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January 17, 2019

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Maryland legislative leaders exploring fast-track plan to legalize sports betting without asking voters

Thursday, Jan 17

A sports betting bill in Maryland could move faster than expected and without ballot referendum.

Fox Nation: A place even more partisan, right-wing, pro-Trump than Fox News

If Fox News is an ideological silo, the streaming service Fox Nation is a super-silo aimed at indoctrinating a new generation.

Judge grants bail to Baltimore man accused of barroom murder in Fells Point

Baltimore District Judge Michael Studdard granted bail Tuesday to the 48-year-old man charged in a deadly shooting last month in a Fells Point bar.

Ed Asner tackles topic of holocaust deniers in Baltimore performance

In "The Soap Myth," written by native Baltimorean Jeff Cohen, Ed Asner plays an elderly Holocaust survivor. The staged reading runs for one performance only on Sunday,Jan. 20 2019 at the Gordon Center for the Performing Arts in Owings Mills.

Ravens' pass catchers face uncertain offseason as they search for chemistry with Lamar Jackson

The Ravens face another offseason of uncertainty at wide receiver, where their ballyhooed additions failed to produce once Lamar Jackson took over at quarterback.

Hopkins researchers to study whether financial rewards, video monitoring can help opioid addiction treatment

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine $2.1 million to study whether financial rewards and video software can improve patient outcomes for opioid addiction treatment.

Maryland weather: After snow Thursday night, weekend storm forecast to bring wintry mix, rain and bitter cold

An inch or two of snow and a glaze of ice are forecast across Maryland from Thursday night into Friday morning, especially to the west of the Interstate 95 corridor. And then meteorologists are expecting a bitter cold to set in Sunday evening into Mondauy

Two Baltimore City Council members to go to New Orleans to vet police commissioner nominee Michael Harrison

A delegation of two Baltimore City Council members and two staffers will go to New Orleans at the end of the month as as part of the council’s vetting of Mayor Catherine Pugh’s pick to head the police department. 

Former medical tech who infected patients in Maryland and other states with hepatitis C challenges sentence

David Kwiatkowski, a traveling hospital technician who was sentenced to 39 years in prison for infecting patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes, has asked a federal judge to vacate his sentence, saying his lawyer was ineffective in representing him.

BWI workers rally for unionization amid government shutdown

Workers at Baltimore/Washington International Airport plan to hold a rally Wednesday afternoon to urge an end to the government shutdown.

Staples to close Hanover warehouse, lay off 61

The office supply company Staples plans to close its fulfillment center in Hanover, eliminating 61 jobs.