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Maryland Takes Top Spot For States With Best Gender Equality, Education According To New Report Maryland Takes Top Spot For States With Best Gender Equality, Education According To New Report
Maryland Takes Top Spot For States With Best Gender Equality, Education According To New Report Maryland has earned the spot for best in the nation in for gender parity, reports US News. Maryland has taken the top spot overall in the study's education category, placing first for lower disparities for eighth graders in math and reading scores, and third for four-year public college graduation rates. The state has even made sure to prioritize K-12 education throughout the years, with both Democratic and Republican leaders, the report continues. The state also ranks number four in balanced representation and power. The study shows that states in the Northeast, West Coast, and to the west…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Woman Smoking While On Oxygen Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Fire Breaks Out: Officials Woman Smoking While On Oxygen Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Fire Breaks Out: Officials
Woman Smoking While On Oxygen Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Fire Breaks Out: Officials A Maryland homeowner had to be airlifted to an area hospital after suffering burns when a fire broke out while she was smoking and on oxygen, according to the state’s fire marshal. First responders were dispatched to a Wicomico County home on Windy Hill Circle in Delmar shortly before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, where there was a reported fire that broke out inside a two-story residence. A team of 10 firefighters from the Delmar Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene and had the flames knocked down within 15 minutes, officials said. One occupant of the residence was flown to Bayv…

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by Zak Failla
News
Baltimore Teen's Mysterious Death On School Trip Leaves Parents Living 'Horrific Nightmare' Baltimore Teen's Mysterious Death On School Trip Leaves Parents Living 'Horrific Nightmare'
Baltimore Teen's Mysterious Death On School Trip Leaves Parents Living 'Horrific Nightmare' The parents of a 13-year-old Baltimore boy are desperately seeking answers after he suffered a medical emergency and died during a field trip. Baltimore City Schools officials told WBALTV that Baltimore Montessori School student Athumani Brown was participating in an activity at The NorthBay Adventure Camp in Cecil County, when he suffered a "significant" medical episode. The boy's mom, Dionn Brown, said in a Tweet that her son was happy and healthy. :: I dont have the words. Every mother’s horrific nightmare. My baby left happy, healthy, & smiling for a 7th grade trip to NorthBay …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
COVID-19: CDC Shortens Isolation Time For Asymptomatic Americans COVID-19: CDC Shortens Isolation Time For Asymptomatic Americans
Covid-19: CDC Shortens Isolation Time For Asymptomatic Americans The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has halved the number of days that those who test positive for COVID-19 and are asymptomatic have to isolate for. Instead of spending 10 days in quarantine, those who test positive for COVID-19 are looking at just five, health officials announced Monday, Dec. 27. The change was made due to growing evidence that the most infectious period is the two days before and three days after symptoms develop, the CDC said. So too, close contacts only have to quarantine for five days followed by strict mask use for an additional five days for th…

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by Cecilia Levine