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OfficeMax Office Depot pit Ill. v. Fla. for HQ
In this Tuesday, June 18, 2013 photo, OfficeMax CEO Ravi Saligram, right, and Illinois Sen. Tom Cullerton, D-Villa Park, left, make their pitch asking the state of Illinois for tax breaks to keep the company's headquarters in-state after the office supply chain's merger with Office Depot Inc., during a Senate Executive Committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, ...
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Colo. voter citizenship checks yield few responses
DENVER -- The latest round of letters questioning the citizenship of some Colorado registered voters has 63 out of 298 people affirming their right to vote, and most recipients are ignoring the May letters altogether.The letters are part of an ongoing effort by Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler to address what he says is a risk for voter fraud. Gessler's office provided the ...
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Conservative study lauds university system pans admin costs
A conservative Florida think tank commends Florida's university system for offering an affordable and quality higher education for students during a deep economic downturn and state budget ...
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Cornerstones Ghost Crab competing in Tacoma
Cornerstone Academy's varsity robotics team is competing with students from around the world in Washington state this week at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Center's International Remotely Operated Vehicle ...
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School district to forgo private companies pay teachers to tutor struggling students
Alachua County Public Schools will stop using private tutoring companies as part of a federal initiative to improve learning at low-performing schools, and instead will pay teachers to provide after-school ...
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Blackburn Howard reach an agreement
Gainesville City Manager Russ Blackburn and Equal Opportunity Director Cecil Howard have reached an agreement that restores Howard’s ability to approve or reject a form generated in the city’s hiring and promotion ...
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Miami-Dade Department of Public Works Employee Charged with Accepting Bribes from Contractor
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce the filing of a criminal complaint charging defendant George Brown, 50, of Hollywood, Florida, with accepting bribes in connection with programs receiving federal funds, in violation of Title 18, ...
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2012 Sustainability Report commitment impacts Florida
2012 Sustainability Report , AT&T reports sustainability projects have saved the company more than $151 million in annualized energy savings since 2010; and nearly 1.3 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) - the equivalent to the electricity use of 136,340 homes in one year. I thought this worth to mentioning as there are some significant green/economic sustainability projects on the part of ...
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Dreyfoos Bodies 2 Dead Bodies Found in Florida School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts was the scene of the horrific find, and as of yet the circumstances of the deaths have not been revealed.Authorities have said that two bodies were found at the school. Also Palm Beach County School District spokesman Jason Shockley confirmed a school custodian was one of the two found.The bodies were discovered at about 6.30 a.m. local time by employees at the ...
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Jurors quizzed about neighborhood watch
SANFORD, Fla. - Attorneys quizzed a whittled-down group of prospective jurors Wednesday in the Trayvon Martin case, asking if any were neighborhood watch volunteers like the teen's shooter and reminding them the trial would be different from what they've seen on shows like ...
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11-Year-Old Girl To Get New Power Wheelchair From South Florida Foundation
The Darrell Gwynn Foundation is donating the chair to Magela Morejon of Hialeah on Friday at Casa Larios, located at 5859 SW 73 Street in South Miami, according to an email statement from the ...
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Dania Beach man charged with possessing child pornography
Dania Beach man was charged with 25 counts of possession of child pornography videos that showed children, some younger than 13, engaging in sexual acts with each other and adults, a Broward Sheriff's complaint affidavit says.Andres Moreno, 37, was arrested Tuesday after a BSO detective said an investigation of an Internet file-sharing network led to an Internet account at Moreno's ...
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St. Petersburg man charged in Office Depot computer theft
ST. PETERSBURG -- An Office Depot employee on Tuesday was charged with stealing six laptops from the office supply store. Police say that on May 11, Yusuf Omar Jibrael, 18, left the Office Depot at 1950 Tyrone Blvd. with six laptops, valued at about $3,600. Police arrested Jibrael at his home at 2230 Trelaine Drive and charged him with grand theft. The laptops were discovered missing during ...
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South Florida fans prove to be doubters miss Heats OT finish | Video
MIAMI— South Florida is known for great beaches, warm weather, and lots of beautiful people. But when it comes to sports, our fans have a bad rap. Local teams are used to playing in near half-empty stadiums and arenas if they aren't winning, and even the ...
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Miami Seaquarium Locates LeBron’s “Headband”
MIAMI, FL – JUNE 18: LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat posts-up against Tony Parker #9 of the San Antonio Spurs during Game Six of the 2013 NBA Finals on June 18, 2013 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty ...
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PREVIEW-NBA-Miami San Antonio Prepare for Ultimate Test
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Yankees Jeter takes batting practice in Tampa
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has taken on-field batting practice for the first time since being cleared to increase his rehabilitation program for a broken left ankle.Jeter took 21 swings on Wednesday at the Yankees' minor league complex in Tampa, Fla. He looked comfortable at the plate, hitting balls to all fields.The Yankees captain has also increased his movement by taking grounders and ...
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Tighter security coming for prescription database
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- State health officials are beefing up security of its statewide prescription drug database to protect patient information.Wednesday's announcement comes a week after the American Civil Liberties Union said the personal information of thousands of patients was leaked from the database. The information was part of criminal investigations, but the ACLU alleges some ...
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Correction Board of Education story
TAMPA, Fla. -- In a story June 18 about school district officials speaking to the state Board of Education, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a bill that school districts fear will cost them millions involves high school advanced placement courses. It involves high school students enrolling jointly in college classes.A corrected version of the story is below:More dual enrollment ...
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Miami Heat fans draw criticism for leaving Game 6 early
Many fans were denied re-entry after leaving in the final minute of regulation Tuesday night. The early exit revived questions about Heat fans’ ...
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George Zimmerman jurors asked about neighborhood watch
Attorneys quizzed a whittled-down group of prospective jurors Wednesday in the Trayvon Martin case, asking if any were neighborhood watch volunteers like the teen's shooter and reminding them the trial would be different from what they've seen on shows like ...
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Program offers students lessons in sustainability leadership
A fledgling program where high school students can learn about innovation and sustainability - while earning 100 hours of community service - begins next week and has ...
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Teachers get a hands-on lesson in Florida ecology
Teachers from various county schools, including Aaron Barnes, center, attend a weeklong Plant Camp to learn about Florida's unique plant situation for incorporation into their school ...
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More bobcats spotted at Brevard beachside condos
SATELLITE BEACH -- For the past couple of weeks, a beachside bobcat in County has residents of an oceanfront condo complex worried. Now they tell trappers they've spotted another one, along with a mysterious animal linked to missing cats. Residents report seeing the animal peering into sliding glass doors in and around the Silver Sands Condominiums on SR A1A south of the Pineda ...
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Deport Lady Liberty Immigration campaign growing
An online campaign is gaining notoriety for its unusual message -- Deport the Statue of Liberty? The group that wants to deport the Statue of Liberty claims Lady Liberty is an undocumented immigrant from France! Legals for the Preservation of American Culture is trying to drum up support for this unusual campaign. But we decided to see if it was for real or a hoax. The video starts with Lady ...
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Florida's Exploration Park keeps state ahead
NASA’s new Space Life Sciences Lab and the adjacent Exploration Park, which is still under development, are testaments to Florida’s ongoing leadership in the exploration and understanding of space travel and the world beyond Earth’s stratosphere.
Florida has long been at the forefront of space travel internationally, it is here, at Cape Canaveral, that NASA’s shuttles take to the skies headed for the moon, or, more commonly, the International Space Station. Read more
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