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Business · HagerstownHAGERSTOWN, Md. and FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Breach, Inc., and Rincell Corporation, a next‑generation lithium‑ion battery...See the Story
First Breach and Rincell form a strategic partnership to accelerate U.S. drone manufacturing with American-made, highest-energy-performance batteries
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Mobile Phones · HagerstownA divided Maryland Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot pull over drivers who are merely touching their cell phones while behind the wheel, actions that could be permitted under the state’s distracted driving laws. “It is clear that not every driver observed manipulating, or even touching, or pressing the screen of a cell phone while driving can reasonably be suspected of violating the law,” wrote Justice Shirley M. Watts for the major…See the Story
‘Touching’ Your Phone Behind the Wheel Is Not Enough for a Traffic Stop, Md. Supreme Court Rules
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Feds · HagerstownThe Department of Homeland Security bought a more than 825,000-square-foot warehouse in Hagerstown last week to possibly serve as a detention facility for ICE that could hold as many as 1,500 beds for detained immigrants. The deed, signed Jan. 22, shows the property was purchased from FRND-Hopewell, LLC for $102.4 million. FRND-Hopewell is a holding company with the same address as RSE Capital, an investment firm started by Fundrise, a real esta…See the Story




