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Feb 3, 2014

Md. inmate’s sentencing for escape postponed

A Maryland prison inmate will wait a little longer to be sentenced for his violent escape from an outdoor work crew in Garrett County.

Feb 3, 2014

Group aims to foster cybersecurity industry in Md.

Cybersecurity executives and government officials are forming a roundtable group aimed at boosting the state's efforts to become a center for the growing field.

Feb 3, 2014

Lew urges quick action to raise debt ceiling

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says he will start using emergency measures after Feb. 7 to avoid a first-ever default on the national debt.

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Feb 3, 2014

O’Malley preparing for possible presidential run

Gov. Martin O'Malley says he is preparing for a possible run for president.

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Feb 3, 2014

Southwest nonstops to link BWI, Dallas in Oct.

Southwest Airlines announced Monday that it plans to start nonstop flights between Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Dallas Love Field starting Oct. 13.

Feb 2, 2014

Jos. A. Bank: The gloves are off

The directors of Hampstead-based Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. sent a letter to The Men’s Wearhouse Inc. rejecting its call to open negotiations for a takeover by its California-based rival.

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Feb 2, 2014

Kickback case a class action

What is now a certified, federal class-action lawsuit alleging a kickback scheme involving one of Maryland’s largest real estate groups began with a discovery request in Howard County Circuit Court.

Feb 2, 2014

Questions linger after Medtronic ruling

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Medtronic v. Mirowski Family Ventures clarified the burden-shifting framework for certain types of claims stemming from patent licensing agreements.

Feb 2, 2014

Health probe will happen — down the road

There will be a review of Maryland’s struggling state health care insurance exchange website, but it won’t be the formal investigation some legislators hoped for — and it won’t be finished until well after the General Assembly session.

Feb 2, 2014

Mother guilty of child abuse in death of boys in overheated car

Jurors delivered a split verdict Friday for a western Colorado woman whose two sons died of overheating after she left them in a running SUV last winter.

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Feb 2, 2014

Volunteer shortage hampers food bank

A shortage of volunteers has left the Maryland Food Bank struggling to distribute generous holiday-season donations fast enough to meet increased demand at pantries around the state.

Feb 2, 2014

Mass. fights decision to pay for inmate’s sex change

Massachusetts prison officials on Friday said they will appeal a decision that would force them to provide taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery for an inmate serving a life sentence for murder.