Mock naval drill tests Cuba migration threat off Florida
Officials staged a near twelve-ship chase off Fort Lauderdale simulating armed smugglers bound for Cuba to gather migrants as real Border Patrol crews stopped a group of more than 40 Spanish speaking migrants near Miami Dade beaches. Experts downplay mass exodus after Castro death but say preparedness is prudent.
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South Florida
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Fort Lauderdale
Miami-Dade
Jaime Suchliki
University of Miami
Columbus
Castro
Raul
Suchliki
United States
Raul Castro
Nei
Fla
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Caribbean
Advocates push Kroger stores to stock morning-after pill nationwide
Georgia activists petition Kroger pharmacies to sell Plan B over the counter after a Rome woman was denied the drug in December. They plan a Friday news conference to urge broader access, citing FDA approval for adults and differing store policies. Georgia Christian Alliance leader Sadie Fields warns against unsupervised use while supporters say wider availability reduces unwanted pregnancies.
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Atlanta
Kroger Co
Georgia
Carrie Baker
Rome
Kroger
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Baker
Dionne Vann
National
Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
Cincinnati
Associated Press
FDA
Sadie Fields
Georgia Christian Alliance
Christian Coalition
Fields
Georgia Kroger
Vann
Parents billed for missed school time in Scotts Valley
Scotts Valley Unified School District, with 2800 students, bills parents $36.13 per day for elective absences to recover state funding lost from missing class. Some pay, hoping to offset private school costs, while others refuse, calling the charge offensive. District says aim is to discourage truancy and recoup costs. a Hawaii trip led to a $500 donation after five missed days.
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Scotts Valley
Calif
Disneyland
Silicon Valley
Helene Handy
California
Brenda Spalding
Susan Silver
Stan Wilson
Hawaii
Connor
Courtney
Wilsons
Wilson
San Mateo
Foster City
Silver
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Guantanamo Bay
U.S
Suchlcki
Ramon Saul Sanchez
Democracy Movement
Sanchez
Border Patrol
Steve McDonald
Cise
Sheriff’s Office
Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection
Garden City Telegram
Garden City
Gove L Areas
Garven Crry
America
Kansas
Dan Diederich
Diederich
State of
Garden City Community College
Beth Tedrow
Daniel K. Diederich
E. Iron
Suite
Salina
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