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Clean energy poster child SunEdison files for...

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SunEdison, once a poster child of the clean energy boom, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday due to a severe cash crunch. It’s a stunning reversal for SunEdison, a solar and wind company that was worth almost $10 billion less than a year ago. But the co…



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Ashley Madison customers will have to reveal...

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Ashley Madison customers will have to reveal their identities if they want to sue the infidelity dating website.



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Trump: Tubman on the $20 bill is 'pure political...

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Donald Trump thinks anti-slavery icon Harriet Tubman is “fantastic” – but he says the move to have her replace seventh president Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill is “pure political correctness.” “Well, Andrew Jackson had a great history, and I think it…



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Party like it's 1849! Mining stocks soar

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Gold is glittering and silver is shining so far in 2016.



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Royal Caribbean extends contract to cruise out of...

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Royal Caribbean International will continue sailing out of Baltimore for at least the next four years. The cruise line signed a new deal with the Maryland Port Administration that will extend its year-round departures out of South Locust Point until June 2020. Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas ship cruises out of Baltimore to the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Caribbean and New England/Canada. The ship underwent a $48 million renovation in 2013 that added six new dining options and and new entertainment…

Unemployment claims sink to 42-year low

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The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, hitting its lowest level since 1973, CNBC and Reuters reported.



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America's favorite grocery store is...

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When it comes to shoppers’ favorite grocery store, Wegmans tops the list.



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J. Edgar Hoovers name asked to be kept off of new...

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A Senate Democrat is asking that the new FBI headquarters — be it in Greenbelt, Landover or Springfield — not be named for former Director J. Edgar Hoover, whose name adorns the current D.C. headquarters building at 935 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to the General Services Administration referencing “systemic abuses carried out under Director Hoover’s leadership,” including ordering criminal investigations…

Hogan featured at $10K per plate fundraiser in Las...

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Gov. Larry Hogan will be the featured guest at a $10,000 per-plate fundraiser sponsored by the Republican Governors Association at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on May 22. Hogan and many other governors will be in Las Vegas to attend the International Council of Shopping Center’s annual convention, a key retail and real estate annual gathering that attracts top national retailers, developers and leasing representatives. The event also includes a “Maryland Party” on Monday night at the Wynn Las Vegas,…

Box Hill Corporate Center in Abingdon is at...

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Occupancy at a Harford County office park hit 100 percent this week just as a second building started construction nearby. Box Hill Corporate Center in Abingdon, the county’s largest mixed-use development, became fully leased with the signing of a 2,000 square foot lease for office and treatment space by Maryland Vascular Specialists. The 34,600-square-foot modern, brick medical office building is located at 3401 Box Hill Corporate Drive, a mile from Interstate 95. Other tenants include Katzen…