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4 charged in blast at high school

By TIMES WIRES
Published November 1, 2006

Four Armwood High School students face felony charges after they set off a homemade explosive in a hallway trash can at the Tampa school, authorities said. No one was injured, said sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter, but a ceiling tile was damaged. The students, all 16 years old, made the device out of "typical items you can buy anywhere," Carter said. They're charged with making and discharging a destructive device.

Trial almost over for boy impaled by dive stick

A jury is expected to begin deliberating today over whether Wal-Mart and a Clearwater pool company should pay damages to a Largo boy injured by a pool toy six years ago. Lawyers for the now-9-year-old boy said in closing arguments Tuesday that Wal-Mart and Florida Pool Products Inc. should pay nearly $15-million in compensatory damages to Marcus Zunner and even more in punitive damages. Marcus was impaled by a dive stick while he played in a shallow pool in his back yard when he was 3 years old. His lawyers said Wal-Mart and Florida Pool Products ignored a recall after other children were injured, an accusation that the companies deny. The trial has lasted more than three weeks.

Try again, other Times

The good news: The New York Times reported Sunday that the 2006 hurricane season was over Tuesday. The bad news: The paper was a month early. Sorry, but we still have to hold our breath through the end of November.

UF researchers to get us out of this traffic jam

Here's something to think about the next time you're stuck in a rush-hour jam on the highway: The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving University of Florida researchers $3-million over the next three years to find solutions to traffic congestion. The center, in the College of Engineering, will open next year. Researchers will look at bottlenecks in automobile, rail and shipping. Professors of civil engineering, urban planning and occupational therapy will participate.

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