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Florida closes only tuberculosis hospital amid worst outbreak in 20 years
Health officials in Florida hastened their closure of the nation’s only dedicated tuberculosis hospital on cost-cutting grounds as one of the worst outbreaks of the deadly disease in 20 years was taking a grip on the state, it has been revealed. At least 3,000 people in Jacksonville may have been…
Tropical depression Beryl hits Jacksonville, Florida
Tropical Storm Beryl slammed into Florida on Monday, toppling trees and downing power lines in the coastal city of Jacksonville and forcing the cancelation of Memorial Day commemorations. After coming ashore near the Florida-Georgia state line overnight, Beryl lost steam and winds fell below 40 miles (65 kilometers) per hour,…
Tropical Storm Beryl heads to southeast U.S. coast
Tropical Storm Beryl hit the southeastern US coast at near-hurricane strength early Monday, toppling trees and downing power lines as it cast a shadow over the first big beach weekend of the summer. At 0900 GMT, Beryl’s center was located inland about 20 miles (300 kilometers) west of Jacksonville, Florida, the Miami-basedNational…
No debate tickets? Romney says, ‘just storm in’
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is hoping that firing up his own fans will nullify rival Newt Gingrich’s advantage at Thursday night’s debate. At a campaign event in Jacksonville, Florida, Romney joked that supporters without tickets should “just storm in” to the debate at the University of Florida to cheer…
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