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Florida ranks in top 10 of states with high diabetes rates
One in 10 Floridians has diabetes, a "disturbing" trend revealed in the nation's fat report last week. Though Florida ranks as the 29th-most-obese state in the country, the Sunshine State is No. 10 for diabetes. It's a distinction that comes with a...Tags: Vermont, Body Mass Index, Diabetes, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Florida Hospital
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State seldom cracks down on insurance companies and their adjusters
Sun SentinelWhen Floridians complain that an insurance company's claims adjuster is mishandling, lowballing or delaying claims, there's a less than 16 percent chance the adjuster will be disciplined. When there's a complaint about a public adjuster - one who...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Politics, Career and Workplace
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More nuclear power planned for Florida
Sun SentinelCustomers of Florida's two largest power companies will have paid $772 million by the end of 2011 to produce more nuclear power - before any concrete has been poured. The money has been plowed into planning the expansions. Florida Power & Light has...Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Energy Resources, Metal and Mineral, Employees, Disasters and Accidents
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A Word, Please: For whom the 'who' tolls
They say that “almost” only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. In other words, almost getting something right isn’t worth much unless you’re close enough to score points or leave a little shrapnel. The word “whom&...Tags: Chicago Hotels
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Endeavour Completes Final Flight Before Move To Los Angeles
KTLA NewsKennedy Space Center, Florida (KTLA) -- The space shuttle Endeavour, slated to retire at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, completed its 25th and final mission early Wednesday. The spacecraft touched down at 2:34 a.m. ET at the end of a...Tags: KTLA, Mark Kelly, Los Angeles, Kennedy Space Center, Atlantis
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Problems rampant in mortgage servicing, advocates and regulators say
Anca Safta never missed a payment on her loan to expand her Lutherville home. But that didn't stop Safta's mortgage servicer from citing her this year for failing to pay, reporting her to credit agencies and threatening to foreclose.
"It was just a...Tags: Sheila Bair, Elections, Foreclosures, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice
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Taken For Granted: Cutting Kody into the will
It’s time to change the will. No, we’re not dropping any family members caught tweeting photos of themselves in their skivvies, nor are we deleting deserving charities which have proven to be not so deserving; we’re just adding our...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, New York, Human Interest
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Marco Island resort offers another spin on the working vacation
Here's another spin on the notion of working vacations:
Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort has launched Give & Get, a Volun-Tourism program to reward travelers who give back to the community. Guests who spend part of their vacation helping others will...Tags: YMCA, Habitat for Humanity International, Tourism and Leisure, Hotels and Accommodations, Trips and Vacations
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Sand becomes art at this fall festival in Brevard
My experiences with sand castles are inauspicious.
On the beach, I'm more likely to have sand kicked in my face than to employ it in the creation of some miniature architectural gem. My lumpy, cup-shaped mounds of mud are quickly washed away and, trust...Tags: Arts and Culture, Economy, Business and Finance, Artists, Fine Artists, Festive Events
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Are farm subsidies making Americans fat?
At a time when the nation is struggling to reel in its fiscal and physical waistlines, cutting programs that may bloat both seems like a good idea. As a result, farm subsidies — payments the federal government gives to American farmers when their...Tags: Personal Income, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Body Mass Index, Politics
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Sonar owner Dan McIntosh named in drug conspiracy indictment; says club won't close
The Baltimore SunDan McIntosh, one of the owners of Sonar, has been named in a federal indictment alongside some 14 individuals for participating in a cross-country drug distribution ring, City Paper reported today citing court documents filed in Florida in December....Tags: Kansas, Prosecution, Organized Crime, Georgia, Crime, Law and Justice
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