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Atwater to seek president’s job at FAU

Florida CFO Jeff Atwater applying to become FAU president

Within hours of the announcement, the Republican from North Palm Beach receives a near-endorsement from Gov. Scott.

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West Palm, unions strike pension deal that will save $1.5M

The city has ratified new collective bargaining agreements with its police officers and firefighters.

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Boy flown to hospital after being struck by car in Royal Palm Beach

Rescue workers found the boy lying in the road on Silent Oak Circle, southeast of Southern Boulevard and State Road 7.

Fatal motorcycle crash closes Florida’s turnpike northbound lanes at Palm City, FHP says

A crash on Florida Turnpike’s on Saturday night left a motorcyclist dead and shut down all northbound lanes near Palm City, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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Ecuador navy airlifted Jeff Bezos for kidney stone

Ecuador navy airlifted Jeff Bezos for kidney stone

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was flown by helicopter from a cruise ship in the Galapagos Islands for medical attention after suffering intense pain because of a kidney stone on Jan.

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Body found on beach in Jupiter, police confirm; no link to foot found on Jupiter Island, sheriff says

When volunteers showed up for a routine monthly beach clean-up Saturday morning, they discovered police had taped off a swath of access points to the shoreline.

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Three accused of carjacking, robbing online dating customer in Riviera Beach

A would-be romantic connection forged online ended in a beating, robbery and carjacking for one man Friday night, city police said.

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Polo matches on beach spotlight abilities of people with disabilities

Reed Gutner is a good polo player — just ask her. After just a year and a half of playing, the 19-year-old says that other than coordinating “the rein in my left hand, and the mallet in my right — I am not right-handed,” she’d gotten the hang of it.

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Small plane lands safely at PBIA after reporting brake problems

A small plane landed safely at Palm Beach International Airport on Saturday night after reporting problems with its brakes, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said.

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