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Technology revolutionizes voter registration for 2016 ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama was first elected in 2008, only two …

Rubio promoting a strong military as part of foreign policy JULIE PACE, Associated Press JILL COLVIN, Associated Press   NEW YORK (AP) — Defending the …

Plan OK’d to drill into BP’s ill-fated Macondo reservoir CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Deep-water drilling is set to resume near the …

Marathon Councilman pushes aquaduct association   BY TERRY SCHMIDA   Tick-tock, tick-tock . . .   That’s the sound of the clock ticking down to …

Shell clears major US government hurdle for Arctic drilling MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press   ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic drilling program has …

Keys take another green step forward with more electric car-charging stations   BY TERRY SCHMIDA   As the fossil fuel divestment movement picks up torque, …

  KOTS relocation discussed   The commissioner then turned to the thorny issue of the relocation of the Keys Overnight Temporary Shelter, aka “KOTS” from …

City talks rainbow sidewalks   BY TERRY SCHMIDA   The “Pink Triangle” intersection at Duval and Petronia streets is about to get even more colorful, …

Sea rise threatens Florida coast, but no statewide plan   JASON DEAREN, Associated Press JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press   AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — America’s oldest …

City votes to use Bight cash for New City Hall financing     BY TERRY SCHMIDA     Key West just took a Bight out …

New well war breaks out between Last Stand and Florida DEP     BY TERRY SCHMIDA     All’s well that ends well, except when, …

Some Native Hawaiians see telescope as science learning boon   JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press     HONOLULU (AP) — Before going up to Mauna …

Tropical storm Ana, a bit weaker, near coast of Carolinas     NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ana weakened slightly as it …

In South Carolina, a Republican scramble to stand out BILL BARROW, Associated Press MITCH WEISS, Associated Press     GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Republicans making …

Bush, Clinton taking different tracks on potential matchup   THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press JULIE PACE, Associated Press     DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — To …

States watching Medicaid standoff between Florida, Obama KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press   MIAMI (AP) — The Obama administration rebuffed Florida’s Gov. Rick Scott’s proposal to …

Florida congressman flipped shares in IPO despite US law JEFF HORWITZ, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — A multimillionaire, first-term Florida congressman flipped shares in …

Peary Court demolition plans cancelled BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Unable to win the Historic Architecture Review Commission (HARC) approval after four attempts, …

Hispanic courtship shapes Bush’s early campaign steps STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press   HOUSTON (AP) — The man at the microphone spoke in a language most …

Clinton challenges Bush on immigration as GOP shifts STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press KEN THOMAS, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton has injected …