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Month: March 2024

Families support Victoria and Scottie’s Law to enact harsher punishment for fentanyl dealers

By Lisa Robinson Click here for updates on this story     ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WBAL) — Families of loved ones who died from fentanyl overdoses are supporting legislation for harsher punishment. Maryland state lawmakers are considering Victoria and Scottie’s Law (House Bill 1245), which would create stiffer penalties for people who deal fentanyl resulting in death. Scottie

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Pope meets with child protection board as events outside Vatican show abuse scandal isn’t going away

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has met with his child protection board as new developments outside the Vatican underscored that the Catholic Church’s clergy sex abuse scandal isn’t going away anytime soon. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is expected to soon release the first-ever audit of safeguarding

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3 charged in trafficking and prostitution ring at Frederick massage parlors

By Blair Young Click here for updates on this story     FREDERICK, Maryland (WBAL) — Three women are facing multiple charges stemming from their involvement in an alleged prostitution ring at several Frederick area massage parlors. According to the Frederick Police Department, in January 2024, they received several tips about suspected illegal prostitution activities at several

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Biden will announce a plan for a temporary port on Gaza’s coast to increase flow of humanitarian aid

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast, increasing the flow of humanitarian aid for the beleaguered territory during the Israel-Hamas war, according to administration officials.

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Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Thursday that it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince amid a fierce political battle for power. An initial three-day curfew was announced over the weekend, but gangs have continued to attack

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‘They messed it up’: Biden’s backing for Haiti’s unpopular leader digs U.S. into deeper policy hole

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — When Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry filled the void left by the assassination of the country’s president in 2021, he did so over the protest of wide segments of the population but with the full-throated support of the Biden administration. Now,  almost three years later, Henry’s grip

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