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GDP Green carry Spurs past Heat
San Antonio Spurs outscored defending champion Miami Heat 114-104 with the help of outstanding performances of GDP (Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker) and shooter Danny Green, moving within one win to their fifth NBA title. It was Ginobili's first starting in more than one year. The 11-year veteran, who had scored a total of 30 points in the first four games, rewarded Spurs coach Gregg ...
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Serena Williams shows off athletic bikini body on Miami holiday
Serena Williams flaunted her toned figure while on a holiday in Miami to celebrate her French Open win. The tennis player, 31, who will be competing for her sixth Wimbledon title soon, wore a bikini to the beach, the Sun reported. The multi-millionaire star looked stunning in her two-piece that showed off her wash-board abs and toned arms and legs. Williams' kept her eyes hidden behind ...
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NYC woman faces suspect in her dads 1986 killing
An aspiring New York City actress has finally faced down the suspect she helped police capture in connection with her father's 1986 ...
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NAACP No protesting at George Zimmerman trial
An NAACP rally in Sanford in March 2012 brought in hundreds, if not thousands. Now the NAACP is asking people not to protest during the ...
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1000 jobs available at Orlando job fair
ORLANDO -- Some 1,000 jobs are up for grabs at a job fair Tuesday in Orlando. The event, sponsored by The Continental Group and Workforce Central Florida, is happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Doubletree by Hilton Orlando at Seaworld. That's on International Drive. Among the 30 companies expected are the Peabody Hotel, Hilton Grand Vacations, Macys, Allstate and Universal Orlando. ...
Movie Review
Bowfinger
In "Bowfinger," Steve Martin plays the title character, Bobby Bowfinger, a struggling wannabe producer who is trying to get his first picture off the ground. This movie is a science fiction epic called "Chubby Rain," so named because the aliens come to earth in raindrops. With just over $2,000 and a crew that includes his accountant-turned-screenwriter and a group of illegal Mexicans, Bowfinger i ... ...
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Palm Bay building new city center for residents tourists
This spot along the Indian River is part of a two-mile stretch that will eventually be home to a new downtown area for Palm ...
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Elderly man brings loaded gun to OIA
Orlando Police had to arrest an elderly St. Augustine man because he had a loaded gun in his carry-on luggage through a security checkpoint at Orlando International ...
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Jeff Timmons dishes on upcoming Amway Center Package Tour concert
recently shook his hips to demonstrate his excitement for this Friday's concert. 98 Degrees' Jeff Timmons is also pretty stoked, giving us the rundown on what we will -- and hopefully will not -- see on stage at the Amway Center. Timmons was in town recently for Full Sail University's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. ALLISON WALKER: So what's your connection with Full Sail, ...
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Mosquitoes swarm Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. - Every week, Polly Bates goes to the park to watch her daughter practice lacrosse. But lately, it hasn't been easy. "It's just terrible. It's hard to play out here," she said. Bates says the mosquitoes have gotten so bad, bug spray has become a practice ...
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G20 Youth Summit opens in St Petersburg
The Y20 Russia 2013 summit, which opens on the eve of St. Petersburg’s International Economic Forum, and which is organised at the same venue, will feature 106 young participants from G20 countries and from six countries invited by the Russian chairmanship /Brunei, Spain, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Singapore, Ethiopia/. The event’s objective is a dialogue with G-20 leaders on the basis of ...