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Maryland men sentenced for multi-year bank fraud conspiracy using stolen identities
Old Dominion News - Virginia
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August 14, 2025
Erik S. Siebert U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia | Official websiteErik S. Siebert U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia | Official website A Maryland man has been sentenced to two years and two months in prison for...
Maryland Energy Administration Offers New Grants to Streamline Residential Solar Permitting Statewide
North American Clean Energy
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The Maryland Energy Administration announced the launch of a new initiative to help counties and municipalities across Maryland automate and accelerate their residential solar energy permitting. The state agency’s SolarAPP+ Implementation Grant...
Maryland judge blocks Trump from cutting diversity programs at schools and colleges
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities. In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in...
Baltimore faces an energy crisis | READER COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 14, 2025
As a lifelong South Baltimore resident, I am deeply frustrated by what we have been dealing with this week (“BGE blackouts put spotlight on Maryland’s fragile power grid as summer demand rises,” Aug. 11) The electricity outages caused by BGE’s...
Dylan Beavers set to make MLB Debut with Baltimore Orioles against Houston Astros
Mint
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August 16, 2025
The Baltimore Orioles have called their highly touted outfield prospect, Dylan Beavers, for his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in their upcoming game on Saturday (August 16) against the Houston Astros. Notably, the Orioles selected Beavers’...
Baltimore Ravens stand by Daniel Faalele despite fan backlash
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 14, 2025
OWINGS MILLS, Md. >> Daniel Faalele was beaten right from the start. As soon as Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman Adetomiwa Adebawore got two hands under Faalele’s shoulder pads, the head of the Baltimore Ravens’ retreating right guard snapped...
Report: Adam Schiff Got Below-Market Mortgage Rate on Potomac Home After 16 Years of Fraudulently Claiming It as Primary Residence
Breitbart
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August 16, 2025
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), longtime nemesis of President Donald Trump, is enjoying a rock bottom 3 percent mortgage rate on both his Maryland and California homes since refinancing in 2020, newly released documents examined by the New York Post...
The Seventh Annual Billie Holiday Festival Honors the Legacy of Baltimore’s Lady Day with Music, Culture, and Community
The Baltimore Times - Maryland
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August 16, 2025
The vibrant legacy of jazz legend Billie Holiday comes to life once again at the Seventh Annual Billie Holiday Festival a beloved community celebration taking place August 30th, 2025 from 11am-6pm, at the historic Robert C. Marshall Field in West...
Bringing Peter Pan to Baltimore Peninsula at Lumina Theatre and Arts Center
WBAL TV - Maryland
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August 16, 2025
Lumina Theatre Company: Bringing Peter Pan to Baltimore Peninsula CELEBRATION IS COMING TO THE BALTIMORE PENINSULA NEXT WEEKEND. A CHANCE TO GET SOME GOOD FOOD AND TAKE IN SOME LIVE ENTERTAINMENT COURTESY OF THE LUMINA THEATER AND ART CENTER....
Baltimore’s former Confederate monuments to be on display in LA museum
KVIA - Texas
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August 14, 2025
By Rushaad Hayward Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — After they were removed in the middle of night, Baltimore’s former Confederate statues will be on display in Los Angeles. They will be at the Museum of...
Baltimore's growing postal theft problem: Debit card snatched from mail, used immediately
WMAR-2 News - Maryland
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August 14, 2025
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore woman's debit card was stolen out of the mail and used the same day it was supposed to be delivered. Teela Boone was expecting her new debit card to arrive on August 4th, according to the U.S. Postal Service's Informed...
Jacksonville Jaguars Could Trade Former Green Bay Packers Bust
Newsweek
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August 16, 2025
The Jacksonville Jaguars are coming off of a very disappointing 2024 NFL season, but there are plenty of reasons to be hopeful for the Jaguars heading into 2025. Jacksonville has an entirely new regime at the helm, and if we are being honest, its...
Maryland politicians took $10M from businesses seeking state contracts, lobbying influence
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 14, 2025
Maryland politicians collected more than $10.2 million in campaign donations from businesses that won billions in state contracts or paid lobbyists to influence them since the 2022 election, according to disclosures reviewed by The Baltimore Sun.
Maryland continues to pose affordability challenges for low-income renters, report finds
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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August 14, 2025
Rental options continue to be widely unaffordable for most low-income workers in Maryland, where a renter needs to make more than twice the minimum wage to afford a one-bedroom apartment, according to a new report. The 2025 edition of the National...
Maryland lawmakers seek answers after touring Baltimore ICE facility
WYPR - Maryland
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August 14, 2025
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Reps. Kweisi Mfume and Sarah Elfreth say a tour of a Baltimore ICE detention center Wednesday raised more questions than it answered. The Maryland lawmakers were previously blocked from entering the facility last...
Baltimore provided Taylor Swift’s ‘Welcome to the NFL’ moment
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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August 14, 2025
Taylor Swift grew up a Philadelphia Eagles fan. She’s dating a Kansas City Chiefs star. But her welcome-to-the-NFL moment? That happened in Baltimore. The pop icon, whose relationship with tight end Travis Kelce became a subplot of the 2023 NFL...
15 Indicted After FCIC-Led Investigation Into Money Laundering Operation That Used Compromised Business Emails
The Post Newspaper - Texas
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August 16, 2025
59 DALLAS, TX — A sophisticated money laundering operation that moved more than $2.9 million through U.S. -based bank accounts after using emails that posed as known businesses and other wire fraud, has led to 29 first-degree felony indictments...
Maryland AD Jim Smith explains revenue sharing plan, backs Michael Locksley
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 14, 2025
New Maryland athletic director Jim Smith will not get to make any key coaching hires in the early stages of his tenure. Instead, he’s backing the ones he inherited. In an interview with The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday, Smith voiced faith in Michael...
Dem-Run States Double Down on Wealth Taxes as Trump’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Spurs Economic Shift
Townhall
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August 16, 2025
As President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans notch a significant win with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping extension of the 2017 tax cuts alongside strategic spending reductions, Democrat-led states are...
A Universal Cancer Vaccine? Not So Fast… By Angela Rieck
The Chestertown Spy - Maryland
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August 21, 2025
Scientists have recently reported on the results of a universal cancer vaccine that boosts the immune system to fight tumors and to enhance existing cancer therapies. This vaccine is designed to work across multiple types cancers. The vaccine...