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Musician Kotic Couture on the rebellious roots of Pride, the importance of dance parties in LGBTQ communities, and why queer people are the "backbone" of Baltimore's culture.
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, City Council President Nick Mosby and Comptroller Bill Henry said in a letter Monday that ending the federal expanded unemployment benefits program two months early will disproportionately hurt Baltimore. -
Offers for Perry Hall Mansion have to be submitted to the county by Tuesday
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The debate is beginning in Baltimore County over how to redraw political lines.
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Baltimore’s plastic bag ban gets put off until October. And Dr. Leana Wen cautions against complacency with COVID vaccination progress.
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The five editorial executives, including the editor in chief, were arrested Thursday morning amid a raid of the news outlets' offices.
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The yes vote comes a day after the Senate unanimously moved to recognize June 19 as a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States.
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Some institutions have dropped the name Columbus Day or switched to celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. One New Jersey school district came up with a new solution: eliminate all holiday names.
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In a victory for survivors of domestic and gang violence, the Department of Justice on Wednesday vacated the controversial Trump-era decisions.
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The Fed is maintaining its easy money policies for now in an effort to speed the economic recovery. It left interest rates near zero despite a jump in consumer prices.
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Hackers can gain remote access to a Peloton bike's camera and microphone and can monitor users. They can also add apps disguised as Netflix and Spotify to get login credentials.
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The Odyssey of the Seas had been slated to carry passengers for the first time on July 3. Instead, all 1,400 crew members are being quarantined.
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Scott Borchert's cultural history of the New Deal initiative known as the Federal Writers' Program teems with colorful characters, scenic byways and telling anecdotes.
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The Electronic Entertainment Expo isn't quite what it used to be, with several major game developers pulling out over the past few years — but this year's show still managed some pretty big news.
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Companies are responding to a social movement fueled by the killing of George Floyd, a 47-year-old Black man who died in Minneapolis while in police custody.
