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 Wednesday, Aug 15 The Howard County school system will begin to test for the presence of lead in schools drinking water beginning in September as mandated by state law. |   | |
| Natalie Keepers, of Laurel, still faces trial on a more serious charge of being an accessory to the killing of 13-year-old Nicole Lovell. |
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| A United States District Court for the District of Maryland judge had ruled against the city of Laurel's request to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Redemption Community Church to be able to use Ragamuffins as a house of worship. |
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| Maryland redshirt senior linebacker Jesse Aniebonam and Wade Lees, the team's 30-year-old Australian punter, are among what they see as a majority of players who are upset about DJ Durkin being put on administrative leave. |
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| Tami Howie, CEO of the Maryland Tech Council who has led the organization since its creation in 2017, is stepping down this week. |
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| Three-star forward Ricky Lindo has committed to the Maryland men’s basketball team and will enroll in time to join the Terps this season. |
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| For human resources and lawyers in Corporate America, the recordings that reality TV star and former White House special assistant Omarosa Manigault Newman made of President Donald Trump are a reminder of how easy it is for workers to tape the damaging words of a boss. |
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| Howard Magazine's Best of Howard readers' poll is open for voting from Aug. 2 through Aug. 31. |
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