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Japan's $276 billion stimulus plan is much smaller...

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Japan’s heavily indebted government is preparing to throw even more money at the country’s stagnant economy.



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Open Works, the Station North maker space, puts...

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In preparation for its September grand opening, Open Works is scouting for new teachers. Open Works is a 34,000-square-foot co-working maker space under construction at 1400 Greenmount Ave. in Station North. The space will give the community access to computer labs, a sewing studio, metal shop, woodworking shop along with classes. Workspace will be equipped with with 3-D printers, table saws, and drill presses. Laura Cohen, education manager for Open Works, said she is seeking teachers who have…

787 Dreamliner Lands at BWI

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The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to come in or out of BWI landed on Monday at around 7:30 p.m. A British Airways flight coming from London Heathrow came through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The airline will continue to use the Dreamliner to service its nonstop flights between BWI and London. This particular Dreamliner is configured to hold 214 passengers in a three-class configuration. Dreamliners are some of the most state-of-the-art planes currently in service.…

This local restaurateur is offering jobs to those...

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Carrie Podles lives two miles from Ellicott City’s Main Street. Saturday night, while rain continued to pour down, she left the kitchen early at Alexander’s Tavern in Fells Point to check on her neighbors. By the time she got home, Podles didn’t feel safe venturing over to the historic stretch covered by rushing floodwaters. When the sun came up Sunday, Podles said she felt “heartbroken” to see the damage. “I go down there all the time — those are the bars that I hang out at,” she said. To help…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, and happy Tuesday. First off, I would like to give a big shout-out to my guy Jordan Rodgers for taking home the title on “The Bachelorette” last night. No, we aren’t actually friends, but I’d like to imagine in an alternate reality that we’d get along super well. Also Robby was boring. Clearly, that’s not the most important story of the day, but it’s one I felt I needed to educate “8 things” readers on. Here’s to hoping that Luke is the next Bachelor. Besides reality TV news, here…

Kesha drops California case against Dr. Luke

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Kesha dropped one of her lawsuits against her label and music producer Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald in an effort to revive her stalled music career.



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Why MTV is going back to being MTV

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“Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” Those were MTV’s opening words on August 1, 1981 as the network launched (literally) into the pop culture conscience. 35 years later, the company is launching something new again – this time by looking at its past.



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Smith & Wesson shares hit all-time high

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Smith & Wesson shares hit an all-time high Monday. The boost came the day the FBI reported that it processed 2.2 million background checks last month, making it the busiest July on record. By comparison, 1.6 million were processed in July 2015.



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Denton files for bankruptcy, vows Gawker will keep...

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“Gawker endures.”



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Warren Buffett challenges Donald Trump to discuss...

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Warren Buffett challenged Donald Trump Monday to discuss their tax returns publicly.



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