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  • Tropical Storm Barry headsforms off Mexican coast

    This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 10:45 AM EDT shows tropical wave over the Lesser Antilles with light to moderate rain and thunderstorms. Fair weather across the remainder of the Caribbean with a chance of isolated afternoon ...

  • Mittelstaedt Power Brevard Past Lakeland Flying Tigers

    VIERA | T.J. Mittelstaedt's three-run homer with two outs capped a five-run fourth inning as Brevard County cruised to a 9-5 victory over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Wednesday ...

  • Orlando International Airport tops all Florida airports for gun seizures www.privateofficer.com

    TSA officers have stopped more armed passengers trying to board flights at Orlando International Airport than at any other Florida airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The last attempt was Sunday morning, when a St. Augustine traveler carrying a loaded .22-caliber pistol was arrested when he passed a carry-on bag through an X-ray scanner, records show. ...

  • Minnesota Lynx Maya Moore stars in third straight victory

    < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } PHOENIX -- Maya Moore had 26 points, 16 rebounds and five assists to lead the Lynx to an 80-69 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night for their third straight win. Seimone Augustus added 17 points and Janel McCarville had 10, including four during a decisive 13-2 run to open the fourth quarter, for Minnesota (5-1). Diana Taurasi scored 28 ...

  • Slideshow showsTransformers pre-opening party at Universal Studios Florida

    Universal Orlando Resort, but on the night of June 19 VIPs and members of the media had a special treat: a preview party complete with exclusive ride time, photo opportunities with Megatron, fun swag, delicious food and drink, and a viewing of Cinematic Spectacular to cap the ...


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Movie Review

The Hidden Fortress (Kakushi toride no san akunin) [DVD]

The Hidden Fortress (Kakushi toride no san akunin) [DVD]

In the critical community during the 1950s, there were two paradoxical lines of criticism of postwar Japanese cinema. On the one hand, some critics complained that Japanese films were too exotic and densely layered, filled with exorbitant amounts of detail that weighed them down. On the other hand, there were those who complained that Japanese cinema was becoming too Westernized in its attemp ... ...

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  • Moms push for Clermont community pool

    SECURITY WENT AFTER THIS MAN, 18-YEAR-OLD YOUNG, AND HE WAS CAUGHT AND ARRESTED ON CITRUS BOWL PROPERTY. IT WAS A HOT DAY HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, AND A PERFECT DAY TO HIT THE POOL. BUT IN SOUTH LAKE THERE IS NO POOL AND SOME MOMS TRYING TO GET ONE. IF YOU LIVE IF CLAREMONT, AND YOU DON'T HAVE A POOL IN YOUR YARD, A GROUP OF MOMS FIGHTING TO GET ONE HERE. WE WANT TO ONE. MOM SAYS IT'S ...

  • Chicago tops in owner-vacated properties in foreclosure

    Chicago has the highest number of owner-vacated foreclosed properties among major U.S. cities in June, online foreclosure marketplace RealtyTrac said. In a report released Thursday, RealtyTrac -- which tracks foreclosures -- said Chicago documented 14,717 owner-vacated properties, the most of any metro area in the country. Miami was second with 13,901, followed by New York with 10,074. Two ...

  • 911 call released in Orange County deputys arrest on DUI charges

    Local 6 has obtained the 911 call and radio transmissions from the night an Orange County Sheriff sergeant was busted for driving under the ...

  • Cutting-edge treatment for sinus problems

    "It's kind of like you're in a fog. I would feel like I was in a fog with the swelling in my face," says Candi Keys, a Lake County mother who suffered through years of unpredictable sinus ...

  • Baldwin Park couple targeted 8 times by vandals

    A vandal has targeted a Baldwin Park couple eight times since February. The couple said the criminal is getting more brazen, and is now terrorizing neighbors. The victims said someone broke into their garage the other night. The wife said she is so scared for her family she asked to remain unidentified and the location of her home kept out of the news. Baldwin Park has been plagued with ...

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