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Al-Qaida meets Victoria's Secret
Those sultans of style at al-Qaidahave released their line of lingerie for spring, and it's a blast. Tucked away in their secret atelier in Yemen, the fanatics of fashion have come up with an updated version of the exploding underwear that caused such a...
Tags: Espionage and Intelligence, Suicide, Yemen, Explosions, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Mourners remember Westminster airman killed in Afghanistan
Mourners of Airman 1st Class Matthew Ryan Seidler said the Westminster man had followed his dream of serving his country, found a band of brothers in the Air Force and died protecting his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan.
"When we talked to him New Year'...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Awards and Prizes, Military Equipment, Explosions
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Sondheim Prize finalists engage senses, issues
Every year at this time, the Baltimore Museum of Art showcases the finalists for the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize. The exhibits invariably reveal "energy, imagination and engagement with the significant issues of our time," says BMA director...Tags: Minority Groups, Libraries, African Americans, Explosions, Afghanistan
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Maryland Guard travels dangerous road in hopes of Afghan peace
For the soldiers of Task Force Raven in Afghanistan, the tempo is high, the roads are rough, and the work is dangerous.
The Maryland National Guardsmen, members of the 1297th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, carry equipment through insurgent-...Tags: Emergency Incidents, National Government, Government, Kabul (Afghanistan), Taliban
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Discovery of WWII shells at state park spurs search
Growing up, George E. Raley Jr. heard stories that the military had conducted some sort of testing during World War II on the quiet Southern Maryland peninsula known as Newtowne Neck.
As an adult, he would learn that his father had assisted in...Tags: Natural Resources, Applied Physics, Johns Hopkins University, Military Equipment, Explosions
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Sparrows Point owner considers selling plant
The struggling Sparrows Point steel mill could be sold within the next six months, mill owner RG Steel said Monday.
"We're not going to be specific at this time," said Bette Kovach, an RG Steel spokeswoman, as she confirmed comments by two company...Tags: Dofasco Incorporated, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Metal and Mineral, Bethlehem Steel, Justice System
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Sparrows Point's blast furnace to resume operations
The struggling Sparrows Point steel plant will resume operations of its "L" blast furnace Saturday after it was temporarily shut down for routine maintenance, the company said.
In a letter to customers Friday, RG Steel chief commercial officer Jerry...Tags: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Explosions, Companies and Corporations
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Iran and the bomb
A report this week on Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program by the International Atomic Energy Agency leaves little doubt that country's ruling clerics remain determined to acquire the means to produce a bomb. That poses a dilemma for the Obama...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Nuclear Power, International Organizations, Israel, Stuxnet Virus
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Hopkins-led study observes destruction of star by black hole
It's rare to witness the entirety of a murder. But that's how some local scientists investigated exactly what happened during a fatal attack in 2010.
The victim? A star — a massive red giant — 2.7 million light-years away that had lost its...Tags: Research, Space Programs, Johns Hopkins University, Astronomy, Science
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We probably shouldn't attack Iran, but we shouldn't tell them that
Should we bomb Iran for plotting to blow up a Washington, D.C., restaurant in order to assassinate the Saudi ambassador?
Probably not.
Should Iran be worried that we might?
Absolutely.
And yet, within hours of the Justice Department charging...Tags: Israel, Guerrilla Activity, Economic Sanctions, Explosions, Jay Carney
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Quiet the war drums
The drumbeat for war only helps Iran by driving up oil prices, undermining the effect of sanctions on its economy and stifling domestic opponents of the regime. President Barack Obama conveyed that message clearly and emphatically to the American Israel...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Newt Gingrich, Israel, Iran's Nuclear Program, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Canton fire shows gaps in information for responders
Dispatched to a one-story brick warehouse in flames on Baylis Street in Canton last month, firefighters did not know it contained 8,000 gallons of corrosive chemicals. But not because it wasn't known to the Baltimore City Fire Department.
Its hazardous...Tags: New York City, Locust Point, Baltimore County, International Association of Fire Fighters, Fires
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