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Odds are, Kentucky Derby will remain unpredictable
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mine That Bird spent the week tucked away in the Kentucky Derby Museum, not far from the track at Churchill Downs and the throngs wondering who will win the 139th run for the roses. The 2009 Derby winner seems to enjoy when...
Tags: Louisville Cardinals, John R. Velazquez, Calvin Borel, National Weather Service, Joel Rosario
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Thoughts of new Coke and the variety it brought about [Commentary]
No one really cares about new Coke anymore. Probably not that many of us even remember that there was a time when new Coke was a big deal. For those folks, really anyone younger than about 25 or 30, new Coke was a marketing disaster of epic proportions....Tags: Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Co., Limes, Marketing
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Leadership vacuum, not locusts, is Egypt's greatest plague
A plague of locusts swept through Egypt a few weeks ago, an estimated 30 million of the critters. Egyptian officials tried to downplay the phenomenon, hoping to quash any biblical analogies. They noted that locust swarms show up in the spring every...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Epidemics and Plagues, Islam, Egypt, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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After the Boston bombings, returning to our post-9/11 rituals
In the two months after 9/11, I called Baltimore County police to check out a black-and-tan backpack left by an office door in Towson, reported an abandoned carry-on bag at BWI to Maryland State Police and refused to watch a bulky valise for a stranger...
Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Anwar al-Awlaki, Maryland State Police, Police Investigations, Al-Qaeda
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Labor nominee Perez faces sharp questions from GOP senators
Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...
Tags: Lamar Alexander, Thomas Edward Perez, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Countrywide Financial Corp., Lawyers
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In Senate gun control vote, tyranny of the minority
"We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone." — National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, in testimony before the...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Civil Rights, Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress
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Towson teacher among marathon victims to lose limb
After two days of heavy sedation, Erika Brannock awoke Wednesday morning in her hospital bed to dramatic and gruesome news: Her left leg had been amputated below the knee, the only medical option for a team of surgeons handling traumatic injuries from the...
Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Early Learning, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics
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Baltimore police unveil email address to report illegal dirt bikes
Police have taken a new step in their the battle to remove illegal dirt bikes and their freewheeling riders from the streets of Baltimore, creating an email address where residents can report the bikes anonymously. "All the way around, it's a menace, and...
Tags: Druid Hill, Theft, Reisterstown Road, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival
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Wes Moore to replace Carson as Hopkins commencement speaker
Johns Hopkins University alum and best-selling author Wes Moore will replace Dr. Ben Carson as speaker at the university's School of Education commencement, officials said Wednesday, after the world-renowned neurosurgeon came under fire for his...
Tags: Benjamin Solomon Carson, Sr., Johns Hopkins University, Drugs and Medicines, Neurosurgery
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Sobering film about bullying coming to Elkridge Landing Middle
Unfortunately, bullying still makes headlines in local and national news, social media and on school campuses everywhere. To offset some of the negative hype, Elkridge Landing Middle School is hosting the award-winning film "Finding Kind." The film's...Tags: High Schools, Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes, Anglicanism, Movies
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Monitoring of Preakness horses increases, but potential hole remains
Security at Pimlico's historic Preakness barn will be heightened this year, a move that comes amid renewed concern about doping and horse safety in the sport. All visitors, including veterinarians, who want to spend time with horses scheduled to run in...
Tags: The Jockey Club Incorporated, Churchill Downs, Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian
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Tim Tebow will now have time to celebrate International Dance Day
Feliz Día Internacional de la Danza! Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for April 29, 2013. As the international Twitter scene lights up with colorful pictures of people dancing all over the world, the East Coast is more focused on the release...
Tags: Jason Terry, Social Media, NFL Network (tv network), Sports Illustrated, Tim Tebow
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