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Florida man charged with plotting attacks to avenge Muslims
Nation NowA naturalized American citizen who was born in the former Yugoslavia has been charged with plotting to use explosives against heavily-populated targets, as part of a campaign to get vengeance for misdeeds he said he felt were done against Muslims,... -
'Macho Man' Randy Savage dies at 58; flamboyant wrestler known for 'Ooh, yeah!' catchphrase
"Macho Man" Randy Savage, the flamboyant, raspy-voiced former professional wrestler known for his bandanas, exotic sunglasses and "Ooh, yeah!" catchphrase, died Friday in a Florida car crash. He was 58.
Savage, whose legal name was Randy Mario Poffo,...Tags: Human Interest, Hulk Hogan, Ted Turner, Television, Spider-Man (fictional character)
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Florida deputies wrangle, handcuff 7-foot-long alligator near elementary school
L.A. UnleashedOLDSMAR, Fla. --Deputies in Florida had to handcuff a rather unusual suspect -- a 7-foot-long alligator. A crossing guard at a Tampa-area school spotted the gator lounging near an elementary school Monday morning around the time children would be walking.... -
A Battle for Control of the Feeding Tube
Times Staff WriterAs Terri Schiavo received nourishment through a new feeding tube Wednesday, debate raged about whether Gov. Jeb Bush and state lawmakers had done the right thing, or the politically expedient one, in preventing the brain-damaged woman's death. "The...Tags: Democratic Party, Family, Tampa, Health and Safety at School, Judges
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'Right-to-Die' Ruling Stands
Times Staff WritersThe U.S. Supreme Court refused to get involved Monday in the case of Terri Schiavo, clearing the way for the husband of the severely brain-damaged Florida woman to have her feeding tube unhooked by a state court order. Barring an unlikely change of heart...Tags: Murder, Judges, Protestantism, Punishment, Regional Authority
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Florida man impaled by branch dies in Tampa Bay
A Tampa Bay man was killed Monday when a tree he was trying to pull down fell on him. Dan Paul Butts, 63, of Palm Harbor was impaled by a branch in his back yard sometime before 3:15 p.m. The death appears to be an accident, the Pinellas County...
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George Zimmerman trial: Jury will be sequestered, judge rules
The judge presiding over George Zimmerman's trial in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin announced Thursday that the jury will be sequestered. None has yet been seated in the case, but when the six jurors and four alternates are chosen to serve, their...
Tags: Jessica Lunsford, John Evander Couey, Murder, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman
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Should Florida school have reprimanded boy for wearing makeup?
Orlando SentinelShould the faculty and administrators at a Florida school have reprimanded a boy for wearing makeup to school? Jamie Himes, the boy's mom, thinks the faculty and administrators at Meadowlawn Middle School in St. Petersburg are insensitive for...Tags: Education, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), MoveOn
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Duke donations key on science, education
Duke Energy Florida, the Orlando area's biggest electrical utility, lit up a few charities in the region recently by donating a combined $260,000. The St. Petersburg-based unit of North Carolina-based Duke Energy Corp. is distributing the money among...Tags: Charity, Environmental Issues, Orlando Science Center, State Farm Insurance, Science
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Smell of marijuana: Who needs a search warrant when police use their nose?
Who needs a search warrant when you've got a nose? It's a common phrase in South Florida arrest reports: the scent of marijuana wafting from a suspect's vehicle. And while the detail may seem amusing, it's actually a serious legal requirement that...
Tags: Social Sciences, Culture, Boca Raton, Arts and Culture, Broward County
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UCF police: Seevakumaran planned to use 'Molotov cocktails' on fellow students
Before his suicide, James Oliver Seevakumaran pounded out an angry, violent short story on his computer in which the protagonist wrestled with his mixed-race heritage, cursed those he despised — and then veered off on a plan to commit mass...
Tags: Murder, Students, Health and Safety at School, Interior Policy, Seminole State College
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Gov. Scott vetoes 3% tuition hike, $368M in projects
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities. The tuition increase passed earlier this month was a small piece of the overall $74.1...
Tags: Pine Hills, Titusville, Brevard County, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice
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