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Early holiday promotions and rising online shopping took a toll on in-store U.S. sales during the Thanksgiving weekend as shoppers on average spent 6.4 percent less than they did a year earlier, according to data released Sunday by an industry group.

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Residential, commercial and street burglaries and thefts this week in Columbia and Howard County

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For the Chinese, it's not about trade anymore, but about making the U.S. dependent on China in the long term.

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After lunch at Chili's Grill & Bar, Kim Polischeck readied to pay the bill. Rather than wait for her server to run the credit card, she simply grabbed the Ziosk tablet on the table and swiped the card herself. Sometimes, it's more convenient to use the Ziosk, the Eldersburg resident said as she helped her children get ready to leave.

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Turning fun and games into careers

A stolen X-Box gaming system led Anne Arundel Police and the FBI to a suspect in the killing of a Hanover Exxon clerk, authorities say in newly unsealed court documents.

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A Westminster man is charged with theft scheme for allegedly stealing electronics and other items from a home while his girlfriend was housesitting.

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Team aims to apply entertainment's core technology for medical, research use

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A Washington scientist develops a model to predict the winners of this year's baseball season

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Top executives earn big bucks compared to average U.S. workers who still don't have a clue what's going on and that needs to change

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As the few remaining defendants in the Tavon White-led Black Guerrilla Family prison-gang conspiracy case involving Maryland correctional officers prepare for trial, reminders emerged of how long gang-corrupted COs have been gaming the state's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

Elkridge Elementary School is hosting a yard sale on Oct. 4, from 8 a.m to noon

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Exercise and a sensible diet prove to be winners for Malarie Burgess

Residential, commercial and street burglaries and thefts this week in Columbia.

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Crimes reported in Towson, Lutherville, Timonium, Cockeysville, Sept. 1-13.