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Mon Jul 13 Issue No. 008 Edited by Justin Rood |
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Trump administration sues Maryland over the Community Trust Act  The Trump administration sued the state of Maryland Thursday, claiming that the state's new immigrant protection law interferes with the federal government's ability to enforce immigration law and control illegal immigration.
Maryland Matters · 2026-07-10 04:29
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DC-area forecast: Comfortable today and Tuesday before it's suddenly scorching
HAPPENING NOW: Partly to mostly sunny this morning as temperatures rise through the 60s and 70s. Noticeably less humid, with afternoon highs of 80 to 85.
Capital Weather · 2026-07-13 05:00
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Metro tweaks strategy to manage Red Line crowds during shutdown
Metro is making some changes to the transit service’s plan to manage commuters during summer construction that’s closed down three stations on the Red Line in Maryland.
Bethesda Magazine · 2026-07-10 15:47
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How scientists are helping mysterious, beneficial eels reclaim Maryland rivers
The young eels thrashing in a bucket at Eden Mill Nature Center faced a pivotal moment in their epic journey.
The Banner · 2026-07-12 05:30
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County Council to Review Economic Development, Zoning Bills Monday
Montgomery County Council committees will meet Monday, July 13, to review several economic development, zoning and infrastructure issues.
MoCo Show · 2026-07-10 18:01
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Data center frustrations cause upheaval in county primary elections
Frustrations about proposed data center developments in some counties led to the ouster of local politicians during last month’s primary election, in what observers say may be the first wave of an issue that is uniting voters from across the political spectrum.
Maryland Matters · 2026-07-13 05:00
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Stafford County pauses proposed data center over concerns about historic cemetery containing remains of enslaved people
The property includes a cemetery dating back to the 1700s. Some graves are marked with headstones, while others are unmarked.
WUSA9 · 2026-07-11 19:17
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Do data centers impact our physical health? Studies are few and far between
Data centers fuel the ever-growing demand for social media, artificial intelligence and streaming services, and they command the headlines, but there is very little research about potential impacts to physical or public health.
Maryland Matters · 2026-07-12 20:33
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How Virginia became the world’s data center capital and how it’s going
From AOL’s arrival in Ashburn to today’s AI-driven boom, Virginia became the backbone of the internet economy through decades of planning and work. Now lawmakers look to regulate the burgeoning industry.
Maryland Matters · 2026-07-12 20:25
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Holiday heat wave sent hundreds to Maryland emergency rooms
More than 470 heat-related emergency room visits were reported during last week's Independence Day heat wave, more ER visits in one week than had been recorded for the entire heat season that began in May, according to new data.
Maryland Matters · 2026-07-10 05:00
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Fish kills follow extreme heat in Baltimore’s harbor and across Maryland
Atlantic menhaden have turned up dead in Fells Point. Golden redhorse suckers washed up along a miles-long stretch of the Potomac River. And this week, in an Ocean City canal, hundreds of horseshoe crabs floated to the surface.
The Banner · 2026-07-09 17:38
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Maryland one of 15 states suing administration to block school mental health funding cuts
Maryland is one of 15 states that sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding. At stake is a $1 billion program to help hire and train more mental health professionals to work in schools.
Maryland Matters · 2026-07-10 21:29
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Apartment company co-owned by Jared Kushner must pay over $4M in damages, Baltimore judge rules
A Baltimore judge has ruled that more than 17,000 current and former tenants of an apartment company co-owned by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are entitled to over $4.17 million in damages — plus interest.
The Banner · 2026-07-09 10:30
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Maryland Joins Nationwide Push to Stop Robocall Fraud
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general urging the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen rules aimed at stopping scammers.
MoCo Show · 2026-07-09 09:19
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D.C. cardinal cites privacy in exorcisms for firing priest who claimed UFOs are demons in disguise
Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, said in a recent interview that the need to keep exorcisms "private" justified his firing of a priest who declared in a viral video that UFOs are demons in disguise.
Washington Times (Local) · 2026-07-09 13:42
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DC creates new dashboard to track rat activity after launching birth control pilot program
The new dashboard is meant to provide the public with details on the District’s ongoing rodent control efforts.
WUSA9 · 2026-07-09 17:22
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Debate over DC's bottle bill shifts from environmental impact to costs
The District is considering joining 10 states who have active container deposit laws known as bottle bills.
WUSA9 · 2026-07-09 17:33
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Purple Line Small Business Grants Offer Up to $50,000
The Maryland Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for another round of awards from its four-year Purple Line Small Business Grant Program.
Source of the Spring · 2026-07-13 05:00
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From Bethesda Magazine: MoCo lawyer, state delegate have books publishing in July
’The Great Wherever,’ ‘Elected American’ are the latest options by local authors.
Bethesda Magazine · 2026-07-09 15:00
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Crews draining Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp
The Reflection of the Washington Monument is visible as a visitor takes a picture of the Reflecting Pool though a chain link fence on the National Mall on July 9, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
NBC4 Washington · 2026-07-09 22:41
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With the white nationalist group Patriot Front, what you see is not what you get
Hundreds of masked white nationalists marched in the nation's capital on July Fourth. Who were they and where does their funding come from?
WAMU · 2026-07-11 10:38
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U.S. Olympian David Hearn pleads not guilty to charges in Reflecting Pool vandalism case
Workers clean algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after it was painted blue in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
NBC4 Washington · 2026-07-09 05:26
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 The Week Ahead | Jul 13 – 15 |
15 on the calendar
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Takoma Park · six wards
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MON 13 |
10:30 AM · Library Program Room |
MON 13 |
| Takoma Park Writers' Group |
6:30 PM · Library Program Room |
MON 13 |
| Murena / Thumbsucker26 / Guillermo Pizarro |
7:00 PM · Rhizome DC |
MON 13 |
| Serenity Fisher and Michael Ronstadt |
7:30 PM · School of Musical Traditions |
TUE 14 |
| Ice Cream Samples at the Co-op |
8:00 AM · TPSS Co-op |
TUE 14 |
10:00 AM · Council Office Building |
TUE 14 |
10:30 AM · Library Program Room |
TUE 14 |
3:15 PM · Library Program Room |
WED 15 |
| Kicked in the Head by a Horse / Underneath / Letterstoyou / Saltuponwounds / Expiration Date |
Rhizome DC |
WED 15 |
| Volunteer in the food forest |
1:00 PM · Montgomery College Takoma Park Campus |
WED 15 |
3:00 PM · Library Program Room |
WED 15 |
| Poetry Book Club with Sidney |
6:00 PM · People’s Book |
WED 15 |
| Oldtime Jam Session with Jonathan Vocke |
7:00 PM · Busboys and Poets – Takoma |
WED 15 |
7:00 PM · Printmaking Studio |
WED 15 |
| City Council Regular Meeting |
7:30 PM · Takoma Park Community Center |
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