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Maryland (IPA: [ˈmæ.ɹɪ.lənd]), a Mid-Atlantic state, is located on the East Coast of the United States. According to the most recent information provided by the 2005 American Community Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau, the state of Maryland is ranked as second wealthiest state in the United States in terms of median household income. The household median income for the state of Maryland is $61,592. More about Maryland from Wikipedia »

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Snow shuts down federal government, life goes on

WASHINGTON - If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice?

Tar Heels trying to regain control of the season

…game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)North Carolina's Ed Davis (32) goes to the basket against Maryland's Dino Gregory, center, and Greivis Vasquez (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 7,…

Police debate use of family DNA to ID suspects

…and Colorado are the only states to expressly allow authorities to conduct familial DNA searches of its statewide databases. Maryland has banned the practice.In Denver, District Attorney Mitch Morrissey pushed for the familial DNA search in the 2008 car break-in.The…

Suspect in death of Md. girl indicted for murder

…Md. — A registered sex offender has been indicted on murder charges in the death of an 11-year-old Maryland girl whose body was found on Christmas day.Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis said Tuesday that 30-year-old Thomas Leggs Jr. has been charged with first-degree…

Government shut down as DC, region dig out of snow

…a foot of snow in parts of Ohio and 2 feet or more in Washington, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Parts of Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia got closer to 3 feet.Forecasters expect highs in the low- to mid-30s for the next few days, and sunshine…

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Storm Prompts House To Cancel Votes

…D.C., this week, there will be no votes in the House for the remainder of the week,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland said in a statement. To accommodate the chamber's voting schedule, the House will meet for five days next week, Hoyer said. The…

Conference Call: Maryland's Vasquez playing like a champ

…BCS conferences—and teams within each league—plus the best of the rest based on achievement. If Greivis Vasquez were to lead Maryland to the ACC title, would it be ludicrous to suggest him as a candidate for national player of the year? Since his empty four-game…

Delays also hit criminal justice system

…and safety of citizens and of court staff,” including jurors. About 300 jurors are called to court in Baltimore daily, confirmed Maryland judiciary spokesman Darrell Pressley. “In making this decision, a judge is to be mindful of the fact that the courts labor…

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News

…more than 300 people have already registered for next semester. BALTIMORE, Feb. 9 (UPI) — A 70-year-old cherry tree donated to a Maryland hospital by notorious Chicago gangster Al Capone was damaged by the East Coast blizzard, the hospital said. The weeping…

Washington buried in snow

…Maryland, a state that borders Washington, a vital link to the capital's functioning, has compounded the state's budget burden. Maryland had already spent at least $10 million in excess of the its budgeted amount for snow clearing before the last storm. In…

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