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Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years....

Contraception mandate outrages religious groups

The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception....

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Sunny weekend good for fun, bad for fire safety

Dry and breezy weather can be ideal for outdoor fun, but because of a lingering drought, they are also ideal conditions to rapidly spread wildfires.

Micanopy man arrested over outdoor grilling argument

Police said they took a Micanopy man to jail after an argument over outdoor grilling nearly became a knifing Thursday night.

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