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The future may hold space porn over free Wi-Fi
Happy Super Bowl Monday, Baltimore. Unsurprisingly, game-related topics are getting a lot of attention online today, along with several news stories that broke as the weekend was commencing. That latter category includes the possibility of large, free Wi-...
Tags: Boomer Esiason, CBS Corp., Ray Lewis, John Harbaugh, Adderall (drug)
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Unintended pregnancies higher in military
Just over 10 percent of women in the military said in 2008 that they'd had an unintended pregnancy in the previous year — a figure significantly higher than rates in the general public, according to a U.S. study. The findings, which appeared this...Tags: Assault, Sex Crimes, Health and Safety at School, Family Planning, Brown University
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Former Naval Academy instructor to be court-martialed
A former Naval Academy instructor who is accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman will be court-martialed, an academy spokeswoman said Thursday. Marine Corps Maj. Mark A. Thompson, a former history instructor at the academy, is accused of...Tags: Assault, Sex Crimes, Courts-Martial, Defense, U.S. Army
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Women in combat — 'It's going to level the playing field'
When Maryland National Guard Capt. Cara Kupcho first enlisted in the military 18 years ago, she wanted to drive a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a 30-ton, armor-busting tank. "I like things that go boom," she explained Thursday. "I like tanks." But as a...
Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Iraq, Chuck Hagel, Martin Dempsey, Afghanistan
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Finally, somebody calls out the military budget
Steve Buff's letter in Monday's Sunpaper ("Military spending is bankrupting the country," Jan. 20) was interesting. Finally I see a letter from someone in agreement with my own views. A couple of points: The U.S. military budget is actually over $700...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Budgets and Budgeting
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Hampstead Ravens share name and winning tradition
For this youth football team, "Play like a Raven" isn't just an idle slogan. They are the Ravens — the Hampstead Ravens, that is. "Everyone wants to be us," player Larry Smith, 12, says of his opponents. For one thing, the Hampstead Ravens are...
Tags: Ray Lewis, John Harbaugh, Carolina Panthers, National Football League, Brandon Smith
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Decorating soldiers in a different way
This Christmas will be the first one in a long time that Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Lopus will be spending at home with his wife, Mary, and their four children. During his 18 years in the Army, the 41-year-old Lopus he has served in Somalia, Haiti, South...
Tags: New Year's Day, Iraq, Religious Festivals, Aberdeen Proving Ground, U.S. Army
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Movie Guide for TownMall in Carroll County, Jan. 13, 2012
now playing "Django Unchained" (R). A slave turned bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. With Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. TownMall Cinemas (12:50, 4:20, 7:50 p.m.) "Gangster Squad"...Tags: Movies, PG-13 Rated Movies, Marisa Tomei, Christoph Waltz, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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Catching Up With ... Mike Barnes
The Baltimore SunBaltimore's football teams haven't always lost on last-ditch field goals, as per the past two weeks. Sometimes, they've blocked those kicks. In 1978, with eight seconds remaining and the Colts leading 7-6, Denver tried a field goal. But defensive tackle...Tags: AFC East, Indianapolis Colts, National Football League, NFL Pro Bowl, Baltimore Ravens
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Letter: Defense budget should be reduced and money used elsewhere
Endless chatter about the "fiscal cliff" has avoided serious consideration of military spending, a major cause of our difficulties. Defense appropriations are $525 billion for 2013 — 57 percent of the discretionary budget, more than those of all...Tags: Defense, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Department of Defense, Fiscal Cliff, Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Women in U.S. military fight for right to serve in combat
As a woman in the Army, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hunt is barred from serving in the infantry. But that didn't stop commanders in Afghanistan from tapping her when they needed a female soldier to accompany men on their door-kicking missions. Hunt's job on...
Tags: Feminism, Iraq, Civil Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, Afghanistan
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Hopkins research offers Pa. woman new arm, 14 years after amputation
Over the 14 years since losing her right arm to a hollow-point bullet, Dana Burke was convinced she could feel herself pointing, pinching or waving as she motioned with the 5-inch-long limb the attack left behind.
Still, she had to relearn how to pull...Tags: Duke University, CBS Corp., Injuries and Wounds, Johns Hopkins Hospital, DARPA
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