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If deported, his attorneys and brother said, he would face a significant risk of being harmed or killed by the Taliban due to his history as an interpreter for the U.S. military in the early 2000s.

Story for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social: Baltimore police forced entry through two different doors and shouted commands at 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks, who was experiencing a mental health crisis, before fatally shooting her on June 25: baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-po...

New story for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social: Body-worn camera footage released today shows Bilal "BJ" Abdullah pointing a gun at police officers and the violent exchange of gunfire that followed. baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-po...

I saw multiple posts reporting that Vance said “but the difference is that back then we had dumb presidents,” and I still had to watch the clip for myself to make sure that’s exactly what he said.

Be safe this week and don't overexert yourself during this terrible heat wave coming up whyy.org/articles/phi...

Like if you're somehow living your best life in this weather, please just go ahead and move out to some marshlands further south

I mean www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

Law enforcement injure at least 4 journalists covering protests in California amid federal crackdown cpj.org/2025/06/law-...

Polite request to please credit the photographers whose L.A. photos you’re sharing. They’re out there risking getting their shins exploded by police munitions to get those shots.

Last night was a showcase of how incredible hockey can be when played at the highest level of competition.

This hockey game is so friggin entertaining, my god

"Health care journalists should learn the proper reporting techniques before interviewing people who have experienced trauma, such as the sudden death of a loved one, medical malpractice or gun violence."

Well it's gonna be disappointing if I have to go to bed after the antagonists win

You have "fewer ingredients," not "less ingredients."

Listen to live music. It'll make you feel better. youtu.be/GhBtS2Nda4U?...

WHYY has published a story on the implications of the Trump administration's decision to gut USAID for the work of researchers in our lab (PDRI-DevLab). You may find it interesting: whyy.org/articles/pen...

A tool developed by USAID to help U.S. policymakers track what's happening in other countries and generate reports to aid them in policymaking will no longer be useful to legislators after the Trump admin's cuts to the agency, according to one of the project's researchers whyy.org/articles/pen...

New story for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social: Bail reform continues to stump Maryland's top legal decisionmakers, who declined to take up the issue last week despite my earlier reporting showing how a 2017 bail reform effort backfired.

Man, between the PWHL, NHL and NBA playoffs, if I’m watching sports in the spring, I want it to be the best vs. best competition.

Good morning Knicks fans

After winning its first world championship title in 92 years, the U.S. men’s hockey team paid tribute to former teammate Johnny Gaudreau by draping his No. 13 sweater over the trophy

It's official: the ballots have been counted and we have officially been recognized as the Washington Post Tech Guild by the NLRB! In a 171-38 BLOWOUT vote, we voiced loudly that our union is important to us. That's 81%!

Breaking news: The Justice Department says it plans to drop police-accountability agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville, abandoning the Biden administration’s attempt to reshape law enforcement in cities where high-profile killings by officers ignited widespread outrage.

extremely bizarre to lump together the sun and the banner's hiring sprees when the sun is 1. attempting to backfill positions that are open because david smith has driven out so many people and 2. trying to diminish union membership by hiring reporters with inaccurate titles

Good morning, Knicks fans

I beat Clair Obscur a few days ago and, my god, go play that masterpiece if you have any amount of respect for games as a form of artistic expression and the evolution of the medium itself.

The proposed elimination of a federal assistance program that helps low-income families pay heating and air conditioning bills could effect 300K Pennsylvania households. Including in Philly, where rowhomes struggle to heat/cool upstairs and ~22% of residents live in poverty whyy.org/articles/pen...

Always crazy to me that all MLB teams have played 40+ games and we're barely 1/4 of the way through the season.

So it's LFG Knicks and nothing else today

Great defense from the New York Knicks to end the game. Robinson switches on Tatum, on the drive OG switches back. Tatum goes up and Mikal Bridges is right there again. Knicks up 2-0.

YOU CAN TURN YOURSELF INTO A CAR AND HAVE A FRIEND DRIVE YOU ONTO THE FREEWAY LFG KNICKS

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE CHASE YOUR DREAMS YOU FRIGGIN GOOBERS LFFGGGGGGGGGGGG

I think the Knicks need to be down 20+ points in order to lock in

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ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

THE PLAYOFFS ARE INSANE

We just won a Pulitzer Prize for our coverage of the overdose crisis. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Gonna need the Knicks to play better in the 2nd half, preferably to the tune of scoring at least 17 more points than the Celtics do during that period of time.

Well, at least Journalism beat out Publisher. I’ll take that as a win.

The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.

Good to see: NYT is now covering the crucial fact that the cop who attested to Abrego Garcia's supposed MS-13 ties was subsequently suspended/indicted for serious misconduct. Again, this is effectively the *entire basis* for the MS-13 claim! (links to our reporting on this)

PBS' CEO called the order "blatantly unlawful" whyy.org/articles/tru...

Sure, let's just make sure all of my favorite athletes are injured and unable to play right during the friggin playoffs

lfgggggg journalism

Breaking News: Three federal prosecutors who worked on the criminal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams said that they would resign rather than admit wrongdoing in refusing to abandon the case, according to an email obtained by The New York Times.

Friends don't let friends watch meaningless interleague games when the NBA and NHL playoffs are happening lol

It’s John Waters’ birthday. You know what to do.