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- Gov. Scott vetoes nearly $400 million from budget
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- Four injured in Indian Rocks Beach bar stabbing
- Gibsonton woman killed in 2-car crash on I-75
- Man dead, woman in custody in Seffner shooting
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- Oklahoma, other tornado-hit states brace for more
- Fla. Powerball winner hasn't come forward
- Report says poor are moving to nation's suburbs
- NYC: No racial motivation in stop-frisk tactic
- Tornado-hit states brace for more bad storms
- Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role
- Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado
- Calif. suspects accidentally dial 911 during crime
- Activists say 28 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
World News
- Kerry challenges Congress on diplomats' security
- South Africa: Mandela name pulled into politics
- Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks
- Wave of attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq
- US says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers
- Retired Anglican priest convicted of sex abuse
- US: Pakistan moves to curb dangerous fertilizers
- Iran election overseers may bar former president
- Wave of attacks kills at least 70 in Iraq
sports news
- Chinese 14-year-old will tee it up in Memorial
- Castroneves, Franchitti chase 4th Indy 500 win
- Super Bowl 50 site to be decided Tuesday
- Bruins top Rangers 5-2 with all-out effort
- Bae wins Byron Nelson for 1st PGA Tour title
- Spurs come out hot, Randolph cold in West finals
- Cabrera hits 3 HRs, but Tigers fall 11-8 in Texas
- Greening's goal in 2nd OT lifts Sens over Pens
- Rangers beat Tigers 11-8 despite 3 HRs for Cabrera
entertainment News
- Daft Punk goes outside comfort zone for new album
- 'Chuck' and 'Smash' stars head to Broadway
- Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested on probation violation
- Annotated 'Harry Potter' 1st edition on auction
- NBC hires news division chief from Britain
- Audra McDonald returns with new, personal CD
- AP Interview: Soderbergh on quitting movies
- Japan's 'Shield of Straw' an action pic in Cannes
- Amalric plays a Frenchman in America in 'Jimmy P'
Strange News
- Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
- Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride
- Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled
- Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail
- Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic
- Exhibition of secretly shot photos upsets NYers
- Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru
- Exhibition of secretly shot photos upsets NYers
- Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru
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