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    U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing Interior Secretary Doug Burghum's commission in the Oval Office on January 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke to reporters about tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico and how Burghum will coordinate with the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    China counters with tariffs on US products and will also investigate Google
    China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday.
    Close-up shot of a production line worker using a tablet to input quantity data of fresh eggs on a package after the sorting and packing process.
    Waffle House adds surcharge to eggs as massive bird flu outbreak leads to soaring prices
    The Georgia company said that the resulting egg shortage has led to a dramatic increase in its costs.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House after returning from a weekend trip on January 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Over the weekend, Trump traveled to North Carolina and California to survey storm and fire damage, to Nevada for a rally and to Florida to address a Congressional Republican conference.
    Donald Trump and his closed society come for the minds of the Naval Academy
    This is a contest to define America‘s character, how we balance between an open and closed society.
    Kora Polydore, owner of Kora Lee’s Comfort Food Café & Bakery, won a pitch competition promising a rent-free space that went sour. She now finds herself having to dip into savings to build out this location on Greenmount, which she hopes to be open at the end of March.
    Struggling Black businesses lament a new challenge: Trump
    Black businesses were already experiencing losses in support following an increase in sales following George Floyd and then a slew of anti-DEI lawsuits that followed.
    More than 150 people rallied for immigrants rights by the Enoch Pratt Free Library Southeast Anchor Branch, marching down Eastern Avenue on Monday.
    White House moves keep immigrants in Maryland on edge
    The Trump administration’s series of executive orders and immigration policies have left much of Maryland’s immigrant community anxious and fearful.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 28: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 28, 2025 in New York City. Stock opened up flat amid the arrival of the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek which sparked a sell-off in tech stocks.
    Wall Street swerves lower after Trump announces tariffs and then puts some on hold
    New Ford F-150 trucks go through the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Plant on April 11, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan.
    Here are some goods in the crosshairs of Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
    President Donald Trump declared an economic emergency Saturday in order to place duties of 10% on all imports from China and 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced an investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and took questions on a range of topics including his presidential pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, the war in Ukraine, cryptocurrencies and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    Elon Musk says President Donald Trump has ‘agreed’ USAID should be shut down
    The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shuttered, according to the Trump administration's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - FEBRUARY 02: A U.S. Coast Guard vessel carrying a wreath floats on the Potomac River near a memorial ceremony for the victims of the Potomac collision on Runway 33 at Reagan National Airport on February 02, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025 outside of Washington, DC. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people onboard both aircraft.
    Death toll of Marylanders killed in midair collision rises as more victims identified
    Live coverage of the recovery efforts of the victims in the midair collision near Reagan National Airport.
    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 02: Former Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-MD), President Biden's nominee to be the next Commissioner of Social Security, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on November 02, 2023 in Washington, DC. If confirmed O'Malley would replace former Commissioner Andrew Saul who was fired from office by President Joe Biden in 2021.
    Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley loses bid to become Democratic party’s national chair
    Martin O’Malley, who also served in the Biden administration, was one of three contenders for the role, alongside Faiz Shakir, the former campaign manager for Sen. Bernie Sanders.
    Investigators work the scene where a small plane crashed in Philadelphia, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
    7 dead, 19 injured in medical jet crash in busy Philadelphia intersection
    At least seven people were killed and 19 injured when an air ambulance crashed into a busy Philadelphia intersection, officials said Saturday.
    Smoke rises as first responders work the scene after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.
    Plane with 6 aboard crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze and unleashing a fireball
    A medical transport jet with a child patient and five others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes.
    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 31: Recovery teams search the wreckage after the crash of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River as it approached the airport on January 31, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people on both aircraft.
    New details emerge in crash investigation as crews recover 41 bodies from Potomac River
    Continuing coverage of the American Airlines collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
    Costco workers in Maryland and five other states are preparing to go on strike.
    Thousands of Costco workers prepare to strike with midnight contract deadline looming
    Thousands of Costco workers prepared to strike with a midnight deadline drawing closer Friday while the worker’s union and the company negotiated.
    On Jan. 29, 2025, Transportation Security Agency officials released this image of what a gun in a backpack looks like when detected in an x-ray machine at a security checkpoint.
    6 people were caught with guns at BWI. Here’s what happened next.
    Seeing the significance of 47 guns accidentally brought to BWI can be hard. It’s not at the airport. You would have seen it if you had been with me Monday in an almost empty Annapolis courtroom.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: Surrounded by members of Congress and the family of Laken Riley, U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation passed during his second term in office, in the East Room of the White House on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jason Riley and Allyson Philips, the parents of 22-year-old Laken Riley, a University of Georgia nursing student who was murdered in 2024 by an undocumented immigrant, attended the signing ceremony. Among other measures, the law directs law enforcement authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused but not yet convicted of specific crimes, if they are in the country illegally.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he’ll send ‘worst criminal aliens’ to Guantanamo
    President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been accused of crimes.
    WAYNESBORO, GA - FEBRUARY 23: A painting of Ahmaud Arbery is displayed during a vigil at New Springfield Baptist Church on February 23, 2021 in Waynesboro, Georgia. Arbery, a Black man, was shot and killed while jogging near Brunswick, Georgia a year ago today after being chased by two white men.
    5 years after Ahmaud Arbery’s murder, ex-DA on trial for criminal misconduct in case
    Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr’s office is prosecuting former District Attorney Jackie Johnson, who is accused of meddling in the police investigation of the Ahmaud Arbery case.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. In addition to meeting with the Senate Finance Committee, Kennedy will also meet with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee tomorrow. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
    RFK Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about Medicare and Medicaid and more.
    FILE - A Wegmans grocery store stands in Fairfax, Virginia, May 27, 2010.
    Wegmans recalls frozen chicken nuggets in stores nationwide, including Maryland
    Wegmans is recalling frozen chicken nuggets in eight states and the District of Columbia because there may be bone fragments in the packages.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump appears at a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced an investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and took questions on a range of topics including his presidential pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, the war in Ukraine, cryptocurrencies and other topics.
    What to know about Trump’s buyout proposal for federal employees
    President Donald Trump’s administration is offering buyouts to federal employees to quickly reduce the government workforce.
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