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Accused Maryland cannibal, victim both had legal troubles
As an electrical engineering student at Morgan State University, Alexander Kinyua was described by a professor as "docile" and dedicated, always looking to improve himself. On the Internet, Kinyua — now accused of killing a family friend and...
Tags: Migration, Media Industry, Deportation, Punishment, Computer Networking and Internet
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John S. Croucher, hospital engineer
John Stewart Croucher, a retired hospital assistant engineer and World War II naval veteran, died of a stroke Tuesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Bel Air resident was 90.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Eastern Avenue in Highlandtown, he was a...Tags: Baltimore County, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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Weird Science: Hopkins physics lab celebrates 70 years
Some of the world's greatest innovations were conceived in the humblest of places, and that was certainly true of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. When it opened its doors in 1942, in a former used-car dealership in Silver Spring,...
Tags: Space Programs, Satellite Technology, Missile Systems, Weaponry, Companies and Corporations
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Council passes budget, fire tax hike in 4-1 votes
The Howard County Council, in its sixth straight 4-1 partisan vote on the budget, passed a $899 million spending plan Thursday for fiscal 2013, as well as companion legislation to raise the county fire tax rate to 17.6 cents per $100 of assessed value....Tags: Howard Community College, Libraries, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Ken Ulman
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Education briefs
Cybersecurity grant Barrett and Anne McKown of Edgewater have established a $25,000 scholarship fund at Anne Arundel Community College to help offset tuition and educational expenses of county residents who enroll in cyber-related studies. The couple set...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid, Nursing, Anne Arundel Community College, Medical Specialization
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Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, broke color barrier at Naval Academy
Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, who broke the color barrier at the Naval Academy and was its first African-American graduate in 1949, died Tuesday of cancer at Springhouse of Silver Spring Assisted Living.
He was 85.
"It's important for America to...Tags: U.S. Army, Colleges and Universities, Coral Gables, The Washington Post, West Point
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Crownsville student honored for pancreatic cancer test
Fifteen-year-old Jack Andraka of Crownsville won the top prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for designing a new method to detect pancreatic cancer, Intel announced Friday. The fair, held in Pittsburgh, is the world’s...Tags: Diabetes, Intel Corp., Johns Hopkins University, Blood, Science
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Navy commencement is rite of passage for high school friends
When they graduated from River Hill High School in 2008, Jonathan Hill, Rajiv Stone and Daniel Thyberg had a grueling summer of physical training awaiting them as they prepared to attend the U.S. Naval Academy together. Four years later, the three...Tags: Colin Campbell, Graduation, Companies and Corporations, United States Naval Academy, Football
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Marylanders finding ways to cope at the pump
ANNAPOLIS—Sitting in your electric car, sipping organic tea from a biodegradable cup, you pull up to your bank's drive-through window quite proud of your environmental awareness and saved dollars. Then you see the silver Litespeed brand bicycle...Tags: Business, Apple iPhone, Sales, Apple iPad, MicroStrategy Incorporated
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Student loan debt: The overvalue (and underuse) of higher education
Young people face a cruel irony. Most can't land a decent job without a college education, yet many graduates are locked into poorly paying positions that don't permit repayment of student loans. For two generations, college price tags have risen much...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, Maya Angelou, Employment Opportunities, Thomas Edison
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Hopkins engineer students create devices to help keep babies alive
Johns Hopkins University Engineering students unveiled devices Monday that they hope will lower the number of still births and deaths from fever-related illnesses in developing countries. FeverPoint is a screening test that uses a cotton thread and a...Tags: Cancer, Johns Hopkins University, Pneumonia, Chemicals, Biotechnology
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Kinetic Sculpture Race participants show mettle with their pedals
Seven Arbutus Middle School students participated in the 14th annual Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore for the first time May 5 and the school is already making plans for a return. Sunday's event kicked off at Federal Hill in Baltimore with a field...
Tags: Patterson Park, Federal Hill, Kensington, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Catonsville
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