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Enhanced federal unemployment benefits in Md. will continue until at least August 07/12/2021 11:45pm • Protesters organized by the Unemployed Workers Union marched last week for the continuation of expanded federal unemployment benefits and faster processing of pending claims. (Courtesy Elizabeth Shwe/Maryland Matters) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Ma Artificial Intelligence Stocks: The 10 Best AI Companies 07/12/2021 12:00am • AI could be the 21st century's biggest new industry.Long a focal point of science fiction, AI is no longer a curious theme to ponder for the distant future -- it's here. The best artificial intelligence stocks to buy already use processes like machine learning and neural networks on a daily basis. I Police: Man dies in crash after fleeing traffic stop 07/09/2021 11:45am • HENRICO, Va. (AP) — Henrico County police say a man who fled a traffic stop is dead after a police pursuit ended in a crash. News outlets report that it happened Wednesday after a police officer observed a traffic violation and stopped Christopher Seay. Police say Seay stopped but could not Thousands get fake COVID vaccine shots in alleged scam in India 07/05/2021 11:50am • Indian authorities have arrested 14 people and cordoned off a private hospital as they investigate an alleged vaccination scam that purportedly saw thousands of people given shots of saline solution when they thought they were getting coronavirus vaccines. At least 2,000 people in the Indian fin Social Media Must Regulate Hate Content Across Africa 06/24/2021 12:00am • For years, a graphic video of the torture of former Liberian President Samuel Doe has lurked in plain sight on the web. No human being's terrifying final moments should be available to view on the internet. But Doe was an African politician. Ask yourselves: How long would the death of a British or Sour note: 85 counterfeit guitars seized during customs bust at Dulles 06/21/2021 11:15pm • Fake Gibsons, Fenders and other electric and acoustic guitars are among the stash of counterfeits confiscated at Dulles International Airport in Virginia recently. U.S. Customs and Border Protection found 85 counterfeit guitars coming in from China on March 31, but it took a few months for invest Glen Burnie man guilty of impersonating US Marshal 06/11/2021 10:31am • There is not a new sheriff in town. A Glen Burnie, Maryland, man pleaded guilty Thursday to impersonating a U.S. Marshal. Renul Forbes, 32, also known as Michael Renul, faces a maximum of three years in prison followed by one year of supervised release. According to a release from the Depar Showtime docuseries 'The Kings' is gripping chronicle of four boxing icons 06/02/2021 12:59am • After the decline of heavyweights like Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman, four middleweights strapped the sport of boxing onto their backs to electrify the 1980s. "Sugar" Ray Leonard, "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, Thomas "Hitman" Hearns and "Hands of Stone" Roberto Durán collide in t Virginia woman accused of abducting 2-year-old from church 05/29/2021 10:49am • CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Authorities in Virginia have accused a woman of abducting a 2-year-old from a church, and say she tried to mislead investigators by giving them false tips. The Roanoke Times reports Nancy Renee Fridley is charged in Giles County with abduction and child abuse or neglect. S The Complete Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio 05/24/2021 12:00am • Four times a year, holding companies of a certain size are required to divulge their positions in equities. That's a great thing for followers of Warren Buffett, widely considered the greatest long-term investor of all time. His company, Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.B, BRK.A), which he still helm Violence Raises Questions Over Israel's Tourism Plans 05/21/2021 12:00am • JERUSALEM -- Like most others places in the world, many of Israel's hotels and tourist attractions, ranging from archaeological sites to holy places, have been empty due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has closed the country's borders to most foreigners since March 2020. Now, just as the borders Federal trial for three other ex-officers charged in George Floyd's killing set for August 05/15/2021 07:45pm • The federal trial for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane, accused of civil rights violations in the death of George Floyd, is scheduled for August 2, a judge said Friday. The three men -- who were helping former officer Derek Chauvin, who pressed his Elon Musk shows humility and hubris as 'SNL' host 05/09/2021 02:12am •  Elon Musk showed a combination of humility and hubris as he opened his highly anticipated hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live.” The 49-year-old Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and one of the world’s richest men opened his monologue by mocking his monotonal speaking style, saying no one can Fraud scheme preying on elderly nets eight-year sentence 05/06/2021 07:19pm • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for running a fake lottery scheme that scammed more than 100 elderly people out of more than $775,000. Twenty-six-year-old Keno Romario Brow of Hyattsville was sentenced Thursday after being convicted in Ma In Montgomery Co., telecommuters invited to 'fake commute' for Bike to Work Day 2021 05/03/2021 06:39pm • The pandemic has made Bike to Work Day a different affair this year. It's still on for May 21, though, and Montgomery County, Maryland, will help make accommodations for would-be riders who are still telecommuting. A larger number of "pit stops" will be open around the county to pedaling commu