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Planned Prince George's Regional Medical Center...

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Maryland regulators are calling for the planned Prince George’s County Regional Medical Center to be scaled back by at least $100 million to win state approval. The cost cuts were among a number of changes that Maryland Health Care Commissioner Robert Moffit called for in a letter regarding the hospital’s certificate of need application, filed jointly by Dimensions Healthcare System and the University of Maryland Medical System. The partners responded in a letter to Moffit that they intend to modify…

Could this simple solution solve the student loan...

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What if lowering student debt was as easy as sending students a letter? Indiana University officials say borrowing by undergraduates at the school has dropped 18% since 2012.



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Whole Foods bets big on urban Millennials

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Can urban Millennials get Whole Foods back on track? We may soon find out. Whole Foods is opening its first 365 by Whole Foods Market store Wednesday in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.



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Marylanders traveling for Memorial Day weekend...

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More than 814,000 Maryland residents are expected to travel for Memorial Day, the most for the holiday weekend since 2005. The estimate reflects a 1.6 percent increase over last Memorial Day weekend, according to data released Wednesday by AAA Mid-Atlantic. The higher travel numbers are tied to lower gas prices, a higher employment rate and increased disposable income for families, said Ragina Cooper Averella, a spokeswoman for AAA Mid-Atlantic. The projections are based on residents traveling…

The new normal in oil prices? Wild swings

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Extreme turbulence may be the new normal for the oil market. That’s the message from Citigroup, which on Tuesday became the latest oil bear to defect to the bullish camp.



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Maryland bees dying in unprecedented numbers

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Maryland bees are dying in unprecedented numbers and one of the reasons may be found inside your home.



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Phone scheme threatens to cut off electricity

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A new phone scheme threatens potential victims that they’ll lose their electricity if they don’t pay up.



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Get 50 percent off one item at 'May'-hem sale at...

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The end of the rain has inspired yet another sale — this time at JG Sassy, where you can save 50 percent on one item. The “‘May’-hem” sale ends Thursday.

The discount will only apply to full-priced items. And some restrictions apply.

Find JG Sassy at 7701 Bellona Ave. in Ruxton. (The boutique is…

Weis buying five Mars grocery stores in Baltimore...

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Weis’ footprint in Greater Baltimore is continuing to grow. The Sunbury, Pa.–based grocery chain announced Tuesday it’s buying five Mars grocery stores in Baltimore County, including two in Dundalk, and locations in Essex, Arbutus and Carney. Weis (NYSE: WMK) intends to complete the purchases in July. Once the purchases are completed, Weis will operate nine stores in Baltimore County. The transaction will decrease the number of Mars stores down to eight. Mars, a 73-year-old chain, is headquartered…

Volkswagen invests $300 million in Uber competitor...

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You may not have heard of Gett, but don’t discount it. The Uber and Lyft competitor just got a major boost from Volkswagen.



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