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Millions Of Baby Shark Bath Toys Recalled Due To Injury Risk For Children Millions Of Baby Shark Bath Toys Recalled Due To Injury Risk For Children
Millions Of Baby Shark Bath Toys Recalled Due To Injury Risk For Children Doo doo doo not let your kids use these Baby Shark toys. Toymaker Zuru announced that it is recalling 7.5 million Baby Shark and Mini Baby Shark bath toys that have hard plastic top fins that pose a risk of "impalement, laceration, and puncture injuries," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Officials said that a child using the toys, specifically in a bathtub or wading pool, run the risk of slipping, falling, and landing on the point of the plastic toys.  The recall involves both full-size Robo Alive Junior Baby Shark Sing & Swim bath toys, which sing and swim in the …

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by Zak Failla
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Dish That Landed Grammy-Nominated MD Home Cook Spot On 'MasterChef' Was Ode To DC Restaurant Dish That Landed Grammy-Nominated MD Home Cook Spot On 'MasterChef' Was Ode To DC Restaurant
Dish That Landed Grammy-Nominated MD Home Cook Spot On 'MasterChef' Was Ode To DC Restaurant Grammy nominations? Check. Fancy new tasting menu? Check.  One of America’s top home cooks in the Northeast at the age of 28? Check — and that's according to some of the top chefs in the world. Silver Spring's Richie Muhammad is bringing a taste of the DMV to "MasterChef: United Tastes Of America," which airs Wednesdays on FOX at 8 p.m. THE CAT IS FINALLY OUT OF THE BAG! I chased a dream all the way to the #MasterChef kitchen! Got the chance to compete in... Posted by Richie Jones-Muhammad on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Muhammad, who will be representing the Northeast in this season's reg…

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Bus Driver Celebrates New Life As 'Million Dollar Man' After Maryland Lottery Windfall Bus Driver Celebrates New Life As 'Million Dollar Man' After Maryland Lottery Windfall
Bus Driver Celebrates New Life As 'Million Dollar Man' After Maryland Lottery Windfall Seven seems to be a lucky number for a Baltimore bus driver who claimed a seven-figure prize playing a “Hot 777” Maryland Lottery ticket. The 61-year-old “Million Dollar Man,” who is a regular Lottery player, is feeling lucky after switching up his routine and swapping his regular “Racetrax” and other scratchers to “Hot 777” which landed him a million dollar prize. "Hot 777"Maryland Lottery On the day the newly minted millionaire won his fortune, things actually started off on the wrong foot, he said. When he arrived at work, the bus driver said that he realized he left his phone at ho…

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Intuition Leads To $50K Maryland Lottery Win For Prophetic Father Of 10 Intuition Leads To $50K Maryland Lottery Win For Prophetic Father Of 10
Intuition Leads To $50K Maryland Lottery Win For Prophetic Father Of 10 A family man from Baltimore County is feeling prophetic (and lucky) after his intuition led to a five-figure Maryland Lottery prize. The number “90990” landed a retired longshoreman going only by the moniker "Bubba" a $50,000 windfall while playing "Pick 5" last week. “The numbers came straight to me,” the beloved father and grandfather said said with his daughter in the Winner’s Circle at Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. “This is the biggest prize I’ve ever had.” “Bubba” and his wife, who are the parents of 10 and grandparents of 12, have been playing Maryland Lottery games for years, h…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold In Same MD Town On Same Day Three Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold In Same MD Town On Same Day
Three Winning $10K 'Mega Millions' Tickets Sold In Same MD Town On Same Day Upper Marlboro was the place to be for Maryland Lottery players looking to win big in the latest "Mega Millions" drawing. Three third-tier tickets worth $10,000 were sold in Prince George’s County for the Tuesday, June 13 draw, Lottery officials announced. The winning numbers for the latest "Mega Millions" drawing were: 08-10-19-44-47 with a Mega Ball of 04 and the "Megaplier" was X4. Two of the $10,000 tickets were sold at Giant on Campus Drive, and the third at Royal Farms on Sansbury Road in Upper Marlboro. The two stores are less than four miles apart. None of those prizes have bee…

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by Zak Failla
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'Pillars Of Baltimore Jewish Community' Picked Up By Neighbors After Devastating House Fire 'Pillars Of Baltimore Jewish Community' Picked Up By Neighbors After Devastating House Fire
'Pillars Of Baltimore Jewish Community' Picked Up By Neighbors After Devastating House Fire The community is rallying around a popular Jewish family that lost everything in a house fire earlier this month in Baltimore. Tens of thousands of dollars have already been raised for Shoshana and Yaakov (Jeremy) Englander, and their young family, after a fire tore through their Baltimore County home on Thursday, June 8. Described as a “pillar of the Baltimore Jewish community,” more than 600 donors have raised nearly $70,000 for the Englander family just days after the fire. “Thank (God) that they were able to get themselves and their three children out in time while they watched their h…

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by Zak Failla
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Tree-Climbing Bear Spotted Taking In The Sights In MD Tree-Climbing Bear Spotted Taking In The Sights In MD
Tree-Climbing Bear Spotted Taking In The Sights In MD Some Rockville residents got a beary special surprise on Tuesday morning. Black bears continue to make the rounds across Maryland, with the latest being spotted up in a Rockville tree at approximately 6 a.m. in the area of West Kersey Lane, Sunrise Drive, and Bent Pine Court. Members of the City Police Department are now working with the Department of Natural Resources to track the bear before it can be returned to the wild. The Rockville sightings come on the heels of similar incidents in Frederick, Hyattsville, and Washington, DC as the bears begin their typical mating period. According…

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by Zak Failla
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Here's When New Maryland Area Code Will Arrive As 240 And 301 Phone Numbers Run Out Here's When New Maryland Area Code Will Arrive As 240 And 301 Phone Numbers Run Out
Here's When New Maryland Area Code Will Arrive As 240 And 301 Phone Numbers Run Out Officials in Maryland announced that the “227" area code will soon join the traditional “240” and “301" numbers, which are expected to run out sometime in the coming year. Once those numbers run out, all new businesses and residents will begin getting assigned the “227" area code. Anyone with a current "240" or “301” area code will not be impacted by the change. The change is set to be put into place beginning on Wednesday, June 14, according to the Maryland Public Service Commission, which approved the measure in September last year. Areas impacted by the "240/301/227 area code complex" i…

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'Penny From Heaven' Leads To $2M Maryland Lottery Windfall For 'Happy Dog Groomer' 'Penny From Heaven' Leads To $2M Maryland Lottery Windfall For 'Happy Dog Groomer'
'Penny From Heaven' Leads To $2M Maryland Lottery Windfall For 'Happy Dog Groomer' Lady Luck was shining on a Maryland woman who used a lucky penny to win a massive $2 million prize. A Hagerstown woman going only by the name “Happy Dog Groomer” is giving credit to her late father and “a penny from heaven” that she found sitting on her steps after claiming a $100 prize on a separate ticket sold in May. The Washington County woman said that she was going hold off on claiming her initial prize when she came across the heads-up penny and thought it could be a good luck sign. “The penny was laying heads up,” she said. “That means it is a lucky penny.” Using her winnings, “H…

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Maryland State Police Caution About Fraudsters Posing As Officers Maryland State Police Caution About Fraudsters Posing As Officers
Maryland State Police Caution About Fraudsters Posing As Officers Maryland residents are being advised to be on high alert following a recent rash of fraudsters posing as police. An alert was issued by Maryland State Police over the weekend warning residents to be aware of possible phone scam fraud attempts by police impersonators. Officials say that they've received multiple reports from several residents throughout the state who advised that they'd been contacted by people claiming to be either state troopers or police officers in an attempt to scam victims out of cash or personal information. According to police, the poser tells possible victims that …

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Jackpot Winning $1.14 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Jackpot Winning $1.14 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania
Jackpot Winning $1.14 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone in Central Penn is $1,140,000 million richer (before taxes), according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission. A jackpot-winning Match 6 Lotto ticket for the drawing on Saturday, May 20, 2023 sold in York County, according to lottery officials. It sold at Rutter’s, 69 West Main Street, Fawn Grove, which will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The ticket matched all six balls drawn, 8-10-12-18-21-47. More than 44,600 other Match 6 Lotto tickets also won prizes in the drawing. Players are reminded to check every ticket, every time. A…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Top Secret Maryland Beach Tops List Of Best Beaches In America Top Secret Maryland Beach Tops List Of Best Beaches In America
Top Secret Maryland Beach Tops List Of Best Beaches In America One has wild horses and the other is so hidden you might miss it if you don't know it. Two Maryland beaches have been named to a list of the top 100 secret beaches in America compiled by the Family Destinations Guide. The Guide said it surveyed 3,000 families nationwide to compose a list of hidden beaches that people liked the most. Coming in at No. 38 is Assateague Island while No. 57 is Matoaka Beach. According to Only In Your State, Matoaka is a hidden beach that requires following a secret trail to get to. Admission is only $5. Boasted Maryland's only waterfront park, …

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by Cecilia Levine