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Smokin” flu vaccine Medicine’s next big thing
Every year flu season comes around, and sometimes the virus hits especially hard. The flu, which is a respiratory illness caused by the influenza viruses, spreads from person to person by contact with infected objects or droplets created by an infected person's cough or sneeze entering the mouth or nose of a nearby individual. The number of flu cases often peaks in January or February, but ...
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Deputies investigate 60 Lake Co. burglaries
In the past several weeks the daytime, forced-entry burglaries have been reported from Lady Lake through the Bassville Park area of Leesburg. Detectives said they believe several different groups are committing the crimes, including some groups that are possibly connected. Authorities said that on Saturday, patrol deputies arrested 40-year-old Stacey Brown and 34-year-old Corey Payton in ...
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Do natural sleep remedies really work
5005 Port St. John Parkway (east of the I-95 Port St. John exit). The meetings are held in the Conference Center by the south entrance (near the sleep lab). This is a free community service. Please call 321-268-6408 to register. At every A.W.A.K.E. Support Group meeting you will have the opportunity to see newer model CPAP machines and masks.Do natural sleep remedies really work? When insomnia ...
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Woman making night deposit robbed at gunpoint
The victim was in her car at the Wells Fargo Bank on West International Speedway Boulevard at about 9:30 p.m. when the suspect approached, pointed a gun at her and grabbed her deposit bag that contained several hundred dollars in ...
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Rain strong winds batter recovering Okla. area
Pounding rain soaked tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday morning, and winds sent pieces of debris flying, hindering recovery efforts three days after the devastating ...
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Target debuts affordable wedding gowns
Future brides looking for cheaper options for wedding gowns can now use a big-box store where many people go to buy groceries, electronics or home ...
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Pit bull mix attacks injures 90-year-old woman in Geneva
Seminole County Fire Rescue officials said the woman suffered a severe bite to her neck. She was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center in serious ...
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Cops Machete-wielding mom threatened to cut off childrens heads
A woman is being held without bail after authorities said she broke into her ex-boyfriend's DeLand home and threatened to cut off the heads of their three small ...
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Man hit killed leaving separate accident
Troopers said the accident happened on East Colonial Drive at Exeter Street. Johnston had been involved in a previous accident and was trying to walk from one side of the roadway to the other when he was hit by 43-year-old Michael Binsol, officials said. Witnesses told investigators that Johnston walked into the direct path of Binsol's 2008 Ford Mustang. The crash remains under ...
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Father of man shot in Boston probe regrets allowing son go to United States
The 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev was a mixed martial arts fighter who had trained with Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and his father says they had bonded because of their shared interests and ethnic heritage as Chechens from southern ...
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Winter Springs High School student removed from bus by police over Facebook threat officials say
Longwood police pulled a school bus en route to Winter Springs High school over and removed a student after receiving a report of a possible online threat against a schoolmate, officials ...
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Sheriff Teen sex case not a gay rights issue
Kaitlyn Hunt's supporters say she is being prosecuted because she was in a sexual relationship with someone of the same sex. Authorities say it isn't a gay rights issue at all, but rather a simple case of an adult inappropriately involved with a ...
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Michelle Parker Her twins turn 5 today in bittersweet birthday for Orlando relatives
The twins of missing Orlando woman Michelle Parker turned 5 today in what has become a bittersweet birthday for some of her Central Florida relatives. Parker, a mother of three, vanished in November 2011 after dropping off her young twins with her ex-fiance, Dale Smith, the only suspect in her disappearance. He has not been charged. Smith has custody of the twins and moved to ...
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Images 4-pound hairball removed from Clearwater tiger
It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from Tampa Bay area surgeons when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by ...
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Storms slam recovering Oklahoma City area
The torrential showers drenched fields of debris where homes and schools stood before Monday's massive tornado. The National Weather Service warned of wind gusts up to 60 mph, which could send remnants of precious possessions flying through the air -- again. The weather service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Oklahoma City area, including Moore, and a flash flood warning as ...
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Mom Daughter knocked out at Disney World parade
Melissa Browning posted the video on YouTube on Tuesday. In the video, a girl can be seen dancing with other children in the parade. Costumed Disney characters are also seen dancing around the ...
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FBI shooting-review team in Orlando for Ibragim Todashev killing
FBI officials from Washington, D.C. is in Orlando today investigating the fatal shooting of Ibragim Todashev, the 27-year-old Kissimmee man killed Wednesday by an FBI agent. The officials were questioning Todashev at a condo off Peregrine Avenue in Orlando when he initiated a "violent confrontation," an FBI spokesman said. Todashev reportedly lunged at the agent with a knife, and the ...
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SeaWorld Antarctica Twitter adventure with Richard
SeaWorld Orlando's Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin will open on May 24. Last night, I got a chance to attend a VIP party for the opening of SeaWorld Orlandos Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin, set to open May 24. In short: The area was amazing, and the ride was even better than it was described to me. The theme park crew will be on-site for the official Media Day today with some special ...
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Man tries to lure Flagler boy 11 into van
Flagler County deputies said parents need to look out for a man who tried to lure a young boy into a van.The 11-year-old told investigators the man was in a shiny, black van when he offered him toys and candy.The incident happened in the area of Red Barn Drive.Deputies told WFTV they haven't had any other similar incidents, but want parents to be on ...
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Woman who shot cousin found guilty
A Volusia County woman faces up to life in prison after a jury found her guilty on Wednesday of helping others shoot her cousin, with whom she was having an ...
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Who shot man dropped off at hospital in Bentley
It's not yet known where that shooting happened or who was driving the Bentley. Deputies are still trying to determine the name of the 25-year-old victim. He's expected to survive, but was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical ...
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Fatal FBI shooting in Orlando linked to triple-slaying
RUBBLE OF A SCHOOL MEET THE MAN WHO RESCUED THEM. WE BEGIN WITH THAT DEATH OF THAT CENTRAL FLORIDA MAN KILLED DURING A FBI INTERROGATION THIS MORNING. GOOD EVENING, I'M GAARD SWANSON. AND I'M LAUREN ROWE. NEW TONIGHT, WE ARE LEARNING WHO HE KNEW HERE AND WHY THE FBI WAS QUESTIONING ABRAHAM TOTACHEV TO HIS TIES TO A BOSTON BOMBING SUSPECT AND A TRIPLE MURDER. THIS IS A LIVE PECK TOUR ...
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More charges for Marion County man in child sex abuse case
MARION COUNTY -- A 62-year old Marion County man who was arrested last week for trying to have sex with a 15-year-old boy is now facing more charges. Kenneth Devore is now charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment. He was arrested last week, after investigators say he admitted to sexually abusing at least three children. Investigators are urging any other victims to come forward by ...
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South Carolina fugitive captured in Brevard County
South Carolina police had been looking for Sachs since February, when a 19-year old said she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. (PHOTO/Brevard County ...
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$2 billion in Oklahoma tornado damage means hard recovery
As many as 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed Monday when the twister plowed through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. About 33,000 people were affected, officials said, though the number left homeless was still ...
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Some residents of Orlando unthrilled by new theme park plan
Tourism is essential to the economy of Orlando, to such an extent that The City Beautiful has become something of the capital city of amusement parks, not necessarily because of their number, but because of the calibre of amusement parks that are located within Orlando. A new theme park proposal for the city, however, has courted the ire of residents.
The three major amusement parks, or theme parks in Orlando are Walt Disney World Resort, SeaWorld Orlando and Universal Studios Orlando, all of which are massive in size and comprise of several different huge parks within themselves. Read more
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