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Virginia lawmakers target military college’s funding after anti-DEI push
The Virginia Military Institute could be subject to a state inquiry over whether it did enough to address a history of racism and sexism at the nation's oldest state-supported military college. (Justin Ide/For The Washington Post) The nation’s oldest state-supported military college may face losing public funding as newly empowered Virginia Democrats seek to determine whether it has done enough to root out racism and sexism at the school.
Gretchen Mogensen chooses jail over revealing baby giraffes' whereabouts
LEGAL BATTLE Brittany Shammas, Erin Cox and Washington Post|Published 3 minutes ago 9min Two giraffes walking along the road at Kruger National Park. In America, the owner of a private zoo has been jailed for not revealing the whereabouts of giraffe calves. Image: Unsplash Gretchen Mogensen had a choice: tell the government where the baby giraffes were or go to jail. She chose jail.
Biden picks Martin O'Malley to lead Social Security Administration
O’Malley, who ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, would oversee an embattled agency that has faced allegations of retaliating against whistleblowers, wrongfully denying claims and undertaking a declining number of fraud investigations. As part of a series on dysfunction at the agency, The Washington Post has revealed how one Social Security program levied unprecedented fines on the poor and disabled.
Exoneree awarded $2.9 million for wrongful murder conviction
John Huffington, 59, in Kensington, Md., on Nov. 7, 2021. He served 32 years in prison for a double homicide he didn’t commit. Huffington was pardoned in January 2023. (Tom Jackman/Washington Post) John Huffington was pardoned in January for a 1981 double murder he didn’t commit. And, on Wednesday, Maryland awarded the exoneree nearly $2.9 million for the 32 years he was wrongly imprisoned — 10 of which he’d spent on death row.
FBI response bolsters Virginia argument for new HQ, rankling Maryland leaders
Rep. David Trone, from left, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, Gov. Wes Moore, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, Sen. Ben Cardin, and Rep. Steny H. Hoyer argue that Prince George's County is the best location for the new FBI headquarters.
Maryland Democrats seek to create ‘safe haven for abortion’
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Mobile sports betting is live in Maryland: What you need to know
A: Yes, and now you have options on how to do it. You can wager on your phone or computer inside Maryland's boundaries, or in-person at bricks-and-mortar locations. Maryland's casinos launched in-person betting in December, and a handful of other businesses - Long Shot's in Frederick and Bingo World in Anne Arundel County - also have licenses. If you're wondering whether you can bet in person at FedEx Field while at a Commanders game, the answer is not yet.
Maryland's mobile sports betting industry starts Wednesday
The crowded and highly competitive sports betting industry has led companies to spend billions in marketing and freebies rushing to be gamblers' favorite in new markets. Maryland placed no limit on how much cash the companies can give away to attract new customers in their first year, state officials said. Virginia bettors already have a suite of options, including some companies that will soon operate in Maryland too.
Md. governor candidate's pitch to fight poverty: Trust funds for babies
The goal is to ensure infants born in poverty arrive at adulthood on closer economic footing with their richer peers. The proposal is among the most expansive interventions Moore has pitched to build a more equitable society in his "leave no one behind" campaign that, so far, has resonated in deeply blue Maryland. He holds a 32-percentage point lead in a recent poll over his Trump-backed opponent, Del. Dan Cox (R-Frederick).
Kamila Elliott: Diversity Will Build a Stronger Profession
Education is the key to a successful retirement, and Kamila Elliott, CFP®, CEO and founder of Collective Wealth Partners in Atlanta, is on a mission to spread the word to diverse communities. As the first African-American woman to serve in the prominent board chair role for the CFP, she aims to increase diversity in the industry, as well. Kamila found her calling early on when working at a bank during her college years.
As Washington relaxes coronavirus mandates, another variant spreads
A father-and-daughter duo attend a comedy show in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2022. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post ) Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription.
Busted! Explaining Common Vaccine Myths
Flim-flam, woo, pseudoscience … there are many names for wrong information. In this article we are going to tackle a real beast, a scary monster that roams the World Wide Web and makes its way into all corners of our communities – Vaccine myths! *screams* I spent some time snooping the Facebook comment sections and pages sporting vaccine misunderstanding, misinformation, and myths. Here are some of the most common myths and the reasons why you shouldn’t believe them. No you didn’t.
As coronavirus variants surge, surveillance efforts have ramped up to detect them
As coronavirus variants surge, surveillance efforts have ramped up to detect them Research assistants Sierra Spindler and Jack Clifford work in a lab that extracts RNA from positive coronavirus tests to discern variants at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. MICHAEL ROBINSON CHAVEZ/THE WASHINGTON POST By ERIN COX AND JENNA PORTNOY | The Washington Post | Published: April 11, 2021 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge.
Lobbying begins anew for FBI headquarters as GSA considers its options
The General Services Administration is embarking on yet another phase of the long-stalled effort to relocate the FBI headquarters from its 45-year home in downtown Washington, teeing off a complex lobbying battle over the jobs and financial investment the project would entail.
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2 North Texas men indicted for child sex trafficking following ICE investigation
Child Exploitation Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, and Ryan L. Spradlin, special agent in charge of HSI Dallas, respond to reporters’ questions during a news conference Sept. 16 to announce two child sex trafficking indictments.
Energy companies abandon long-delayed Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Despite win at the Supreme Court last month, the companies said costs, new regulatory uncertainites make pipeline unfeasible. This post was originally published on THE WASHINGTON POST
Energy companies abandon long-delayed Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The two energy companies behind the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline on Sunday abandoned their six-year bid to build it, saying that the project has become too costly and that the regulatory environment is too uncertain to justify further investment. The natural gas pipeline would have traversed the Appalachian Trail on its way from West Virginia through Virginia and into North Carolina. It drew national attention — and opposition — from environmentalists.
Columbus statue in Baltimore toppled, thrown into Inner Harbor
Protesters pulled a Christopher Columbus statue off its pedestal in Baltimore's Little Italy neighborhood and threw it into the nearby Inner Harbor on Saturday night, according to videos posted on social media. Armed with ropes and a crowd numbering more than a hundred, protesters yanked down the Carrara marble statue, then rolled the broken chunks of stone down an embankment and into the water, footage shows. The pieces sent cascades of water skyward before sinking beneath the surface.
Energy companies abandon long-delayed Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Erin Cox and Gregory S. Schneider, The Washington Post Published 4:32 pm PDT, Sunday, July 5, 2020 The two energy companies behind the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline have abandoned their six-year bid to build it, saying Sunday that the project has become too costly and the regulatory environment too uncertain to justify further investment.
Catching Up with C. Spike Trotman,
Each year, the PW Star Watch program, a partnership between Publishers Weekly and Frankfurter Buchmesse, celebrates a group of publishing professionals in the U.S. and Canada who are doing innovative and important work, challenging the status quo, or bringing new perspectives to the industry. For our series looking back at past honorees, we spoke to 2015 PW Star Watch honoree C. Spike Trotman, cartoonist and founder/publisher of Iron Circus Comics.
Maryland, Virginia governors criticize Trump over protests, lack of coronavirus testing
Maryland, Virginia governors criticize Trump over protests, lack of coronavirus testing By LUZ LAZO, ERIN COX AND HANNAH NATANSON | The Washington Post | Published: April 19, 2020 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription.
Protest to reopen Maryland draws caravan of vehicles to downtown Annapolis
A caravan of cars, truck and motorcycles swarmed the streets of Annapolis, Maryland, on Saturday demanding an end to coronavirus-related restrictions in Maryland, while a group of the state's Republican politicians encouraged Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, to reopen the rural areas they represent first, even if the harder-hit urban centers need to remain shut down to prevent the spread of the virus.
Live updates: U.S. surpasses Italy for most confirmed coronavirus deaths
The United States on Saturday surpassed Italy for the most confirmed covid-19 deaths in the world, a figure experts have called 'an underestimation.’ The news comes as Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said he hopes for “a real degree of normality” by November.
Live updates: U.S. surpasses Italy for most confirmed coronavirus deaths
The United States on Saturday surpassed Italy for the most confirmed covid-19 deaths in the world, a figure experts have called 'an underestimation.’ The news comes as Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said he hopes for “a real degree of normality” by November. Here are some significant developments: President Trump threatened to impose visa sanctions on countries that don’t act quickly to accept citizens the U.S. government seeks to repatriate.
Live updates: U.S. surpasses Italy for most confirmed coronavirus deaths
The United States on Saturday surpassed Italy for the most confirmed covid-19 deaths in the world, a figure experts have called 'an underestimation.’ The news comes as Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said he hopes for “a real degree of normality” by November.
Coronavirus Tracker: School closures, Mass suspensions
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3/13 Coronavirus Tracker: School closures, Mass suspensions
This article appears in the Coronavirus feature series. View the full series. Welcome to NCR's Coronavirus Tracker, where you can find the latest news about the coronavirus pandemic as it relates to the Catholic Church and other institutions. We hope you find it useful in navigating these complex times and welcome your suggestions for how we might improve it. To receive the Coronavirus Tracker by email each weekday afternoon, sign up here.
Hogan to unveil 'accountability budget' that steers resources to fighting crime
Erin Cox, The Washington Post Published 2:05 pm CST, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the $47.9 billion budget proposal he will release on Wednesday funnels more money to fighting violent crime statewide and particularly in Baltimore, expands prekindergarten and launches an enormous economic development project at the Port of Baltimore - all without raising taxes or cutting services.
Miller steps back from power, but remains in the spotlight
Erin Cox, The Washington Post Published 3:38 pm CST, Thursday, January 9, 2020 Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. waves to his colleagues Wednesday after retiring from the Senate presidency, which he held for over three decades. He is now a rank-and-file senator representing Calvert and Prince George's counties. less Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. waves to his colleagues Wednesday after retiring from the Senate presidency, which he held for over three decades.
Miller steps back from power, but remains in the spotlight
Erin Cox, The Washington Post Published 1:38 pm PST, Thursday, January 9, 2020 Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. waves to his colleagues Wednesday after retiring from the Senate presidency, which he held for over three decades. He is now a rank-and-file senator representing Calvert and Prince George's counties. less Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. waves to his colleagues Wednesday after retiring from the Senate presidency, which he held for over three decades.
Retired Colonel on Iran conflict
Retired Colonel Randy Watt served in a special operations task force and worked in counterterrorism operations during three separate deployments. “If you’re not on the ground, if you’re not smelling the smells, zipping the body bags, you’re not listening to those families cry, it’s very difficult to connect yourself to the depth of what’s going on,” said Watt.
‘It’s going to feel like a divorce’: local congregants react to United Methodist Church’s separation announcement
SALT LAKE CITY — The United Methodist Church has signed a separation agreement that would create two denominations — one with the traditional practices of the church, and another with the ability to perform same-sex marriages and ordain members of the LGBTQ community to leadership. Reverend Russell Butler with the Christ United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City said the majority of his work has been pushing for a change like this.
Victim in semitrailer crash keeps Christmas tradition of giving car to family in need
Please enable Javascript to watch this video A man hit by a semi-truck while riding his motorcycle has not let the injuries and recovery change a Christmas tradition of his. FOX 13’s Erin Cox introduces you to Jason Hansen, and the gift he’s been giving for three Christmases.
The Bones Of A Former Slave Were Missing - Until A Historian Asked For It
Pallbearers place their hands on the casket of a small boy at St. Anne's Cemetery in Annapolis Janice Hayes-Williams was just starting out as an amateur local historian two decades ago when she found out a prominent black man had been deeply disrespected. The grave holding the remains of Smith Price, founder of the first free black community in Maryland's state capital, had been dug up during an urban renewal project in the 1980s. And for years, no one she talked to knew where the bones had gone.
Why Maryland's medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. (AP) — The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association.
Why Maryland's medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. (AP) — The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association.
Why Maryland's medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. (AP) — The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association.
Why Maryland's medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. (AP) — The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association.
Why Maryland's Medical Pot Growers Are Adding More Plants
By ERIN COX, The Washington Post WARWICK, Md. (AP) — The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association.
Why Maryland’s medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association. "We're ready to double again if recreational comes along." After a rocky start, Maryland's medical cannabis industry is expanding.
Why Maryland’s medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association. "We're ready to double again if recreational comes along." After a rocky start, Maryland's medical cannabis industry is expanding.
Why Maryland’s medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association. "We're ready to double again if recreational comes along." After a rocky start, Maryland's medical cannabis industry is expanding.
Why Maryland’s medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association. "We're ready to double again if recreational comes along." After a rocky start, Maryland's medical cannabis industry is expanding.
Why Maryland’s medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association. "We're ready to double again if recreational comes along." After a rocky start, Maryland's medical cannabis industry is expanding.
Why Maryland’s medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association. "We're ready to double again if recreational comes along." After a rocky start, Maryland's medical cannabis industry is expanding.
Why Maryland’s medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association. "We're ready to double again if recreational comes along." After a rocky start, Maryland's medical cannabis industry is expanding.
Why Maryland's medical pot growers are adding more plants
WARWICK, Md. (AP) — The air inside SunMed Growers' sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. "This is tripling for medical," said owner Jake Van Wingerden, a former chairman of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association.
Helium balloon releases are being increasingly banned in U.S.
Sunday, September 1st, 2019 Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) #HurricaneDorian is predicted to move very slowly over the next few days. If it were to affect Maryland, that likely would not happen until late this week. Now is the time to make sure you have a disaster supply kit and an emergency plan. Follow trusted local weather forecasts. ...
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