Good morning, Baltimore. Here's what you need to for your Friday.
WEATHER
Patchy fog in the morning will give way to a mostly sunny day with temperatures in the 80s, with an overnight low of 58. Gentle 4 to 8 mph winds will be out of the southeast. It will be cloudy Saturday and mostly cloudy on Sunday. There is a slight chance of precipitation both days.
FROM TODAY'S FRONT PAGE
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch plans to launch a full-scale civil rights investigation into use of force by Baltimore police officers. The request for the investigation originated with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
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The Maryland Transportation Authority voted Thursday to reduce tolls statewide at the urging of Gov. Larry Hogan. During his campaign for governor last year, Hogan promised to reduce taxes, tolls and other fees in the state.
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The National Security Agency does not have legal authority to secretly collect and store data on all U.S. telephone calls, a federal appeals court rule Thursday.
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Using nearly $2000,000 worth of imaging and surveillance equipment normally used by engineers building roads and bridges, Baltimore police employed the equipment to take 3-D images of the damage caused during last week's riots that came in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray.
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Ronald Hammon, who pleaded guilty to possessing 5.9 grams of marijuana in 2012, was advised to plead by District Judge Askew Gatewood, who let him off with a small fine. But the plea ultimately led to Hammon serving a 20-year prison term -- he had been on probation for selling $40 of cocaine to an undercover police officer
FROM LAST NIGHT
At least nine shootings were reported Thursday across Baltimore, continuing a spate of gun violence that began after riots overtook West Baltimore on April 2 7.
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Dr. Ben Carson, the retired Hopkins neurosurgeon who announced his presidential campaign this week, returned to Baltimore on Thursday to tell community leaders that the way to relieve tensions with police and help impoverished neighborhoods is to fix the nation's economy.
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Environmental groups filed suit Thursday in a bid to block completion of the East Coast's first natural gas export facility, in the Chesapeake Bay off Calvert County.