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10 Memorable Images Captured by NOAA's GOES Satellites (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news:
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10 Memorable Images Captured by NOAA's GOES Satellites
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From devastating storms and destructive wildfires to disruptive solar eruptions and captivating atmospheric phenomena, NOAA's GOES satellites have seen it all. Since 1975, GOES have been our "eyes in the sky," keeping constant watch over the Western Hem more PR
CAIR Issues Letters to Maryland's Congressional Delegation Urging Co-sponsorship, Senate Companion of Rep. Tlaib's Gaza Genocide Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Issues Letters to Maryland's Congressional Delegation Urging Co-sponsorship, Senate Companion of Rep. Tlaib's Gaza Genocide Resolution
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The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has issued formal letters to all ten Maryland representati more PR
Calendar Year 2026 End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System Final Rule (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release:
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Calendar Year (CY) 2026 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System Final Rule
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On November 20, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update payment rates and policies under the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for renal dialysis services fur more PR
Catholic Legal Immigration Network Opposes Biometric Data Collection Rule (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC), Silver Spring, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging the agency to rescind its recently announced rule on biometric data collection from noncitizens. This rule, which aims to expand the collection of biometric information at entry and exit points in the United States, has drawn significant concern from CLINIC due to its potential negative impacts on immi more ST
Constellation Awards $500,000 in Grants to Clean Energy, Community-Based Student Projects (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 20 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, posted the following news release:
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Constellation Awards $500,000 in Grants to Clean Energy, Community-Based Student Projects
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Energy to Educate program has awarded nearly $7 million since 2010
BALTIMORE (Nov. 20, 2025) As part of American Education Week, Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG), the nation's largest producer of cl more PR
Elfreth Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Crucial Data at NOAA for Severe Weather Prediction and Response (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Elfreth Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Crucial Data at NOAA for Severe Weather Prediction and Response
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, introduced the bipartisan NOAA Data Preservation Act alongside Representative Nick Begich (R-AK-AL).
The NOAA Data Preservation Act establishes simple re more PR
Governors Announce Dr. Brandon Tatum as Acting Executive Director and CEO of the National Governors Association (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release:
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Governors Announce Dr. Brandon Tatum as Acting Executive Director and CEO of the National Governors Association
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, Vice Chair Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Executive Committee of the NGA announced the appointment of Dr. Brandon Tatum as the Acting Execu more PR
Hoyer Statement on September Jobs Report (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Hoyer Statement on September Jobs Report
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the September jobs report:
"The September jobs report released this morning captures the uncertainty of this moment for the U.S. economy. Released nearly seven weeks late because of the Republican shutdown, the report offers an economic picture that is incomp more PR
Hoyer, Maryland Congressional Delegation Hold Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Hoyer, Maryland Congressional Delegation Hold Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met to discuss continued federal efforts to support Bay restoration and the goals of the revised "Beyond 2025" watershed agreement. The lawmakers were joined by Maryland Department of Natural Resourc more PR
Johns Hopkins Team Breaks Through Quantum Noise (10)
LAUREL, Maryland, Nov. 20 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release:
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Johns Hopkins Team Breaks Through Quantum Noise
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Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have achieved a breakthrough in quantum noise characterization in quantum systems a key step toward reliably managing errors in quantum computing. Their findings, publis more PR
Joint Statement: Nursing Organizations of Color Respond to Proposed Federal Limitation of Student Loan Access for Nursing (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 21 -- The National Black Nurses Association issued the following statement on Nov. 19, 2025:
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JOINT STATEMENT: Nursing Organizations of Color Respond to Proposed Federal Limitation of Student Loan Access for Nursing
Our organizations, representing professional nurses of color across the United States, stand with the American Nurses Association, the Institute for Health and Social Equity, the Nursing Community Coalition, and the American Association of Colleg more PR
Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay
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Yesterday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met to discuss continued federal efforts to support Bay restoration and the goals of the revised "Beyond 2025" watershed agreement. The lawmakers were joined by Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz; Maryland Department of E more PR
Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay
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WASHINGTON - Yesterday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met to discuss continued federal efforts to support Bay restoration and the goals of the revised "Beyond 2025" watershed agreement. The lawmakers were joined by Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz; Maryland De more PR
Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay
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WASHINGTON - Yesterday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met to discuss continued federal efforts to support Chesapeake Bay restoration and the goals of the revised "Beyond 2025" watershed agreement. The lawmakers were joined by Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurt more PR
NSSF Appeals to Fourth Circuit to Block Maryland Anti-PLCAA Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Business] -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release:
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NSSF Appeals to Fourth Circuit to Block Maryland Anti-PLCAA Law
NSSF (r), The Firearm Industry Trade Association, appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit following the U.S. District Court of Maryland's decision dismissing NSSF's lawsuit challenging Maryland's law that intended to circumvent the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). more PR
Ranking Member Raskin Rebukes President Trump's Calls for Executing Six Members of Congress (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Ranking Member Raskin Rebukes President Trump's Calls for Executing Six Members of Congress
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's calls for the execution of six Members of Congress:
"Earlier today President Donald Trump called more PR
Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republican Attempts to Distract From Their Failing Public Safety Agenda (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025:
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Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republican Attempts to Distract from their Failing Public Safety Agenda
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Oversight hearing making clear that while Democratic-led cities ar more PR
Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Scheme to Weaponize the Census for Political Gain (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025:
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Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Scheme to Weaponize the Census for Political Gain
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government demonstrating Republican disregar more PR
Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla: Secretaries Noem and Rubio Too Cowardly to Defend Shocking Decision to Abandon Refugees, Unlawfully Dispatch Deputies Instead (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla: Secretaries Noem and Rubio Too Cowardly to Defend Shocking Decision to Abandon Refugees, Unlawfully Dispatch Deputies Instead
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration In more PR
Raskin, Clyburn, Huffman, Wyden Call on Trump Administration to Stop Politicizing Houses of Worship; Defend Separation of Church and State Ahead of Court Arguments (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Raskin, Clyburn, Huffman, Wyden Call on Trump Administration to Stop Politicizing Houses of Worship; Defend Separation of Church and State Ahead of Court Arguments
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Jared Huffman (CA-02), co-chairs of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, and James Clyburn (SC-06), Chair of the Democratic Faith Working Group, along with Senator Ron Wyden, more PR
St. Bonaventure University: Zhang and Students Advance Plant Immunity Research (10)
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Nov. 21 (TNSjou) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release:
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Zhang and students advance plant immunity research
Xiao-Ning ZhangDr. Xiao-Ning Zhang's research project titled "A splicing regulator, SR45, suppresses plant immunity by regulating salicylic acid pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana" was published in Frontiers in Plant Science on Oct. 30.
Seven SBU undergraduate students and one high school student were involved in the project.
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Subcommittee Democrats Expose Republicans' Unconstitutional Efforts to Manipulate the Census (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025:
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Subcommittee Democrats Expose Republicans' Unconstitutional Efforts to Manipulate the Census
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, led subcommittee Democrats in calling out Republicans' more PR
The ASAM Weekly for November 18th, 2025 (10)
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Nov. 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release:
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The ASAM Weekly for November 18th, 2025
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This Week in the ASAM Weekly
Many who support legalized gambling view the issue as one about maintaining integrity in sports through transparency and accountability. They often point to the harms perpetrated in criminal markets as evidence of legalization's virtue ( The New York Times ), but what they ignore more PR
University of Maryland Baltimore: Sharing Vision for Eastern Shore Health Care (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 21 -- The University of Maryland Baltimore campus issued the following news:
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Sharing a Vision for Eastern Shore Health Care
By Alex Likowski
On a warm November evening, Easton's historic Avalon Theatre was host to more than 150 Eastern Shore residents who, along with another 250 watching via livestream, were eager to learn about and help shape a new vision for community health care. As master of ceremonies, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) President Bru more PR
University of Maryland School of Public Health: To Improve Health, Build Community Resilience (10)
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Nov. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following news:
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To improve health, build community resilience
SPH study measures resilience, shows U.S. counties with fewer community resources have poorer cognitive, mental and physical health
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"It takes a village" isn't just a saying - it's a foundation backed by research. A new study out today examined community resilience and health and found that fewer healthcare resources, more PR
Van Hollen, Beyer, Raskin Introduce Legislation to Improve ATF, Crack Down on "Bad Apple" Gun Dealers (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Van Hollen, Beyer, Raskin Introduce Legislation to Improve ATF, Crack Down on "Bad Apple" Gun Dealers
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Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) reintroduced the ATF Improvement and Modernization (AIM) Act, legislation to strengthen the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) ability to combat gun crime more PR
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