Rockville (Maryland)

Man gets life without parole in Md. burning death

By SARAH KARUSH Associated Press Writer ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - Ramon Alvarado, 33, was convicted last month of murder, arson and conspiracy in the death of Lila Meizell, of Wheaton. Meizell had employed Alvarado and his cousin,...

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Vaccine to kill nicotine buzz now in late tests by small drug firm

A small company is hoping it can make millions of dollars by creating a vaccine for people who want to kick the smoking habit. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals of Rockville, Md., in the late stages of testing its experimental vaccine,...

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Luminant Generation Company, LLC; Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2;...

Nov 23, 2009 (FIND, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Based on the results of the environmental assessment, the NRC is issuing a finding of no significant impact. Environmental Assessment Identification of the Proposed Action: The proposed...

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Human Genome Sciences and Aegera Therapeutics Announce Initiation of Clinical Trial of Lead IAP...

ROCKVILLE, Md. & MONTREAL----Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and Aegera Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that HGS has initiated dosing in a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of its lead IAP inhibitor,...

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H1N1 & My Family

We’d talked about it earlier in the week, but hadn’t really made a definite decision to go. Then, Sunday morning I came downstairs to find this Washington Post story on the computer monitor. On Wednesday, Oct. 7, 6-year-old...

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TOP: Baby boomers find growing acceptance of marijuana use - The Boston Globe

boston.com (US) Baby boomers find growing acceptance of marijuana use - The Boston Globe Baby boomers find growing acceptance of marijuana use Pot is fun. (Sun Nov 22 14:09:34 2009 PST) [$drug_related(100%),...

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Winfrey choice helping Discovery Channel

ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The Discovery Channel is reaping major benefits from U.S. TV star Oprah Winfrey's decision to focus on a new cable channel, experts said. Douglas Gomery, a media economist at the University of...

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Landreth Seed Co. launches African-American collection

Christmas Pole Lima seeds are featured at Landreth Seed Company in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. A vintage seed catalog painting from 1909 is displayed at Landreth Seed Company in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. As part of its 225th...

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Montgomery Co. school board OKs construction plan

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - The Montgomery County school board has approved a nearly $1.5 billion six-year construction plan. The board also rejected a plan to shut down a small, under-enrolled elementary school in the rural...

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TWENTY-SIX CHARGED IN NATIONWIDE SCHEME TO DEFRAUD THE FCC's VIDEO RELAY SERVICE PROGRAM

Nov 20, 2009 (JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Arrests were made today by FBI agents and Postal Inspectors in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon...

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