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Views from the frontlines: Maryland's mental health crisis 11/30/2023 09:41am • This content is sponsored by Compass Health Center. Learn more about their mission here. A state in crisis Experts say Maryland, like the rest of the United States, is in a mental health crisis. Maryland is in crisis, with roughly 838,000 Marylanders aged 12 and up struggling with a mental Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024 11/30/2023 09:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday. The network of nearly 4,800 f Teenage suspects accused of plotting to blow up a small truck at a German Christmas market 11/30/2023 05:54am • BERLIN (AP) — A 15-year-old boy and an alleged accomplice are accused of plotting to blow up a small truck at a Christmas market in western Germany in an attack modeled on the methods of the Islamic State group, prosecutors said Thursday. The teenager was detained Tuesday in Burscheid, a town near Elton John addresses Britain's Parliament, urging lawmakers to do more to fight HIV/AIDS 11/30/2023 03:21am • LONDON (AP) — Elton John has urged British lawmakers to do more to fight HIV and AIDS, saying the U.K. can be the first country in the world “to defeat this awful virus.” The British star spoke to lawmakers and campaigners in the grand Speaker’s House of Parliament on Wednesday evening at an Haley and DeSantis are relying more on outside campaign groups with time running out to stop Trump 11/30/2023 12:14am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are increasingly outsourcing central parts of their campaigns, drawing on the growing urgency of Donald Trump opponents to find a single alternative to the former president. Struggling to energize hi Can lessons from Europe help guide flood-prone Annapolis' plan to stay dry? 11/30/2023 12:11am • Downtown Annapolis, Maryland, floods a lot. Sometimes the flooding, classified as nuisance flooding, is just that, a nuisance that might get your shoes wet. But there are times when the waters can rise several feet, surpassing sandbags set up in front of doorways on Dock Street, where busines Live updates | Hamas and Israel free more hostages and prisoners as deadline to extend truce nears 11/29/2023 11:30pm • Ten Israeli women and children and four Thai nationals held captive in Gaza were freed by Hamas, and Israel followed with the release of a group of Palestinian prisoners Thursday. It was the latest exchange of hostages for prisoners under a temporary cease-fire in the Gaza war. Two Russian-Israeli w Loudoun Co. nonprofit raises money to help 16-year-old Blessing see again 11/29/2023 09:30pm • For years, doctors believed Blessing Amuga, 16, suffered from keratoconus, a condition in which the cornea of the eye becomes thinner and takes the shape of a cone. The condition leads to a person being very light sensitive. “It's very painful when it (light) goes into my eyes, it's really hard 7 Best Investments During a Recession 11/29/2023 07:00pm • If the economy heads south or goes into a recession, it's worth reviewing your portfolio to see if it's time for a realignment.For example, diversifying into defensive sectors and bonds may offer some hedging against market downturns.Allocating to stable dividend-paying stocks and considering altern The Commercial Real Estate Outlook for 2024 11/29/2023 07:00pm • The beleaguered commercial real estate (CRE) industry has been facing headwinds since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of the persistent challenges being endured by this important part of the U.S. economy will continue throughout 2024. There are bright spots in the CRE outlook -- mostly Britain's Parliament honors Elton John for his work fighting HIV in the UK and beyond 11/29/2023 05:10pm • LONDON (AP) — Elton John has addressed Britain's Parliament at an event honoring his dedication to fighting HIV in the U.K. and beyond. The British star spoke to dozens of lawmakers and campaigners in the grand Speaker’s House of Parliament on Wednesday. John set up his AIDS Foundation in 1992 Actor Jonathan Majors appears in court as jury selection begins in New York assault trial 11/29/2023 04:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The actor Jonathan Majors appeared in court in New York on Wednesday for the start of jury selection in a trial in which he is accused of injuring his then-girlfriend during an argument last spring. The trial could wind up playing a big role in what happens next with Majors, who ha How Fairfax Co. Fire and Rescue is reorganizing to better respond to emergencies 11/29/2023 04:18pm • The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is reorganizing some of its response teams in an effort to ensure it responds to all emergencies appropriately. At a Safety and Security Committee meeting Tuesday, Assistant Chief of Operations Dan Shaw said the agency will convert eight Advanced US Air Force Osprey crashes off Japan during training, killing at least one of the eight on board 11/29/2023 03:55pm • TOKYO (AP) — A U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed during a training mission Wednesday off of the country's southern coast, killing at least one of the eight crew members, the Japanese coast guard said. The cause of the crash and the status of the seven others on board were not immediatel Charges dismissed against 3 emergency management supervisors in 2020 death 11/29/2023 03:25pm • WAYNESBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge has dismissed all charges against three western Pennsylvania emergency management supervisors who had been accused of obstructing an investigation into an emergency dispatcher accused of failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who died of internal b