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Animatronic Obama ready for Disney debut

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - An audio-animatronic figure ofPresident Barack Obama is ready to make its debut at Walt DisneyWorld.Disney's Hall of Presidents show will reopen this Fourth of Julywith the new Obama figure, which was installed during aneight-month... Full story

Police look for victims of medicial fraud

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MIAMI (AP) - Authorities in Miami say they hope more victims ofa woman who has been accused of practicing medicine without alicense will come forward now that the woman has been arrested.Miami-Dade police arrested Ana Young on Thursday. Young facesseveral... Full story

1 killed, 2 injured in crash on I-10

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LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Highway Patrol says a37-year-old woman driving the wrong way on Interstate 10 was killedin a crash with another driver in north Florida.According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, Cynthia E. Ray, ofSt. Augustine, was... Full story

Coach accused of stealing from Little League

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a 24-year-old westFlorida Little League coach stole from his own youth baseballassociation.According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, Almir Zuhricbought $2,600 worth of jewelry by using a routing number... Full story

Coast Guard searches for missing diver in Fla.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Coast Guard is searching for adiver who has gone missing in the waters off Anna Maria Island.On Friday morning, Coast Guard officials in St. Petersburg weretold that 31-year-old Darren Rordan had not surfaced from a dive.Crews... Full story

Miami-Dade authorities seize illegal fireworks

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MIAMI (AP) - More than 450 pounds of fireworks that were beingsold illegally have been seized by authorities following an all-daysting in Miami-Dade County.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesman Lt. Arnold Piedrahita Jr. saidinspectors found two people selling... Full story

Woman reportedly burned at fireworks show

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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Officials say a handful of peoplesuffered injuries, heat exhaustion or dehydration at an AltamonteSprings fireworks show.According to the Orlando Sentinel, there were 27 reports ofvarious medical problems at the Red, Hot... Full story

1 hurt at shooting in Fla. hospital parking lot

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a shooting thatoccurred in the parking lot of a Pinellas County hospital appearsto be connected to a road rage incident.According to a news release from the Pinellas County Sheriff'sOffice, two people were involved... Full story

Cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker

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Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant. Elgin Deputy Police Chief Jeff Swoboda says the 51-year-old cabbie picked... Full story

Pet store owner stunned by python attack

Al Pefley

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It was one of those bizarre events that catches everyone's attention. A snake gets out of its cage and kills a toddler.It happened this week north of Orlando. Cathy Eiseman runs Bravo! Aquatics and Exotics, a pet store  in Royal Palm Beach. She's... Full story

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