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Maryland is not prepared to settle its lawsuit against Purdue Pharma over the company’s role in the opioid crisis and is not part of a tentative deal reached by 22 states and more than 2,000 cities on Wednesday. “There are ...

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Under Armour Inc. Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $22.5 million, continuing the turnaround from the same quarter a year ago, when the Baltimore-based sports apparel and shoe company lost money. On a per-share basis, the Baltimore-based company said it had ...

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Here’s a look at measures passed by General Assembly during its 2019 session: Comptroller’s powers The legislature removed regulatory authority over alcohol, tobacco and gasoline from the comptroller’s office and placed it with a commission. Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed the ...

WASHINGTON — Two Iranian computer hackers were charged Wednesday in connection with a multimillion-dollar cybercrime and extortion scheme that targeted government agencies, cities and businesses, including MedStar Health, the Justice Department said. Faramarz Shahi Savandi, 34, and Mohammad Mehdi Shah ...

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LGBT leaders across the U.S. reacted with fury Monday to a report that the Trump administration is considering adoption of a new definition of gender that would effectively deny federal recognition and civil rights protections to transgender Americans.

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Goucher College is cutting several majors and minors amid a cost-cutting “academic revitalization.” Goucher President Jose Antonio Bowen informed the campus community in a letter that the Towson school needs to reallocate resources, which means cutting majors such as mathematics, physics ...

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A Maryland manufacturer faces business and job losses in the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement Thursday it would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from the European Union, Canada and Mexico. Independent Can Company, located in Harford County, has some ...

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Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl D. De Sousa was suspended with pay by Mayor Catherine Pugh on Friday, one day after he was charged in federal court with three misdemeanor counts of failure to file taxes.

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Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz died early Thursday morning.

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NEW YORK — President Donald Trump suffered a setback as a federal judge rejected his initial request to keep prosecutors from reviewing evidence seized last week from his longtime personal lawyer. U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood said Monday she was ...

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