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‘Strategy is imperative’: Maryland legislation to provide $15 million to reduce childhood poverty 01/30/2024 12:16am • In 2022, approximately 160,800 Maryland children lived in poverty across the state, according to data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center. Gov. Wes Moore (D) is pushing legislation in the 2024 session to provide $15 million in state funds to help bolster communities with higher Mariners get 2B Polanco from Twins in trade for pitchers DeSclafani, Topa and prospects 01/29/2024 10:53pm • SEATTLE (AP) — After several seasons of asking and coming up short, the Seattle Mariners finally found a trade package that worked to land Jorge Polanco. The Mariners acquired Polanco from the Minnesota Twins on Monday for pitchers Anthony DeSclafani and Justin Topa, two minor leaguers and cash. Baltimore to host Justin Timberlake for first world tour in 5 years 01/29/2024 10:06pm • (Courtesy Live Nation/Christina Rutherford) For the first time in five years, Grammy Award-winning singer Justin Timberlake is heading on tour, with tickets to his summer show in Baltimore, Maryland, already being sold in a number of pre-sales. After a stunning return to New York's Saturday N Police say Minnesota man dressed as delivery driver in home invasion turned triple homicide 01/29/2024 10:01pm • A Minnesota man was charged with murder Monday after authorities say he posed as a package delivery driver, entered a home and demanded money before he shot three people in the head, including at least one at point-blank range. Alonzo Pierre Mingo, 37, was charged with three counts of second-degree The 16 Best Alaska Shore Excursions for 2024 01/29/2024 07:00pm • A cruise to Alaska is one of the best ways to visit many parts of the 49th state, including the Inside Passage and the southeastern port towns of Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway. You can also see dozens of glaciers on a cruise, plus remote places reachable only by water, like Glacier National Park &am Ukrainian and Hungarian foreign ministers meet but fail to break a diplomatic deadlock 01/29/2024 12:03pm • KAMIANYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — A years-long diplomatic conflict between Ukraine and Hungary took a step toward resolution on Monday during a meeting of their foreign ministers, but no breakthrough was reached on Hungary's blocking of a crucial European Union financial aid package for Kyiv. The meeti The UK will ban disposable vapes and curb candy-flavored e-cigarettes that attract children under 18 01/29/2024 09:53am • LONDON (AP) — Britain's government will ban the sale of disposable vapes and limit their cornucopia of flavors to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine, officials said Monday. It also plans to stick to a contentious proposal to ban today’s young people from ever buying cigarettes. Which vegetables to plant come spring? Depends on your taste — and your grocery bill 01/29/2024 08:35am • “What should I plant?” is a question new vegetable gardeners tend to ask me over winter, when planning their first gardens. In the past, I’ve always advised them to plant what they like. It may sound silly, but you’d be surprised at how many people pressure themselves into growing the garden Why are EU leaders struggling to unlock a 50-billion-euro support package for Ukraine? 01/29/2024 07:34am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Almost two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the war has ground to a virtual stalemate. Ukraine desperately needs support to keep its economy afloat, but political infighting in the European Union and the United States are depriving it of the financial lifeline it needs. As Hunga Car Review: Wrangler Willys 4-door is made for off-road and more civilized on-road 01/29/2024 04:34am • The Jeep Wrangler was in a class by itself for many years. Now, there is competition from Ford, so Jeep has to do more to remain a popular choice. The Jeep Wrangler Willys carries on the tradition of a rough and ready-looking SUV. The optional 35-inch tires and beadlock wheels means this Jeep is equ Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Best Foods to Reduce Inflammation 01/28/2024 07:00pm • If you've been hearing a lot about inflammation and diet lately, you're not alone. Inflammation has become a catchphrase in many wellness and nutritional circles. Keeping inflammation lower can help improve your health over the long haul, and certain changes to your diet may help you achieve this go Sound Financial Strategies for Single Adults 01/28/2024 07:00pm • Over the last 70 or so years, a growing number of Americans have been living unmarried. In 2023, 51% of Americans 15 and older weren't married, compared to 35% in 1950, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. While single life has many advantages, like more freedom and a simpler budget, it can also bri A COVID-era program is awash in fraud. Congress aims to wind it down and expand the child tax credit 01/27/2024 12:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — When IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel met privately with senators recently, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee asked for his assessment of a startling report: A whistleblower estimated that 95% of claims now being made by businesses for a COVID-era tax break were fraudulen Biden and Germany's Scholz will meet in Washington as US and EU aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance 01/27/2024 07:53am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House on Feb. 9 as the West struggles to provide new aid for Ukraine in the war against Russia. “The two leaders will reaffirm their resolute support for Ukraine’s defense of its land and its people agai Biden urges Congress to embrace border bill. But House speaker suggests it may be 'dead on arrival' 01/26/2024 08:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday pressed Congress to embrace a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with Ukraine aid, but House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the compromise on border and immigration policy could be “dead on arrival” in his chamber. The Dem