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FBI kill Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects
MIAMI - A man known to the Boston Marathon bombers was shot and killed Wednesday by an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent after he turned violent during questioning, the investigating agency said. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, 27. He was killed in the early morning incident in Orlando, Florida. The FBI said the shooting occurred in Orlando, ...
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Man found hanging at St. Petersburg theatre
A workman who disappeared from St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre in December was found hanging in the theatre's attic, investigators said. The body of the 22-year-old man was found hanging from a rope. Investigators believe he hanged himself. The legendary Mariinsky Theatre opened a new $700-million stage earlier this month in a gala ceremony attended by President Vladimir Putin. --IANS/RIA ...
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Triple Murder May Link Tsarnaev And Man Killed In Florida
shot and killed after he allegedly attacked an FBI agent Wednesday in Orlando, may have been involved with Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a 2011 triple murder. As NPR's Dina ...
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Exclusive Bubka McQuaid Schormann and Wu to stand for three ASOIF Council spots in St Petersburg
Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...
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Miami Heat Edge Pacers in East Finals Opener
LeBron James delivered in the nick of time. James hit the game-winning layup as time expired in overtime Wednesday, lifting the Miami Heat to a thrilling 103-102 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals. "Two teams fought hard," said James after collecting 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his ninth career playoff ...
Movie Review
There's Something About Mary
There are two possible responses to the Farrelly Brothers' new movie, "There's Something About Mary": either you will think it childish, stupid, juvenile, and sick, and walk out of the theater in the first half hour; or you will think it childish, stupid, juvenile, and sick, and walk out of the theater after the movie is over with tears in your eyes from laughing so hard. Since 1994's "Dumb and Du ... ...
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Anglers from Key West to Texas win Lower Keys Dolphin Tournament
Curry, who fished aboard Reel Conch guided by Captain Randy Sterling Jr., earned $7,500 for his catch. He caught it on the tournament's second day in an area off Key West known as the wall. Sterling credited the victory to the team's preparation and persistence. We prepare hard with our baits and getting everything ready, and we fish hard from lines-in, he said. Shane made a great ...
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Florida veterinary surgeons remove basketball-sized hairball from tiger that stopped eating
In this photo provided by BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Vernon Yates, founder of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, lays his hands on Ty, a 400-pound tiger, as staff prepare to surgically extract a 4-pound hairball from the big cat on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Clearwater, Fla. Ty is cared for by Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Seminole. The non-profit animal rescue group mainly serves ...
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Michelle Parker Her twins turn 5 today in bittersweet birthday for Orlando relatives
The twins of missing Orlando woman Michelle Parker turned 5 today in what has become a bittersweet birthday for some of her Central Florida relatives. Parker, a mother of three, vanished in November 2011 after dropping off her young twins with her ex-fiance, Dale Smith, the only suspect in her disappearance. He has not been charged. Smith has custody of the twins and moved to ...
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Homeowner Beaten During Miramar Home Invasion Police
Police are investigating after two men wearing police insignias and bulletproof vests made their way into a Miramar home early Thursday, stealing weapons and cash after beating up the ...
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Deadly Dispute Between Landlord Tenant In Hialeah
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A dispute between a landlord and a tenant turned deadly in Hialeah. Hialeah police said the two men were arguing in the front lawn of a home at 5761 West 10th Avenue early Thursday morning. The tenant had a baseball bat and the landlord was armed with a gun. The argument got heated and the landlord reportedly shot the other man in the ...