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Bullet Train Proposal from Baltimore to DC Receives $2M from Japan

Here’s a dream commute: a 15-minute train ride from downtown Baltimore to downtown Washington, D.C., via a bullet train.

During a Wednesday ceremony to sign trade agreements between the state of Maryland and Japan, Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae announced that his country has committed $2 million to help pay for a feasibility study on building a high-speed magnetic levitation train between the two cities. >>> Read more.

School Bus Drops Off 4-Year-Old at Wrong Stop in Maryland

Little Symone Todd was excited as she set off for her first day of kindergarten Tuesday, letting go of her mother’s hand as she clambered up the school bus steps, bright pink backpack slung over her shoulder.

Her mom, Christal Todd of Camp Springs, was waiting that afternoon when the Prince George’s County Public Schools bus drove up to let Symone and other children off the bus. But the 4-year-old girl didn’t get off. >>> Read more.

Maryland State Fair 2016: Hours, Tickets, Parking, Events

• The full schedule for the 2016 Maryland State Fair includes everything from a fashion show to home brew competition.

Pasadena Retiree Finds Lottery Luck Strikes Twice

• The Crossword Scratch-off player from Anne Arundel County won $10,000; she plans to help family members.

$10K Lottery Win to Help Laurel Mom Send Daughter to College

• A Laurel woman who decided to add to her Ocean City vacation fun by buying $10 scratch-off tickets won big.

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