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The ball is said to weigh 850 pounds; stretched out, the strings could span the distance from Baltimore to Niagara Falls. Its initial sale inspired a play; later, it made a cameo in the film “Meet the Fockers.” buff.ly/LX4mqH1

Inside Luna Cat Collective, Howard County’s first cat café buff.ly/jdwcFog

Seconds after activist Clifford “Buzz” Grambo confronted immigration agents on a Southeast Baltimore residential street Sunday morning, one of them shoved him several times, he said. buff.ly/WUhgqDP

The Baltimore City Fire Department is on the scene of a three-alarm fire in Hampden, in a historic building known as “The Castle.” www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

City officials urged some residents to leave the Remington area as Baltimore City firefighters are actively fighting a three-alarm fire at a commercial building.

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Turnstile’s unforgettable 2025 just got better: The Baltimore hardcore band earned five Grammy nominations. buff.ly/iNGepEB

Have you ever had your lunch delivered by a robot? How about a robot named Snack Efron?

At Towson University, a fleet of self-driving food-delivery robots, are tending to hungry students. buff.ly/7o0MmHG

It’s a way to spread some seasonal cheer — and encourage folks to walk around and peruse local shops and eateries.

Have you seen the Great Annapolis Pumpkins yet? buff.ly/hN4iDg5

It’s in every school.

In May 2024, BCPS Superintendent Myriam Rogers said that Omnilert was “fully implemented across all of our schools.”

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From the cheering crowds along the Baltimore Running Festival route to the rainbow flags of Annapolis Pride and the rallies that filled Towson streets, Maryland became a stage for the nationwide “No Kings" protests on Saturday.

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Gov. Wes Moore on serving in the Army and his respect for anyone who has ever served in the armed forces. #impactmaryland

Maryland plans to use state money to provide food and cash assistance and pay state employee salaries typically funded with federal dollars as it rides out a government shutdown, Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday. buff.ly/sUiCJDK