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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: Iraq, Petroleum Industry, International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Power, Israel
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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, NASA, Science, Emergency Incidents, University of California, Berkeley
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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: Iraq, George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Israel, Washington, DC
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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: Elections, Newt Gingrich, U.S. Military, Petroleum Industry, Emergency Incidents
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Teachers, others receive 'bottle bomb' warning from Balt. Co. police
Children in Baltimore County have recently been leaving dangerous homemade "bottle bombs" in mailboxes, on people's lawns and in other outdoor areas around the county, according to Baltimore County police. "They do it as a prank," said Lt. Rob...Tags: Emergency Incidents
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'Bottle bombs' make for dangerous prank — and possible felony
Teens learn on YouTube to make the "bombs" with a few cheap, household items, then travel in groups late at night — eager to hear the boom, laugh with friends and gauge whatever damage they've wrought. According to Lt. Carlton Saunders of Howard...
Tags: Harford County, Howard County, YouTube, Injuries and Wounds, Bombings
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Four people cited after mailbox explosion in Aberdeen
Four people were issued criminal citations after blowing up an Aberdeen residential mailbox early Tuesday morning, fire investigators said. The mailbox was discovered "post blast" at approximately 3:39 a.m. by Chris Steelman, owner the a residence in the...Tags: Harford County, Emergency Incidents, Aberdeen, Criminals
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Westminster's Matthew Seidler among honorees at Memorial Day observance
It was less than six years ago that Matthew Seidler accepted his diploma as a member of Westminster High School's Class of 2006. He is recalled by classmates as a good friend, serious worker and talented artist and video production student. It was...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Timonium, Health and Safety at School, Emergency Incidents, Armed Forces
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Westminster's Matt Seidler 'knew his calling was in the Air Force'
There were many moving moments during Monday's annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, in Timonium. The program included nearly two hours of musical selections by military bands and choral groups and prayers, along with...
Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Afghanistan, Emergency Incidents, Biography (genre), Memorial Day
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Boy, 16, charged with exploding bottle bombs in Aberdeen
A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the explosion of two improvised bottle bombs in an Aberdeen Dumpster, according to state fire marshals. Aberdeen city police originally responded to the first block of East Bel Air Avenue for a...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Prosecution
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Towson man recalls war spent in the belly of the beast
Larry Hilte had a date with destiny on Valentine's Day, 1945. Then just 19 years of age, the Marylander flew his first combat mission onboard a B-24 Liberator bomber. He and a crew of eight left Spinazzola air base in Italy and headed for Vienna,...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, World War II (1939-1945), Bars and Clubs, Timonium, Emergency Incidents
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War in cyberspace
Reports that the U.S. and Israel have tried repeatedly over the years to derailIran's nuclear weapons program by using malicious computer codes to cause machines at the country's Natanz nuclear facility to malfunction have lifted the veil of secrecy...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Nuclear Power, Israel, Iran, The New York Times
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