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Feds Leaving Cities, States in Dark on Billboard Safety

FairWarning: Billboard companies are moving aggressively to plant digital signs along U.S. highways and city streets. But debate persists on whether the eye-grabbing displays, which typically change messages every six to eight seconds, pose a risk to traffic safety.

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In Planned Parenthood Funding Controversy, Questions of Political Motivations for Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Howard Goodman: A reversed decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood has put the nation’s biggest breast-cancer fundraiser under a microscope.

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Florida Ranks Near Bottom for Income, Financial Security of Residents

Howard Goodman: A study finds Florida one of the worst states in the nation for income and financial security.

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Published in Blog, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Insurance2 Comments

Sweating Bullets: Body Scanners Can See Perspiration as a Potential Weapon

ProPublica: One type of airport body scanner deployed by the TSA has raised health concerns, but a safer type has registered such high false-alarm rates that Germany and France have nixed it.

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South Florida Officials Lead National Push Against Airport Body Scanners

Ralph De La Cruz: South Florida officials want TSA to prove the safety of “backscatter” scanners — or pull them from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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Large Corporations Cash in on Florida Environmental Fund

M.C. Moewe: State fund bolsters companies’ profits while Florida drivers continue to pay.

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Published in Environment, Government, Health6 Comments

Grandes empresas se benefician de fondo ambiental de la Florida

M.C. Moewe: Fondo estatal apoya las ganancias corporativas, mientras que los conductores de la Florida siguen pagando.

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Investigations Shine Light on Florida’s Lifesavers and Caregivers

Ralph De La Cruz: The people we trust and respect, police and doctors, are the subjects of fascinating investigations by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and ProPublica.

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Miles de trabajadores de caña de azúcar mueren ante escasez de acción oficial

Sasha Chavkin and Ronnie Greene: Cada año desde 2005 hasta 2009, la enfermedad renal ha matado a 2.800 hombres en Centroamérica, según el análisis de los datos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud llevado a cabo por la International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

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Thousands of Sugar Cane Workers Die as Wealthy Nations Stall on Solutions

Sasha Chavkin and Ronnie Greene: Mysterious kidney disease has killed thousands of men in an isolated region of Central America, but why?

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