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Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers
Researchers hailed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that bans the patenting of human DNA, saying it would expand access to genetic testing for disease at lower cost to patients. In a unanimous decision, the justices said Myriad Genetics did not have...
Tags: Biotechnology, Ovarian Cancer, Martin O'Malley, Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer
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A good problem to have: 'You can do anything'
When they left me outside my freshman dorm in the fall of 2009, my parents told me I could do anything. It was a wonderful compliment, a sign of confidence that made me feel just a little less guilty for the substantial investment they were making for...
Tags: New York City, Journalism, Spain, Media Industry, Newspaper and Magazine
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Court's DNA decision serves public safety and justice
The Supreme Court's decision today to uphold Maryland's law allowing the collection of DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes upholds the interests of justice, the Constitution and common sense. Concerns that the DNA samples could violate...
Tags: Samuel A. Alito, Judges, Criminals, Martin O'Malley, Sonia Sotomayor
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U.S. Supreme Court authorizes post-arrest DNA collection
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that police in Maryland and elsewhere can continue the warrantless collection of DNA from people arrested — but not convicted — of serious crimes. The 5-4 decision upheld a state law that allows...
Tags: Judges, Trials, Sonia Sotomayor, Martin O'Malley, FBI
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Dominion wins right to export liquefied natural gas
A Calvert County judge brushed aside Friday a potential legal hurdle to exporting liquefied natural gas via the Chesapeake Bay, ruling that Dominion, the Richmond, Va.-based energy company, does not need the Sierra Club's permission to convert its LNG...Tags: Judges, Energy, Business Enterprises, Petroleum Industry, Calvert County
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More of the same
Everything that everyone loathes about Washington was present in the "fiscal cliff" bill just passed by Congress. It is 153 pages long; most members probably hadn't read all of it before voting on it; it was delivered in the middle of the night; it was...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Voting, Fiscal Cliff, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Democratic Party
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A ruling on racial progress
I can only hope that the scourge of racism is finally purged from Stewartstown and Pinkham's Grant. These are two of 10 New Hampshire towns covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which requires local officials to get permission, or...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Judges, Voting, Barack Obama, Racism
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Activist 'upset and disappointed' by City Hall ban
Activist Kim Trueheart, a vocal critic of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration who was arrested and jailed Wednesday after trying to enter City Hall, said Thursday that she was dismayed that police officers would attempt to keep a citizen...Tags: Senator Theatre, Frank M. Conaway, Sr., Government, Rob Morris, Police Arrests
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Comprehensive plan, more cooperation needed on school security, Harford board member says
A Harford County Board of Education member says the school system needs to establish a more comprehensive policy to ensure the safety and security of students and staff in light of the Newtown, Conn., shootings last month. "While we have certain...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Havre de Grace, Shootings, Local Government
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Eighteen arrested in suburban drug conspiracy
Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they had cracked a large suburban Maryland drug organization, arresting 18 people and charging 15 of them with conspiracy to distribute more than a ton of marijuana. According to a federal grand jury indictment,...
Tags: Annapolis, Prescription Drugs, Punishment, Glen Burnie, Odenton
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Government Health Care, Personal Service, Physical Conditions, Kensington
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Bel Air's plan to allow food trucks will have its limits
Bel Air town officials appear poised to welcome mobile food vendors inside the town limits, but the range where they will be able to operate will be very limited. If the Board of Town Commissioners approves an updated version of the ordinance regulating...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Courtland, Belief and Faith, Christianity, Bars and Clubs
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