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Welcome to Monday, the 49th anniversary of the broadcast premiere of “Brian’s Song.” Here are some news items to get your week started. — Sexual harassment remains a problem in New York courts, survey says. — Former death-row inmate seeks ...

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Welcome to Monday, the 123rd anniversary of the patenting of John Lee Love’s portable pencil sharpener. Here are some news items to get your holiday week started. — Two-time flunker of the bar exam gets sentenced to prison for illegally ...

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Welcome to Monday, the 68th anniversary of the first time Lucy Van Pelt pulled the football away from Charlie Brown as he was about to kick it. Here are a few news items to kick off your week. — A ...

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We’re taking responses in the latest round of  The Daily Record – MSBA Maryland Lawyers survey, a confidential, quarterly survey of private attorneys in the state that explored their views on the economic factors influencing their practices. In the third-quarter survey, ...

Welcome to Tuesday, the 66th anniversary of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s dedication of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington County, Va. The statue commemorates the raising of the American flag by U.S. servicemen on Iwo Jima. Here are some ...

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Welcome to Monday, the 44th anniversary of former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter’s election day victory over President Gerald Ford. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Should multiple-choice and essay questions be removed from the bar ...

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State officials are butting heads over a COVID-19 statistic that has been turned into a ubiquitous measurement of how well the pandemic is being handled. Maryland’s seven-day rolling positivity rate rose to 3.71% Friday, the highest since Sept. 11. Gov. ...

Welcome to Monday, the 139th anniversary of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Here are some news items to get your week started. — American runner who uses prosthetic legs loses appeal of Olympics proportion. — George Floyd’s family attorney ...

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Welcome to Monday, the 41st anniversary of the first made three-point shot in National Basketball Association history, thanks to Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Woman gives birth during ...

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The top two Republicans in the Maryland Senate will not seek reelection to their leadership posts. Sens. J.B Jennings and Steve Hershey, the minority party leader and whip, respectively, made the announcement late Tuesday night. The pair were facing a ...