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Powerball mania Jackpot hits $600 million
That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ...
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Olympian DeeDee Trotter asks for justice after awards stolen
ORLANDO -- Two time gold medalist DeeDee Trotter, whose Altamonte Springs home was robbed this month, is asking for help is getting her memorabilia back. The star ...
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CDC Study find 58 of pools tainted with E. coli
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a study of public pools during swim season last year which yielded some stomach-turning ...
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Weather Isolated storms pop up in parts of Central Florida
A hot and humid afternoon has led to some evening weather activity in parts of Central Florida where the east and west coast sea breezes are colliding to produce showers and ...
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Law enforcement pay tribute on Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day recognized this year on Saturday, May 18, was established in 1949 to honor and thank members of all military ...
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Movie Review
Angel Eyes
Director Luis Mandoki and screenwriter Gerald Di Pego, who together adapted Nicholas Spark's short romantic novel Message in a Bottle to the screen in 1999, have taken the basic story--the fated relationship between a woman and a man who is mourning a great loss--and remade it as Angel Eyes. You can't immediately tell that it's the same story because they hide it beneath a false ... ...
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Paul McCartney kicks off Out There tour with 2 shows in Orlando
ORLANDO -- Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando. The massive production, which requires 31 trucks worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatles star. McCartney performed the show to a sold out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil earlier ...
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Deputies Lakeland mother shoots kills son in self-defense
According to reports, 86-year-old Nancy Pennypacker told deputies she had shot her son, William Pennypacker, 64, in self-defense after he punched her in the face and fired a gun at her. (PHOTO: Polk County Sheriff's Office, 2012 booking ...
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Miami Heats Dwyane Wade makes surprise visit at South Florida prom
SOUTH FLORIDA -- A Miami Heat basketball star created a truly magical prom night for a South Florida teenager. It all started when Nicole Nuxo made a YouTube video last month asking star player Dwyane Wade to be her date at her high school prom in Coral Gables, Florida. Wade surprised the senior and her classmates at the dance Friday night. It took all of four seconds for all of her ...
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Weekly Address Obama talks jobs says politics misplace focus
his weekly radio and Internet address , Obama says the U.S. should focus on attracting good jobs, educating workers and ensuring workers get paid a decent living. Obama has been pushing those priorities in recent visits to Baltimore and Austin, Texas. Obama says he'll make the case in more U.S. cities soon. Obama says politics in Washington often aren't focused on what Americans ...
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Bond set for 2 accused of having pipe bombs
COCOA -- Two people facing charges after police discovered pipe bombs inside their home appeared before a judge Saturday. Clarice Radcliff, 31, and Bryan O'Halloran, 37, are charged with possession of an explosive device, ...
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He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.
Angie Gregg
Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.
Hotel Review
Wyndham Miami Beach Resort
First impressions are so important for a hotel guest's stay. Ironically when one thing goes wrong early on inevitably a ...
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- Preity Zinta makes her debut as producer in Ishkq in Paris in Mumbai
- Government agencies have procured over 243 lakh tons of wheat
- Hunger Games sequel’s Cannes promotion gets rained out
- Judi Dench defends drama school in row over advertising boards
- Wyndham enters into Singapore with 2 brands.
- Are North Americans ready to spend
- Travel Industry Leaders Discuss Tourism’s Impact on the U.S. Economy and Changing Vacation Demographics
- Wanda Hotels and Resorts to Expand IDeaS Revenue Management Support Across All Group Managed Hotels
- Bloomingdales Castle foundation show improved perceptions of Hawaiis economy
- Driverowner Carpenter wins Indy 500 pole
- Joyce Rays halt Orioles late-game dominance
- Pacers Hill gets start in Game 6 vs. Knicks
- Mauro Santambrogio wins Giro stage on altered course
- Konig wins 7th stage in California van Garderen leads
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