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The city says maintaining the strict care guidelines of the swans during an upcoming construction project would be “increasingly difficult.”
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A labor union representing Disney food workers is calling on Disney not to offer new business with one of its contracted restaurant companies.
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Implementing the new map will cost an estimated $400,000 for Orange County alone, but pending litigation could see the state return to the previous map for the midterms.
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Sloth World’s owners were legally permitted by the state to possess captive wildlife. But permit holders aren’t required to report animal illness or death to the state. Lawmakers want to see that changed.
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The proposal from the Florida Department of Education would require state colleges to check all students admitted into an institution are citizens or legally allowed to be in the country. It would affect 28 public state colleges.
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A new partisan voting map is facing growing outcry and litigation from nonpartisan groups and community leaders who see voter protections eroding.
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AdventHealth nurses reported that Black pediatric patients needed different kinds of shampoo to care for their hair. The hospital listened.
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The county bought the River Bend Ranch property with $20 million from the voter-approved Volusia Forever program.
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Dozens of sloths were captured from the wild and shipped to Florida for the now-canceled attraction. At least 34 of those sloths are now dead.
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The 61st edition of the international art event launched on Saturday in an atmosphere marked by geopolitical strife.
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Brian Fennessy, new head of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, says his agency is 'trying to bring on additional aircraft and bring them on early,' and dismisses criticism of prevention methods.
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The Braves announced Cox's death on Saturday. He managed the team to prominence during the 1990s and the team's only championship in 1995, before retiring after the 2010 season.
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As hantavirus dominates the headlines, sparking fears of another debilitating pandemic, the CDC stresses that the risk of sweeping contagion is small.
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A study establishes that "social ties" — a fancy way of saying being nice to other, even those you don't know — has benefits. A teacher asked her students to test the thesis in real life.
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Cadets from the nation's Merchant Marine academies are finding lots of demand and great salaries because of a shortage of licensed mariners.
