Tag: state
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Brazil’s silver surfers leave aches beneath waves
When work is up, surf is up in Brazil. Edmea Pereira and Francisco de Aguiar, a retired husband and wife in their 70s, take classes three times a week, for free, at the Cisco Arana surf school in the city of Santos in the state of Sao Paolo.
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Brazil’s silver surfers leave aches beneath waves
When work is up, surf is up in Brazil. Edmea Pereira and Francisco de Aguiar, a retired husband and wife in their 70s, take classes three times a week, for free, at the Cisco Arana surf school in the city of Santos in the state of Sao Paolo.
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Michigan governor apologizes for Flint water crisis
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, facing protests, lawsuits and calls for his resignation over drinking water contamination in Flint, on Tuesday apologized to the city's residents and called for the state to spend $28 million on fixes. “To you, the people of Flint, I say tonight as I have before, I am sorry and I will…
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Paraguay could face threat from dengue, other fevers this year
Paraguay could face problems this year with dengue and other fevers transmitted by mosquitoes, which have proliferated due to rainy weather during the Southern Hemisphere summer, a health ministry official said on Tuesday. Paraguay had a record 150,000 dengue infections and 262 deaths in 2013. Concern this year extends to zika and chikungunya fevers, Paraguay’s…
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Denver’s fire chief stabbed multiple times at stoplight
Denver’s fire chief was stabbed multiple times on Tuesday by a woman who jumped into his unmarked vehicle while he was stopped at a red light, said authorities, who added he was expected to make a full recovery. Chief Eric Tade, 43, was listed in fair condition at Denver Health Medical Center, fire department spokeswoman…
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Transgenic mosquito ready to join Brazil’s war on Zika virus
A genetically modified mosquito has helped reduce the proliferation of mosquitoes spreading Zika and other dangerous viruses in Brazil, its developers said on Tuesday. The self-limiting strain of the Aedes aegypti mosquito was developed by Oxitec, the UK-subsidiary of U.S. synthetic biology company Intrexon. Oxitec, which produces the mosquitoes in Campinas, announced it will build…
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EPA says its response to Flint water crisis too slow
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it was reviewing its handling of a crisis over lead-contaminated drinking water in the Michigan city of Flint and acknowledged it did not respond fast enough. “Our first priority is to make sure the water in Flint is safe, but we…
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GE to move headquarters to Boston from Connecticut
General Electric Co said on Wednesday it will move its global headquarters to Boston and sell its offices in Fairfield, Connecticut, and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The decision caps a search that began last summer as Connecticut lawmakers passed a budget that increased taxes by $1.2 billion over two years, drawing protests from…
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GE to move headquarters to Boston from Connecticut
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric Co said on Wednesday it will move its global headquarters to Boston and sell its offices in Fairfield, Connecticut, and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The decision caps a search that began last summer as Connecticut lawmakers passed a budget that increased taxes by $1.2…
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Kentucky governor to dismantle state’s health insurance exchange: newspaper
Bevin's office was not immediately available for comment. Bevin, a Republican, has said his goal is to complete the transition of the state's system, known as “kynect,” by the end of 2016 to the federal system, the Louisville newspaper said. Bevin had pledged to dismantle the health exchange authorized by executive order of his predecessor,…