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The mind of a predator: former FBI agent weighs in
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jarred Harrell will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing 7-year-old Somer Thompson in October 2009. Action News is learning more about the mind set of a sexual predator. "Their perversion is coupled with a sex drive that makes them dangerous," said former FBI agent Dale Carson. Carson spent
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Lawsuit: Gingrich security stomped on man's foot
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida man is suing Newt Gingrich, claiming a security officer for the Republican presidential candidate stomped on his foot "like he was stomping out a cigarette." Edward Dillard claims his foot was fractured by the security team after voting Tuesday in the Orlando suburb of Windermere. Dillard was wearing a Ron Paul T-shirt and
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Lawsuit: Gingrich security stomped on man's foot
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida man is suing Newt Gingrich, claiming a security officer for the Republican presidential candidate stomped on his foot "like he was stomping out a cigarette." Edward Dillard claims his foot was fractured by the security team after voting Tuesday in the Orlando suburb of Windermere. Dillard was wearing a Ron Paul T-shirt and
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West Virginia-Florida State game canceled
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — West Virginia has decided to cancel its Sept. 8 football game at Florida State. School officials informed Florida State late Friday they would pay a $350,000 escape fee to shelve the trip. Florida State Athletic Director Randy Spetman said Saturday he's disappointed that West Virginia would not honor the first half of a home-and-home agreement that
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Fla. House OKs alternative hurricane insurance
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Legislation designed to help state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Co. spin off customers has cleared the Florida House. The chamber voted 66-48 for the bill (HB 245) that's designed to reduce Citizens' risk on Friday. It now goes to the Senate where similar legislation hasn't yet had a committee hearing. It would let unregulated surplus lines companies
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Komen drops plan to cut Planned Parenthood grants
NEW YORK (AP) — The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. The charity issued a statement Friday apologizing to the American public for recent decisions that it says "cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives." The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that
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Romney wins Nevada
Mitt Romney coasts to a big victory in the Nevada Republican presidential caucuses. With 10% of the results in, Romney had about 48% of the vote while Rep. Ron Paul and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich were in a tight race for second with 21% and 20% of the vote, respectively. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who had largely bypassed the state,
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Factory goes up in flames
CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) — An official says a fire at a landmark southwestern Pennsylvania candy factory destroyed nearly 20,000 pounds of chocolate. The 6:30 a.m. Friday blaze struck a second-floor packaging area at Sarris Candies in Canonsburg in Washington County. Plant manager Dennis Sroka told a local newspaper on Saturday that a health inspection determined that Sarris must destroy the candy,
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Russia, China veto U.N. resolution on Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China have vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. The other 13 council members, including the U.S., France and Britain, voted Saturday in favor of the resolution aimed at stopping the ongoing violence in Syria. The vote took place as
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Vatican rejects corruption allegations
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The administration of the Vatican City State is rejecting accusations of corruption in the Holy See's awarding of contracts. Last month, an Italian news program reported that a top Vatican official had unsuccessfully begged the pope not to be transferred to Washington after exposing alleged corruption that cost the Holy See millions of euros in terms
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Santorum, Paul look past Nevada
MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) — Republicans Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are bypassing the presidential caucuses in Nevada and are looking further down the nominating calendar. Santorum and Paul signaled their expected losses on Saturday are unlikely to usher their exit from a race that seems to have become a two-man race between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Santorum tells Republicans
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Romney, Gingrich expect Romney to win in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A confident Mitt Romney is looking past his GOP opponents and Nevada's caucuses. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is bracing for defeat in a state Romney won in 2008. Romney plans to go to Colorado Saturday morning for a campaign rally before returning to Las Vegas for a party with supporters at a casino a few miles
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The mind of a predator: former FBI agent weighs in
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jarred Harrell will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing 7-year-old Somer Thompson in October 2009. Action News is learning more about the mind set of a sexual predator. "Their perversion is coupled with a sex drive that makes them dangerous," said former FBI agent Dale Carson. Carson spent
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Lawsuit: Gingrich security stomped on man's foot
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida man is suing Newt Gingrich, claiming a security officer for the Republican presidential candidate stomped on his foot "like he was stomping out a cigarette." Edward Dillard claims his foot was fractured by the security team after voting Tuesday in the Orlando suburb of Windermere. Dillard was wearing a Ron Paul T-shirt and