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Florida stories: 376 news summaries

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CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL

Defense Accuses Man Who Found Caylee's Body

Cops have already cleared utility worker

7 hours, 37 minutes ago
(Newser) - Lawyers representing Casey Anthony, accused of murdering her daughter, Caylee, are attempting to cast suspicion on another suspect who has been cleared by police. Roy Kronk, a meter reader, found the Florida toddler’s body and notified police. After interviews with ex-wives and family, Anthony's defense team has concluded Kronk... More »

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Florida • testimony • murder trial • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • child murder • defense attorney • Roy Kronk • Casey Anthony trial

 Fla. Man to Smoke 
 115,000th Joint 

Feat earns him world record for cannabis consumption

9 hours, 17 minutes ago
(Newser) - He set the bar high and smoked the competition. Irvin Rosenfeld, a 56-year-old stockbroker from Fort Lauderdale, will toke his way into the record books today by smoking his 115,000th joint. The best part: It's completely legal. "Yep, provided by Uncle Sam," Rosenfeld told NBC Miami . "... More »

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Florida • medical marijuana • cannabis • marijuana legalization • Fort Lauderdale • weed

9 Other States Have Calif.-Sized Fiscal Messes

Ariz., Fla., Ill., Mich., and NJ among others facing crises

Nov 11, 09 8:14 PM CST
(Newser) - California has by no means cornered the market on enormous financial problems at the state level, with a report out today saying Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin are also at tremendous risk. The Pew Center sees widespread unemployment, huge budget deficits, and the... More »

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Florida • California • Wisconsin • Arizona • New Jersey • Michigan • foreclosure • recession • Oregon • unemployment • Illinois • Nevada • Rhode Island • budget deficit • financial crisis

 Marine Beats Terrorist... 
 Er, Orthodox Priest 

Reservist may be guilty of hate crime in Tampa, police say

Nov 11, 09 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - A Marine reservist in Tampa chased down a terrorist and beat him with a tire iron—only the terrorist was actually a lost tourist and Greek Orthodox priest who spoke little English. Jasen D. Bruce went after Alexios Marakis after Marakis approached him asking for directions. Bruce chased him for... More »

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Florida • military • battery • terrorist • Arab

 Ida Churns Toward Gulf Coast 

Oil companies shutting down rigs, evacuating workers

Nov 9, 09 2:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Hurricane Ida is surging toward the Gulf Coast, triggering emergency warnings in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida. Ida "threatens the safety and security" of citizens along the state's southeast coastline, said an emergency declaration by Lousiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. Forecasters are hoping Ida will lose force as it heads... More »

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Florida • New Orleans • Louisiana • storm • Alabama • Mississippi • hurricane • Gulf of Mexico • oil rig • Hurricane Ida

UPDATED

Fla. Shooting Spree Suspect Arrested

'Lone gunman' Jason Rodriguez found at his mother's Orlando home

Nov 6, 09 1:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Jason Rodriguez, the suspect in today's shooting spree at an office complex in downtown Orlando, Fla., is in police custody. During a manhunt in the area surrounded area following the shooting, which left one dead and five injured, a SWAT team located the suspect at his mother’s house. Rodriguez,... More »

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Florida • Orlando • mass shootings • Jason Rodriguez • Orlando shooting • Jason Rodriguez Orlando FL

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 1 Dead, 5 Injured in 
 Orlando Shooting Spree 

Police still hunting for the gunman

Nov 6, 09 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - One person is dead and another five people have been shot after a gunman opened fire in an office complex in downtown Orlando, Fla., reports the Sentinel . Police, who initially reported more victims, are still looking for the suspect, identified as 40-year-old Jason Rodriguez. He is a former employee of... More »

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Florida • Orlando • mass shootings • workplace safety • Jason Rodriguez • Orlando shooting • Jason Rodriguez Orlando FL

Missing Baby Found Alive Under Bed

Babysitter, parents to
be charged in Fla.
girl's disappearance

Nov 5, 09 4:06 AM CST
(Newser) - A 7-month old Florida baby reported missing 5 days ago has been found alive in a box under her babysitter's bed. Search teams spent days looking for Shannon Dedrick in the woodland around her family's trailer. Police plan to file charges against Dedrick's mother, her husband, and the babysitter, AP... More »

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Florida • baby • missing child • babysitter • Shannon Dedrick

 Wandering Manatee Safe in Fla. 

'Ilya' had gotten as far as CT, rescued near refinery in NJ

Oct 29, 09 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ilya, a 10-foot, 1,100-pound manatee spotted in Connecticut waters 2 weeks ago, is safely recuperating at a Florida aquarium before being released back into the wild. Ilya was rescued 2 days ago wallowing in the warm discharge of a New Jersey oil refinery, but neither that nor his... More »

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Florida • New Jersey • Connecticut • oil refineries • animal rescue groups • marine mammals • Manatees • aquarium • Ilya the manatee

Democratic Rep. Wexler Will Resign Fla. Seat

48-year-old seeks private-sector paycheck with kids in college

Oct 13, 09 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Wexler, a seven-term Democrat from Florida, is set to resign his house seat for a public-policy position. Though some Washington insiders speculate that Wexler, 48, will head the US Agency for International Development, others tell Politico that, with kids in college, Wexler needs an income bigger than a government... More »

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Florida • college tuition • House Democrats • US Agency for International Development • private sector • Robert Wexler • public policy • safe seat

3 Teens Set Another on Fire, Police Say

15-year-old victim
in Florida will be in hospital for 5 months

Oct 13, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three Florida teens have been charged with the brutal crime of dousing another teenager with a flammable liquid and setting him on fire. The 15-year-old victim, who was sitting by a pool at the time of the attack, is in serious condition and is expected to remain hospitalized for 5... More »

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Florida • arson • juveniles • burn victim • juvenile crime • burned

 Manatee Poo Forces 
 Fla. Beach Closing 

'It was disgusting, but mystifying,' one resident says

Oct 9, 09 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Florida beach has reopened after a deluge of manatee poo forced it to close. Vero Beach city employees spent hours burying what may have been a mile-long stretch of dung. Environmental officials blamed the mess on unusual wind patterns. “I’ve never seen anything like it, and I’... More »

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Florida • Atlantic Ocean • beach • Manatees • poop • Vero Beach, Fla. • feces

Florida Mayor's Dad Threatens Her at Gunpoint

She'd endorsed his opponent in another mayoral race

Oct 8, 09 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Local politics took a bizarre turn in Florida’s Broward County Tuesday night, when Mayor Stacy Ritter’s father—an 84-year-old World War II veteran—showed up at her home with a gun and threatened her. After a brief struggle, Ritter convinced her dad, Edward Portner, to let her go... More »

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Florida • local politics • Broward County • gun safety

political hijinks

 Dem Won't Apologize 
 for 'Die Quickly' Gag 

Comments about 'Republican health care plan' light up YouTube

Sep 30, 09 11:20 AM CDT
(AP) - Florida Rep. Alan Grayson is refusing to apologize for his snarky statement on the House floor that Republicans want Americans to “die quickly.” Last night, Grayson took the floor and declared that he had, after much probing, determined that Republicans had a two part plan: Don’t get... More »

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Florida • House of Representatives • partisanship • apology • health care reform • House Democrats • Alan Grayson

Murdered Family's Dad Held in Haiti

Mesac Damas is a 'person of interest' in Fla. slayings of 6

Sep 21, 09 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Haitian National Police have apprehended a man believed to be the husband and father of the woman and five children found murdered Saturday in their Florida home, the Naples Daily News reports. Mesac Damas, who flew to Haiti Friday, is not officially a suspect in the case. He is... More »

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Florida • murder • Haiti • homicide • Mesac Damas • Guerline Damas • Naples, Fla. • Haitian National Police

 Fla. Priest Is My 
 Babydaddy: Ex-Stripper 

Woman took payoff over 'inappropriate relationship' with same father 3 years ago

Sep 21, 09 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Vatican famously frowns on randy clergy, but Rome is surely burning over this one—former stripper Beatrice Hernandez tells CBS4 that a Florida priest fathered her baby, and she's seeking a restraining order after he attacked her for demanding a DNA test. Hernandez, who says her relationship with Father... More »

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Florida • pregnancy • priest • stripper • love child • Catholic priest • Alberto Cutié • David Dueppen • Beatrice Hernandez

travel

 Cool and Weird Places to Swim 


Sep 19, 09 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you love swimming but tire of the ordinary and the chlorine-scented, consider these "unusual or cool places" uncovered by WebUrbanist:
  • The Dead Sea: Lie back and read a good book in the world's saltiest body of water, which will likely keep you afloat while delivering "
... More »

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Florida • travel • Zimbabwe • swimming • Black Sea • Puerto Rico • Gulf of Mexico • Dead Sea • jellyfish • underwater • Southeast Asia

 

 Harry Potter Park 
 Opens This Spring 

Visiting Muggles can buy wands, meet hippogriffs, drink butterbeer

Sep 15, 09 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Get your wands ready: the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens next spring, Universal Orlando announced. Muggles will enter through the village of Hogsmeade, where they’ll visit Hogsmeade station, Zonko’s joke shop, and the Three Broomsticks pub to sample some butterbeer. But the main event, called Harry Potter... More »

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Florida • entertainment • Harry Potter • Universal Studios • theme park • Wizarding World of Harry Potter

 Discovery Lands Safely in Calif. 

14-day mission ends on West Coast after poor weather scrubs Florida attempt again

Sep 11, 09 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - After bad weather kept it from heading to Florida for the second consecutive day, the space shuttle Discovery touched down safely in California moments ago, Space.com reports. The crew returns after a 14-day mission that including resupplying and repairing the International Space Station. More »

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Florida • California • space • space shuttle • International Space Station • Discovery space shuttle • Discovery • Edwards Air Force Base

 Bad Fla. Weather 
 Keeps Discovery in Orbit 

Today's attempts scrubbed; NASA aims for tomorrow afternoon, which looks little better

Sep 10, 09 6:56 PM CDT
(AP) - Bad weather has delayed space shuttle Discovery's homecoming for at least a day. NASA decided conditions were too poor to bring Discovery back to Florida tonight, skipping both landing windows and ordered the seven astronauts to keep circling the world for a 14th day. Their next chance at returning will... More »

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Florida • California • severe weather • delay • Discovery • Earth orbit

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