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FBI kill Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects
MIAMI - A man known to the Boston Marathon bombers was shot and killed Wednesday by an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent after he turned violent during questioning, the investigating agency said. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, 27. He was killed in the early morning incident in Orlando, Florida. The FBI said the shooting occurred in Orlando, ...
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Man found hanging at St. Petersburg theatre
A workman who disappeared from St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre in December was found hanging in the theatre's attic, investigators said. The body of the 22-year-old man was found hanging from a rope. Investigators believe he hanged himself. The legendary Mariinsky Theatre opened a new $700-million stage earlier this month in a gala ceremony attended by President Vladimir Putin. --IANS/RIA ...
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Machete-toting Fla. mom breaks into home threatens children
A woman is being held without bond after authorities say she broke into her ex-boyfriend's central Florida home and threatened to cut off the heads of their three small children.Volusia County Sheriff's deputies say 32-year-old Alisa Williams had moved out of the home two weeks ago. She returned Tuesday with a machete. Williams broke through the door and went after former boyfriend ...
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Republicans Scramble to Save Governor in Florida Battleground
Outgoing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (left) shakes hands with new Gov. Rick Scott after his swearing in at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday, Jan. 4, ...
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Fla. Man killed in NJ crash
PLUMSTED TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A Florida man died and his wife was critically injured after their vehicle was struck by a dump truck in New Jersey.Officials say 81-year-old Robert Sauer of Fort Myers, Fla., was trying to turn left when his vehicle was hit by a dump truck loaded with sand in Plumsted Township Wednesday.Officials say the truck, driven by 49-year-old Elijah Vandermark of Dingmans ...
Movie Review
Inception
Christopher Nolan could very well be the love child of Stanley Kubrick and Alfred Hitchcock. Like those great filmmakers of a previous era, Nolan does his work right in the middle of the big-budget Hollywood mainstream, but with the kind of creative vibrancy, philosophical intensity, and wil ... ...
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More charges for Marion County man in child sex abuse case
MARION COUNTY -- A 62-year old Marion County man who was arrested last week for trying to have sex with a 15-year-old boy is now facing more charges. Kenneth Devore is now charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment. He was arrested last week, after investigators say he admitted to sexually abusing at least three children. Investigators are urging any other victims to come forward by ...
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South Carolina fugitive captured in Brevard County
South Carolina police had been looking for Sachs since February, when a 19-year old said she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. (PHOTO/Brevard County ...
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$2 billion in Oklahoma tornado damage means hard recovery
As many as 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed Monday when the twister plowed through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. About 33,000 people were affected, officials said, though the number left homeless was still ...
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Woman accused of coercing $35000 in bank withdrawals
A woman is accused of driving an elderly man to multiple banks and coercing him to withdraw more than $35,000, all so she could steal the funds, according to ...
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WTSP morning anchor Gadsden announces departure
The morning and noon news anchor for local CBS affiliate WTSP-Ch. 10 plans to leave the station next month. Ginger Gadsden has been with the station since 2006, but said she grew exhausted from the morning shift, which required her to wake up at 2 a.m., the Tampa Bay Times said. She will leave her position on June 30 and said she does not have another job lined up yet. I dont think your body is ...