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Florida International University professor John Kominoski, right, and research specialist Rafael Travieso adjust automatic water sampling equipment in Shark River Slough in Florida's Everglades National Park, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water

By DORANY PINEDA AND REBECCA BLACKWELL DORANY PINEDA AND REBECCA BLACKWELL - Associated Press
Thu,12/19/24-7:34AM, 67 Reads
EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Blobs of brown periphyton – a mishmash of algae, bacteria and other organisms – carpet the surface.
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President-elect Donald Trump poses for a photo with Dana White, Kid Rock and Elon Musk at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, Nov. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Musk ascends as a political force beyond his wealth by tanking budget deal

By THOMAS BEAUMONT THOMAS BEAUMONT - Associated Press
Thu,12/19/24-1:53PM, 75 Reads
In the first major flex of his influence since Donald Trump was elected, Elon Musk brought to a sudden halt a bipart
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Canadian certified organic farm-raised King Salmon filets are placed on a tray in a store in Fairfax, Va., April 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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FDA updates the definition of 'healthy' foods

By JONEL ALECCIA JONEL ALECCIA - AP Health Writer
Thu,12/19/24-12:56PM, 108 Reads
Packaged foods in the U.S. will have to follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy,” according to changes finalized Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration.
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The Capitol in Washington, is framed by early morning clouds, March 19, 2024. Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter. It's up to each federal agency to determine how it handles a shutdown, but there would be disruptions in many services. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean

By MEG KINNARD MEG KINNARD - Associated Press
Thu,12/19/24-11:55AM, 85 Reads
Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or stay on the job without pay — just ahead of the holidays.
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