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The Commerce Department, parent agency of NOAA, gave fired employees less than two hours to pack up, turn in their badges and computers and exit the office by 5 p.m., according to a former NOAA employee who spoke to Capital News Service on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
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Glidden is just one of hundreds of D.C. area residents who have lost their jobs since the government froze funding across numerous agencies. In his first month in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order “reevaluating and realigning” U.S. federal aid distribution.
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In Maryland, nearly 27% of students were chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year, an increase of over 7% from 2018, according to Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) data. Chronic absenteeism in Maryland reached almost 40% in 2022.
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With the U.S. needing to stamp out hatred after hate crimes rose significantly in major cities over the last years,
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A little more than a month after President Donald Trump was sworn into office for a second non-consecutive term the new administration has lit a fire underneath the Washington bureaucracy the likes of which have not been seen in nearly a century.
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Nearly 40 recently terminated federal workers walked from Senate office to Senate office Tuesday, hoping to share their stories with senators and their staffs.
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BALTIMORE — When is the last time you visited an art museum? In general, museum attendance is currently at 71%
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Suicide rates among youth and young adults increased 62% nationwide from 2007 to 2021, according to the CDC. Meanwhile in Maryland, the teen suicide rate increased by more than a third from 2014 through 2022.
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This week, we’re featuring two adorable adoptables who are ready to bring joy to their future families—meet Spike and Cheese
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Some of Maryland’s Democratic lawmakers say they are appalled by President Donald Trump’s comments blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion and calling Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator.
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