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Emergency Situations
Arlington, VA
Lifestyle
Uber Driver Becomes Hero After 10-Hour Ride Gets Jeezy To Maryland — And On Stage (
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When rapper Jeezy needed a hero to save his Baltimore concert, an Uber driver named Tanner stepped up — and drove 10 hours straight to make it happen. Jeezy told fans on Instagram that his travel plans were wrecked when all flights to Baltimore and Washington, DC, were canceled before a planned show in the area, sending his people into emergency mode. The rapper said his team scrambled for alternatives, but bad weather canceled flights and derailed backup plans, leaving him stranded in South Carolina just hours before showtime. That’s when his driver struck an object on the highway, pu…
Towson, MD
News
Microsoft Outage Forces All Maryland Courts, Clerks' Offices To Close
The worldwide Microsoft outage has had wide-ranging impacts, including Maryland courts, which had to close on Friday. Maryland's Office of Government Relations and Public Affairs Division announced on July 19 that all of the state's courts, offices, and facilities will be closed to the public, but will remain open for emergency situations. Clerks' offices are also closed. Notice: Due to the worldwide Microsoft outage, all Maryland courts, offices, and facilities will be closed to the public today but will remain open for emergency matters. All clerks’ offices are closed. This mess…
Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
When It’s Cold Outside, Watch Your Back
Every season brings its own set of health woes. Winter is a major culprit, wreaking havoc with cold weather, freezing temperatures, and ice and snow that can lead to all sorts of health problems from head to toe and everything in between. This winter, if you’re spending a lot of time indoors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, you may want to grab your snowshoes, cross country skis or ice skates or just take a walk. And if you’re feeling cooped up inside, you may actually look forward to shoveling snow or chopping through a sheet of ice. As a pain specialist, many of the patients I see during the w…
