News Tipoffs - Maryland Editors
AG Campbell Announces $36.5 Million Multistate Settlement with CVS for Allegedly Over-Dispensing Insulin Pens
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Announces $36.5 Million Multistate Settlement with CVS for Allegedly Over-Dispensing Insulin Pens
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BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, in collaboration with the U.S Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 35 other state attorneys general, today announced a $36.5 million multistate settlement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS)
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ALSOBROOKS BREAKS GROUND ON NEW SPRINGHILL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILT THROUGH P3 SHE SPEARHEADED
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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ALSOBROOKS BREAKS GROUND ON NEW SPRINGHILL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILT THROUGH P3 SHE SPEARHEADED
GREENBELT, MD - Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) and Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy to break ground on the new 103,000-square-foot Springhill Lake Elementary School, which will accommodate up to 850 preki
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ALSOBROOKS, SCHRIER DEMAND ACTION ON INFANT MORTALITY DUE TO RISING RATE OF VITAMIN K REFUSAL
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 8, 2026:
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ALSOBROOKS, SCHRIER DEMAND ACTION ON INFANT MORTALITY DUE TO RISING RATE OF VITAMIN K REFUSAL
As reported today in the New York Times, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (D-Wash.-08) demanded immediate action to address a growing and preventable public health crisis: the rising rate of vitamin K refusal at birth and resulting vitamin K deficiency blee
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Amentum Recognized as One of America's Best Companies 2026 by TIME Magazine
GERMANTOWN, Maryland, July 9 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release:
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Amentum Recognized as One of America's Best Companies 2026 by TIME Magazine
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CHANTILLY, Va., July 9, 2026 - Amentum (NYSE: AMTM), a global advanced engineering and technology company, has been named to the list of America's Best Companies 2026 by TIME Magazine. America's Best Companies, an annual ranking by TIME magazine in partnershi
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ASAM Recaps 2026 State Legislative Sessions with Mid-Year Report
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release:
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ASAM Recaps 2026 State Legislative Sessions with Mid-Year Report
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Addiction-related policy continued to be a major focus for state legislatures throughout the first half of 2026. The American Society of Addiction Medicine's (ASAM) 2026 Mid-Year Report: Trends in Addiction Medicine State Legislation recaps those legislative efforts and summarizes major tr
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ASAM Responds to HHS Request for Comment on the Chronic Disease of Addiction
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release:
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ASAM Responds to HHS Request for Comment on the Chronic Disease of Addiction
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On July 3, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) submitted a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to its request for information (RFI) on the chronic disease of addiction. The RFI solicited stakeholder input on research and policy
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Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls
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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would make it harder for scammers to make robocalls from legitimate telephone numbers by cutting off scammers' access to
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Supporting Increased Sampling in National Youth Tobacco Survey
SACRAMENTO, California, July 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Supporting Increased Sampling in National Youth Tobacco Survey
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a bipartisan coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supporting its proposal to increase the number of students surveyed through
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Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users
ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 45 other attorneys general today secured $45 million from Block, Inc. (Block), the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, for misleading its users and failing to protect them from scams and fr
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Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls
ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls
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July 8, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocalls alling on the Federal Communications Commission (FC
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
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RALEIGH-When a robocall scammer wants to call you, he doesn't need to do it from a fake number. The first thing he does is buy a long list of real phone numbers, then he cycles through them so fast that spam filters can't keep up. By the time one
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON EPA TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EMISSION STANDARDS FOR LIGHT- AND MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLES
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON EPA TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EMISSION STANDARDS FOR LIGHT- AND MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLES
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general and five cities, submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing its proposed rule to delay implementation of the Tier 4 emissions standards for light- and medium
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TO STOP HITTING AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES WITH ILLEGAL TARIFFS
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TO STOP HITTING AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES WITH ILLEGAL TARIFFS
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 states, urged the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to rescind its plan to continue President Trump's illegal tariffs. In their comment letter, the attorneys general push back on the USTR's propos
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Attorney General Rayfield Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers and Businesses with Illegal Tariffs
SALEM, Oregon, July 6 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers and Businesses with Illegal Tariffs
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump's illegal tariffs. Once again, Attorney General Rayfield is calling on Trump to stop il
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Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
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(Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real
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Attorney General Tong Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Illegal Tariffs
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Illegal Tariffs
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Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump's illegal tariffs. In a comment letter, the states pushed back on the USTR's latest proposal - tariffs on the European Union
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CAIR Joins IMAN Network in Welcoming County's Decision to End Public Funding for Maryland Israel Development Center
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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CAIR Joins IMAN Network in Welcoming County's Decision to End Public Funding for Maryland Israel Development Center
Over 50,000 letters sent through CAIR, IMAN Action Network campaigns calling on county, state officials to end taxpayer support for MIDC
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The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today joined the Islamic Maryland Action Network in w
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Census Bureau: Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release -- June 2026
WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release -- June 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for June 2026. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States and Puerto Rico.
The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research collaborat
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Hirshhorn Museum Partners With Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program, Including Chazen Museum of Art in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Hirshhorn Museum Partners with Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program
"50 for 50" Will Place American Art from the Hirshhorn Collection in Every U.S. State and Puerto Rico Selected by Each Institution for Multiyear Loans
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The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have chosen the 51 institutions that will participa
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JBA Welcomes New 316th Wing and Installation Commander
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base Andrews (316th Wing) issued the following news on July 9, 2026:
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JBA welcomes new 316th Wing and installation commander
By Staff Sgt. Julia Lebens 316th Wing Public Affairs
U.S. Air Force Col. Karl W. Seekamp assumed command of the 316th Wing and installation from Col. Jun S. Oh during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, July 8, 2026.
The ceremony symbolized the formal transfer of authority from one
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Johns Hopkins: Evaluating the Safety and Regulatory Web of Autonomous Vehicles in Q&A
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following Q&A on July 8, 2026, involving Johnathon Ehsani, associate professor in health policy and management:
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Are Autonomous Vehicles Safer Than Human Drivers?
Early data shows that driverless cars can reduce serious crashes, but experts are cautious about wider adoption of these vehicles.
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As driverless cars like Waymo and Zoox arrive in cities from San Francisco to Atlanta, early
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Justice Department Sues Maryland Over Sanctuary Policies
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 9, 2026:
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Justice Department Sues Maryland Over Sanctuary Policies
Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Maryland and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown over the State's sanctuary policies that interfere with the federal government's enforcement of its immigration laws.
"Federal immigration officers merely enforce the laws that our Nation's elected representatives in C
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Lockheed Martin Awarded 500 KW Joint Laser Weapon System Contract
BETHESDA, Maryland, July 10 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release:
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Lockheed Martin Awarded 500 kW Joint Laser Weapon System Contract
The U.S. Department of War awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract to advance the United States' next generation cruise missile and unmanned aerial system defense architecture. Under this Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS) program, Lockheed Martin will develop a tactical containerized 500 kW laser weapon system,
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Md. Housing & Community Development Dept. Announces Small Business Lending Program, Competitive Round for Low-Cost Loans
LANHAM, Maryland, July 9 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on July 8, 2026:
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Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Announces Small Business Lending Program, Competitive Round for Low-Cost Loans
The reimagined program provides essential access to capital to small businesses and nonprofits
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Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day today announced the establishment of the
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Cutter Venturous to arrive at new homeport in Portsmouth
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Cutter Venturous to arrive at new homeport in Portsmouth
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. -The Coast Guard is scheduled to welcome the Reliance-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Venturous (WMEC 625) to its new homeport at Base Portsmouth, July 10, 2026.
WHO: U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area senior officer; Cmdr. Catherine Middleton, commanding officer of Coast Gu
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Molasky Family Gift Names Lee Business School's Department of Economics and Real Estate
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 6 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news:
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Molasky Family Gift Names Lee Business School's Department of Economics and Real Estate
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In the 1960s, Irwin Molasky donated 45 acres at Maryland Parkway and Flamingo Road that became part of UNLV's campus. Molasky later served as founding chairman of the UNLV Foundation, and in 2009 he received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the university.
The family's enduring legacy wi
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Over 100 Tenants Submit Letter Urging Maryland Public Service Commission To Advance Delayed Networked Geothermal Pilot
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 9 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
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Over 100 Tenants Submit Letter Urging Maryland Public Service Commission To Advance Delayed Networked Geothermal Pilot
Pilot, which would improve air quality and lower energy bills, has faced long delays
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Silver Spring, MD -- In 2024, the Maryland Legislature passed the WARMTH Act, a bill requiring gas utilities in Maryland to pilot thermal energy systems, a highly efficient way to heat and cool home
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Raskin Statement on "Trumped-up Charges" Facing Constituent, Three-time Olympian Canoeist Davey Hearn in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Case
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Raskin Statement on "Trumped-up Charges" Facing Constituent, Three-time Olympian Canoeist Davey Hearn in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Case
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement as his constituent and three-time Olympian canoeist Davey Hearn is set to be arraigned "on a Kafkaesque arrest and Orwellian charges":
"Davey Hearn is my constit
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University of Maryland Baltimore: $6 Million State Grants to Bolster Maryland's Nursing Workforce
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 10 -- The University of Maryland Baltimore campus issued the following news:
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$6 Million State Grants to Bolster Maryland's Nursing Workforce
Mary Therese Phelan
Six University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) faculty members have been awarded Nurse Support Program (NSP) II grants totaling more than $6.03 million to strengthen nursing education and workforce development across Maryland. The grants support initiatives focused on faculty preparation, leaders
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Van Hollen Joins Hickenlooper, Colleagues in Urging White House to Rescind Political Rule That Hurts American Science, Research
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Van Hollen Joins Hickenlooper, Colleagues in Urging White House to Rescind Political Rule That Hurts American Science, Research
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Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined Senator John Hickenlooper and 9 of thier Senate colleagues in submitting public comment to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought to demand OMB rescind a proposed rule, broadly titled "Reg
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Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Warner, Kaine Press Administration for Answers on Trump's Takeover of DC Golf Courses
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Warner, Kaine Press Administration for Answers on Trump's Takeover of DC Golf Courses
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Today, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), joined by Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), pressed the Trump Administration for detailed answers to a series of questions on the Department of the Interior's plans for East Potomac Park redevelopmen
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Virginia Tech: Brain Has a Brake Against Seizures - Parasite Turns It Off
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 10 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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The brain has a brake against seizures. A parasite turns it off
By Andrew Mann
Ira Blader was looking for an enzyme inside samples of infected brain tissue. It should have been everywhere.
It seemingly vanished.
The enzyme produces gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, the chemical that helps keep neurons from firing out of control and helps prevent seizures. In healthy tissue, it appears throughout the brain. In
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Yale: 'Check Your Ingredients' - Blueprint for Using Fermi's 'Golden Rule'
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 10 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news:
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'Check your ingredients': A new blueprint for using Fermi's 'Golden Rule'
Fermi's "Golden Rule" is a formula that connects theoretical quantum mechanics and what scientists observe in experiments, yet it is often misapplied. A new study by Yale physicists put this foundational formula through its paces.
By Jim Shelton
Underpinning much of modern technology, from smartphones to scanning tunneling m
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