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  • Miranda Kerr flashes bare boobs on Miami Beach

    Miranda Kerr bared her boobs while shooting an ad for her new make-up range 'Kora Organics' on Miami Beach, Florida. The Victoria's Secrets beauty, 30, was spotted giggling as she struck a pose, the Sun reported. However, an assistant covered the Aussie star, who is married to actor Orlando Bloom. ...

  • Fla. mom man accused of abuse in childs death

    SARASOTA, Fla. -- A man and woman are being held without bond in a Sarasota jail in connection with death of the woman's 3-year-old daughter.Asia Rosier and Jumar Edwards were arrested Monday on felony child abuse charges following the April 11 death of Jewel Howard.The Sarasota Herald-Tribune (http://bit.ly/14NwP4m) reports the girl had received treatment for asthma on April 10 and ...

  • Orlando foreclosure toll is $720 million report says

    Orlando has lost an estimated $720 million in wealth, particularly among low-income families, as a result of the wave of foreclosures, according to a report released today by a national housing nonprofit. Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, was among those who are expected to present the "Wasted Wealth" report Tuesday morning. The findings by the Alliance for a Just Society were ...

  • Victim of face-eating attack content and coping

    MIAMI— Nearly one year after he was attacked by a crazed man who chewed off his face, Ronald Poppo is blind, has no nose and is struggling to cope with his new life. But Poppo, known around the world as the victim of the so-called Causeway Cannibal, was described Tuesday by doctors and therapists as a happy man. "He is more than content with how he is," said plastic surgeon ...

  • Tampa Port Authority rejects Channelside deal

    The Tampa Port Authority’s governing board voted unanimously Tuesday morning to kill Liberty Channelside LLC’s attempt to take over Channelside Bay ...

Movie Review

Deep Impact

Last year it was the battle of the dueling volcano movies, "Dante's Peak" and "Volcano." This year, history repeats itself, except volcanoes have been replaced with giant meteors on collision courses for Earth. Michael Bay's "Armageddon" isn't due until July, but for those who just can't wait to see Earth destroyed by fire from the heavens, the Steven Spielberg-produced "Deep Impact" has arrived. ... ...

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  • Beach Boys coming to Hard Rock in Tampa

    Tampa's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino has booked a big name for July 18: The Beach Boys. Before you get too excited, keep in mind that this is NOT the same Beach Boys that reunited in full last year. Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks are absent from this lineup; instead you'll get Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and some others. Still, the Hard Rock can be a surprisingly ...

  • Fire breaks out at St. Petersburg home

    ST. PETERSBURG -- No one was injured Tuesday morning when a fire broke out in a St. Petersburg home. Neighbor Asia Maxwell, 22, said she looked out her window about 10:50 a.m. and saw flames coming from the back of her neighbor's home at 1000 64th Ave. S. She immediately called the homeowner's cellphone, and found out they had just left the house on an errand. Maxwell said ...

  • St. Petersburg lawmaker calls for study of Levy nuclear plant costs

    A St. Petersburg lawmaker wants the Florida Public Service Commission to study the cost of the proposed Levy County nuclear plant compared to a natural gas facility. Rep. Dwight Dudley, D-St. Petersburg, said in a news release and letter to the commission this week that a Tampa Bay Times analysis that showed Levy would cost more than a natural gas facility over 60 years warrants a comprehensive ...

  • Boca Raton sinkhole caused by water main break

    Boca Raton street on Monday afternoon, police and city officials said. Just after a water main broke at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, a school bus with some children on board drove over the water-filled roadway on Burning Tree Lane north of Glades Road, causing the asphalt to collapse, ...

  • Housing group Foreclosures cost Orlando $720M in wealth

    Orlando has lost an estimated $720 million in wealth, particularly among low-income families, as a result of the wave of foreclosures, according to a report released today by a national housing nonprofit. Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, was among those who are expected to present the "Wasted Wealth" report Tuesday morning. The findings by the Alliance for a Just Society were ...

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