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Snag freebies at 7-Eleven during 7Rewards week

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Get seven days of free eats during 7Rewards Week at 7-Eleven.

Snag free store-brand snack items with drink purchase each day through Sunday, April 17, by using the chain’s free 7-Eleven app.

Purchase a coffee, Chillers Iced Coffee, Slurpee or Big Gulp and scan the app at registers to get a free…

​Maryland legislature passes bill to provide...

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The Maryland legislature passed a bill Monday to provide Northrop Grumman Corp. millions in tax credits, provided the company maintains its manufacturing presence in the state. The bill passed the state’s House of Delegates on a 74-59 vote, just three days after the Senate approved it by a 31-13 vote. It awaits Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature before it is slated to go in effect on July 1. While the bill’s language doesn’t specify that these state tax credits are solely for Northrop, the requirements…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Happy Tuesday! Expect rain in the morning and temperatures in the mid-50s. Here are eight things to know. • A tax-relief bill championed by Gov. Larry Hogan failed to pass on the final day of the Maryland General Assembly. A paid sick leave bill also failed to pass. Criminal sentencing policies and police reform measures both passed. [Washington Post] • Shares of Under Armour saw their worst decline in two months on Monday after a Morgan Stanley analyst cautioned of slowing sales at the sportswear…

Woodberry Kitchen's Spike Gjerde is opening his...

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Baltimore’s James Beard Award-winning chef Spike Gjerde is opening his first restaurant in Washington, D.C. The yet-to-be named restaurant will open in the hip Line D.C. hotel, set to open in Adams Morgan in early 2017. Gjerde owns the highly praised Baltimore fine-dining spot Woodberry Kitchen as well as the more casual Parts and Labor and Artifact Coffee. Gjerde won a James Beard Award in the Best Chef Mid-Atlantic category last year. The D.C. restaurant will feature a mixology program from…

Australia's new $5 note: 'Visual vomit'

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The Reserve Bank of Australia unveiled a new $5 note on Tuesday, eliciting howls and complaints from social media users. The reviews were decidedly harsh: “Visual vomit,” said on Twitter user. “Monopoly money,” said another. The note, which will enter …



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40,000 Verizon workers plan to strike

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Verizon may have a pretty big strike on its hands. Nearly 40,000 Verizon workers are preparing to walk off the job at 6 a.m. ET on Wednesday if they have not reached a new labor agreement with the telecom giant. The workers, who primarily service the c…



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When, where and why women earn less than men

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April 12 is a day most women would rather not celebrate. It’s Equal Pay Day, and it’s the day that, if you’re a woman, your earnings have finally caught up with what men were paid the previous year. The good news is that the gender pay gap is getting s…



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China to post worst quarterly growth in 7 years

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China is off to a rough start in 2016.



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Facebook, Microsoft say they pay women, men...

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Facebook and Microsoft became the latest tech companies to claim that their female employees earn as much as their male counterparts.



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Under Armour is opening a Brand House store in...

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Fresh off a mega-deal with the University of Wisconsin athletics department, Under Armour Inc. is making its presence known in the college town of Madison. The sportswear maker is opening a 15,000-square-foot Brand House store along the main drag of State Street. The location is expected to open in September. The full-price store will be Baltimore-based Under Armour’s (NYSE: UA) first Brand House in Wisconsin. The company operates four outlet stores in the state. Under Armour and the University…