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WATCH singles out troublesome toys for summer

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Safety advocates World Against Toys Causing Harm has released a list of 10 toy groups parents should be aware of for the summer season.



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Under Armour unveils 'The Lighthouse'

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Baltimore-based Under Armour has big plans in the works to bring manufacturing back to the U.S.



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Italian bank crisis may be collateral damage from...

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Italy’s banks were already reeling before the Brexit market rout. Now it seems some of them may need a bailout.



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Here are the 8 neighborhoods Light City Baltimore...

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The number of neighborhoods that will be a part of Light City Baltimore 2017 have grown to go along with the longer event schedule. The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announced Tuesday the neighborhoods will that will participate in Neighborhood Lights, Light City’s community artist-in-residence program. Hampden, Little Italy, Station North, Mondawin and Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello all return from last year’s inaugural event and will be joined by Hamilton-Lauraville, Waverly and Sandtown-Winchester. The…

Kevin Plank: Under Armour's new City Garage...

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Under Armour Inc. CEO Kevin Plank believes manufacturing can once again thrive in the U.S. And the sportswear maker sees itself playing a big role — starting in Baltimore. Under Armour on Tuesday took the wraps off UA Lighthouse, a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing and design center located inside City Garage, the former South Baltimore bus garage converted by Plank’s development firm into a maker space for entrepreneurs. UA Lighthouse will allow the company’s designers and technicians —…

Baltimore investors should 'stay the course'...

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A Timonium financial advisers says the United Kingdom’s vote to withdraw from the European Union has had minimal impact on Baltimore and she advises investors to stay the course. Since the so-called “Brexit” vote on Thursday, Baltimore’s largest public companies have seen their stocks fall along with the rest of the market, although the market began to recover slightly on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 140 points and the Nasdaq increasing by 67 points. Despite the volatility,…

How low can bond rates go after Brexit?

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Will bond yields in the United States hit a new all-time low in the wake of Brexit? It’s starting to look that way.



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Howard County seeks $127M TIF for downtown...

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Howard County is seeking $127.6 million in tax-increment financing to help pay for roads and parking garages in downtown Columbia as the Howard Hughes Corp. continues an overhaul of the city’s core. County Executive Allan Kittleman filed legislation to the County Council on Monday that would create a TIF district in Columbia and open up a round of bond sales this year. The council will review the proposal in July. Dallas-based Howard Hughes is currently developing a massive 13-million-square-foot…

Ikea recall: What consumers need to know

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Ikea is offering refunds as part of a recall of 29 million chests and dressers. The furniture is prone to tipping over and has been linked to the deaths of several children.



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71% of Americans believe economy is 'rigged'

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The overwhelming majority of Americans believe the economy is rigged.



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