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  • After 12 Miranda Kerr feels good in husbands clothes

    Supermodel Miranda Kerr likes to wear her husband Orlando Bloom's clothes because it makes her feel closer to him. The 30-year-old steals items from her husband's wardrobe also because she likes his relaxed rock 'n' roll style. "Sometimes I wear my husband's jacket or T-shirt. It feels good because it's his and it's fun to mix it up," contactmusic.com quoted Kerr as saying. Kerr, who is known ...

  • Melbourne Beach mayor steps down amid tension

    MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. -- The mayor of Melbourne Beach says he's stepping down because he can no longer serve the best interests of residents and employees because of tension among city commissioners.Tom Davis turned in his resignation on Monday afternoon. Vice Mayor Rocco Maglio will serve as mayor through November, when a special election will be held. He will be sworn in on May ...

  • Man With Possible Ties To Tamerlan Tsarnaev Shot Killed By FBI Agent In Orlando Fla.

    CBS News correspondent John Miller, a former FBI assistant director, says the victim was ';someone (the agency was) looking at in connection with Tamerlan (Tsarnaev), based on contacts they ...

  • Eight families displaced in Tampa building fire

    TAMPA -- Eight families were displaced by a fire Wednesday morning that heavily damaged a condominium building, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue reports. The blaze was reported about 2:30 a.m. at 7210 N Manhattan Ave. Firefighters from Hillsborough and the Tampa Fire Rescue arrived and extinguished flames in Building 2. Tampa Electric also turned off the power in nearby buildings, ...

  • Friend Orlando man killed by FBI agent was questioned in Boston bombings

    FBI early this morning was friends with the Boston bombings suspects, according to a friend of the victim.That man, Khusn Taramiv, thinks it was his friend that was shot this morning in the 6000 block of Peregrine Avenue in Orlando. He told several television outlets his friend was being investigated as part of the Boston bombings and knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were ...

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When we look back at 2009, it may very well be characterized at least in part as the year that bizarro animation went mainstream. The year opened with Henry Selicks magnificently creepy and evocative 3-D stop-motion gem Coraline, then we got the strange environmentalist sci-fi parable The Battle ... ...

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  • Sports Buzz Should the Orlando Magic trade away the No. 2 draft pick

    Orlando Magic had hoped. Orlando ended up with the No. 2 pick in next month's NBA Draft. Now, the No. 2 pick may as well be as good as No. 1 in the upcoming draft, since there are no standout players available. But there's something else the Magic could consider -- trading out of the first round completely. Our Sports Buzz question is: Do you think the Magic should trade away the No. ...

  • FBI agent in fatal shooting of suspect in Orlando

    (CBS News) The FBI says it was involved in a fatal shooting near Universal studios in Orlando, Fla. early Wednesday. CBS News correspondent John Miller, a former FBI assistant director, says the victim was "someone (the agency was) looking at in connection with (Boston bominbgs suspect) Tamerlan (Tsarnaev), based on contacts they had." In a statement Wednesday, the FBI said, "We ...

  • Brown Brown grows footprint with Beecher deal

    J. Powell Brown Brown & Brown Inc. snagged the 27th largest insurance broker in the United States, with its planned acquisition of Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc. The deal gives Brown & Brown an expanded footprint, new opportunities, enhanced resources and a strong leadership team, J. Powell Brown, president and CEO of Brown & Brown, said in a statement. Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO), a Tampa and ...

  • Rick Scott questions money for local projects

    Rick Scott Florida lawmakers sprinkled the new state budget with projects to take to the folks back home. But when Gov. Rick Scott issued $368 million in budget vetoes Monday, he raised pointed questions about whether state taxpayers should pay for local projects --- and what kind of return the state should get for its money. Also, he singled out some projects that did not go through normal ...

  • Worldwide firms compete for $2.1 billion I-4 project

    Four of the largest road construction firms in the world are pitted against each other in a heated competition to land a $2.1 billion contract to expand Interstate 4 through Orlando. The firms are: I-4 Mobility Partners, led by Skanska of Sweden; I-4 Development Partners LLC, which includes FCC Construccion S.A., a Spanish firm; 4wardPartners, which includes VINCI Concessions, a British company ...

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