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Maryland player wins Cash4Life jackpot worth $7M

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Someone in Maryland has hit a lottery jackpot worth up to $7 million, Maryland lottery officials said.



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Major ticket sites asked to help with resellers

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wants StubHub and Ticketmaster to help him crack down on what he says are illegal ticket resellers driving up the price of attending events in New York.



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Exclusive: Baltimore County pitches PayPal on...

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Baltimore County is making its pitch to PayPal. County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is looking to land the online payment giant’s planned 400-person global operations center after the company pulled out of a deal in Charlotte in the wake of North Carolina passing a law widely criticized as being anti-gay. Kamenetz has ammunition to back up his case. PayPal already employs about 1,000 people in the county. “You keep expanding your Hunt Valley Global Operations Site in the heart of our central business…

China spends record amount buying foreign...

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Chinese firms are on a record-breaking shopping spree, snapping up foreign firms like never before.



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Freebies and deals for Teacher Appreciation Day

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Teacher and school employees can get freebies and deals on Tuesday, May 3, to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day with valid ID.

Chipotle Mexican Grille: From 3 p.m. to closing teachers get a free burrito, bowl, salad or tacos with purchase of another at participating restaurants.

EVOS: Free meal…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Happy Tuesday! Expect rain early with skies likely clearing by the afternoon and temperatures in the low 60s. Here are eight things to know. • The head of Baltimore’s election board is defending the agency’s integrity amid allegations that some ballots during last week’s primaries went missing and others were incorrect. Two community activists plan to call on Gov. Larry Hogan to launch an independent review. [Baltimore Sun] • The owner of the Ropewalk restaurants is planning a new eight-story…

Half off Starbucks Frappuccinos starting Tuesday

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Get half-priced Frappuccinos at Starbucks Happy Hour starting Tuesday.

No coupon is necessary.

From 3 to 5 p.m. enjoy 50 percent off any blended Frappuccino drink at participating stores. Starbucks Rewards members get extra hour until 6 p.m.

Try the new Caramel Waffle Cone Frappuccino made with…

Johnson & Johnson lose another talcum powder...

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Johnson & Johnson has suffered its second costly court defeat in less than three months over claims its talcum powder caused cancer. And many more cases are looming.



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Sports Authority bankruptcy sale could close...

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Sports Authority, the struggling chain which filed for bankruptcy in March, is weighing a sale of its assets that could be end up closing most if not all of its 450 stores. Under its original bankruptcy filing, the chain had planned to close 140 store…



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D.C. chef beats out Charleston's Cindy Wolf for...

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It wasn’t in the cards for Baltimore to have back-to-back James Beard Award winners as Charleston chef Cindy Wolf fell short of the award again in her fifth time being named a finalist. Aaron Silverman of Rose’s Luxury in Washington, D.C., took home the award in Wolf’s category, Best Chef: Mid Atlantic. The James Beard Award winners were announced Monday during the 26th annual ceremony at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Wolf has been named a finalist in 2006, 2008 and in each of the past three years.…