Maryland health officials failed to conduct required inspections for more than half of the state’s assisted-living facilities and nearly three-quarters of the facilities for the developmentally disabled, auditors found.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland transportation officials have declared the Chesapeake Bay bridge safe for travel after unscheduled inspections that snarled morning commuter traffic. The inspections forced the closure of the westbound span of the bridge Tuesday morning, resulting in huge traffic ...

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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart has opened an internal investigation to determine whether its overseas operations have complied with U.S. federal law as it pertains to permitting, licensing and inspections. The Bentonville, Ark., retailer offered few details about the investigation in ...

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Baltimore Gas & Electric spokesman Rob Gould says the utility’s systems appear to be operating well, although inspections are ongoing following an earthquake along the East Coast. The utility, which serves about 1.2 million electric customers in central Maryland and ...

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WASHINGTON — Ties between offshore oil and gas companies and the agency that regulates them persist, nearly a year after the Obama administration announced an overhaul of ethics rules to deter such cozy relationships, documents obtained by The Associated Press ...

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DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. says four planes being repaired for cracks in their aluminum skin will likely return to service by Saturday. Southwest said Thursday that a fifth plane with cracks in the skin will be held back for ...

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Southwest Airlines, BWI’s largest carrier, expects to cancel 70 more flights on Monday as it inspects older planes for cracks in the fuselage. The airline canceled about 600 flights over the weekend after a Boeing 737-300 jet sprung a 5-foot ...

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