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FBI: Orlando man fatally shot by agent in Boston bombing probe

The FBI says a 27-year-old man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation.

DCF: Orlando woman left 2-year-old locked up, went clubbing

The Department of Children and families is investigating an Orlando woman accused Saturday of locking her 2-year old daughter in her bedroom so she could go to work and to nightclubs.

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Parents, teachers fight to save Brevard schools from closure

Parents and teachers will be in court Wednesday fighting a second time for an injunction to prevent the school district from closing three schools.
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Buildings at Rollins College evacuated following gas leak

There is a gas leak at a construction site at Rollins College Wednesday, according to Winter Park police.

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Victim in shooting that led to suspension of Orange Co. GPS monitoring program speaks out

Calvin Johnson, whose brush with death led to the suspension of Orange County's criminal GPS program, spoke to Eyewitness News on Tuesday two weeks after getting out of the hospital.
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Man jumps onto manatee; charges could be filed

Three Cocoa Beach men could be charged with harming or molesting a manatee after a YouTube video surfaced showing a man jumping onto a manatee.

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FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

A man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials said Wednesday.

Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel

City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which he depicted his fellow Democrat as a pawn of powerful labor bosses.

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Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic

Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic

A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.

Thailand urged to explore edible insect market

Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.

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Former Miss America latest to look at US Senate

Former Miss America Heather French Henry is the latest Democrat to consider challenging U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in his re-election bid next year.
Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy show-biz affair

Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy show-biz affair

The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself. Liberace, forever hailed as "Mr.

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Orlando City vs. Ocala Stampede - US Open Cup 2013

Lions advance in US Open Cup, MLS' Colorado up next

Behind one goal in the first and second halves, Orlando City SC advanced past the PDL’s Ocala Stampede 2-1 Tuesday night in Ocala, Fla.
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Miami loses votes for 2 Super Bowl bids

BOSTON (AP) -- The NFL conducted its own referendum on the Miami Dolphins stadium on Tuesday, shutting South Florida out when it handed out the 2016 and '17 Super Bowl hosts.