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Despite fatal stabbing, crime low on Metro transit, agency says
Crime on Metro trains and buses has been dropping over the last five years and is lower than in many of the communities they serve, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s news blog.
The Source, addressing the issue after a fatal...Tags: Crimes, Theft, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Washington, DC
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Setting Times stories to music: From the Kinks to Sugarhill Gang
Would you do a double-take if I said that that words were a recurring theme in this week’s Great Reads? Yes, beautiful language is a mainstay in these stories, but this week, two standouts focused on words. Exhibit A: The words “Los Feliz....
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Music, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Entertainment, Bruce Springsteen
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Smashed U.S. cars get second chance in Afghanistan
HERAT, Afghanistan — They sit in the sun harboring their lost histories, their forgotten dreams, their traces of funerals, graduations and stolen kisses. On dusty windshields, insurance stickers from Travelers and State Farm bear witness to wrecks...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Insurance, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), World Bank Group
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2012-13 All-Metro first team for boys basketball
The Baltimore SunPhil Booth Mount St. Joseph, junior, guard * Second-team pick last season averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists this season * Named Baltimore Catholic League's Defender of the Year and tournament's MVP as the No. 4 Gaels won the title *...Tags: Basketball, Sports, High School Sports, College Sports
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FBI headquarters in Greenbelt benefits all Marylanders
What if a major institution was interested in relocating its headquarters to Maryland, bringing with it 11,000 good-paying jobs and the need for thousands of additional subcontractors? Would we do everything we could to seal the deal? That's exactly the...
Tags: Camden Line, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Howard County, National Security Agency, Crime, Law and Justice
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Los Angeles' major public spaces remain broken works in progress
Los Angeles Times Architecture CriticLos Angeles, more than most cities, has defined itself by continual bursts of expansion and an unflagging optimism about its place in the world. But as the city has grown to a population nearing 4 million, we've neglected some major holes in the civic...Tags: AEG, Subway Transportation Industry, Los Angeles International Airport, Georgetown, Staples Center
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Joan A. Brewer
janeth@herald-mail.comMost people knew Joan Brewer as “Grandma,” whether they were related to her or not. Family and home were her priorities. “Her caring extended beyond her family,” son Jim Acre of Smithsburg said. Joan was the third of six...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Roman Catholicism, Italy, Metal and Mineral, Ocean City
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Tom Hammen to Join Coldwell Banker
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has welcomed Tom Hammen to its Harford County Regional office sales force. Hammen, who began his real estate career in 2005, served in the Air Force for 36 years and retired as a Colonel in May 2006. "We are very...Tags: Services and Shopping, Harford County, Real Estate, Realty, Banking
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NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: Strong showing for Notre Dame
WSBT-TVNOTRE DAME - One month removed from playing for the BCS national championship, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly and his staff are adding to the foundation of the Irish football program by signing several highly rated high school seniors to national letters of...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Torii Hunter, Auburn Tigers, Sports, Baseball
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Flooding impacts widespread, with at least one death, many roads closed
Impacts after Wednesday night's heavy winds and rain remain widespread around the region, with several roads remaining closed and rivers yet to crest and a wind advisory in effect. In Montgomery County, the flooding required several rescues, and in...Tags: Maryland Transit Administration, Patapsco, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Baltimore County, Harford Road
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Rail service between Baltimore, DC restored after electrical problems
Rail service between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., which had been suspended for about five hours because of the electrical problem on the Penn Line MARC Train 415, has been restored, said the Maryland Transit Administration. MTA released a statement...
Tags: Amtrak, Camden Line, Maryland Transit Administration, Penn Line, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail
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Report: Wichita among the top in high-tech jobs
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWichita is among the top metro areas in the nation in high-tech jobs according to a new report. The report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute ranks Wichita No 6. It says almost 15% of jobs in Wichita are considered high-tech. - Click here to...Tags: Titusville, Palm Bay (Brevard, Florida), Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Melbourne, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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