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• Food stamp use further grows; state initiates anti-fraud controls

  The number of people on food stamps continued to grow in 2012 in South Florida and the state as a whole despite a falling unemployment rate and  a recovering economy, according to Florida records. [...]
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• Mortgage interest rates jump to highest level since Sept.

  Mortgage interest rates on fixed 30-year loans climbed this week to the highest level since September, but still remained near record lows,  Freddie Mac said Thursday. [...]
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• Tax season rush already beginning: One preparer to work 24-7

  IRS promising most refunds within 21 days of filing after it starts Jan. 30
  
  Consider it the beginning of tax refund mania: A Boca Raton tax firm will be open 24 hours a day at one location, starting next Monday, to prepare people’s taxes in advance of the Internal [...]
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• JetBlue: Cabin-fever fares from Fort Lauderdale from $50 one-way

  Book fares before 11:59 p.m. ET Jan. 23, 2013
  
  JetBlue Airways on Tuesday launched its Cabin Fever sale with fares ranging from $50-160 one way from F ort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport . [...]
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• Norwegian Cruise Line offers savings on cruises through Friday

  Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line has launched its DASH sale on all sailings of three days or longer, fleet-wide, available on bookings made by Friday. [...]
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• Credit Union raises $21K to help Super Storm Sandy victims

  Sunrise-based BrightStar Credit Union raised $21,133 to help the victims of Super Storm Sandy. [...]
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• Saks Fifth Avenue partners with American Red Cross, other charitable organizations

  Saks Fifth Avenue will give 5 percent of its February credit card purchases to the American Red Cross or other local organizations as part of a company-wide initiative, Saks Loves Your Cause. [...]
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• Palm Beach County United Way raising money to mentor kids

  The United Way of Palm Beach County has started the M2K Challenge to raise money to mentor 2,000 more children – doubling the number of kids its Mentor Center now helps. [...]
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• Southwest offers early boarding pass at gate for $40 per flight

  Beginning today, Southwest Airlines customers will have the opportunity to purchase one of its earliest boarding positions such as a "A" boarding pass, at the gate for $40 a flight when available, the airline announced Monday. [...]
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• Sky Limo Corp. adds Cessna Caravan aircraft to its fleet in 2013

  Fort Lauderdale-based aircraft charter firm Sky Limo Corporation has added a new aircraft to its fleet in 2013 — the Cessna Caravan. [...]
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