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1 hr ago | NBC Miami

Cousteau's Grandson Plans 31-Day Florida Underwater Exploration

Starting Sept. 30, Cousteau will lead Mission 31, where he and his team will live underwater and conduct research experiments, according to his website.

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Related Topix: Florida International University

5 hrs ago | The Orlando Sentinel

Legoland Florida christens World of Chima ride

Three Central Florida children are among Legoland Florida's Buddy Brick Bunch, the theme park's new ambassadors, and they helped christen a vehicle for the Quest of Chi ride with water cannons this weekend.

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Related Topix: Travel

10 hrs ago | Click Orlando

Tree topples onto Longwood homes; More rain in Central Florida forecast

A tree likely toppled by lightning during strong thunderstorms late Monday damaged two Longwood homes and knocked out power to an entire neighborhood.

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Related Topix: us Travel, Weather, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

14 hrs ago | KWWL-TV Waterloo

Airborne laser reveals city under Cambodian earth

NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Cambodia, Weather, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Mon Jun 17, 2013

NBC2 News

Will it be harder to get high in Florida?

It will soon be a little harder to get high on illegal drugs in Florida. A new bill signed by Governor Rick Scott makes it illegal for retail stores to knowingly sell drug paraphernalia like glass pipes and bongs.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Rick Scott

News 4 Jax

Death row deaths in Florida rising

In Tallahassee, each of the governors average about two executions per year during their years in office.

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Related Topix: Florida Government, Rick Scott, US Governors, Charlie Crist, Death Penalty

browardsblog.blogspot.com | browardnews

STAR OF MIAMI HOUSEWIFE DR. KARENT SIERRA IS GOING TO JAIL

MIAMI HOUSEWIFE DR. KARENT SIERRA IS GOING TO JAIL. Broward County Florida, State Attorney Michael Satz has issue an arrest warrant for Dr. Karent Sierra. She will be arrested by Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. She will be arrested June 18th 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel (95 and Griffen Rd.) Her Charges are: Too smart, very pretty, and extremely sweet Dr. Karent SIerra will need all of her fans to help her bail out of jail, if you want to help her and get to meet her or take a picture with Dr Karent Sierra please stop by the Jail house and help a great cause. The America Cancer Society find a cure For 954-467-3045 more information please call David Singer ESQ

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The Miami Herald

James Warring, Dave Clark to enter Florida Boxing Hall of Fame

Former lightweight Champion Freddie Pendleton shadow boxes for training for his welterweight title bout with James Page in Las Vegas.

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Related Topix: Miami Dade County, FL

News Talk Florida

41 Florida Online Sexual Predators Arrested

A tax accountant who serves as a church deacon, a youth football coach, a Disney World costume designer and a Dunedin retiree were among 41 people arrested during a weeklong Polk County sting targeting online sexual predators, officials said.

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NBC2 News

2 women arrested after getting drunk in Wal-Mart

Not the average place you would go out to have a drink. Deputies say two women were arrested Friday for drinking wine inside a Wal-Mart.

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CBS 47

Fla. woman charged with throwing acid on victim

A southwest Florida woman has been arrested after police say she poured a bottle of muriatic acid onto a person's face.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

WLTI-FM Syracuse

Jeb Bush Says His Father is the 'Best Man I've Ever Met'

In a special Father's Day edition of the Sunday Spotlight on ABC's This Week, former Florida governor Jeb Bush reflected on lessons learned from his father and hinted about his own political future.

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Related Topix: Jeb Bush, Florida Government, George Bush

Ft. Meade Leader

SW Florida home to many young farmers

Some mornings, Lara Collier dons rubber boots to walk the farm, snapping pictures of vegetables to share on social media and bundling bunches of leeks, strawberries and watermelon for customers.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Agriculture, Science, University of Florida, Collier County, FL, Lee County, FL

The Orlando Sentinel

State Rep. Larry Metz named Most Valuable Legislator by Florida Chamber of Commerce

Metz, a former Lake School Board member first elected to the Legislature in 2010, was named the 2013 Most Valuable Legislator for sponsoring the business group's legal-reform initiative aimed at modernizing expert-testimony standards.

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Related Topix: Florida Government, Lake County, FL

The Miami Herald

Q&A: Florida Bankers Association chairman assumes helm at critical time

Previous experience includes: senior vice president of corporate banking division and president of community banking division of Union Planters Bank, Coral Gables; president and chief executive of Ready State Bank, Hialeah; and vice president and branch manager of Capital Bank, Miami; vice president and branch manager of Intercontinental Bank, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Miami, FL, Coral Gables, FL, Hialeah, FL

WLOX-TV Biloxi

Southern Airways Express lands in Oxford

Memphis-based Southern Airways Express has announced it will begin flights to and from Destin and Panama City in Florida June 20, and then add flights to and from New Orleans by the end of June out of the University Oxford Airport.

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Florida Democrats converge on Hollywood for annual gathering | Live updates

The center of the political world, at least for Florida's Democrats, on Saturday was the two-story atrium at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, an oasis of cool air and sweet smells the hotel's signature white tea scent between busy Ocean Drive and the beach.

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Related Topix: US News, Hollywood, FL, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, Barack Obama

Sunherald.com

Hiaasen unleashes more South Florida looniness

Carl Hiaasen's comic thrillers come with a guarantee -- broad humor that capitalizes on people's absurd behavior and Florida's quirkiness, mixed with social commentary that might rival Jonathan Swift and a deep concern for the environment, all wrapped in a solid plot.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

A year later, South Florida men charged in 'NATO' terror plot near trial

After Brian Church completed a course in emergency medicine at Broward College, he told his mother he was headed to Chicago for hands-on experience he hoped would boost his chances of becoming a paramedic.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Rahm Emanuel

WCTV Tallahassee

Sick, Sunburned Bottlenose Dolphin Rescued in Florida

The dolphin weighed about 350 pounds and measured eight feet long and was suffering from severe sun exposure and another unknown sickness.

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