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- bs-ed-op-0708-marsden-policy-20190702. TEXT: Rachel Marsden: Big government may be a drag, but foreign-policy anarchy clearly isn't a good alternative.
- No matter who wins, this year's Tour de France will see a changing of the guard
- If supporting the U.S. women's soccer team meant I had to travel to Europe and scooter around French bars and stadiums — oui, I will make that sacrifice.
- U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe is a much better ambassador of America than President Donald Trump.
- MLB scraps plans to open 2020 season in Asia, hopes to add games in Europe
- Baseball has never been as big as soccer or cricket in Britain, but it has deep roots
- Giannis Antetokounmpo will play for Greece at this year's basketball World Cup in China, saying Friday he can play any position.
- Legislation would help voters see who is targeting us with paid ads on Facebook, Twitter and Google — the platforms of choice for Russian interference.
- Count McDonogh graduate Giles Smith, who will compete for the DC Trident, as an enthusiastic participant for the International Swimming League.
- Keeping Vladimir Putin away from Normandy on June 6 suggests a major rewrite of World War II history is going on.
- We were happy to report that this year's Law Enforcement Torch Run marked the greatest number of participants. Keep it up, Carroll County.
- The soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, were honored by Carroll County officials Thursday — 75 years after many gave their lives.
- From Trump came this: The mayor of London is, “a stone-cold loser who reminds me very much of our very dumb and incompetent mayor De Blasio of NYC ..."
- Baltimore-based Pompeian joins the olive oil industry to protest tariffs on imported olive oil from Europe.
- The Johns Hopkins baseball team finished the season with a nation-leading 83 home runs.
- Letters to the editor appearing in the May 30 edition of the Carroll County Times.
- A Carroll County woman will be representing the U.S. in a worldwide competition in Russia with her talents in print media technology.
- A powerful political story and a great Broadway score ensure that “Cabaret” will always be welcome on local stages.
- Soon after his high school graduation, Leonard Kirk was drafted in the U.S. Army to fight in World War II. On this Memorial Day, he'll speak in Westminster.
- I like our founding fathers’ concept of three coequal parts of government. We need checks and balances.
- A new pro league for swimmers will launch in October and hold meets across the world, including the Natatorium at the Eppley Recreation Center in College Park.
- Some have suggested that the founder of WikiLeaks should be viewed as a heroic defender of press freedom and transparency. But Julian Assange is no hero.
- It is easier to criticize small, weak nations who can’t help your presidential campaign, loan you money, or offer you a deal to build the next Trump Tower. For whatever reasons, Russia and Saudi Arabia seem to have some sort of special status for Trump and his family.
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100-year-old Baltimore County retired dairy farmer, WWII veteran to be knighted by French government
Vernon Foster, a centenarian, World War II tank commander and retired Baltimore County dairy farmer, on Tuesday will be named to France’s Legion of Honor. - Russian interference aided Donald J . Trump's presidential win.
- One cannot help but see correlation between the actions of the current administration toward refugeees and the actions of countless countries closing their doors to Jews seeking shelter during the Holocaust.
- While Trump wants us to play down the significance of Russia’s assistance in his election, he also wants to blame former President Barack Obama for Russia’s interference.
- There is no proof the Russians interfered with the 2016 presidential election.
- Maryland native Daniel Romanchuk added another major title to his growing collection with a victory in the men's wheelchair race at the London Marathon on Sunday.
- Cal Thomas: The so-called "Mueller report" is being read and interpreted through mostly biased eyes.
- Special counsel's findings uncover serious problems in 2016 election and subsequent evidence of obstruction by President Trump.
- Even though the Mueller report found no proof that President Donald J. Trump conspired with the Russians, that doesn't mean the country didn't interfere with the presidential election.
- The Mueller report found no collusion despite what the media wanted.
- There are ample reasons to deplore and mourn as a civilized society the destruction of Notre Dame, a magnificent global treasure. It may not rank with the pyramids of ancient Egypt or the ruins of Pompeii, but it can be restored, as French President Emanuel Macron has already pledged.
- Robert Mueller’s report represents “only part of the story” of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to Maryland lawmakers. They say Congress must now question the special counsel and subpoena his report, minus the redactions.
- Archdiocese of Baltimore offers prayers for the people of France after fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
- Edith Cord was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1928, fled with her family to Italy after the rise of Nazi Germany and later to southern France after fascist Italy allied with Hitler. On Thursday, she spoke to students at Oklahoma Road Middle School about her experiences.
- A century ago, Justice Louis Brandeis said, “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” That is still true today.
- This month, the gallery at the Liriodenron in Bel Air will feature Jack Radcliffe, whose work has been shown at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.; Moscow Museum of Modern Art in Moscow, Russia; Cascais Cultural Center in Cascais, Portugal; Casa de los Morlanes in Zaragoza, Spain.
- I would like to ask some cogent questions of Mr. Mueller. None of these is a partisan question. Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike all should all be asking them because of the unprecedented assault on our electoral system that was devised and executed by the Russian military.
- Our president should set a 48-hour deadline for the withdrawal of these troops and the immediate cessation of arms shipments to Venezuela. If the deadline is not met, the USA should remove them by force. However, our president will not offend his Russian heartthrob. Putin helped get him elected.
- Under Armour opens a new Europe, Middle East, Africa headquarters in Amsterdam
- The Mueller probe almost certainly puts to rest the extreme version of the Russia collusion narrative. But it does not — and really cannot — put to rest the softer versions of the collusion charge.
- Icelandic budget airline WOW Air ceased operations on Thursday, stranding passengers across two continents.
- Musicians from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University head to Washington, D.C. this weekend to take part in Direct Current, the Kennedy Center’s two-week festival of contemporary and interdisciplinary performance.
- Now that the Mueller report is in, the old joke that absence of evidence is proof that the conspiracy is working is no longer a joke, and no longer old.
- man once described by an FBI agent as the world's largest "facilitator" of child pornography will remain held in U.S. custody after his extradition from Ireland, a federal magistrate ruled Wednesday.
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- One thing special counsel's probe uncovered is the way liberal Democrats and the media detest this country.
- Cal Thomas: The problem with the president's insults and anger, is they invite similar responses.