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O'Malley to sign gun-control bill ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to sign a major gun-control measure. It is set to be signed Thursday at a bill-signing ceremony. The measure includes a provision requiring...Tags: Lawyers, Theft, Itsmyluckyday (racehorse), Students, Howard County
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Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party; government watchdog blames lax management WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service just as another probe concludes that lax...Tags: U.S. Senate, O.J. Simpson, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Social Issues, Mastectomy
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Navy successfully launches unmanned aircraft from Norfolk-based aircraft carrier
The Navy turned a page of aviation history Tuesday when it successfully launched an unmanned aircraft from the deck of the Norfolk-based USS George H.W. Bush. The took place at 11:18 a.m. off the coast of Virginia, the Navy said in a statement. The test...
Tags: U.S. Military, Hampton Roads, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Harry S. Truman, Military Equipment
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Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight
For the first time in naval aviation history, a drone was catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier and soared into flight. The U.S. Navy conducted the test Tuesday from aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush off the Virginia coast with its X-47B...
Tags: Medical Research, U.S. Navy, Transportation, Travel, Air Transportation
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Drone is catapulted off aircraft carrier in milestone flight test
In a historic feat for the U.S. Navy, a stealthy bat-winged drone was catapulted off an aircraft carrier's flight deck before it soared above the Atlantic and into the blue sky. On Tuesday morning, the X-47B experimental drone was launched from the...
Tags: Medical Research, U.S. Navy, George H.W. Bush, Military Equipment
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Navy to attempt launching unmanned aircraft from deck of aircraft carrier for first time
Associated PressNORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy is preparing to launch an unmanned aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier for the first time. The X-47B is about the size of a traditional fighter plane. It can reach an altitude of more than 40,000 feet and...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, George H.W. Bush, Military Equipment
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Here is the latest Maryland news from The Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Secretary Joshua Sharfstein will speak today to faith leaders about new health insurance options under the federal health care overhaul. The Health Reform Faith Leader Summit also...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Ocean City, George H.W. Bush, Military Equipment, Health Insurance
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South Florida's big Super Bowl plans may be for naught
— It would be a whale of a party. There is a good chance it won't happen. The committee seeking to bring Super Bowl L or LI to South Florida revealed the details of a progressive hosting proposal submitted Wednesday to the NFL. It features an...
Tags: Football, Super Bowl, Sports, Entertainment, Florida Legislature
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NN Shipbuilding's carrier launch delay won't increase cost
The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is rescheduled for a launch in November instead of July as originally planned, the Daily Press reported. The Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding had originally planned for a July launch but more time is needed to build...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Newport News Shipbuilding, Manufacturing and Engineering, Shipbuilding
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Huntington Ingalls sees growth despite challenges
Huntington Ingalls Industries, which owns Newport News Shipbuilding, is focused on carrying out several important contracts. Huntington Ingalls made its annual presentation to investors in Pascagoula, Miss., on Wednesday. A year ago, the company was...
Tags: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Abraham Lincoln, Newport News Shipbuilding
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Petters bullish on 2013 for Huntington Ingalls
With two years under his belt at the helm of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mike Petters offered a sunny take on the Newport News company's future Wednesday. Petters, president and CEO of the United States' largest shipbuilding company, made an annual...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Abraham Lincoln, Newport News Shipbuilding, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Forbes presses Navy on shipbuilding plan
The automatic budget cuts under sequestration have focused attention on many important details of military budgeting. How long are the furloughs? What will happen to on-base services like child care? Others are looking at longer-term questions apart...Tags: Conservation, Armed Forces, Hampton Roads, China, Shipbuilding
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