Pugh sworn in as mayor, vowing to grow businesses,...

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Baltimore received a new leader Tuesday as state Sen. Catherine Pugh was sworn in as the city’s 50th mayor just before noon in an hour-long ceremony at the War Memorial Building near City Hall. The former member of the City Council, Maryland House of Delegates and state Senate immediately pledged to tackle the city’s high crime rate, homelessness and boost public education. She also said she had already drafted a letter to President-elect Donald Trump to sway him to invest in replacing decrepit…