Bobs are back: Naval Academy mandates chin-length haircuts for new female students

The Induction Day chop returns eight years after the academy began introducing more inclusive hairstyles for women.

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Healthcare insurers serving Maryland’s exchange seek hefty rate increases

Maryland insurance companies are proposing significant increases in rates for ACA plans for a second year in a row.

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Johns Hopkins University lays off over 100 employees due to federal research cuts

The layoffs this week impact the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey School of Business and the university’s general administration.

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Trump slashed medical research. A Maryland lawmaker fears the next move.

Rep. Jamie Raskin seeks to stop the Trump administration from putting political appointees in charge of federal health grants.

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This app is my secret to $6 takeout and cheap groceries

The app Too Good To Go lets people buy bags of food that would otherwise be thrown away by restaurants, bakeries and grocery stores. The best part: most bags cost less than $6.

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Sabrina Tapp-Harper wins Baltimore sheriff’s race as Sam Cogen concedes

After a contentious election, Sabrina Tapp-Harper will become the first woman to lead the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office in the agency’s 181-year history.

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Judge upholds Baltimore’s controversial conduit deal with BGE

A circuit court judge in Baltimore has ruled against Maryland’s ratepayer advocate, preserving a controversial agreement over the city’s conduit system.

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First Bank MD receives envelope containing live bullets, Police launch investigation

By Adebola Isimijola, LagosThe Lagos State Police Command has launched an investigation after the Managing Director of First Bank Nigeria, Mr. Oluwasegun Alebiosu, reportedly received an envelope containing two live bullets at his Lagos residence.Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, disclosed the incident during a press briefing on Tuesday, saying the suspicious package was delivered by a dispatch rider and received by security personnel attached to Alebiosu's […]

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Carjacking crew ‘terrorizing’ Baltimore charged in crime spree and killing

Officials said a carjacking crew linked to a homicide was also responsible for a brazen string of crimes that stretched across the city for the better part of two months. The eight arrested so far are charged in connection to 39 crimes.

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