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GDP Green carry Spurs past Heat
San Antonio Spurs outscored defending champion Miami Heat 114-104 with the help of outstanding performances of GDP (Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker) and shooter Danny Green, moving within one win to their fifth NBA title. It was Ginobili's first starting in more than one year. The 11-year veteran, who had scored a total of 30 points in the first four games, rewarded Spurs coach Gregg ...
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Serena Williams shows off athletic bikini body on Miami holiday
Serena Williams flaunted her toned figure while on a holiday in Miami to celebrate her French Open win. The tennis player, 31, who will be competing for her sixth Wimbledon title soon, wore a bikini to the beach, the Sun reported. The multi-millionaire star looked stunning in her two-piece that showed off her wash-board abs and toned arms and legs. Williams' kept her eyes hidden behind ...
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Mans Pulse Restored After Near-Drowning Authorities
Bystanders called 911 at 7:43 p.m., and rescuers arrived two minutes later. They found the victim not breathing and intubated him, and then got a pulse, Garcia ...
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Man pleads guilty to mailing ecstasy to US in supplements
MDMA , 597 grams of it. Better known as ecstasy, the illegal drug is often associated with enthusiasts of electronic music and all-night dance ...
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South Miami Pushing Back Against Panhandling
MIAMI (CBS4) - Panhandling and trespassing are the targets of possible new ordinances by the South Miami City Commission, Tuesday. The first of two new ordinances would make it illegal to panhandle, "by trick or fraud," or to help someone violate the ordinance and prohibit panhandling while trespassing. To go along with the first ordinance, CBS4 News partner ...
Movie Review
Bowfinger
In "Bowfinger," Steve Martin plays the title character, Bobby Bowfinger, a struggling wannabe producer who is trying to get his first picture off the ground. This movie is a science fiction epic called "Chubby Rain," so named because the aliens come to earth in raindrops. With just over $2,000 and a crew that includes his accountant-turned-screenwriter and a group of illegal Mexicans, Bowfinger i ... ...
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NYC woman faces suspect in her dads 1986 killing
An aspiring New York City actress has finally faced down the suspect she helped police capture in connection with her father's 1986 ...
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NAACP No protesting at George Zimmerman trial
An NAACP rally in Sanford in March 2012 brought in hundreds, if not thousands. Now the NAACP is asking people not to protest during the ...
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1000 jobs available at Orlando job fair
ORLANDO -- Some 1,000 jobs are up for grabs at a job fair Tuesday in Orlando. The event, sponsored by The Continental Group and Workforce Central Florida, is happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Doubletree by Hilton Orlando at Seaworld. That's on International Drive. Among the 30 companies expected are the Peabody Hotel, Hilton Grand Vacations, Macys, Allstate and Universal Orlando. ...
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Palm Bay building new city center for residents tourists
This spot along the Indian River is part of a two-mile stretch that will eventually be home to a new downtown area for Palm ...
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Elderly man brings loaded gun to OIA
Orlando Police had to arrest an elderly St. Augustine man because he had a loaded gun in his carry-on luggage through a security checkpoint at Orlando International ...