Crystal River, Florida  - Boo is convinced that manatees prefer chubby companions. The heavyweight aquatic mammals, sometimes known as sea cows, have no time for slender snorkellers "but they swam right up to me," enthuses the ample lady from Texas.

Perhaps a pot-belly encased in a matt black wetsuit presents the well-fed creatures with a mirror image of their bulky selves. In any case, this is the third time this week that Boo, a 50-something with a shock of red hair, has squeezed herself into a close-fitting, neoprene outfit for the pontoon boat trip across Crystal River, a warm water site off the Florida's Gulf Coast north of Tampa.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 5 -- Prosecutors may use evidence seized from ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak's car in her trial for allegedly attacking a romantic rival, a Florida court appeals has ruled.

However, the three-judge panel upheld a lower court finding that police did not properly read Nowak her Miranda rights, Florida Today reported. That means a statement she gave will be barred as evidence.

"The trial court applied the correct legal standards in determining that Nowak neither waived her Miranda rights, nor voluntarily spoke with police," the court said in its decision Friday.

MIAMI, Dec. 4  -- Miami's prestigious Art Basel exhibition said Swiss bank UBS has returned as a sponsor despite allegations it has been helping wealthy clients hide taxes.

"We are very happy about their support," Art Basel Communications Manager Maike Cruse told ABC News Thursday.

At the event, which opened Thursday, patrons sipped champagne and gazed at the pricey artwork, including a Rene Magritte painting on sale for $11.5 million.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 3  -- Florida Crystals and a Florida growers' cooperative said the state's offer to buy 180,000 acres from U. S. Sugar Corp. gives the company an unfair advantage.

The company and the Florida Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida said they opposed the $1.34 billion deal, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Wednesday.

The deal "creates a taxpayer subsidized sugar company," Florida Crystals spokesperson Gaston Cantens said.

Florida agreeing to rent the land back to U. S. Sugar for seven years for $50 an acre, although rent for sugar cane fields can run as high as $325 an acre, the newspaper said.

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 29  -- Dwight Howard had 32 points, 21 rebounds and four blocked four shots Saturday to spark the Orlando Magic to a 110-96 win over Indiana.