WASHINGTON — In Maryland, which historically has ducked many of the worst storms of the last 50 years, the question is increasingly not if, but when the next big one will strike. And while some believe the state has often been spared from big hits by dint of location and the buffer of the Chesapeake, […]
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DeVos Draws Fire for Plan to Change Handling of Campus Sexual Assaults
WASHINGTON – Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday overturned an Obama administration directive on campus sexual assault that may have long-ranging implications for the more than 300,000 college and graduate students in Maryland. “The era of rule by letter is over,” said DeVos, refering to the 2011 guidelines set in place by President Barack Obama […]
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Opioid and Heroin Overdoses Have Reached ‘Crisis Level’ in Maryland
WASHINGTON – When Carin Miller’s son was about 19 years old, he began to abuse heroin by snorting pills, eventually moving on to shooting up. This went on for six years before he got help. Lucas Miller’s history of drug use started in high school with smoking marijuana. When he moved out of his parents’ […]
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Baltimore’s Lewis Museum Expects Bright Future under New Management
BALTIMORE, Maryland – Wanda Draper has set two goals to improve Marylanders’ and tourists’ visiting experiences at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture: Invigorate and move forward. With an 82,000-square-foot facility in Baltimore harboring over 10,000 artifacts and objects spanning 400 years of history, Draper is seeking more community […]
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Spring forward for Daylight Saving Time
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — We “spring forward” this weekend thanks to Daylight Saving Time. But not everyone in the U.S. participates. We dig deeper into this 99-year-old practice.
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The Undefeated Staff: Let Athletes Be Political, Because They’re People, Too
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – The rise of the 24-hour, instant news cycle has given sports figures, like other celebrities, unprecedented power to comment on current events. Now more than ever, people are looking to athletes to weigh in on the latest news, both through social media and in conversations with reporters. COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – […]
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Will ‘Hidden Figures’ Win First PG Best Picture Oscar in Decades?
Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — “Hidden Figures” has a chance to do something this weekend that no PG-rated film has done in nearly three decades: win an Oscar for best picture. The film, which tells the story of three African-American women who performed critical calculations for NASA’s push to put a man in […]
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Marylander a Leading Contender for Democratic Party Leader
WASHINGTON — As the race for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee comes to a close, a former Maryland politician has positioned himself as one of the front-runners. Thomas Perez, former labor secretary under President Barack Obama and a former secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, emerged as a top […]
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Virginia Governor Vetoes Legislation to Defund Planned Parenthood
RICHMOND, Virginia – Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed legislation Tuesday that sought to remove state and federal funding for women’s health providers such as Planned Parenthood and any other groups that perform abortions in Virginia. In his veto statement, McAuliffe said the bill, HB 2264, “would harm tens of thousands of Virginians who rely on the […]
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Md. Senate Empowers Atty. Gen. to Challenge Trump
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — The Maryland Senate voted 29-17 Friday, largely on party lines, on a resolution that will empower the state attorney general to pursue cases against Trump administration policies. Republicans have staunchly opposed the resolution and walked out of the Senate Thursday morning in protest after their efforts to delay the vote failed. Maryland […]
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GOP Senators Walk Out over Resolution to Fight Trump Orders
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Republican senators walked out of the Maryland Senate during debate over a resolution introduced by Democrats that would direct state Attorney General Brian Frosh to challenge federal actions that cause harm to Marylanders. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. […]