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  • NOAA predicts active to very active hurricane season this year

    An unusually active hurricane season may be on the horizon according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's first forecast released ...

  • Russias Far East rocked by powerful quake

    The epicenter for the extremely powerful quake was located in the Sea of Okhotsk, just to the west of the Kamchatka Peninsula, and about 600 kilometers (nearly 375 miles) underground. The quake was felt for five minutes in the region, Russia's Ria Novosti news agency reported. Many people ran into the streets as the temblor shook. No tsunami warnings were issued in the quake's ...

  • Tillman shoots for another quality start vs. Blue Jays

    One night after the Orioles sent out one of their top pitching prospects for his first Major League start, the Blue Jays will make a similar move in an attempt to extend their winning streak to three. Left-hander Sean Nolin, the Blue ...

  • Man shot in arm in Southwest Baltimore

    A man was shot in the arm in Southwest Baltimore on Thursday night, police said, following a violent couple of days in which 11 people were shot - two fatally - in the city. The man was expected to survive his injury, police said. He was shot in the 1800 block of Hollins Street about 10:20 p.m. More information was not immediately ...

  • One rescued from car after flash flood in Howard County

    Firefighters rescued a person trapped in a car in Howard County after heavy rain Thursday night led to flash flooding, fire officials said.A fire department spokesman said one person was rescued from a car stuck in the flood waters near the intersection of McKendree Road and Rover Mill Road in West Friendship about 8:30 p.m. That person was not injured, nor were four members of the rescue team, ...


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Southland Tales [Blu-Ray]

Southland Tales [Blu-Ray]

Southland Tales, Richard Kellys insanely ambitious fever dream of a science fiction/political satire/anti-fantasy, roars at you with unapologetic gusto, inflaming the senses with its rich tapestry of post-millennial visuals and assaulting the mind with its skewering of the ... ...

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  • Kevin Gausman shows flashes in debut but Orioles fall to Blue Jays 12-6

    Past Orioles award winners Whether the 22-year-old Gausman's first game in an Orioles uniform lived up to the monumental hype - he left the game after five innings trailing by a run after throwing 89 pitches - can be debated, but there's no doubt that the Orioles unveiled something special Thursday night.As for the outcome of the Orioles' 12-6 loss to the Blue Jays in front of ...

  • Gausman uneven in debut three HRs cant pick up W

    BAL@TOR: Davis belts a solo homer off the foul pole TORONTO -- Pedro Strop gave up a costly sixth-inning grand slam, while Kevin Gausman suffered a loss in his Major League debut as the Orioles fell to the Blue Jays, 12-6, to kick off a four-game set at Rogers Centre on Thursday. After Troy Patton, who relieved Gausman, walked a pair of batters in the sixth, manager Buck Showalter turned to ...

  • Corrections officials investigating Facebook Instagram pictures

    An Instagram picture from user hehasnochill that claims to have been taken inside the Baltimore City Detention Center. The original caption reads: "In my cell and guess what? Im still the heart of the streetswestside what's ...

  • School bus drivers protest working safety conditions | VIDEO

    Bus drivers with Durham School Services, which has a contract with Baltimore, "speak-out" about conditions which include not being paid for work and unsafe conditions. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun ...

  • President Obama to address Naval Academy commencement on Friday

    Naval Academy commencement on Friday, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit.It is the second time Obama has spoken at the academy's graduation — the first was in 2009 — and it is the 22nd time a president has attended the ceremony since James A. Garfield spoke to the class of ...

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