State News
Fla. law banning Cuba travel, research upheld
By admin at 3 September, 2010, 6:25 pm
A federal appellate court has upheld a Florida law that prohibits funding for academic and research travel to nations that are considered "sponsors of terrorism."
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Waning Earl still causing havoc for holiday travel
By admin at 3 September, 2010, 6:11 pm
Hurricane Earl played havoc with travelers' Labor Day weekend plans even as it weakened Friday on its path up the East Coast toward New England.
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Man gets life for toddler’s beating death
By admin at 3 September, 2010, 5:11 pm
A Manatee County man has been sentenced to life in prison for beating a toddler he was baby-sitting to death.
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NC AG’s office ends probe of alleged property scam
By admin at 3 September, 2010, 4:50 pm
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's office said Friday it was ending its civil investigation of a scam involving the sale of overpriced mountain lots to buyers who were told they could profit without investing their own money.
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Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case
By admin at 3 September, 2010, 4:50 pm
A witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial has recanted statements critical of the former model's lawyer-boyfriend Howard K. Stern, a defendant in the case.
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FDOT expects disclosure from French railway
By Beach Blogger at 3 September, 2010, 4:10 pm
Florida transportation officials say they expect the French national railway to fully disclose information about its role in the transportation of Jews to Nazi death camps during World War II.
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EPA gives Florida new guidelines for Everglades
By admin at 3 September, 2010, 2:56 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given new guidelines to the state of Florida for restoring water quality in the Everglades, following an April order from a federal judge.
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Balloon boy family moves to Florida from Colorado
By admin at 3 September, 2010, 2:35 pm
The family at the center of the balloon boy hoax has moved out of the house where the fateful trip began, leaving Colorado for Florida.
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