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March 24, 2018

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Demonstrators channel anger, sadness over Florida and Maryland school shootings into calls for action

Saturday, Mar 24

Less than six weeks after one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history — and four days after the school shooting in St. Mary’s County — organizers of the March for Our Lives rally hoped the event would draw hundreds of thousands.

After Maryland school shooting, Great Mills students join D.C. rally: 'We will march for you, Jaelynn Willey'

“After hitting so close to home, it becomes that much more real to us,” said one of the march organizers, 18-year-old Jillian Carty.

Baltimore students, no strangers to gun violence, attend March For Our Lives rally

Students from Excel Academy in Baltimore, which has lost seven students to gun violence since last year, went to the March for Our Lives anti-gun violence rally in Washington on Saturday to tell U.S. policymakers that “enough is enough.”

Baltimore students lead large crowd through downtown in protest against gun violence

Students from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute led a large crowd that stretched through blocks of downtown, through the Inner Harbor, for a local version of the national March For Our Lives protest Saturday.

Baltimore's viral 'Rise Up' choir performs at March For Our Lives

The Baltimore middle school choir whose powerful rendition of “Rise Up” went viral last fall performed at the March For Our Lives anti-gun violence protest Saturday in Washington, D.C.

Photos: Thousands head to Washington to protest gun violence, others march in Baltimore and Annapolis

Thousands of students across Maryland boarded trains and buses and hopped in cars heading to Washington for the March For Our Lives rally sparked by the recent school shootings.

Photos: A look at the signs from March for Our Lives

Here's a look at the many signs on display during today's March for Our Lives demonstrations in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and in South Florida.

As revenue slides, Horseshoe Casino Baltimore buys up nearby land to secure its future

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore is buying up land near stadiums as casinos adjust to shifting market. The casino, whose revenues have declined since a new MGM opened, is eager to transform its South Baltimore industrial area into an entertainment district.

Danny Valencia makes Orioles' Opening Day roster

Danny Valencia was told Saturday that he was heading north to Baltimore with the major league club.

With Yankees, Red Sox rising back to the top, AL East experiences a reset of sorts

Perhaps it was inevitable that the Yankees and Red Sox would re-establish dominance over the rest of the American League East at some point, after the Orioles, Blue Jays and Rays each experienced a rise in recent years.