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Maryland board: Washington County violated Open Meetings Act
Herald Mail Media - Maryland
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The Washington County Board of Commissioners violated Maryland's Open Meetings Act by banning a disruptive activist for six months. The activist, Shaun Porter, has used foul language and mooned officials during public meetings. The Open Meetings...
Loyola University Maryland receives $1 million gift supporting aspiring educators, creation of reflection space
Catholic Review - Maryland
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July 30, 2025
Loyola University Maryland’s School of Education received a $1 million gift from Elaine and Anthony Grillo to assist students pursuing education degrees and to support the renovation and expansion of Donnelly Science Center. The Grillo Future...
X-energy Strengthens Presence in Maryland with New State-of-the-Art Testing and Training Facility, Offices
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 30, 2025-- X-energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy” or the “Company”), a leading developer of advanced small modular nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation today announced the...
Maryland will require giant ‘windscreen’ to shield South Baltimore from CSX coal dust
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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July 29, 2025
Maryland environmental regulators are expected Tuesday to impose new restrictions on the operations of a massive coal export terminal in South Baltimore, requiring its operator to erect a giant screen to keep dust from polluting the air of nearby...
Laine Havens: Melding Science and Storytelling
NASA
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July 30, 2025
Science Communication Intern – Goddard Space Flight Center Laine Havens — now a senior at Cornell University and three-time NASA intern — grew up with a deep curiosity about how the universe works and a family that encouraged her to explore it....
Trump administration halts, then releases NIH research funding
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Workers descend into the Metro station in front of the National Institutes of Health headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. (Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post) The Trump administration on Tuesday temporarily halted all funding for science...
Guide to Maryland Festivals in 2025
Central Jersey
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July 29, 2025
The Maryland festival scene is something truly special. It’s not just the major music lineups or crab feasts, but the sheer variety of events that span every corner of the state. After hearing so many people talk about it (combined with my...
Maryland nonprofit spending sparks questions, Moore-Hogan messaging war
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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July 29, 2025
Days after The Baltimore Sun reported Maryland leaders don’t know how much the state spends on nonprofits annually, the revelations have prompted questions about oversight of taxpayer funds — and a messaging war between representatives of Gov. Wes...
Bloomsbury Partners with Digital Science to Monitor Online Impact
Newswise
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July 30, 2025
Newswise — Bloomsbury Academic & Professional today announced that it is partnering with Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, to introduce Altmetric Explorer across the whole of its e book...
The Outside Story: Finding a Baltimore checkerspot
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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A few summers ago, I was walking my dog in a pasture near my house when a butterfly landed on my bare leg. It was a medium-sized black butterfly with orange crescents along the margins of its wings and rows of white dots adjacent to the border....
How A Southern Maryland Drum Camp Is Changing Young Lives Through Music
The Bay Net - Maryland
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July 30, 2025
Source: SoMar Drummers, Inc. Facebook | Campers pose for a photo at the 2025 camp ST. MARY’S CITY, Md. — Promising young drummers from around the country once again made their way to Southern Maryland earlier this month for the SoMar Drummers...
Finding a Baltimore Checkerspot
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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July 30, 2025
A few summers ago, I was walking my dog in a pasture near my house when a butterfly landed on my bare leg. It was a medium-sized black butterfly with orange crescents along the margins of its wings and rows of white dots adjacent to the border....
Perdue keeps breaking law by improperly disposing of PFAS-laced waste, Maryland residents allege
The New Lede - Washington D.C.
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July 29, 2025
In the latest move to combat contamination of a Maryland community’s drinking water, two Salisbury residents allege Perdue Agribusiness is violating federal law by failing to properly dispose of waste that contains toxic PFAS chemicals, according...
Marine Science Camp Provides Education, Fun Amid Outdoors
The SandPaper - New Jersey
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July 30, 2025
COOL CREATURE: Liam Dorsey (right) offers some educational tidbits about blue crabs as Sonora Markley (left) and Raylan McGuire look on during Marine Science Camp in Stafford Township on July 24. (Photos by David Biggy) Mummichogs, blue crabs,...
Former Baltimore County Insurance Agent Charged With Crimes for 4th Time
Insurance Journal
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July 30, 2025
In the fourth set of criminal charges filed against him since last September, a former Baltimore County insurance agent and financial advisor has been charged with obstruction of justice and fabricating physical evidence, Maryland Attorney General...
Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters 2025
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News -New York
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August 1, 2025
Addressing analysts earlier this year, executives from Alexandria Real Estate Equities discussed some sobering trends facing biopharma as well as the industry’s enduring strengths, both of which pose challenges for the nation’s largest life...
Maryland State Police investigating inmate death at Howard County prison, fellow inmate possibly involved
WBAL - Maryland
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July 28, 2025
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of 42-year-old inmate Brian Bell, who was housed at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup. According to a press release from officials, Bell was pronounced dead on July 27 by hospital...
'Moneyball For Horse Racing': The Art And Science Of Alexa Zepp’s Bloodstock Career
Yahoo Sports
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'Moneyball For Horse Racing': The Art And Science Of Alexa Zepp’s Bloodstock Career originally appeared on Paulick Report. When it comes to new names, the Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale’s spotlight is usually reserved for the stallions offering...
Dream of a High-Speed Maglev Train between D.C. and New York Is Dead for Now
The Japan News
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August 2, 2025
Katie Shepherd/The Washington Post Maryland Gov. Wes Moore stands with Central Japan Railway chairman Shin Kaneko in front of a mock departures board put together for the Maryland delegation visiting Japan in April. The Washington Post 11:54 JST,...
Baltimore Voters Fired City’s Soros Backed DA, Violent Crime Dropped Dramatically Shortly After
TFPP Wire
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July 28, 2025
Homicides and violent crimes have plunged in Baltimore since voters ousted their progressive prosecutor in 2022. The shift to tougher enforcement under a new prosecutor is being credited for what some are calling a “miraculous” turnaround. Key...