks Wal-Mart expansion...

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The Prince George’s County Council moved Tuesday to block Wal-Mart from a proposed expansion to a store in Landover Hills, according to The Washington Post. Residents neighboring the Capital Plaza location had opposed the 35,200-square-foot expansion, which was to improve grocery offerings, because of the store’s steady deterioration and because it failed to spur economic development. “We cannot support an expansion until they respond to our issues with the current store,” Denise Hamler,…

Bayer is buying Monsanto in $66 billion deal

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Now it’s official: Monsanto is going to be swallowed up by a rival in the biggest takeover announced so far this year.



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Five local Food Lion stores will be converted to...

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Five Baltimore-area Food Lion grocery stores will be converted to the Weis brand by the end of September, a continuation of Weis’ push to grow in the region. This week, Sunbury, Pa.-based Weis Markets will finish converting stores in Owings Mills, Eldersburg and Reisterstown and reopen them on Sept. 16. Next week, conversions will take place on Food Lion stores in Columbia and Elkridge, and will re-open under the Weis brand on Sept. 23. Weis did not give a timeline for when a sixth store in Edgewater…

Chesapeake Real Estate Group buys Hanover complex...

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Chesapeake Real Estate Group LLC has paid $2.9 million for a 26,000-square-foot office complex in Hanover. The properties were sold by Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE: OFC). The buildings are 1341 Ashton Road, a 16,000-square-foot one-story building leased by Childtime Learning Centers, and 1343 Ashton Road, a 10,000-square-foot building that is currently vacant. The development was built in 1988 and is located near Maryland Route 170 and the headquarters of Chesapeake Real Estate Group.…

Maryland and Rutgers to face off in...

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Yankee Stadium is used to seeing plenty of double-headers — in baseball. But on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, the home of the New York Yankees will see a double-header between Maryland and Rutgers, and the two schools will be facing off in wrestling and football. The two schools announced the “Big Ten Battle in the Bronx” on Tuesday, hosted by Rutgers University. That day, the Terps and Scarlett Knights will face off in a wrestling match, the first to be held in the 54,000-seat stadium, followed by…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, hope you have a productive Wednesday. Today will likely be the last gasp of summer. While temperatures could hit the 90s, the rest of the week is going to be beautiful and temps will stay lower. The Orioles’ weekend series against the Rays would definitely be a good one to check out given that it will really feel like fall. Here are eight things to know to get your day started. Several local community colleges are opening their doors to former ITT Tech students. Anne Arundel Community…

Brexit: EU tells Britain it can't pick and choose

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British firms will lose some access to European markets if the country insists on restricting migration from the EU. In a blunt statement Wednesday, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the U.K. couldn’t pick and choose what it liked…



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Wells Fargo CEO is 'sorry' -- but he's not...

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Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf is “sorry” for the fake-account scandal at his bank, but he’s got no plans to exit despite a growing firestorm.



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WWE's push into China: Will pro wrestling fly or...

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With a flash of a smile Wang Bin will charm you. With a furrowed brow he’ll have you fearing for your life. At 6-feet 3-inches tall, with 220 pounds of lean muscle, 22-year old Wang is a giant among his Chinese countrymen.



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