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Google launches Facebook killer

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Police debate use of family DNA to ID suspects

By: P. SOLOMON BANDA

Police in at least two states are increasingly using a DNA crime-solving technique that some legal experts say amounts to guilt by association: If your brother, father, uncle or son has been in trouble with the law and is in a DNA database because of it, you, too, could fall under suspicion.

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Lockout lingers at world's 2nd-largest borate mine

Hundreds of workers remain locked out of the world's second-largest borate mine in a contract dispute.

Study: Wind could provide 2/3 of MD electricity

A new report says wind power could provide two-thirds of Maryland's electricity needs.

Maryland officials brace for second big snow storm

Maryland officials say another snow storm could end up being worse for roads than the one just days ago that dumped more than 2 feet of snow.

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Md. bill could deny benefits to illegal immigrants

Man charged in 5 California murders testifies

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