WASHINGTON — Amtrak says it has partially restored service between Washington and Wilmington, Del., following a power outage. The rail service said one track had been reopened and was operating at regular speed Tuesday morning. It was not clear when ...

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WILMINGTON, Del. — Amtrak was forced to briefly suspend rail traffic in the Wilmington area while firefighters worked to control a propane leak in an Amtrak yard on the north side of the city. Authorities said the 500-gallon propane tank ...

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Groupon launched a payment service Wednesday that allows businesses to accept credit cards using an iPhone or iPod Touch, becoming the latest company to enter the growing mobile payments market. The announcement sent the online deals company’s stock up nearly ...

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ELLICOTT CITY — Verizon Communications Inc. says a train derailment near Baltimore is disrupting land-line service to customers, including some government clients. The problems Tuesday reached all the way to the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Lawyers preparing ...

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LINTHICUM — Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is now offering free wireless Internet service to all travelers. The free Wi-Fi launched Wednesday. Those who use the complimentary Wi-Fi will have to watch an advertisement before their 45-minute session. Travelers can ...

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According to the American Bar Association’s first empirical survey of law school curricula in a decade (which will be released on Aug. 4), 76 percent of law schools surveyed have modified their curricula to adapt to the employment issues our ...

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In the U.S. we tip waiters, but we don’t tip government employees – even the ones who provide exceptional service. If one of my clients tried to tip the local permitting inspector, it would be illegal. If one of my ...

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Anyone applying for (free) legal help at Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service will have to pay a $25 fee, starting today. The nonprofit, which connects those in need of legal services with volunteer attorneys, announced the application fee in an email ...

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WASHINGTON — Pepco says it plans to test a Maryland program used during times of peak electricity demand, a voluntary program where customers’ air conditioners are briefly turned off. Pepco says it’s planning a test of the “Energy Wise Rewards” ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Google is expected to unveil the latest improvements to its digital maps amid reports that the navigation service is about to lose its prized perch on Apple’s iPhone and iPad. The upgrades are scheduled to be shown ...

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