September and be a systems is facing up to five hundred thirty job losses around march eighteenth but ba did get some good news this week when it was awarded a fourteen point one Million Dollar contract to repair the uss normandy regarding carl johnson told thirteen news now its good news for the port of norfolk we applaud the navys efforts we dont know what the impact will be but Virginia Ship Repair Association president bill crow warns there will likely still be some pain to come it looks as though theres still no possibility of of those layoffs. Senators warner and kaine in a joint response said these changes wont stop all the layoffs but they said they believe the navys action is a testament to the value of the Hampton Roads shipyards and world class Shipyard Workers reporting live by getting thirteen is now busted and charged with robbery happened Police Arrested forty five year old samuel smith last night a woman at gunpoint inside her house on michigan dr smith were told left w
When it was created in 1844 the defenders of baltimore as they called themselveses, the old defenders were very interested in remembering what had happened and letting the country know that this was probably an important event that they felt actually saved the the union in 1814. We were very rich in resources to tell that story from 1812 to 1815. The gallery has hundreds of objects and documents and what we basically tell is a story of baltimore as sort of the epicenter of this story for the state of maryland, a growing, bustling port of 50,000 people and a lot of immigrants who didnt like the british very much and then it goes on to the reasons why the war happened and the command central area of everything in those days where the taverns and the newspapers were being developed and this was a big newspaper town, too, and then it goes on to the actual war itself and the maritime experiences and the the attack of the british in 1814 when they actually burned the capital and the the whit
Baltimore to see the exhibit mars in the war of 1812. On display is a manuscript of Francis Scott keys star spangled banner. The war of 1812 is a very important subject for the Maryland Historical society. When it was created in 1844 the defenders of baltimore as they called themselves, the old defenders were very interested in remembering what had happened and letting the country know that this was probably an important event that they felt actually saved the union in 1814. We were very rich in resources to tell that story from 1812 to 1815. The gallery has hundreds of objects and documents and what we basically tell is a story of baltimore as sort of the epicenter of this story for the state of maryland, a growing, bustling port of 50,000 people and a lot of immigrants who didnt like the british very much and then it goes on to the reasons why the war happened and the command central area of everything in those days where the taverns and the newspapers were being developed and this w
Is no division, there is no stent. I keep hearing people trying to create one. We are united and are working closely together and we all agree that this challenge will not end through military force. He made the comments at a security conference on sunday in munich. The Russian Central Bank is not likely to reverse januarys surprise Interest Rate cut. In an exclusive interview with ryan chilcote, the Russian Central Bank president said the bank will stick to its pledge unless the ruble swing threatens financial stability. She said Economic Policy will only go so far. We need structural reform because neither monetary nor budgetary policy can create stable Economic Growth. She also revealed that she checks oil prices several times per day. Greece is not blinking. The Prime Minister said he will not back off. He rejects the Bailout Program and went so far as to say that germany still owes money to greece from the second world war. He called the negotiations. On wednesday, finance ministe
Previous such accusations come are ludicrous. As a matter of longstanding policy, the United States does not support political transitions by nonconstitutional means. Amy gateway to freedom the Hidden History of the underground railroad. We will speak with the pulitzer prizewinning author and historian eric foner. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Iraqi Military and iranianbacked shiite militias have seized large parts of tikrit as part of their offensive to retake the city from the selfproclaimed islamic state. The operation marks iraqs Largest Military attempt to roll back the gains made by isis last june. Iranian advisers and iranianbacked shiite fighters are playing a key role while the u. S. Has been sidelined. Colombia is halting air attacks on farc rebels for one month as peace talks between the two sides advance. Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos said the pause reflects the rebels adher