#Maryland candy store selling chocolate-covered cicadas

#Maryland candy store selling chocolate-covered cicadas

“#Maryland candy store selling chocolate-covered cicadas” The cicadas are coming! In chocolate form, that is.  At least that’s what’s happening at one Maryland candy store. ChouQuette Chocolates & Confections is currently making chocolate-covered cicadas, according to FOX 5 in Washington, D.C. Earlier this month, the Bethesda-based confectioner shared an Instagram post on how it’s cooking up and sweetening these insects, which is…

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#Feds crack down on websites pretending to sell COVID vaccines

#Feds crack down on websites pretending to sell COVID vaccines

“#Feds crack down on websites pretending to sell COVID vaccines” Scammers are falsely claiming to sell COVID-19 vaccines online — and the feds are fighting back.  The US Attorney’s Office in Maryland seized a website, COVIDReliefSociety.org, that claimed to sell coronavirus vaccines and offer same-day delivery around the world, the office said Thursday.   After…

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#Brood X cicadas force businesses, homeowners to take precautions

#Brood X cicadas force businesses, homeowners to take precautions

“#Brood X cicadas force businesses, homeowners to take precautions” Brood X, a classification of the trillions of periodical cicadas that have descended in states across the eastern and southern U.S., has emerged after a 17-year hiatus — and already closed one restaurant. The District of Columbia and the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia are cicada ground zero, reporting sightings earlier than most other states.  More…

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#Feds investigating alleged problems with Kosciuszko Bridge cable armor

#Feds investigating alleged problems with Kosciuszko Bridge cable armor

“#Feds investigating alleged problems with Kosciuszko Bridge cable armor” Federal authorities are investigating claims that anti-terror cable shields on the Kosciuszko Bridge are falling apart as the result of a botched job by an allegedly crooked contractor, The Post has learned. The Brooklyn US Attorney’s Office obtained a subpoena for documents from Hardwire LLC, which is locked…

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#Maryland lawmakers repeal law enforcment Bill of Rights

#Maryland lawmakers repeal law enforcment Bill of Rights

“#Maryland lawmakers repeal law enforcment Bill of Rights” Maryland became the first state in the nation to repeal its law enforcement Bill of Rights on Saturday, as lawmakers passed sweeping police reform bills — overriding Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s vetoes in the process. The measures approved by the Democrat-controlled legislature scrapped the state’s Law Enforcement…

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#Biden spends first weekend as president at Camp David

#Biden spends first weekend as president at Camp David

“#Biden spends first weekend as president at Camp David” President Biden is spending his first weekend at Camp David as commander in chief. The historic spread in Western Maryland has been used by White House predecessors since Harry Truman as a retreat from the media and D.C. swamp. “It provides a chance to get a…

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