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<title>One lucky Florida Powerball winner</title>
<description>A Florida supermarket sold the only winning ticket in last night&amp;rsquo;s $600 million Powerball drawing, lottery officials in the Sunshine State announced.The winning numbers were 10, 13, 14, 22, and 52, and the Powerball was 11.The winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., about 29 miles northeast of Tampa, the Florida Lottery announced on Twitter.&amp;quot;We&amp;rsquo;re ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:24:58 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball jackpot sold in Florida</title>
<description>(Reuters) - One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:09:42 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Crash victim saves driver unable to rescue passenger in fiery fatal crash</title>
<description>A driver who crashed into a car that burst into flames saved the other driver, but couldn&amp;#039;t rescue a passenger who was killed during the Saturday collision ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:06 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Man shot during dispute with neighbor over dogs in Loxahatchee</title>
<description>Palm Beach County Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office .The altercation occurred about 7:30 p.m. in the 17000 block of 40th Run North. Deputies found a man suffering from gunshot wounds, the Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office said.The unidentified man was transported to St. Mary&amp;#039;s Medical Center in critical ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:04 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Bus strikes kills woman at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport</title>
<description>A woman&amp;#039;s airport visit to greet an arriving traveler turned deadly when she tripped in a roadway and a charter bus ran over her. It forced the normally hectic four-lane arrivals section ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>City of Weston horse places fourth at Pimlico Race Course</title>
<description>Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The owners chose to name the 3-year-old thoroughbred after their city of residence.  City of Weston competed in the $100,000 Chick Lang Stakes among eight other ... </description>
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<title>NBA Indiana Pacers set up Eastern finals with Miami Heat</title>
<description>NBA Eastern Conference finals after they closed out their semi-final series against the New York Knicks in six games with a 106-99 victory on Saturday.  The Pacers thrilled their home crowd with the win to take the seven-game series 4-2 and advance to the finals for the first time in nine ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:47:49 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Tampas Pet-A-Palooza a hit with dogs and owners</title>
<description>TAMPA -- Sure, the skateboarding shelties and long-jumping dogs wowed the crowd. And yes, the water-skiing squirrel elicited oohs and ahhs.  But, for many at Pet-A-Palooza, there was a much cooler attraction waiting.  As temperatures climbed into the 80s outside Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, dogs of all shapes and sizes flocked to the plastic kiddie pools scattered across the ... </description>
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<title>Some Florida Firms Enjoy Incentives</title>
<description>Located on eight acres in Fort Myers, the Florida office of technology research giant Gartner Inc. is 125,000 square feet of modern corporate campus, with a cafeteria large enough to feed 200 at a time, a gym and second-floor outdoor patio. It houses just over 10 percent of the multinational company&amp;#039;s 4,500 staffers. Gartner&amp;#039;s technology services and consulting operation grew up in ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:55:59 -0400</pubDate>
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<title> MIAMI  U. Miami Team Rescues NCIS Agent in Panama</title>
<description>A team from the University of Miami Hospital is sharing its story after being summoned to Panama to rescue a federal agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:55:58 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Exclusive Wounded Undercover Detective John Saavedra Named Miami-Dade PBA Officer of the year</title>
<description>DORAL (CBSMiami) &amp;ndash; An undercover Miami-Dade Police detective who was shot three times during a shoot-out at asuspected marijuana grow house last July has been named the 2012 Police Officer of the Year by the Miami-Dade PoliceBenevolent Association.  CBS4&amp;#039;s Peter D&amp;#039;Oench reported exclusively that the announcement came Saturday night at the ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>AIDS Walk Orlando raises hope and help for awareness prevention</title>
<description>AIDS Walk Orlando, the second-largest annual fundraiser for the Hope and Help Center of Central Florida, Inc.  Last year, the event raised more than $207,000 for the group. Early Saturday, the event had raised $116,150, but that amount was expected to grow.  U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, delivered the event&amp;#039;s opening remarks before leading the roughly two-mile walk through ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:46:03 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Mother Facing Aggravated Manslaughter Charge Held Without Bond</title>
<description>A mother charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child in the death of her 11-month-old son was ordered held without bond Saturday. Miami-Dade Judge Andrew Hague ordered Catalina Marista Bruno, 30, held on no bond in connection with a previous case involving her son. He set her bond at $250,000 for the new case, and set numerous conditions if she posts ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:43:20 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>MLB Arizona 1 Miami 0</title>
<description>Brandon McCarthy fired his second career shutout Saturday, baffling the Marlins on three hits in the Arizona Diamondbacks&amp;#039; 1-0 decision over Miami.  McCarthy (1-3) earned his first win of the season in his ninth start after firing eight shutout frames in his previous outing -- a no-decision against the Phillies.  The right-hander allowed two walks and struck out five in the 100-pitch ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:34:07 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Miami student takes Heats Wade to senior prom</title>
<description>The Heat have cruised so easily through the 2013 playoffs that you can&amp;rsquo;t blame Dwyane Wade for lining up some events on his social calendar.  Wade spent Friday night attending Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School&amp;rsquo;s senior prom with Nicole Muxo, a fan ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:55:45 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Tampa historian Leland Hawes dies at 83</title>
<description>TAMPA -- The love affair between Leland Hawes and newspapers began in the 1930s, with an old L.C. Smith typewriter in his father&amp;#039;s office in their Thonotosassa home. Mr. Hawes, then a boy of 8 or 9, was fascinated by the typewriter, he told an interviewer later. His father, who worked in the citrus business, had an idea -- the boy could put out a newspaper in their rural community.  That ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:47:34 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Olympian DeeDee Trotter asks for justice after awards stolen</title>
<description>ORLANDO --  Two time gold medalist DeeDee Trotter, whose Altamonte Springs home was robbed this month, is asking for help is getting her memorabilia back.    The star ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:07:21 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>CDC Study find 58 of pools tainted with E. coli</title>
<description>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a study of public pools during swim season last year which yielded some stomach-turning ... </description>
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<title>Weather Isolated storms pop up in parts of Central Florida</title>
<description>A hot and humid afternoon has led to some evening weather activity in parts of Central Florida where the east and west coast sea breezes are colliding to produce showers and ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:07:21 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Law enforcement pay tribute on Armed Forces Day</title>
<description>Armed Forces Day recognized this year on Saturday, May 18, was established in 1949 to honor and thank members of all military ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:07:20 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Paul McCartney kicks off Out There tour with 2 shows in Orlando</title>
<description>ORLANDO --  Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his &amp;quot;Out There&amp;quot; tour in Orlando.    The massive production, which requires 31 trucks worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatles star.    McCartney performed the show to a sold out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil earlier ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:07:19 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Deputies Lakeland mother shoots kills son in self-defense</title>
<description>According to reports, 86-year-old Nancy Pennypacker told deputies she had shot her son, William Pennypacker, 64, in self-defense after he punched her in the face and fired a gun at her. (PHOTO: Polk County Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office, 2012 booking ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:07:17 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Weekly Address Obama talks jobs says politics misplace focus</title>
<description>his weekly radio and Internet address , Obama says the U.S. should focus on attracting good jobs, educating workers and ensuring workers get paid a decent living.    Obama has been pushing those priorities in recent visits to Baltimore and Austin, Texas. Obama says he&amp;#039;ll make the case in more U.S. cities soon.    Obama says politics in Washington often aren&amp;#039;t focused on what Americans ... </description>
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<title>Bond set for 2 accused of having pipe bombs</title>
<description>COCOA --  Two people facing charges after police discovered pipe bombs inside their home appeared before a judge Saturday.    Clarice Radcliff, 31, and Bryan O&amp;#039;Halloran, 37, are charged with possession of an explosive device, ... </description>
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<title>Family on sinking boat rescued by dolphin tour boat</title>
<description>Thirteen people were on a rented 20-foot boat Saturday when it began taking on water. They were rescued by personnel from a dolphin sightseeing boat that happened to be in the ... </description>
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<title>Marion Sheriff Chris Blair now facing ethics review</title>
<description>After being cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury, Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair&amp;#039;s paperwork will now be reviewed by the Florida Commission of Ethics. ... </description>
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<title>Former Flagler Beach officer pleads not guilty in shooting</title>
<description>A former Flagler Beach officer was charged with attempted murder after an apparent road rage incident sent a Flagler firefighter to the hospital with two gunshot wounds -- Saturday, March 30, ... </description>
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<title>70+ stolen grave markers recovered from Volusia cemetery</title>
<description>Robert Jones was arrested and charged with grand theft of the grave markers from Lohmans Funeral Home, where he was an employee. (PHOTO/Volusia County ... </description>
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<title>Florida Teen Expelled Charged With Felony For Lesbian Relationship</title>
<description>Kaitlyn Hunt (Credit: Free Kate Facebook Page) A Florida family says their 18-year-old daughter was charged with a felony and expelled from high school as a result of a consensual, same-sex relationship with another student.  Kaitlyn Hunt started dating a female classmate at the beginning of the school year ... </description>
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<title>SeaWorlds Antarctica could further tilt Orlandos tourism market</title>
<description>Penguins acclimate to their new habitat at the &amp;quot;Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins&amp;quot; attraction, during an exclusive preview, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The attraction is scheduled to open Friday, May ... </description>
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<title>Orioles give up six runs in top of ninth inning in 10-6 loss to Tampa Bay Rays</title>
<description>Orioles have to buck this recent trend of short, uneven starts from their rotation.  Eventually that catches up with a club, even one with a great bullpen and a lineup that can hammer opponents.  Case in point: Saturday&amp;#039;s 10-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays that extended the Orioles&amp;#039; losing streak to a season-worst four games.  The Orioles (23-19) bashed Rays starter Roberto Hernandez and ... </description>
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<title>MLB Tampa Bay 10 Baltimore 6</title>
<description>Luke Scott drew a bases-loaded walk to cap the rally, which enabled the Rays to clinch their three-game series.  Joyce also homered, finishing 3-for-5 with five RBI in the victory.  Alex Torres (1-0) earned the decision with four innings of scoreless ... </description>
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<title>Touch-a-Truck wows kids with 90 vehicles</title>
<description>Two-year-old Damian Brown pretends to steer the Waste Pro Display truck during the 4th Annual Sweet Dreams Touch A Truck event at Citizens Field on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Children climbed into large vehicles and learned about car and pedestrian safety from various companies and public ... </description>
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<title>Powerball fever has locals talking ... and buying</title>
<description>Charles Rigby, left, gets his Powerball tickets from clerk KC Patel, for the $600 million jackpot at the Texaco store on the corner of SW 13th Street and SW 21st Avenue, in Gainesville Friday, May 17, ... </description>
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<title>Jet-set Miami developers entangled in legal drama over private jet</title>
<description>For sale: a $12.6 million Bombardier Challenger jet presumably grounded at the Opa-locka Airport.At a price around $7.5 million, it comes stocked with china glasses, monogrammed hand towels and pillows, a mini-bar, and a lap top of navigational charts.It also carries some awful hefty baggage.    The private aircraft is the source of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case and a long-running legal battle ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 19:22:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Man charged with DUI said he doesnt recall accident</title>
<description>A Gainesville man found with empty beer cans, gas cartridges and compressed air containers was arrested on a DUI charge after getting into an accident that he didn&amp;#039;t remember, Gainesville police ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 19:19:41 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Police search for missing Iraq war veteran</title>
<description>Sought is Laurence &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot; Vantassell, 52. His exact address is unknown but military records list his address as the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center on Archer Road.Vantassell called his parents, who live in another state, and indicated that he was suicidal, police said. Vantassell is a combat veteran from Iraq and reportedly suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and other ... </description>
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<title>Man charged with robbery domestic battery</title>
<description>A Gainesville man was charged with robbery early Saturday morning on allegations that he stole a purse from a woman, according to an arrest ... </description>
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<title>Notoriety follows David Rivera pal in Nicaragua</title>
<description>Ana Alliegro, the Miami woman at the center of the federal corruption investigation involving former congressman David Rivera, is living in a small town outside of ... </description>
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<title>One killed two injured in crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Miramar</title>
<description>One person was killed and two were injured in an early-morning car crash on the Homestead Extension of Florida&amp;rsquo;s Turnpike in Miramar.Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release that a 2004 Hyundai XG 350 was stopped in the westbound left lane of the Homestead Extension west of University Drive when a 2011 Nissan 370 struck it from behind at about 2:45 a.m.The Hyundai burst into flames.    ... </description>
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<title>GHS senior achieves Top in the World</title>
<description>When exams at the end of the year go well, some students say they feel &amp;quot;on top of the world.&amp;quot; But one Gainesville High School student can claim he is &amp;quot;Top in the ... </description>
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<title>Powerball Players Go for Monster Jackpot</title>
<description>Move over, Powerball. Mega Millions is moving into Florida with tickets now on sale for the popular multi-state lottery. Players Filipe Placucci and Willy Puig talked about the ... </description>
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<title>McCartney Kicks Off North American Tour In Orlando</title>
<description>ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) -- Former Beatles star Paul McCartney&amp;rsquo;s North American tour kicks off Saturday night in Orlando, and if the elaborate production equipment involved is any indication, spectators are in for a quite the show.  McCartney&amp;rsquo;s &amp;#039;;Out There&amp;#039;; tour requires31 trucks worth of equipment, including spectacular lasers and lighting, huge pyrotechnics, and ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:07:05 -0400</pubDate>
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<description>The jokes came easy when a Hialeah police sergeant blamed his girlfriend&amp;rsquo;s pimp for setting him up when he was arrested on cocaine charges in April.But it&amp;rsquo;s no laughing matter that his arrest follows a string of headline-grabbing incidents involving Hialeah cops during the past few years. There was a husband-and-wife police team charged with illegally selling hundreds of guns. A ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:33:48 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>UCF students blood tested for alcohol after crash kills Orlando man</title>
<description>University of Central Florida student&amp;#039;s blood was tested for alcohol after she was accused of causing a fatal head-on crash at 5:30 a.m. Saturday.Dana McKinnon, 22, ... </description>
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<title>LeBron James Named to NBA All-Defensive First Team</title>
<description>The NBA announced today that Miami HEAT forward LeBron James has been named to the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team. This marks the fifth time in James&amp;#039; career that he has earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors, all in consecutive seasons. He previously earned First Team honors during the 2011-12, 2010-11, 2009-10 and 2008-09 seasons. It also marks James&amp;#039; third All-Defensive ... </description>
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<title>The March Against Monsanto also in Marathon Florida</title>
<description>Monsanto is spreading to every person in the United States. For those who have not heard about it, the March against Monsanto that is happening in over 360 locations and 36 countries around the world is on May 5, ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 16:34:29 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Woman Fatally Struck by Bus at FLL</title>
<description>The woman was struck in front of Terminal 4, spokesman Greg Meyer said. She was pronounced dead on the scene by Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue after the crash on the lower level, the Broward Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office said in a ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 16:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>No tickets wins Mega Money game</title>
<description>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. --  No tickets matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game so the jackpot rolled over to $550,000, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.Six tickets won $1,153.50 for picking 4-of-4; 52 tickets won $291.50 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 1,076 tickets won $42 each for picking 3-of-4; 1,630 tickets won $19 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the ... </description>
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<title>4 Fantasy 5 players share $58228 top prize</title>
<description>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. --  Four winners of the &amp;quot;Fantasy 5&amp;quot; game will collect $58,228.92 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.The winning tickets were bought in Tarpon Springs, Miami, Homestead and St. Petersburg, lottery officials reported.The 371 tickets matching four numbers won $101.00 each. Another 12,091 tickets matching three numbers won $8.50 each, and 108,031 tickets won a Quick ... </description>
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<title>Ex-NBA Player Stabbed Former Miami Heat Player Seriously Injured in Early Morning Brawl</title>
<description>Ex-NBA player Predrag Danilovic was stabbed early Saturday morning during a brawl in a cafe in Belgrade, Serbian police say.The Associated Press reports that Danilovic is undergoing surgery for injuries to his abdomen, head and arms.The Serbian player was part of the Miami Heat from 1995 to 1997, and then played for the Dallas Mavericks in 1997. He is considered one of the best European shooting ... </description>
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<description>Declaring it was necessary to &amp;ldquo;protect the safety of the community&amp;rdquo; and the &amp;ldquo;integrity of the [court] system,&amp;rdquo; a judge ordered a western Miami-Dade woman to remain in jail, at least for now, while she awaits trial on charges she killed her infant son by leaving him to bake in a hot car.Catalina Marista Bruno was given a $250,000 bond on aggravated manslaughter charges ... </description>
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<title>Powerball players in Orlando and across the nation snatch up tickets as jackpot soars past $600 million</title>
<description>The Powerball jackpot is estimated to be more than $550 million for Saturday&amp;#039;s drawing. So how do you spend that much money? Orlando Sentinel reporter Jon Busdeker shows off how he&amp;#039;ll burn through his millions when he ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 14:28:03 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Incurable bacteria citrus greening destroying Floridas citrus industry</title>
<description>(CBS News) For millions of Americans, part of the morning ritual is a glass of orange juice, but that sweet start to the day is now threatened. There&amp;#039;s a disease spreading through Florida&amp;#039;s multi-billion-dollar citrus crop. The malady is called citrus greening, and it is making it harder for area businesses to stock Florida&amp;#039;s best known fruit. &amp;quot;My concern is we won&amp;#039;t have ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 14:22:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Orlando woman lied about military service to avoid paying mortgage feds say</title>
<description>No lie was too small to tell for an Orlando woman who wanted a new home in Pensacola, but didn&amp;#039;t want to pay the mortgage for her Orlando home, federal officials said.  Chantal M. Lanton, 37, of Orlando is accused of falsely claiming to be an officer in ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 13:28:27 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Accused cop killer Dontae Morris to face Orlando jury Nov. 4 for double slaying</title>
<description>Orlando jury will decide this fall whether Dontae Morris shot to death two Tampa police officers who had pulled his girlfriend over for a minor traffic infraction.  Morris faces two charges of capital murder. Circuit Judge William Fuente scheduled the trial for Nov. 4 in Orlando.  It&amp;#039;s being moved from Tampa because of heavy publicity from the killings, the massive manhunt that ensued and ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 13:28:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade surprises fan at prom</title>
<description>CORAL GABLES, Fla. --  Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade made one high school senior&amp;#039;s night when he showed up unexpectedly at her prom.Wade walked into a ballroom with roses and hugged Nicole Muxo on Friday night as her classmates from Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School cheered.Muxo posted a YouTube video in April asking Wade to the prom.    She knew it was unlikely with the Heat heading to ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 12:41:29 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Hey techies BarCamp Orlando is underway at Wall Street Plaza</title>
<description>BarCamp Orlando, an annual technology event, is back in downtown Orlando today.  BarCamp is a series of 20-minute talks mostly focused on technologies like Ruby, PHP, Java and C with additional presentations on graphic design, music, photography and other new media for nondevelopers in the audience.  The daylong event at Wall Street Plaza is free and open to the public and &amp;quot;to bring people ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 12:26:25 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Tampa police investigating mans death</title>
<description>TAMPA &amp;mdash; Police are investigating the death of a man discovered on N 30th Street Friday night.The man, who is possibly in his 30s, has not been identified. Detectives are trying to determine the cause of his death, Tampa police said. His body was found in the 4800 block of N 30th ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 12:22:28 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>UM Hospital teams rescues NCIS agent in Panama</title>
<description>MIAMI --  A team from the University of Miami Hospital is sharing their story after being summoned to Panama to rescue an NCIS federal agent.The U.S. ambassador to Panama asked the hospital for help after 42-year-old agent Noel Zuniga collapsed in March during his daily run. Hospital officials said he suffered a heart attack.Doctors performed an angioplasty but Zuniga remained critically ill and ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:42:11 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Humid Saturday With Highs in Upper 80s for South Florida</title>
<description>Temperatures are already in the low 80s, and will top out in the upper 80s Saturday afternoon. A spotty shower or storm is possible in the ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:48 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Woman Tells Her Story of Sex Trafficking and Incest</title>
<description>&amp;quot;I am a survivor of almost 14 years of incest, about three, almost four years, of sex trafficking and I&amp;rsquo;m also the daughter of a sex offender and my pimp was my dad,&amp;quot; Rose ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:47 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Heroes rescue disabled Fla. vet from pond</title>
<description>LEALMAN, Fla. --  Two Good Samaritans are being praised after authorities say they rescued a disabled veteran whose wheelchair rolled into a southwest Florida pond.Lealman Police say 79-year-old Robert Lunay was sitting in his wheelchair overlooking a pond Friday night when his wheelchair slipped and he fell into the water. Lunay is a double-amputee.Robert Fields and Norman Steers happened to be ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:41:41 -0400</pubDate>
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<description>TAMPA, Fla. --  A 14-month-old boy is recovering in the hospital after he was hit by a vehicle and dragged for several feet.Hillsborough County Sheriff&amp;#039;s officials said Jaike Young was playing outside with several other children Friday when a vehicle stopped in front of the home to drop someone off. As the car was pulling away, another child threw a rock in front of the car and the toddler ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:41:40 -0400</pubDate>
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<description>A bear weighing 136kg (300lb) is discovered up a tree in a suburban garden in Tampa Bay, Florida, on Friday. The male black bear has to be tranquilised with a stun gun before being transported to the Ocala National Forest. The same bear was discovered in an Orlando neighbourhood in June ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:22:25 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>AIDS Walk Orlando participants gather in downtown Orlando</title>
<description>AIDS Walk Orlando.  Rosalind Avenue from Central Boulevard to Robinson Street is closed until noon for the event, the second-largest annual fundraiser for the Hope and Help Center of Central Florida, Inc.  Last year, the event raised more than $207,000 for the ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 09:18:36 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Orlando Fringe review Dirk Darrow 2 Ruby Knockers Jaded Dick</title>
<description>May 18--Classic, black-and-white detective films and dime-store pulp fiction novels inspire much of &amp;quot;Dirk Darrow 2: Rudy Knockers, Jaded Dick,&amp;quot; the one-man comedy sequel by Tim Motley. There&amp;#039;s the fast-talking, cigarette-smoking private dick wearing a trench coat, hat and holster. There&amp;#039;s talk of dames, bank heists and cops. And one-liners are aplenty. They&amp;#039;re mostly the ... </description>
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<title>Funeral Saturday for man hit by DeLand Police cruiser</title>
<description>Marlon Brown died Wednesday, May 8.  Brown ran from his vehicle after officers tried to pull him over because he wasn&amp;#039;t wearing a seatbelt.  He somehow ended up being run over by a patrol car driven by Officer J.P. Harris.  Funeral services for Brown will be Saturday at Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church on Cincinnati Street.  He will be laid to rest at the Community Cemetery in ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 08:31:12 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Firefighters battle two-alarm warehouse fire in Casselberry</title>
<description>1251 Seminola Blvd.  Four businesses use the warehouse, including SERVPRO, which clleans up after water and fire damage.    Fire Rescue said flames are shooting through the roof and Casselberry firefighters are in defensive mode.    This is a developing story. Refresh this page for ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 08:31:11 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Orange County firefighters try to fill the boot for MDA</title>
<description>Children with neuromuscular disorders became honorary firefighters at Nemours Children&amp;#039;s Hospital in South Orange County -- Friday, May 17, ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 08:31:10 -0400</pubDate>
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<description>FLORIDA --  What would you do with $600 million?  Well your dreams could become a reality if you win Saturday&amp;#039;s Powerball drawing.  It is the largest in Powerball history and second biggest overall.  The odds of winning are 1 in 175 million.  The highest was $656 million from a Mega Millions jackpot in 2012. The prize was split three ways with winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.  The ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 08:31:08 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Lowe others reflect on his 10-year tenure</title>
<description>For all intents and purposes, Lowe&amp;#039;s 10-year tenure as a city commissioner and then mayor ended shortly before midnight Thursday in a sparsely populated meeting room at City Hall.It was another marathon meeting, but this one was Lowe&amp;#039;s last.Commissioners told stories of serving together. Commissioner Randy Wells recalled one about Lowe calming a group scared of a snake on a sister city ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:29:09 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Many workplaces insure domestic partners some now also pay the tax on benefits</title>
<description>Rob Rosenwald (left), an assistant city attorney and his partner Thomas Barker (right) are shown outside of city hall on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The city has domestic partner benefits and is weighing whether to pay the federal taxes on those ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 05:29:42 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>New owners of St. Petersburg ALF have imperfect record</title>
<description>ST. PETERSBURG -- The new owners of the Palazzo Di Oro, an assisted living facility that closed suddenly two years ago amid financial turmoil, may have problems of their own.  In recent years, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration has found dozens of deficiencies at facilities operated by Senior Management Advisors of Clearwater and fined them thousands of dollars.  The state agency ... </description>
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<title>Man dies after crashing into school bus</title>
<description>PLANT CITY, Fla. --  A man driving a pickup truck died after crashing into a Tampa Bay area school bus.The Hillsborough County Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office reports that 66-year-old James Allen Flint died at the scene Friday afternoon.The bus driver and three students from Plant City High School were on the bus when it was knocked onto its side. Two students were taken to a nearby hospital with minor ... </description>
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<title>Pill mill doc pleads guilty to drug tax charges</title>
<description>MIAMI --  A South Florida doctor is facing up to two decades in prison after pleading guilty to drug and tax charges arising from an illegal pill mill operation.Dr. Stephen Anthony of Davie entered his guilty pleas Friday to conspiring to illegally dispense large amounts of oxycodone, money laundering and tax evasion. He will be sentenced Oct. 4 in Miami federal court.Over a 10-month period, ... </description>
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<title>Fox News Does What Florida Refused To Do Gives Allen West A Job</title>
<description>Omigod, remember when I was talking about Allen West the other day and mentioned that he clearly needs a job, what with boredom obviously driving his conjured conspiracy theories and breathless attempts to create &amp;lsquo;scandal&amp;rsquo; with nary a shred of logic or ... </description>
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<title>Black bear once captured in Orlando captured again in Tampa</title>
<description>Parramore neighborhood causing a mini-panic last year has once again been captured, only this time in a Tampa subdivision.The estimated 300-pound male wandered 125 miles from ... </description>
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<title>Man Says He Caught Largest Burmese Python on Record</title>
<description>Wrestling a Burmese python wasn&amp;#039;t exactly what 23 year old Jason Leon planned when he visited the Everglades with his buddies last week. He was riding ATV&amp;#039;s near Florida City when they saw a sight they&amp;#039;ll never ... </description>
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<title>Woman Says Thieves Spent $9000 on Her Credit Cards</title>
<description>She says the store manager told her there was nothing they could do because the cashiers don&amp;#039;t check identifications when somebody uses a credit ... </description>
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<title>Discover Haiti Miami Donna Karan Showcases Haitian Artisans At Little Haiti Cultural Center</title>
<description>Fashion designer Donna Karan walks through the art gallery during her visit to Little Haiti at the Discover Haiti Exhibition in Miami, Friday, May 17, 2013. Karan is among the designers and celebrities who have advocated for Haitian artisans since a catastrophic earthquake shook the Caribbean country in 2010. (AP Photo/Alan ... </description>
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<title>A Florida first UF offering cheaper online degrees</title>
<description>Florida Legislature may change how you pursue a college degree, advance your career or locate your company.All you need is a computer, time and the desire to ... </description>
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<title>Embattled Scott Trumpets Drop in Florida Jobless Rate</title>
<description>TAMPA | Florida Gov. Rick Scott &amp;mdash; who has made his handling of the state&amp;#039;s economy the main thrust of his re-election campaign &amp;mdash; got more to boast about ... </description>
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<title>Fish Orlando App Maps Central Florida Lakes</title>
<description>ORLANDO | A new smartphone application announced Thursday by state wildlife officials allows tourists and residents in Central Florida to see maps of major lakes in the area while catching up some fishing ... </description>
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<title>Florida Higher Education Fix Financial Aid</title>
<description>Those facts make it tempting to blast Gov. Rick Scott for considering a veto of the proposed 3 percent tuition increase in the state budget.It&amp;#039;s unclear whether the governor even has the power to veto such an increase, so this could provide another example of Scott making a power grab in higher education.But Scott deserves credit for continuing to speak out about college affordability. ... </description>
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<title>Kosher prison food lawsuit goes forward</title>
<description>Bruce Rich didn&amp;rsquo;t fare so well in the Florida justice system in 1999, when a Miami-Dade County jury found him guilty of murdering his parents and a judge sentenced him to life in prison. But he scored a victory last week when an Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruling put him one step closer to receiving kosher meals at Union Correctional Institution in North Florida &amp;mdash; and hundreds ... </description>
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<title>Florida Key West Pride June 5-9</title>
<description>Key West Pride will be celebrated June 5-9 honoring diversity, openness and freedom on the subtropical island internationally known as a top gay and lesbian vacation spot. Festival events include pool and dance parties, comedy and film, a street fair, contests, a pride parade and more &amp;mdash; and visitors will get a chance to meet Gilbert Baker, who in 1978 created the original rainbow flag that ... </description>
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<title>Meet 2 doctors who broke barriers in Miami</title>
<description>Dr. Dazelle Simpson became Miami&amp;#039;s first black female pediatrician in 1953 after graduating from the top of her class from Meharry Medical College. The Miami Herald captured the event, its headline reading, &amp;quot;First Negro Woman ... </description>
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<title>Florida business leaders praise Governor Rick Scott</title>
<description>Florida business leaders are pleased that Governor Rick Scott signed legislation that will eliminate sales tax on equipment purchased by manufacturers to use in the manufacturing of ... </description>
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<title>Wade Shows Up At Girls Prom</title>
<description>Nicole Muxo said she asked out Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade to her senior prom because he s her favorite basketball player and she thinks he&amp;#039;s a positive role model for a lot of people. She said she first asked Wade to come to ... </description>
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<description>Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in each of his first two trips to the plate Friday, powering Arizona to a 9-2 victory over Miami.  The Diamondbacks scored three times in the first and third innings with Goldschmidt highlighting both outbursts.  Arizona won its third in a row and the Miami losing streak was extended to six ... </description>
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<title>Key West Marks Centennial Flight</title>
<description>Exactly 100 years after making the first successful flight between Key West and Havana, Cuba, aviation pioneer Domingo Rosillo del Toro is being ... </description>
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<title>Police seek thieves who stole purebred dog from Miami-Dade shelter</title>
<description>Miami-Dade Animal Services is seeking the public&amp;rsquo;s help in identifying two people who stole a purebred Belgian Malinois shepherd dog from a county animal shelter on Tuesday.The dog, named Django, is an intact 1-year-old male, according to a news release from Animal Services.Belgian Malinois dogs look much like German Shepherds, but are smaller and more agile. They&amp;rsquo;re often used as ... </description>
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<title>2 suspended in Orange County home-confinement program fallout</title>
<description>Two Orange County Corrections employees have been suspended for 10 days without pay in connection with the county&amp;#039;s home confinement ... </description>
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<title>Man woman arrested in connection with Winter Garden murder</title>
<description>WINTER GARDEN --  Police have arrested a man and woman in connection with the murder of a Winter Garden father.    Jadarion Jackson, 20, and Latara Conyers, 33, are charged as suspects involved in the killing of 35-year-old Sylvester Wright.    Wright ... </description>
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<title>Verdict Reached in Trial of Miramar Police Captain</title>
<description>A now 16-year-girl said that a Miramar Police captain made her strip naked and expose her genitalia to prove she was not having sexual intercourse in a parked car as testimony began in his trial Tuesday. The teen, defense attorney Alberto Milian and witness Steven Gaynor Jr. spoke in ... </description>
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<title>Couple Steals Dog From Shelter</title>
<description>The couple stole 1-year-old Django, an intact Belgian Malinois male, from the Miami-Dade Animal Services Shelter on May 14. On Friday, authorities released images of the coupld stealing the ... </description>
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<title>Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward position</title>
<description>TALLAHASSEE -- Florida House Republicans tried to close the state&amp;#039;s pension system to new employees this year, saying it&amp;#039;s a ticking time bomb that could cripple the state&amp;#039;s budget for years to come.  But many of those same GOP lawmakers are members of the state pension system themselves, according to a Times/Herald review.  In fact, more than half of House Republicans could see ... </description>
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<title>Ex-Miramar police captain convicted for ordering girl 15 to expose herself</title>
<description>A deputy handcuffs retired Miramar police Captain Juan De Los Rios Friday after a jury convicted him of lewd and lascivious conduct for ordering a girl, 15, to expose her ... </description>
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<title>14-month-old boy hit dragged by car near Tampa</title>
<description>A 14-month-old boy injured Friday evening when he was hit by a car and dragged about 10 feet, the Hillsborough County Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office said.  The boy was playing with about seven other kids at 4421 Cobia Drive just after 6:30 p.m. Just as a car that had stopped to drop someone off began to pull away, one of the children threw a rock in front of it, the Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office said. Jaike Young ... </description>
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<description>ORANJESTAD, Aruba --  An American Airlines flight that was headed to Miami from Brazil has made an emergency landing in Aruba because of a mechanical problem.Spokeswoman Dori Alvarez said Friday that maintenance crews checked the plane once it landed and fixed the problem. She said the plane would depart Friday night for Miami. Flight 234 was carrying 218 passengers and 14 crew members.Alvarez ... </description>
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<description>Avid runner Noel Zuniga had just finished his daily run, when he began experiencing chest pains.It was 6:30 p.m. on March 17, and Zuniga an NCIS agent in charge for the U. S. Embassy in Panama, had returned days earlier from a snorkeling trip. He had a healthy, active lifestyle. But that wouldn&amp;rsquo;t matter when the chest spasms started. What he thought was a muscle spasm would change his life ... </description>
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<description>Will Cazanas and his 13-year-old son William of Palm Beach County were out air boating about 12 miles west of the Loxahatchee Boat Ramp and three miles east of U. S. Highway 27 when their boat got stuck and ... </description>
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<description>The Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department is asking for the public&amp;#039;s help in finding the couple responsible for the theft of Django, a 1-year-old intact male Belgian ... </description>
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<description>Stephanie Sequin, right, talks about why she thinks the morning after pill should be sold over the counter at the CVS on SW 13th Street on Friday in ... </description>
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<description>What: Free informational programs about bicycle and pedestrian safety in honor of National Bike MonthWhen: Monday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and May 29 at 11:30 a.m.Where: Headquarters Library, 401 E. University ... </description>
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<description>Grand Forks Herald columnist and 2012 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media recipient Marilyn Hagerty speaks during a memorial service in honor of USA Today founder Al Neuharth at Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall on the campus of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D., Friday, May 17, 2013. Hagerty is best known for her Olive Garden write-up that went viral in 2012. Neuharth ... </description>
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