WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond.   Your weekday morning look  (with links)  at late-breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may be on Friday:
 

Mississippi riverboat Delta Queen at Paducah, Kentucky

The Liberty Belle, which operated in Philadelphia before being drydocked in Baltimore, was auctioned off Thursday in Canton by Alex Cooper Auctioneers.

Read More at:  Maryland Daily Record

•  U.S. MILITARY HAS DEEP DOUBTS ABOUT AMERICAN STRIKE ON SYRIA; BRITAIN DEMURS

The generals are questioning the impact and wisdom of American intervention in Syria, as the British Parliament tells P.M. David Cameron: no go. Meanwhile the New York Times is reporting that President Obama plans to move ahead with a limited strike anyway.

Read More at:  Washington Post | Wall Street Journal | New York Times

•  ACCUSER’S CREDIBILITY QUESTIONED IN NAVAL ACADEMY SEX ASSAULT CASE

Defense attorneys for three Naval Academy football players accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman last year while she was passed out at an Annapolis party raised questions Thursday about her credibility and motives.

Read More at:  Baltimore Sun

•  BALTIMORE POLICE GET $500K IN GRANTS TO REDUCE DNA PROCESSING BACKLOG

Maryland U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin announced the windfall.

Read More at:  Baltimore Sun

•  BALTIMORE GRAND PRIX GETS UNDERWAY TODAY

The Sun has photos of the latest preparations for the Labor Day Weekend race.

Read More at:  Baltimore Sun
 
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