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1/ST Racing president says Triple Crown ‘in jeopardy’ with current schedule
Should the Triple Crown schedule change to give horses time to rest for the Preakness Stakes? 1/ST Racing President Aidan ...
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Autopsies misclassified in-custody deaths that were actually homicides, MD officials say
An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 in-custody police deaths that should have been considered homicides, ...
Audit finds Maryland medical examiner misclassified homicide deaths, prompting executive order to improve transparency
An independent audit of the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found that problems with the OOME's determination of the manner of death, according to the attorney general's office.
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Larry Gibson’s opposition to Maryland reparations study bill provides cover for critics
Larry Gibson's opposition to a Maryland bill on reparations highlights a mainstream approach that distances from Black ...
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Here’s what you need to know about Maryland’s sweeping audit of police-custody deaths
Maryland officials on Thursday released a wide-ranging independent audit of nearly 90 in-custody deaths spanning 2003 to 2019 ...
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Forensic failures: 36 police-custody deaths should have been ruled a homicide, audit finds
The years-long audit cited racial and pro-police bias in the work of the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
United communities can turn the tide on the opioid epidemic
It’s time to abandon siloed efforts and embrace a unified approach to fighting the opioid epidemic, writes Jennifer ...
Maryland governor calls flooding, children rescued from schools by boat "heartbreaking"
Severe flooding devastated some Western Maryland communities in Allegany and Garrett counties, where children had to be ...