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Bottle thrown into Bay in 2001 found

REHOBOTH, Mass. (AP) - A message sealed in a champagne bottle and tossed into the waters off Tampa, Fla., more than a decade ago by a Massachusetts couple celebrating their engagement has been ...
Proposal to be heard for Amazon center

TAMPA - Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners will consider a proposal Wednesday morning during their meeting that could bring over a thousand of jobs to the Tampa Bay area. Online retailer, Amazon.com, is proposing to build a wholesale trade Fulfillment Center that could bring more than a 1,000 jobs to the bay area. 375 of those proposed jobs would include higher wage jobs that would have ...
12 best sights in St. Petersburg

>Editor's note: This story was originally published in March, 2013 and updated June 19 to coincide with the International Economic Forum.(CNN) -- Several thousand of the world's most powerful people are in St. Petersburg this month for the city's annual International Economic Forum. The only problem? While we at CNN Travel would be the last to deny that macroeconomics can be a thrilling ...
10 things you need to know for Wednesday

C-City Blogger Presenting Chester City's news and views to Delco Times web visitors who want to know more of what's going on in the City besides the stories they read in the ...
Teen convicted of killing cop in court

The Pinellas County teen sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, for the shooting death of a Saint Petersburg Police Officer is expected back in a Pinellas County Courtroom ...

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The Graduates

Ryan Gielens independently produced feature debut The Graduates fits quite neatly into the animal comedy genre--what with its focus on teenagers singled-mindedly pursuing sex, booze, and mayhem--yet at the same time it doesnt quite fit because Gielen has genuine affection for his ... ...

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Organizers of St Petersburg Economic Forum recommending official dress style

St PETERSBURG, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Organizers of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum /SPIEF/ have drafted a memorandum that will prompt the participants in and guests of the conference how to ensure the most convenient conditions of work, traveling around the city and spending free time. It is believed that transportation may pose one of the biggest problems during the forum. ...
Hellickson gets call as Rays look to gain ground on Sox

Like many pitchers, starters Ryan Dempster and Jeremy Hellickson have a common goal entering Wednesday's outing. The thing is, both are coming from completely different places. Dempster is looking to build on a solid start Friday against the Orioles that saw him give up just two runs on five hits in 7 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters in Boston's 2-0 loss. The veteran could ...
Red Sox sweep Rays in doubleheader

Boston - Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, completing a doubleheader ...
Man threatens to kill Pasco sheriff

LAND O'LAKES, Fla. - Chris Kilgore, 18, was just hanging out with a few friends at a McDonald's on Land O' Lakes Blvd. when he remembers Robert Fernandez pulling up. Kilgore says Fernandez, 51, tried to befriend them and was acting "erratic." "It just kept getting more and more weird. He started acting real strange," said Kilgore. A homeless man then told the ...
Peralta surrenders two-run homer in ninth inning

TB@BOS: Johnson homers to tie the game in the ninth BOSTON -- Jake Odorizzi gave the Rays exactly what they needed Tuesday: Quality innings from a starter. The rookie right-hander stifled the Red Sox over 5 2/3 innings, holding them to five hits without walking a batter. But the suddenly-dry offense mustered just three hits against Red Sox starter Felix Doubront. Odorizzi made one crucial ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York

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Florida man stripped naked, beaten and robbed at gunpoint during first date

A man in Florida has reported to the police that he was beaten, robbed, stripped naked and abandoned on the side of a road during a first date in Bunnell.

Shaun Williams was spotted by the police on a state road in Bunnell, covered in blood, and was taken to a local hospital, the New York Daily News reported.

According to FlaglerLive, Williams met a woman in a Daytona Beach convenience store about two weeks ago.

After some conversation, they exchanged phone numbers and decided to meet for their first date on Friday.

The woman agreed to pick Williams up from the convenience store where they first met, the report said.

The woman, whose real name has not been released, showed up in a dark blue sedan along with two other men, one she called her brother, and the other her brother's friend.

She told him that she needed to drop them before going on their date.

The girl drove for several minutes before the brother told her to turn into a side street, as he wanted to meet someone.

When Williams came out to take a bathroom break, a hard metal object hit him and he fell on the ground.

The attackers then allegedly pointed a gun and demanded for money and clothes.

The men forced him to hand over his prepaid cell phone, his Florida driver's license, 200 dollars in cash and all of the clothes he picked out for his first date, FlaglerLive stated. ...