New Smithsonian exhibit features rare and unusual orchids
Smithsonian Gardens and the United States Botanic Garden have opened their annual orchid exhibit. This year’s theme is “The Future of Orchids: Conservation and Collaboration.”
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Some ex-NFL players are cautious about starting their children in tackle football
By MICHAEL ROVETTO and JUDITH ALTNEU Capital News Service Domonique Foxworth played his first organized tackle football game at 10
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As health concerns rise, safety efforts focus on improving helmets, detecting head injury
The risk of head injury in youth tackle football can never be eliminated. But around the country, changes in rules and standards are being introduced to try to reduce those risks.
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Maryland’s Hogan makes surprise entry into GOP race for US Senate
“Fifty years ago, my father, Maryland congressman Larry Hogan Sr., made a very tough decision. He became the first Republican to come out for the impeachment of President Nixon,” Hogan said. “He put aside party politics and his own personal considerations, and he stepped up to do the right thing for Maryland and the nation.”
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Poll: Black, Hispanic parents nearly twice as likely as white parents to see youth football as a path to college scholarships, NFL
Most parents understand the health risks of tackle football for children, but a new poll found significant differences in how Black, Hispanic and white parents of children under 18 view the benefits the game offers.
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Youth Tackle Football: Balancing risks and rewards depends on race and place
Youth participation in tackle football has been declining for years as medical studies have linked the sport with brain injury and long-term behavioral issues. But not all parents balance risks versus rewards the same way.
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Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Colorado’s effort to ban Trump from the ballot
Supreme Court justices were skeptical of Colorado’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the Republican primary ballot during Thursday’s oral arguments.
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‘The law is clear’: Crowd urges Supreme Court to rule against Trump in ballot case
Demonstrators stood in front of the Supreme Court Thursday, most of them making the case that former President Donald Trump should be kept off of the Colorado primary ballot.
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Cardin and Van Hollen back new foreign aid bill after bipartisan immigration deal dies
Maryland Democratic Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen have criticized Republican colleagues for blocking the bipartisan package that included border security and military aid to Ukraine.
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Dems and Reps clash over private election administration funding at ‘Zuckerbucks’ hearing
House Republicans want to pass a federal law banning private aid to the administration of state and local elections, contending that practice they allege unfairly helped Democrats in 2020.
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