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Can Fort Wayne learn from Baltimore to reduce youth violence?
WANE - Indiana
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July 8, 2025
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A Fort Wayne shooting has the city and the Fort Wayne Police Department looking for answers. After crowds of firework watchers dispersed from Downtown Fort Wayne, in the early hours of July 5, shots were fired, leaving a...
Measles Cases Reported in D.C., Maryland, Virginia as Johns Hopkins Team Deploys Outbreak Tools
The Washington Informer
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July 7, 2025
Washington, D.C., has confirmed a measles case involving an international traveler who visited several locations in the city last month, part of an outbreak that has prompted the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security’s Center for Outbreak...
Baltimore Police officer faces charges in assault, rape of 16-year-old girl
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
A Baltimore Police officer was suspended and criminally charged after a 16-year-old girl he said he was “dating“ reported that he choked and raped her Monday. Curlon Edwards, 34, faces rape and assault charges and is being held without bond. His...
Investornewsbreaks Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: TNXP) To Present TNX-801 Mpox Vaccine Data At Vaccine Congress 2025
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) Tonix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TNXP) , a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company, announced that Dr. Sina Bavari, Executive Vice President of Infectious Disease Research and Development, will present new...
'It’s common sense': Pennsylvania to reduce barriers for doctors, nurses in new medical licensure compact
WNEP - Pennsylvania
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The new compact would allow out-of-state doctors, nurses and physical therapists to easily become licensed to work in Pennsylvania. YORK, Pa. — Pennsylvania will be able to recruit more out-of-state doctors and nurses with ease, thanks to a new...
80-year-old man charged in wife's killing at Leisure World in Maryland
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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SILVER SPRING, Md. (7News) — An 80-year-old man was charged with the murder of his wife inside Montgomery County, Maryland's Leisure World, an "independent living community" for people 55 and older. According to the Montgomery County Police...
Maryland Lottery Contest Seeks Artwork To Be Featured On Upcoming Scratch-Off Ticket
The Bay Net - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Lottery wants to display the work of local artists on our scratch-off tickets, and we’ve launched the Maryland Treasures Art Contest to make it happen. We’re looking for artists to create images that capture what...
I live in a tiny home ‘playhouse’ with my partner for just $766 – but it’s illegal if you don’t follow state rules
The U.S. Sun
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July 19, 2025
A COUPLE turned a children's playhouse into the tiny home of their dreams, but it comes with a risk if you're not following state guidelines. Nnyji Whitfield and Santi Gomez, both 27, moved into the tiny home that was placed in Whitfield's...
The USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data by the end of July
WSIU - Illinois
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July 19, 2025
When Julliana Samson signed up for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to help afford food as she studied at the University of California, Berkeley, she had to turn in extensive, detailed personal information to the state to...
Baltimore mayor part of lawsuit over Trump’s efforts to restrict Obamacare enrollment
The Daily Record - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
Key Takeaways: New Trump rules cut ACA enrollment window and tighten eligibility. Mayors of Baltimore, Chicago and Columbus file legal challenge. HHS claims changes aim to prevent improper federal fund use. Lawsuit argues rules violate ACA’s goal...
Maryland couple dead after suspected murder-suicide
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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A Maryland couple is dead after a suspected murder-suicide in Howard County, according to Howard County Police. Officers responded to the 7500 block of Summer Blossom Lane at around 8:15 p.m. on June 30 after an acquaintance of the couple went to...
Linked health risks
UDaily
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Tarang Parekh, assistant professor of epidemiology Significant variation in state-level programs also complicates the matter. “Some programs only tackle diabetes self-management. We must expand those programs to include other risk factors for CVD...
Maryland partially lifts moratorium on new mental health providers
WYPR - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
The Maryland Department of Health said Monday it will lift its freeze on new behavioral health provider enrollments for certain rural and underserved jurisdictions, but keep the ban in effect for other areas. Effective July 1, the department will...
Teen girls shot in East Baltimore walk into hospital for help
Shore News Network
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June 25, 2025
23 BALTIMORE, Md. — A shooting early Sunday left two female victims injured in the Eastern District, prompting a police investigation after they arrived at a local hospital with gunshot wounds. At approximately 12:09 a.m. on June 22, Eastern...
Judge to hear arguments over transfer of Abrego Garcia to Maryland from Tennessee
KTBB - Texas
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July 7, 2025
Posted/updated on: July 7, 2025 at 10:03 am Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The federal judge overseeing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation case in Maryland will hear arguments Monday over whether Abrego Garcia should...
Maryland Department of Health unveils gun violence data portal
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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June 30, 2025
Maryland’s health department launched a new firearm data dashboard last week to visualize trends and analyze impacts of firearm deaths or injuries, according to a department news release. Originally Published: June 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM EDT
This Secretive Company Built An Empire By Hawking Bad Financial And Health Advice On Facebook
Forbes
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The roughly fifty-seven minute video, titled “URGENT WARNING for Americans Born Before 1979”, begins with a white-haired man in a checkered shirt sitting in a blurred hallway. He speaks slowly: “With Donald Trump taking the White House and RFK Jr....
Wapello native Lydia Fisher, now Miss Iowa, follows childhood dreams toward medical degree
Muscatine Journal - Iowa
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Best big college towns in America Best big college towns in America Every year, students from across the country agonize about where to go to college. The choices are endless: Big university or small private school? Close to home or far away?...
Maryland school districts can’t stray from state curriculum standards under new law
WYPR - Maryland
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June 30, 2025
Starting July 1, Maryland school districts will face mandated intervention from education leaders if they adopt curriculum that defies state standards — a process that could end in withheld funding. The bill was first introduced in 2023, after...
Bridgeport pastor expected to recover after being carjacked in Maryland
WFSB 3 - Connecticut
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July 6, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WFSB) - A Bridgeport pastor was injured in a carjacking while he was in Maryland. Kenneth Moales Jr., pastor of Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bridgeport, was attending a funeral in Baltimore and went to a local restaurant....