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Official Gandolfini likely had heart attack

The body of the actor was transferred to the morgue at the Policlinico Umberto I hospital in Rome early Thursday, where it awaited an autopsy. By law, medical examiners in Italy are required to carry out the postmortem 24 hours after the body's arrival in the morgue, a hospital spokesman said. Professor Claudio Modini, head of the emergency department where the actor was taken, said he ...
Sports Commentator Ken Singleton

Former Orioles right-fielder and current Yankees commentator Ken Singleton joined the Norris and Davis show on Thursday morning on Baltimore’s 105-7 THE FAN to discuss his charity golf tournament to support the Cool Kids Campaign. He moves on to talk about the Orioles, saying ';the Orioles have the best offense in the league.'; He claims that Chris Davis is one of the most ...
Navy Football Players Charged With Raping Female Midshipman

Mike Schuh has the latest. This puts the case one step closer toward going to trial. The US Naval Academy officially charges three football players for allegedly raping a female fellow midshipman. The 20-year-old victim claims the assault happened April 2012 at an off-campus party. ';I was drinking. I drank a lot. And then- from that point on, I really don’t remember what happened. ...
Traffic Tractor trailer crash blocks all southbound lanes of I-95

All lanes on Interstate 95 South north of Interstate 695 near Arbutus remain closed at 7:30 a.m., on Thursday due to a crash that occurred more than three hours earlier involving two tractor trailers and a car, according to the State Highway Administration.One tractor trailer has overturned on the roadway. Emergency responders were called to the scene about 4:09 a.m., and transported the driver ...
Big Lots to open store in Lutherville

Big Lots buys closeout merchandise from manufacturers, then sells it at a discount. The company said its prices are 20 percent to 40 percent lower than at a discount store, and as much as 70 percent lower than at a traditional ...

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Battle for the Planet of the Apes [DVD]

(Warning: As it is difficult to discuss adequately the Planet of the Apes series without giving away some important plot information and potential surprises (especially in the first film), the following article contain numerous spoilers. If you have not yet seen the films, proceed at your own risk.) ...

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Chestnut Ridge zoning food trucks rules on planning agenda

The Baltimore County Planning Board is set to hear public comment Thursday on a former golf course and country club off of Falls Road in Lutherville that’s been the subject of a zoning dispute. A public hearing about the former Chestnut Ridge Country Club is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Jefferson Building, located at 105 Chesapeake Ave. in Towson. The County Council voted last year to ...
Nearly two months after Harford accident Ed Norris returns to the airwaves

SENTENCING - JUNE 2004Former Baltimore City Police Commissioner Ed Norris leaves the Federal Courthouse with his wife Kathryn Norris after he was sentenced to six months in prison. He had plead guilty to federal corruption and tax ...
I-95 Accident All Southbound Lanes Closed

Traffic southbound is being diverted onto Caton Avenue. The accident happened around 4 this morning involving that tractor trailer, a truck and a car. There is no word on ...
Sunshine highs in lower 80s forecast Thursday

Sunshine with low humidity and highs in the lower 80s are forecast Thursday, starting a stretch of pleasant weather lasting into the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Overnight lows were forecast in the mid- to upper 60s. Calm winds were expected throughout the day. Dew points are forecast in the 50s, a comfortable level. More tranquil weather is forecast Friday and into the ...
Infinity carries Patsy Cline tunes and friendship to legendary status

Jenny Lee Stern, left, as Patsy Cline and Robin Baxter as Louise Seger in "Always .Patsy Cline," now playing at Infinity Theatre in ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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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. ...