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    Inside linebacker Roquan Smith says the Ravens and Bengals don't like each other.
    Ravens vs. Bengals: 5 things to watch, including a Derrick Henry milestone, Ronnie Stanley and Ja’Marr Chase
    Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow, the AFC North’s top quarterbacks, will take center stage at Paycor Stadium.
    Former President Barack Obama speaks at the West Point Association of Graduates
    Former President Obama endorses Alsobrooks in Maryland’s US Senate race
    U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks is getting a boost from an endorsement from one of the biggest names in Democratic politics: former President Barack Obama.
    Nazirah Muhammad sits with her daughter Khalilah Muhammad-Debellote, 8, at their home in Randallstown. The family moved there in 2021 for more living space and a slower pace of life.
    Education, crime, affordability: Why Black residents continue to leave Baltimore
    For a decade, Baltimore lost more Black than white residents from 2010 to 2020, according to a Baltimore Banner analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
    The entrance of the IKEA store in College Park, Maryland on Oct. 2 is filled  with information on the Swedish furniture giants sustainability goals.
    Annapolis leaders went to Sweden to learn about climate change. I went to IKEA.
    Walk under the U.S., Maryland, and Swedish flags and into the mammoth blue-and-yellow IKEA building in College Park, and the first of many brightly colored, chipper displays makes clear that saving the planet is at stake with every purchase.
    Union members with the International Longshoremen’s Association and Local 333 continue to strike in the rain after over eight hours of picketing against the automation of port work and low wages outside the Dundalk Marine Terminal on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Baltimore.
    Port of Baltimore to reopen Friday after dockworkers reach deal to end strike - for now
    Source: Dockworkers’ union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

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    Chiquita bananas are sold locally, including at Streets Market in Charles Village.
    Bunch of nonsense: Why the banana shortage tied to the ports strike isn’t real
    This week, a massive container ship called the Chiquita Voyager arrived in Port Wilmington in Delaware, and members of the ILA unloaded it.
    Hundreds of boats will be on display at City Dock in Annapolis for the Annapolis Boat Show starting Thursday. The show continues through Sunday  and then is replaced next week by the Annapolis Sailboat Show.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Powerboat Show comes to City Dock, followed by Sailboat Show
    It’s the start of the Annapolis Boat Shows this weekend, first power then sail. Other great things to do over the next seven days include the start of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Season and the Anne Arundel Lifeline 100 bike rides.
    Baltimore Ravens cornerback Arthur Maulet (10) catches a football during practice at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on May 22, 2024.
    Ravens CB Arthur Maulet returns to practice as team’s injury list shrinks
    The Ravens have 21 days to activate Maulet, who could be a candidate to play Sunday against the Bengals.
    The Maryland State Police logo emblazoned on a lectern in front a police vehicle from a separate agency before a press conference, pictured outside the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barracks on 11/10/22.
    Maryland State Police to pay $2.75M to settle hiring discrimination case
    The agency will also rework testing requirements following a two-year investigation by the federal government into hiring practices.
    Lamar Jackson is 16-for-19 for 137 yards on screen passes this year, a crucial weapon for an offensive line that has needed a counterpunch against overly aggressive pass rushes.
    The Ravens — yes, the Ravens — have one of the NFL’s best screen games
    Four games into the 2024 season, Todd Monken’s conviction in the Ravens’ screen game has been handsomely rewarded.

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    Just 7% of Maryland students who take it pass the eighth grade math MCAP.
    Most 8th graders can’t pass Maryland’s math test. Can you?
    Can you find the area of a cylinder? Solve a system of equations? Eighth graders in Maryland are supposed to know how to do all of that and more.
    The judge ruled Students for Justice in Palestine can hold their once-canceled vigil so long as they comply with university rules.
    University of Maryland can’t cancel Gaza vigil, federal judge rules
    A federal judge on Tuesday granted a University of Maryland student group’s request for an injunction — with a few conditions.
    Maryland Governor Wes Moore speaks during his discussion with Dean Baquet at IMPACT Maryland held at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, October 1st, 2024.
    Gov. Moore shares ‘Oh my God’ Biden moment, describes missteps in Orioles lease talks
    Speaking at The Baltimore Banner’s iMPACT Maryland event, Moore said he didn’t do the best job explaining what it meant for the state and the baseball team to sign a memorandum of understanding — news that was flashed on the ballpark video board in the middle of a game.
    A patrol call belonging to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office
    Ex-husband caught in Florida, charged in Maryland double homicide
    David Phillip Turner, 33, from Miami, was taken into custody on Saturday in Ft. Lauderdale.
    You need a degree in poli-sci to suss out all the wrinkles, permutations and potential ipso factors in the Maryland Senate race. Or you could taka clue from gamblers and bet the parlay.
    You’ve got one vote in the Senate race. The prize is democracy, organized the way you want it.
    Voters are being asked to game the future of the U.S. Senate when picking Ben Cardin’s successor. Will Democrats take the upper House? Or will Republicans hold on?

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    The Bills responded to the Ravens’ physicality by putting more size on the field, which created space for Justice Hill, shown here after his 19-yard TD pass.
    The Ravens’ offense manipulated — then crushed — the Bills
    “They came out and out-physical-ed us and dominated on the line of scrimmage,” Buffalo linebacker Baylon Spector said after the loss.
    With a new bridge still years away, most companies view SBA loans as a short-term solution.
    As port strike looms, businesses are still reeling from Key Bridge collapse
    Six months after the Key Bridge collapse, more than 5,500 companies — most of them in transportation and warehousing — have applied for SBA loans.
    Brown Boobies sit on a port hand navigation buoy in the Chesapeake Bay near Rock Hall. A colony of more than a dozen boobies, which are normally found in the tropics, has been drawing birders onto the bay for much of the summer.
    Rare brown boobies bewitch Baltimore birders
    Brown boobies, rare birds native to the tropics, are getting comfortable on buoys in the Chesapeake.
    One of the 3 procedure rooms at Partners in Abortion Care, a women-owned and operated abortion clinic providing abortions in all trimesters, based in College Park, Maryland.
    Maryland is a safe haven for abortion care — with one obscure exception
    Women who qualified for Medicaid because they are pregnant may have to foot the bill for an abortion.
    Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) scores a touchdown as the Ravens host the Buffalo Bills at M&T Bank Stadium Sunday night.
    Ravens 35, Bills 10: Analysis of Baltimore’s resounding win
    Derrick Henry ran for 199 yards, and the Ravens defense frustrated Buffalo QB Josh Allen.