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‘Activist’ District Court Judge Paula Xinis Blocks Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
The Star News Network
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August 26, 2025
In an oral order issued Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis blocked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda. Prior to the...
Maryland doctors remind parents not to overlook their children's eye health
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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As students head back to school, eye specialists in Maryland say one of the most important items on the checklist – children's eye health – often gets overlooked. "It's not easy to learn what you can't see," said Dr. Megan Collins, a pediatric...
Maryland judge issues emergency order to stop ICE from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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A Maryland judge issued an emergency order to stop U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Abrego Garcia was taken into custody by ICE shortly after he was released from a Tennessee jail, as he faces...
Here Are The Best Colleges In Maryland, According To Niche
Patch
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August 26, 2025
Posted Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 10:54 am ET|Updated Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 11:26 am ET MARYLAND — Johns Hopkins University is the best college in Maryland, according to rankings released Monday by Niche, a college ranking and review platform. In all, 81...
White House Crime Initiative in D.C. and Baltimore Faces Backlash for Racial Bias
The San Antonio Observer - Texas
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August 27, 2025
Need to Knows President Trump labeled parts of Washington, D.C., “slums” and declared a federal crime emergency. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore invited Trump to Baltimore to see firsthand how crime has dropped. D.C. residents and leaders say Trump’s...
Health Department threatens to pull states' sex ed funding for including 'gender ideology' in programs
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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August 26, 2025
The Trump administration has escalated its efforts to ban sex ed programs from teaching youth about being transgender, threatening to pull a total of more than $81 million in funding from 40 states and six territories unless they remove “all...
Court tosses Trump lawsuit against Maryland federal judges, saying allowing it to continue would ‘offend the rule of law’
Fortune
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BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench in a ruling that underscored the extraordinary nature of the suit, slamming it as “potentially calamitous.” U.S....
MCAP tests show modest gains in Maryland students’ reading and math skills, but disparities remain
Capital Gazette - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
The latest Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program test results showed modest improvements in statewide proficiency in reading and math, though significant disparities existed between races, student groups and school districts. Originally...
Court tosses lawsuit by Trump against Maryland federal judges
KUTV - Utah
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BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench in an emphatic ruling that underscored the extraordinary nature of the suit, slamming it as “potentially calamitous."...
Trump administration threatens to pull federal funds over inclusion of gender identity in sex ed
Chalkbeat
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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding from 40 states for a sex education program aimed at vulnerable teens unless...
Abrego Garcia's attorneys ask to reopen his immigration case to seek asylum
ABC News - New York
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August 26, 2025
Attorneys for wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia have filed an emergency motion to reopen his immigration case to seek asylum, according to a court filing Tuesday. Abrego Garcia, who was rearrested Monday in Maryland after he was released...
Maryland students make incremental gains in statewide assessments
WUSA 9 - Washington D.C.
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August 26, 2025
Modest progress is being made in recovering from pandemic learning loss, with ELA and math proficiency rates improving statewide. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland students are starting to get back to pre-pandemic levels. The state Department of Education...
$1.6 million Maryland grant program aims to improve access to substance use resources
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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A $1.6 million grant program in Maryland aims to help residents in rural communities access substance use resources. The funds from the Rural Advancement for Maryland Peers (RAMP) grant, launched by Gov. Wes Moore Monday, will be used to expand...
Lee visits memorial hall of late independence activist in Philadelphia
Yonhap News Agency
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August 26, 2025
By Kim Eun-jung PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday visited the memorial of the late independence activist Seo Jae-pil in Philadelphia and vowed to honor his sacrifice and contributions to Korea. Lee, accompanied...
HHS orders CT, other states to remove gender from sex education
The Connecticut Mirror
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August 26, 2025
CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education...
Neilson Powless, Larry Warbasse, Michael Matthews among men's field at Maryland Cycling Classic to challenge defending champion Mattias Skjelmose
Cyclingnews
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August 26, 2025
Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) and Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), the top two riders from the 2023 Maryland Cycling Classic, will be back in Baltimore on September 6 for the event's third edition. Organisers confirmed preliminary rosters...
Judge tosses lawsuit against Maryland judges
CBS News
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A judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit against all 15 of Maryland's federal judges, delivering a legal blow to the Trump administration. The lawsuit stemmed from an order that blocked federal immigration officials from immediately...
Southwest Airlines Is Coming to St. Maarten, With New Nonstop Flights From Orlando and Baltimore
Caribbean Journal
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August 26, 2025
You know it. It’s one of those iconic Caribbean moments, when the plane makes its final descent into St. Maarten, skimming low over Maho Beach before touching down on one of the Caribbean’s most iconic runways. Beginning April 7, 2026, that moment...
Court throws out lawsuit by Trump against all Maryland federal judges
Minnesota Lawyer
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August 26, 2025
In Brief Judge Thomas Cullen dismisses Trump lawsuit against Maryland judges. Suit challenged order halting immediate deportations in habeas cases. Ruling cites constitutional separation of powers and judicial role. Justice Department argued...
Trump’s lawsuit against Maryland judges thrown out, labelled ‘potentially calamitous’
The Globe and Mail
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August 26, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:The subject of the lawsuit was an order by the chief judge of the Maryland district court stopping the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals, which the Justice Department claim impeded the...