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Embattled Prince George's Hospital Center faces...

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Bacteria was found in the water supply to the neonatal intensive care unit at Dimensions Healthcare System’s Prince George’s Hospital Center after two infants there died last week, according to WJLA. The discovery of the bacteria comes as the system is struggling to get approval for a new hospital. WJLA reports the bacteria pseudomonas was found in a water pipe that supplies the NICU but that no definitive link to the babies’ deaths has yet been established, citing anonymous sources. The hospital…

Billionaire owner of London's richest districts...

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The Duke of Westminster, a billionaire landowner whose estates sprawl across the ritzy London neighborhoods of Mayfair and Belgravia, has died at the age of 64.



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8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, happy Wednesday. Oppressive humidity is going to start rolling back in today, and will be a common theme throughout the rest of the week. Temperatures will push into the 90s once again with 90 percent humidity. It doesn’t appear as if this weekend is going to be any better, either. Here are eight stories to get your day started. The U.S. Justice Department has released a 123-page report outlining misconduct by Baltimore police officers. The report outlines cases of officers using…

Cool off with a free medium Slurpee at 7-Eleven

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Get a free medium Slurpee at 7-Eleven.

Text SIXFLAGS to 711711 to get a mobile coupon to show at the store good for the free frozen treat. No purchase is necessary to get the offer, good through Dec. 31.

Also, download the free 7-Rewards app, which offers more freebies with mobile coupons found…

Mount Vernon block party looks to promote...

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Ever since a portion of West Centre Street collapsed in April, businesses have been feeling the affect of the continued and prolonged work on the sinkhole. None, perhaps, more so than the numerous vendors inside the Mount Vernon Marketplace. The nearly year-old food hall houses 14 vendors from those who sell hot meals to those who sell produce or coffee. It opened in October of last year. This weekend, the marketplace is partnering with the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore and several other organizations…

Construction on new $40M Route 40 bridge over...

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The city says it will begin work in the fall on the replacement of a 100-year-old vehicle bridge along Route 40 that runs above the Gwynns Falls and CSX train tracks. Construction will start in October on the new 500-foot Edmondson Avenue bridge. The stretch along Route 40 sits near the Western Cemetery in West Baltimore. The new bridge will be built adjacent to the existing structure, and will take about four to five years to complete, said Scott Weaver, the chief of the city’s bridge engineering…

Billionaire Trump supporter: U.S. economy at a...

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Billionaire Carl Icahn believes the U.S. economy will tank unless Donald Trump is the next president. “If Trump doesn’t win and you get more of the same in the last eight years, we have a major problem in our economy,” Icahn told CNN’s Richard Quest on Tuesday.



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Blacks will take hundreds of years to catch up to...

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The wealth gap between blacks and whites in America will take hundreds of years to close – if ever.



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Md. comptroller talks tax free at Mondawmin Mall

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Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot said from what he sees, consumers are in a sluggish and financially conservative mood.



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Maryland tax-free week takes place Aug. 14-20

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Gov. Larry Hogan will join Comptroller Peter Franchot in Frederick on Aug. 10 to promote and maybe do a little shopping in advance of the annual Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week, which takes place Aug. 14-20.



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