CHICAGO — Power plant operator Exelon Corp. on Wednesday said that its fourth-quarter profit rose 16 percent, but its adjusted results missed Wall Street expectations due to higher costs and unfavorable weather conditions. Its shares slipped in midday trading after ...

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The weather has been warmer than normal in Maryland this winter season, but Jan. 28 at Sandy Point State Park, I don’t think I will be thinking about the abnormally warm weather or the fact that the Chesapeake Bay is ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal officials say they are considering ways to better share information among airlines, airports and air traffic controllers to prevent passengers from becoming trapped for hours on tarmacs during bad weather. Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt told an ...

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Some are holding potluck dinners instead of springing for the entire feast. Others are staying home rather than flying. And a few are skipping the turkey altogether. On this the fourth Thanksgiving since the economy sank, prices for everything from ...

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The iPhone 4S, Apple’s latest addition to its fast-selling product line, was released in stores Friday, and Baltimoreans dutifully braved stormy weather to line up outside stores selling it. The phone, the first new product released by the company since ...

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Apologies in advance for the ALL CAPS to come, but I was forwarded a press release that makes me want to SCREAM. Seems there is a company based in Oklahoma that has created GripeAtMe.com, which is pretty much what it ...

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The debris is gone and the power has been restored, but many Marylanders are still hurting from the effects of Hurricane Irene. Residents and aid organizations statewide lost power from the storm, and had valuable perishable food spoil as a ...

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Drew Greenblatt’s robots took the day off Monday. The machines sat idle in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene as the manufacturing floor of Marlin Steel Wire Products was left without electricity, and Greenblatt without an idea of when it would ...

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The Better Business Bureau | Greater Maryland has issued an alert, cautioning Maryland residents to anticipate a spike in scams by door-to-door “rogue contractors” who solicit home repair business following an event such as Hurricane Irene. The BBB and government ...

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NEW YORK — Hurricane Irene’s strong winds and heavy rains threaten to deliver long-lasting power outages to millions of customers along the East Coast, utility officials and weather forecasters say. An unusually large number of people may be affected by ...

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