Florida citrus crop survives cold spell
Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry dodged major damage as an arctic blast gripped the state. Temperatures stayed mostly above critical lows in the key growing region, though snow flurries touched Cape Canaveral and Miami Beach. Strawberry fields faced potential damage, while Miami set a 62 year low record for the date. Local officials warned another hard freeze could arrive with a Canadian system.
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Four Connecticut doctors receive smallpox vaccine
Connecticut began the federal plan to vaccinate front line health workers against bioterror risk with four doctors getting shots in Hartford. The Genesis Team was expected to include 20 members but only four volunteered as hospital and union concerns over side effects reduced turnout. State Health Commissioner Joxel Garcia noted three nurses backed out after their union questions.
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Government plans mass smallpox vaccine for health workers
The government aims to vaccinate about 500000 doctors nurses and nurse practitioners against smallpox using a two pronged needle. The vaccine uses vaccinia live virus with risks including severe reactions and rare death.
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South Korea to send two envoys for new talks with North
South Korea plans a fresh round of negotiations by sending two envoys to North Korea next week to ease tensions over the nuclear standoff. Seoul pressed for direct talks with Pyongyang while North Korea offered no concrete steps. The IAEA will meet February 3 to consider referring the dispute to the UN Security Council, possibly prompting sanctions.
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China Expels Democracy Advocate Fang Jue to United States
Fang Jue, a former economic planning official who pushed for free elections and independent unions, was expelled from China to the United States. He had been released from prison in July after a 1999 sentence for alleged illegal business deals and was detained again before a major party meeting. Xu Wenli’s similar exile followed a month earlier.
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