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Report: Fla. investment agency under investigation
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Last Updated: 10:23 AM 11/06/09 - The Florida agency that manages $132 billion in pension and local government investments is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Rolex-obsessed thief to be sentenced in Florida
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Last Updated: 10:06 AM 11/06/09 - A Florida thief with a peculiar penchant for Rolex watches faces up to 25 years in jail.
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Fla. man allegedly kills new wife, kidnaps friend
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Last Updated: 9:15 AM 11/06/09 - A Florida newlywed allegedly killed his bride and kidnapped a friend before surrendering to deputies after a dramatic six-hour standoff. (Full Story)
Congress Votes to Aid Jobless, Homebuyers
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Last Updated: 9:23 PM 11/05/09 - Congress is sending the president legislation to expand a popular homebuyers tax credit and extend unemployment benefits. (Full Story)
Fla. man who faked snake capture faces charges
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Last Updated: 3:09 PM 11/05/09 - A Bradenton man who staged the capture of a 14-foot Burmese python has been criminally charged in the hoax.
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Crist Changes Tune on Support of Obama's Stimulus
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Last Updated: 8:49 PM 11/05/09 - In a heated race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, Governor Charlie Crist keeps moving away from his support of President Barack Obama's stimulus package that the governor called "fantastic" and "remarkable" when lobbying for its passage. (Full Story)
Florida Suing Online Travel Firms
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Last Updated: 8:48 PM 11/05/09 - In this corner -- the state of Florida. In the other corner -- online travel reservation sites. The prize -- millions of dollars in tax revenue. (Full Story)
Fla. deputies to get counseling after killings
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Last Updated: 9:32 AM 11/05/09 - Counseling will be offered to Clay County deputies after the usually quiet area has experienced seven killings in 18 days. (Full Story)
NRA wants to prohibit gun questions for adoptions
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Last Updated: 9:29 AM 11/05/09 - The National Rifle Association wants Florida lawmakers to ban adoption agencies from asking would-be parents if they own guns. The advocacy group says the questions are invasive and amount to creating an illegal gun registry.
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Prison guard indicted in Fla. inmate's death
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Last Updated: 11:08 AM 11/04/09 - A second federal corrections officer in central Florida has been accused of helping arrange the beating death of an inmate. Michael Kennedy was indicted on conspiracy charges and posted $50,000 bond Monday. (Full Story)
Florida Justices Consider Mediation for Foreclosures
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Last Updated: 9:34 PM 11/04/09 - Members of the Florida Supreme Court's residential mortgage foreclosure task force agreed that mediation would be a good way to expedite a flood of such cases. (Full Story)
Fraudulent Automated Clearing House Transfers Connected to Malware & Work-At-Home Scams
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Last Updated: 10:44 AM 11/04/09 - Within the last several months, the FBI has seen a significant increase in fraud involving the exploitation of valid online banking credentials belonging to small and medium businesses, municipal governments, and school districts.
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AG Asks Court to Clarify Florida Tax Issue
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Last Updated: 10:35 AM 11/04/09 - Lawsuit could lead to millions in available tax revenue for Florida. (Full Story)
War on Meth: Part 2: Road to Recovery
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Last Updated: 11:53 AM 11/04/09 - Her quick smile and sparkling eyes offer no hint of a life once dependent on crystal meth... (Full Story)
Fla. man has allegedly robbed same bank 4 times
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Last Updated: 8:44 AM 11/03/09 - Investigators are searching for a man who has robbed the same South Florida bank four times in the past year. The suspect has targeted a Tamarac BankAtlantic so many times that during the last heist one of the tellers said, "He's here again." (Full Story)
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