FORT MYERS, Fla. — Congress approved a bill this weekend authorizing a nearly $2 billion Everglades restoration project, one that clean water advocates hail as a step in the right direction but not the ultimate solution.
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More than 200 killed and 900 hurt after 2 trains derail in India; hundreds still trapped in coaches
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Florida educators wait for change after bill defunds diversity programs
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Deadly crash closes WB Immokalee Rd. lanes off Rock Rd.
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Date announced for Lighthouse Beach to reopen
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