BRUSSELS — European Union regulators will probe whether Google Inc. has been manipulating its search results to stifle competition, funnel more traffic to its own services and protect its global stranglehold of the online search market. The European Commission’s move, ...

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Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Shari T. Wilson will resign next month, ending a nearly four-year tenure during which her agency was criticized for unpredictable enforcement of environmental regulations. The Department of the Environment announced the change Tuesday afternoon, ...

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The holiday season may become less cheery and charitable outside of some area grocery stores this year. Giant Food has instituted a new policy that will limit to 12 the number of days that the Salvation Army can solicit donations ...

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Maryland business leaders don’t expect the next governor to cure the economy overnight, but they do expect him to chip away at the perception of many that the state overburdens the private sector with taxes and regulations. “The Legislature and ...

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