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Maryland Lottery Contest Seeks Artwork To Be Featured On Upcoming Scratch-Off Ticket
The Bay Net - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Lottery wants to display the work of local artists on our scratch-off tickets, and we’ve launched the Maryland Treasures Art Contest to make it happen. We’re looking for artists to create images that capture what...
Baltimore Scene by Sloane: AVAM’s ‘Play(ful) Ball’ | PHOTOS
Capital Gazette - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
The 180 or so guests were encouraged to dress in glitzy sporty attire, and the event was mapped with a “game plan” that included a Varsity VIP Experience, Pre-Game Cocktail Hour, Playful Plates Dinner, and Extra Innings After Party. Originally...
Maryland's new taxes spark outrage: residents brace for vehicle, cannabis, income hikes
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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(WBFF) — Maryland residents are preparing for a wave of new taxes and fees set to take effect as the state grapples with a $3 billion budget deficit. Despite public outcry, the legislature has approved significant tax increases, which will be...
Former CEO of Strong City Baltimore pleads guilty to misdemeanor as larger federal investigation fades away
Baltimore Brew - Maryland
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June 30, 2025
The once high-profile federal investigation into Strong City Baltimore, a nonprofit accused of stealing from small, Black-led organizations and pouring money into a vanity venture with a prominent city developer, has fizzled into a single...
Carcosa (Angelmaker) Premiere New Single & Music Video "1983"
Metal Underground
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July 1, 2025
Canadian melodic deathcore band Carcosa (featuring members of Angelmaker, etc.) have unveiled a music video for their latest single, “1983.” Marking their first new material in over 10 months, the track was mixed and mastered by Buster Odeholm...
House explosion in Baltimore County leaves three displaced
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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A house explosion in Baltimore County early Tuesday morning destroyed one home and damaged another, leaving a family of three displaced, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. The explosion happened around 2 a.m. along Callo Lane in...
Maryland taxes increase Tuesday on high incomes, cannabis, sports betting
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
Maryland’s wealthiest earners, businesses that use digital services and individuals who partake in recreational cannabis or sports betting will pay more in state taxes starting Tuesday. The tax increases — which also apply to vending machine...
MM 7.1: 2026 edge rusher Jianni Davis commits to Maryland football
Testudo Times - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
Three-star class of 2026 edge rusher Jianni Davis, son of former Maryland football great Vernon Davis, announced his commitment to the Terps Monday afternoon. Playing for local school Bishop McNamara in 2024, Davis recorded 40 tackles, four sacks,...
Fireworks, kazoos, live music: Celebrate Fourth of July at these Lehigh Valley events
Lehigh Valley Live - Pennsylvania
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July 1, 2025
Americans are gearing up to celebrate 249 years of freedom on Friday during Independence Day 2025. The Fourth of July national holiday commemorates the Second Continental Congress’s formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence from British...
WAMC Sports Report 7/1/25: Wilyer Abreu hits grand slam and inside-the-park homer in Red Sox win over Reds 13-6
WAMC - New York
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July 1, 2025
Wilyer Abreu hit a grand slam and an inside-the-park solo home run for Boston, Trevor Story hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Red Sox defeated the Reds 13-6 on Monday night. Boston knocked Cincinnati phenom right-hander Chase Burns...
Sinclair, SSA Partners Win Baltimore License Renewal
Radio and Television Business Report
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July 1, 2025
The Acting Media Bureau Chief has moved forward with the license renewal applications for a trio of full-power television stations serving the Baltimore market, dismissing a Petition to Deny filed by an individual who died after submitting it —...
‘He was our rock star’: D. Wayne Lukas, trainer of Preakness-winning horses, remembered in Maryland
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
Maryland racing colleagues remembered D. Wayne Lukas, the thoroughbred trainer whose horses captured six Preakness Stakes, as a “rock star” and the sport’s “greatest ambassador.” Mr. Lukas, who died Saturday at 89, arrived in Baltimore annually in...
Country music star goes on rant criticizing pop superstar’s album
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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July 1, 2025
Gavin Adcock apparently has appointed himself the judge of what is and isn’t country music, and in his eyes, Beyoncé‘s hit album “Cowboy Carter” doesn’t measure up. Adcock currently is touring to support his album "My Own Worst Enemy," which is...
Maryland just scored a big-time legacy — and you’ll know his dad’s name
Sporting News
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July 1, 2025
The Davis family story at Maryland is far from over. Jianni Davis, a three-star edge rusher and son of former NFL standout Vernon Davis, made his commitment to the Terrapins official on Monday. The 6-foot-1 athlete from Bishop McNamara High School...
Maryland football’s Malik Washington hosts free youth football camp
The Diamondback - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
Malik Washington stood before a crowd of children and parents at Archbishop Spalding — on the same bleachers where fans watched him lead Spalding to three straight MIAA titles. He wore a shirt with an image of himself in a Maryland football jersey...
Sports scoreboard for Monday, June 30, 2025
Lethbridge Herald
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July 1, 2025
By Canadian Press on June 30, 2025. Monday’s Scoreboard MLB American League Toronto 5 N.Y. Yankees 4 Seattle 6 Kansas City 2 Athletics 6 Tampa Bay 4 Baltimore 10 Texas 6 (11 innings) National League Philadelphia 4 San Diego 0 Pittsburgh 7 St....
Social media’s pervasive negative influence
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 1, 2025
A plethora of lawsuits, involving more than 1,800 plaintiffs, have been filed against social media companies, including ByteDance, Meta Platforms, Snapchat and Google, within the past two years. We are now seeing some progress being made toward...
FCC Rejects License Challenges to Three Baltimore TV Stations
TV Tech
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June 30, 2025
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission has rejected license challenges to three full-power Baltimore TV stations and agreed to renew the license for Chesapeake Television Licensee LLC’s WBFF, WNUV, and Deerfield Media's WUTB. Chesapeake...
Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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1996 (9): Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Virginia. 2023 (14): Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina...
Three Scarlet Knights Set to Represent Rutgers at Big Ten Football Media Days
On the Banks - New Jersey
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June 30, 2025
Rutgers football has announced its three representatives to send to the annual Big Ten Football Media Days, which will take place from July 22nd to July 24th. Previously held in Indianapolis, the Big Ten has moved its media showcase to Las Vegas,...