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After early morning trial run, freight traffic resumes in tunnel
Sun StaffA whiff of smoke penetrated the sealed cab of the diesel engine as Paul Rahn eased a mostly empty 29-car freight train through the fire-scorched Howard Street Tunnel yesterday. The creeping 12-minute ride, with Rahn at the controls of the 400-ton, 4,000-...Tags: Railway Accidents, Car Engine Repair, Transportation Accidents, Car Guides and Reviews, Vehicles
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Test drive: Office XP
AP Technology EditorMicrosoft Corp. likes to characterize its evolutionary adaptations to technology's advances as bold forays into uncharted territory. Now, the world's dominant software company tells us, it is reinventing itself for a future of ubiquitous computing,...Tags: Business Trips, Ice Cream, Expedia Incorporated, Foods and Beverages, Gaming
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Rising oil prices threaten economy, experts warn
Sun StaffAs the price of crude oil approaches record highs, the impact is beginning to flow far beyond the corner gas station. It's slicing through the economy, cutting into corporate profits, raising the cost of food, airline tickets, delivery services and...Tags: Energy Saving, Business Trips, Saudi Arabia, Air Transportation, Consumers
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Public to get advice on handling mail
Tribune staff reporterWith businesses and families across the country worried about the possibility of finding anthrax in the mail, the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it will send a postcard "to every American" with instructions on how to handle suspicious letters and...Tags: Mail Order Industry, George W. Bush, Security, White House, Health and Safety at Work
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At your service
Special to baltimoresun.comAlong with its varied geography, Maryland features a wide range of job types -- from agriculture and "factory farm" jobs on the Eastern Shore to federal government work around Washington and canoe outfitters in the west's mountains. But the state was...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Technology, Aquaculture, Career and Workplace, 401K
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Security gaps remain, pilots say
Washington BureauWhile cockpit doors on most of the nation's commercial passenger planes have been secured to prevent a repeat of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, an airline pilots group said Tuesday that little has been done to address numerous security gaps. These...Tags: Terrorism, Unions, Air Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Top Maryland employers
SunSpot StaffFrom agriculture and manufacturing to military contracting and natural gas production, Maryland's economy is diverse. And it is this broad spectrum of enterprising activity -- which also encompasses the offices of 21 federal government agencies in...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Seattle, McCormick & Company Inc., Natural Gas, Constellation Energy Group
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Non-metallic knives hard to detect, experts say
Special to the TribuneAirport security in the United States, strengthened to repel terrorists since last month, may still be no match for the Busse Stealth Hawk knife, marketed in a weapons catalog as "invisible to metal detectors." The knife is among a class of composite and...Tags: Defense, Medical Procedures and Tests, Terrorism, Air Transportation, National Security
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Pray, give blood or fly a flag
Tribune staff reporterAll around Janice Christiansen was the red, white and blue of the U.S. flag. J.C. Schultz Enterprises in St. Charles, of which Christiansen is president, manufactures all types and sizes of flags -- state flags, POW flags, armed forces flags, NFL team...Tags: National Football League, Defense, Armed Forces, Football, Labor Day
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Since Sept. 11, Giuliani has become `Rudy the Rock'
Tribune national correspondentIn little more than week, he has gone from near-pariah to paragon. Before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's highly public divorce from television personality Donna Hanover and romance with girlfriend...Tags: David Letterman, George W. Bush, Regional Authority, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Democratic Party
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Airbus Unveils Largest Commercial Jet
AP Business WriterAirbus put its stamp on aviation history Tuesday, unveiling the world's largest commercial jet and raising the stakes in its 35-year rivalry with Boeing Co. The double-decker A380 "superjumbo," capable of flying up to 800 passengers, gives the...Tags: Corporate Performance, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., European Union, Government, National Government
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Safety concerns send many home
Tribune staff reporterThe terrorist attacks in New York and Washington brought a sudden end to the workday for thousands of people in Chicago. Quaker Oats Co. closed its headquarters along the Chicago River at 10 a.m., sending 1,100 home. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of...Tags: Business Trips, Air Transportation, Abbott Laboratories, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Exelon Corp.
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