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This union will not back down!
Union workers protest Apple’s planned Towson store closure - 9to5Mac
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#Union #Apple #Protest #Towson #Maryland #Tech
Union workers protest Apple’s planned Towson store closure - 9to5Mac
The IAM Union held a protest against Apple’s decision to close its Towson store, the first unionized Apple retail location in the United States.Marcus Mendes (9to5Mac)
US judge dismisses criminal indictment against Kilmar Ábrego García
Judge said Trump administration would not have prosecuted Ábrego García had he not challenged his high-profile deportationGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
#Maryland Is First to Ban #AI #Grocery #PriceGauging
A #state #law that goes into effect in October prohibits grocery stores & third-party delivery services from using consumer data to boost #prices.
The practice — supported by #ArtificialIntelligence & known as #DynamicPricing or #SurveillancePricing — can lead to 2 consumers paying different amounts for the same item from the same retailer, at roughly the same time.
#surveillance #tech #regulation #economy #inflation
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Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores
Critics say Maryland’s new law banning rapidly change product costs based on consumer data is full of carveoutsSanya Mansoor (the Guardian)
#ClimateResilient #Gardening: Stories and Examples
Growing food #locally is a #ClimateChange solution
Updated: April 1, 2026
"How are #Maryland gardeners adapting their #gardens and #GreenSpaces to climate change? We posed this question to our colleagues in the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and they shared examples of everything from #composting and food gardening to #PlantingTrees and #NativePlants, installing #RainGardens, and more!
"Action on climate change is needed on a large scale, and our individual daily actions add up also. Check out these stories and take our quick poll at the end. Tell us how you're doing climate-resilient gardening!"
Learn more:
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#SolarPunkSunday #LocalFood #BuyLocal #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #Gardening #GardeningChallenges #ClimateChangeGardening
Climate-Resilient Gardening: Stories and Examples
Maryland residents are adapting their gardens and green spaces to climate change. These are stories and examples from faculty, staff, students, and volunteers from the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.extension.umd.edu
Quadruple amputee cornhole pro says he fatally shot person in self-defense
Dayton Webber is accused of shooting Bradrick Michael Wells twice in the head during an argumentGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Ex-Turnstile guitarist charged with attempted second-degree murder of frontman’s father
Brady Ebert, a former member of the Grammy-winning US hardcore band, allegedly hit the father of Brendan Yates with his carLaura Snapes (the Guardian)
Maryland man receives 20-year sentence for pet crematorium scam
Rodney Ward returned debris instead of pets’ ashes and stored animals’ bodies in hearse or threw them out on roadMaya Yang (the Guardian)
US quadruple amputee cornhole pro suspected of murder had ‘a dark side’, ex-girlfriend claims
Tori Mattingly told TMZ Dayton Webber would ‘lash out’ at her during four-year relationship that ended in 2025Richard Luscombe (the Guardian)
‘No kings, just vaccines!’: demonstrators gather at NIH headquarters to protest against cuts to medical research
Protesters decried Trump administration healthcare policies and direction of HHS under leadership of RFK JrMelody Schreiber (the Guardian)