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In addition to harming sea life, acoustic tests — in which boats tugging rods pressurized for sound emit jet engine-like booms 10 to 12 seconds apart for days and sometimes months — can disrupt thriving commercial fisheries.

A Johns Hopkins Hospital surgeon joined other doctors on Capitol Hill in recounting harrowing stories of the effects of gun violence. It's part of an effort to compel congressional action and take issue with a recent National Rifle Association assertion that doctors should "stay in their lane."

Vice Adm. Walter E. "Ted" Carter Jr. saw the effects of extreme weather up close in 2012, when he commanded the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise on a voyage across the Atlantic.

State Sen. Rob Garagiola says his time in the State House is a plus, even as his opponents use labels like "insider" and "career politician" to describe him. He's hoping to become the Democratic candidate for Congress from Maryland's 6th District.