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Maryland’s chief judge is updating COVID-19 health measures for courthouses and judicial facilities to enable vaccinated people to enter them without face coverings next week… Continue Reading

GOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden

Senate Republicans are preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure counteroffer to present to the White House by Thursday… Continue Reading

Tennessee bans teaching critical race theory in schools

Tennessee is the latest state to ban teachers from teaching certain concepts of race and racism in public schools… Continue Reading

Floyd family meets Biden as Congress weighs police bill

Biden told them “he just wants the bill to be meaningful and that it holds George’s legacy intact,”… Continue Reading

Maryland holds 1st lottery drawing in vaccine promotion

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland held its first of 40 consecutive $40,000 lottery drawings on Tuesday for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, one of several states using lottery prizes to encourage people to get inoculated. The Maryland Lottery said the first winner lives in Baltimore County. Maryland law allows lottery winners to remain…… Continue Reading

Alex Ovechkin confident he will sign extension with Capitals

Alex Ovechkin said Tuesday he is confident he will sign an extension and play again next season for the Washington Capitals franchise he led to the Stanley Cup in 2018… Continue Reading