State police adopt 12 hour shifts for improved morale
Troopers and Maj. Hughes tout 12 hour shifts amid NFPA backing. The plan aims to cut wear on cars and uniforms and boost morale while enabling more time at home. Trooper Cheeseman notes extensive research and governor signing as families embrace the policy.
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Dow Dips as Fed Workouts Mix with Mixed Data
The Dow traded down about a point late in the day at 6.99 percent as Fed officials tried to counter a statement by Mr. Gramley. A batch of economic data on Friday morning offered little clarity on the market picture. Personal income rose 0.5 percent in April while personal consumption expenditures grew 0.1 percent. Wages and salaries also rose 0.5 percent, a trend analysts warned could be troubling if it persists. The Chicago Association of Purchasing Management reported its May index adjusted for area activity.
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Student graduation bittersweet as MSD pupil weighs next steps
A Hood College and Frederick Community College student at MSD faces the end of an MSD chapter she has attended since preschool. She says the idea of leaving MSD makes her feel sick yet hopeful about her future, expressing a mix of reluctance and curiosity about what comes next.
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Jefferson School urged to aid Maryland children
County mental health professionals call for a regional facility like the Jefferson School to stop Western Maryland children from leaving the state for therapy and schooling. Public school officials doctors and counselors would refer students to the program.
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Market weighs as sentiment slides and bonds rise
Purchasing activity improves to 53.0 percent from 52.6 in April while the University of Michigan sentiment index slips to 89.9 from 92.7 signaling softer consumer spending. Long bond near 7 percent spooks stocks. NYSE advancers slim. Nasdaq gains on semiconductors as Intel and Sun Microsystems lift chip stocks.
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Deer Mystery Deepens Across City Waters
Kupchuk asserts deer moved at night and is an excellent swimmer. Henry Stern wonders if the animal wandered down and notes it would have to cross the Henry Hudson Bridge and pay a toll. The serendipitous line ends with the deer remaining a mystery.
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Brown pressed pilots before fatal flight in Croatia
New York Times reports Ron Brown told a friend he knew the risks yet would press forward if needed minutes before boarding the doomed flight. Noranda Hill says Brown urged decision makers to avoid delay, while Air Force officials dispute pressure. Hill faces DOJ scrutiny over business ties tied to Brown and a $300,000 stake sale.
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Netanyahu visits Western Wall after victory in Israel vote
Benjamin Netanyahu paid a post election visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City amid cautious international and domestic reactions. Palestinian leaders urged him to honor past peace accords and begin final status talks on Jerusalem, while Netanyahu signaled a security first stance and signaled limits on negotiations. The final tally put him ahead of Shimon Peres by about 29,457 votes, a 6.9 point margin, with religious voters pivotal to his win.
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Maryland court weighs attempted murder charge in HIV rapist case
Maryland's high court reviews whether Dwight Smallwood, who knew he was HIV positive, could be convicted of attempted murder for raping three women at gunpoint in 1993. Defense argues max three years for knowingly transmitting AIDS, while prosecutors urge keeping the charge due to increased risk in forced intercourse.
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Allen contradicts Simpson in wrongful death case testimony
Marcus Allen testified in a wrongful death suit over Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman that he refused to testify at OJ Simpson's murder trial as Simpson urged, denying an affair with Nicole and stating his testimony was truthful. Attorneys cited his three hour deposition and noted claims of forgiveness from Simpson, while defense argued motive remained unclear.
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Tragic teen found hanged in Howard County yard
A 13-year-old boy was found hanging from a line tied between two trees in his back yard on Long Corner Road early Saturday. He was pronounced dead at Frederick Memorial Hospital at 2:06 a.m. The incident is under investigation by Howard County Police.
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