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  • September 2007

    • Florida Growth Runs Out of Gas

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 29, 07 9:41 PM CDT

      Florida Growth Runs Out of Gas

      Americans’ 80-year love affair with Florida is on the rocks, says the Wall Street Journal. With housing prices up 64% compared with five years ago and property taxes skyrocketing, the magnetic effect of the long-time fastest-growing state is weakening. “I thought it would be like a vacation," said one transplant. "It turned out to be a hurricane.” More »

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      Florida  • housing market  • retirement

    • 'Ghost Ship' a Case of Intrigue on High Seas

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Sep 29, 07 1:33 PM CDT

      'Ghost Ship' a Case of Intrigue on High Seas

      The sea is telling no secrets about an abandoned charter boat found 30 miles north of Cuba this week, missing the young couple who owned it and two crewmembers. But Newsweek reports that the two men who chartered the boat, found floating miles away in its life raft, are failing to impress authorities with their story about pirates who killed the four. More »

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      crime  • Florida  • pirates  • missing boater  • boats

    • 6 Die From Brain-Eating Amoeba

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 29, 07 12:09 PM CDT

      6 Die From Brain-Eating Amoeba

      It's an ominous name—Naegleria fowleri. And it's a more ominous creature, a waterborne amoeba that enters a swimmer's nose, latches onto the olfactory nerve, and travels to the brain, where it feeds until its victim dies. A 14-year-old Arizona boy died this month from Naegleria—one of six US victims this year, AP reports. More »

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      global warming  • Texas  • Florida  • Arizona

    • Florida Dems to Stick With Jan. 29 Primary

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 23, 07 1:05 PM CDT

      Florida Dems to Stick With Jan. 29 Primary

      Defiant Florida Democrats are poised to flout national party rules and push forward with a state primary on Jan. 29. The move means the DNC will strip Florida of its 210 nominating convention delegates and major Democratic candidates will not campaign in the state, reports the AP. "I'm not concerned with the DNC," one Florida party leader said. More »

    • Miami Police Hunt Cop Killer

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Sep 13, 07 5:10 PM CDT

      Miami Police Hunt Cop Killer

      Miami-Dade police are searching for a suspect who killed one officer and wounded three today, possibly with an AK-47, after his car was stopped while driving erratically. The pursuit was complicated when police misidentified a man whose wallet had been stolen as the gunman, before naming Shawn Sherwin Labeet as the correct suspect, the Herald reports.  More »

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      Florida  • police  • shooting  • cop killer  • Miami Dade

    • Clinton, Obama Oppose Primary Leapfrogging

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Sep 2, 07 12:32 PM CDT

      Clinton, Obama Oppose Primary Leapfrogging

      Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama joined three of their presidential rivals yesterday in pledging not to campaign in states that have defied Democratic primary rules by pushing their primaries to early 2008. In recent weeks, Michigan and Florida have announced votes before February 5, challenging the first dibs the party has reserved for Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada. More »

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • Fla. Governor Joins Green Revolution

      newser  |  Economist  |  Jul 13, 07 12:12 PM CDT

      Fla. Governor Joins Green Revolution

      Florida governor Charlie Crist is taking the green revolution farther down the road traveled in California, with an executive order setting the nation's toughest emission standards. Highly vulnerable to climate change, the fourth largest state will catalyze legal, business and attitude shifts throughout the country, says the Economist . More »

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      Florida  • greenhouse gases  • Arnold Schwarzenegger

    • Hemingway Cats Dodge Bullet

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Jul 9, 07 2:14 PM CDT

      Hemingway Cats Dodge Bullet

      The six-toed cats that make Ernest Hemingway's Key West home a magnet for lovers of both literature and animals can stay right where they are, the city says. The feds have targeted the literary lions, saying they're "on exhibit," but the local government passed an ordinance last week designating them "animals of historic, social and tourism significance." More »

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      Florida  • cat

    • Soldier Sues Over Fifth Deployment

      newser  |  Florida Today  |  Jul 9, 07 8:22 AM CDT

      Soldier Sues Over Fifth Deployment

      A 26-year-old sergeant is suing the army to prevent his fifth deployment to Iraq, claiming that the Army follows inconsistent policies in mobilizing reserves. The military wants reservist Erik Botta return to Iraq next week, the Miami Herald reports, but Botta is suing to stop the order he says will devastate his family, education, and career. More »

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      Iraq  • Florida  • US Army  • military  • American troops  • soldier  • federal courts  • deployment  • tour of duty

    • Flying Fish Crash Into Boaters

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 4, 07 5:37 AM CDT

      Flying Fish Crash Into Boaters

      Boaters on Florida’s Suwannee River have been knocked unconscious by "sturgeon strikes" as the muscular fish rocket through the air, the New York Times reports. The  collisions  have caused a broken pelvis, shattered leg and a slashed throat. The fish, which can weigh up to 200 pounds, have no teeth, only a mysterious compulsion to jump. More »

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      Florida  • animal  • fish  • weird

    • 10 Best Retirement Bargains

      newser  |  US News and World Report  |  Jul 2, 07 12:38 PM CDT

      10 Best Retirement Bargains

      Cost of living isn't the only important factor when deciding on a place to retire. Weather, proximity to cities, airports, entertainment and hospitals are also play a part. U.S. News considered all the angles and came out with these top picks: Boone, North Carolina Dahlonega, Georgia Fredericksburg, Texas Kennebunk, Maine Melbourne Beach, Florida More »

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      list  • Texas  • Florida  • Georgia  • North Carolina  • retirement  • homes  • Maine

    • Atlantis Hitches Ride to Florida

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 1, 07 5:36 PM CDT

      Atlantis Hitches Ride to Florida

      The space shuttle Atlantis set off to return to Florida from its emergency landing site in California today—strapped to a jumbo jet. The Boeing 747 carrying Atlantis departed from the Mojave Desert Air Base and will stop to refuel along its trip at undisclosed locations. It's expected to arrive at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday, said a NASA spokesman. More »

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      California  • NASA  • Florida  • International Space Station  • Boeing  • Atlantis  • Kennedy Space Center  • air base  • Mojave Desert

  • June 2007

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