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Powerball mania Jackpot hits $600 million
That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ...
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Olympian DeeDee Trotter asks for justice after awards stolen
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 ...
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CDC Study find 58 of pools tainted with E. coli
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a study of public pools during swim season last year which yielded some stomach-turning ...
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Weather Isolated storms pop up in parts of Central Florida
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 ...
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Law enforcement pay tribute on Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day recognized this year on Saturday, May 18, was established in 1949 to honor and thank members of all military ...
Movie Review
The Bank Job
In September of 1971, an unknown number of thieves tunneled 40 feet beneath a women's dress shop and came through the concrete floor of the vault in a Lloyd's Bank on Baker Street in London. They looted the safety deposit boxes, making off with an estimated $4 million in cash and jewels. Pa ... ...
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Paul McCartney kicks off Out There tour with 2 shows in Orlando
ORLANDO -- Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" 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 ...
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Deputies Lakeland mother shoots kills son in self-defense
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's Office, 2012 booking ...
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Miami Heats Dwyane Wade makes surprise visit at South Florida prom
SOUTH FLORIDA -- A Miami Heat basketball star created a truly magical prom night for a South Florida teenager. It all started when Nicole Nuxo made a YouTube video last month asking star player Dwyane Wade to be her date at her high school prom in Coral Gables, Florida. Wade surprised the senior and her classmates at the dance Friday night. It took all of four seconds for all of her ...
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Weekly Address Obama talks jobs says politics misplace focus
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'll make the case in more U.S. cities soon. Obama says politics in Washington often aren't focused on what Americans ...
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Bond set for 2 accused of having pipe bombs
COCOA -- Two people facing charges after police discovered pipe bombs inside their home appeared before a judge Saturday. Clarice Radcliff, 31, and Bryan O'Halloran, 37, are charged with possession of an explosive device, ...
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He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.
Angie Gregg
Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.
Hotel Review
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
One of a cluster of oceanside and oceanfront deluxe hotels on the beach at Santa Monica, Loews is one of ...
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- Pedestrian struck killed by bus at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
- LeBron James Named to NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Students sudden death stuns school community
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- Obama Turns Focus on Middle-Class Jobs
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