Florida sets Jan 31 as likely presidential primary date
Roundup covers Florida Speaker Dean Cannon signaling a Jan 31 presidential primary, aiming to keep Florida as a key early state while not surpassing Iowa New Hampshire Nevada and South Carolina in early voting. The report also notes Missouri moving to Feb 7 and Florida’s GOP push to influence the GOP nomination.
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U.N. Says Violence Rises in Afghanistan Amid Drawdown
The U N reports Afghanistan sees a 39 percent rise in monthly incidents through August with heavier use of complex death by own action attacks. Kandahar remains a focal area as NATO and Afghan forces contend with insurgent moves in north and east.
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Massachusetts man arrested in Pentagon and Capitol plot
Rezwan Ferdaus a 26 year old from Ashland was arrested in Framingham after undercover agents delivered what he sought including grenades six machine guns and what he believed to be 24 pounds of C 4 explosive He allegedly planned to attack federal buildings using remote controlled aircraft and had discussed jihad against the enemies of Allah with an informant Ferdaus a Northeastern University physics graduate appeared in federal court on charges of attempting to destroy federal buildings and aiding a foreign terrorist organization a detention hearing was set for Monday
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Cheap Bulgarian drug offers hope to curb smoking in Europe
A Bulgarian developed pill cytisine shows promise to help smokers quit at low cost, with a study in the New England Journal of Medicine finding it can triple quit rates after one year versus a placebo. It is used mainly in Eastern Europe and may not reach the U.S. or Western Europe soon.
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Listeria outbreak linked to Colorado cantaloupes grows
The CDC reports 72 illnesses and 13 deaths from the listeria outbreak traced to Jensen Farms cantaloupes in Holly Colorado. State officials: three more deaths possibly linked as cases rise across 18 states including Colorado Texas Kansas and Nebraska. The FDA continues the probe into contamination at the Jensen Farms packing facility in Granada Colorado with listeria detected on cantaloupes and equipment.
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