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8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, and happy Thursday. It is going to be incredibly hot today — but more on that in a minute. Here’s your latest Pokemon Go update: It’s now out in the United Kingdom, advertising agencies are scrambling to find ways to utilize the app and talk to their clients about it, and the game is on pace to pass Snapchat in terms of daily users. Here are eight other stories to get your day started. With both sides in the trial of Lt. Brian Rice giving their closing statements today at 10 a.m.,…

Artscape's cosmos-themed exhibits expected to...

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Space may be the final frontier for exploration, but at the 35th annual Artscape festival, space represents the starting point for hundreds of artists. This year’s event kicks off Friday in Mount Vernon and the three-day event is touted as America’s largest free arts festival. Over the weekend, organizers expect between 350,000 and 400,000 people to visit the main activities along Charles and Mount Royal streets. And it all begins with space. The theme for this year’s event is “Space: Explore What's…

$90K grant from Wells Fargo targets growth in six...

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A group of community associations in central Baltimore are set to embark on a planning mission with residents in six neighborhoods to establish job training, housing and transportation programs under a $90,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The grant was announced Wednesday night before more than 100 people who had gathered at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church on St. Paul Street in Old Goucher. The communities, Harwood, Barclay, Charles North, Greenmount West, Old Goucher and Remington,…

Line goes public: what you need to know about the...

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All eyes in Silicon Valley and Wall Street are fixed on an app that most people in the U.S. have never downloaded.



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Enoch Pratt CEO Carla Hayden confirmed as new...

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Enoch Pratt Free Library’s longtime CEO Carla Hayden was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday to become the 14th Librarian of Congress. Hayden is the first woman and the first African American to hold the position in the Library of Congress’ 214-year history. She was nominated by President Barack Obama in February for the position. “This is truly a great honor to be nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the nation’s library, the Library of Congress,” Hayden said…

China hacked FDIC, US officials covered it up,...

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China’s spies hacked into computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation from 2010 until 2013 – and American government officials tried to cover it up, according to a Congressional report.



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Terreno Realty pays $8.2 million for Hanover...

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Terreno Realty Corp. closed Tuesday on its $8.2 million acquisition of a property in Hanover. The property at 7479 New Ridge Road is about 13.4 acres — 8.7 of which are paved — and sits near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The property, which includes an 18,300-square-foot building, is 100 percent leased to Dillon’s Bus Service Inc., according to CoStar Group Inc. San Francisco-based Terreno owns industrial real estate in six markets including Los Angeles, Northern…

MLB commissioner insists MASN dispute will return...

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday responded to this week’s ruling in New York Supreme Court preventing the ongoing MASN media rights dispute from returning to a league committee, insisting the case will ultimately wind up there. The dispute stems from the Washington Nationals seeking a higher rights fee from MASN for airing their games. MASN is controlled by the Orioles. “The Baltimore club agreed that if they couldn’t negotiate a rights fee agreement with the Washington club, it was…

Greater Baltimore housing market shows strong June

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The median sales price of a home in the Baltimore area in June was up 5.8 percent over last year’s prices at the yearly halfway mark, new data released Wednesday showed. The number of homes sold in the month also continued to climb, data provided by ShowingTime RBI, based on listing activity from MRIS. Home sales prices in the Baltimore area — at a median price of $275,000 in June — represented a $15,100 increase over 2015 prices during the month. The report also showed that the June median…

Apple is making a reality TV show about apps

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How exciting is life as an app developer? Apple wants to show us. The company is working on a new reality show that pits developers against one another for a chance to be mentored and funded by Silicon Valley experts, and featured in Apple’s App store…



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