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Bad weather makes Easter Bunnies pricey

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It will be easier to watch your waist this Easter. Chocolate bunnies are getting more expensive.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/bad-weather-makes-easter-bunnies-pricey/38690938

New home sales up 2 percent in February

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New home sales rose 2 percent in February with new homebuyers in the West accounting for the growth.



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'Batman v Superman' soars to $27.7 million...

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“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” won round one of its box office fight this weekend overcoming a swarm of bad reviews.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/batman-v-superman-fights-off-bad-reviews-for-big-277-million-opening-night/38691796

Companies speak out against Georgia 'anti-LGBT'...

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Major corporate leaders are lining up to denounce a controversial “religious liberty” proposal they say would severely curtail the rights of Georgia’s LGBT community.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/georgias-antilgbt-bill-these-companies-are-speaking-out-the-loudest/38691954

Offit Kurman acquiring Philadelphia health care...

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Howard County law firm Offit Kurman plans to acquire a Philadelphia health care law boutique, effective April 1. Kelley Partners’ three lawyers will leave their offices at 1628 Pine St. in Philadelphia and move into Offit Kurman’s space at 1801 Market St. In addition, Offit Kurman will take over Kelley’s Harrisburg office — where it previously did not have a location — which will be managed by Kelley partner John A. Kane. Joseph T. Kelley Jr.; John A. Kane; and Joseph T. Kelley III will…

$2.1M winning lottery ticket sold in Westminster

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Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Westminster is now a millionaire, lottery officials said.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/entertainment/21m-winning-lottery-ticket-sold-in-westminster/38692334

Average 30-year mortgage rate dips

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Average 30-year U.S. mortgage rates have fallen after three weeks of increases.



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W.R. Grace executives' pay slips without bonuses...

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W.R. Grace & Co. executives can’t emerge from bankruptcy protection every year. The top brass at Columbia-based chemical-maker Grace (NYSE: GRA) felt a drop in compensation in 2015, according to the company’s proxy statement filed Thursday. But the change was largely due to the previous year’s compensation being inflated by special bonuses tied to the company’s emergence from Chapter 11. W. R. Grace exited Chapter 11 in February 2014 after nearly 13 years of protection sparked by asbestos claims…

1 E. Pratt St. outdoor plaza is getting an...

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A renovation to an outdoor plaza adjacent to the 1 East Pratt St. office building will begin on Monday. The renovations will include the addition of 35 parking spaces to the open-air plaza that adjoins the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor Hotel and the Baltimore Convention Center. The plaza is presently used as a pedestrian walkway from one location to the other. Late last year it was used as the setting for the filming of part of the Netflix drama “House of Cards.” Other planned upgrades to the plaza…

Playboy broadens sale offer from mansion to entire...

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First it was the Playboy mansion, and now there’s a for sale sign in front of the whole company.



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