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“WAR on Hot Takes” Episode 4: NFL Week 3, Wizards and Capitals previews

This is the third episode of Capital News Service’s sports podcast, “WAR on Hot Takes,” with Dylan Sinn and Adam Zielonka.

Lawmakers seek tighter curbs on foreign political ads on social media

WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers are asking the Federal Election Commission to take steps to block foreign governments and overseas entities from buying political ads on social media. The move follows Facebook’s disclosure on Sept. 6 that a Russian company with…

Numerous Maryland laws go into effect Oct. 1

By Capital News Service staff ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — The following legislation has been approved by the Maryland General Assembly and goes into effect on Oct. 1. The University of Maryland’s Capital News Service has grouped these laws generally by subject…

Hogan sues EPA over neighboring power plant pollution

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the federal Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce limits on air-pollution control at 19 mostly coal-fired power plants in five states upwind of Maryland. “We want…

The Washington Nationals have missed Bryce Harper

Nationals superstar Bryce Harper returns to Washington’s lineup this week, just in time for the playoffs.

Safe drug-use space in Baltimore could save money, lives

A safe space in Baltimore for drug use for those addicted to opioids would generate an estimated $6 million in net healthcare cost savings and bring 121 people into treatment annually, according to a panel of law enforcement officials and a Johns Hopkins professor.

Threats mount against Chesapeake Bay conservation efforts

After years of steady progress for Chesapeake Bay clean-up efforts, the conservation outlook is increasingly bleak for the country’s largest estuary—and the state that depends on it most, Maryland—says bay advocates.

Marylanders struggling to contact family and friends in Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON — The destruction left after Hurricane Maria has Puerto Ricans in Maryland and the continental United States feeling paralyzed because they cannot reach many family and friends on the devastated island. The last message Edmundo Torres, of Gaithersburg, Maryland,…

For a night, community rises above heroin epidemic

While the addiction epidemic has been relentless, it’s also evolved. Heroin and prescription opioids have not been responsible for the surge in fatal and non-fatal overdoses. Fentanyl — a potent synthetic opioid up to 1,000 times stronger than morphine — has ravaged the state, Maryland health statistics show.

Iconic Annapolis restaurant sold to former customer

Chick and Ruth’s Delly in Annapolis has been owned by the same family since it opened in 1965. Now there’s a new owner taking over the popular restaurant who’s promising to stay the course.