SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge signed off Monday on a deal to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit against celebrity cook Paula Deen. A civil lawsuit accusing the former Food Network star and her brother of race discrimination and sexual harassment ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland health officials will investigate allegations of racism against the Anne Arundel County Department of Health, the health secretary said Wednesday. Dr. Angela Wakhweya, who is black, was fired as county health officer by the county council in ...

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The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved a $55,000 settlement with a Philadelphia man who claimed state troopers stopped him three times in two months because he is black and then pursued trumped-up charges that cost him 20 days in jail after he filed a Public Information Act request for details of the traffic stops.

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EDGEWOOD — The Army says it has put a civilian researcher in Edgewood on paid administrative leave while it investigates a watchdog group’s assertion that he is a “white nationalist.” The Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center said Friday that it ...

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Convention center project continues Overshadowed by plans for an expansion and a new hotel and arena, a $24.4 million renovation of the Baltimore Convention Center continues. The upgrade includes features to make it more energy- and water-efficient. Interior changes include new ...

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The former owners of a defunct Owings Mills bar and grill have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against David S. Brown Enterprises Ltd., claiming the Baltimore-area landlord drove them out of business as more blacks frequented the restaurant. Cibo ...

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BEL AIR — A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for an attack on a Baltimore police detective that left him legally blind. Detective Jermaine Cook lost his left eye after he was hit in the ...

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