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They walked away
Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel?? The two occupants of this 1946 Pipe Cub single engine aircraft walked away after it??crashed the afternoon of April 13. Around 4:30 p.m., the plane??left a private air strip off of Tavernier Creek??on Plantation Key and crashed minutes after take-off,?...Tags: Conservation, Air and Space Accidents, Natural Resources, Disasters and Accidents, Endangered Species
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This is what $245 million looks like
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelThe U.S. Coast GuardÂ?this week announced the Dec. 2Â?seizure of more than two tons of cocaine from a vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. AÂ?special forces team operating from the USS Oak HillÂ?discovered more than two tons of cocaine duringÂ...Tags: Honduras, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico
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Deciphering the proposed constitutional amendments
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsAfter picking candidates, voters in Tuesday???s election will be confronted with proposed amendments to the state Constitution. They???re on critical issues: reforming the way legislative districts are drawn, changing the system governing land use plans,...Tags: Censorship, Constitutional Issues, Finance, Property, U.S. Military
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Diver rescue rehearsal
Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel?? U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios. The U.S. Coast Guard says we're way ahead on injured diver incidents this year, with 60 so far in 2011 compared to 44 for all of 2010. More than 10 divers??have died this year, the...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Two area tragedies are reminders to practice pool safety
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelThis isn't easy to write about because two families are mourning afterÂ? a 2 y.o. boyÂ?inÂ?MargateÂ?and a 1 y.o. boyÂ?inÂ?Coral SpringsÂ?both died after last week after being in family pools. Experts say there is only one saf...Tags: Broward County, Emergency Health Procedures, Deerfield Beach, Margate, Charity
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Have you seen this kayak???s owner?
Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel?? The U.S. Coast Guard hopes the public can help locate the??owner of a kayak found Wednesday morning at the Clearwater Harbor Marina in Clearwater, Florida discovered adrift by??a marina employee. The red, single seat kayak is 8-feet long and covered??...Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking
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Haitian hardship, 15 years later
The Swampby Mark Silva Standing on the Caribbean waterfront in a particularly bereft stretch of Port-au-Prince, where "households'' of worldly possessions were arrayed in square sections of dirt along the open street, it wasn't difficult to imagine the impulse...Tags: United Nations, Florida, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, CNN (tv network)
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Obama inspecting oil-spill: Gulf crisis
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated again at 5 pm EDT Have we mentioned lately that timing, in politics, is everything? The White House says today that President Barack Obama will visit the Gulf of Mexico Sunday morning to inspect the......Tags: Sarah Palin, Entertainment, Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, John Brennan
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Ron Klein warns of oil spill 'devastation to our homes and businesses'
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsU.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, has e-mailed a letter to his constituents with his views and concerns about the Gulf oil spill. I share your concern about the possible economic and environmental threat posed by the BP oil spill......Tags: Conservation, Hurricanes, Economy, Business and Finance, BP Plc, Meteorological Disasters
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'Top Kill' stops oil leak--for now
The Swampby Jim Tankersley HOUMA, La.--Engineers have at least temporarily stopped the flow of oil and gas into the Gulf of Mexico from a gushing BP well, the federal government's top oil-spill commander, U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, said Thursday......Tags: Petroleum Industry, Politics, Natural Resources, Energy Resources, BP Plc
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Spill wrapup: Obama defends actions
The SwampPresident Obama, in Chicago for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, waves Friday morning as he boards Air Force One to depart to Louisiana. (AP/Evan Vucci) by Ashley Powers, Jim Tankersley and Bettina Boxall As BP continued its effort to......Tags: Ken Salazar, BP Plc, Health, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Technology
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Weekend Wrap: Back from the dead
The SwampGood Monday morning from Washington. Here's a look at headlines you may have missed from the Trib's Washington bureau this weekend. * Democrats are now optimistic about passing long-stalled energy legislation, which "seemed virtually impossible a few...Tags: Desirée Rogers, Democratic Party, Air and Space Accidents, California, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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