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In 2010 and 2011, there were more than 1,000 school-related arrests in Broward County. Nearly three-quarters of them were for non-violent misdemeanors.

Fla. School District Trying To Curb School-To-Prison Pipeline

8:57pm November 05, 2013

by Greg Allen

A Florida school district reached an agreement with the NAACP and law enforcement to reassess tough "zero tolerance" guidelines. Non-violent misdemeanors — like alcohol and marijuana possession — will be dealt with by schools instead of police.

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Maricruz Ladino packs lettuce in a cooler in Salinas, Calif.

National

Silenced By Status, Farm Workers Face Rape, Sexual Abuse

6:36pm November 05, 2013

by Sasha Khokha

Farm workers do backbreaking work to bring fresh produce to our tables. But one secret about life in the fields is a chilling power dynamic that can allow supervisors to sexually assault farm workers in remote orchards and packinghouses.

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National

Beleaguered Florida Citrus Industry Hits New Snags

6:19pm November 05, 2013

by Ashley Lopez

Florida's citrus industry is having more problems. Growers are already plagued by crop diseases like canker and greening. Now, an effort to control greening has led to the deaths of millions of bees.

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Say hello to your microbiome, Rob Stein. Our intrepid correspondent decided to get his gut bacteria analyzed. Now he's wondering if he needs to eat more garlic and onions.

Getting Your Microbes Analyzed Raises Big Privacy Issues

3:28pm November 05, 2013

by Rob Stein

Scientists are asking people to contribute samples of their gut microbes to help figure out how those microbes affect human health. But ethicists say sharing that information, as well as the personal health data that make it useful to researchers, poses risks. That's especially true for children.

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Pot And Beer On State Ballots This Election Day

7:12am November 05, 2013

Having legalized marijuana, Colorado votes whether to impose a 25 percent tax. Portland, Maine, will decide whether to legalize pot. And Hyde Park, Utah, voters will decide whether to allow beer sales.

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Sacramento Kings Look To India To Attract New NBA Fans

5:24am November 05, 2013

by Scott Detrow

Last year, Sacramento Kings fans were saying goodbye, expecting the NBA team to move to Seattle. But new ownership came together just in time, and the Kings stayed put. The new management plans to build the Kings into a contender, and a big part of that blueprint involves building up a fan base in — believe it or not — India.

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Insurance Firms Forced To Cancel Many Individual Policies

5:08am November 05, 2013

by Richard Knox

More than 12 million Americans buy health insurance on their own, and many are getting cancellation notices because their individual coverage does not meet the standards of the Affordable Care Act. This is causing anxiety and anger — especially since most of these people can't get onto the healthcare.gov website to figure out their options for 2014.

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Politics & Government

Senate Advances Employment Non-Discrimination Act

5:08am November 05, 2013

by David Welna

With a vote of 61-30, the Senate voted to move forward on legislation that would prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Monday's vote opens the floor to debate on the bill and the Senate is expected to schedule a full vote by week's end.

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Craig Rowles raises pigs near Carroll, Iowa. The piglets will enter and leave this room as a group.

Why Are Pig Farmers Still Using Growth-Promoting Drugs?

7:42pm November 04, 2013

by Dan Charles

There's a curious twist in the contentious debate over feeding antibiotics to animals in order to make them grow faster. Evidence suggests using antibiotics for growth promotion, at least among pigs, doesn't even make economic sense. But some pork producers don't believe it.

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Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announces Monday in St. Petersburg that he will run for governor as a Democrat.

Politics & Government

Now A Democrat, Ex-Florida Gov. Crist Tries To Get Old Job Back

7:42pm November 04, 2013

by Greg Allen

Charlie Crist left the Republican Party during a failed bid for Senate and later became a Democrat. Now he's running against Florida's current Republican governor, Rick Scott, a conservative elected with strong Tea Party support.

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