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National Chicken Wing Day means all-you-can-eat...

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Did you know Friday is National Chicken Wing Day?

Well, you can celebrate early – with all-you-can-eat chicken wings – if you should find yourself at Hooters. The company is kicking off the special a day early.

All day today and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday (National Chicken Wing Day), Hooters…

Ford's darkest day in 5 years

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Ford just waved a caution flag on American car sales. The No. 2 U.S. auto maker warned on Thursday of a growing list of global risks and suggested the previously-roaring American market may have peaked.



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A third of this city's inhabitants are...

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Want to hang out with millionaires? Move to Monaco. Almost a third of the city state’s population now classify as millionaires, up 6% compared to two years ago, according to a new survey. Swiss banking cities Zurich and Geneva trail behind the princip…



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Office/retail complex in Historic Annapolis sells...

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A Washington, D.C, development firm has purchased two contiguous commercial buildings in near the State House in Annapolis for $11.9 million. Douglas Development Corp. recently inked a deal to buy West Garrett Place, a red-brick retail and office building located at 257 West St. and 275 West St., in one of the historic city’s busy retail and restaurant hubs. Mark Glagola, managing director of the Mid-Atlantic Capital Markets Group at Transwestern, brokered the deal. India’s Restaurant is one of…

THB picks Charles Village for its fourth bagel and...

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THB Bagels & Deli, formerly known as Towson Hot Bagels, is opening a fourth store in Charles Village by the end of the year. The new store — at 3208 St. Paul St. — will fill a 2,700-square-foot space on the ground floor of an under-construction student housing building at the intersection of 33rd and St. Paul streets. The housing/retail project is a joint venture between Johns Hopkins University, Beatty Development and Armada Hoeffler. MacKenzie Retail’s Michael Gioioso and Henry Deford brokered…

Why restaurant recession fears are on the rise

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Americans eat out when they’re feeling good about things. That’s why a recent slowdown in restaurant sales is alarming some. In the past few weeks, McDonald’s, Taco Bell owner Yum! Brands and Starbucks have all described a new wave of caution that ha…



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Free large popcorn at AMC Theatres on Sunday

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Would you like free popcorn to go with that Star Trek movie?

AMC Theatres is giving away a free large popcorn on Sunday to AMC Stubs reward members. No purchase is necessary.

It’s free to join. Insider members get freebies and special offers, earn points for free tickets, save $2 on tickets on…

Greenbelt might have just gained ground in FBI...

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The federal government’s cost to build a new headquarters for the FBI in Greenbelt has just gone down — and that could give the suburban Maryland option a significant leg up as the General Services Administration winds down the competitive regional search. Renard Development Co. LLC has agreed to knock “multiple hundreds of millions of dollars” from the price the GSA would pay for Greenbelt site, Renard Development Manager Garth Beall told me. With total development costs expected to be a major…

DNC Notebook: Bloomberg says Trump a “risky,...

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PHILADELPHIA – Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pitched himself as a sort of nonpartisan national ombudsman on Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention. He ripped apart GOP nominee Donald Trump’s business record and told Americans they should elect Hillary Clinton, “a sane, competent person with international experience.” The independent billionaire who founded the privately held news and financial information company, Bloomberg L.P., had weighed…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, and happy Thursday. Believe it or not, we actually might be afforded a break from the heat today. Though it’ll be pretty hot for most of the day, storms are going to roll in later tonight and into the early morning, which will make for a cooler-than-usual Friday. Here are eight things to know to get your day started. The biggest news from yesterday, obviously, is that the three remaining officers to be tried in the death of Freddie Gray had their charges dropped. Immediately, local…