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Wash. State bridge collapses into river sends vehicles people into water
The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the ...
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New insurance deal governor’s campaign raise eyebrows
Two months after heritage insurance gave Governor Rick Scott's 'Let's Get to Work' political committee $110,000 to help his re-election bid, the upstart company has gotten a $52 million deal with the state-run insurer, Citizens, whose board the governor helps ...
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Suitcase left in Kmart parking lot prompts investigation
ORANGE COUNTY -- No threat was found after deputies and the bomb squad responded to a possible suspicious package at a K-Mart in Orange County. The store is located at 7825 Orange Blossom Trail. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said the item in question, which appeared to be a suitcase, was left near a tree in the parking lot. Investigators determined the suitcase only contained ...
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Orange County brush fire on State Road 528 contained
Dark smoke billows from a fire at State Road 528 near the Curry Ford toll plaza in Orange County. That toll plaza has been closed because of the fire, but E-Pass through lanes are still ...
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Boy Scouts lift ban on openly gay scouts but not leaders
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- The Boy Scouts of America is throwing open its ranks to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders. Some warn the compromise could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors. Of the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA's National Council who cast ballots, 61 percent supported the proposal drafted by the governing Executive Committee. ...
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Collateral Damage
Originally pulled from the fall 2001 release schedule in the wake of the events of September 11, when Hollywood had an unsurprisingly temporary and fleeting crisis of conscience regarding the depiction of violence in the movies, particularly terrorist-related violence, Andrew Davis' Collateral Damage has now been released, probably with the hopes that it will serve some form of mass cathar ... ...
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Family not giving up on St. Cloud soldier declared dead
U.S. Army Private First Class Kelli Bordeaux was last seen early Saturday, April 14, 2012, in Fayetteville, N.C. Bordeaux, 23, is a graduate of St. Cloud High School and former student at Valencia ...
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Armed robber steal bank customers business deposit
Surveillance image taken during an armed robbery at Wells Fargo on West International Speedway - Wednesday, May 23, 2013. (PHOTO/Daytona Beach Police ...
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Brewers team up on beer to help military families
RICHMOND, Va. — Craft breweries from around the country are teaming up to raise money for military families by selling a beer aged on baseball bats. The Hops for Heroes project began in 2011 as a collaboration between Center of the Universe Brewing Co. in suburban Richmond and Fremont Brewing Co. in Seattle. This year, the list also includes breweries in Florida, Pennsylvania, Missouri, ...
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Miami-Dade expands school choice program
Cambridge International Examinations is a non-profit subsidiary of the prestigious British establishment that aims at offering quality education to elementary, middle, and high school students across the world. Miami-Dade is only one of its targets, but the school district proudly claims to be "the first major school district in the United States to build such a partnership." The ...
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Hurricane center Beware of the storm surge
By JENNIFER KAYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon. Storm surge is the hurricane hazard that poses the greatest threat to life and property. It is the abnormal rise in sea water during a hurricane, and it can happen ...