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James considering run for Jacobs seat

With Sen. Nancy Jacobs planning to retire after her current term, Del. Mary-Dulany James said Tuesday night that she is giving even stronger consideration to seeking that Harford County Senate seat. James is one of the few Democrats with a track record of electoral success in conservative-leaning Harford, while Jacobs is a four-term Republican. Her 34th District included part of Cecil County in ...

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Having already remade virtually all of the most venerable horror franchises of the 1970s and 1980s, Michael Bays Platinum Dunes production company has finally turned its attention to Wes Cravens innovative horror-fantasy hybrid A Nightmare on Elm Street ... ...

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Ex-mobster tells of Bulger gangs killings

"You killed friends?" Bulger attorney Hank Brennan shot. "Yes," replied prosecution witness John Martorano. "Families?" "Yes." "Strangers?" "Yes." "Innocent people?" "Yes," said Martorano, who has admitted to 20 murders and who earlier served 12 years in prison on a government deal for his cooperation in the case ...
Maryland Live Ranks Number One Casino In The Region Beating Out Heavy Hitters In Atlantic City

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NSA chief says programs disrupted 50 terrorist plots

National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday that gathering telephone data and monitoring Internet use has helped to disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events" since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Gen. Keith Alexander and other officials, testifying before a largely ...
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MLB Baltimore 5 Detroit 2

Zach Britton notched his first victory of the year Tuesday, pacing Baltimore over Detroit 5-2. Jones' shot in the fifth inning put the Orioles ahead 5-0 ...

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Train Derails Outside Baltimore, Buildings Collapse

WASHINGTON A CSX Corp freight train derailed northeast of Baltimore on Tuesday, sparking a fire and causing buildings to collapse, authorities said.

The train derailed shortly after 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) in White Marsh, Maryland, and there were no reports of injuries, a spokeswoman for the Baltimore County Police Department said. The cause of the accident was unknown.

The Baltimore County Fire Department said on its official Twitter feed that there was a fire at the scene. Preliminary reports said several buildings had collapsed, it said.

Baltimore's WBAL-AM radio reported that several freight cars were on fire.

An attempt to reach CSX for comment was not immediately successful.

It was the third significant rail crash in the United States in the past two weeks. On Saturday, two freight trains operated by BNSF Railway Co and Union Pacific Corp crashed at a rail intersection in rural Missouri, injuring seven people.

That accident came a little more than a week after a Metro North commuter train derailed near Fairfield, Connecticut, injuring more than 70 people and shutting down traffic on one of the most heavily traveled rail corridors in the United States. ...