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Traffic to pick up Memorial Day weekend

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This holiday weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and the official start of vacation season. With the roads expected to be packed, law enforcement and government officials are making changes to keep your family safe.



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Airlines hire contractors to help with TSA lines

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The long lines at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints are expected to get worse this summer, and some airlines at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport are trying to help the TSA.



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5 scammers arrested in IRS impersonation scheme

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Treasury Department investigators have filed criminal complaints against five individuals in three states, accusing them of fleecing nearly $2 million from more than 1,500 victims as part of a scheme to impersonate IRS agents.



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Trump allies fear trouble with RNC fundraising...

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The ink is barely dry on the joint fundraising agreement between Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee, but discord is already brewing.



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Disney nixes happiest currency on Earth

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Disney is no longer minting money. At least one kind – the company recently announced that it will no longer print and sell its beloved currency, Disney Dollars.



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Warning sign: China's currency at 5-year low

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China’s leaders continue to worry about the country’s economy. The rest of the world should too.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/warning-sign-chinas-currency-at-5year-low/39721082

Ripken Baseball to oversee design of athletic...

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Sagamore Development Co. has tapped Ripken Baseball to design athletic fields at its planned $5.5 billion redevelopment of Port Covington in South Baltimore. The fields will be part of a 26-acre public park on the western rim of Port Covington along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. Ripken Baseball, the sports and entertainment arm of Cal Ripken Jr. and brother Bill, will work with the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks on the design of the park. The park will encompass West…

Clinton 100-day pledge: $275B infrastructure

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Hillary Clinton, while campaigning in California, will commit to sending “a comprehensive infrastructure proposal to Congress in her first 100 days in office,” an aide said Wednesday.



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Fork & Wrench's owners are ready to debut their...

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Perception isn’t necessarily reality when it comes to Fells Point’s soon-to-be-open restaurant and marketplace, Modern Cook Shop. Andy Gruver and Jason Sanchez, who own Fork & Wrench in Canton, signed a lease to open Modern Cook Shop in the Union Wharf apartment complex in October 2013, but for more than two years people have wondered when the space would open. Now, with the location undergoing a soft opening and a grand opening taking place sometime next week, the owners are looking to clear up…

The housing market is suddenly hot again

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Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. It doesn’t feel like the U.S. economy is firing on all cylinders.



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