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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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Tampa Bay Area Drying Out as Holiday Weekend Approaches
According to Bay News 9 Meteorologist Juli Marquez, rain chances are only 20 percent today as showers move inland and to the other side of the state."After our wet days, rain chances start dropping and drier air moves in," Marquez said. "It will be partly sunny today with some slight chances of isolated showers and storms - mainly to the east of the Bay area. It will remain warm ...
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Historic Hampton House Motel part of Miami’s black history to break ground Thursday on restoration project
The historic but ruined Hampton House Motel, the gathering spot for Miami’s African-American movers and shakers during the final years of segregation in the 1950s and early ‘60s, will finally be rebuilt after nearly 10 years of planning by a group of activists and preservationists.The group will host a groundbreaking Thursday for the restoration of the MiMo-style motel, which years ...
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N. Fla. man arrested in death of plum-eating bird
OCKLAWAHA, Fla. -- A north Florida man faces charges after fatally shooting a red-bellied woodpecker that was eating the plums from his trees.State wildlife officials say 51-year-old John Wayne Miller shot the bird with a pellet rifle. He was arrested Tuesday and released after posting a $250 bond.The woodpecker is protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act but officials decided not to ...
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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4 Fantasy 5 players share $115731.52 top prize
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $115,731.52 each, the Florida Lottery said Thursday.The winning tickets were bought in Dania and Doral, lottery officials reported.The 312 tickets matching four numbers won $119.50 each. Another 9,701 tickets matching three numbers won $10.50 each, and 99,664 tickets won a Quick Pick ticket for picking two ...
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1 shot dead on lawn of Hialeah home suspect in custody
Hialeah police on Thursday morning are investigating a homicide at a home that may have stemmed from a landlord-tenant dispute.Police are questioning someone in custody. The medical examiner's office have removed a body from the lawn of the home near Palm Springs Middle School.The family renting the home were "calm people," neighbor Michael Allen told Miami Herald news partner ...
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Forecast Hotter drier day ahead
The chance of rain drops to 10 percent, down from 50 percent the past few days. But it is expected to be a few degrees hotter, with a forecast high of 90 degrees.- Cindy SwirkoNational Weather Service 7-Day Forecast Today A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the ...
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Driver seriously injured in Bradford County crash
<p>A Hawthorne resident was hospitalized with serious injuries following a Wednesday afternoon accident in Bradford County.</p><p>Taken to Shands Hospital in Gainesville was Michele Rene Hoskins, 55, the Florida Highway Patrol reported in a press release.</p><p>The accident occurred on State Road 100 about 5:05 p.m. as Hoskins, driving a 1999 Chevrolet Venture, was ...
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Deputies Mom threatens kids with weapon
DELAND, Fla. - A woman is being held without bond after authorities say she broke into her ex-boyfriend's central Florida home and threatened to cut off the heads of their three small children. Volusia County Sheriff's deputies say 32-year-old Alisa Williams had moved out of the home two weeks ago. She returned Tuesday with a machete. Williams broke through the door and went after ...