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  • After 12 Miranda Kerr feels good in husbands clothes

    Supermodel Miranda Kerr likes to wear her husband Orlando Bloom's clothes because it makes her feel closer to him. The 30-year-old steals items from her husband's wardrobe also because she likes his relaxed rock 'n' roll style. "Sometimes I wear my husband's jacket or T-shirt. It feels good because it's his and it's fun to mix it up," contactmusic.com quoted Kerr as saying. Kerr, who is known ...

  • FBI agent involved in deadly shooting in Orlando

    ORLANDO -- An FBI agent was involved in a deadly shooting in Orlando. The shooting happened overnight in the Windhover apartment complex on Peregrine Avenue, which is on the city's southwest side near the Florida Turnpike. The FBI says the agent was working on a case inside the apartment complex when the shooting happened. "We are currently responding to a shooting incident ...

  • New report shows suburban poverty increase outside of South Florida

    a new report published Monday by the Brookings Institute , poverty rates in American suburbs have significantly increased since 2000. The research coordinated by the Metropolitan Policy Program, a nonpartisan think-tank, found that the poor population in suburban populations have increased by as much as ...

  • Scientists want reports of whale shark sightings

    VENICE, Fla. -- Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory are asking the public to keep their eyes peeled for the world's largest fish.A whale shark was spotted May 8 about 20 miles off the coast of Venice.The fish can be up to 42 feet long and nearly 24 tons. The Herald-Tribune ( http://bit.ly/10N5Khs) reports that Mote scientists are collecting reports of whale shark sightings to look for ...

  • Fla. ranked 42nd in nation in per-pupil spending

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's per-pupil spending is among the lowest in the nation according to data compiled by the U.S. Census.The Census on Tuesday released its annual report on per-pupil spending for public elementary and secondary schools in fiscal year 2011. Florida spent $8,887 per student, which is significantly below the national average of $10,560.That figure placed Florida 42nd ...

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Lake Placid

"Lake Placid" is a silly, jokey, utterly forgettable but not unwatchable creature feature about a 30-foot crocodile that has apparently swum all the way from Asia and taken up residence in a secluded lake in Maine. ...

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  • Road rage leads to off-duty Florida police officer’s arrest www.privateofficer.com

    An off-duty Lakeland police officer, enraged because another driver cut him off in traffic, followed the man, pushed him and punched him in the face Sunday before two bystanders broke up the fight, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Jerry Monroe, 41, was arrested Monday on a misdemeanor battery charge and placed on paid leave. Monroe and his 14-year-old son were eastbound on County ...

  • Retired Orlando Sentinel columnist Charley Reese dies at 76

    Charley Reese, a retired Orlando Sentinel columnist known for his conservative voice, has died, according to a Facebook post by his daughter.Reese, who was 76, died Tuesday after a long illness, according to the post. He was admitted to a hospital in February and later was transferred to a rehabilitation facility.Reese, who lived in Seminole County, worked for the newspaper from 1972 until his ...

  • Womans Remains Identified Decades After Murder

    Last year, some 28 years after the crime, he made a positive identification on Padilla's remains, some of them found in that green garbage bag described by ...

  • Bloody Scene After Dog Attacks Hialeah Mans Cat

    Luciano Molina says a stray dog’s attack on him and his cat all happened so fast. After he grabbed a machete-style knife, it ended with blood splattered ...

  • Doctors say victim of face-chewing attack in Miami last year making progress playing guitar

    EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - In this undated photo provided by Jackson Health System, Ronald Poppo, a homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami, plays the guitar in his room at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center in Cutler Bay, Fla. The attack left Poppo blind, but doctors say he's been working with an occupational therapist to learn how to take ...

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