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“It's something that we do not normally run across. Rescuing people out of a burning house is what a firefighter trains for”

Some quick thinking by four police officers led to the rescue of a disabled man from a burning house, a police spokesman said. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

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“AIG is a reminder that while the bulk of the stock market is in good shape, the financials and consumer discretionary stocks are still having some difficulties”

A small Orlando-based developer and builder working on a 74-unit town-house project in Volusia County filed for protection from creditors this week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Orlando, another victim of the ... via The Orlando Sentinel

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DeLAND - Florida Gulf Coast University took game three of the series at Stetson 5-3 behind a dominant pitching performance by sophomore Pete Woodworth. via News Press

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“If CSX is not going to be financially responsible for its own negligence, what incentive does it have to keep the rail safe?”

Central Florida's dream train careened off the rails in the state Legislature and into an uncertain future Friday. via Daytona Beach News Journal

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“A lot of students spend so much time finishing up their studies that they have not had the time to really determine what type of job they want - or even where they want to live”

College students graduating from college this month face an ever-increasing tough job market -- and many are unprepared for it. via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

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Today the fate of Central Florida's chance for commuter rail hangs by a thread in Tallahassee. via The Orlando Sentinel

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In the predawn dimness, the flat, marshy landscape of South Florida flew by. Sleepy commuters drank coffee and glanced at newspapers, glad someone else was doing the driving. via The News-Journal

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“And he reminds Cory, who has just struck out and is quite dejected, that lots of great players struck out a lot. In fact, one of them struck out 1,300 times but also happened to hit 714 home runs. And that guy was Babe Ruth.”

Two hundred and forty-eight bucks. That's what the "modified low-budget agreement" for the Screen Actors Guild amounted to in October 1997 when Joe DiMaggio signed up for a bit part in the independent family ... via Major League Baseball

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Finances not in the dump Despite a glitch in an engineer's report that left questions about the remaining capacity and funding for the Tomoka Road landfill, Volusia County received a favorable report Thursday ... via Daytona Beach News Journal

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“They are very interesting creatures, but my concern is that they might sting people and if people are allergic, that is trouble”

They arrived like a rain cloud scattering customers in the parking lot. Then 6,000 to 7,000 honey bees settled on a small oak tree near Tio Oxie's MexiCali Restaurant at Plymouth Avenue and Woodland Boulevard. via The News-Journal

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