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After ‘shock’ of trade, former Orioles infielder Ramón Urías prepares for Astros’ playoff race
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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HOUSTON — The situation wasn’t lost on Ramón Urías. By that point the Orioles had traded a few relievers on expiring contracts, and Urías has been in baseball long enough to understand how a losing record at the end of July is bound to bring new...
Fanduel Announces Market Access Agreement With St. Louis CITY SC Ahead Of Upcoming Missouri Launch
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FanDuel, North America's premier online gaming company, today announced a new market access agreement with St. Louis CITY SC. The partnership comes ahead of the launch of mobile sports...
Maryland's tax-free week benefits both local retailers, families
WBAL TV - Maryland
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August 15, 2025
Maryland's annual tax-free week is lifting the state's 6% sales tax on certain items, boosting local shopping.This event encourages purchases at retailers like Wee Chic in Greenspring Station, where customers buy school supplies and clothes ahead...
Maryland Renaissance Festival Warns Of Fake Tickets Amid Record Demand
The Bay Net - Maryland
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August 15, 2025
Source: rennfest.com | Photo by Pedro Blanco – Honorable Mention – Best Photo (2024 Photo Contest Winner) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Despite being months away, the peak season for the Maryland Renaissance Festival is already starting to sell out. When...
Baltimore’s hottest spot for Maryland Dems is... a Residence Inn rooftop?
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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Enter through the lobby, go past the elderly patient on oxygen, take the elevator to the top, make a left — a right will lead you to a mechanical room blocked off by caution tape — and step into the bar. The sterile decor matches the extended-stay...
Where were the cheapest places to fill up on premium gas in cities in Baltimore County in week ending Aug. 9?
North Baltimore Journal - Maryland
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August 15, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across Baltimore County selling...
Defense tech and cyber companies are securing millions across the DC region
Technical.ly
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August 15, 2025
Money Moves is a recurring series where we chart the raises, grants, contracts, mergers and other funding news of tech companies across our regions. Have a tip? Email us at dc@technical.ly. The DC region witnessed several large venture capital...
Report: Heat trade F Haywood Highsmith to Nets
Regional Media News - Iowa
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August 15, 2025
The Miami Heat traded forward Haywood Highsmith to the Brooklyn Nets, the latter team announced Friday. The Heat also sent a 2032 second-round pick to the Nets in exchange for a protected 2026 second-round pick, per the report. Highsmith, 28, is...
Catch the Current episode 30: Looking for signs of life in seafood amid Trump’s trade war
Undercurrent News
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August 15, 2025
The symptoms are all there: sluggishness, lack of confidence. US president Donald Trump's tariffs are taking their toll on the seafood market -- but there are signs of life! Catch the Current hosts Amanda Buckle and Lorin Castiglione welcome...
Baltimore accepts reduced opioid settlement from 2 distributors
WBAL TV - Maryland
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August 15, 2025
AND JEN, WHAT’S THE TOTAL NOW? HEY, ACCORDING TO MAYOR BRANDON SCOTT, THE TOTAL IS NOW $579 MILLION. AND THAT IS AFTER RECEIVING SETTLEMENTS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT COMPANIES INCLUDING WALGREENS AND CVS. NOW IN 2018, THE CITY OPTED OUT OF A GLOBAL...
Maryland small business optimism rises despite persistent labor and regulatory challenges
Maryland State Wire
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August 13, 2025
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased by 1.7 points in July, reaching 100.3 and moving above its 52-year average of 98. The improvement was driven mainly by more business owners reporting better conditions and viewing it as a good time...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore ‘committed’ to nuclear energy as Trump builds new reactors
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 15, 2025
No Maryland-based companies were included in President Donald Trump’s push to build three new nuclear reactors, but both Gov. Wes Moore and a Republican state senator believe pursuing nuclear power is important for the state’s energy needs....
Rockies must scale financial mountains to become relevant in NL West | Kevin's take
The Gazette - Colorado
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The numbers are staggering and absolutely alarming. Entering the start of the National League West-focused homestand with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman had smacked a...
SUN: Taylor Swift took first steps on NFL football field in Baltimore: ‘It was so magical’
FOX45 - Maryland
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift touched grass for the first time on the field at M&T Bank Stadium last year and she hasn’t forgotten the “magical” moment. Swift, appearing Wednesday on New Heights, the podcast hosted by her boyfriend...
Part of Maryland digital ad tax law declared unconstitutional
Mint
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August 15, 2025
(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional a Maryland law prohibiting companies that pass on the costs of the state's first-of-its-kind digital advertising tax from telling customers why prices went up. Reversing a...
Maryland Taps Affordable Care Act Fund To Help Pay for Abortion Care
KFF Health News - California
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August 15, 2025
Maryland is the first state to tap into an old fund connected to the Affordable Care Act to help solve a new problem: helping pay the expenses of patients who travel to Maryland for an abortion. With abortion now restricted or illegal in 22...
Illegal Immigrant Convicted of Child Sex Crimes Arrested in Baltimore: ICE
The Political Insider
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August 15, 2025
This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Illegal Immigrant Convicted of Child Sex Crimes Arrested in Baltimore: ICE The federal agency said Luis Portillo-Henriquez of El Salvador has a lengthy criminal record, including raping a...
Foodie News: New market, cafe and bar opens in North Hills
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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August 15, 2025
Triangle Food Guy Sean Lennard shares details about Good Graces, which opened this week in the North Hills Innovation District, and information about other restaurants opening in the area. Posted 8/15/2025, 4:11:47 PM A file photo of North Hills....
Facebook Marketplace scam has Allegheny Township police charging Maryland woman
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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August 15, 2025
Dan Sevic believed something was off after his business, Sevic Landscaping and Supply in Allegheny Township, took an order for concrete block back in March. Little did he know that transaction would be linked to an alleged scheme that police say...
Gov. Moore partners with faith leaders to bridge Maryland’s deepest divides
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 15, 2025
Immigration, abortion and LGBTQ+ rights had long since split Americans into separate, often angry camps. Racial and economic inequality were well-established hot-button issues. Throw in the lingering negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on...