Subject: Afternoon Buzz: U-Md. board of regents votes to rename Byrd Stadium
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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:35:42 -0500 (EST)

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U-MD. BOARD OF REGENTS VOTES TO STRIP BYRD NAME FROM FOOTBALL STADIUM 
T. Rees Shapiro
The University of Maryland board of regents Friday overwhelmingly approved renaming the school’s stadium that for 90 years has honored a football star who later as president of the university sought to deny black students admission to the state’s flagship campus.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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BALTIMORE OFFICER WILLIAM PORTER’S DEFENSE RESTS IN FIRST FREDDIE GRAY CASE 
Rachel Weiner, Lynh Bui, Justin Jouvenal, Steve Hendrix
BALTIMORE — Attorneys for Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter wrapped up their defense Friday after a three-day, 12 -witness effort to portray their client as a caring cop who never strayed from police norms in his dealings with arrestee Freddie Gray. Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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MD. DEMOCRATS PROPOSE AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION 
Josh Hicks
Maryland Democrats plan to propose legislation next year that would automatically place eligible residents on state voting rolls, a move that would make Maryland the third state to adopt what advocates call a “universal registration” system.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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SHERIFF: MAN KILLED HIS MOTHER, THEN STARTED SCREAMING IN YARD 
Julie Zauzmer
A Northern Virginia man was charged Friday with killing his mother, after a neighbor heard him screaming in his backyard, police said.Just after 5 a.m. on Friday morning, the neighbor called police after hearing Christopher Ellis screaming outside his home on the 500 block of Fagan Drive in the Fredericksburg area.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE GOVERNMENT CHARGES YOU FOR PUBLIC RECORDS? HOST A BAKE SALE! 
Perry Stein
Capitol Hill residents are using the classic schoolhouse-bake-sale-fundraising strategy as they navigate their way through the sometimes pricey process of requesting public records from the government.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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WASHINGTON’S NEW CHOCOLATE FACTORY OPENS WITH TOURS AND TASTINGS THIS WEEKEND 
Becky Krystal
Colin and Sarah Hartman know it's only a matter of time until someone walks into their new chocolate factory and makes some kind of joke having to do with Oompa Loompas or Willy Wonka or purple velvet jackets. When Harper Macaw opens its doors to the public on Saturday, it will probably only be a matter of minutes.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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MORE THAN 60 SNAKES WERE RESCUED FROM A MARYLAND HOME 
Dana Hedgpeth
Rescuers at a Baltimore area animal rescue shelter usually deal with soft and cuddly animals, such as cats and dogs. So it was to their surprise when they got a call Tuesday from investigators asking for help in caring for 66 snakes that had been rescued from an apartment in Baltimore. Some of the snakes were 10 feet long.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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TRAFFIC, TRANSIT TIPS FOR THE WEEKEND 
Robert Thomson
The Capital Weather Gang advises you to ignore the calendar, but that’s because of the warmth this weekend. But local travel will be dominated by seasonal activities including the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, outdoor holiday festivals and — of course — shopping. [See more weekend activities in the Going Out Guide]Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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‘THE DANISH GIRL,’ ‘MACBETH’ AND OTHER NEW MOVIES, REVIEWED 
Macy Freeman
In this week’s new releases, “The Danish Girl,” is set in 1920s Copenhagen and tells the story transgender pioneer Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne). Following an impressive performance as Steve Jobs, Michael Fassbender succeeds again in “Macbeth,” which one critic says is one of the “best film adaptations of the Bard.” Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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