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State gets federal money for increasing adoptions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida has gotten more than $5.7 million in federal money for increasing adoptions of children in foster care.
Cretul raps Crist request on Fla. stimulus money
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Republican House Speaker Larry Cretul says Gov. Charlie Crist's request to immediately spend $31.5 million in federal stimulus money for energy …
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Health Dep’t confirms outbreak of respiratory illness
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) _ The Florida Department of Health is confirming a Lee County outbreak of adenovirus, a highly contagious respiratory illness that commonly …
Puerto Rico governor signs order to legalize medical pot
By DANICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) _ Puerto Rico’s governor on Sunday signed an executive order to authorize the use of medical marijuana …
Beatrice hospital expansion project begins
BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) _ Construction has started on a $7.2 million expansion of the Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center. The Beatrice Daily Sun reports …
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KSU researchers develop heat-tolerant wheat
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Two Kansas State University researchers are developing a type of wheat that will tolerate hotter temperatures. The issue is that wheat kernels shrivel …
Old error puts school district breakfast program at risk
CALDWELL, Idaho — An old clerical error has put a school district in southwest Idaho in a bind over its free breakfast program. In 2003, an …
College completion gap between rich, poor widens
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO LOS ANGELES — The gap in bachelor-degree attainment between the nation’s richest and poorest students by age 24 has doubled during the last …