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Redistricting fight erupts as Maryland Democrats move to redraw lone GOP House seat
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EXCLUSIVE: Maryland’s lone House Republican is pledging to take Democratic leaders in his state to court if they follow through on plans that could see him booted out of Congress next year.
Lawmakers in the Old Line State’s House of Delegates are set to take the first step toward drawing a new congressional map on Tuesday afternoon, which, if passed, would give Democrats an edge in every district in the state.
Currently, just one House Republican represents part of Maryland — House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md.
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Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Harris talks to reporters as he walks to the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on July 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
When asked about Democrats pushing the move last week, Harris took aim at Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s Redistricting Advisory Commission.
“His partisan gerrymandering commission certainly lived up to its name,” Harris told Fox News Digital with a laugh. “They literally drew the district across a five-mile-long Bay Bridge to go into two other pieces of two other different counties.”
Harris pointed out that even Maryland’s Senate President Bill Ferguson, a Democrat, criticized the new map when it was released last week.
Gov. Wes Moore appears on “Meet the Press” in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7, 2025. (Shannon Finney/NBC via Getty Images)
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“Look, the Senate president called it, and I quote, objectively unconstitutional. So Wes, we’ll see you in court,” the conservative caucus leader said.
Meanwhile, Moore is set to testify before a committee in the Annapolis State House on Tuesday, after which the panel will vote on whether to send the new map to the full House of Delegates for a vote.
He met with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., at the U.S. Capitol last week to discuss the issue.
Maryland is the latest state wading into the redistricting war that has gripped the country.
The Maryland State House pictured on April 22, 2025. (Jonathan Newton/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
It began last year when Texas’ GOP-led legislature pushed through a new congressional map that could give Republicans as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives come the November midterms.
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California quickly followed suit with its own successful referendum to redraw its maps in favor of Democrats.
Democrats in Virginia are now eyeing ways to make their congressional map more favorable to Democrats, and North Carolina Republicans approved a new map late last year that would imperil the state’s lone House Democrat.
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College hockey game thrown into chaos as lights turn off in arena during pivotal moment of OT
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A bizarre situation occurred during a men’s college hockey game between the UConn Huskies and the Massachusetts Minutemen.
The Huskies and Minutemen were in the midst of an overtime period after being tied 3-3 in regulation at the Mullins Center in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen tried to get one past the Huskies’ goaltender, but were denied.
Joey Muldowney #8 of the UConn Huskies skates against the Maine Black Bears in the second period during NCAA men’s hockey in the Hockey East Championship at TD Garden on March 21, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)
It started a Huskies break. Huskies defenseman Kai Janviriya guided the puck back down the ice and was getting ready to possibly send his team home with a victory.
However, as he got into Massachusetts’ zone, the lights in the arena turned off.
No team scored in the overtime period. The Huskies and Minutemen went into a shootout and Massachusetts was able to pick up a point in the shootout round after seven rounds.
The Massachusetts Minutemen stand in a line before a game against the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks during NCAA men’s hockey at the Tsongas Center on Jan. 27, 2023 in Lowell, Massachusetts. (Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)
UConn had a 3-2 lead in the third period when Jake Percival scored early in the frame following a power play. But UMass responded with the equalizer from forward Jack Musa.
Massachusetts goaltender Michael Hrabal earned the first star of the game as he had 50 saves in the win.
Pucks staked spelling out Ohio are placed on the Ohio State Buckeyes bench before a men’s college hockey game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan State Spartans on Feb. 27, 2026 at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Michigan. (Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Massachusetts was able to improve to 12-9-1 with 37 points on the year. UConn fell to 11-8-3 with 38 points. The two teams sit in fourth and third place respectively in the Hockey East conference. Providence is leading the conference with a 17-5-1 record and 51 points.
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St. Patrick’s Day explained — history, myths and why we celebrate it
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With St. Patrick’s Day only two weeks away, the city of Boston is preparing to host the biggest celebration of the holiday in all of Massachusetts – the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade.
However, the Southie parade is not only one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the country, but also one of the oldest. In fact, Boston first hosted a parade for St. Patrick’s Day in 1737, 39 years before the country itself was even formed. While the celebration has not happened every year since then, according to the date of establishment, Boston’s parade is the second-oldest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world.
Here’s a brief history of South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.
History of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
According to the parade website, the city of Boston first hosted a St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17, 1737. The celebration was “a gesture of solidarity among the city’s new Irish immigrants,” as “Boston’s Irish community joined together in festivities of their homeland to honor the memory of the Patron Saint of Ireland.”
In 1901, the parade moved to South Boston, a neighborhood with a large Irish population. Southie is also home to Dorchester Heights, where British troops evacuated Boston on March 17, 1776. Given the significance of both occasions to the city, Boston’s annual parade came to celebrate both St. Patrick’s Day and Irish heritage, as well as Evacuation Day and military service.
The parade happens each year on the Sunday closest to St. Patrick’s Day, taking a break in 1994 and again in 2020-21.
What is the oldest St. Patrick’s Day celebration?
The oldest recorded celebration of St. Patrick’s Day took place in St. Augustine, Florida in 1600, with the city’s first parade following in 1601.
According to University of South Florida history professor J. Michael Francis, “The first recorded St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the United States did not occur in Boston or New York. Rather, those who first gathered to venerate St. Patrick and process through city streets included a blend of Spaniards, Africans, Native Americans, Portuguese, a French surgeon, a German fifer, and at least two Irishmen, who marched together in honor of the Irish saint.”
While St. Augustine still hosts a parade for the Irish holiday today, the oldest continuous St. Patrick’s Day Parade is in New York City, where there has been a parade every year since 1762.
Two people were injured in a shooting at a Kroger in Warren County, Ohio, police said on Friday night.
In a post on Facebook, the Hamilton Township Police Department said the shooting happened at the store on State Route 48 in Maineville.
Police said officers were called to the Kroger around 7:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting. At the scene, officers found two people with non-life-threatening injuries, but the extent of their injuries was not immediately released. CBS affiliate WKRC reported that Hamilton Township Chief of Police Scott Hughes said the two people were injured after someone shot into the store’s vestibule.
In an update just after 11 p.m. on Friday, Hamilton Township police said on Facebook that investigators made an arrest, saying “more info will be released later.” Police added after the shooting that there was no immediate threat to the public.
Law enforcement said the store will remain closed for the night, and the investigation continues. No additional information was released on Friday, with Hamilton Township police adding that more information will be released as it becomes available.
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