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In Pictures: Sunken treasure
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/08
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Repsol 'almost certain' to end offshore oil drilling in Cuba
Spanish oil company Repsol announced its potential withdrawal from exploration in Cuba, after spending close to $150 million on a dry well. What does this mean for Cuba?
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Portuguese Man o' War threat underestimated by swimmer Diana Nyad
Portuguese Man o' War first stung Nyad just two hours into her swim from Cuba. What hurt most, though, was the disappointment of having to give up.
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Rare crocodile found by Florida woman
Rare crocodile: The shy and reclusive animals are so rare in central or northern Florida that a wildlife official didn't initially believe Shondra Farner when she called to report the crocodile on the bank of a lake in a gated community in St. Petersburg.
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In Pictures: Sunken treasure
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Diana Nyad swim from Cuba to Florida ends after 29 hours
Diana Nyad swim: The 61-year-old ended her attempt to swim 103 miles from Cuba to Florida early Tuesday morning. The swim, if completed, was supposed to take 60 hours.
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A 'Blue Revolution' to fight hunger in Haiti and world
Amid cropland and freshwater shortages, deep-water 'free-range' fish farming gives people protein – and jobs. Modern marine aquaculture could put Haiti on the cutting edge of the fastest-growing global food industry.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/08
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/06
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/20
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In Pictures: Underwater antics
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Aflockalypse now? Turns out mass bird deaths are quite common.
Aflockalypse: Despite alarming headlines about dead birds plummeting from the sky, biologists say that mass die-offs happen all the time, and do not necessarily augur catastrophe, either biblical or environmental, or any kind of 'aflockalypse.'
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Flying fish story: kayakers in Florida Keys beware
Ahhh, kayaking in the Florida Keys: warm sun, turquoise waters, and ... bounding barracudas? A woman who was struck and badly injured by a flying fish is reunited with her rescuer.
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The BP well is dead. Long live lessons from the Gulf oil spill.
The BP oil well has been officially pronounced dead. But this is by no means the end -- either of this case or of the work needed to prepare for any future spill.
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Gold bullion discovered on sunken Spanish ship stolen from Florida museum
Gold bullion worth over half a million dollars was stolen from a museum in the Florida Keys earlier this week.
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Static kill plugs Gulf oil spill leak, but much work remains
Static kill: BPs efforts to plug the leak seem to have worked, but it's still too early to declare victory, officials say.
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Gulf oil spill: Will it hit Miami, Fort Lauderdale soon?
Oil is more likely to keep moving east because of the so-called loop current, NOAA officials said in a report issued Friday. The likelihood of the Gulf oil spill soon hitting the Keys and the southeastern coast of Florida is 80 percent, according to the officials.
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Sea turtles: wildlife experts set to collect and move eggs away from Gulf oil spill
Sea turtles have washed ashore, due to the Gulf oil spill. Now, US wildlife experts are planning to collect and move sea turtle eggs away from the Gulf, trying to save future generations.
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Without a Paddle
How a grueling kayak race helped heal a bruised ex-husband.
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BP oil spill poses growing worry for US seafood restaurants
Seafood restaurants and others are tracking the BP oil spill and trying to glean just how much impact it will have on menu prices and consumer perception.
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BP oil spill forces Florida beach to slip from top 10 beaches list
The tar-ball effect has bumped the Panhandle beaches off this year's Top 10 Best Beaches list.
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BP admits more oil is spilling into Gulf than estimated
BP admits that more oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster is spilling into the Gulf of Mexico than was previously estimated.
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Florida tar balls not from BP oil spill, according to Coast Guard lab
The US Coast Guard released a report Wednesday that says tar balls that have washed up on Florida beaches are not a result of the BP oil spill.
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Scientists watching where oil spill headed next - unrelated tar balls found in the Florida Keys
The Gushing oil well could cause damage from Louisiana to the Florida Keys
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Gulf oil spill targets Florida beaches as it nears loop current
New forecasts suggest that the loop current could carry the Gulf oil spill to Florida beaches within the next eight to 10 days. After that, it could reach the Atlantic Ocean.
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Gulf oil spill could reach Florida Keys by Sunday
University scientists say a portion of the Gulf oil spill could reach Key West in the Florida Keys next weekend.
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