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Across America: TX student too big to play football?

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    School bans 12-year-old for his size

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Georgia some sixty firefighters rushed to the scene in midtown Atlanta.

Crews evacuated nearby residents and officials say it really helped douse the fire and that there was nobody inside that building.

Florida researchers at the University of Florida -- they have Burmese python turned up in the Everglades.

Is the State's largest ever more than seventy feet and some 160.

Pounds.

The snake also carried a record 87.

Eggs.

Officials estimate tens of thousands of the stakes are still in the Everglades.

Texas.

Middle school officials say they won't let -- seventh grader playing football because he's too big.

The twelve year old is six foot three and nearly 300 pounds.

According to the -- football association rule book seventh graders can't take the field if they -- more than a 135 now.

The boy's mother says he'll fight stores and can play it.

Oklahoma.

-- 95 year old World War II -- finally getting her high school diploma.

-- to leave school back in the fifth grade to help out with the family.

She eventually worked towards earning her GDP but -- enrolled in the army after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

-- state law allows World War II vets get diplomas.

And that's -- fox.

America.