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Smithsburg native on research trip to study storm activity at equator
heather.keels@herald-mail.comGrowing up near Smithsburg, Angela Rowe was fascinated by weather, often sitting on her back porch to watch thunderstorms roll through the mountains until her mother made her go inside. “When I was in elementary school, we had a really, really...Tags: Typhoon Morakot (2009), Trips and Vacations, Disasters, Weather Science, Weather Reports
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From Legos, towers rise
When the Norton Museum of Art tasked Lego man Dan Parker with re-creating the world's best skyscrapers for its new exhibit, the artist made 1 World Trade Center the tallest of them all. Standing 9 feet 2 inches tall from base to antenna, Parker's Lego-...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Flatiron, Norton Museum of Art, Arts
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Weather forecasters bemoan indecision on new satellite system
WASHINGTON — Weather experts don't usually admit when they're stumped. After all, they're in the business of forecasting the future. But lately, some meteorologists have used the word "baffling" to describe a decision by NOAA and Congress to...
Tags: National Government, Science and Technology, Weather Reports, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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US leaker faces hard choices while in hiding
HONG KONG (AP) — Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about U.S. surveillance programs, has few options to stay one step ahead of the authorities while in apparent hiding. One possibility is to seek asylum in a...
Tags: U.S. Embassy, Central Intelligence Agency, Extradition, Media Industry, Interpol
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China: A nation's spirit felt in Nanjing
NANJING, China — I approached Nanjing on a bullet train from Shanghai, just 160 miles away, watching the weirdly empty countryside whip past my window. The world's most populous nation seemed to be missing a billion or so people. A digital panel...
Tags: Massacres, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Museums, China
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Protesters turn out for Chinese president's visit
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- On the grassy patch across from the desert resort here where the Chinese president stayed during his visit, demonstrators representing various causes endured scorching heat Saturday in the hope of sending a message to the Chinese...Tags: Xi Jinping, Human Rights, Barack Obama, Vietnam, Crime, Law and Justice
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World watch
France: Thieves in Paris increasingly are targeting Chinese tourists in a crime surge reportedly affecting all of France in an atmosphere of rising unemployment. The Chinese Embassy called for better security, and tour operators have urged visitors to use...
Tags: China Earthquake (2010), Turkey, U.S. Department of State, Ankara (Turkey), Symptoms
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China on a charm offensive
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping nibbled on empanadas at the home of a Costa Rican coffee farmer. His wife played the steel drums in Trinidad and Tobago. With smiles and, of course, money, China is on an unusual charm offensive to win the...Tags: Xi Jinping, National Government, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Trips and Vacations
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Asia: What are the top 101 restaurants?
It was a big job, but somebody had to do it, said editors at the Daily Meal. So they set out to recognize Asia’s top 101 restaurants. The list, which took six months to compile, includes restaurants in 25 cities. China topped the charts with 28...
Tags: Michelin Group, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tokyo (Japan), Hong Kong, Japan
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China, Taiwan protest fatal shooting of fisherman by Philippines
BEIJING -- Beijing and Taipei united in their condemnation of the Philippines on Friday for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. The killing of Hung Shih-cheng, 65, injects a volatile new element in ongoing conflicts over...
Tags: Fishing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Malaysia, Beijing (China), Philippines
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Is China trying to co-opt the Holocaust?
During his visit to China this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled that the city of Shanghai was "one of the few places that opened its gates" to Jews fleeing Hitler. Officials of the Chinese Communist government, standing nearby,...Tags: Lithuania, Olympic Games, Arts and Culture, National Government, Benjamin Netanyahu
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'AGT' phenom Jackie Evancho to perform with BSO
In 2010, a blond-haired girl with a sweet smile stood before the "America's Got Talent" studio audience and millions of TV viewers. The 10-year-old proceeded to sing about asking her daddy to grant her request. So far, so normal. But if the words...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Susan Boyle, Folklore and Mythology, The Company You Keep (movie)
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