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Baltimore’s 51st Pride parade draws thousands for a day of marching, dancing and celebration buff.ly/Zy81O7b

Baltimore’s 51st Pride parade draws thousands for a day of celebration

Thousands of people came together in Station North on Saturday to celebrate Baltimore’s 51st annual Pride parade, followed by the traditional block party, which was hosted in Druid Hill Park.

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Curtain is coming down for Trump at the Kennedy Center as his name is being taken off building buff.ly/bubcc0I

Workers begin removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center

After a day of legal maneuvers and thunderstorms, workers began the process in the early morning hours of removing the letters spelling out the Republican president’s name from the facade of the...

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Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery won’t harm competition, consumers, DOJ says buff.ly/A9koY7b

DOJ says Paramount-Warner Bros. merger won’t harm competition, consumers

An investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has determined that the mammoth Hollywood media merger is not likely to harm...

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Most cities have an underground web of electric wires. Baltimore’s is unlike any other. buff.ly/KTi4XuJ

Most cities have a buried web of wires. Baltimore’s is unlike any other.

Baltimore appears to be among the only major U.S. cities to own such a sprawling network of underground conduits.

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Ethics complaint calls out Howard County executive candidate’s scrutiny of community center buff.ly/YtBWH1E

Howard County executive candidate faces ethics complaint over community center scrutiny

Developer Brian Kim filed an ethics complaint against Howard County Councilwoman Deb Jung, claiming her scrutiny of the planned community center, called The Source, was driven by her campaign for...

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Why Black Marylanders are sitting out anti-Trump protests buff.ly/gwK7Sha

Why Black Marylanders are sitting out anti-Trump protests

Black Americans are absent from some of the largest protests and other forms of dissent throughout the country under the Trump administration.

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Community rallies behind parents detained by ICE outside children’s school in Baltimore buff.ly/tzbydVy

Community demands accountability after ICE arrest outside Baltimore school

Parents and community members rallied Friday evening after ICE detained parents outside a Baltimore public school this week.

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Dwight Douglas Larcomb, a longshot Republican candidate for governor, was convicted of stalking, witness intimidation and multiple counts of violating a protective order following a trial this week in Frederick County Circuit Court. buff.ly/Jqh2trT

Longshot governor candidate convicted of stalking, intimidation

The case dates to October 2020, when protective orders were issued against Larcomb and his then-wife. Larcomb was ordered not to contact her.

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ICE vehicles hit Baltimore father’s car as he took his children to school, attorney says buff.ly/wFUFOmX

ICE vehicles hit Baltimore father’s car as he took his children to school, attorney says

ICE says Jesus Acevedo Sanchez and his wife, who were detained while dropping off their children at a Baltimore school, face federal charges.

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University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke to retire next year buff.ly/xdSvkfR

University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke to retire next year

Kurt Schmoke, the former mayor of Baltimore, will step down from his leadership role at the University of Baltimore next year.

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Who’s in the running for Baltimore County schools superintendent? buff.ly/LtcMVrJ

Who’s in the running for Baltimore County schools superintendent?

Baltimore County Public Schools on Friday afternoon announced the four finalists in the running to lead Maryland’s third-largest school system.

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Breaking: Kurt Schmoke just announced his retirement! Schmoke, who has served as president of the University of Baltimore for the last 12 years, will retire next June. Most people know Schmoke as the former mayor of Baltimore: thebanner.com/education/high…

University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke to retire next year

Kurt Schmoke, the former mayor of Baltimore, will step down from his leadership role at the University of Baltimore next year.

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Dwight Douglas Larcomb, a longshot Republican candidate for Maryland governor, was convicted of stalking, witness intimidation and multiple counts of violating a protective order following a trial this week in Frederick County Circuit Court. thebanner.com/politics-power…

Longshot governor candidate convicted of stalking, intimidation

The case dates to October 2020, when protective orders were issued against Larcomb and his then-wife. Larcomb was ordered not to contact her.

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Maryland has already recorded heat deaths in 2026. Here’s how to stay safe. buff.ly/BkioEIW

How to stay safe on dangerously hot summer days

The temperatures this summer could put you at risk of heat exhaustion, heat stroke or heat cramps. Health experts want Maryland residents to know the signs ahead of time.

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Locked up at 15 and released in 2024, influencer Douglas White has turned his time in prison into a calling card. He tours restaurants in Baltimore and beyond now, posting video reviews for his followers, under the same title: “trying food after 17 years in prison.” buff.ly/vr7rJL6

The Dish: After 17 years in prison, his next act is food influencer

Locked up at 15 and released in 2024, influencer Douglas White has turned his time in prison into a calling card.

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Despite recent signs of growth post-pandemic, middle school math achievement in Maryland remains among the lowest in the country. buff.ly/9YivWvO

When Maryland math scores plunged, Black college students suffered the consequences

Despite recent signs of growth post-pandemic, middle school math achievement in Maryland remains among the lowest in the country.

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One dead, 3 seriously injured in Catonsville single-vehicle crash buff.ly/Y8cnuub

One dead, 3 injured in Catonsville single-vehicle crash

One man is dead and three others suffered life-threatening injuries when the vehicle they were in crashed in a pole in Catonsville on Thursday, police said.

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Longshot governor candidate Douglas Larcomb convicted of stalking, intimidation buff.ly/Jqh2trT

Longshot governor candidate convicted of stalking, intimidation

The case dates to October 2020, when protective orders were issued against Larcomb and his then-wife. Larcomb was ordered not to contact her.

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Tristen Goode Jordan was struck multiple times by stray bullets at a Baltimore school playground in Upton last month. His recovery may take a lifetime. buff.ly/WXf4EvM

11-year-old boy injured in Upton shooting faces tough recovery

Tristen Goode Jordan was struck multiple times by stray bullets at a Baltimore school playground in Upton. Police have not made any arrests, and Tristen remains in the hospital fighting to recover.

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Morale is low, some business owners say, and people are scared. Fridays, once reliable as high-traffic days for business owners, are now “like a ghost town." Highlandtown’s business district was growing. Then ICE came. buff.ly/BaRRt9j

Highlandtown’s business district was growing. Then ICE came.

Highlandtown, a growing and increasingly Latino neighborhood in East Baltimore, has been at the center of ICE activity lately. That has business owners worried about the future.

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