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Victims return to tornado-ravaged homes
MOORE, Okla. - Two days after an EF-5 tornado tore through the town of Moore, Okla., residents are being allowed to return to where their homes once stood. Security is tight, with 49 checkpoints manned by law enforcement personnel from all over the state, but more and more residents have been allowed inside the destruction area. The Oklahoma National Guards is stationed in various neighborhoods ...
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SA Perez wont get another trial
According to the Baltimore City State's Attorneys Office, Policarpio Espinoza Perez will not be facing another trial after he was convicted last month in a third trial of conspiracy ...
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George Huguely sued over insurance claim
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) -- A former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is being sued by American International Group Inc. over his refusal to answer questions from insurance ...
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Jeremy Conn Back in the Win Column
So the Orioles are back in the win column, and they got there with a walk off Home Run form Nate McLouth. Lets hope they can carry that emotion over into tonight game against the Yankees and get another Series win. But you know what they say, Momentum in baseball is today’s starting pitching. Jason Hammel will take the mound for the O’s and he hasn’t looked like a number one ...
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Matching Hearts Hit-And-Run Death Of Pasadena Teen Brings New Life For His Classmate
PASADENA, Md. (WJZ)--It's an amazing story of two Maryland teens. A tragedy and a tie that connects them forever. It sounds like a movie, but as Denise Koch tells us, what happened is all too real. The death of one teen bringing new life for the other is a story of pain followed by promise. It was a dark night on a dark road in Pasadena when a SUV hit and killed a young boy and then sped ...
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War, Inc.
War, Inc. is a self-described political cartoon that is either too cartoonish, or not cartoonish enough. Satire is a tricky feat, especially when aimed at something as distinctly in the moment as the occupation and attempted democratization / corporatization of a Middle Eastern country. ... ...
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Attempted break-ins have some on edge
In three of the incidents, the suspect(s) attempted to gain entry into the residence, but were unsuccessful. In a fourth incident, the suspect(s) forced their way into a home and took ...
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15 arrested in Harford pot bust
Officials in Harford County say 15 people were arrested following a 2-year marijuana distribution investigation. In addition to the 15 arrests, authorities say they seized 140 pounds of marijuana, 20 guns, 14 vehicles and more than $140,000 in cash. The operation, officials say, has ties to California. The investigation spawned from a tip the Harford County Task Force received in 2010. That tip, ...
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Md. woman pleads guilty in comb stabbing
Forty-nine-year-old Saundra Hewlett pleaded guilty Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court to reckless endangerment and received a suspended four-year sentence. As part of a plea agreement, first- and second-degree assault charges were ...
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He be Bill Cosby. U
University of Baltimore ' s initials Tuesday, playing around with them and coming up with all sorts of philosophical variations, including "You be who?" and a few select others. No, this wasn't a stand-up routine. It was the UB commencement address, and Cosby was onstage Tuesday at the Lyric to give it. The crowd, by all reports, thought he was great. "It was Bill ...
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Rawlings-Blake press secretary moves to Fire Department
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's press secretary is leaving the mayor's office to become the spokesman for the city's fire department. Ian Brennan, who also served as a spokesman for former Mayor Sheila Dixon, will replace Kevin Cartwright, who retired earlier this year, as the department's Public Information Officer. He will earn $92,000 annually. "I am excited that ...
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The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
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Venetian Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
In the middle of the Strip, and opposite the Mirage and Treasure Island is the Venetian, adjacent to its sister ...
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