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What’s not to like? A splendid springtime Friday in Washington.

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1 year ago

May 19, 2023

What’s not to like? A splendid springtime Friday in Washington.

Fault exists everywhere, and perfection may be unattainable. With that said, it still appeared that the pleasures of Friday in Washington were almost beyond meteorological challenge and seemed to symbolize much of what we seek in a spring day.

The sun shone upon us on Friday with the same intensity and duration that we recognize from late July. But this May brightness did not require payment in the form of Washington heat and Washington humidity.

On Friday, we received the springtime benefits of extended daylight amid the 70-degree temperatures that draw complaints from few. Our high reading, 75 degrees, seemed representative of all readings in the 70s, and of the comforts we derive from them.

Spring in Washington seems a time when merely conforming to the norm confers virtue. Friday’s high reading almost matched Washington’s 77-degree average high for May 19, and many of us seemed unwilling to quibble about the two degree shortfall.

It is true that Friday did not include all blue skies and fleecy white clouds of the sort familiar from picture postcards and dreams of a lost paradise. Many gray clouds drifted above us, and near sunset seemed heaped and banked on the western horizon.

Washington is always about the public’s business, and in May, we have many other preoccupations, too. Weather may affect them all. They may include, but are not limited to, preparing for graduation, looking for a first apartment, dining outdoors or loading the car to leave for the summer.

Rain may occasionally interfere with some or all, but despite the many clouds that could be seen on Friday, none brought or even threatened rain. As of 9 p.m., there was no trace of it.

Nor was there humidity to speak of, the dew point was no concern, and nothing prompted calculation of a heat index Indeed, we did feel a breeze, enough to cause branches to nod and sway, but there was certainly no wind chill.

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Student shot in Joppatowne, Maryland high school

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6 hours ago

September 6, 2024

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Student shot in Joppatowne, Maryland high school

One teen shot another during a dispute in a Maryland high school bathroom Friday in what authorities called an isolated incident.

The victim, a 15-year-old student at Joppatowne High School, was in serious condition after being airlifted to a hospital, the Harford County Public Schools said in a news release, citing information it received from the county sheriff’s department.

A 16-year-old student whom police identified as the shooter fled shortly afterward but was caught minutes later nearby, according to the news release. Officials said no information would be released immediately about the weapon, which had not been recovered.

The state’s attorney has said the suspect will be charged, the release said, citing Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler.

Shortly after the shooting, the sheriff’s office asked people to avoid the area, but emphasized that the confrontation was an “isolated incident, not an active shooter.” A parent-student reunification center was established at a nearby church. More than 100 personnel responded to the high school about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of Baltimore, Gahler said.

The fight happened two days after a shooter whom authorities identified as a 14-year-old student killed four people at a high school outside Atlanta. Wednesday’s attack renewed debate about safe storage laws for guns and had parents wondering how to talk to their children about school shootings and trauma.

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How to watch, listen and stream Michigan State football at Maryland on Saturday

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12 hours ago

September 6, 2024

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How to watch, listen and stream Michigan State football at Maryland on Saturday

Michigan State football heads out east looking to open Big Ten play with a big-time victory.

The Spartans will play at Maryland on Saturday afternoon in their first conference game of the year. Michigan State enters this matchup with a 1-0 record on the year following last week’s win over Florida Atlantic. Maryland is also 1-0 thus far on the season, picking up a blowout non-conference win over UConn last week.

Maryland enters this game as a more than touchdown favorite depending on the sports book. The Terps have won the last two meetings between these two schools.

Below are the details for Saturday’s matchup between the Spartans and Terps:

Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET on September 7

Location: SECU Stadium (College Park, Md.)

TV: Big Ten Network

Live Stream: fuboTV (try it free)

Listen: Spartan Media Network or MSUSpartans.com

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