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Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her ‘stolen' cells to advance medicine
Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine. Details of the agreement, which was finalized in federal court in Maryland this month, aren’t…
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Judge to rule on whether to release Abrego from immigration custody
A federal judge in Maryland promised on Thursday to rule as soon as possible on whether to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody. Abrego’s mistaken deportation to El Salvador in March, in violation of an earlier court settlement, has galvanized both sides of the debate over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Since his return to the United States in June,...
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Secret sex video part of federal conspiracy case against Maryland state senator
A Maryland state senator has been indicted on federal charges of extortion and conspiracy related to her 2022 campaign for a state House seat for allegedly conspiring to try to silence a former consultant by threatening to make public a video of her in bed with a married man.
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Ex-midshipman charged with sending threat that caused Naval Academy lockdown
Federal prosecutors say a former Naval Academy midshipman has been charged with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting.
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Maryland tax on digital ads violated Big Tech's free speech, judges say
A federal appeals court ruled part of a first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising in Maryland aimed at Big Tech is unconstitutional. The ruling Friday by a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says a ban on identifying the tax as a way of passing it along to customers violates free speech. The ruling reverses a decision...
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Chesapeake health dips after hottest year on record, extreme rainfall patterns
The health of the Chesapeake Bay has declined in an annual report card on the nation’s largest estuary. The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science gave the bay a C grade Tuesday. That compares to a C-plus grade last year — which was the highest grade the bay had received since 2002. The report noted that last year was...
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Maryland bond rating downgraded as Dems, GOP trade blame about why
Maryland lost its triple-A bond rating from Moody’s. Maryland has held this top rating since 1973, and state officials have long cited it as a sign of state’s strong fiscal stewardship. Moody’s downgraded the state’s credit rating to Aa1 on Wednesday. The ratings agency cites “economic and financial underperformance compared to Aaa-rated states,” its elevated fixed costs and its “heightened...
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Alsobrooks wins US Senate seat from Maryland, NBC News projects
Angela Alsobrooks won a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday to become the first Black candidate to be elected senator in Maryland, as the Democrat prevailed in a blue state against popular Republican, former Gov. Larry Hogan, NBC News and the Associated Press project.
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Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Norfolk nearly 3 months after bridge collapse
The cargo ship Dali headed out of Baltimore for Virginia on Monday, nearly three months after the ship lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s supporting columns and caused the bridge to collapse.
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Abortion rights supporters launch campaign for Maryland constitutional amendment
Abortion rights supporters in Maryland launched a campaign on Monday — the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade — to enshrine the right for women to end their pregnancies in the Maryland Constitution in November.
