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Bar-S Foods recalls hot dogs, corn dogs

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Bar-S Foods Company is recalling more than 350,000 pounds of hot dogs and corn dogs made with chicken and pork that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday.



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Baltimore liquor board establishes procedures as...

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Another state audit of Baltimore City’s liquor board released Wednesday showed many of the issues raised in a 2013 audit remain, but new board commissioners and executive staff feel they are well on their way to making the changes necessary. The Office of Legislative Audits released the findings in a report that identified 18 concerns and accompanying recommendations for the city’s Board of Liquor License Commissioners ranging from a lack of an automated licensing system to undercharging applicants…

Southwest flights delayed after technical...

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Technical difficulties are causing delays across the Southwest Airlines system, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport says in a tweet Wednesday afternoon.



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Charm City Circulator Banner, Green routes face...

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Two routes — and a portion of another — of the Charm City Circulator would be eliminated under a new proposal from the Baltimore City Department of Transportation. Adjustments to the Circulator include eliminating the Banner and Green routes entirely, and ending the Purple Route’s northern extension spanning from Penn Station to 33rd Street. The northern extension has been in operation for less than a year. The cuts need to be made due to budgetary restraints, the department said Wednesday. The…

Red-hot Dow rises for 9th day in a row

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The stock market is so hot that the Dow just notched a rare nine-day winning streak. It’s only the seventh time since 1980 that the benchmark index has climbed that many days in a row, according to the New York Stock Exchange. More impressive, the Dow…



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Bridge preservation project to close travel lanes

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A $48.5 million project to preserve a Baltimore bridge will impact traffic.



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Halliburton signals U.S. oil drilling revival

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The long-awaited rebound in U.S. drilling may be near.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/halliburton-signals-us-oil-drilling-revival/40797356

Inside the airline cabins of the future

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Air travel photos from the 1960s show smartly dressed, champagne-sipping passengers in spacious airliner cabins. Contrast that with today’s cramped seats and overcrowded airports and it looks like our flying experiences are getting steadily worse. But …



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Donald Trump is having a 'YUGE' impact on...

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Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump has made himself a “yuge” fortune. Now other businesses are cashing in on him.



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Hungry Venezuelans cry at the sight of food, as...

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Venezuelans cried at the sight of fully-stocked supermarket shelves in Colombia. Pregnant women, children and even elderly Venezuelans crossed into Colombia on Sunday after the border was temporarily reopened, allowing them to buy basic foods and toi…



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