🌱 Patch AM: How a judge’s ruling just secured Greenbelt’s massive FBI headquarters project

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In today's newsletter:

• How a judge's ruling just secured Greenbelt's massive FBI headquarters project
• Which Greenbelt liquor store quietly sold a $50,000 Powerball ticket?
• How Greenbelt scientists are helping two small spacecraft reach Mars

Also on today's calendar: Beyond Basics Homeschool Tutorial and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Officials celebrate ruling keeping FBI headquarters in Greenbelt (98online.com) — Greenbelt remains the chosen site for the new FBI headquarters after a federal judge ruled the Trump administration's attempt to move the project to Washington, D.C., was unlawful. Maryland leaders say the Greenbelt location, near Metro and major highways, could generate over $5 billion in economic activity, while the FBI signals it may appeal the decision.
   

2. Powerball ticket sits unchecked for days before revealing $50K Maryland win (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A Lanham woman's Powerball ticket bought at Greenway Liquors on Greenbelt Road turned out to be worth $50,000 after she misread the numbers for days. The Maryland Lottery confirmed the big win, and she's planning a celebratory dinner for a friend before saving the rest. The jackpot itself later climbed past $1 billion.
   

3. ESCAPADE Departure Angle View Of Earth And Luna (astrobiology.com) — Greenbelt gets a quiet spotlight here as NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center helps lead a twin-spacecraft mission now loitering a million miles from Earth on its way to Mars. One probe recently snapped calibrated visible and infrared views of Earth and the Moon, testing cameras that will later study Martian auroras and how the solar wind strips away Mars' atmosphere.
   

4. Federal judge blocks Trump admin plan to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building (foxnews.com) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's plan to move FBI headquarters into D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Building, restoring Greenbelt as the authorized site. The ruling says only Greenbelt, Landover, or Springfield were allowed options, so any change now requires new action from Congress, keeping Greenbelt at the center of the long-running headquarters fight.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greenbelt

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 14
• Beyond Basics Homeschool Tutorial →
  9811 Mallard Dr, Laurel
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday August 19
• Needlework Social
  Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
  5:30 pm
Thursday August 20
• Professional Duty Days for All Teachers
  Margaret Brent Regional All Schools and Centers
• Caseworker in the Library
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Group Study Room 1
  10:00 am
• Pins and Needles
  New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton - Large meeting room 1
  10:00 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0-2
  Greenbelt Branch Library Greenbelt - Program Room
  10:15 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5
  New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
  10:30 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2-3
  Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg -
  10:30 am
• Playday at the Library
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• Summer Wednesday Morning Walk for New Carrollton Residents →
  New Carrollton, MD Calendar New Carrollton, MD 20784
  7:00 am
• Tai Chi →
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar, 4711 Knox Road, College Park
  10:00 am
• Senior Social Events →
  City of College Park Seniors City Facilities > College Park Woods Club - 3545 Marlbrough Way Su
  1:00 pm
• Computer Basics: Open Lab
  Mount Rainier Branch Library Mount Rainier -
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey all- Looking for a 3-4 bedroom home to rent in Lanham/Greenbelt or Bowie area.
  Hoping to stay around but possibly under $2400 monthly (Nextdoor Greenbelt East)

• Keany Produce & Gourmet posted a job opening for QA Warehouse Sanitation 1 PJK in Hyattsville. Apply here.
• UPS posted a job opening for Warehouse Worker/Cover Driver in Hyattsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greenbelt here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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