Schools can screen students for behavioral health issues – but many are reluctant to do so
After Achilles Bardos learned about the internet in the 1990s, he thought to himself, “Why not in psychology?”
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Beyond the high: Diving into Maryland’s cannabis data
Now that marijuana is legal in Maryland, some lesser-known effects of its use are coming to light. Since 2022, the Maryland Cannabis Administration has conducted an annual survey, the Maryland Medical Cannabis Patient Survey, to collect data on these adverse effects.
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These aid workers are still trying to get Afghan allies to safety
The Taliban is targeting Afghans who worked with the U.S., including those who worked with the University of Maryland. Neighboring countries like Pakistan and Iran are cracking down on harboring Afghan refugees. At the same time, President Donald Trump is imposing a freeze on admitting refugees to the U.S.
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Oklahoma City marks a deadly attack and an ongoing threat
This city is marking the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the federal building here this month, at a moment in time when domestic terrorism experts say homegrown extremism is brewing in the country.
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‘Playworks’ reinvents recess as a learning experience
You won’t find swings, slides, or a kickball field outside Rhawnhurst School. Instead, the elementary school’s “playground” is a vast expanse of barren blacktop with just a lone basketball hoop.
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A shift in Christianity across the US may continue as Gen Z ages
Only 45% of America’s Gen Z identify as Christian, according to Pew Research Center’s most recent Religious Landscape Study – a 10% decline from a previous 2014 survey. More than half of millennials and a little over 70% of Gen X respondents identified as Christian.
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Returning from El Salvador, Van Hollen says ‘we need to bring Mr. Abrego García home’
andcuffed, shackled and unable to see out the plane windows or know where they were headed, Kilmar Abrego García and others were flown to El Salvador. Authorities placed him in a cell with around 25 others at CECOT, the country’s most notorious prison.
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US dominance in science at risk with Trump cuts, scientists warn
The United States has been the world leader in science for decades, but the Trump administration has made plans to cancel or freeze federal grants that fund scientific institutions and universities and shrink or abolish federal scientific agencies. Such actions would end the country’s decades of preeminence in science, researchers and experts warn.
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Maryland lawmakers, legal experts press Trump administration to return Abrego García from El Salvador
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, traveled to El Salvador Wednesday, where he attempted to visit Abrego García and hold talks with government officials to push for his release and check on his well-being, a promise he made to the man’s family during a press conference in Washington last week.
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Maryland federal contractor layoffs increase as Trump slashes federal spending
In Maryland, if federal employment were to decline by 30,000 with 10% less in federal spending, the state’s total employment would decrease by close to 100,000, according to the Regional Economic Studies Institute at Towson University.
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