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Baltimore loses out on European soccer game due to scheduling issues

Soccer returned to M&T Bank Stadium for the first time in seven years last year but there won’t be a repeat performance this summer. English Premier League teams and London rivals Chelsea F.C. and Fulham F.C. had originally wanted to play a friendly game at M&T Bank Stadium this year but the game will instead take place at FedEx Field in Prince George’s County due to scheduling conflicts with Orioles games.

Maryland pharmacy fined $120,000 for wrongful opioid prescriptions

A pharmacy in Cumberland, Maryland, agreed to pay a $120,000 civil penalty and enter a consent decree restricting opioid prescriptions, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Neither pharmacist John Beckman nor his business, Beckman’s Pharmacy, has admitted liability, yet the government says its claims of improper prescriptions are well-founded.

Baltimore Mexican restaurant expands to Carroll County

A Mexican restaurant in Baltimore that started as a food truck in Columbia has expanded again — this time into Carroll County. Taqueria La Patrona opened a stationary food truck location at 1305 Liberty Road in Eldersburg on July 1. The location adds to the traditional Mexican restaurant’s portfolio, which has a food truck in the Columbia area and a brick-and-mortar location at 101 W. Lexington St. that opened in August 2022.

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Bethesda’s Hilton Garden Inn poised for major makeover after sale

The Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda Downtown is being primed for a major makeover following the 216-key hotel’s $36.6 million sale in early June to an affiliate of Dauntless Capital Partners. Dauntless acquired the hotel at 7301 Waverly St. June 8 from an affiliate of the Donohoe Cos. Inc., which developed the hotel in 2009, according to Montgomery County land records.

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West Baltimore residents join lawsuit challenging BGE’s external gas pressure regulators

West Baltimore residents have joined others from densely populated, historic neighborhoods around the city in a lawsuit to stop Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. from installing external gas regulators on homes and threatening to shut off gas. Members of eight communities, including Fells Point, Federal Hill, Canton and Pigtown, filed a class-action lawsuit June 23 objecting to a BGE upgrade that has forced residents to accept equipment they believe is obtrusive and unsafe or risk losing gas service.

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Under Armour executives get compensation bump after barely making financial goals

Under Armour Inc.’s top executives saw increased compensation even as the company barely hit its financial targets for its last fiscal year. Under Armour (NYSE: UAA) reported adjusted operating income of $330.1 million and net revenue of $5.99 billion, just slightly above the thresholds of $330 million and $5.98 billion needed for the company’s named executives to receive performance-based compensation.

Fed sees more rate hikes ahead, but at a slower pace, meeting minutes show

Almost all Federal Reserve officials at their June meeting indicated further tightening is likely, if at a slower pace than the rapid-fire rate increases that had characterized monetary policy since early 2022, according to minutes released Wednesday. Policymakers decided against a rate rise amid concerns over economic growth, even though most members think further hikes are on the way. Citing the lagged impact of policy and other concerns, they saw room to skip the June meeting after enacting 10 straight rate increases.

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Meta takes aim at Twitter with launch of social media app Threads

Meta unveiled an app to rival Twitter on Wednesday, appearing to target users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned — and frequently changed — by Elon Musk. Called Threads, the new offering is billed as a text-based version of Meta’s photo-sharing app Instagram that the company says provides “a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations.”

Read More: Baltimore Sun
UPS moves closer to strike after Teamsters contract talks break down

The Teamsters said strike preparations are moving into “high gear” after contract talks with UPS broke down early Wednesday, deepening a rift that could have far-reaching implications for the economy. The marathon negotiations, which stretched through the July 4 holiday, dissolved with each side accusing the other of abandoning the effort.

People line up as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Maryland

Early Saturday, as a live reggae band sampled songs like “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers and “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire, Rise Dispensary, a Silver Spring, Md., medical cannabis retailer, opened its doors to a line of customers eagerly waiting under a green tent. Khiry Mayberry, a 27-year-old working security detail at the dispensary, greeted them, asking about their days and what products they were looking for.

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