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2 years later, fish sick near BP oil spill site
BARATARIA BAY, La. (AP) — Open sores. Parasitic infections. Chewed-up-looking fins. Gashes. Mysterious black streaks. Two years after the drilling-rig explosion that touched off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, scientists are...
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, National Marine Fisheries Service , Science and Technology, Genes and Chromosomes
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Q&A: USF coach Willie Taggart at American Athletic Conference meetings
Orlando SentinelYesterday, I posted USF coach Willie Taggart's thoughts on the UCF-USF rivalry. Here is what he had to say in a number of other questions before the start of the first day of American Athletic Conference meetings in Ponte Vedra. These are your first...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Interstate 4
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'We're Going To Be OK': Q&A With AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco
The Hartford CourantThe American Athletic Conference spring meetings begin Monday, the first gathering of its kind for the teams that make up the new league. For area basketball fans, one big question is where the men's and women's postseason tournament will take place. For...Tags: Belk Bowl, Conference USA, Kansas Jayhawks, Southeastern Conference, Memphis Tigers
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California boy, 12, faces hearing over younger sister's slaying
ReutersBy Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 (Reuters) - A 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister in their northern California home while their parents were away was due to appear in juvenile court on Thursday to face murder charges....Tags: Judges, Police Arrests, Television Industry, University of California, Berkeley, Crime, Law and Justice
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CORRECTED-California boy, 12, faces hearing over younger sister's slaying
Reuters(Corrects day in paragraph one to Wednesday from Thursday) By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 (Reuters) - A 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister in their northern California home while their parents were away was due to...Tags: Judges, Television Industry, Police Arrests, University of California, Berkeley, Crime, Law and Justice
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Dr. Jerome L. Sullivan III: Pathologist conceived of 'iron hypothesis'
Dr. Jerome L. Sullivan III, the pathologist who first theorized of a link between heart disease and iron levels in the blood, died Friday of complications from diabetes. He was 68. Sullivan, a physician, scientist and professor, was recognized around...Tags: Heart Attack, Winter Park, Medical Research, Teachers, Science and Technology
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Free admission to botanical gardens for National Public Gardens Day on Friday
Sun SentinelVisit Florida botanical gardens for free on Friday to celebrate 2013 National Public Gardens Day. This could be a fun thing to do with Mom for Mother's Day. Get free admission for up to 10 people at more than 80 botanical and public gardens around the...Tags: Coral Gables, Key Largo, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Mother's Day, Travel
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Notre Dame football notebook: Can Irish shake up 2014 NFL Draft?
South Bend TribuneBryant Young has pushed past 40, played in four Pro Bowls, earned a Super Bowl ring, won the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year award and just recently pushed away college coaching. And yet the former Notre Dame All-America remains the most recent Irish...Tags: Baltimore Ravens, ABC (tv network), Manti Te'o, Tennessee Titans, Awards and Prizes
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South Florida Jews help unearth clues to genetic diseases
South Florida has one of the world's largest populations of Ashkenazis — Jews of Central and Eastern European descent — making it home to some potentially groundbreaking medical research. In Boca Raton, the Parkinson's Disease and Movement...
Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, Parkinson's Disease, Science and Technology, Pancreatic Cancer, Ovarian Cancer
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Miramar High School Plans NFL Draft Celebration in Anticipation of Making History in South Florida with former Star Athletes
MIRAMAR, April 19, 2013 – As former Miramar High School Patriot star quarterback Geno Smith is projected to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night, Miramar High School is preparing to make South Florida history. It would be...
Tags: University of Miami, Teaching and Learning, Students, Broward County, Miramar High School
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Oh, where to begin? Here's help to navigate school 504 plans and IEPs
Orlando SentinelIt’s FCAT week, as many of you know, and my son is in third grade. This is his first major standardized test, but he has been calm these few days and prepared each morning. He's even getting up early and getting ready without any prodding from...Tags: Psychologists, Learning Disability, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture
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Law could mean sharp drop in Bright Futures awards
New state rules will slash the number of Broward County students eligible for Bright Futures scholarships, according to an analysis by the University of South Florida in Tampa. The Legislature in 2011 toughened critieria so that students entering...
Tags: Coral Springs, Fort Lauderdale, Crime, Law and Justice, High Schools, Teaching and Learning
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