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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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Dissidents find Cuba outside Cuba in Miami
MIAMI -; When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American ...
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8th person pleads in $30M NASA contract fraud
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- An eighth person has pleaded guilty to his role in a $30 million fraud and bribery scheme that duped NASA into awarding contracts to companies that falsely claimed eligibility for preferences granted to minority-owned businesses.On Thursday, 59-year-old Michael Dunkel of Merritt Island, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria to fraud for illegally receiving more ...
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More demand for housing in Miami area
Miami construction worker. "I am a happy man. Now I can probably get back to work and I need to be back to work," said Reginald Johnson, a carpenter who lives in Miramar. "This is good, more people are interested in buying homes and I am getting more offers," said Tom Stanton, a Miami ...
Movie Review
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Blu-Ray]
There had never been--and, since its release, never has been--a movie like The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In terms of both the successfully over-the-top mixture of horror, camp, rocknroll, science fiction, sexual transgression, and purposefully bad B-movie dialog ... ...
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Priority Health Bullying and Parents
New research shows parents play a more important role than previously thought in whether or not their child is bullied. Bullies are more likely to target children of overprotective ...
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Cruise Passenger Bill of Rights addresses recent problems
Cruise Lines International Association , which represents 25 major cruise companies, says the bill of rights demonstrates the industry's commitment to "the safety, comfort and care of guests in a number of important areas." The announcement was made in the aftermath of the Carnival Triumph debacle. The ship drifted for several days earlier this year without power as passengers ...
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No injuries reported after patrol car school bus crash on 408
ORLANDO -- The Florida Highway Patrol says no one was injured after an Orlando Police Department patrol car ran in to a school bus Thursday. It happened around 3 p.m. in the westbound lanes of State Road 408, just east of John Young Parkway. Troopers said five students were on the bus at the time. The school bus was from Orange District Schools. According to FHP preliminary findings, the ...
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President Obamas statement on security
The Future of our Fight against Terrorism Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery National Defense University May 23, 2013 As Prepared for Delivery -- It's an honor to return to the National Defense University. Here, at Fort McNair, Americans have served in uniform since 1791- standing guard in the early days of the Republic, and contemplating the future of ...
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New video Caryn Kelley cries to police after boyfriends death
ORLANDO -- Never-before-seen video was shown during the Caryn Kelley murder trial Thursday, because the state rested its case. Kelley is accused of killing her boyfriend, Phillip Peatross, in 2011. The video showed Kelley sitting in a room with investigators at the Orlando Police Department. At one point when investigators tell her Peatross is dead, she is heard sobbing hysterically. That ...