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Apple: Free $300 wireless Beats headphones with...

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Get free Beats headphones with purchase of select products at Apple Retail Stores.

The back-to-school promo for college students offers free wireless Beats Solo2 On-Ear headphones, valued at $299.95, with purchase of a new iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro and MacBook Air. Prices start at $849….

Tim Kaine to address National Urban League...

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine will speak at the National Urban League conference in Baltimore on Thursday as part of the opening plenary. Kaine is appearing on behalf of his running mate, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his vice presidential candidate, Mike Pence, were invited to speak at the event as well, but declined, according to the Urban League. Kaine, a senator from Virginia, is scheduled to speak at 8 a.m. at the…

First private company gets the OK for a moon shot

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Moon Express is the first private outfit to get the OK from the U.S. government to go where few have gone before: the moon. The upstart space exploration company is competing for Google’s Lunar XPrize, worth as much as $25 million. The first privately…



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$50 off Amazon's new Fire HD 10 tablet

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Amazon.com is offering $50 savings on its Fire HD 10 tablet, selling now for $179.99.

The high-resolution, 10.1-inch, 16 GB tablet with Wi-Fi runs OS 5 Bellini and has a fast, quad-core 1.5 GHz processor. It also features a 5 megapixel camera (with 720p front-facing HD camera) with 1080p HD video…

Pick your savings: $10 or $20 off at JC Penney

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JC Penney is having a back-to-school sale and you can save up $20 through Saturday.

Pick your savings:

Use a coupon to save $10 on a $25 or $20 on a $50 purchases on select original, regular, sale and clearance apparel, shoes, accessories, jewelry and home items. Some exclusions apply.

Florida’s…

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to push for immigration...

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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Wednesday is expected to push for immigration reform and highlight a new report focused on the economic impact Maryland immigrants have on the state. The report, compiled by the Partnership for a New American Economy, shows immigrant-owned businesses in Maryland generated $1.8 billion in income in 2014, and 26 percent on all entrepreneurs in the state are immigrants. Further, the report says, immigrants make up 19 percent of Maryland’s workforce. Maryland immigrants…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning. Hope you have a productive Wednesday. Today could actually be pretty pleasant. The high is expected to be 82 with no clouds in the forecast. That’s a trend that’s going to continue for the rest of the work week. Here are eight stories to get your day started. Vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine will be in Baltimore tomorrow. Kaine is appearing on behalf of Hillary Clinton to speak at the National Urban League conference, which kicks off today at the Convention Center, the Urban…

Coupon: $10 off at Kohl's back-to-school sale

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Use a coupon at Kohl’s to save $10 on a $40 purchase during back-to-school sale.

The coupon is valid on select junior and young men’s clothes and accessories, kids’ shoes and character backpacks.

Shopping online? Use coupon code BTS10.

SAVINGS TIP: Use the coupon during Florida’s sale-tax holiday…

Back to school special: $10 haircuts for kids at...

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JC Penney Salons are offering $10 kids’ haircuts as a back-to-school special in August. Use a coupon (at the link below) good for the cheap cut for children in grades K-6. All salons are participating while appointments last.

Two other coupons offer 20 percent off services for new customers and…

Hackers steal bitcoins worth millions

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Hackers have stolen bitcoins worth about $65 million after attacking a major digital currency exchange. The exchange, Bitfinex, responded by halting trading, deposits and withdrawals, prompting a plunge in the Bitcoin price. “We are investigating the …



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