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August 04, 2022

Widow of D.C. police officer who died by suicide after Jan. 6 praises Senate action to extend benefits

Credit: CBS News, Clare Hymes and Scott MacFarlane Erin Smith fought for months for death benefits after her husband, a…

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August 02, 2022

Congress Clears Bill to Make Officer Suicides Eligible for Death Benefits

Credit: The New York Times, Luke Broadwater WASHINGTON — Congress has approved bipartisan legislation that would extend a benefits program…

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August 01, 2022

Bill To Manufacture More Computer Chips In US Passes House & Senate

Credit: WFMD, Kevin McManus Washington DC. (KM) – Legislation to spur more semi-conductor companies to build computer chips in the…

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July 28, 2022

What the CHIPS Act means for Maryland

Credit: WMAR-2 News, Staff The House of Representatives, on Thursday afternoon, passed the CHIPS Act, a bill that includes billions of…

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July 27, 2022

River Park at Canal Place retains key backers

Credit: Cumberland Times-News, Greg Larry CUMBERLAND, Md. — Canal Place officials said Tuesday that key partners necessary to further plans…

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July 25, 2022

Reps. Sherrill, Trone Highlight HHS Grant Coming to Tonix Pharmaceuticals for Drug Overdose Treatment Research

Credit: Insider NJ Chatham, NJ– Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and David Trone (MD-06) announced today that the U.S. Department of Health…

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July 22, 2022

To help ‘Cancer Moonshot,’ HHS secretary offers to support sample collection marketing

Credit: The Frederick News-Post, Mary Grace Keller U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, in a visit to the…

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July 22, 2022

Sen. Cardin: New 988 National Suicide Hotline ‘Will Save Lives’

Credit: Montgomery Community Media, Suzanne Pollak Less than one week after the debut of 988, the national suicide and crisis…

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July 20, 2022

Regional board approves $5.1M grant for Frederick-Walkersville rail trail

Credit: The Frederick News-Post, Ryan Marshall A nearly 2-mile trail linking Frederick and Walkersville will provide a tourism and transportation…

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July 20, 2022

Opioid onslaught: Fentanyl is washing into the country

Credit: Cumberland Times-News Lost in the fog of the various crises America has grappled with in the past few years…

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