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An estimated 12,000 spectators lined the street leading up to the state house to catch a glimpse of the monks who walked for 109 days to promote peace.
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2026 WYPR Coverage of Maryland General Assembly
Maryland lawmakers begin work on banning surveillance pricing as retail advocates object
A bill to tackle Democrats’ affordability agenda enters the General Assembly, but retail companies worry the proposed regulation could have adverse effects.
Maryland House approves a bill to put further cost recovery limitations on utilities
The bill would require utilities to dip into profits, instead of ratepayer pockets, to cover supervisor compensation above $250,000.
Maryland Democrat leaves Senate floor in protest amid redistricting stall
Sen. Arthur Ellis says he will not be voting in the Senate until the chamber takes up a new Congressional map, but his protest did not sway the Senate President.
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Laura Ockel viazavier, used under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication/Via Wikimedia CommonsThis week on the podcast, three stories about painful, unrequited adorations. -
The Stoop Storytelling SeriesThis week on the podcast, two stories about people who choose to pedal through Charm City.
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David Goldman/APDozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey. -
Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesKorea's Gaon Choi, 17, rebounded from a hard fall to win gold — and end her role model's historic bid for three in a row in the Winter Olympic halfpipe. -
Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesSenate Democrats blocked two Republican-backed measures Thursday to keep the department open, including a short-term funding extension for two weeks as negotiations continue. -
Alessandra Tarantino/APUkrainians are uniting in solidarity with Olympic skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after he was disqualified for wearing a helmet with images of Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's invasion. -
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesThe disclosure from the agency's acting director came after immigration officers shot two U.S. citizens, intensifying questions about ICE officers' tactics, training and use of force. -
Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty ImagesRich Ruohonen has tried to get to the Olympics for almost 40 years. He finally got his chance, taking to the ice at the Milan Cortina Games representing the U.S. on Team Casper for curling. -
Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesIn his Thursday order, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to allow any of the men deported last year to El Salvador to appear in a U.S. port of entry to be conditionally allowed in as they challenge their removal. -
NASA/JPL-CaltechA massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole. -
Tom Brenner/Getty ImagesKelly, an Arizona Democrat, sued Hegseth after the Defense Secretary moved to formally censure him for participating in a video where he told service members they can refuse illegal orders. -
SrdJanPav/Getty ImagesElite athletes often push through pain to achieve victory. But, everyday exercisers need to distinguish between soreness which is normal and pain which is the body's way of telling you to stop.
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