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Report Police used code word to target African Americans
According to a new report, local police officers admit they were pulling people over because they were black, and it's already landed one officer behind ...
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The IRS by the numbers
Friday's hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee caps a week of damaging revelations for the Internal Revenue Service and, ultimately, for President Obama. By the numbers, here's a look at the ...
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Black bear once captured in Orlando captured again in Tampa
Parramore neighborhood causing a mini-panic last year has once again been captured, only this time in a Tampa subdivision.The estimated 300-pound male wandered 125 miles from ...
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Two Kissimmee brothers wounded in shooting
Kissimmee , according to police.Walking up to Fisher family members, the gunman opened fire about 7:30 p.m. outside their Lesesne Street after swearing and saying he would kill one of them, a report stated."At that point, (Johnny Lee) Fisher Jr. heard two shots fired," the police report stated. "Fisher Jr. stated he felt his left hand get hot and then realized he had been grazed ...
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Olympic rings stolen from gold-medalists Altamonte Springs home
Altamonte Springs home, police said Friday. Investigators said Trotter's home at the Altamira Place Apartments was burglarized May 2. Among the items stolen were three college championship rings and two Olympic rings. The burglars also took ...
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The Beach [DVD]
"The Beach" marks Leonardo DiCaprio's first leading role in more than two years, since the worldwide juggernaut that was "Titanic" (1997), and that alone invests the film with a certain interest value. It is not interesting so much because DiCaprio stars in it (although he is certainly one of the finest young actors working today), but rather because one's curiosity is peaked when a certified "mo ... ...
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Judge orders Forest Service into lynx consultation to protect animals in Mont. Idaho Wyo.
BILLINGS, Mont. - A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Forest Service to consult with wildlife officials to ensure the agency takes adequate measures to protect Canada lynx in portions of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen said in Thursday's order that the Forest Service violated federal regulations by not revising its management plans for 11 national forests ...
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Fish Orlando App Maps Central Florida Lakes
ORLANDO | A new smartphone application announced Thursday by state wildlife officials allows tourists and residents in Central Florida to see maps of major lakes in the area while catching up some fishing ...
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Teacher suspended for touching girl with banana
The school district suspended Jonathan Hampton from his teaching job at North Marion High School after the student's parents complained, nearly three months after the ...
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Orlando ad agency stages visual protest against Abercrombie and Fitch
There is a new and very public backlash against Abercrombie and Fitch after the store's CEO said he didn't want "fat" or "not so cool" kids wearing his company's ...
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Local 6 Exclusive Inside Air Marshal training
"We train so much and so hard. We try to throw in every scenario possible, just so when that comes, we're ready," said one marshal who spoke with Local ...
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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
Metro Hotel on Pitt
A truly affordable hotel in Sydney, with stylish decor, great location and in-house snazzy brasserie? If the notion of affordable ...
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