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Belk, Discovery Education and the International Society for Technology in Education announced the launch of the Belk Service Learning Challenge, in which middle school students present a plan to tackle a community issue. Student teams of up to four submit ...

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LAS VEGAS — AT&T Inc., the country’s second-largest wireless carrier, announced Monday that it’s setting up a “1-800” service for wireless data. Websites that pay for the service will be toll-free for AT&T’s wireless customers, meaning the traffic won’t count ...

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Gov. Martin O’Malley is encouraging people to volunteer on a national day of service to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. O’Malley attended an event Wednesday that called attention to the Baltimore Community ToolBank, which loans tools and ...

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WASHINGTON — Amtrak says train service between Philadelphia and Washington has been restored after being suspended because of damaged overhead wires. Spokesman Craig Schulz says passengers should expect delays as crews continue repairing the system and restoring the second track ...

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Maryland has opened a call center to help residents learn more about health care reform. The center opened in Baltimore on Wednesday. It will include bilingual staff to help residents and small employers with health coverage options. It also will ...

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OXON HILL — Water officials in Maryland say they hope to put a major water pipe back into service this weekend after repairs. Work on the pipe has meant that hundreds of thousands of people in southern Prince George’s County ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. service companies grew in February at the fastest pace in a year, buoyed by higher sales and more new orders. The Institute for Supply Management says its index of non-manufacturing activity rose to 56 in February from ...

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Walmart is testing a same-day delivery service in select markets for customers who buy popular items online during the holiday shopping season. The move comes as the world’s largest retailer faces increasing competition from online giants like Amazon.com., which is ...

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