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Mashable lays off staff in 'strategic shift'...

Mashable lays off staff in 'strategic shift'...

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Mashable executive editor Jim Roberts will leave the company and at least two dozen members of the site’s editorial staff will be laid off as part of a “strategic shift” toward video, CNNMoney has learned.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/mashable-lays-off-staff-in-strategic-shift-toward-video/38912488

Ford Mustang: Germany's favorite sports car

Ford Mustang: Germany's favorite sports car

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In Germany, the land of the Autobahn, where speed is regarded as a national right, the best-selling sports car last month wasn’t the locally-built Porsche 911. It was the Ford Mustang.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/ford-mustang-germanys-favorite-sports-car/38935540

Wells Fargo to pay $1.2 billion for hiding bad...

Wells Fargo to pay $1.2 billion for hiding bad...

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Wells Fargo has agreed to pay the U.S. government $1.2 billion for hiding most of its bad loans in the years leading up to the 2008 housing market crash.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/wells-fargo-to-pay-12-billion-for-hiding-bad-loans-before-housing-crash/38938878

Blaze Pizza in downtown Baltimore offering free...

Blaze Pizza in downtown Baltimore offering free...

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Blaze Pizza in downtown Baltimore will be giving away free pizza today to celebrate the opening of the location.



Until 10 p.m., Blaze Pizza will offer a free, custom-built pizza to anyone who follows the brand on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat.



The lines have been long, but the pizza…







from Baltimore Sun

How one Maryland health system is trying to...

How one Maryland health system is trying to...

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The security breach at MedStar Health this month was only the most recent in a string of increasingly frequent cyber attacks at hospitals and health systems. The trend has been building over the past several years, which is why in 2014 the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and University of Maryland Medical Center, and their affiliated entities banded together to develop a joint strategy and response team for information security. Representatives from the UMB Security Collaborative, as the group…













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