A digital publication that covers Prince Georges County (South County)
Maryland
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A Week Later: A Dire Need in Jamaica
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The United Nations reports that Hurricane Melissa has scattered nearly 5 million tons of debris across Western Jamaica, hindering crews from delivering aid and restoring cri ...
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ALT "wooden houses in negril, jamaica"
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CNN’s Anderson Cooper spent the first eleven minutes of his show covering this last night and even put out the key parts here on this platform. Journalism. Bravo.
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Over the past week, Council Members voted to confirm 8 members of the County Executive’s cabinet, met as Committee of the Whole to favorably recommend two homeowner assistance programs, and met as the GOFP Committee to recommend a county-owned grocery store feasibility study.
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A federal Homeland Security agent -- patrolling with D.C. police -- shot at a man they were pursuing for a missing tag and tinted windows. His lawyers allege police are now trying to cover the shooting up.
Story by @oliviacgeorge & @EmmaUber7 washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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“I was subjected to horrific torture,” Mahmoud Abu Foul, released from Israeli detention amid the ceasefire, told +972. “They held a wooden tool and constantly struck me from the front and back, sometimes simultaneously, which caused me to lose my sight.”
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🧵Hi, I'm the @propublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
ALT White words on a black background read: 50+ Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino. ~130 Agents also can arrest citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers. ~20 Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.
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October is Community Planning Month. Planning isn’t just a concept—it’s happening right now with key projects like:
🔵 Go Prince George’s
🔵 PAMC
🔵 Historic Preservation
🔵 Plus daily development review applications.
🔗 Explore our work at pgplanning.org
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President Donald Trump’s administration, for now, must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered on Wednesday. wmar2news.com/politics/judge…
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Safely dropping off unwanted or unused prescription medications makes a difference in preventing overdoses and protecting children, teens, and individuals from the risk of prescription misuse or abuse! 💥
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💧Elevating flood protection in Capitol Heights!💧OSDM is on-site, cleaning the Larchmont Stormwater Channel — one of 87 conveyance channels that help protect private property from flooding. By clearing sediment and overgrowth, the team is ensuring stormwater flows smoothly and communities stay safe. 🌿💪
#ProjectElevate #PGCounty #DPWT #StormDrain #CapitolHeights
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The US population could shrink, for the first time ever, in 2025
3 things that could happen next:
1. Labor shortages in construction, farming, and care
2. Big demographic issues for NYC, LA, and other big US metros
3. Avg age in U.S. instantly rises
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Tune into @PGCTV to learn more about #DacaraThompson disappearance.
The family of Dacara Thompson are searching for their daughter that went missing more than a week ago. Tune into #pgctvnews tonight at 4:30pm to learn more about the young woman’s disappearance. #missingwoman #dacarathompson #pgcounty #helpusfindus #mdmews
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Global appeal: Gaza’s journalists need urgent protection
Joining over 250 media organizations, +972 calls on international actors to defend Palestinian journalists and force Israel to open Gaza to foreign press.
972mag.com/global-appeal-gaz…
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93 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners from across the city have written a joint letter opposing Trump's takeover: "This takeover is a direct attack on the freedom and independence every community deserves." 51st.news/opinion-a-joint-le…
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There's now two classes of police in D.C.:
- MPD officers, required to display name tags and use body-worn cameras, which are turned on during any engagement with the public.
- Federal officers who are concealing their faces and don't have to wear name tags, and no body cameras.
“Sat. morning, officers with vests that said only police tased what appeared to be a deliveryman. The confrontation took place on 14th st…The officers refused to identify themselves. The incident was caught on video by someone who sent it to The Bulwark.”
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#MorganState University has received a $1.75 million grant from the #RobertWoodJohnsonFoundation to develop a plan for launching a public, nonprofit M.D. #medicalschool — the first of its kind at #Maryland’s largest #HBCU. afro.com/morgan-state-medica…
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📰 Just dropped on @AP: After Trump’s DOGE action, 300 million people’s Social Security data is at risk, whistleblower says
This week, we filed a disclosure with whistleblower and Social Security Administration Chief Data Officer Charles Borges detailing how DOGE officials uploaded Americans' sensitive Social Security information to a cloud account not subject to oversight.
Borges’ complaint says he disclosed to his superiors that he believed this upload was an abuse of authority, posing threats to public health and safety.
⚖️ Andrea Meza, Government Accountability Project legal counsel representing Borges, said he released the information “out of a sense of urgency and duty to the American public.”
Read more: whistleblower.org/in-the-new…
📸: Alex Brandon
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Metro offers discounted rates for low-income residents, but few riders are using the program. Here’s who is eligible and how to enroll. 51st.news/metro-offers-reduc…
