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Since we’re all doing introductions on this app.
Hi, I’m Jacob. Like to travel with my girlfriend, she’s a beauty!
Cat dad of two boy cats that provides funny moments in my life.
Also a big fan of the Baltimore Ravens.
Hi, I’m Jacob. Like to travel with my girlfriend, she’s a beauty!
Cat dad of two boy cats that provides funny moments in my life.
Also a big fan of the Baltimore Ravens.
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This is tomorrow. Ray Kelly of the Citizens Policing Project will be on hand to talk about the work he does.
Ten Years after the Baltimore Uprising: On Fridays between February 28th and April 4th, the BMA Lexington Market will host staff from Baltimore Beat and local activists for a story-gathering series to mark 10 years since the death of Freddie Gray and the Baltimore Uprising.
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Ten Years after the Baltimore Uprising | Baltimore Museum of Art
On Fridays between February 28th and April 4th, the BMA Lexington Market will host staff from Baltimore Beat and local activists for a story-gathering series to mark 10 years since the death of…
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March 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is tomorrow. Ray Kelly of the Citizens Policing Project will be on hand to talk about the work he does.
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President Trump is preparing to sign an order that would instruct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the Education Department, setting the stage for a potential power struggle with Congress and another round of legal challenges from opponents.
Trump Is Said to Be Preparing Order That Aims to Eliminate Education Dept.
Without Congress, President Trump cannot dismantle the agency. No modern president has ever tried to unilaterally shut down a federal department.
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March 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
President Trump is preparing to sign an order that would instruct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the Education Department, setting the stage for a potential power struggle with Congress and another round of legal challenges from opponents.
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Trade tensions between the United States and Canada have spilled into the alcohol aisle, as Canadian provinces have begun removing American liquor from store shelves in response to the 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods imposed by President Trump.
Canadian provinces pull U.S. alcohol from shelves as Trump tariffs kick in
Lawson Whiting, CEO of Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman, said Canada removing U.S. alcohol is “worse than a tariff.”
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March 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Trade tensions between the United States and Canada have spilled into the alcohol aisle, as Canadian provinces have begun removing American liquor from store shelves in response to the 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods imposed by President Trump.
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Woke up. Got out of bed. Rescued a bald eagle.
Woke up. Got out of bed. Rescued a bald eagle.
Sometimes, you have to do something that scares you. On Wednesday morning, I helped rescue a wounded bald eagle from a neighbor’s yard and transported it to a wildlife center.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Woke up. Got out of bed. Rescued a bald eagle.
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“Hamilton” is canceling plans to perform next year at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing President Trump’s moves to impose his values on the venue. “We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump’s Takeover
“We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“Hamilton” is canceling plans to perform next year at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing President Trump’s moves to impose his values on the venue. “We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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The show that gave me the confidence to even believe someone like me could do TV. Will be forever grateful to the producers, and also @tonyreali.bsky.social, who models kindness and intelligence in a way that’s all too rare these days.
March 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The show that gave me the confidence to even believe someone like me could do TV. Will be forever grateful to the producers, and also @tonyreali.bsky.social, who models kindness and intelligence in a way that’s all too rare these days.
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“They’re all set,” President Trump said of the broad 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports, and an additional 10% for Chinese goods. “They go into effect tomorrow.”
Get the latest updates: nyti.ms/4imM7aS
Get the latest updates: nyti.ms/4imM7aS
March 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“They’re all set,” President Trump said of the broad 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports, and an additional 10% for Chinese goods. “They go into effect tomorrow.”
Get the latest updates: nyti.ms/4imM7aS
Get the latest updates: nyti.ms/4imM7aS
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Universities are tightening their belts and reducing graduate student enrollments to steel themselves for potential Trump administration funding cuts.
Hiring freezes, fewer grad students: Funding uncertainty hits colleges
Universities are tightening their belts and reducing graduate student enrollments to steel themselves for potential Trump administration funding cuts.
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March 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Universities are tightening their belts and reducing graduate student enrollments to steel themselves for potential Trump administration funding cuts.
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KREMLIN SAYS WASHINGTON NOW LARGELY ALIGNS WITH RUSSIA Sees tension between the United States and Ukraine, laid bare in Trump-Zelensky meeting, as an unexpected, potentially transformative "gift" @francescaebel.bsky.social reports from Moscow
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Washington now ‘largely aligns’ with Moscow’s vision, Kremlin says
Tension between the United States and Ukraine, laid bare in the Oval Office meeting of Trump and Zelensky, is seen in Moscow as a “gift.”
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March 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
KREMLIN SAYS WASHINGTON NOW LARGELY ALIGNS WITH RUSSIA Sees tension between the United States and Ukraine, laid bare in Trump-Zelensky meeting, as an unexpected, potentially transformative "gift" @francescaebel.bsky.social reports from Moscow
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Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
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March 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
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San Diego FC’s first-ever home match was marred by the repeated use of homophobic language by fans.
After the match, the club’s head coach and sporting director called the chants “unacceptable” and “outside of our value system.”
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After the match, the club’s head coach and sporting director called the chants “unacceptable” and “outside of our value system.”
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San Diego FC coach, sporting director denounce homophobic chants at inaugural home match
The chants, which have been common in Mexican soccer and are widely considered homophobic, largely occurred in the game's final moments.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
San Diego FC’s first-ever home match was marred by the repeated use of homophobic language by fans.
After the match, the club’s head coach and sporting director called the chants “unacceptable” and “outside of our value system.”
✍️ @mlsist.bsky.social
After the match, the club’s head coach and sporting director called the chants “unacceptable” and “outside of our value system.”
✍️ @mlsist.bsky.social
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From raw metal to engines, components travel all over North America before they’re put into cars. What happens if they’re taxed at every stop?
See how tariffs could make your next car cost thousands more
From raw metal to engines, components travel all over North America before they’re put into cars. What happens if they’re taxed at every stop?
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March 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
From raw metal to engines, components travel all over North America before they’re put into cars. What happens if they’re taxed at every stop?
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The West is at a “crossroads in history,” Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer told European leaders at a pivotal summit in London, as the continent sought to wrestle control of negotiations over the Russia-Ukraine war away from the US and present a united front: cnn.it/3XphqJM
March 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The West is at a “crossroads in history,” Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer told European leaders at a pivotal summit in London, as the continent sought to wrestle control of negotiations over the Russia-Ukraine war away from the US and present a united front: cnn.it/3XphqJM
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A handful of Republican senators have joined their Democratic colleagues in expressing alarm over the Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze and gutting of USAID, writing to Marco Rubio that they believe the State Department is not operating in accordance with the law.
Behind the scenes, GOP senators challenge legality of Trump’s aid cuts
A handful of Republican senators, including Sen. Lindsey Graham, joined Democrats to quietly express alarm about how President Donald Trump is freezing foreign aid.
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February 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A handful of Republican senators have joined their Democratic colleagues in expressing alarm over the Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze and gutting of USAID, writing to Marco Rubio that they believe the State Department is not operating in accordance with the law.
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Meet the acting DOGE administrator: a former USDSer named Amy Gleason — who happens to be on vacation this week and didn't know in advance the White House was releasing her name. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Joins Speaker’s Effort to Get House Republicans to Pass Budget Plan
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February 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Meet the acting DOGE administrator: a former USDSer named Amy Gleason — who happens to be on vacation this week and didn't know in advance the White House was releasing her name. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi-year review by the National Park Service.
National Park Service withdraws Black community in Louisiana from historic landmark consideration | CNN
A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi-yea...
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February 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi-year review by the National Park Service.
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WE MADE IT TO DOUBLE DIGITS! That means I win right?
Super Castlevania 4 (SNES) Deathless Continued!
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Super Castlevania 4 (SNES) Deathless Continued!
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February 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
WE MADE IT TO DOUBLE DIGITS! That means I win right?
Super Castlevania 4 (SNES) Deathless Continued!
🤡Twitch.tv/SleepyheadDree🤡
Super Castlevania 4 (SNES) Deathless Continued!
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The legality of this? I don't know, I'm not an expert.
But I watched it happen. Schweikert was always going to vote for this bill. His support was not in doubt.
He and Johnson had a short conversation. Schweikert shook his hand and handed him the voting card, a sort of congratulatory gesture.
But I watched it happen. Schweikert was always going to vote for this bill. His support was not in doubt.
He and Johnson had a short conversation. Schweikert shook his hand and handed him the voting card, a sort of congratulatory gesture.
February 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The legality of this? I don't know, I'm not an expert.
But I watched it happen. Schweikert was always going to vote for this bill. His support was not in doubt.
He and Johnson had a short conversation. Schweikert shook his hand and handed him the voting card, a sort of congratulatory gesture.
But I watched it happen. Schweikert was always going to vote for this bill. His support was not in doubt.
He and Johnson had a short conversation. Schweikert shook his hand and handed him the voting card, a sort of congratulatory gesture.
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Speaker Mike Johnson just cast the deciding vote for Trump's budget bill on behalf on Rep. David Schweikert.
Schweikert handed Johnson his voting card. Johnson cast the vote, and handed it back.
That was the vote that put Republicans over the top.
Schweikert handed Johnson his voting card. Johnson cast the vote, and handed it back.
That was the vote that put Republicans over the top.
February 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson just cast the deciding vote for Trump's budget bill on behalf on Rep. David Schweikert.
Schweikert handed Johnson his voting card. Johnson cast the vote, and handed it back.
That was the vote that put Republicans over the top.
Schweikert handed Johnson his voting card. Johnson cast the vote, and handed it back.
That was the vote that put Republicans over the top.
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Elon Musk’s team posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Elon Musk’s team posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
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A federal judge declined to temporarily restore the Associated Press' access to some of President Trump's events, the Oval Office and Air Force One
Federal judge declines to temporarily restore AP’s full access to White House | CNN Politics
A federal judge declined on Monday to temporarily restore the Associated Press’ access to some of President Donald Trump’s events, the Oval Office and Air Force One.
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February 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A federal judge declined to temporarily restore the Associated Press' access to some of President Trump's events, the Oval Office and Air Force One
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A small group of protesters hung an inverted American flag — historically used as a sign of distress in Yosemite National Park — on Saturday. The protest came just over a week after the Trump administration abruptly fired at least 1,000 National Park Service employees. nyti.ms/4ka2zwF
February 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A small group of protesters hung an inverted American flag — historically used as a sign of distress in Yosemite National Park — on Saturday. The protest came just over a week after the Trump administration abruptly fired at least 1,000 National Park Service employees. nyti.ms/4ka2zwF
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PART 2: For years, HCPSS has funded new special ed positions but hasn't filled them.
What happens to those unspent $$?
We've learned it often goes back into the general fund, meaning money intended for special needs students gets diverted to other students. www.wbaltv.com/article/howa...
What happens to those unspent $$?
We've learned it often goes back into the general fund, meaning money intended for special needs students gets diverted to other students. www.wbaltv.com/article/howa...
Unspent special education funding diverted. Here's why
Unspent funding meant for vacant special education positions at Howard County schools sometimes gets redirected, 11 News Investigates has learned.
www.wbaltv.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
PART 2: For years, HCPSS has funded new special ed positions but hasn't filled them.
What happens to those unspent $$?
We've learned it often goes back into the general fund, meaning money intended for special needs students gets diverted to other students. www.wbaltv.com/article/howa...
What happens to those unspent $$?
We've learned it often goes back into the general fund, meaning money intended for special needs students gets diverted to other students. www.wbaltv.com/article/howa...
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Vivek Ramaswamy announced Monday evening that he is running for governor of Ohio in 2026, capping a rapid-fire sequence of events in recent weeks that included the former GOP presidential candidate exiting President Donald Trump’s government efficiency effort. cnn.it/3D7E0zM
February 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Vivek Ramaswamy announced Monday evening that he is running for governor of Ohio in 2026, capping a rapid-fire sequence of events in recent weeks that included the former GOP presidential candidate exiting President Donald Trump’s government efficiency effort. cnn.it/3D7E0zM