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Maryland moves to protect lemonade stands

A new Maryland bill will allow the return of children's lemonade stands, currently banned in the state, if passed.
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(NBC News) — In Maryland, you can’t set up a lemonade stand even if it’s on your own property. Now, legislation in Annapolis could keep kids who want to sell lemonade in business. Lemonade stands are often a child’s first business venture, but in 2011, citing Maryland law, Montgomery County inspectors put the squeeze on Xander Alpier, who was 6…
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Gun bills fuel push for Virginia split

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. are voicing their support for a proposed resolution allowing counties in Virginia to secede and join the state of West Virginia.
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (NBC News) — West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. are supporting a proposed resolution allowing counties in Virginia to secede and join the state of West Virginia. “This resolution effectively puts our welcome sign inviting any counties in Virginia to become part of the state of West Virginia,” Falwell Jr. said Tuesday…
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Up In Smoke: Vaping threatens anti-tobacco efforts

American Lung Association report finds sharp increase in e-cigarette use among the nation's youth.
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(NBC News) — Cigarette smoking in the United States is at an all time low according to the American Lung Association’s annual “State of Tobacco Control” report, but a spike in youth vaping is threatening to send that progress up in smoke. “We are really at the cusp of seeing another generation of American’s kids lost to tobacco,” says the American…
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Daycare worker fired after writing on baby

Florida daycare worker wrote "Mom I'm out of diapers pls read my report" on 1-year-old's stomach.
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SANIBEL, Fla. (NBC News) — A Florida daycare provider has been fired after writing on a child’s stomach with marker. According to the child’s mother, Heather Chisum, “Mom I’m out of diapers pls read my report” was written on the stomach of Milo, her 1-year-old son. Chisum said her kids go to Children’s Education Center of the Islands in Sanibel….
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Still Missing: No sign of Idaho children after mother found in Hawaii

Lori Vallow served order demanding she reveal the location of 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua JJ Vallow, who haven't been seen since September.
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KAUAI, Hawaii (NBC News) — Police in Kauai, Hawaii and the FBI are assisting Idaho investigators in a bizarre missing children’s case. The children’s mother and her new husband, both of whom also have a cloud of suspicion around them following the deaths of their former spouses, have been staying on the Garden Island for months, and they’ve been unwilling…
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9-Year-Old charged with attempted murder

Police say boy admitted stabbing 5-year-old sister with kitchen knife while screaming "die, die!".
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OCALA, Fla. (NBC News) — A 9-year-old Florida boy has been charged with attempted murder after he stabbed his 5-year-old sister with a knife because he said he “wanted her die.” . The stabbing occurred just before 4:30 p.m. Monday in Ocala. Investigators said the little girl has multiple stab wounds and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Her 9-year-old…
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Grand Valley State University coach suspended over Hitler comments

Newly-hired offensive coordinator Morris Berger responded with "Hitler" when asked about which historical figures he would like to meet, noting the German leader "had bad motives," but praising his leadership skills.
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(NBC News) — Grand Valley State University has suspended its newly-hired offensive coordinator for comments about Hitler made to the school’s student newspaper. Morris Berger made the comments in an article published last week by the Grand Valley Lanthorn. According to a transcript of the interview, the reporter asked Berger about which historical figures he would like to meet. “This…
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Corrections officer accused of serving bleach in food

Florida corrections officer arrested after allegedly filling an inmate's empty drinking cup with bleach after a previous confrontation.
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LOWELL, Fla. (NBC News) — A Florida prison guard has been charged with poisoning after allegedly pouring bleach in an inmate’s cup after the two argued. Qualesha Williams, 28, was taken into custody Saturday at Lowell Correctional Institution. Lowell is the largest prison for women in Florida. Investigators said that on Saturday, a correctional officer saw Williams put a chemical into…

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