Thursday, November 26, 2015

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  • Thanksgiving meal delivery a tradition for some in Jacksonville | jacksonville

    Thanksgiving meal delivery a tradition for some in Jacksonville | jacksonville
    Teddy Richardson put his blue, orange and white taxi in park and hopped out of the driver’s seat.From the back hatch, he grabbed a box with a warm meal inside in one hand, and a bag of fixings in the other.He jaunted up to the front door of a small Calvin Street house and knocked.“My name is Teddy,” he said to the man inside. “I’m with Meals on Wheels. Happy Thanksgiving!”Next, a stop on Orchard Street, then over to Beaverbook Place. Six more houses after that.Richardson is one of 50 cab drivers..
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  • Scott's budgets growing to record highs

    Scott's budgets growing to record highs
    TALLAHASSEE | According to Gov. Rick Scott, his budgets are only getting better — even as they keep getting bigger.“What’s great about this is, it’s way better than my first budget,” Scott said this week as he unveiled his $79.3 billion spending plan for the year that begins July 1. The governor noted that the state faced a shortfall when he took office in 2011, prompting cuts.See also:Gov. Scott unveils proposed 2015-16 budget, with tax cut ideas, in JacksonvilleAfter Monday’s event, while talk..
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  • Jacksonville-based pharmacies agree to pay millions to settle fraudulent billing claims | jacksonville

    Jacksonville-based pharmacies agree to pay millions to settle fraudulent billing claims | jacksonville
    A group of Jacksonville-based pharmacies make up a large portion of a contingent that reached settlements with the federal government totaling millions of dollars to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing as well as several other conduct infractions targeting military health care, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Five of the six major compound pharmacies involved in the settlements are based in Jacksonville with the largest payout coming from MedMatch Pharmacy, according to the U.S. At..
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  • The Jacksonville Zoo celebrates birth of critically endangered Sumatran tiger

    The Florida Times-Union / Jacksonville.com6:42 p.m. EST November 25, 2015It's the first tiger born at the zoo in 35 yearsIt's the first tiger born at the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens in 35 years.(Photo: Courtesy: Janel Jankowski)The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is celebrating a new arrival — a criticallyendangered Sumatran tiger cub.It's the first tiger born at the Jacksonville Zoo in 35 years, and the fifth Sumatran tiger born in the United States this year.The cub, whose gender is not yet kn..
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  • Heartwarming homecoming at NAS Jacksonville

    Heartwarming homecoming at NAS Jacksonville
    The Smith family at Nas Jax(Photo: Keitha Nelson)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Members of the HS-11 squadron out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville spent nine months away from loved ones while serving the country during dangerous missions.On Wednesday afternoon, just in time for Thanksgiving, a group of 35, the last of the 200 member team, made it home. Six helicopters flew in to NAS Jacksonville following the deployment as part of Carrier Air Wing One.They worked overseas supporting anti-terrorism missio..
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  • Jacksonville Zoo Gets New Elephant

    Jacksonville Zoo Gets New Elephant
    Photo: Action News Jax By: Associated PressNovember 26, 2015 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A new female African elephant has joined the herd at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. The zoo announced that Thandi, who is about 34 years old, arrived earlier this month from The National Elephant Center in central Florida. She is going through the standard 30-day quarantine period before joinin..
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  • The NICE Committee must step up its game

    Months ago, City Council’s panel to address community neglect underwent a name change. It went from the blunt-sounding Blight Committee to the softer-edged Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement Committee.Yes, the acronym is “NICE.”Unfortunately, something else has disappeared from the committee along with its old name — an ability to get much of anything done.This inefficiency needs to end.For the sake of Jacksonville residents who look to city officials to support their efforts to ..
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  • History suggests slowing San Diego QB Philip Rivers could trouble...

    History suggests slowing San Diego QB Philip Rivers could trouble...
    San Diego’s passing game has undergone many changes, but one constant remains — an excellent constant.Quarterback Philip Rivers has toasted the Jaguars defense over the last two years. Jaguars coach Gus Bradley’s defensive scheme has not slowed Rivers down at all.The Jaguars (4-6) will have to try and slow the 33-year-old Rivers down when they face the Chargers (2-8) on Sunday at EverBank Field.Rivers has thrown for 39,866 yards in his career and is second in the NFL in passing yards this season..
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  • FBI Jacksonville monitoring potential threats throughout the

    FBI Jacksonville monitoring potential threats throughout the
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —Action News Jax is the only station that can take you inside the walls of our local FBI office. We're able to show what's being done to protect North Florida against terrorism.We spoke exclusively with Jacksonville Special Agent in Charge Michelle Klimt and the biggest question we had is what goes into protecting the public, especially since we've seen several terror suspects arrested in our area recently.“It’s also important for the Jacksonville folks in the Jacksonville are..
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  • Holiday shoppers get a head start on Thanksgiving

    Holiday shoppers get a head start on Thanksgiving
    NEW YORK รข€” Black Friday used to kick off the holiday shopping season, but now that day has taken a backseat to Thanksgiving Day. Still, retailers have settled into times that don't interfere with the turkey feast.After opening earlier and earlier on the holiday, this year, most of the more than a dozen major retailers like Macy's, Target and Kohl's are sticking with their 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. Thanksgiving openings.One big exception: J.C. Penney, which is opening two hours earlier at 3 p.m. on the ..
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