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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's office calls food truck...

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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s office says litigation filed against the city by local pizza and barbecue food trucks doesn’t have any legs to stand on. Joey Vanoni of the Pizza di Joey truck and Nikki McGowan of Madame BBQ, along with the Institute for Justice, filed the lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The lawsuit brings into question a 2014 bill passed by the City Council that prohibits food trucks from operating within 300 feet of any brick and mortar business that primarily…

Trump handed over tax returns in casino bids

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Donald Trump insists he won’t release his tax returns during his 2016 presidential run because those returns are the subject of ongoing Internal Revenue Service audits.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/trump-handed-over-tax-returns-in-casino-bids/39501084

Charity questions donor-advised fund

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It’s quick and easy to donate money online to charities, and one website in particular is ready to accept donations and distribute them to various Maryland charities. So why is one of them upset?



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/charity-questions-donoradvised-fund/39489784

San Diego airport adds circus performers

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Starting Wednesday, a team of eight circus performers, including stilt walkers, jugglers, clowns and musicians will be roaming the San Diego International Airport



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/this-airport-is-becoming-a-circus-literally/39489910

Startup wants to start league for giant combat...

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There’s a new sporting league in the works and it involves enormous human-operated robots that battle each other to the “death.” MegaBots just raised $2.4 million in seed funding to get started.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/this-startup-wants-to-start-a-league-for-giant-combat-robot-mechs/39489604

Will dropping checked bag fees solve airport...

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Two lawmakers are calling on airlines to temporarily eliminate checked baggage fees to help relieve congestion at airport security lines.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/will-dropping-checked-bag-fees-solve-airport-security-gridlock/39493234

Honest Company: April was our best month ever

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The Honest Company says it’s not just surviving – it’s thriving despite having to publicly defend its products.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/honest-company-april-was-our-best-month-ever/39490844

Kamenetz: PayPal is open to talking with Baltimore...

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Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said Wednesday his administration will open a dialogue with PayPal in the near future about the possibility of the corporate giant opening a new global operations center in a location like Metro Centre in Owings Mills. Kamenetz said the county received a response to a letter he sent last week to executives at San Jose, Calif.-based PayPal. The letter reached out to the online payment company after it announced it rejected a deal to move a 400-employee…

How exactly does 'printing money' work?

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Donald Trump says don’t worry, America will always be able to pay its debts because the government can simply print more money.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/how-exactly-does-printing-money-work/39491794

The Force is strong with EA, not Disney

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The Force didn’t awaken Disney. But it has helped lift video game king Electronic Arts from its slumber.



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