8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, and happy Wednesday. My week starts today — which is really making Wednesday that much more difficult. But a three-day week is pretty nice! Today is going to be another hot one. Temperatures will be in the high 80s/low 90s all day with a chance of scattered thunderstorms. Here are eight things to know to get your day started. Lt. Brian Rice, the next police officer to be tried in the death of Freddie Gray, elected to receive a bench trial rather than go in front of a jury. Two…