Month: February 2021

More automation in traffic enforcement is just one of many recommendations by a citizen group convened to study more equitable policing in Arlington County. The Arlington Police Practices Group formed after the summer of racial reckoning and calls to root out racism in the justice system. On Monday night, the group presented its recommendations to the …

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – It’s a big day for NASA and the future of space exploration as the Mars rover Perseverance attempts to land on the Red Planet on Thursday. To celebrate the historic occasion, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor’s Complex is holding a special viewing event. There will be a livestream of NASA TV on a jumbotron for all visitors to watch …

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The Montgomery County Education Association has overwhelmingly passed a resolution stating a lack of confidence in the reopening plan developed and approved by the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education. “The current MCPS plan to reopen school facilities cannot be successfully implemented – requiring more resources, more people, and more space than is available – without negatively impacting students’ learning …

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On December 3, 1949 Santa Claus arrived in Salisbury atop a 100-foot balloon train to the excitement of nearly 10,000 frigid parents and children. After crossing Division Street travelling east down Main Street (seen here), children lined up to speak with Santa about what they wanted for Christmas on the Wicomico County courthouse lawn.

A Virginia Senate committee recently killed a bill intended to minimize police misconduct and incentivize accountability among law enforcement. House Bill 1948, introduced by Del. Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, required law enforcement officers to report misconduct by fellow officers. Another part of the measure, which some opponents called too subjective, was that on-duty officers provide aid …

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President Biden is concerned about and eager to help fight a pair of new Ebola outbreaks in Africa, the White House said Tuesday. The dreaded and often fatal virus recently resurfaced in Guinea in West Africa and in the distant Democratic Republic of Congo. “While the world is reeling from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola has again emerged, simultaneously, …

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Prepare for equal outcomes based on race, sex, ethnicity or sexual preference The Heritage Foundation warns that Joe Biden is going for “equity” in America, not “equality.” The think tank says the Biden administration “is advancing a divisive agenda that will treat Americans unequally by using a redefinition of the word ‘equity.’” “Equity used to mean …

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An end-of-the-year report filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) revealed that the federal arm of the Florida Democratic Party is more than $868,000 in debt following November’s election season. The reports of receipts and disbursement also showed that the Democratic Executive Committee of Florida had less than $61,000 in cash on hand at the time of filing on Sunday. Florida Democrats are no strangers to financing issues. In 2018, the Naples Daily News …

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