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Around the region for May 24 2013
Woman ejected from 1 car, hit by anotherA Gainesville woman was in critical condition Thursday after she was ejected from a car earlier in the day on Interstate 75 in Columbia County, according to a report.Oqueria Eloise Crumedy, 26, was a passenger in a 1997 Toyota Camry being driven north by Marion Jovan Mayes at around 10:32 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Mayes was in the ...
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Reichert House life changing new grads say
Tracy Williams, 18, high fives fellow graduate Cory Smith, 12, at the Reichert House Youth Academy's Baccalaureate Ceremony at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church on Thursday in Gainesville. The keynote address was delivered by Jacob Atem, one of the original ';Lost Boys of ...
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Memorial Weekend Miami Classic 2013
Memorial Weekend , or as some still call it Urban Beach weekend. Parties, tourists, hip hop and strip clubs are always the defining factors of many good times and ...
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Zagunis HR in 9th leads Hokies past Seminoles
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Mark Zagunis homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Virginia Tech a 3-2 victory over Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament ...
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Orlando Fringe Festival Patrons Picks
Fringe Festival each year designates Patrons Picks shows - the production in each festival venue that sells the most tickets. Those productions then present one additional show at the end of the festival. The Fringe begins to announce the Patrons Picks as soon as it becomes mathematically impossible for other shows to top the front-runner. So far, five have been selected. Tickets are available ...
Movie Review
Ice Age
Not surprisingly, the majority of Ice Age is not nearly as funny as its already-legendary opening, which depicts a tiny, long-nosed Scrata fictional prehistoric cross between a squirrel and a ratdesperately trying to bury his precious acorn in the solidly frozen ground only to cause a massive avalanche for his efforts. It's a beautifully extended bit of slapstick that plays out much like s ... ...
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Locally reaction to scouting decision is mixed
What some object to is that the Boy Scouts still will not allow openly gay people to be scout leaders.Gainesville's Ian Williamson, 24, who is openly gay, had been involved with the Boy Scouts for 12 years. Williamson said he is frustrated that Boy Scouts will not allow gay leaders."I'm a little bit disappointed that they're only voting on the part to allow gay youth and they ...
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FBI reviews death of Chechen man shot during Florida questioning
Ibragim Todashev is pictured in this undated booking photo courtesy of the Orange County Corrections Department. An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man with suspected links to the Boston Marathon bombings early on May 22, 2013, NBC News reported. The Orlando Sentinel said a friend had identified the dead man as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev of Orlando. REUTERS/Orange County Corrections ...
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DCF investigator may have falsified report
MIAMI (AP) -- Authorities say a child abuse investigator may have falsified the substance abuse screening of a South Florida mother who later left her baby to die in a hot ...
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Taxi Driver Recovering After He Says Passengers Attacked Him
Taxi driver Joseph Gutierrez de Pineres was attacked when he went to collect the fare from two female passengers while driving his cab. He fought them and jumped ...
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FBI seizes cell phones from lawyer Tampa cop in DUI scandal
TAMPA - Grisham-like allegations that lawyers set up an opposing attorney for a DUI arrest mid-trial heated up Thursday when federal agents seized the cell phones of a lawyer and a Tampa police sergeant. The scorching trial of shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem versus his radio nemesis earlier this year took a back seat to the question that's been the buzz of the legal community ever ...