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Airline employees are getting huge pay raises

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Wages have been stagnant for years – but that’s not so in the airline industry.



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8 things you need to know this morning

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Happy Friday! Expect sunny skies and warmer temperatures today of around 95. Here are eight things to know. • The Baltimore City Council is planning a hearing to question the police department on why it didn’t publicly disclose it was using a private company to fly surveillance missions. [Baltimore Sun] • The University System of Maryland will stop providing bonuses to the system chancellor following questions from lawmakers after Robert L. Caret was awarded a $75,000 bonus in a closed-door…

Baltimore streaming startup targets independent...

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A new Baltimore startup hopes to turn the online streaming world on its head with a site offering only original content from independent artists and filmmakers. The platform is called My Indie TV and its founder, Glen Spurlock, 34, said he and his partner, Christopher Crews, 32, want to use it to “open the doors” for any artist with a great idea and give them the platform and funding they need to make it come to life. That is the idea behind the My Indie TV slogan: “Designed for the fans.…

Here are the 5 largest non-government employers in...

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This week’s Top of the List is from our List of largest non-government employers in Greater Baltimore, ranked by local employees. The companies and Maryland Department of Commerce provided the information, and ties in rank were broken by total companywide employees. Subscribers can check out the full List here. Here are the five largest private-sector employers in the area, counting down from No. 5: 5. LifeBridge Health Address: 2401 W. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore Local employees: 9,959 Total…

Sales spike for burkini makers after French...

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A French ban on the burkini – a swimsuit that covers the whole body except for the face, hands and feet – is boosting sales of the beachwear.



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Uber bleeds more than $1 billion in six months

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Uber may be the most valuable privately held company in the world, but that doesn’t mean it’s making money. The company lost at least $1.27 billion in the first half of this year, according to Bloomberg News. Uber declined to comment on the report, bu…



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Phase one of Under Armour corporate campus could...

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The first phase of construction at Under Armour’s new corporate digs — a 500,000-square-foot slice of the sportswear maker’s planned 3.9-million-square foot-campus — could break ground in Port Covington early next year, officials said Thursday. The corporate campus — expected to eventually house 10,000 Under Armour employees over the next 20 years — will encompass 50 acres of the planned 266-acre redevelopment of Port Covington in South Baltimore. Last month, Under Armour paid $70.3 million…

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Men have 'gotta get over'...

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar isn’t afraid to express himself. His latest target? The gender pay gap.



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Turf Valley Resort helps Ellicott City businesses

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It has been a rough almost two months for many businesses in downtown Ellicott City, but now there’s a lifeline of sorts from Turf Valley Resort.



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Heroin seizure a 'substantial' dent in epidemic

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Ensconced in the axle of a painted-over tractor trailer, the more than 65 pounds of heroin were smuggled across the Mexican border with Texas and transported across the country to a house nestled in the woods 30 miles north of New York City.



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