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 Joseph Quinn thinks there might have been "some kind of conspiracy" that prevented him from hearing Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's convention speech Wednesday night. |
When it came to buying their children new jeans and trendy tops, parents held the line: They focused on basics at discounters and waited for the best deals, resulting in weak August sales at many stores. That's a bad sign for the holiday season as families may be just as cautious with their gift-giving.
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Sometime this morning, Odirile Jojo Rammoni will arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa, then board a plane for the fourth and final leg of his 9,000-mile, 24-hour journey home to the African country of Botswana.
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Shell's Seafood Restaurants Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday and immediately closed eight of its 18 restaurants around the state, but not Shell's in either Daytona Beach or New Smyrna Beach.
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Daytona International Speedway has started a significant grandstand renovation project to be completed by the end of the year.
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Shells Seafood Restaurants Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sept. 2 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida's Tampa division.
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