More people choosing cremation instead of traditional burial
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Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty resigning
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Kevin McCarty, who helped guide Florida’s fragile insurance market in the wake of eight hurricanes a decade ago, announced Tuesday that he …
Candidates pitch anti-poverty ideas
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Republican presidential candidates said Saturday their party must do more to convince poor Americans that conservative policy, and not an active federal …
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NASA: Spacewalk needed to move stalled rail car
CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) – Two Americans aboard the International Space Station are gearing up for a spacewalk early next week to free a stalled rail …
UCF software helps count heads in large crowds
ORLANDO – It’s a question that vexes community organizers, police officers and journalists: How do you count how many people are at a large rally …
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Time to Sign up for healthcare, now
By Janet Trautwein The Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges opened for business earlier last month. Now, millions of Americans who do not get coverage …
Supreme Court cancels December hearing on medical marijuana
The Florida Supreme Court is canceling a Dec. 8 hearing it had scheduled to consider a measure to legalize medical marijuana. The court announced the …
UN agency links hot dogs and other process meat to cancer
By ANGELA CHARLTON PARIS — Bacon, hot dogs and cold cuts are under fire: The World Health Organization threw its global weight behind years of …
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Parent Attacked Child’s Teacher
WEST PALM BEACH – A Florida mother has been arrested after officials say she attacked her son’s teacher inside a classroom. Media outlets report that …
Teacher Charged With Sexual Battery
ST. CLOUD – Authorities say an Osceola County school employee Sara B. Moore, 35, as been charged with multiple counts of sexual battery involving an …
Elizabeth City State chancellor announces resignation
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Stacey Franklin Jones has announced plans to resign from the positon effective Dec. 31. A statement …
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Gase hired as Dolphins coach
MIAMI – Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase was hired Saturday as the Miami Dolphins’ ninth coach since 2004, and he’ll try to end the …
Dolphins Hire First Ever Black GM
DAVIE – The first step in the Miami Dolphins’ latest round of offseason changes was settled quickly Monday, when Chris Grier’s promotion to general manager …
Brady and Patriots head into the playoffs
MIAMI GARDENS – When an achy Tom Brady had finished fending off questions about the New England Patriots’ desultory regular-season finale, he stepped gingerly off …
