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Johns Dental Laboratories stopped making the appliance last year after a KFF Health News-CBS News investigation into allegations of patient harm. The company had “never” reported any complaints about its products to the FDA, according to the agency.
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When asked if the taxpayer investment of $775 million for a renovated Jaguars stadium should go to a referendum, Mayor Donna Deegan replied: “I believe the referendum was my election back in May."
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“Gainesville is a hotbed for chess,” said Kevin Pryor, the tournament’s coach and the vice president of the United States Chess Federation. Pryor estimates there to be around 200 players in the city.
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In the last 80 years, sea level rise has risen about a foot. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, that pace is expected to speed up.
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The penalties are the result of a rule-breaking incident that happened in April 2022. An assistant coach drove a prospective student-athlete to a meeting with a booster, which is considered impermissible contact.
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The man turned out to be a totally stridently pro-Israel, Messianic Jewish hip hop rapper from Florida’s East Coast. His group’s social media accounts include anti-Muslim memes and comments, according to an investigation by Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications.
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Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues have joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff’s deputy.
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Alexis Bogan emerged from brain surgery last year unable to speak fluently. So doctors working with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI created a synthetic version of her voice that can say anything she wants.
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Since co-founding "Medical School for Kids," Betty Nguyen and Brandon Pham have authored 25 children’s books on medical specialties in hopes of inspiring the next generation of doctors.
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Despite a scenic location overlooking the water and millions spent on a new amphitheater and park, downtown Clearwater can be pretty empty most days. We talk with two former property owners there to find out why.
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Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te in his inauguration speech has urged China to stop its military intimidation against the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own territory.
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Niger's decision to kick out American forces dealt a blow to U.S. military operations in the Sahel. U.S. troops and some gear already have begun leaving the country.
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