The Two Worlds of Obama
Barack Obama is stepping softly in international affairs, but he is treading as robustly in domestic policy as any president since perhaps Lyndon Baines Johnson. Never have those two distinct tactics been more evident than this week. The president, who as a candidate promised a friendlier American foreign policy, has carefully chosen his words about [...]
Florida Builders Remain Cautious Amid Signs of Improvement
Florida builders say promising national figures on housing starts out Tuesday are a “very welcome sign” that the market may be reaching a turning point, but given the precarious nature of credit markets and a backlog of recently built homes, the industry remains very cautious. Nationally, new housing starts were up 17.2 percent in May [...]
Iowa Teen Wins Top Texting Award
The nation’s fastest thumbs belong to a Des Moines, Iowa, teenager who won the title of text-message titan and a check for $50,000 Tuesday. Kate Moore, 15, can type and send text messages from her cell phone without looking. But it was her ability to do it fast and flawlessly that impressed judges and sponsor [...]
Nasty Beetle Stopped at Detroit Customs
Suspicious border control agents in Detroit, armed with a broom and dustpan, discovered a dangerous stowaway in a railway container: a khapra beetle. The beetles, 1/32 of an inch long, are considered one of the world’s 100-worst invasive species. If not caught, the beetles can multiply quickly in stored items such as crackers, wheat, flour [...]
Wetherell Leaving FSU to ‘Relax’ and ‘Be a Real Person’
Florida State University President T.K Wetherell officially announced his retirement Wednesday at the university’s Board of Trustees meeting after serving as the top man at the institution for six years. “I cannot tell you how much we have enjoyed this, both me and my family,” Wetherell told the trustees. “It has truly been a dream [...]
Apple’s iPhone Gulps AT&T Network Capacity
AT&T’s wireless network is having a hard time keeping up with the Apple iPhone, a top wireless analyst says. That’s the reason AT&T isn’t offering multimedia messaging and “tethering” options for the new $199 iPhone 3G S – lack of network juice, says Roger Entner, head of telecom research for Nielsen. When the iPhone 3G [...]
Outdated Transmission System Stalls Wind Power
Wind has become the nation’s most viable renewable energy option, even as state and federal policymakers demand that a larger percentage of energy come from wind, the sun and other clean-energy sources. But as support builds for wind and other renewable options, a major question remains: how to move electricity from the wind-swept prairies where [...]
Santana Flouts Game’s Evil Ways
Johan Santana is in an odd spot in his second season as the New York Mets’ pitching ace. He is more comfortable now than he was last season with his teammates, his surroundings and the pressures inherent in signing a six-year, $137.5 million contract with a major-market club. Yet at the same time, he is [...]
Young Boy is Florida’s First Swine Flu Death
The death of a nine-year-old boy in Miami-Dade County is the first swine flu-related death in Florida, state health officials announced Tuesday. At latest count, 417 confirmed cases of H1N1 Swine Flu have been reported in Florida since the outbreak began earlier this year. Nationally, 45 deaths have been attributed to the virus that has [...]
Reluctant Bridesmaid Searching for a Way to Bow Out
DEAR ABBY: I’m in my early 20s and have worked for this company for a few years. One of my co-workers is my age and has always been very sweet. We talk occasionally about casual events in our lives, but I have never socialized with her outside of work and don’t consider her more than [...]
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