In Flu Pandemic, Florida’s Hospitals May Exclude Certain Patients

ProPublica a month ago Region: Florida

by Sheri Fink, ProPublica - October 16, 2009 6:44 pm EDT Florida health officials are drawing up guidelines that recommend barring patients with incurable cancer, end-stage multiple sclerosis and other conditions fro... more

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Florida Unemployment Borrowing May Top $1 Billion

ProPublica 2 months ago Region: Florida

Florida has become the 19th state to borrow money to keep unemployment benefits flowing after the trust fund ran dry. So far the state has borrowed $45 million, but officials estimate that it will have borrowed $1.2 billi... more

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NASA delays Space Shuttle Endeavor launch for fifth time

Breaking Tweets 4 months ago Region: Florida

The launch of Space Shuttle Endeavor has been delayed by NASA for a fifth time Monday evening due to severe storms in the area, according to the Jacksonville Observer. Previous launches have been scrubbed due to tech... more

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NCAA Football 2009 All American Checklist

Oldhead1 4 months ago Region: United States

NCAA 2009 Football All American Checklist NCAA 2009 FOOTBALL Getting ready for the 2009 College Football season . Here is the All American checklist with the playe... more

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Caffeine could fight against memory loss

Wang Fangqing 4 months ago Region: Florida

 It turns out, a mug of coffee not only drives away sleepiness, but also could help treat memory loss, a key symptom of Alzheimer's disease, shows a new research. According to the research, led by the neurosci... more

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Lost Dog is Found after Three Years

Donna Ryan 7 months ago Region: United States

A Jack Russel terrier named ToiBoi, who was wearing a microchip as identification, ran away from his Miramar, Florida home three years ago. Happily, ToiBoi was reunited with his owner, Barbara Apostolo this past Wednesday... more

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Woman arrested for raping a teen.

Sethu Maathavan a year ago Region: Florida

A woman is in jail today after she was arrested for allegedly raping a teenage boy. The woman is held on $50,002US bail. The victim, the boy notified police of the rape after she left the boy’s home. Cathy Oliver of... more

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Voter Registration Drives Focus on Felons

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: United States

Posted by Liz Colville to findingDulcinea Newly eligible felons are being given a chance to vote in the 2008 elections, and it’s not the doing of either Obama or McCain’s campaigns. Civil rights lawyer Re... more

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Florida Wildfires Probably Arson

David Brant a year ago Region: Florida

PALM BAY, FLORIDA--Police are more and more coming to believe that the nine separate raging central Florida wildfires that at the time of this writing have already cost over 100 homes were the work of an arsonist, and the ... more

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Parents Plead for Safe Return of Kidnapped Son

Ground Report a year ago Region: Florida

It's a scenario more common to developing countries like Colombia and Mexico, where riding in armored cars with bodyguards is the norm for upper-class families.  But now a Florida family with no ties to organized crim... more

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