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  • Rovers edge out Dundalk in EA Sports Cup

    Shamrock Rovers booked their place in the third round of the EA Sports Cup with a 1-0 victory over Dundalk at Tallaght Stadium. It was the Hoops who enjoyed the best of a tame first-half and they would have taken an eight minute lead courtesy of a Thomas Stewart header were it not for a fine save from Peter Cherrie in the Dundalk goal. Dundalk started the second half brightly and had ...

  • Baltimore mommy makeover patients get a new look for summer

    Baltimore cosmetic surgery patients are getting rid of their excess belly fat, flattening their bellies, and improving the look of their breasts with a breast augmentation. The combination of the procedures is known as a mommy makeover and they are done together very frequently. For ...

  • Local search rescue crews on the ready

    BALTIMORE - There are tornados...and there are monsters. While the damage won't be calculated for some time, the destruction is evident; a massive event and tragedy that has local urban search and rescue workers on standby. "If they need us we'll be there." Lieutenant Paul Cusic's full time job is at Baltimore County's Texas station on York Road, but he and about ...

  • Would you pay $8K for a tornado shelter

    AKRON, Ohio - If you don't feel safe from a tornado in your basement or the lowest level of your home, how about investing in a 10-gauge steel shelter buried seven-feet below ground? Survive-a-Storm shelters, based out of Thomasville, Ga., has sold about 2,000 units across the U.S. and the company is getting a lot of attention following the massive tornado that struck Oklahoma on Monday. ...

  • Man struck by Montgomery County school bus

    GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) -- Police say an adult pedestrian has suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a school bus in Montgomery ...


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Movie Review

That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir) [DVD]

That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir) [DVD]

There are times when major dilemmas during the production of a film result in some inspired artistic decisions. For instance, Brian De Palma's brilliant reimagining of Sergei Eisenstein's Odessa Steps sequence in The Untouchables (1987) was improvised on-set when De Palma decided he didn't like the scene as scripted by David Mamet. Another of the most famous "happy accidents" is the ending ... ...

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  • Baltimore declares this week Museum Week in city

    Baltimore is hosting the national convention of the American Alliance of Museums. So many of the city's cultural institutions are offering free access or discounts through May ...

  • Home Depot Fire in Capitol Heights Md.

    CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (WUSA9) -- A fire broke out at the Home Depot store on Hampton Park Boulevard in Capitol Heights, Md. today. Additional resources were used to extinguish the fire inside the one-story warehouse-style structure. The fire, which is under control now activated the store's sprinkler system as well, officials ...

  • Kilduff goal sees Rovers edge past Dundalk

    A second-half goal from Ciaran Kilduff put Shamrock Rovers into the quarter-finals of the EA Sports Cup as they prevailed on a 1-0 scoreline against Dundalk for the second time in just over a fortnight. Both sides knocked the ball around confidently from the kick off with Dundalk somehow surviving falling behind on seven minutes.Keeper Peter Cherrie saved a header from Tommy Stewart from Gary ...

  • Rocky Gap resort to open casino this week pending state OK

    Maryland’s fourth casino - the Rocky Gap Casino Resort - hopes to open its doors for gambling this week. The casino, which held a controlled demonstration on Monday, is awaiting final approval from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control agency. The opening could come as soon as Wednesday or Thursday. Located off Interstate 68 near Cumberland, it will be the state’s smallest ...

  • Trial of woman accused in death of quadriplegic husband begins

    Ellicott City woman will attempt to prove she is responsible in the 2011 death of her quadriplegic husband, stating the man's life "was ended at the hands of his wife," according to spokesman Wayne ...

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