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Top Men’s Wearhouse investor demands negotiations

Men's Wearhouse disclosed Thursday that its largest shareholder has demanded the company negotiate with Jos. A. Bank Clothiers over the Hampstead-based retailer's acquisition offer. New York hedge fund Eminence Capital,...
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Death-penalty opponents gather to press cause

Kirk Bloodsworth celebrated his 20th year of freedom Friday after he was wrongfully convicted of murder in Maryland and sentenced to death. On Saturday, he joined with activists to mark...
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NSA leaks shift focus to intel contractors

An intelligence contractor's disclosure of covert National Security Agency surveillance programs reopened a debate Monday over how much the government relies on private companies for spy work and whether those...
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Chicago’s Exelon holds annual meeting in Baltimore

Exelon Corp. said Tuesday that its executive compensation package received an advisory OK from three-quarters of shareholder votes during the annual meeting, which the Chicago energy company held in Baltimore....
Lisa Stambolis, director of pediatric and adolescent health at Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore, with a sculpture in the lobby of the nonprofit organization's headquarters.

Helping homeless children, teens get medical care

You can see why a state might require minors to have a parent's OK before they receive medical care. But Maryland law has made life especially difficult for homeless teenagers...