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Trump’s War on OSHA Could Spell the End for Biden-Era Heat Protections
Truthout
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June 8, 2025
In July 2024, the Biden administration proposed a rule to address heat-related illness that it claimed would protect 36 million workers. The directive would have required companies to monitor workers for heat stress, provide them with cool-down...
Maryland native Frances Tiafoe among trio adding to the best French Open for US men in decades
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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May 31, 2025
PARIS — It’s been 30 years since three American men reached Week 2 at the French Open. Back then, it was Andre Agassi, Michael Chang and Jim Courier — each of whom won the tournament at some point. This go-round, the trio is Tommy Paul, Ben...
Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of June 9 And 16
myMotherLode - California
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Saturday, June 7, 2025 11:21 PM EDT Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data. Prior Forecast Observation Week of June 9 June 9 Wholesale Inventories - April 0.0% 0.0 June 10 NFIB Small Business Optimism Index - May 95.8 95.8 June 11...
Newly released transcript captures moments before, after ship hit Baltimore bridge
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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June 3, 2025
By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun (TNS) BALTIMORE — As the National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a newly released transcript of the audio recording from the Dali container...
Baltimore County asking state Department of Agriculture for help managing midges
WMAR-2 News - Maryland
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May 31, 2025
ESSEX, Md. — If you live, work, or just like to hang out along the Chesapeake Bay shoreline in Baltimore County, chances are you've become all too familiar with midges. The tiny little pests have been bugging people here for years, but it's...
Texas colleges join $156M clean energy initiative to boost economy, reduce emissions
WOAI - Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Clean Energy Fund of Texas is calling on institutions of higher education, particularly Minority-Serving Institutions like the University of Texas at San Antonio, to apply for funding to spearhead clean energy initiatives...
Dali audio transcript reveals moments surrounding Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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June 3, 2025
COLLISION. A REALLY GOOD LOOK. ASHLEY AND JASON. AND PRIOR TO THE POWER OUTAGE, MOST OF THE CONVERSATIONS ON BOARD THE DALI WERE MUNDANE. THEY INCLUDED TALKS ABOUT THE SHIP’S JOURNEY AND EVEN A COFFEE ORDER. BUT ALL THAT CHANGED JUST BEFORE 130 IN...
'Monumental mistake': Job Corps Centers closure impacts Maryland
WBAL TV - Maryland
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June 2, 2025
Job Corps offices across the country are being phased out and closed, including some in Maryland, the Trump administration announced Friday.Phasing out Job Corps in Maryland came as a surprise to even state officials and as a disappointment to...
‘Monumental mistake’: Maryland Job Corps Center part of locations to close nationwide
WBAL - Maryland
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June 2, 2025
Job Corps offices across the country are being phased out and closed, including some in Maryland, the Trump administration announced Friday. Phasing out Job Corps in Maryland came as a surprise to even state officials and as a disappointment to...
Maryland Enacts Earned Wage Access Law
JD Supra - California
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May 30, 2025
On May 28, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed House Bill 1294 into law, establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for Earned Wage Access (EWA) providers operating in the state. Effective October 1, the new law provides for licensing of...
Bora Expands Baltimore Facility, Adds Automated Fill-Finish Line
Pharmaceutical Commerce
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June 2, 2025
To meet rising demand, Bora Pharmaceuticals is expanding its Baltimore facility by installing an automated vial, syringe, and cartridge line by 2026, enhancing its capabilities for small-scale, high-value drug production. The expansion supports...
Update on New Maryland Law Clarifying Exemptions for Certain Mortgage Trusts
JD Supra - California
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June 2, 2025
What Happened? As we previously advised you, in 2024, the Maryland Appellate Court in Estate of H. Gregory Brown v. Carrie M. Ward, et al., No. 1009, (App. Ct. Sept. Term 2023), ruled that a statutory trust that held a defaulted home equity line...
5 illegal car rallies dismantled across Maryland
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Updated on: June 2, 2025 / 4:17 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore CBS News Live CBS News Baltimore Live Five illegal car rallies were dismantled by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force over the weekend. The group, along with other county police departments,...
Baltimore drops lawsuit over CFPB’s move to return funds
Banking Dive
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May 30, 2025
The city of Baltimore voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday, citing agency leadership’s repeated indications in court declarations that there is no mechanism to “transfer away money from, or...
Maryland man busted in disturbing child porn case
Shore News Network
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May 31, 2025
1 BELTSVILLE, Md. — A Prince George’s County man was arrested Thursday by Maryland State Police on multiple felony charges related to the production, possession, and viewing of child pornography, authorities announced. Edwin Antonio Valdez Olivar,...
Maryland acts on electricity price jumps, issues relief orders
WUSA 9 - Washington D.C.
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June 6, 2025
Maryland's Public Service Commission is issuing last-minute orders to shift the recovery of certain electricity supply costs in order to spread the pain out. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As Marylanders brace for a sharp increase in electricity bills beginning...
New grocery store brings relief to Baltimore neighborhood in food desert
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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International grocery store LA Mart opened a new Maryland location less than a year after a store closed in a Baltimore neighborhood, leaving a food desert. The new store opened at 4624 Edmondson Avenue, at the former location of a Giant Food...
Transportation energy prices remain below national average
The Center Square
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June 2, 2025
(The Center Square) – North Carolina school systems are releasing students for the summer as June commences, and travel plans for many families are in place with transportation energy prices remaining well below the national average. For...
Energy rate hikes go into effect on June 1; here's what you need to know
WBAL TV - Maryland
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May 30, 2025
Usage-based energy rate hikes go into effect on Saturday."It's even more important now, especially with customers hurting, with costs going up everywhere, to be able to save energy and then save money," Baltimore Gas and Electric spokesperson Nick...
Baltimore Community Lending moving headquarters downtown
The Daily Record - Maryland
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May 30, 2025
Baltimore Community Lending, a local community development financial institution that provides assistance to small businesses in underserved communities across the region, announced it will soon open its new headquarters. The organization’s new...