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The Supreme Court's decision Friday to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has only further fractured an already deep division between the states.

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Abortion remains legal in Maryland after Roe v. Wade was overturned, but advocates and experts warned that the broad ruling could still have significant consequences here.

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Caregiving can be extremely challenging for professional women as many must juggle their careers with motherhood and with their elderly parents/relatives.

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The sharply divided court ruled that officers may briefly stop and question a person who smells of marijuana though possession of less than 10 grams is not a crime in the state.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly ...

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Through June 30, a series of videos will highlight this year's Health Care Heroes honorees. This video features the Community Outreach Individual and Organization category.

As a mother of four young children, Kirsten Quigley often found herself packing 20 school lunches a week — and, in doing so, using and throwing away dozens and dozens of single-use plastic baggies.    It was this weekly routine ...

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Maryland should repeal a 2013 law that links automatic gas tax increases to inflation and other factors, according to the state’s top tax collector, who is also a candidate for governor. Maryland is a week away from an 18% increase ...

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The Supreme Court’s decision has emboldened Maryland gun rights advocates in their pending Second Amendment challenges to the state’s handgun permitting and licensing requirements.

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