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How to decide between the emergency room and...

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Injuries happen. Illnesses happen. But do you know how to decide if you should seek medical attention at an urgent care center or an emergency department? All too often, people arrive at an emergency department with an injury or illness that is not life threatening and they end up waiting longer to be seen. Why? Because the severity of their situation has been compared to that of everyone else seeking treatment. For example, you may have broken your arm, but the folks that were involved in a 12-car…

Daily News fires editor after Shaun King accused...

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The New York Daily News has fired one of its editors for removing attribution from columns by writer Shaun King, which made it appear as though King had plagiarized the works of others.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/daily-news-fires-editor-after-shaun-king-accused-of-plagiarism/39112168

Marissa Mayer: Sale of Yahoo is 'top priority'

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All of Yahoo’s glaring holes came to light on Tuesday, when it reported its first-quarter finances.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/this-is-the-yahoo-mess-verizon-could-be-buying/39104316

There's a global banana crisis

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The humble banana is under attack by a disease that is spreading around the globe, and threatening Latin America’s all-important export industry.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/theres-a-global-banana-crisis/39105020

Intel to cut 12,000 jobs

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Tech giant Intel will cut 12,000 people from its staff, or about 11% of its workforce, the company announced Tuesday.



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Big Blue no more? The incredibly shrinking IBM

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Big Blue isn’t so big anymore.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/big-blue-no-more-the-incredibly-shrinking-ibm/39104600

Tesla slides on concerns about Model X glitches

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Tesla’s stock was doing an electric slide Tuesday following a report about reliability concerns for the company’s new Model X SUV.



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British fast-food chain is booming thanks to...

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Americans are falling in love with a British sandwich chain.



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T. Rowe Price rolls out new quantitative funds

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T. Rowe Price Group Inc. said Tuesday it is diversifying its equity fund lineup, announcing the launch of three new funds and the renaming of another in a quantitatively managed series. The move signals an increased interest in an alternative method for picking stocks at Baltimore-based T. Rowe (NASDAQ: TROW). The company’s quantitative management focuses on metrics and trends pulled from companies’ financial statements, using them to try to find outperforming, undervalued stocks. T. Rowe is traditionally…

Silver hits 11-month high

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So much for the idea that silver is the “poor man’s gold.”



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/silver-hits-11month-high-its-up-more-than-gold-in-2016/39104554