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NSA surveillance disclosure could affect court cases
When federal officials recently confirmed the existence of a massive National Security Agency program that has been collecting Americans' phone data for years, they argued it was needed to fight terrorism. But that acknowledgment has opened...Tags: Prosecution, FBI, Politics, National Government, Theft
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TSA stops using 'nude scanners'
The "nude scanners" are gone. The full-body scanners that used X-rays to create what look like nude images of passengers have been packed away and removed from airports across the country. The 250 or so machines were removed about two weeks ago,...
Tags: X-rays, United Nations, Politics, Air and Space Accidents, Personal Data Collection
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Parkland scholarship winners recognized
Parkland High School seniors who received substantial merit-based scholarship offers through excellence in the classroom were recognized Wednesday by the district. The total over four years for the 56 seniors includes scholarships in the amount of $3,816,...Tags: Lehigh Carbon Community College, New York University, West Virginia University, Colleges and Universities, Coastal Carolina University
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Caffeine and kids: A safe mix?
Caffeine-infused waffles and maple syrup are promoted as energizing alternatives to a morning mug of coffee. But the recent craze of adding caffeine to a range of kid-friendly snack foods — including popcorn, chewing gum, candy bars, mints,...
Tags: Cardiologists, Family, Dietary Supplements, High Blood Pressure, Heart Attack
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From 'Middle East' to 'Eager Park,' a community is rebranded
Hundreds of residents have been relocated and dozens of homes cleared from Baltimore's Middle East neighborhood in recent years. Now the area just north of Johns Hopkins Hospital may be losing something more: its name. As an ambitious redevelopment...
Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sales, Business, Realty, Marketing
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Manuel M. Nicolaides, attorney
Manuel M. Nicolaides, an attorney who served for many years on the Baltimore County property tax appeals board, died of congestive heart failure Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Timonium resident was 92. "Manny served with distinction for many...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Parties and Movements, Dundalk, Christian Orthodoxy, Real Estate
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Theater workshop open to teachers, directors; scholarships available
Area drama teachers and directors are invited to attend a two-day workshop, Wednesday and Thursday, July 17-18, in Petoskey. The workshop is designed for directors, both experienced and novice, of K-12 casts, but everything taught will be applicable...Tags: Music, Concerts, Entertainment, Tony Awards, Colleges and Universities
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Parents get solace through scholarship tribute to son
It is their way of remembering, of keeping their son's legacy alive. In what has become an annual rite of spring, Buzz and Madeline Smith made their way to the guidance office of Taravella High in Coral Springs last month. For a few hours, they...Tags: University of Florida, Florida State University, Colleges and Universities, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Culture
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Annapolis man to head FEMA grant program
President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...
Tags: Government Aid, Politics, University of Baltimore, FEMA, Colleges and Universities
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Field has mulled selling artifacts
When the Field Museum sold more than 30 works of 19th-century Western art for millions of dollars in 2004, it eased controversy by announcing plans to spend the proceeds on new artifacts and by holding on to four of the best paintings from the collection....
Tags: John James Audubon, Religion and Belief, Finance, Ethics, Research
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Edwin R. "Ed" Itnyre, 85
Edwin Recher "Ed" Itnyre, 85, of Boonsboro, Md., passed from this life Friday, April 26, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born Jan. 25, 1928, in Boonsboro, he was the son of the late Earl R. and Margaret E. (Recher) Itnyre. Ed...
Tags: Kensington, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Sociology, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Army
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MarksJarvis: Financial literacy programs well worth the time
It's Money Smart Week, a collection of free financial literacy programs offered throughout the week, aimed at helping people deal with virtually every money issue imaginable: from how to get out of debt, to buying homes, paying for college, building a...Tags: Financial Markets, University of Pennsylvania, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago Mortgages, Politics
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