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A former top operator for Florida Power %26 Light resigned because he believed the company put production before safety in the aftermath of a massive power outage in South Florida, according to court documents and the man’s resignation letter.

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California almond farmer Marvin Meyers has moved into banking — water banking that is. In the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, the world’s most productive agricultural region, Meyers bought land to collect water in wet years and recharge a shallow …

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March 12 (Bloomberg) — George P. Mitchell , the billionaire who pioneered development of shale gas in the Barnett formation of North Texas, is betting that the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania will be similarly prolific.

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The Arizona Cardinals have signed long-snapper Mike Leach, who spent the past seven seasons with the Denver Broncos. Contract terms for Leach weren’t disclosed Thursday. The signing completed a three-team shift of long snappers between Arizona …

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Arizona offers better mental-health care than most other states but still struggles to deliver quality services, according to a national report card released Wednesday.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. , March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Governor Edward G. Rendell today called upon visitors to Pennsylvania’s forests to exercise special caution and help guard against fires as he proclaimed March 15-21 as Wildfire Prevention Week …

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Peter Pocklington, who became an infamous figure overnight in Canada for trading hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky to a US team, was arrested in California on bankruptcy fraud charges.

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Actress Mandy Moore and rocker Ryan Adams wed Tuesday in Savannah, Ga. According to MTV News, singer-actress Mandy Moore and rocker Ryan Adams have wed. The couple got married in Savannah, Ga., on Tuesday. PerezHilton.com was the first media outlet …

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The state of Illinois is looking to save money, and new state employees might end up getting the short end of the stick.

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Four states - California, South Carolina, Michigan and Rhode Island - registered double-digit unemployment rates in January. The U.S. Labor Department says California’s unemployment rate jumped to 10.1 percent in January, from 8.7 percent in December …

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