Seize The Grey won the 149th Preakness Stakes Saturday, closing at 9-1 odds, one of the longest shots on the board. Mystik Dan, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, made a move late, but finished second in the field of eight horses running in the $2 million, 1 3/16-mile race. It was a wire-to-wire victory for Seize The Grey, who …
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Words of praise for former Maryland governor and Republican Senate nominee Larry Hogan came from his Democratic rival in a crucial general election showdown that may decide if the GOP wins back the chamber’s majority. “We have had a really wonderful working relationship with the governor and his administration,” Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who as Prince George’s County executive steers Maryland’s …
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Maryland’s largest school district does not have to allow parents to opt their K-5 children out of classes and books that discuss LGBTQ topics like sexuality and gender, at least for now, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The 2-1 ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed alower court decisiondenying a preliminary injunction on the basis …
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The U.S. Coast Guard said it is evaluating whether bridges across the country are at risk following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsein Baltimorein March when a Sri Lanka-bound container ship hit thestructure, causing it to fall into Baltimore’s harbor, killing six construction workers. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter Gautier said at a U.S. House hearing on Wednesday that he …
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Former Biden administration official April McClain-Delaney prevailed over a crowded field to win the Democratic primary in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race for Delaney at 10:21 p.m. She won 39.15% of the vote, with 13,544 votes, a plurality in a field with 15 other candidates, according to unofficial results from the Maryland Secretary of State’s …
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A barge crashed into the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, causing a section of the bridge, including railroad tracks, to smash down onto the barge, FOX 7 Austin reports. Officials said there were no reports of injuries in the collision that occurred around 10 a.m. However, Galveston County Judge Mark Henry says two crew members did go …
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Former two-term Gov. Larry Hogan made his pitch to Democrats and independent voters after cruising to the Republican Senate nomination in the overwhelmingly blue state of Maryland. “You know me. You know my proven track record of reaching across the aisle to find common ground for the common good.” Hogan told a couple of hundred supporters packed …
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A Democratic congressman who spent millions of his own money on a failed Senate bid is being mocked as a “loser” and “pathetic” after getting trounced by his closest rival. Rep. David Trone, D-Md., a wealthy co-founder of Total Wine & More, lost his state’s Democratic Senate primary to Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks by a double-digit margin on …
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Politico changed a headline on Wednesday about the Maryland Senate race amid uproar from some conservatives about what they believed was a politically biased framing. The news site reported on the results of Tuesday’s primary where Republican Larry Hogan and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks emerged as the winners of the parties’ primaries. Politico’s update on the results featured a headline that …
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Voters in Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia head to the polls on Tuesday in some competitive and contentious Democrat and Republican primaries that in a couple of cases will tee up crucial general election showdowns that may decide the House and Senate majorities. The most high-profile of the May 14 primary contests is in Maryland, where Republicans are aiming to …
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