Tag: florida
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Sea World slammed for selling seafood
from barfblog: Do fish tire of eating seafood? Do fish like seafood as long as it doesn’t taste too much like fish? Do fish care if seafood is served at Sea World? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Australia thinks so, and wrote to Sea World manager Jeff Hughes asking for all fish dishes…
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Florida Food Stamp Bill Is Latest Attempt to Restrict Junk Food
The U.S. is simultaneously low on jobs and incomes, and consuming large amounts of unhealthy food. You might think the problems would be mutually exclusive, but according to Florida senator Ronda Storms, health is a problem even for those using food stamps to get by.
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1/26 Binge & Purge: Lunch Change, Single Strains
32 million reasons to cheer the USDA: School Meals Changes to Fight Obesity // First Lady visits Tampa grocery store // U.S. food-stamp program shouldn’t be political toy // Why You Absolutely Must Personally Treat Your Own Water // Video: Bill Gates Talks About Modified Foods // Audio Satire: Virulent Strain Of Soy Flu Traced…
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DHS Sets Up Unannounced Checkpoint for ‘Operation Shield’
Residents of Leesburg, Florida were shocked to see their local Social Security office turned into a random Homeland Security checkpoint Tuesday morning, as DHS officers armed with semiautomatic rifles and accompanied by sniffer dogs checked identifications of locals.
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12/15 defcon: god’s particles, takedown sprees & more
ndaa gives pentagon a green light for cyberwar* congress authorizes pentagon to wage internet war* ‘blueprint for a secure cyber future’: dhs releases cyber strategy framework* california unveils cyber crime unit* florida arrests 48 in child computer sex crimes investigation* cops target climate-sceptic bloggers in three countries* sopa tweet triggers political explosion, delays vote* carrier…
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dollar stores win customers with more food, better sites
from dayton daily news: Dollar stores are a growing force in discount retailing, a new study shows. The combined number of stores operated by the four top chains — Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and 99 Cents Only — has surpassed that of the three biggest national drugstore chains — Walgreens, CVS and Rite…
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north miami beach police dept fires two in alleged santeria plot
casting spells on your boss could get you fired* from patheos: For those faith traditions that incorporate magic and spellwork into their practices, Wicca, Santeria, Vodou, and any number of modern Pagan faiths, the urge to invoke supernatural help to solve a problem is sometimes overwhelming. This is especially true when an individual feels limited…
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another mass animal die-off: millions of bees mysteriously die in florida
from cba/ap: Florida officials are abuzz as to how millions of honey bees were killed in Brevard County. Several beekeepers in the county have reported lost colonies this week. Charles Smith of Smith Family Honey Company told Stuart News Thursday he lost 400 beehives. He says the bees appeared to have been poisoned. “I’ll never…
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9/29 binge & purge: pantries, pets & pig thieves
is the govt stockpiling food in anticipation of economic crisis?* report: emergency food pantries become a mainstay* illinois food bank grows to meet bigger demand* food pantry repeat visits increase in northeast florida* need for pet food banks is up in down economy* midwest farmers on alert as pig thieves strike* video: will food trucks…
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Florida Murder Suspect Claims She’s Part Vampire, Part Werewolf
A Florida teenager is behind bars as an accessory to the brutal murder of 16-year-old Jacob Hendershot. But that may not be the most shocking part of the crime – Stephanie Pistey says she believes she’s part vampire and part werewolf.
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8/18 Pop Occulture: Megachurch Death, Collapse & Pint-Sized Preachers
Florida pastor found dead in NY hotel // Megachurch pastor Zachery Tims, dead in Times Square hotel, allegedly had drugs // Moses’ journey now a Facebook game // Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony split over Scientology // Video: Virginia school bans Sherlock Holmes book, says derogatory to Mormons // Prayer circle credited with saving the…
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Murder/Mayhem: Dougherty Gang, Fugitive Siblings, Captured In Colorado
The three bystanders who chased and helped capture a member of the fugitive Dougherty Gang after Wednesday’s high-speed police chase ended in a crash had no idea who they were helping to apprehend, they said on “Good Morning America” today.
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hacker hijacks xbox, sends swat to home
from kprc: It looked like the scene out of a video game; and indeed an Xbox was behind a SWAT team invading a suburban Florida home. The SWAT invasion turned out to be a hoax, but police aren’t laughing. The family at the butt of the joke, on the other hand, can’t tell their tale…