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• Baltimore state's attorney candidate Ivan Bates unveils prosecution plan he says would reduce violent crime - Baltimore Sun

  01-03-2022 23:33 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore state's attorney candidate Ivan Bates unveils prosecution plan he says would reduce violent crime  Baltimore Sun
  
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• The Associated: Jewish Federation Of Baltimore Raises Money For Ukraine

  01-03-2022 23:17
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s Ukraine Emergency Fund has already raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, organizers say.
  Jessica Gorsky Halle of Owings Mills is helping with The Associated fundraising efforts.
  “It gives you a sense that you’re able to help when you otherwise can’t be there,” Gorsky Halle said. “We’re all feeling this sense of tragedy of what’s going on in the sense of heartbreak, stress,
  
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• MLB Cancels Opening Day, Sides Fail To Reach Lockout Deal

  01-03-2022 23:11
  
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP/WJZ) — Major League Baseball has canceled opening day, with Commissioner Rob Manfred announcing Tuesday the sport will lose regular-season games over a labor dispute for the first time in 27 years after acrimonious lockout talks collapsed in the hours before management’s deadline.
  After the sides made progress during 13 negotiating sessions over 16 1/2 hours Monday, the league send the players’ association a “best and final offer” Tuesday on t
  
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• Maryland Weather: Welcome To Meteorological Spring

  01-03-2022 23:01
  
  Hi Everyone!
  Welcome to meteorological spring. Yep, by the numbers, spring has started. The traditional spring starts on March 20 — this year around 5:30 a.m.! That is when the direct ray’s of the sun shine on the Equator as they move toward the Northern Hemisphere. But meteorological spring is about temperature.
  The normal temperatures are now around 50 degrees and 30 degrees. Every few days they will rise by a solid degree, and that is a big deal. The march toward the highest avera
  
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• Players Reject MLB’s Last Offer At Deadline To Cancel Games

  01-03-2022 22:39
  
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP/WJZ) — Players have rejected Major League Baseball’s “best and final offer” to end the sport’s lockout before the league’s deadline to avoid canceled games.
  MLB made its last offer about 90 minutes before a self-imposed 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday. The league has threatened to cancel March 31’s opening day without a deal by then.
  The Baltimore Orioles are scheduled to start with a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden
  
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• Pratt Library Launches Peer Navigators Service Promoting Overall Well-Being At Pennsylvania Ave. Branch

  01-03-2022 22:23
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new service to promote overall well-bring is starting Tuesday at one branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
  The pilot program for Peer Navigators is launching at the Pennsylvania Avenue location.
  Each Tuesday, people can meet with peer recovery specialists who serve as a role model in a safe non-judgmental space.
  Each specialist has living experience with substance abuse, mental health or behavioral health challenges.
  If you’re interesting in joining or volunteer
  
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• Body Found In Perry Hall Landfill Identified As 71-Year-Old Man, Police Say

  01-03-2022 22:04
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The man whose body was found in a Baltimore County landfill on Friday has been identified as 71-year-old Gary Fickling, Baltimore County Police said.
  Earlier Tuesday, authorities said officers responded to a landfill in the 10000 block of Philadelphia Road in Perry Hall after a body had been found last week.
  The man’s remains have been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
  Fickling’s death remains under investigation, police said.
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• 7-Time Preakness Winner Bob Baffert Sues Churchill Downs Over Suspension

  01-03-2022 21:37
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP/WJZ) — Bob Baffert has sued Churchill Downs and track leadership in federal court, seeking to overturn the embattled Hall of Fame trainer’s two-year suspension on grounds it violated his due process rights.
  The suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court names Churchill Downs Inc., CEO William C. Carstanjen and board chair R. Alex Rankin. The historic track suspended Baffert last spring through 2023 and cited a recent spate of failed drug tests by his horses includi
  
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• Man And Woman Charged In Death Of 71-Year-Old Edgewood Man, Sheriff’s Office Says

  01-03-2022 21:16
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man and woman have been charged in the death of a 71-year-old Edgewood resident, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
  On Feb. 18, Gerald Wayne Champ, 71, was found dead in his home in the 2300 block of Perry Avenue, suffering from upper body trauma. His 2003 Ford Explorer had been stolen.
  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Champ’s death a homicide.
  Two Edgewood residents who knew Champ, Ashley Pearl Zentz, 34, and Armando Moreno Jr.,
  
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• Maryland Looks To Repeat At Wide-Open Big Ten women’s Tourney

  01-03-2022 20:32
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Maryland controlled the road to the women’s Big Ten Tournament title for seven straight seasons. Five times, the Terrapins claimed the top prize and their only losses came in title games.
  This week, their dominance could end.
  Five teams arrived in Indianapolis this week with top 15 rankings, hopes of hosting NCAA Tournament games and a realistic shot of winning the league’s most wide-open tourney in years.
  “This is when you want to play your best baske
  
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• During CNN Appearance, Hogan Calls For Americans To Continue Support Of Ukraine

  01-03-2022 20:14
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Gov. Larry Hogan appeared on CNN Tuesday morning after ending a sister-state relationship with the Leningrad Oblast in Russia to show support for Ukraine.
  Acknowledging the move as mostly a symbolic gesture, Hogan said he wanted to send a message to Russia after the country’s army invaded Ukraine, with president Vladimir Putin claiming the Ukraine belongs to Russia.
  “It’s a symbol that the people of Maryland are united with the people of America and the
  
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• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2022-2023 Season, Music For Maryland Tour

  01-03-2022 19:42
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday announced its plans for the upcoming season, as the organization celebrates 40 years at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
  The program include renowned guest artists, historic celebrations and bold new music as the search for the BSO’s next music director continues. Marin Alsop stepped down in August after 14 years leading the symphony.
  “There are conductor’s names who you’ll recognize from the current s
  
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• Rep. Jamie Raskin Tests Positive For COVID-19

  01-03-2022 18:08
  
  TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin announced Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
  Raskin said he tested positive on Monday, after taking a test for members of Congress who planned to attend the State of the Union address Tuesday night.
  In a statement, Raskin said he has been fully vaccinated and has received a booster shot. He wrote that flu-like symptoms “have been pretty mild so far.”
  Raskin, a Democrat, said he will work from home and quarantine
  
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• Maryland Weather: March Begins On A Mild Note

  01-03-2022 17:51
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — March marks the beginning of Meteorological Spring (March, April and May). And of course, it addresses the old folklore that “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.”
  We are not yet dealing with the traditional March winds and drastic weather transitions between Winter and Spring, but we are treating you to horrible March 1 puns nonetheless.
  As for the actual weather, the main story is the warm front pushing back north across the region. This shou
  
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• COVID-19 In Maryland: Hospitalizations And Positivity Rate Continue To Drop

  01-03-2022 17:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The number of Marylanders hospitalized with COVID-19 and the statewide positivity rate continue to decline, according to the latest data from the Maryland Department of Health.
  There are seven fewer patients in the hospital with COVID-19 since Monday, bringing the number of hospitalizations to 391. Of Maryland’s COVID-19 patients, 311 are adults in acute care and 70 are adults in intensive care. Six children are in acute care and four are in the ICU.
  Maryland added
  
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• 21-Year-Old Man Charged In Jan. 27 Fatal Shooting In Northeast Baltimore

  01-03-2022 15:37
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 21-year-old man has been arrested in charged in a Jan. 27 fatal shooting in the Frankford neighborhood, the Baltimore Police Department said Tuesday.
  Officers arrested Devon Young on Feb. 18, and he has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder, according to court records.
  On Jan. 27 at 10:34 p.m., police in the Northeast District were dispatched to a reported shooting in the 4800 block Lorelly Avenue, where they found Damond Price, 19, suffering fr
  
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• MLB Extends Deadline To Salvage Opening Day To 5 p.m. Tuesday

  01-03-2022 15:08
  
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP/WJZ) — Major League Baseball gave itself and the players’ association six hours to salvage opening day.
  After a marathon of 13 bargaining sessions over 16 1/2 hours produced progress toward a labor deal but left the sides still far apart, MLB extended its deadline to Tuesday at 5 p.m.
  The sides planned to resume talks at 11 a.m. on the ninth straight day of bargaining.
  Commissioner Rob Manfred had said Monday was the last possible day to reach an agreement that woul
  
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• Capitals Suffer Sixth Consecutive Home Defeat, Losing To Maple Leafs 5-3

  01-03-2022 14:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Peter Laviolette didn’t sugarcoat the feeling around the Washington Capitals after losing a third consecutive game in regulation and sixth in a row at home.
  “I think guys will probably leave the rink angry,” Laviolette said. “Everybody’s probably angry.”
  Anger and frustration have built up for the Capitals and may have reached a crescendo with a 5-3 defeat to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. This one could be blamed on some brut
  
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• The Baltimore Orioles DO Have Interest in Carlos Correa - Birds Watcher

  01-03-2022 14:05 via birdswatcher.com
  
  The Baltimore Orioles DO Have Interest in Carlos Correa  Birds Watcher
  
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• Oriole of the Day: Logan Gillaspie’s underlying numbers show why Baltimore protected right-hander - Baltimore Sun

  01-03-2022 14:03 via baltimoresun.com
  Oriole of the Day: Logan Gillaspie’s underlying numbers show why Baltimore protected right-hander  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Buzz: Fat Tuesday Voter Registration Event - CBS Baltimore

  01-03-2022 13:28 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Baltimore Buzz: Fat Tuesday Voter Registration Event  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Baltimore’s Jason Bass turns connecting the community and the hospitality industry into a new profession - Baltimore Sun

  01-03-2022 11:03 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore’s Jason Bass turns connecting the community and the hospitality industry into a new profession  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Maryland Weather: Mild First Day Of March - CBS Baltimore

  01-03-2022 11:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Maryland Weather: Mild First Day Of March  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Maryland Weather: Mild First Day Of March

  01-03-2022 11:00
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A cloudy start on your first day of March. The morning will be chilly with temperatures warming up throughout the day with a normal high of 50 degrees.
  We have some light winds coming from the south which will help bump our temperatures up this afternoon to the upper 50’s! Tonight will be partly cloudy with overnight lows dropping us down to the upper 30s.
  Sun and some clouds will be around the next few days, as we get even milder on Wednesday, but we will cool down
  
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• March 2022 Daily Tracker: Baltimore murders and shootings - wmar2news.com

  01-03-2022 09:00 via wmar2news.com
  
  March 2022 Daily Tracker: Baltimore murders and shootings  wmar2news.com
  
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• Baltimore: a city ruined by guns | GUEST COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

  01-03-2022 09:00 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore: a city ruined by guns | GUEST COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun
  
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• 42-Year-Old Man Targeted, Shot Inside Hustler Club, Baltimore Police Say - CBS Baltimore

  01-03-2022 05:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  42-Year-Old Man Targeted, Shot Inside Hustler Club, Baltimore Police Say  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Maryland Woman Shoots, Kills Man She Had Protective Order Against - CBS Baltimore

  01-03-2022 04:55 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Maryland Woman Shoots, Kills Man She Had Protective Order Against  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Early Release For Two Former Detectives Convicted In Baltimore GTTF Police Corruption Scandal - CBS Baltimore

  01-03-2022 04:50 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Early Release For Two Former Detectives Convicted In Baltimore GTTF Police Corruption Scandal  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Ukrainian headstones vandalized in Baltimore - KLAS - 8 News Now

  01-03-2022 04:21 via 8newsnow.com
  Ukrainian headstones vandalized in Baltimore  KLAS - 8 News Now
  
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• Baltimore youth creates powerful video to raise awareness about teen dating violence - wmar2news.com

  01-03-2022 04:00 via wmar2news.com
  
  Baltimore youth creates powerful video to raise awareness about teen dating violence  wmar2news.com
  
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• Baltimore Station Comes Up Big - Radio Ink

  01-03-2022 03:29 via radioink.com
  
  Baltimore Station Comes Up Big  Radio Ink
  
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• Maryland Woman Shoots, Kills Man She Had Protective Order Against

  01-03-2022 02:56
  
  GREEN VALLEY, Md. (WJZ) — A Frederick County woman on Sunday shot and killed a man she had a protective order against after he allegedly violated that order, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said.
  Deputies responded at 11 a.m. Sunday to a home on the 13200 block of Penn Shop Road in Green Valley for a reported shooting, where they found 52-year-old Danny Ray Sidders of Orlando, Florida dead from a gunshot wound.
  Investigators believe leading up to the shooting, a domestic a
  
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• Lamar Jackson To Star In Lebron James’ Show ‘The Shop’ - CBS Baltimore

  01-03-2022 02:43 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
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• Lamar Jackson To Star In Lebron James’ Show ‘The Shop’

  01-03-2022 02:43
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will star in season five of Lebron James’ Emmy award-winning show ‘The Shop,’ in which sports and entertainment figures discuss the latest in sports, music and culture.
  While the first four seasons aired on HBO, this season is moving to Youtube on the Uninterrupted channel, founded by LeBron James & Maverick Carter, who also head the show.
  The first trailer for the season dropped Monday afternoon. It starts
  
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• Baltimore parks and pools to receive millions in Covid relief funds - Fox Baltimore

  01-03-2022 02:41 via foxbaltimore.com
  Baltimore parks and pools to receive millions in Covid relief funds  Fox Baltimore
  
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• More Similac Baby Formula Recalled As CDC Investigation Expands

  01-03-2022 02:20
  
  (CNN) — Abbott Nutrition is recalling some lots of Similac PM 60/40 powdered infant formula due to another report of a dangerous bacterial infection.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration are investigating reports and complaints of infant illness related to formula from Abbott’s facility in Sturgis, Michigan.
  On February 17, the company recalled certain lots of Similac, Alimentum and EleCare powdered infant formulas.
  The FDA said Monda
  
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• Early Release For Two Former Detectives Convicted In Baltimore GTTF Police Corruption Scandal

  01-03-2022 02:12
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two of the convicted former officers from the disgraced Gun Trace Task Force have been released from federal prison. They are the first of the original eight arrested in March 2017 to be freed in what is the largest corruption scandal in Baltimore police history.
  According to the Bureau of Prisons, former detectives Evodio Hendrix and Maurice Ward were released on February 16th. They served less than five years of their seven-year sentences.
  Professor David Jaros with the
  
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• ‘Wicked’ Welcomes A Pioneering Good Witch, Marylander Brittney Johnson

  01-03-2022 01:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — While many people spent Valentine’s Day with the traditional flowers and chocolates, Brittney Johnson was making theater history.
  The young Broadway veteran was gently lowered onto the Gershwin Theatre stage to become the first Black actor to assume the role of Glinda full-time in “Wicked,” shattering a racial barrier on the day of love.
  “One of the most rewarding parts of this is that it’s not just for me. I think it’s the least amount a
  
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• Baltimore Center Stage Presents BUTTERFLY SESSION Tonight - Broadway World

  01-03-2022 01:19 via broadwayworld.com
  
  Baltimore Center Stage Presents BUTTERFLY SESSION Tonight  Broadway World
  
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• Several Smithsonian Museums Prepare For Post-Pandemic Re-Opening - CBS Baltimore

  01-03-2022 01:01 via baltimore.cbslocal.com
  
  Several Smithsonian Museums Prepare For Post-Pandemic Re-Opening  CBS Baltimore
  
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• Several Smithsonian Museums Prepare For Post-Pandemic Re-Opening

  01-03-2022 01:01
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some of the Smithsonian museums are about to re-open after being closed due to staff shortages.
  The Anacostia Community Museum in Washington, D.C., will open on March 9. Visiting hours are between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday, according to the Smithsonian’s hours of operation.
  The museum opened in 1967 and was designed to be more inclusive of the African-American community. Some of its exhibits have focused on relevant points in history that impact that c
  
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• Harford County Schools Lift Mask Mandate, Effective March 1

  01-03-2022 01:00
  
  BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — The Harford County Board of Education on Monday voted unanimously to lift its mask mandate effective Tuesday, March 1.
  The announcement comes after a state panel voted Friday to revoke a statewide mask mandate in Maryland schools, leaving it up to districts to decide on mandates.
  According to new COVID-19 metrics announced Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone in all but six Maryland counties can put their masks away if they want to.
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• Baltimore Police: Missing man found shot to death; three other people shot Sunday, including a man on The Block and a teen - Baltimore Sun

  01-03-2022 00:37 via baltimoresun.com
  Baltimore Police: Missing man found shot to death; three other people shot Sunday, including a man on The Block and a teen  Baltimore SunBody of missing man discovered in Baltimore park  Fox BaltimorePolice discover missing Baltimore man shot to death  wmar2news.comMissing Baltimore Man, 23, Found Fatally Shot In The Head  CBS BaltimoreView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Sections of two Harford County playgrounds closing for renovations - Baltimore Sun

  01-03-2022 00:31 via baltimoresun.com
  Sections of two Harford County playgrounds closing for renovations  Baltimore Sun
  
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• From Bad Luck To Good: How A Car Wreck Led To A $25,000 Maryland Lottery Win

  01-03-2022 00:11
  
  (CNN) — Talk about turning lemons into lemonade.
  A Maryland woman took a bit of bad luck and spun it into gold, turning a fender bender into a $25,000 lottery prize to help buy a new vehicle.
  The woman, who was not named in a Maryland Lottery press release about her misfortune/good fortune, was unharmed in the accident. Her car had to be towed away.
  On Valentine’s Day, a week after the accident, she stopped at a grocery store in Ellicott City and placed a 50-cent straight bet for the
  
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• Volato Adds Baltimore Base, Charter Operations - Aviation International News

  01-03-2022 00:06 via ainonline.com
  
  Volato Adds Baltimore Base, Charter Operations  Aviation International News
  
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• 'This court must defend the public': Baltimore man sentenced to 41 years for killing, dismembering his daughter - Baltimore Sun

  01-03-2022 00:03 via baltimoresun.com
  'This court must defend the public': Baltimore man sentenced to 41 years for killing, dismembering his daughter  Baltimore Sun
  
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• Baltimore Co. Ordered to Resubmit Redistricting Plan In Compliance With VRA - Public News Service

  01-03-2022 00:03 via publicnewsservice.org
  
  Baltimore Co. Ordered to Resubmit Redistricting Plan In Compliance With VRA  Public News Service
  
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• As Maryland ends ‘Sister State’ partnership with St. Petersburg, Baltimore rekindles ties with Ukraine’s Odesa - Baltimore Sun

  01-03-2022 00:03 via baltimoresun.com
  As Maryland ends ‘Sister State’ partnership with St. Petersburg, Baltimore rekindles ties with Ukraine’s Odesa  Baltimore Sun
  
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