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Food recall: Glass found in peppers and cashews

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Two companies have issued voluntary recalls because of possible glass contamination of their products. The separate recalls are unrelated.



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26-year-old hacker gets $3M for self-driving car...

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A 26-year-old hacker just banked millions to take on Elon Musk.



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Trump says he'll fix the debt in 8 years

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Donald Trump claims America is on the verge of a “very massive recession.”



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Philadelphia brewery teams with Maryland canning...

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A local brewery, which has plans of expanding within Philadelphia and also outside the city, has received a business-expansion grant that will go toward the completion of its upcoming on-site taproom. St. Benjamin Brewing Co., a South Kensington-based brewery that launched in 2014, in February this year added a German-made brewhouse — which includes new tanks and pumps — that will increase the brewery’s production capacity from 440 barrels annually to about 4,400. The brewery will also begin…

Mentoring Monday brings together Greater Baltimore...

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The excitement level was high at the Maryland Historical Society for the Baltimore Business Journal’s third annual Mentoring Monday — an event that allows businesswomen the chance to tap into the expertise of local business leaders. The “speed-coaching” event took place in 43 cities across the U.S. — all cities connected to American City Business Journals, the parent company of the Baltimore Business Journal and its sister online publication, Bizwomen.com. Each market featured 40 mentors from…

Apple is close to selling its billionth iPhone

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McDonald’s hamburgers are getting some illustrious company. “Billions sold” will soon apply to the iPhone as well.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/apple-is-close-to-selling-its-billionth-iphone/38858638

'It's just like a holiday': Scenes from Orioles...

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The threat of rain certainly didn’t stop Orioles fans from coming out in droves to celebrate Opening Day. Even three hours before the first pitch, fans were gathering outside of bars, restaurants and hotels — anywhere they could find a patch of grass or concrete to stand and enjoy a beer on a mild April day. Standing room was hard to come by — especially closer to the stadium. But no matter how busy the crosswalks got or how long the lines at the Natty Boh tents got, though, it couldn’t damper…

The Panama Papers: 7 things to know

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On Sunday, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published a massive leak of documents, dubbed the Panama Papers.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/national/panama-papers-power-players-respond-to-claims/38855294

Most businesses support raising the minimum wage...

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Here’s an eyebrow-raising story for you: 79 percent of business executives around the country support raising the minimum wage in their states. That’s according to a survey of 1,000 executives of businesses of all sizes conducted by Republican pollster Frank Lutz’s firm for the Council of State Chambers, a national organization for state chamber of commerce executives. The minimum wage question was part of a wide-ranging survey done for internal purposes, not for public consumption, but it…

Johns Hopkins, BGE headline $69 million local...

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A group of 25 major Baltimore companies, employers and organizations announced a new effort Monday to pump millions into Baltimore’s neglected communities through local hiring, building and buying. The initiative, which comes nearly a year after unrest shook the city and will be called BLocal, targets spending on design and construction contracts with local businesses, minority-owned businesses, and women-owned businesses. It will also have companies redirecting purchasing dollars with a new focus…