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Joppatowne High, nationwide school shootings prompt action to improve active shooter drills
BALTIMORE -- With the number of school shootings across the country, including one earlier this month at Joppatowne High School, leaders in our nation's capital want more to be done to save lives and minimize trauma. The Biden administration announced a new series of executive orders aimed at reducing gun violence, including an action that will direct federal agencies to improve school-based active shooter drills.According to the White House, in this order, information will be provided to schools that include a summary of:Existing research on active shooter drills and resources for school districts and institutions of higher education on how to...
Orioles to hold playoff rally with Mayor Brandon Scott
After clinching a postseason berth Tuesday, the Orioles plan to celebrate the historic occasion with a playoff rally Monday at the Inner Harbor Amphitheater. The “Be the Noise” event is scheduled to take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. and will include a guest appearance from Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. The party, which celebrates the Orioles making the postseason in consecutive years for the ...
The cargo ship that federal authorities searched and shares a manager with Dali has left Baltimore
The cargo ship that shares a manager with the Dali and was boarded by federal officials Saturday left the Port of Baltimore early Thursday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Area Port of Baltimore cleared the Maersk Saltoro for departure at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The container ship had been in port for five days after a multi-agency search warrant was served on the vessel when it ...
Baltimore dockworkers describe emotions about looming strike
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore longshoremen, still recovering from the impacts of the Key Bridge collapse, expressed their concerns about a looming strike that could be devastating to the nation's consumer supply.Thousands of dockworkers along the East and Gulf coasts, including in Baltimore, could strike if a new labor agreement is not reached by Tuesday, October 1, with shipping companies represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance.The International Longshoreman's Association, which represents 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen U.S. ports, wants better wages and protection from job-killing automation. "I think once we exhaust our savings, I mean, we don't know what the next move is...
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