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Telford Philadelphia Pair Suspected In Robberies
Telford police have arrested a man and a woman from Philadelphia and are looking for two other people in connection with two robberies in the borough last week. On Thursday, borough police released surveillance photos from a Wawa convenience store in...Tags: Vehicles, Police Investigations, Crimes, Police, Theft
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Panel's death penalty backers still in the minority
Two more members of a state commission reviewing capital punishment indicated yesterday that they will recommend keeping the death penalty in Maryland, but a majority of panelists still support abolishing the practice. At a meeting last night in...Tags: Death Penalty, Annapolis, Punishment, Jimmy Carter, Lawyers
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Suspect in Howard bank robbery captured
Baltimore Sun reportersJohn Mabry says he was one of about eight customers yesterday morning in the Bank of America branch in Clarksville when three men walked in and ordered everyone to lie down on the floor. One man had a sawed-off shotgun and another had a handgun, Mabry...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Police Investigations, Banking, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Clarksville
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Ex-Penn professor gets jail for killing wife
Of The Associated PressA former Ivy League professor was sentenced Wednesday to five to 10 years in prison for fatally beating his wife with a chin-up bar while she wrapped Christmas presents in their kitchen. Rafael Robb, 58, said in court that there was no justification...Tags: Prisons, Diseases, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Punishment
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Business Players - November 20, 2008
Dan Kleckner of Bethlehem was hired by Jangle Advertising, Marketing & Communications of Nazareth as a graphic designer. Kleckner, a Parkland High School alumnus, most recently worked as a designer with Grapevine Exhibits in Huntington Valley,...Tags: Public Employees, Nazareth, Huntington (Hungtington, New York), Employees, Government
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Md. official heads Obama transition unit
The Associated PressThe head of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation has been named to a position on President-elect Barack Obama's transition team. Thomas Perez will head a transition committee on justice and civil rights issues. Perez previously...Tags: Civil Rights, Local Authority, Justice and Rights, Government, Lawyers
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Ex-Penn prof sentenced to 5-10 years for beating wife to death as she wrapped presents
Associated Press WriterNORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) _ A former Ivy League professor was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison Wednesday for fatally beating his wife with a chin-up bar while she wrapped Christmas presents in their kitchen. Rafael Robb, 58, said in court that there...Tags: Trials, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Punishment, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Pennsylvania
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Overreaching
Baltimore lawyers representing two men charged in the murder of former City Councilman Kenneth N. Harris Sr. have asked a judge to prohibit people involved in the case from talking about it publicly. But their written request didn't keep defense...Tags: Court Administration, Defendants, Litigation, Court Preliminary, Prosecution
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Gag order sought in Harris killing case
Attorneys representing two men accused of killing former City Councilman Kenneth N. Harris Sr. are seeking a gag order in the case, arguing that publicity would make it difficult for their clients to get a fair trial. At a hearing yesterday, Charles Y....Tags: Bars and Clubs, Court Administration, Dining and Drinking, Litigation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Another bitter pill?
Forum Publishing GroupLast month, I wrote about the New York City "calorie police" who are enforcing regulations requiring certain restaurants and chains to list the number of calories in their food. The goal is to help consumers make healthier choices when ordering and make a...Tags: California, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illnesses, Diseases, Obesity
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Foreign-born population surges in Philadelphia area
Of The Associated PressMore than 500,000 immigrants call the Philadelphia metropolitan area home, with more than one-fifth of that number arriving only since 2000, according to a report being released Thursday. The immigrant population in the region grew by 113,000 from 2000...Tags: New Jersey, Population, Delaware, Demographics, Los Angeles
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Business Players - November 13, 2008
Nicole Sieller has been selected by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in the Region I office in King of Prussia to be the resident inspector for the Limerick nuclear power plant in Limerick, Montgomery County. Sieller joined the agency's...Tags: Technology, Nuclear Power, Engineering, Conservation, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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