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6-year-old Florida boy dies of rabies contracted from a bat

ORLANDO — A 6-year-old Florida boy has died from rabies he contracted after being scratched by an infected bat.[gh:iframe src="https://omny.fm/shows/northwest-florida-daily-news-audio-on-demand/listen-6-year-old-dies-of-rabies-from-bat-scratch/embed?style=artwork" width="100%" height="180" frameborder="0"][/gh:iframe]The father of Ryker Roque told NBC that the boy died Sunday at an Orlando hospital.Father Henry Roque said he had found a sick bat, put it in a [...]
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Can social media become less hateful by law? Germany is trying it – and failing, critics say

BERLIN - When 32-year-old German teacher and academic book author Bahar Aslan took to Twitter last week to accuse authorities of not doing enough to investigate an alleged xenophobic murder potentially committed by police officers, she hardly assumed that in doing so she would soon be accused of having broken the law, too. After all, freedom of speech is enshrined in the German Constitution.But her tweet soon disappeared, and Aslan says Twitter later messaged her saying she had [...]
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Want to help the homeless? Soup, Chapstick, nail clippers on list

As Northwest Florida braces for a continued string of bitterly cold nights, homeless advocates are keeping the doors open at the local shelters.So far this year, One Hopeful Place has been open for eight of the last 14 nights and another handful in late December. Temperatures are expected to drop below 40 for the remainder of the week.That's a stark contrast to last year, when temperatures dropped below 40 just nine times during the winter season.This winter has taxed [...]
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