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How big was Tuesday's quake?
Maryland WeatherIf you've never experienced an earthquake before - and most people on the East Coast haven't - Tuesday's shaker was HUGE. It shook things that aren't ever supposed to shake, and rattled us in every sense of the word. We......Tags: Disasters, Giles County, U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Disasters, Maryland
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Flood Warning issued for Lower Shore counties
Maryland WeatherFlood Warnings have been posted for the Lower Eastern Shore counties of Maryland, including Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset and Dorchester. The northern section of Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore, is also included.The warning means that flooding...Tags: Bodies of Water, Weather Warnings, Weather, Rivers, Maryland
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Report: State violates disabilities act
The state violated Central Virginia Training Center residents' civil rights by failing to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Department of Justice has concluded. Gov. Bob McDonnell on Friday released findings from the department's two-...Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Advanced Training
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Jaime Escalante dies at 79; math teacher who challenged East L.A. students to 'Stand and Deliver'
Jaime Escalante, the charismatic former East Los Angeles high school teacher who taught the nation that inner-city students could master subjects as demanding as calculus, died Tuesday. He was 79.
The subject of the 1988 film "Stand and Deliver,"...Tags: Teachers, Hospitals and Clinics, Edward James Olmos, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George W. Bush
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STORY: Murder convict begins his case for new trial
247-4749On May 19, 1990, Newport News police went to the Sizzler's restaurant near Patrick Henry Mall to pick up David Wayne Boyce. Earlier that day, Boyce's roommate, Timothy Kurt Askew, 35, was found dead, stabbed 27 times, at an Oyster Point motel room, and...Tags: Legal Services, Justice System, Patrick Henry, Hair and Nails, Dining and Drinking
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STORY: Judge's ruling clears way for hearing on new trial
Daily PressA judge's ruling Thursday clears the way for a major hearing in March into whether a man deserves a new trial in a 1991 Newport News capital murder case. Norfolk Circuit Court Judge John R. Doyle III denied a motion from the Virginia Attorney General's...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Trials, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Hotels and Accommodations
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C'mon, all y'all — just Hoop-Dee-Doo it
I say go with it, man. That's my best advice. Remember, a pun can't kill you. Not even a bunch of puns can gang up on you, although you might want to die from groaning.
I mean, you didn't expect high-brow entertainment when you bought a ticket to...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Apple iPhone, Walt Disney World Resort, Trips and Vacations
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Judge: Chris Brown Doing "Really, Really Well"
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- R&B singer Chris Brown is "doing really, really well" fulfilling the terms of his probation related to last year's assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, according to a judge. During a brief court appearance Thursday, Brown, 20, listened...Tags: Chris Brown, Trials, Justice System, KTLA, Abusive Behavior
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Virginia man charged with murder in shooting at Martinsburg apartment complex
matthewu@herald-mail.comA 39-year-old Virginia man who is being held at the Washington County Detention Center has been charged in a March 6 homicide at Suncrest Apartments in Martinsburg, according to court records. A warrant charging Jonathan Frederick Bennett with murder was...Tags: Murder, Washington County, Crimes, Trials, Washington (U.S. state)
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Soupy Sales dies at 83; slapstick comic had hit TV show in 1960s
Soupy Sales, a comic with a gift for slapstick who attained cult-like popularity in the 1960s with a pie-throwing routine that became his signature, has died. He was 83.
Sales had numerous ailments and died Thursday at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, said...Tags: Ku Klux Klan, ABC (tv network), James Stewart, North Carolina, New Year's Day
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John Harris Burt dies at 91; former rector at Pasadena's All Saints Episcopal Church
John Harris Burt, a retired bishop who advanced a tradition of social activism at Pasadena’s All Saints Episcopal Church with his bold support of the civil rights movement when he was rector in the 1960s, died Oct. 20 at his home on Lake Superior...Tags: Demonstration, Christianity, Columbia University, Martin Luther King Jr., Crime, Law and Justice
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Oral Roberts dies at 91; televangelist was pioneering preacher of the 'prosperity gospel'
Oral Roberts, a dirt-poor Oklahoma farm boy who popularized the idea of a "prosperity gospel" while becoming one of the world's most recognizable televangelists, died Tuesday. He was 91.
Roberts, founder of the university in Tulsa, Okla., that is named...Tags: Regent University, Charity, Drugs and Medicines, Budgets and Budgeting, Christianity
Aug 24, 2011
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Feb 11, 2011
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Mar 29, 2010
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Dec 15, 2009
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Feb 18, 2010
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