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Rabbi Arthur Waskow, longtime progressive US activist and author, dies at 92
JTA — Rabbi Arthur Waskow, an activist and author of more than two dozen books that refracted progressive causes like civil rights, economic injustice and, most pressingly in his last decade, climate change through the lens of Jewish text and...
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Man sentenced to life for killing, dismembering Maryland teacher Mariame Sylla
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FOX 5 DC - Maryland
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The man accused of brutally murdering a well-respected Greenbelt teacher has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. FOX 5's Stephanie Ramirez was in the courtroom for the sentencing. GREENBELT, Md. - The man accused of...
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OUR TOWN: Just blink
By now you’ve all heard the news about The Voice no longer being in circulation. I am very grateful for the opportunity to spend the last few months writing Our Town. Thanks to all who have been dedicated to The Voice over the years. Just remember...
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Baltimore gets the MONOPOLY treatment; Our community chests are bursting with pride!
Get ready to roll the dice, because Mr. Monopoly will officially unveil MONOPOLY: Baltimore Edition next week. The unveiling will take place at an event with local officials and business leaders on Friday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. at Power Plant Live!...
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Baltimore City Community College faculty were ‘blindsided’ by Schmoke’s merger plan, union chair says
Baltimore City Community College faculty were “blindsided” by a plan to consolidate their employer with the University of Baltimore, according to Laura Pope, the faculty union chair. Pope confronted BCCC board Chair Kurt Schmoke, who is also...
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Hillary Scholten addresses clean water, civil rights, and military gender issues in recent posts
Congresswoman Hillary Scholten, who represents Michigan’s 3rd district in the U.S. Congress, recently posted a series of statements on social media addressing clean water advocacy, support for the NAACP, and concerns regarding women in the...
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Maryland mother freed after ICE detained her for months over decades-old theft conviction
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CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Melissa Tran is back in Maryland after federal immigration authorities detained her more than five months ago over a non-violent conviction two decades earlier. The mother of five, and Hagerstown business owner, spoke with WJZ Investigator Mike...
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Maryland Immigration office lies in ruins.
A sub-office of the Liberian Immigration Service (LIS) in Maryland County, located in the southeast of Liberia, lies in ruins due to neglect. By Patrick N. Mensah, Maryland County Harper, Maryland-October 16, 2025 – The Liberia Immigration Service...
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Advocates can’t make EEOC enforce LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination laws, agency says
Dive Brief: A legal services nonprofit cannot challenge the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity’s handling of gender identity discrimination allegations because the agency’s enforcement of federal laws is a core executive function generally...
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Unlimited Potential Mentoring Inc: Empowering West Baltimore's Youth to create their own path to success
BALTIMORE — A former Morgan State University track athlete has traded in his spikes for a greater race — one that doesn't end at the finish line, but keeps going, generation after generation. For Haneef Hardy, founder of Unlimited Potential...
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Earth System Engineers Take Planetary Alterations to Extreme Scales
The term “ecosystem engineering” has been used for decades as a way to describe organisms that drastically alter their environment, changing the abiotic factors in their habitat as well as the lives of other organisms in their orbit. Beavers,...
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Michelle Obama’s New Style Book Just Dropped, and It’s Already an Amazon Bestseller — Pre-Order Here
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Michelle Obama’s style has been scrutinized in countless op-eds and social-media deep dives since she first...
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Baltimore’s education dynasty gathers around a Roland Park dinner table
Around a crowded, cozy dining table in Roland Park, laughter rises above the clatter of silverware dishing up corn, asparagus, tomatoes and burgers. There’s discussion of an upcoming family wedding: the last-minute dress alterations, the...
Owner: The Venetoulis Institute For Local Journalism
Arthur Waskow, activist rabbi who brought Jewish spiritual wisdom to bear on progressive politics, dies at 92
Rabbi Arthur Waskow, an activist and author of more than two dozen books that refracted progressive causes like civil rights, economic injustice and, most pressingly in his last decade, climate change through the lens of Jewish text and tradition,...
Owner: Bernie Bellan
Walmart and TalkShopLive Put K-Beauty Front and Center in Their Latest Livestream — Here Are the Skin Care Bestsellers We’re Shopping
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Once considered niche and a rarity on the U.S. market, K-beauty is now one of the hottest beauty categories of...
Owner: Jay Penske
In court, federal official defends use of tear gas in Chicago, says immigration agents have cameras
CHICAGO — U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have been given body cameras, an official testified Monday as a judge held a hearing to learn more about the Trump administration's crackdown, which has...
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Baltimore spending board approves $48M deal for nonprofit payments
Baltimore’s spending board approved a $48 million deal for city nonprofits to make payments to the city in place of taxes Wednesday, voting unanimously as protesters holding signs looked on. The deal, announced this month, calls for 14 tax-exempt...
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Marylanders with ties to Jamaica wait, worry and pray for loved ones
When Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, Seymour Clarke could only watch from afar — glued to his phone as videos of flooding and destruction filled his screen and messages from family back home trickled in. Tuesday was a...
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Immigration attorneys turn to centuries-old legal tool to help release clients from ICE custody
Habeas Corpus petitions is a legal request asking a federal judge to review whether someone is being held lawfully. SEATTLE — Immigration attorneys are increasingly relying on federal judges to help get people in ICE detention released. They're...
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ELECTION 2025 — Mark Shaner, (U/R Endorsed), Candidate for Board of Education
For the 2025 Wilton Municipal Elections, GOOD Morning Wilton asked all candidates to submit a 150-word bio; candidates running for the Boards of Selectmen, Finance and Education and the Planning and Zoning Commission were asked to sit for a video...
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