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Redistricting fight: Top takeaways as Maryland jumps in the fray with Trump, Texas
Capital Gazette - Maryland
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August 9, 2025
Maryland politicians are weighing in on the national debate over mid-decade redistricting, as states propose plans to give parties in power more congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterms. Originally Published: August 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM EDT
Maryland Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 results for Aug. 8, 2025
Delmarvanow.com - Delaware
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The Maryland Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Aug. 8, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mega Millions numbers from Aug. 8 drawing 02-06-08-14-49, Mega Ball: 12 Check Mega Millions payouts and...
Life after death? States legalize human composting.
USA Today
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Nina Shoen likes the idea of life (plant life) springing from death. Shoen has a close friend who chose to have her remains made into compost. The process of those remains being broken down into soil that can be used to nurture plants and trees...
Trump admin cutting $20M in DC security funding after federal law enforcement ordered to increase presence
Fox News
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Fox News chief Washington correspondent Mike Emanuel has the latest on the Trump administration’s actions to fight crime in Washington, D.C. on ‘The Faulkner Focus.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration plans to cut...
Quillon Ivan Long, Jr. v. State of Maryland
The Daily Record - Maryland
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August 9, 2025
Criminal Law-Trial Evidence Admissibility-Witness Opinion Testimony Quillon Ivan Long, Jr., appellant, was convicted by a Howard County jury of first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and related charges following the shooting death...
Pelosi announces effort to legalize child sex change hormones and procedures at ‘Nat’l Level’: ‘Really sad for trans kids to hear public policy’
One America News Network
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August 8, 2025
US Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, looks on during a press conference on the steps of the US Capitol after the Senate passed the “Big Beautiful Bill Act” in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty...
A WARNing for Maryland Employers: Mandatory Notice Requirements for Mass Layoffs or RIFs Are Now in Effect!
National Law Review
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August 8, 2025
Quick Hits Maryland’s Mini-WARN Act requires employers with fifty or more employees to provide sixty days’ notice of mass layoffs or reductions in force impacting the greater of at least 25 percent or fifteen employees. The notice provisions of...
Federal judge in Maryland blocks Trump birthright citizenship order
OSV News
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August 9, 2025
“Here, the Court finds that the only way to afford complete relief to the certified class is to enjoin enforcement of the Executive Order as to each member of the class,” Boardman wrote. “That relief must include every child in the United States...
Newsom announces plans for a special election to redistrict California
Straight Arrow News
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August 9, 2025
Following their departure from Texas, several state Democrats addressed the media after meeting with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The biggest announcement came from Newsom, who announced his plans for a...
Man guilty of assaulting elderly pro-life activists in Baltimore avoids jail time
Catholic News Agency
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August 8, 2025
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 8, 2025 / 15:23 pm A 28-year-old man was found guilty of assaulting two elderly pro-life activists in front of the Planned Parenthood facility in Baltimore but was sentenced to just one year of home detention and...
DC residents, visitors respond to increased federal law enforcement patrols
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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WASHINGTON (7News) — In the first full day of increased federal law enforcement presence in D.C., 7News On Your Side drove around the nation's capital to see where officers have been deployed. This effort began at midnight on Friday and is in...
Baltimore judge goes soft on violent abortion fanatic who attacked pro-lifers
Washington Examiner
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August 8, 2025
Liberal judges continue to distort the criminal justice system to reach their preferred policy goals or, as shown in a recent case in Baltimore, punish victims of crime who are not on their political team.The case in Baltimore is that of Patrick...
Donatos Pizza Signals Key Growth In Virgina, Maryland And Georgia
Franchise Opportunities
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By: Donatos Pizza | 1 Shares 77 Reads Premium Pizza Franchise Grows Presence in DMV, Atlanta Metro Area August 08, 2025 // Franchising.com // COLUMBUS, OH – Donatos Pizza, the premium pizza franchise famous for its abundantly topped pizzas spread...
Baltimore Man found guilty of fatally shooting MTA bus passenger in 2024
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Updated on: August 8, 2025 / 1:49 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore Baltimore Man found guilty of fatally shooting MTA bus passenger in 2024 Baltimore Man found guilty of fatally shooting MTA bus passenger in 2024 00:26 A Baltimore man has been convicted of...
Man avoids prison after viciously assaulting two elderly pro-lifers in Baltimore
LifeSite
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August 8, 2025
News Judge Yvette M. Bryant sentenced Patrick Brice to just one year of home detention and three years of probation for brutally attacking Mark Crosby and Dick Schaefer. BALTIMORE (LifeSiteNews) — Patrick Brice, who was found guilty earlier this...
Do Legal Checks on a President’s Power “Diminish the Votes of the Citizens Who Elected Him”?
Cato Institute - Washington D.C.
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August 8, 2025
Walter Olson When a dispute comes to court, it’s routine for judges to issue short-term orders aimed at freezing existing conditions long enough for the court to determine whether it has authority to hear the case and make sure its jurisdiction is...
Maryland Judge Again Halts Trump Birthright Citizenship Order, Certifies Nationwide Class
[your]NEWS
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August 8, 2025
A Maryland federal judge issued the fourth nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order since the Supreme Court’s June ruling. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman late Thursday barred...
Connecticut Pierces the GLBA Veil in Overhauling its Omnibus Privacy Law
JD Supra - California
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August 8, 2025
The Connecticut Governor signed SB 1295 into law on June 25, 2025, again amending the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA). This round of amendments significantly expands the applicability of the law by lowering data processing triggers and...
Man Who Assaulted Elderly Pro-Lifers in Baltimore Dodges Prison Time
Breitbart
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August 8, 2025
A 28-year-old man found guilty of brutally beating two elderly pro-life activists outside of a Baltimore Planned Parenthood clinic in 2023 will not spend any time in prison. Baltimore Circuit Judge Yvette M. Bryant on Thursday sentenced Patrick...
Elimination of EPA solar program to cost Maryland more than $60 million
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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The Trump administration’s decision this week to ax a Biden-era rooftop solar program will cost Maryland more than $60 million intended to build the local workforce and lower electricity costs for thousands of households. Of the $62 million...