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Derek Jeter's 'Players' Tribune' broadens...

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These days, seemingly every digital media property is ramping up its video production. The Players’ Tribune is no exception. The website, founded by former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter as a platform for athletes to circumvent traditional media.



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Why this British town backed Brexit

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Hull lies on the muddy banks of the River Humber in northern England. It is often called the ‘Gateway to Europe.’ Every morning, ferries unload their cargo from the Netherlands and Belgium. And every evening, trucks loaded with goods are shipped acro…



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Diet Pepsi brings aspartame back

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The aspartame is back in Diet Pepsi. Just 10 months after Pepsi announced it would stop using the artificial sweetener in Diet Pepsi due to consumer safety concerns, the company said it will bring aspartame back.



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Asian stocks slide as Brexit gloom persists

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Asian markets got off to a gloomy start early Tuesday as Brexit concerns continued to weigh on investors. The Nikkei in Tokyo fell 0.8 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 1.3 percent, while Australian stocks dropped 1 percent. The declines followed a brutal day of trading …



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Ikea to recall dressers after death of third child

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Ikea is recalling millions of dressers that can tip over and are being blamed for the deaths of three children.



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VW reaches $15 billion emissions settlement

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Cars affected by Volkswagen’s emissions scandal would be repaired or bought back and owners would get as much as $10,000 each under a $14.7 billion settlement, The Associated Press reported Monday.



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Hofmann Brands to offer free hot dogs Tuesday in...

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Hofmann Brands will offer free hot dogs nears its new Inner Harbor office on Tuesday.

The New York-based parent company of Hofmann Sausage Co., Hofmann Hots and the Handwich, Hofmann Brands recently opened a new corporate office in Baltimore.

To give local patrons a taste of what Hofmann Brands…

Baltimore YouthWorks program offers 8,000 summer...

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About 6,000 Baltimore City youth went to work Monday as part of Baltimore City’s YouthWorks summer jobs program, a number on par with last year’s record placement. A total of 8,000 youth ages 14-21 will work for five weeks in health care, hospitality/tourism, finance, construction, law and government jobs. The second five-week cycle will begin employing the additional youth on July 11. Jason Perkins-Cohen, director of the mayor’s office of employment development, said the goal this year was to…

Waldorf Astoria's buyer to turn most rooms into...

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The new Chinese owners of Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York plan a massive renovation that will turn much of the landmark hotel into luxury condominiums.



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Brexit continues to hit Baltimore-area stocks

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Like the rest of the stock market, Baltimore-area public companies continued to see their share prices drop Monday in the aftermath of British voters deciding to pull the United Kingdom out of the European Union. Legg Mason Inc.’s stock dropped more than 5 percent in trading Monday afternoon. T. Rowe Price Group Inc. fell more than 2 percent. The area’s largest public company, Sparks-based spice maker McCormick & Co. (NYSE: MKC), remained relatively unscathed, dropping less than 1 percent. The…