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    This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible areas of star birth.
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    The Webb Telescope
    6/22/22—Police investigate a crime scene where three men were shot in a Northeast Baltimore shopping center Wednesday morning.
    First half of 2022 is deadliest in Baltimore history
    Northeast and western parts of the city saw the most killings
    The inaugural Baltimore Now poll was conducted in partnership between The Baltimore Banner and the Goucher College Poll. It surveys city residents on important issues concerning life in Baltimore.
    Baltimore’s Black, white residents differ on police issues, severity of housing and litter problems
    When it comes to the police treatment of minorities, housing affordability, litter and Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and her husband, City Council President Nick Mosby, Black and white Baltimore residents are deeply divided, according to a poll of city residents from The Baltimore Banner.
    Voting booths in a line.
    What the Goucher College poll tells us about opinions shared by Maryland voters
    The June survey of Maryland voters shows a state divided by party.
    Construction on the Maryland State House in Annapolis began in 1772 and it's the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use. The building's dome is undergoing a rehabilitation project.
    Read the results of the Goucher College poll of Maryland voters
    The poll contacted 501 Democrats and 508 Republicans age 18 or older by landline and cellphone from June 15-19 and has a margin of error of 4.4%.
    Baltimore, The Greatest City in America bench
    Love it or hate it, Baltimore feels like home
    A recent poll commissioned for The Baltimore Banner found that despite the city’s struggles, there is an affinity among city residents for their hometown. For some, it is the diversity of the city, or the exuberant arts scene. For others, it is stately architecture, a vibrant patch of forest or the waterways rippling through the city. And yet others are indifferent about Baltimore or worried about a crime problem that they say seems to be getting worse.
    Nick and Marilyn Mosby walk into a federal courthouse for a hearing.
    What the Baltimore Now poll tells us about how city residents share opinions
    Public opinion is complex and simplifying clear takeaways from polling data is tricky and uncertain. We dug a little deeper to find emerging trends.
    The inaugural Baltimore Now poll was conducted in partnership between The Baltimore Banner and the Goucher College Poll. It surveys city residents on important issues concerning life in Baltimore.
    Read the results of The Baltimore Banner’s Baltimore Now poll
    Most residents say the city is on the wrong track but are hopeful about the future.
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