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    Fencer disqualified from UMD tourney after refusing to face an opponent she says is transgender
    USA Fencing disqualified a fencer from a women’s tournament in Maryland after she refused to face an opponent who she says is transgender.
    Masaru Yamada of Japan, left, and Yeisser Ramirez of the United States compete in the men's individual Epee team round of 16 competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
    Bracing for the worst, Maryland’s immigrant families take stock of their lives
    Immigrant families — regardless of status — are increasingly planning for the possibility of a family member being detained and eventually deported.
    Illustration showing a picture of a man and a woman holding hands that his being torn apart.
    Dow drops nearly 1,680 in biggest wipeout since 2020 as fears of fallout from tariffs shake markets
    The S&P 500 was down 3.3% in early trading, worse than the drops for other major stock markets.
    The floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500 was down 3.3% in early trading, worse than the drops for other major stock markets.
    Trump’s vast new tariffs: What they mean for prices and global trade
    After weeks of anticipation and speculation, President Donald Trump followed through on his reciprocal tariff threats by declaring a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Federal jobs helped build Baltimore’s Black middle class. What happens now?
    In Baltimore and Baltimore County, Black full-time federal workers earn a median income about $30,000 higher than other Black workers.
    Ardena Githara of Rosedale was put on administrative leave from her federal job earlier this year.
    Trump’s sweeping tariffs threaten economy as allies brace for impact
    President Donald Trump announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners that threaten to dismantle much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader trade wars.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump announced additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Elon Musk backlash, aging models contribute to Tesla sales drop in first quarter
    Tesla sales declined 13% in the first three months of the year, another sign that Elon Musk’s once high-flying electric car company is struggling to attract buyers.
    Hundreds of protesters gather in front of a Tesla dealership in Owings Mills on Saturday, March 29, 2025, to protest Elon Musk and the DOGE government cuts.
    Val Kilmer, ‘Top Gun’ and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65
    Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65.
    HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 29:  Actor Val Kilmer attends the 2004 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons Restaurant, February 29, 2004 in Hollywood, California.  (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)
    Maryland immigrants voice fear over threats to legal protections amid Trump crackdown
    Of Maryland’s 1 million immigrants, many are under a giant umbrella of temporary student or work visas, as well as humanitarian protections.
    An illustration showing groups of people in various forms of daily life, some are disappearing, one in the center is being erased.
    ‘Devastated and confused’: Wife of Maryland man mistakenly deported decries her family’s fate
    The Trump administration now says the federal courts in the U.S. lack the power to have the man returned.
    TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 26: Prisoners look out their cell as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT) on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The Trump administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT.
    Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione
    Mangione, a Baltimore County native, faces separate federal and state murder charges for the killing.
    Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City.
    Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food
    Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.
    The exterior of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seen August 15, 2006 in Washington, DC.
    Trump says he’s considering ways to serve a third term as president
    President Donald Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term. “I'm not joking,” he says in an NBC News interview.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is expected to announce automobile tariffs on foreign-made cars.
    US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firing
    Most employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, received email notices of their mass firing.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 20: A sign for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is seen on its' building headquarters on February 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to disband multiple federal advisory committees including the Institute of Peace.
    Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting ‘misinformation and lies’
    Dr. Peter Marks sent a letter to acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner on Friday saying he will resign and retire by April 5 as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 11: Dr. Peter Marks, Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research within the Food and Drug Administration, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss the ongoing federal response to COVID-19 on May 11, 2021 in Washington, DC.
    Earthquake death toll rises to more than 1,600 as more bodies recovered from rubble in Myanmar
    Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city.
    BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 29: Rescue workers work on the scene of a building collapse in Bangkok's Chatuchak neighborhood on March 29, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. In the aftermath of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar, Bangkok finds itself in an unprecedented state of paralysis in Friday evening. The tremors, felt strongly in the Thai capital, transformed the usually vibrant city into a maze of motionless vehicles and anxious faces. As rescue efforts continue at a collapsed building site, the city's arteries remain clogged, with millions of residents caught between the urge to flee and the impossibility of movement, painting a picture of a metropolis frozen in time by nature's sudden fury. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
    Delta flight and Air Force jet diverted from possible collision at Reagan National Airport
    A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation’s capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision.
    A Maryland judge tried to stop Musk’s ‘wood chipper’ plan. But an appeals court clears the way for DOGE.
    A federal appeals court lifted a Maryland judge’s order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: Protestors gather outside of USAID headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said in a social media post that he and U.S. President Donald Trump will shut down the foreign assistance agency.
    Baltimore arts and culture communities chart new paths after Trump diversity bans
    The arts have become the latest battleground over efforts to address gender, racial discrimination and inequity.
    Jason Steer, Executive Director of Creative Alliance, sits in front of a piece titled “Land of the Free….” created by artist Ajee Hassan.
    Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
    The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is expected to announce automobile tariffs on foreign-made cars.
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