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Feds investigating antisemitism allegations in Baltimore public schools
Straight Arrow News
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August 8, 2025
[KALE CAREY] A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWING A COMPLAINT FROM THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE. THE ORGANIZATION SAID JEWISH PARENTS REPORTED THAT THEIR CHILDREN HAVE FACED ONGOING DISCRIMINATION AND...
Pye-Barker Acquires Sister Companies Fire-X and Fire Protection Products in Maryland
SecurityInfoWatch.com
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August 8, 2025
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has acquired Fire-X Sales and Service Corp. and its sister company Fire Protection Products (FPP), fire suppression experts based in Maryland. With these additions, Pye-Barker now provides full fire code compliance...
6 Environmental Features That May Trigger PTSD Symptoms
Psychology Today
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A health care provider in a war zone e-mailed me recently with an urgent request: to advise on the design of a clinic for war victims suffering from mental trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder. As daunting as the challenge seemed, I had done...
Administration That Hired Guy Who Urged Capitol Rioters to Kill Cops Puts Federal Police on DC Streets, Neo-Nazi Sentenced for Thwarted Maryland Attack, and an Arlington Native Wrote the New Film “Weapons”
Washingtonian
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August 8, 2025
Photo illustration by Emma Spainhoward with photograph by Getty Images. Good morning. A pretty good day awaits: Sunny with a high around 84 and bearable humidity. A low near 64 tonight. Sports this weekend: The Nationals are at the Giants all...
Md. winery, Baltimore eatery eager to see where this unique pairing takes them
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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August 8, 2025
The partnership between Black Ankle Vineyards and a hyperlocal, hyperseasonal eatery called foraged. has begun. What the Maryland winery calls “a full-sensory experience led by the incredible Chef Chris Amendola and Chef de Cuisine Tony Castellon,...
South Carolina Judge tosses climate lawsuit, another in a string of losses for enviro-activists
Just the News
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August 7, 2025
A judge in South Carolina state court on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit filed by the city of Charleston against oil companies seeking damages that the city claimed were caused by climate change. As with similar lawsuits filed by local and state...
Things To Do In Southern Maryland Aug 8 Through Aug 14, 2025
The Bay Net - Maryland
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August 8, 2025
SOUTHERN MARYLAND — Southern Maryland is alive with music, art, and family fun this weekend. Kick things off Friday night in Waldorf as Hot Ice returns to The Remedy 20601 serving up a dynamic mix of music to keep the crowd dancing. On Saturday,...
Dept of Ed launches investigation into Baltimore public schools over civil rights violations
The Post Millenial
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August 8, 2025
Among the most serious claims is that a BCPS teacher, found responsible for misconduct after reportedly threatening to "go all Nazi" on students and directing Nazi salutes at a Jewish student, remains employed. The US Department of Education’s...
NOAA air pollution study lands at Hagerstown’s Rider Jet Center
Yahoo News
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected Rider Jet Center as the temporary base for its "Flying Laboratory," according to a community announcement. This initiative is part of NOAA's Baltimore Air Quality and...
NOAA brings high-tech pollution lab to Hagerstown for summer study
Herald Mail Media - Maryland
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected Rider Jet Center as the temporary base for its "Flying Laboratory," according to a community announcement. This initiative is part of NOAA's Baltimore Air Quality and...
Trump Admin Throws Maryland Democrats A Lifeline To Halt Power Blackout Threat After Green Policies Backfire
Zero Hedge
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Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Democratic Party in Annapolis have managed to spark a 'manufactured power crisis' in the Mid-Atlantic state through failed green energy policies, which have driven power bill costs up more than 1,000% over...
Maryland officials acknowledge details of Maglev ‘never fully fleshed out’ amid pulled federal funding
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 1, 2025
Mixed feelings abound regarding the rescission of federal funding for the high-speed magnetic rail project proposed between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., as some local lawmakers and advocates applaud its demise and other officials acknowledge it...
Maryland invalidates more than 1,400 lead inspection certificates
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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The Maryland Department of the Environment on Thursday said it invalidated more than 1,400 lead inspection certificates across the state due to an inspector's failure to comply with work practice standards. The MDE did not identify the inspector...
Maryland’s high-speed maglev train project is not happening
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 1, 2025
No high-speed train will be zooming throughout parts of Maryland after the federal government determined it “is no longer feasible,” according to the Federal Railroad Administration. This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news...
Maryland residents sue Perdue AgriBusiness over alleged PFAS contamination
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Two Salisbury residents are suing Perdue AgriBusiness, alleging the Maryland agribusiness giant improperly discharged wastewater containing toxic chemicals onto land and into nearby streams. Filed in Maryland's federal district court, the lawsuit...
West Virginia groups urge Gov. Morrisey, Attorney General McCuskey to defend WV’s Solar for All program award
Appalachian Voice
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August 19, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, [email protected] CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, a dozen West Virginia companies and organizations sent a letter to the offices of Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Attorney General J.B. McCuskey to...
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Acquires Sister Suppression Companies, Fire-X And Fire Protection Products, In Maryland
MENAFN
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August 8, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pye-Barker Fire & Safety - the largest fully integrated and full-service fire protection, life safety and security services provider in the United States - has acquired Fire-X Sales and...
Maryland records most flash flood warnings since 2020. Here’s why.
Bethesda Magazine - Maryland
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August 1, 2025
Severe thunderstorms across Maryland on Thursday brought torrential rainfall reaching up to 6 inches in some areas, causing thousands to lose power and requiring several water rescues in Harford County after multiple cars were trapped by rising...
Maryland Embraces Chesapeake Channa Fishing
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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August 1, 2025
The Chesapeake Channa, known widely as the snakehead, has carved out a unique place in Maryland’s sportfishing scene despite its status as an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay’s tributaries. Named Chesapeake Channa by the Maryland General...
Calvert Grad Ella Gibson Wins $1,000 Therman Gray Scholarship For Environmental Leadership
The Bay Net - Maryland
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August 8, 2025
Source: Calvert County August 5 BOCC Meeting | Ella Gibson speaks to the Commissioners after receiving the Therman Gray Scholarship PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — Calvert County Parks and Recreation (CCPR) awarded its annual Therman Gray Scholarship this...