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SpaceX rocket carries Maryland science project into space
As the space capsule called Dragon hurtled toward the International Space Station at about 17,500 miles per hour on Friday, no space enthusiast was more enthralled than Paul Warren, a self-described "nerd" who attends Henry E. Lackey High School in...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Genetic Engineering, Teachers, National Institutes of Health, High Schools
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The Interview: Sally Brice-O'Hara
As the No. 2 leader of the Coast Guard, Vice Adm. — and Vice Commandant — Sally Brice-O'Hara is the chief operating officer of an organization with a $10 billion budget and 58,000 military and civilian employees, plus 31,000 volunteers....Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Bill Belichick, Annapolis, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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AccuWeather predicts stormy summer with normal temperatures
AccuWeather.com is predicting an active summer for severe storms in Maryland, but not any prolonged heat spells, according to its summer weather outlook released Thursday. Storms are expected to ride along the northeastern edge of hot-weather systems...
Tags: Weather Reports, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Tropical Storms
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AccuWeather predicting quiet hurricane season
AccuWeather.com is forecasting a relatively quiet Atlantic hurricane season, predicting a dozen named storms, including two major hurricanes. The weather service is anticipating five hurricanes in all, and seven tropical storms. That is about average,...Tags: Hurricanes, Tropical Weather, Weather Reports, Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters
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An end to La Niņa, and an El Niņo on the way?
The climatic pattern known as La Niņa is expected to end its cycle next month, and that could be contributing to extreme weather around the world and record warmth across the U.S., says AccuWeather meteorologist Henry Margusity. Under La Niņa, surface...Tags: Tropical Weather, Weather Reports
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To boost Baltimore and the region, support the port
As we talk to business leaders about ways to grow the Baltimore region's economy and ask where they see the greatest opportunities, the Port of Baltimore is mentioned at the top of everyone's list.
Throughout the nation's recent economic challenges,...Tags: Port of Baltimore, Baltimore County, Employment Opportunities, Panama, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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After eight years of owning Ravens, Bisciotti ready for a Super Bowl
It was well past midnight, and Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti was ready to sign off after his team's second straight exhilarating victory over arch rival Pittsburgh Steelers. But Bisciotti had one last thought to share with friend and adviser Ron Shapiro....Tags: Sports Illustrated, John Harbaugh, College Sports, Maryland Terrapins, Companies and Corporations
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Toss-up winter weather prediction offered by NOAA
You may need your mittens more frequently than normal this winter. Or not, apparently.
Maryland's winter temperatures and precipitation are equally likely to be above, near or below normal, according to an assessment released Thursday by the National...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Bike ride across America helps friends raise funds and awareness for eating disorders
Hesston, Ka., population 4,000, is just one small town among others on America's Midwestern plains.
But the town left an indelible impression on John Windsor and Jonathan Zorn after their short stay there during a recently completed 73-day...Tags: Bodies of Water, Hospitals and Clinics, Hunt Valley, College Sports, Colleges and Universities
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Riding the wave of stand-up paddleboarding
They were called "beach boys", the natives who would teach the tourists how and where to surf in Hawaii. They would paddle out into the Pacific Ocean standing up, reading the next big wave for the surfers to ride the way as a caddie would a double-...Tags: Bodies of Water, State Parks, College Sports, Gardens and Parks, Rivers
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Water-boarding worked
Regarding your editorial arguing that renewed interest in water-boarding after the killing of Osama bin Laden is misplaced because it simply does not work and reflects poorly on the values of our nation ("Tortured arguments, revisited," May 5), I...Tags: Brian Williams, Central Intelligence Agency, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, White House
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Making the Vancouver circuit
Ah, the quintessential time-honored family road trip. Maui's Road to Hana? Sure, a nice family drive. The breathtaking Mount Blanc circuit of France, Italy and Switzerland? Without doubt, a family bucket list candidate.
But for my tastes nothing can hold...Tags: Shrimp, Cruises, Transportation, Breads, Glaciers
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