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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida is sending letters to more than 11,000 current and former students to notify them that their Social Security numbers, names and addresses were accidentally posted online. University officials said Tuesday that the privacy breach was recently discovered during a routine systems audit. The …

WASHINGTON – A House subcommittee on Wednesday rejected a Republican-led effort to open up more U.S. coastal waters to oil exploration. Rep. John Peterson, R-Pa., spearheaded the effort. His proposal would open up U.S. waters between 50 and 200 miles off shore for drilling. The first 50 miles off shore …

WASHINGTON – Advocates for the blind want the government to set minimum sound standards for new cars and trucks, pointing to potential safety hazards for blind pedestrians who can’t hear silent gas-electric hybrid vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration held a daylong hearing on Monday to discuss the issue, …