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Netflix unveils new app logo to add branding...

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Netflix is taking an unconventional approach to its branding.



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Another frozen veggies recall due to Listeria

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The National Frozen Food Corp. issued a voluntary recall of frozen peas and mixed vegetables due to possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes, commonly referred to as Listeria.



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Walmart buys stake in Chinese online retailer

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Walmart is taking a big stake in a prominent Chinese e-commerce company. But it’s not Alibaba.



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Mark Zuckerberg votes to keep Peter Thiel on board

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Mark Zuckerberg voted Monday to keep Peter Thiel on Facebook’s board of directors, despite Thiel’s controversial role in bankrupting Gawker. Thiel’s personal and political views have been raising questions about Facebook’s position on free speech over…



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NBA Finals game 7 audience tops 30 million,...

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Game 7 of the NBA Finals lived up to the hype, especially in terms of viewership for ABC.



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MTA rolls out Express BusLink service

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Greater Baltimore residents who live in one suburb but work in another now have an easier way to get to work. The Maryland Transit Administration on Monday rolled out three new bus routes and extended another bus route that will allow people to travel between suburbs without having to go through downtown Baltimore or transferring trains. Before the changes, it took two hours and two buses for someone to travel from White Marsh to Towson. Now, somebody can take one bus the whole way with the trip…

MGM National Harbor ramps up hiring with opening...

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MGM National Harbor has begun to staff its gaming tables as the $1.3 billion resort officially opened its employment center on Monday. MGM will hire 3,600 employees across 100 positions before the resort opens, scheduled to be around November. So far, 100 people have already been hired, an MGM spokesperson said. Under an agreement with Prince George’s County, 40 percent of MGM National Harbor employees will county residents. The employment center, which houses the hiring offices and a dealer school,…

Apple to pay $9 million to Maryland readers for...

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Apple Inc. will pay out $9 million to Maryland consumers as the result of an e-book price-fixing lawsuit brought on by Maryland and 32 other states. Maryland customers will be eligible to receive a portion of a $400 million payment Apple is making to customers nationwide. Readers will receive a payout for e-books purchased through the Apple online store between April 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012. Customers who purchased New York Times bestsellers in the two-year timeframe will receive a credit of $6.93…

Vote expected Thursday on Sagamore's Port...

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The city’s Planning Commission is expected to vote this week on the master plan for the massive Port Covington development. Testimony for and against the $5.5 billion development by Sagamore Development owner, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, has been filed at City Hall since the commission first met on the updated master plan for Port Covington in a two-hour session on June 2. This Thursday, the group is scheduled to meet again and likely will vote on the plan, said Thomas Stosur, city planning…

Spike Gjerde teaming up with Ivy Bookshop in new...

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Leases for three new restaurants and a popular local bookshop have been inked for Nine East 33rd in Charles Village. Developers Armada Hoffler Properties and Beatty Development Group said Monday that Bird in Hand, PekoPeko Ramen and Honeygrow will open in a portion of the 31,500 square feet of commercial space at the corner of St. Paul and 33rd streets near Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus. In addition, a second location for the Ivy Bookshop will open in a portion of Bird in Hand, a casual…