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  • Obama speaks about fatherless childhood at stop in Baltimore

    President Barack Obama has spoken of the importance of fathers to their sons on Friday after a young man he met at a community center in Baltimore mentioned wanting to provide for his sons. Obama, at the Center for Urban Families, which serves fathers and their families, said that one of the biggest challenges he faced growing up was growing without a father. According to Politico, a man ...

  • Maryland green events Chesapeake Bay talk energy meeting and social

    on May 22. It will be held at the Afya Public Charter School from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Ned Tillman, environmentalist and author, will give a talk on the future of the Bay, how it affects Baltimore, and how to protect it. Admission is free with advance registration. To learn more or to register, ...

  • 2 wins in 2 races for Debt Ceiling

    Debt Ceiling took the win for the 2-year-old pack at Pimlico Saturday as he captured the $100,000 Rollicking Stakes purse. It was quite a feat for the horse - his second race win in what was his second career start. His first start was at Laurel on March 30. The son of Discreet Cat, Debt Ceiling ran five furlongs in 1:00.27 under jockey Eric Camacho. It was an upset, as Debt Ceiling edged out ...

  • Two juveniles shot in S. Baltimore

    BALTIMORE - Two juveniles were shot in south Baltimore early Saturday morning. Police say around 12:40 a.m. officers were called to the 1200 block of Glyndon Avenue for a report of a shooting. When police arrived they found two male juveniles suffering from gunshot wounds. One was shot in the leg and had a graze wound on his face. The other victim was shot in the head. Both were taken to an ...

  • Fans seek shelter as rain hits Preakness

    A grumble was heard in the air at Pimlico Saturday at around 3 p.m. Though rain had begun to turn track dirt into mud in some spots, the sound wasn't thunder. The grumble was from the fans, thousands who made their way to the inner depths of grandstand, stood shoulder-to-shoulder in vendor tents in the infield and hid in the tunnel under the track that connects the festivities of the race ...


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Movie Review

Blade

Blade

"Blade," a bloody, nightmarish, horror comic book of a movie, features a vampire underworld organized like the Mafia. Run by twelve elders who are of "pure blood"--meaning they were born vampires rather than being turned by a bite on the neck--they have no interest in taking over the world. Instead, they maintain their ancient power base within the existing structures of human civilization. In ot ... ...

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  • Three arrested in connection to P.G. county robberies

    Anthony Nyrekie Edwards, 40, David Benjamin Neal, 24, and Jamal Cooke, 21, all from Oxon Hill, have been charged with burglary. Police said the three men burglarized more than 50 homes over six months, stealing everything from computers and jewelry to personal ...

  • Annapolis accused of discrimination in police department

    Annapolis police officers have filed a federal racial discrimination lawsuit against the city, claiming they were unfairly treated, subjected to harassment, wrongly turned down for promotions and, for two of them, given walking papers. "African-American officers in the Annapolis police department are subjected to unequal treatment," claims the lawsuit, which was filed this month in ...

  • Rain falls at Pimlico chance that showers will continue into evening

    some jockeys are hopeful the rain won't make the track too sloppy for the Preakness Stakes, which are set to begin around 6:18 p.m. The National Weather Service predicts that scattered showers could continue into the evening. The chance of precipitation is 30 ...

  • Dan Rodricks In federal prison ol Bulldog faces sensual shock

    Federal authorities charge that Tavon White, an inmate known as "Bulldog," took control of the Black Guerrilla Family gang at the Baltimore City Detention Center soon after his arrival in 2009 on an attempted murder charge. He is seen here in a 2009 mug shot from the Anne Arundel County Police ...

  • Amy Schumer - From Towson to TV and concert stardom

    Amy Schumer can tell a story. Knowing how to craft a short narrative and make it pay off with a laugh has, after all, helped make her one of the hottest comedians on TV and the concert circuit these days.So, let the star of Comedy Central’s "Inside Amy Schumer" explain how it came to be that she finished her work for a bachelor’s degree in theater at Towson University in ...

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