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Two proposed bills would create legal ramifications for using deepfake technology to spread election misinformation and impersonate someone with an intent to defraud them.
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The Baltimore Banner
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Maryland lawmakers begin work on banning surveillance pricing as retail advocates object
A bill to tackle Democrats’ affordability agenda enters the General Assembly, but retail companies worry the proposed regulation could have adverse effects.
Maryland House approves a bill to put further cost recovery limitations on utilities
The bill would require utilities to dip into profits, instead of ratepayer pockets, to cover supervisor compensation above $250,000.
Maryland Democrat leaves Senate floor in protest amid redistricting stall
Sen. Arthur Ellis says he will not be voting in the Senate until the chamber takes up a new Congressional map, but his protest did not sway the Senate President.
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Laura Ockel viazavier, used under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication/Via Wikimedia CommonsThis week on the podcast, three stories about painful, unrequited adorations. -
The Stoop Storytelling SeriesThis week on the podcast, two stories about people who choose to pedal through Charm City.
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Mahmoud Hjaj/APMore than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN. -
Scott Olson/Getty Images"There doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum," Obama said in an interview that was posted on YouTube Saturday. -
Tommy Trenchard for NPRThis band of airborne health workers bring essential medical care to isolated communities in the southern African nation. In addition to turbulence, they face a new obstacle: budget cuts. -
Francisco Seco/APIlia Malinin's painful falls at the Milan Cortina Games follow in a long tradition of great U.S. athletes who get the "yips" or the "twisties" during the Olympics. -
Marco Trovati/APU.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin looks unstoppable everywhere except the Olympics. She's running out of chances to medal at the Milan Cortina Games. -
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North AmericaAs people travel for the holiday weekend, much of Northern California is under a winter storm watch, with communities bracing for several feet of snow. -
NPRNPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WWNO listener Shyra Latiolais and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
Elsa/Getty ImagesDanny O'Shea turned 35 at his first Olympics, after three decades of skating and two reversed retirements. -
Rich Pedroncelli/APLow mortgage rates from the COVID era might still be attainable for homebuyers, if they find the right house and have the cash. -
Kirsty Wigglesworth/APUnlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.
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