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Were the Olympic opening ceremonies intentionally offensive or just misunderstood? Lingering on that question misses the spirit of the Games and what makes them special.

The Orioles opted for depth additions, focused on players who’ve shown promise but struggled lately. That’s the same old playbook.

It might not feel good to hear, but these are the types of acquisitions this team needed. There’s not much that can raise its ceiling, given the stars up and down the lineup and the two pitchers atop its rotation. It needed its floor to be raised.

Plus, what Austin Hays really meant to the team and Adley Rutschman’s struggles.

To help me make sense of Olympic equestrian events and allegations of animal cruelty, I went to Maryland’s top elected horseman — Steuart Pittman.

They probably couldn’t have drawn up a more ideal set of trades if they tried.

Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance’s comments about women who don’t have children insults their right to make choices about their own lives.

The O’s are 12-16 in their last 28 games, a slump that should indicate they need more help from the front office, not less.

A clash between Anne Arundel County Orphans Court judges and the conviction of a register of wills on a misconduct charge underscore the need to reform the system that presides over the administration of estates.

Machado’s 2018 trade to the Dodgers kicked off this Orioles rebuild. Now that bright future has been realized in so many ways.

Follow along as we recap the Apple TV+ series “Lady in the Lake,” based on the book by Laura Lippman and starring Natalie Portman and Baltimore native Moses Ingram.

Few things separate Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen. Their offices often put out joint news releases touting their accomplishments together. Not much, it seems, has separated the senior senator from his younger colleague. Except Benjamin Netanyahu.

Being called a racial slur is an unfortunate rite of passage for many kids, and it’s not going to stop just because we ignore it.

McDermott will make his major league debut Wednesday at Miami, having rescued his season after a difficult opening.

Plus, looking at the Astros’ pitching trades, static minor league rosters and a Corbin Burnes tweak

You hear Jimmy Buffett’s tropical-rock sound around the city, in marinas or wherever boaters raft up for a summer afternoon. Maybe it’s the laidback vibe Annapolis wears so casually. No socks, no ties but plenty of boat shoes. Maybe too many margaritas. Whatever it is, there’s a relationship. Understanding it is a chance to know Annapolis through song.

Kamala Harris has been covered inaccurately by media and others who don’t know the intricacies of her cultures. They’d better learn.

It’s hard to keep track of all the young talent the Orioles can offer if they identify pitchers they want to bring into the fold.

Here, my fellow swimmers in these unsettled seas, are five ways we can ride out the undertow of President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out.

Shannen Doherty was an undeniable Gen X icon whose death further cements the truth that if our famous contemporaries are getting cancer and having strokes and heart attacks, we can, too.