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Gov. Larry Hogan said Maryland is banning the use of TikTok and certain China and Russia-based platforms in the state's executive branch of government.

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  • National

Maryland is the latest state to ban TikTok in government agencies

Maryland is banning the use of TikTok and certain China and Russia-based platforms in its executive branch. It's the latest state to address cybersecurity risks presented by the platforms.

December 07, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
The small plane, pictured, can be seen trapped among the power lines as passengers remain stranded roughly 100 feet in the air.

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  • National

2 people are rescued from a plane that crashed into a Maryland transmission tower

The crash left parts of Montgomery County without power on Sunday evening. For hours, the passengers remained stuck 100 feet in the air as officials prepared to rescue them.

November 28, 2022
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward and
  • Ayana Archie
In a new legal filing, three Maryland State Police troopers allege that the state law enforcement agency has a longstanding track record of racial discrimination toward employees of color.

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  • National

Maryland State Police troopers allege racial discrimination in a new lawsuit

The 40-page class-action lawsuit alleges the state's law enforcement agency has a history of engaging in systemic discrimination against its officers of color.

October 26, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A new audit of autopsies conducted under David Fowler's tenue "will determine whether independent experts agree or disagree with the [the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's] determination of cause and manner of death, whether such experts believe the OCME's determinations were based on adequate investigations," the panel's said.

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  • Law

Maryland officials order the reinvestigation of about 100 deaths in police custody

The review follows an audit of police-involved deaths under the tenure of former Chief Medical Officer David Fowler, who testified that George Floyd's death was caused by heart disease and drug use.

October 22, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
A new Maryland alert system named in honor of the late Emmett Till will aim to bring awareness to hate crimes across the state. Here, a mural featuring a portrait of civil rights icon Emmett Till is seen in Chicago.

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  • National

A new system to flag racist incidents and acts of hate is named after Emmett Till

The Emmett Till Alerts will be sent to Black elected officials across Maryland — along with national civil rights organizations, clergy members and other leaders.

August 23, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A spotted lanternfly creeps on the ground during a baseball game in Pittsburgh in 2021.

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  • Environment

What a pest! Spotted lanternflies are spreading in the U.S.

State officials are calling on residents to get involved and kill these bugs at all costs. The spotted lanternfly isn't dangerous to humans or pets but could cost the country's agricultural industry.

August 18, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Multiple people are injured after a shooter opened fire at a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Md. There is no word yet on how many people were injured.

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  • National

3 people died in a shooting at a Maryland manufacturing facility, officials say

The suspect is no longer a threat to the community, officials say. Multiple federal agencies, including the FBI and ATF, have responded to assist local police.

June 09, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Abortion-rights demonstrators march to the house of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in Alexandria, Va. The governors of Virginia and Maryland are calling on the Justice Department to tighten security at the homes of the Supreme Court justices who live in their states, as abortion-rights supporters continue to protest.

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  • Politics

Maryland and Virginia governors urge DOJ to tighten security outside justices' homes

The Republican governors are asking for federal law enforcement to take the lead in protecting the justices in the weeks and months ahead as protests continue.

May 13, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A man uses his mobile phone near an Apple store logo in Beijing.

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  • Business

Employees at another Apple store are unionizing, this time in Maryland

Apple retail employees in Towson, Maryland, have formed CORE, the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees.

May 04, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A man uses his mobile phone near an Apple store logo in Beijing.

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  • Business

Employees at another Apple store are unionizing, this time in Maryland

Apple retail employees in Towson, Maryland, have formed CORE, the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees.

May 04, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Tugboats, bottom, align a barge near the container ship Ever Forward, top, which ran aground last month, as workers remove containers from it in efforts to lighten the load and refloat the vessel on  April 13.

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  • Business

The Ever Forward is finally free from the Chesapeake Bay — one month later

The Ever Forward had just loaded up with cargo in Baltimore and was heading south to Norfolk, Va., when it ran aground on March 13. It had been stuck ever since — until Sunday morning.

April 17, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones, a Democrat, listens to debate on April 9, 2022, before lawmakers voted to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a measure to expand abortion access in the state.

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  • Politics

Maryland lawmakers expand who can perform abortions after overriding governor's veto

In his veto, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wrote that "The bill risks lowering the high standard of reproductive healthcare services received by women in Maryland."

April 11, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Lee Boyd Malvo, seen here in this undated photo from the Virginia Department of Corrections is asking that his six life sentences without possibility of parole should be reconsidered because of a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision barring mandatory life sentences for juveniles.

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  • Law

D.C. sniper's case for reconsidering his sentences is heard by Maryland Supreme Court

Lee Boyd Malvo's attorneys argue that his six life sentences should be reconsidered because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that barred mandatory life sentences for juveniles.

February 08, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Zebras are seen at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

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  • Animals

Two zebras who escaped from a Maryland farm are back after months on the run

The zebras had been on the loose since August 26. A third escapee was found dead in September. Officials are conducting an investigation of the zebras' owner.

December 14, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A customer purchases Powerball lottery tickets in Washington in 2012. The Maryland Lottery says a retired utility worker has won a $2 million prize for the second time since 2018.

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  • Strange News

A retired utility worker has won a $2 million lottery ... for the second time

The 65-year-old Maryland man says he plans to use his winnings on some home improvement projects, and of course, a family vacation.

November 01, 2021
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By:
  • Tien Le
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