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Rubio receives low poll results
NEW YORK - Marco Rubio received mixed ratings in a recent poll released by Quinnipiac University. According to voters polled 41 percent disapproved of the Florida senators handling of immigration issues. Even more, 49 percent said that they were unhappy with his vote against the expanded background check for gun purchases. But, overall the senator received 51 percent approval rating coming in ...
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Florida man gets life for killing neighbor over barking dogs
A 66-year-old Flagler Beach man convicted of shooting and killing a neighbor who didn't like his barking dogs was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday. Paul Miller told police that Dana Mulhall, his 52-year-old neighbor on South Flagler Avenue, had shouted profane words at him months earlier. Then on March 14 he said he heard Mulhall cursing his dogs, so he went outside with a 9mm handgun ...
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Weather Forecast Partly Sunny and Hot Wednesday
This will bring in slightly higher storm chances and temperatures remaining near-normal. For Wednesday, highs will reach 90, with lows dropping to ...
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Mass. couples 2001 message in a bottle found
REHOBOTH, Mass. -- A message sealed in a champagne bottle and tossed into the waters off Tampa, Fla., more than a decade ago by a Massachusetts couple celebrating their engagement has been found.Karl and Michelle Kimmell of Rehoboth say occasionally they would wonder if anyone had found the message they cast away in August 2001. The message, announcing their engagement, had just their first ...
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Miami force decider in NBA finals
The Miami Heat forced an already absorbing NBA Finals to a deciding Game Seven after a thrilling 103-100 overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday tied the series at 3-3. Miami trailed by 13 points in the third quarter but LeBron James, ditching his trademark headband, turned on the afterburners to spark a Heat fightback. San Antonio were not about to roll over under the weight of ...
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Deputies looking for man who stole tourists credit card information
Investigators obtained surveillance video of a man making the fraudulent purchases at the convenience store. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 1-888- 277-TIPS. (PHOTO/Volusia County Sheriff's ...
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12 best sights in St. Petersburg
>Editor's note: This story was originally published in March, 2013 and updated June 19 to coincide with the International Economic Forum.(CNN) -- Several thousand of the world's most powerful people are in St. Petersburg this month for the city's annual International Economic Forum. The only problem? While we at CNN Travel would be the last to deny that macroeconomics can be a thrilling ...
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Teen Wont Face Charges in WaveRunner Thief Shooting
The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office says a teen who shot a 20-year-old man in May 2011 as the man was trying to steal a WaveRunner won't face charges. Reynaldo Munoz was killed in the shooting. Jeffrey Weiner, attorney for the David family, ...
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More guns seized at OIA than other Florida airports
Kennedy Airport That kind of apology is routine. Eitel was the 19th person at OIA arrested this year or issued an at-large charging affidavit for "carrying a firearm in a place prohibited by law," records ...
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Bond set at $3.5M in medical drug trafficking case | Video
AIDS , cancer, anti-psychotic and other pharmaceutical drugs is being held in Broward's Main Jail on $3.5 million bond.Jorge Castillo, 43, is believed to have operated a trafficking ring that brought in more than $26 million from drugs acquired from unlicensed sources that were then sold to retail pharmacies in at least 18 states, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.The ...
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Poll Florida voters dont like Marco Rubios immigration stance but his approval rating remains steady
Poll: Florida voters don't like Marco Rubio's immigration stance, but his approval rating remains steady Florida alone, not any tax break, could lure Amazon to ...
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Poll Rubio gets negative marks on immigration
Miami -- Florida voters give Sen. Marco Rubio negative marks for his handling of immigration and gun issues in Washington but still hold favorable views of the rising Republican star, a statewide poll released Wednesday shows.The Quinnipiac University poll finds 41 percent disapprove of Rubio's handling of an immigration overhaul in the Senate that would give an estimated 11 million ...
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Mans body found in burned SW Fla. house
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Authorities investigating a house fire in Port Charlotte found a body in the garage.Charlotte County Sheriff's officials say they received a call from the woman who lives at the home early Tuesday. She told them a man she knows had broken into her home and threatened her, but she managed to get away. She called 911 from a neighbor's house.Arriving deputies ...
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1 ticket wins Mega Money game wins $1.3 million
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- One ticket matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game to collect a $1.3 million jackpot, the Florida Lottery said Wednesday.The winning ticket was purchased in Miami, lottery officials said.Six tickets won $1,106.50 for picking 4-of-4; 32 tickets won $454.50 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 777 tickets won $55.50 each for picking ...
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DCF investigating death of SW Fla. toddler
CAP CORAL, Fla. -- State officials are investigating the death of a southwest Florida toddler whose mother says she found him unresponsive in his crib.The child died on June 3 in his Cape Coral home. But the Department of Children and Families says the 1-year-old boy suffered a "significant head injury" on May 17 while in the care of his mother's boyfriend.The Fort Myers ...
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Sturgis Looking To Get His Kicks At The Next Level
Kicking a football through a set of uprights involves the same basic elements at all levels - a good snap, a good hold and a strong and accurate leg. Caleb Sturgis has never blinked at the challenge. That leg strength, accuracy and intense focus are what convinced Miami Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland to spend a fifth-round draft pick at the end of April on the confident kid out of the ...
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Lowell inmates getting tools to succeed after their release
Classification Officer J. Clark, top left, from the Faith and Character program, oversees inmates, including from left to right, Georgia Moody, Carolyn Clark, excited about answering questions correctly, and Shonta White, during the Horizon Education and Transition Community program at Lowell Correctional ...
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Weather forecast Hot and humid with more showers and storms
ORLANDO -- High pressure remains in place across Central Florida through the rest of the week. Inland-moving sea breezes and interactions will produce showers and storms each afternoon. Temperatures will stay near to just above normal. Today, southwest steering flow will favor the eastern side of the peninsula for showers and storms. Strongest storms will be inland, where boundary collisions ...
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Man shot to death in Orange City
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said the shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Floriland Mobile Homes Park off US 17-92 in Orange ...
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George Zimmerman trial Next phase of jury selection begins
When court reconvenes in the George Zimmerman trial Wednesday, they'll begin the next round of jury selection. The court will also reconvene the Frye hearing in the ...
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Jurors reflect on complexities of Zimmerman case
Prosecutors and defense attorneys personally interviewed 58 potential jurors over seven days about their media exposure to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman last year in Sanford, Fla. They have asked 40 jury candidates to return for the next round of questioning and dismissed scores of others. They eventually must whittle ...
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Organizers of St Petersburg Economic Forum recommending official dress style
St PETERSBURG, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Organizers of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum /SPIEF/ have drafted a memorandum that will prompt the participants in and guests of the conference how to ensure the most convenient conditions of work, traveling around the city and spending free time. It is believed that transportation may pose one of the biggest problems during the forum. ...
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Ticket prices heat up for NBA finals in Miami
The online ticket resale site StubHub showed just about 3,000 tickets were available for purchase on the secondary markets in Miami for Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday ...
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Runner-Up Candidate Files Suit To Get North Miami Mayor Out of Office
Anna Pierre, a registered nurse and one of seven candidates who was looking to become the city's mayor during Tuesday's election, claimed she was being endorsed by Jesus Christ. Pierre, former mayor Kevin Burns and voters Grover Rawlings and Ann Simpson ...
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2 current PSC members asking for new terms
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two current members of the Florida Public Service Commission are trying to keep their jobs on the utility-regulation panel.PSC Chairman Ronald Brise and Commissioner Art Graham are among 24 people who applied for upcoming vacancies on the five-member commission. Brise and Graham's current terms end in January 2014.The application deadline was Tuesday. A 12-member ...
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Tampa to be linked with rest of state via high-speed rail
Tampa may be connected to Orlando via a high-speed railway by 2015 if the project stays on schedule and if politics do not get in the way. But, the long-term future of the grander project may be in doubt, despite the US losing ground internationally.
High-speed rail is a fairly modern advancement on rail travel that has been widely adopted in the modern world as the best form of overland mass transit. Highly developed countries like Japan, the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain have adopted high-speed rail extensively. Read more
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