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Affleck gets honorary doctorate from Brown
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Academy Award-winning actor and director Ben Affleck has received one of six honorary doctorate degrees from Brown ...
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Man stole 100 football helmets left outside deputies say
According to an Alachua County Sheriff’s report, on Saturday morning, James McKaig left 10 mailing bags full of football helmets on the corner of his Jonesville property, to be picked up by FedEx. Ten football helmets were in each bag, which were all sealed and had mailing labels attached.The 10 bags were bound for Riddell, the company that supplies helmets and protective gear to the NFL, ...
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Institute helps veterans lower stress back in the real world
Photos courtesy of Warrior Institute Shown are veterans with the Warrior Institute who went on a trip organized by Outward Bound in the ...
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UF health college inducts Paulson into Alumni Hall of Fame
Gunnar Paulson, vice chairman of the School Board of Alachua County, has been inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame at the University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance, joining such notables as Steve Spurrier, Emmitt Smith and Amanda ...
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Carnival cruise ship helps rescue 2 stranded boaters
MIAMI -- Authorities say a cruise ship owned by Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line on Sunday came to the rescue of two Bahamian men stranded in the waters off Florida.The Coast Guard says authorities were alerted after Deon Lathen and Ted Lainge failed to reach their destination in West End, the Bahamas, on Saturday morning.A Coast Guard air crew spotted their disabled vessel, TeraBite, on Sunday ...
Movie Review
Anger Management
Most movies begin with basic concepts, and the good ones are those that find unique, interesting, or surprising ways to expand on them. This is not to say that every good movie has to rewrite the rules or explode every boundary, but the ones we remember are the ones that, at minimum, make the generic basics feel new again. ...
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Urban Beach Week continues on Miami Beach
THIS WEEKEND, HAS BEEN BREEZY AND MORE IN THE FORECAST LATER. URBAN BEACH WEEKEND RAGES ON AS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE PACKED SOUTH BEACH FOR THE LONG WEEKEND OF TONS OF FUN AND STARTING OUT TO BE A RELATIVELY PEACEFUL PARTY. AND CARLOS SUAREZ IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. HI, CARLOS. HEY, JASEY. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT A LIVELY GROUP HERE AND GETTING A BITE TO EAT ON OCEAN DRIVE FOR A QUICK ...
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Miami Heat helps the local economy
But what about regular working people. How do they benefit from the Heat's success in the playoffs? Those in the local restaurant business say people are enjoying sports bars more. They are eating and drinking ...
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Yanks ace Sabathia struggles again in Tampa Bay
Tropicana Field was once again a house of horrors for CC Sabathia who gave up seven runs against the Rays. (Chris O’Meara/AP) Tampa Bay’s Tropicana Field may be a park that favors pitchers, but you’ll have a hard time convincing CC Sabathia of that. The Yankees’ ace was tagged for a ...
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Bomb squad disables pipe bomb behind Dania Beach grocery store
Dania Beach grocery store Sunday.A grocery store employee found the bomb behind the Publix Super Market at 3102 Griffin Road at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, said BSO spokesperson Dani Moschella. The BSO bomb squad disabled the device. They didn't know how long the device was behind the store before the employee found it, said Moschella. She said there is no threat to residents or people in that area. ...
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Miamis Wade gets flagrant foul will play Game 3
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NBA has assessed Miami guard Dwyane Wade with a flagrant foul for his actions during a Game 2 loss to Indiana, though the penalty will not affect his status for Game 3 on Sunday night.League officials were reviewing a play in which Wade hit Pacers forward Lance Stephenson in the back of the head with a forearm. During pregame warm-ups, Wade told reporters the play was not ...