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- Maryland high school football powers DeMatha and Gilman are set to meet on Sept 20, but they first tuned up for the big game later this month by brushing off opponents at the inaugural I-95 Kickoff Classic at Towson University on September 4. more More Arrow


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Women are twice as likely to turn to the Internet to determine the causes of their minor aches and pains, according to a new survey.more More Arrow

Police remove the body of James J. Lee from the Discovery Channel building in Silver Spring, Md. on Sept. 2.
Just two weeks had passed since James Jay Lee’s probation from a 2008 incident ended when he stormed Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.more More Arrow

Eric Banks, owner of the only two Black-owned RaceTrac gas stations across the country, was told his family was no longer the “right fit” for the company.
Raceway Petroleum, an Atlanta-based company that oversees more than 600 RaceTrac gas stations across the country, faces a national boycott for its apparent racist treatment toward its lone Black station operator.
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A new “values-added” evaluation system for teachers has drawn criticism from educators across the nation.
A recent study has challenged the use of a new “values-added” evaluation system for teachers, under which districts across the country depend on standardized test scores to monitor teacher performance.

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Two men who married in Massachusetts are finding it hard to get a divorce in Texas, where gay marriages—and, apparently, divorces—are not recognized by the state.
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