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Thousands of Ivanka Trump scarves recalled over...

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Donald Trump has an embarrassing new China connection. About 20,000 scarves made in China for his daughter Ivanka Trump’s fashion line are being recalled because they pose “a burn risk,” the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday. Consu…



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Yahoo is in a 'serious free fall'

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Buyers beware, Yahoo’s financial prospects are even dimmer than people thought.



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Md. school superintendents eliminate begathon

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School superintendents from across the state have managed to eliminate the so-called “begathon,” an annual spectacle where they make their cases for more school construction money to the Board of Public Works.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/maryland-school-superintendents-eliminate-socalled-begathon/38898666

Paid sick leave legislation killed in Senate

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Paid sick leave legislation clears a big hurdle with passage in the House, but it is being declared dead on arrival this year in the Senate.



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Fiat Chrysler to cut 1,300 jobs in first layoff...

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Fiat Chrysler will cut 1,300 jobs from a Detroit-area auto plant, the first permanent layoff at a U.S. auto plant since the crisis days of 2009.



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Emergency Plumer Timonium | Call 410-983-6900

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Fed officials divided over April rate hike

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Dissent could be rising on the Federal Reserve’s rate hike decisions.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/fed-officials-divided-over-april-rate-hike/38896284

Oil rebound is great for stocks. But can it last?

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What did the best performing stock markets in the first quarter have in common? They all benefited from the rebound in oil.



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Rawlings-Blake says upcoming trips to Cuba and...

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Upcoming trips to Cuba and Qatar hold economic possibilities and potential lessons on building infrastructure, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday. The mayor is taking two international trips in her role as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. She and city staff members will be in Doha, Qatar from April 12 to 17 and in Havana, Cuba from May 23 to 29. While Rawlings-Blake said her primary role will be as president of the conference of mayors — the group is paying for her trips…

Johns Hopkins to launch new health accelerator to...

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The health care-focused accelerator Dreamit Health will no longer operate in Baltimore and Johns Hopkins University is launching a new accelerator in its place. Dreamit Health launched in Baltimore in 2014 and hosted two classes of startup companies. The accelerator’s parent company, Dreamit Ventures, earlier this year shifted its approach from one focused on geographic accelerators, like Baltimore’s, to a “global” model that will accept companies from anywhere and allow them to participate…