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Hospital Safety, Be An Astronaut, Richest in Congress
Shark attack, park prices rise, meth charges for teacher and other stories from Florida Patch.

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in Florida. The following are some of the top stories from the past week:
- How Safe Are Tampa Bay’s Hospitals?
- Cargo Ship That Ran Afoul of Hurricane Joaquin Found
- Shark Attacks Woman in Waist-Deep Florida Water
- Restaurant Inspections: Mold, Roaches, Bad Smell
- Busch Gardens Raises Prices Slightly
- ‘Avatar’-Style Cirque Du Soleil Coming to Tampa
- NASA Offering Out-Of-This-World Job Opportunity
- Hospital Price Gouging: Gov. Rick Scott taking Aim
- Dad Brought Baby to Armed Robbery, Cops Say
- Florida’s Vern Buchanan 9th Wealthiest in Congress, Study Finds
- Lakewood Ranch High Teacher Faces Meth Charges
Photo courtesy of NASA: Astronaut Kjell Lindgren corrals fresh fruit on board the Kounotori 5 H-II Transfer Vehicle.
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