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New air show heads to Fort Lauderdale
South Florida Sun SentinelIt's still just a speck on the horizon, but a new air show is on its way. The promoter of Air Lauderdale -- the new name for what was once an annual air and sea tradition at Fort Lauderdale beach -- said the show is coming together for spring 2010. No...Tags: Fort Lauderdale
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Alert: Terrorists look to implant bombs in humans
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Airlines are being warned by the government that terrorists are considering surgically hiding bombs inside humans to evade airport security. As a result, travelers may find themselves subjected to more scrutiny when flying in the...Tags: Yemen, Emergency Incidents, Security Measures, Disasters and Accidents, Guerrilla Activity
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Seal released into the wild in Ocean City
The Baltimore SunA gray seal released back into the wild off the coast of Ocean City seems to have found the Atlantic waters to be just fine for swimming. Guinness, a young male seal, was stranded off the coast of Kittyhawk, N.C., back in March. St. Paddy’s Day...Tags: National Aquarium Baltimore, Delaware, Ocean City
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Indianapolis woman's knife travels through TSA security... twice
Fox 59 NewsAn Indianapolis woman is joining some members of congress in criticizing the TSA for security shortfalls this week, after her own security breach which she discovered after returning home from a trip. During a layover on her last flight home to...Tags: WXIN, Providence (Providence, Rhode Island), Defense, Security Measures, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Chessie: Chesapeake by choice
Welcome back, old friend.
In a summer of discontent across the United States from the record heat wave that's plagued much of the country to the icy deficit reduction talks in Washington, it's good to see a familiar (and might we add unflappable)...Tags: Radio, North Carolina, U.S. Coast Guard, Morgan State University, Chesapeake Bay
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1933 Buick Sedan was beauty for Depression-era motorists
It was a friend who found the 1933 Buick 60 Series sedan that William "Bub" Valiquette now drives. Though the Buick was beautiful, Valiquette's friend really wanted a convertible. When Valiquette heard that the Buick sedan was available he and his wife,...Tags: Passenger Cars, Car Engine Repair, Vehicles, Car Tires, Buick
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USS Sanctuary leaves harbor to be recycled
The former Navy hospital ship USS Sanctuary, which served in the aftermath of World War II and in Vietnam, has been sold and is now under tow from Baltimore to Brownsville, Texas, for recycling. The move marks the end of a 22-year residence in...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Politics, Social Issues, Health, Texas
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Things to come? R.I. city files for bankruptcy
As I found myself reading the USA Today newspaper the other morning, one article caught my attention and I wondered if its story represented the future. In Rhode Island, the town of Central Falls is filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Although the article...Tags: Real Estate, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Financially Distressed Companies, USA Today, Jefferson County (Pennsylvania)
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Elizabeth L. Darrow, 79
JAN. 3, 1932-AUG. 21, 2011 Elizabeth Lee Darrow, 79, of 624 Observatory Drive, Hagerstown, Md., died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Jan. 3, 1932, in Newark, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Carl Paul and Elizabeth Lee...Tags: Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Rhode Island man treks through Chambersburg on way to ground zero
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWith the words "Destination Ground Zero" handwritten on a piece of cardboard on his back and carrying an oversized American flag, Joe "Tiger" Patrick was quite a sight as he walked on the sidewalk along U.S. 30 on Monday afternoon. The 48-year-old from...Tags: Defense, September 11, 2001 Attacks, National Security, Special Olympics, Human Interest
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Guillermo del Toro, Katie Holmes On 'Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark'
![PIX11's Tamsen Fadal spoke to the director "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark" Guillermo del Toro and actress Katie Holmes about remaking the the classic film, the creatures, what scares them and motherhood.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/64173906-23043715-187105.jpeg "PIX11's Tamsen Fadal spoke to the director "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark\" Guillermo del Toro and actress Katie Holmes about remaking the the classic film, the creatures, what scares them and motherhood.")
PIX11.comPIX11's Tamsen Fadal spoke to the director "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark" Guillermo del Toro and actress Katie Holmes about remaking the the classic film, the creatures, what scares them and motherhood. Sally Hurst (Bailee Madison), a lonely, withdrawn...Tags: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (movie), Celebrity Parents, Guy Pearce, Katie Holmes, Guillermo del Toro
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Earthquake rocks Washington area
![<span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/270900160-23110755.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.</span>")
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was 3.7 miles deep....Tags: Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, New York, White House, Washington, DC
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