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Police training expert calls for increased supervision, scrutiny in wake of Nichols' death – WKRC TV Cincinnati

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Police training expert calls for increased supervision, scrutiny in wake of Nichols’ death  WKRC TV Cincinnati ‘Shameful and inhumane’ – Black officers reckon with death of Tyre Nichols  BBC Activists link death of Tyre Nichols to ‘cowboy’ police culture  Al Jazeera English Memphians across the city honor Tyre Nichols  WREG NewsChannel 3 The Government’s Telling Response to Tyre Nichols’s … Read more

Heavy volumes of traffic expected in downtown Baltimore and surrounding areas Monday – Fox Baltimore

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Heavy volumes of traffic expected in downtown Baltimore and surrounding areas Monday  Fox Baltimore

Shooting in Baltimore kills 1 person and wounds 3 others, including a 2-year-old

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CNN  —  At least one person was killed and three wounded – including a 2-year-old child – in a shooting in Baltimore on Saturday, police said. Authorities responded near the intersection of Pennsylvania and Laurens Ave. after 6 p.m. Saturday evening and found two adult males, one adult female and a 2-year-old shot, according to … Read more

America has suffered 300,000 non-Covid excess deaths since 2020

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Poll Do you think lockdowns and mask mandates were effective? Yes 47 votes No 314 votes The US has suffered nearly 300,000 more deaths than usual in more than two years of the pandemic that cannot be attributed to Covid, with researchers blaming lockdowns and delays to healthcare. Latest official data shows there were 1.26million … Read more

650-pound fossil whale skull found in Maryland

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A Pennsylvania family discovered a 650-lb fossil whale skull on the Chesapeake Bay in southern Maryland. Cody Goddard, his wife, and their son were on Matoaka Beach in Calvert County when they saw a large, hardened block of sediment laying on the beach. According to the Calvert Marine Museum, the sediment had an “unusual” fossil protruding … Read more

Robert Hur: Special counsel overseeing the Biden document probe was a Trump-era US attorney

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CNN  —  The Justice Department’s probe into classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home and former private office will be overseen by Robert Hur, a former US attorney in Maryland who has a “long and distinguished career as a prosecutor,” Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday. Hur was nominated to be US attorney in … Read more

Stevie Nicks to join forces with Billy Joel for one-off Baltimore concert 

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Stevie Nicks to join forces with Billy Joel for one-off Baltimore concert – marking star’s return to the stage following death of Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie By Eve Buckland For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:45, 12 January 2023 | Updated: 16:59, 12 January 2023 Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel will join forces for a one-off concert … Read more

McCarthy fails again in 6th bid for speaker, GOP in disarray – WBFF FOX45 Baltimore

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McCarthy fails again in 6th bid for speaker, GOP in disarray  WBFF FOX45 Baltimore The Republicans’ descent into dysfunction  Financial Times Analysis | What McCarthy’s concessions could cost him — and the GOP  The Washington Post Why Does Kevin McCarthy Want to Be Speaker at This Point?  The Daily Beast View Full Coverage on Google News

New laws in 2023: From increases in minimum wage to recreational marijuana, here’s what takes effect

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CNN  —  As President Joe Biden scored several legislative wins last year, voters across the country headed to the polls in November to decide on local measures. The passage of several of those measures will lead to new state laws this year. And Americans in 2023 will also feel the impact of several provisions in … Read more