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Forecast: Hurricane to menace Republican National Convention in Florida
A tropical storm nearing the Gulf of Mexico is expected to turn into a Category 1 or 2 hurricane ahead of making an anticipated landfall in Florida on Monday, just in time for the first day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa. A National Weather Service chart published Wednesday…
Romney hails Mars landing, seeks campaign thrust
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida — Mitt Romney sought to maintain his momentum in front of smaller crowds Monday, celebrating US victories in the Olympics and the space race after a weekend of super-sized events. Romney had unveiled Paul Ryan, a deficit hawk congressman, as his vice-presidential pick on Saturday and campaigned…
Woman refuses to stop for police because she was ‘topless’
A woman from Marion County, Florida refused to stop for police who tried to pull her over for speeding because she claimed she removed her top to impress her boyfriend. Mandy Ramsey was arrested Saturday by police who said she was going 71 miles per hour 55 mile-per-hour zone. Police…
Wikipedia blackout caused by accidental cable slice in Florida
Wikipedia was inaccessible globally for a couple of hours on Monday after someone accidentally cut through fibre cables connecting its servers in Florida. The online encyclopedia was down for about two hours on Monday afternoon after the mishap near its worldwide data centre in Tampa, Florida. The site was brought…
Man who lost hand to alligator charged with ‘unlawful feeding’
A Florida airboat captain whose hand was bitten off by an alligator has been hit with a charge of “unlawful feeding,” according to the First Coast News. Sixty-three-year-old Wallace Weatherholt was booked into Collier County, Florida jail over the weekend and released on $1,000 bond. The Everglades guide is due…
Florida man kills door-to-door salesman: I’ll kill anybody that steps on my property
A man in Cape Coral, Florida on Wednesday was arrested for shooting and killing an unarmed door-to-door salesman on his property. Kenneth Bailey Roop, 52, has been charged with second-degree murder for killing 30-year-old Nicholas Rainey. A co-worker who witnessed the shooting said Rainey had knocked on Roop’s door, but…
Florida at the forefront of the Voter ID battle
Voting rights groups are struggling to hold back a tide of new laws that are likely to make it harder for millions of Americans to vote in the presidential election in November and could distort the outcome of the race for the White House. Since January 2011, 19 states have…
Florida takes Cuba business ban appeal to U.S. federal court
MIAMI — Florida has appealed in a Miami federal court last month’s ruling blocking the entry into force of a state law prohibiting state agencies from awarding contracts to companies doing business with Cuba and Syria. Florida Governor Rick Scott announced the appeal of the June 26 ruling by US…
How to legally bring a gun to the Republican National Convention
[Disclaimer: The management of Raw Story withheld publication of this piece until after the deadline for obtaining an out-of-state concealed carry permit in the state of Florida in time for the Republican National Convention had passed. Raw Story does not recommend that anyone unfamiliar with firearms carry one, and condemns…
WATCH LIVE: President Obama speaks about Colorado theater shooting
President Barack Obama spoke at a campaign event in Fort Myers, Florida on Friday during which he addressed the tragic shooting in Aurora, Colorado that killed 12 and injured many more who were at a movie theater to see a late-night showing of “The Dark Night Rises.” Watch live, broadcast…
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