#Two brothers busted in social media ‘stabbing’ hoax

#Two brothers busted in social media ‘stabbing’ hoax

“#Two brothers busted in social media ‘stabbing’ hoax” Two brothers staged a stabbing in their Maryland kitchen — complete with a puddle of bogus blood — and then summoned a crowd of cops and paramedics to the scene as a social media stunt, police said Thursday. The prank was revealed when the “stabbed” brother, Denidson…

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#MD Rep. Andy Harris tries to carry gun onto House floor

#MD Rep. Andy Harris tries to carry gun onto House floor

“#MD Rep. Andy Harris tries to carry gun onto House floor” A Maryland congressman was reportedly prevented from entering the US House chamber on Thursday when his firearm set off the newly installed metal detectors. Republican Rep. Andy Harris was stopped after House security “saw a firearm on [his] person” and he never made it…

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#Winning 0M Powerball ticket sold in Maryland

#Winning $730M Powerball ticket sold in Maryland

“#Winning $730M Powerball ticket sold in Maryland” DES MOINES, Iowa — There has been a jackpot winner in the $730 million Powerball, the first to get the top prize in months.  Thanks to math and bad luck, lottery players had another shot at a giant jackpot Wednesday night with a $730 million Powerball prize was…

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#Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin announces death of 25-year-old son

#Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin announces death of 25-year-old son

“#Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin announces death of 25-year-old son” The 25-year-old son of U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has died, the congressman’s office said on Thursday. Thomas Bloom Raskin, a second-year student at Harvard Law School, was remembered as “pure magic” in a statement from his parents. “His brilliance and compassion knew no bounds,” the…

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#Baltimore schools shut down for two days after cyberattack

#Baltimore schools shut down for two days after cyberattack

“#Baltimore schools shut down for two days after cyberattack” Schools in Baltimore will shut down for two days this week — and a ransomware attack, not the coronavirus, is to blame. The Baltimore County Public Schools tweeted Saturday that there will be no classes Monday and Tuesday due to the computer breach. “This provides much-needed…

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#Trump mocks Gov. Larry Hogan over faulty COVID-19 tests

#Trump mocks Gov. Larry Hogan over faulty COVID-19 tests

“#Trump mocks Gov. Larry Hogan over faulty COVID-19 tests” President Trump on Sunday mocked Maryland’s Republican governor after a report revealed he spent millions in state funds for faulty COVID-19 tests from South Korea. “Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Anti-Trump Hero, Paid for Flawed Coronavirus Tests from South Korea,” the president said in a tweet, referring…

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#Archaeologists unearth 300-year-old slave quarters at historic Southern Maryland plantation

#Archaeologists unearth 300-year-old slave quarters at historic Southern Maryland plantation

“#Archaeologists unearth 300-year-old slave quarters at historic Southern Maryland plantation” Archaeologists have announced the discovery of 300-year-old slave quarters at a historic plantation in Southern Maryland. They are now recovering artifacts that lay buried in farm fields within Newtowne Neck State Park in Saint Mary’s County — a stone’s throw from an 18th-century brick manor…

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#Trump heads to Walter Reed hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis

#Trump heads to Walter Reed hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis

“#Trump heads to Walter Reed hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis” President Trump on Friday was being taken to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, after contracting COVID-19. Trump is expected to remain at the hospital “for the next few days,” White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement. “Out of…

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