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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/News of Floridaen-usMon, 06 Oct 2008 20:03:10 GMT2880MY USTI.NET News12336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif Air pollution linked to appendicitis riskhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bz/Uus-appendicitisair.RRHH_IO6.htmlwed/bz/Uus-appendicitisair.RRHH_IO6.html1223322888Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bz/Uus-appendicitisair.RRHH_IO6.html"></a>ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Adult onset appendicitis is a common condition whose cause is unclear, but Canadian researchers have linked it to air pollution. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bz/Uus-appendicitisair.RRHH_IO6.html">Air pollution linked to appendicitis risk</a> ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Adult onset appendicitis is a common condition whose cause is unclear, but Canadian researchers have linked it to air pollution. (UPI) Palin says Obama will raise taxeshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bo/Uus-politics-palin-fla.RHWR_IO6.htmlwed/bo/Uus-politics-palin-fla.RHWR_IO6.html1223316888Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bo/Uus-politics-palin-fla.RHWR_IO6.html"></a>CLEARWATER, Fla., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin told a Florida rally Monday Barack Obama wants to establish almost $1 trillion in new programs. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bo/Uus-politics-palin-fla.RHWR_IO6.html">Palin says Obama will raise taxes</a> CLEARWATER, Fla., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin told a Florida rally Monday Barack Obama wants to establish almost $1 trillion in new programs. (UPI) Florida woman struggling since 'Makeover'http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/by/Uus-extrememakeover.RAaW_IO5.htmlwed/by/Uus-extrememakeover.RAaW_IO5.html1223226891Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:14:51 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/by/Uus-extrememakeover.RAaW_IO5.html"></a>ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Florida woman says she is in danger of losing the home created for her charity by the hit ABC TV series "Extreme Makeover." <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/by/Uus-extrememakeover.RAaW_IO5.html">Florida woman struggling since 'Makeover'</a> ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Florida woman says she is in danger of losing the home created for her charity by the hit ABC TV series "Extreme Makeover." (UPI) Obama support surges in Floridahttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cs/Uus-politics-florida.RPfP_IO3.htmlwed/cs/Uus-politics-florida.RPfP_IO3.html1223081688Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cs/Uus-politics-florida.RPfP_IO3.html"></a>TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has gained ground in the battleground state of Florida, political analysts say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cs/Uus-politics-florida.RPfP_IO3.html">Obama support surges in Florida</a> TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has gained ground in the battleground state of Florida, political analysts say. (UPI) Helio Castroneves Charged With Tax Evasionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cb/Ayb121846957.Rdj2_IS2.htmlwed/cb/Ayb121846957.Rdj2_IS2.html1222990494Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:34:54 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cb/Ayb121846957.Rdj2_IS2.html"></a>MIAMI -- Helio Castroneves -- winner of both the Indianapolis 500 and reality TV show "Dancing with the Stars" -- will soon be doing the tango with the IRS over multimillion-dollar tax-evasion charges in Miami federal court, U.S. authorities said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cb/Ayb121846957.Rdj2_IS2.html">Helio Castroneves Charged With Tax Evasion</a> MIAMI -- Helio Castroneves -- winner of both the Indianapolis 500 and reality TV show "Dancing with the Stars" -- will soon be doing the tango with the IRS over multimillion-dollar tax-evasion charges in Miami federal court, U.S. authorities said. (AP) Warm mothering mitigates delinquent genehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dr/Uus-delinquentpeers.RlYE_IO2.htmlwed/dr/Uus-delinquentpeers.RlYE_IO2.html1222973688Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dr/Uus-delinquentpeers.RlYE_IO2.html"></a>TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Adolescent males who possess a certain type of variation in a specific gene are more likely to flock to delinquent peers, U.S. researchers said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dr/Uus-delinquentpeers.RlYE_IO2.html">Warm mothering mitigates delinquent gene</a> TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Adolescent males who possess a certain type of variation in a specific gene are more likely to flock to delinquent peers, U.S. researchers said. (UPI) Clinton event marked by heat, hot commentshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cm/Uus-politics-clinton.RIlX_IO2.htmlwed/cm/Uus-politics-clinton.RIlX_IO2.html1222952715Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:05:15 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cm/Uus-politics-clinton.RIlX_IO2.html"></a>ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- More than two dozen people were treated for heat exhaustion during a speech by former U.S. President Bill Clinton in Florida, officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cm/Uus-politics-clinton.RIlX_IO2.html">Clinton event marked by heat, hot comments</a> ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- More than two dozen people were treated for heat exhaustion during a speech by former U.S. President Bill Clinton in Florida, officials said. (UPI) Obama moves up in 3 biggest swing stateshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/di/Uus-politics-swingstates.R3gZ_IO1.htmlwed/di/Uus-politics-swingstates.R3gZ_IO1.html1222889701Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:35:01 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/di/Uus-politics-swingstates.R3gZ_IO1.html"></a>HAMDEN, Conn., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Barack Obama gained ground in the three largest swing states, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, a poll released Wednesday indicates. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/di/Uus-politics-swingstates.R3gZ_IO1.html">Obama moves up in 3 biggest swing states</a> HAMDEN, Conn., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Barack Obama gained ground in the three largest swing states, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, a poll released Wednesday indicates. (UPI) NASA assigns crew for STS-129 missionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/ay/Uus-nasa-crew.RrT0_IO1.htmlwed/ay/Uus-nasa-crew.RrT0_IO1.html1222888490Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:14:50 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/ay/Uus-nasa-crew.RrT0_IO1.html"></a>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has assigned the crew for space shuttle Discovery's STS-129 mission, which is targeted for launch in October 2009. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/ay/Uus-nasa-crew.RrT0_IO1.html">NASA assigns crew for STS-129 mission</a> CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has assigned the crew for space shuttle Discovery's STS-129 mission, which is targeted for launch in October 2009. (UPI) Study: Global warming is bad for Floridahttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/am/Uus-florida.RBbz_ISU.htmlwed/am/Uus-florida.RBbz_ISU.html1222802087Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:14:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/am/Uus-florida.RBbz_ISU.html"></a>BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Two university studies find global warming will have significant economic impacts on Florida's coasts <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/am/Uus-florida.RBbz_ISU.html">Study: Global warming is bad for Florida</a> BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Two university studies find global warming will have significant economic impacts on Florida's coasts (UPI) Cabana to be Kennedy Space Center directorhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bk/Uus-nasa-ksc.Rgtd_ISU.htmlwed/bk/Uus-nasa-ksc.Rgtd_ISU.html1222792493Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:34:53 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bk/Uus-nasa-ksc.Rgtd_ISU.html"></a>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says William Parsons, director of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will leave the agency in mid-October. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bk/Uus-nasa-ksc.Rgtd_ISU.html">Cabana to be Kennedy Space Center director</a> CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says William Parsons, director of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will leave the agency in mid-October. (UPI) Whale calf euthanizedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/ap/Uus-whale.R5GA_ISU.htmlwed/ap/Uus-whale.R5GA_ISU.html1222791288Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/ap/Uus-whale.R5GA_ISU.html"></a>KEY LARGO, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Marine conservationists say they were unable to save a baby pygmy sperm whale found entangled in mangroves in Florida's middle Keys. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/ap/Uus-whale.R5GA_ISU.html">Whale calf euthanized</a> KEY LARGO, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Marine conservationists say they were unable to save a baby pygmy sperm whale found entangled in mangroves in Florida's middle Keys. (UPI) Report: Everglades restoraton slowedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dq/Uus-everglades.Rg6A_ISU.htmlwed/dq/Uus-everglades.Rg6A_ISU.html1222781086Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:24:46 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dq/Uus-everglades.Rg6A_ISU.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A team of scientists says there has been scant progress made on a government promise to stop pollution and restore wetlands in the Florida Everglades. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dq/Uus-everglades.Rg6A_ISU.html">Report: Everglades restoraton slowed</a> WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A team of scientists says there has been scant progress made on a government promise to stop pollution and restore wetlands in the Florida Everglades. (UPI) Fla. county sets record for shark attackshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/du/Uus-sharkbite.Rcih_IST.htmlwed/du/Uus-sharkbite.Rcih_IST.html1222706689Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:44:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/du/Uus-sharkbite.Rcih_IST.html"></a>DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Officials in Volusia County, Fla., said Monday their county set a record for shark attacks in a year when a surfer was bitten the day before. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/du/Uus-sharkbite.Rcih_IST.html">Fla. county sets record for shark attacks</a> DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Officials in Volusia County, Fla., said Monday their county set a record for shark attacks in a year when a surfer was bitten the day before. (UPI) Navy seeks sonar range in coastal Floridahttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/at/Uus-sonar.R97D_ISS.htmlwed/at/Uus-sonar.R97D_ISS.html1222648500Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:35:00 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/at/Uus-sonar.R97D_ISS.html"></a>NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has decided to seek a controversial sonar training range off the coast of Florida rather than off the coast of North Carolina, officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/at/Uus-sonar.R97D_ISS.html">Navy seeks sonar range in coastal Florida</a> NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has decided to seek a controversial sonar training range off the coast of Florida rather than off the coast of North Carolina, officials said. (UPI) Mighty Tebow Fails on 4th-and-1 As Florida Falls to Mississippihttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dg/Ayb121661691.RTOo_IaR.htmlwed/dg/Ayb121661691.RTOo_IaR.html1222565693Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:34:53 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dg/Ayb121661691.RTOo_IaR.html"></a>GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The blue eyes were uncontrollably red. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dg/Ayb121661691.RTOo_IaR.html">Mighty Tebow Fails on 4th-and-1 As Florida Falls to Mississippi</a> GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The blue eyes were uncontrollably red. (AP) Caylee's mother target of lawsuithttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cd/Uus-caylee.RB-M_ISP.htmlwed/cd/Uus-caylee.RB-M_ISP.html1222358087Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:54:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cd/Uus-caylee.RB-M_ISP.html"></a>ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Florida resident Casey Anthony, whose 3-year-old daughter Caylee has been missing for months, ruined another woman's reputation, a lawsuit alleges. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cd/Uus-caylee.RB-M_ISP.html">Caylee's mother target of lawsuit</a> ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Florida resident Casey Anthony, whose 3-year-old daughter Caylee has been missing for months, ruined another woman's reputation, a lawsuit alleges. (UPI) Teen chosen for prosthetic TV showhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/db/Uus-arm.RxCX_ISO.htmlwed/db/Uus-arm.RxCX_ISO.html1222314286Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:44:46 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/db/Uus-arm.RxCX_ISO.html"></a>OKEECHOBEE, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A Florida teenager who lost his left arm in a battle with an alligator has been picked to receive a high-tech artificial limb on the TV show "The Doctors." <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/db/Uus-arm.RxCX_ISO.html">Teen chosen for prosthetic TV show</a> OKEECHOBEE, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A Florida teenager who lost his left arm in a battle with an alligator has been picked to receive a high-tech artificial limb on the TV show "The Doctors." (UPI) Rapper DMX hospitalized in Floridahttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bp/Uus-dmx.Rerq_ISO.htmlwed/bp/Uus-dmx.Rerq_ISO.html1222285488Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:44:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bp/Uus-dmx.Rerq_ISO.html"></a>MIAMI, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- DMX's lawyer said the U.S. hip-hop artist was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness in Florida this week. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bp/Uus-dmx.Rerq_ISO.html">Rapper DMX hospitalized in Florida</a> MIAMI, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- DMX's lawyer said the U.S. hip-hop artist was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness in Florida this week. (UPI) Proposal would ban butts from beachhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cb/Uus-miamismoke.R9fM_ISO.htmlwed/cb/Uus-miamismoke.R9fM_ISO.html1222282487Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:54:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cb/Uus-miamismoke.R9fM_ISO.html"></a>MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A Miami Beach commissioner wants to ban smoking on the beaches of one of South Florida's most famous resorts. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cb/Uus-miamismoke.R9fM_ISO.html">Proposal would ban butts from beach</a> MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A Miami Beach commissioner wants to ban smoking on the beaches of one of South Florida's most famous resorts. (UPI) NASA announces revised launch dateshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dc/Uus-nasa-launchdates.RIM8_ISO.htmlwed/dc/Uus-nasa-launchdates.RIM8_ISO.html1222281887Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dc/Uus-nasa-launchdates.RIM8_ISO.html"></a>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency announced a revised launch date for the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/dc/Uus-nasa-launchdates.RIM8_ISO.html">NASA announces revised launch dates</a> CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency announced a revised launch date for the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. (UPI) Jewelers in legal battle over diamondhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/ch/Uus-diamond.RCK7_ISO.htmlwed/ch/Uus-diamond.RCK7_ISO.html1222271687Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:54:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/ch/Uus-diamond.RCK7_ISO.html"></a>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Diamante the Diamond Manufacturers should be reimbursed for buying a diamond that was lost by its true owner in West Palm Beach, Fla., the jeweler alleges. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/ch/Uus-diamond.RCK7_ISO.html">Jewelers in legal battle over diamond</a> WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Diamante the Diamond Manufacturers should be reimbursed for buying a diamond that was lost by its true owner in West Palm Beach, Fla., the jeweler alleges. (UPI) Child killer to be executed in Floridahttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bc/Uus-execute-fla.R-uL_ISN.htmlwed/bc/Uus-execute-fla.R-uL_ISN.html1222185905Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:05:05 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bc/Uus-execute-fla.R-uL_ISN.html"></a>STARKE, Fla., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Authorities say child killer Richard Henyard was to become the 66th person executed in Florida since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bc/Uus-execute-fla.R-uL_ISN.html">Child killer to be executed in Florida</a> STARKE, Fla., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Authorities say child killer Richard Henyard was to become the 66th person executed in Florida since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. (UPI) Two space shuttles at their launch padshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bl/Uus-nasa.RBLQ_ISN.htmlwed/bl/Uus-nasa.RBLQ_ISN.html1222181689Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:54:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bl/Uus-nasa.RBLQ_ISN.html"></a>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency, for the first time since July 2001, has two space shuttles on launch pads at the same time at the Kennedy Space Center. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/bl/Uus-nasa.RBLQ_ISN.html">Two space shuttles at their launch pads</a> CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency, for the first time since July 2001, has two space shuttles on launch pads at the same time at the Kennedy Space Center. (UPI) Autistic man charged in Fla. stab casehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cc/Uus-autistic.RlqU_ISM.htmlwed/cc/Uus-autistic.RlqU_ISM.html1222104905Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:35:05 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cc/Uus-autistic.RlqU_ISM.html"></a>MIAMI, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The Florida courts are facing a challenge in dealing with a rare instance of an autistic man being accused of a violent crime, observers say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/cc/Uus-autistic.RlqU_ISM.html">Autistic man charged in Fla. stab case</a> MIAMI, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The Florida courts are facing a challenge in dealing with a rare instance of an autistic man being accused of a violent crime, observers say. (UPI)