Animal shelters across the nation face pet returns and overcrowding
By: Ricky Podgorski DERWOOD, Md. – Rihanna, a pitbull mix, has been in the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption
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President Biden pledges to ‘move heaven and earth’ to rebuild Francis Scott Key Bridge
By LISA WOELFL AND MATHEW J. SCHUMER BALTIMORE — President Joe Biden pledged Friday to fight for federal funding to
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Gov. Moore Requests $60 Million From Biden Admin. for Key Bridge Recovery
By: Ricky Podgorski DUNDALK, MD- Maryland Governor Wes Moore is requesting $60 million from the Biden administration as an initial
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Fire officials push Congress to help fight growing wildfire threat
By KATHARINE WILSON Capital News Service WASHINGTON – Wildfires are a growing threat to every state and fire officials
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Segregationists and Confederates Live On in Capitol Statues
By BRENNAN STEWART Capital News Service WASHINGTON – February is Black History Month, an observance meant to honor and celebrate
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Ex-NFL players are cautious about starting their children in tackle football
By MICHAEL ROVETTO and JUDITH ALTNEU Capital News Service Domonique Foxworth played his first organized tackle football game at 10
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Endangered Species Act at 50: Wins, Losses and Controvesy
By ABBY WALLACE WASHINGTON — Marking its 50th anniversary this year, the federal Endangered Species Act is credited as one of
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Congress attempting to address Afghan refugee status once again
By FATEMA HOSSEINI WASHINGTON – More than two years after the final U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, over 70,000 refugees
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Makes Pleas to Congress and White House for More Aid
By JOSIE JACK and MONICA GODNICK WASHINGTON – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday used face-to-face meetings with Congress and
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‘1898’ Exhibit at the Smithsonian Explores Complex History Behind US Expansionism
By MICAELA HANSON WASHINGTON – When Taìna Caragol, the National Portrait Gallery’s curator of painting, sculpture and Latino art and
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