WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight million people have signed up for health care through new insurance exchanges and the proportion of younger applicants has increased, President Barack Obama said Thursday. The enrollments exceeded expectations and offered new hope to Democrats who are defending the law ahead of the midterm elections. An impromptu appearance in the White […]
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Study: Half of Jailed NYC Youths have Brain Injury
NEW YORK (AP) — About half of all 16- to 18-year-olds coming into New York City’s jails say they had a traumatic brain injury before being incarcerated, most caused by assaults, according to a new study that’s the latest in a growing body of research documenting head trauma among young offenders. Experts say the findings, […]
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D.C. Mayor Gray Launches Campaign to Move Homeless Families into Permanent Housing
Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray on April 17 kicked off a new campaign aimed at moving homeless families from the city’s shelter into permanent residences of their own. The “500 Families. 100 Days. Quality DC Housing Now” campaign is a partnership between Gray’s administration, the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, the Transitional Housing […]
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Former Md. Corrections Officers Sentenced for Inmate Assault
Two former Maryland correctional officers who conspired with their peers to commit and cover up the assault of an inmate at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., were sentenced on April 17. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Jeremy McCusker to serve 21 months in prison and ordered Walter Scott Steele to serve […]
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Prince George’s County, Md. to Hold Ninth Annual Heritage Film Festival
The ninth annual Heritage Film Festival is set for April 17 to 19 at the South Bowie Library in Bowie, Md. The festival will showcase independent films with an independent spirit from local, national, international, novice and experienced filmmakers. The three-day event offers three distinctive programs and is free to the public, although organizers asked […]
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Prince George’s County, Md. Hospital Center Tops in Hygiene
Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly, Md. has achieved the status of “Top Performer” from the Maryland Hospital Hand Hygiene Collaborative. Hospitals that are considered top performers have a minimum hand hygiene compliance rate of 90 percent for three consecutive months. The responsibility for hand hygiene applies not only to patients, staff and visitors alike, […]
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Food Insecurity a Problem for Nearly a Quarter of Baltimore Residents
Nearly 23 percent of Baltimore residents suffered inadequate access to food in 2012, according to a new report prepared by Feeding America, a Chicago-based hunger relief non-profit organization. The report, titled “Map the Meal Gap,” examined food-insecurity rates in all 3,143 counties in the United States, and was funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, […]
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Symposium Addresses Legacy of Renowned Howard University Political Scientist Ronald Walters
Leading African-American scholars spoke about the influence of political scientist Ronald Walters and shared insight about how he viewed Black politics before his death in 2010 at a campus symposium on April 7. The Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center at Howard University sponsored the symposium on Walters’ intellectual legacy. Walters was a […]
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Gubernatorial Candidates Split on Minimum Wage
This is the first in a series of seven articles that examines Maryland gubernatorial candidates’ positions on major issues. ANNAPOLIS – When Gov. Martin O’Malley claimed a minimum wage increase as his top priority of the 2014 legislative session, his final as governor, he sparked a firestorm of debate between lawmakers in Annapolis and the […]
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White House Announces 2014 Easter Egg Roll Program and Talent Line-up
The White House announces the program, activities, and talent line-up for the 2014 White House Easter Egg Roll<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-ax0MOPZJI>, a tradition in its 136th year and the largest annual public event at the White House. The Easter Egg Roll will take place Monday, April 21, on the South Lawn of the White House and in support […]
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A Model of Excellence: Rev. Dr. Albert Louis Patterson Jr. 1933-2014
He was revered as one of the greats within the African-American church; the ‘Godfather’ of expository preaching. Loved and admired by many nationwide, the Rev. Dr. Albert Louis Patterson Jr. was more than just a preacher; he was an educator and a beacon for knowledge, wisdom and kindness. On April 9, after 80 blessed years […]
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Maryland Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexual Assault
A Silver Spring man was sentenced on April 11 to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman in 2010. In December 2010, a jury found Glenn A. Smith, 37, guilty of two counts of first-degree sexual assault. According to the government’s sentencing memo, at approximately 2:30 a.m. June 13, 2010, the victim […]
