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Kraft changed its mac & cheese recipe and nobody...

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Notice anything different about your mac & cheese lately?



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Trump tower's Chinese investors buy a path to U.S....

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Imagine a program that lets wealthy foreigners cut to the front of the U.S. immigration line by writing a big check.



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8 things you need to know this morning

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Happy Tuesday! Temperatures are expected to climb in to the 70s — and stay there through at least Thursday. Here are eight things you need to know. • As part of a compromise that frees up money promised to Freddie Gray’s family, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s administration is scaling back the amount it would pay lawyers this year to represent the city in the federal investigation of the Baltimore Police Department. [Baltimore Sun] • Rawlings-Blake and the One Baltimore initiative launched…

Baltimore among 16 cities selected for Village...

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Companies founded on technology licensed from Johns Hopkins University have raised $1 billion since 2010. And 90 percent of those companies are no longer in Maryland. Christy Wyskiel, who leads Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures, the university’s commercialization arm, hopes to reverse that trend with a new partnership with Village Capital and the Abell Foundation. “Imagine the ecosystem if all that institutional capital had stayed here,” Wyskiel said. Since taking over as head of the university’s…

Former Tark's Grill chef opening restaurant at 2...

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The former executive chef at Tark’s Grill has signed on to open a 127-seat American-style eatery inside the new 2 East Wells apartment building in South Baltimore. Jeff Keeney plans to open At Light’s End — the name referring to the building’s location at the end of Light Street — by Aug. 15. Keeney says he never wants a diner to have the same experience twice, and will institute a rotating 15-item menu that will change on a daily basis. “You’ll never know what you’re going to see [on the…

Virginia law a major victory for fantasy sports

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The governor of Virginia has signed a bill into law that permits fantasy sports websites to operate in the state provided they follow certain guidelines. The bill’s passage is a victory for fantasy sports operators, who are under fire for allegedly v…



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Buy one, take one entrees at Olive Garden

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Mangia!

Buy one entree at Olive Garden and get a second to take home for free when dining in restaurants.

No coupon is necessary.

Choose from seven entrees starting at $12.99: Fettuccine Alfredo, Mezzaluna Ravioli, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Five Cheese Ziti al Forno. Or, upgrade to Smoked Mozzarella…

Hulk Hogan describes how wrestling went big time

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Professional wrestling used to live by the strict rule of “kayfabe” – pretending that the sport was genuine – but the “sport” really became popular when it stopped “insulting the intelligence” of fans, Hulk Hogan told a Florida courtroom Monday. The…



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U.S. punishes Chinese firm over Iran dodge

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The U.S. government is cracking down on a major Chinese telecom equipment maker over an alleged scheme to dodge sanctions on Iran. The plan by ZTE involved setting up several shell companies “to illicitly re-export controlled items to Iran in violatio…



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University of Maryland startup makes final round...

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A University of Maryland startup is among the finalists in Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank’s Cupid’s Cup, a competition offering a $100,000 prize of the winner. Javazen, a company that makes coffee grounds infused with green tea and designed to provide a healthier caffeine boost, was one of six companies to move on to the final round of the startup competition. The company was founded by four University of Maryland students. The companies will make a final presentation on April 7 to a panel of high-profile…