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Romney's support up in Florida's presidential race
Last Updated: 4:17 AM 05/23/12 - A new poll shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney building a lead over President Barack Obama in the crucial swing state of Florida.
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Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA
Last Updated: 2:43 AM 05/23/12 - What are the odds that chips of rock from man's first visit to the moon would end up with a flamboyant Las Vegas casino owner who once had a place with a rocket ship logo, a sign declaring "Sky's the Limit" and an eatery called the Moon Rock Cafe?
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Astrodome fades, crumbles as Houston decides fate
Last Updated: 2:18 AM 05/23/12 - The Harris County Sports and Convention Corp. will recommend a fate for the Astrodome, a building that transformed sports entertainment.
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Sentencing set for NY bride who faked cancer
Last Updated: 1:43 AM 05/23/12 - Sentencing is set for an upstate New York woman who admits she faked having cancer to con donors into paying for her wedding and Caribbean honeymoon.
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Death Rate from Diabetes Drops Sharply
Last Updated: 1:27 AM 05/23/12 - Fewer diabetics are dying.
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Primary protest votes show displeasure with Obama
Last Updated: 12:42 AM 05/23/12 - Some presidential primary voters in Kentucky and Arkansas are taking a swipe at President Barack Obama, denying the incumbent nearly 4 out of every 10 votes cast on the Democratic side.
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Football Star Donald Driver is New `Dancing' Champ
Last Updated: 10:39 PM 05/22/12 - He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy to his awards collection.
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Ga. Lawyers Donate 612,000 Pounds of Food
Last Updated: 10:23 PM 05/22/12 - Attorney General Sam Olens says Georgia's attorneys have donated more than 612,000 pounds of food to the state's seven regional food banks during a first-ever competition.
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Businessman Shot in Head During Attempted Robbery
Last Updated: 10:21 PM 05/22/12 - Authorities say a businessman was in serious condition after being shot in the head during an attempted robbery of his business service and tax office outside Atlanta.
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Douglasville to Vote on Sunday Alcohol Sales
Last Updated: 10:15 PM 05/22/12 - Douglasville residents will get the chance to vote on Sunday alcohol sales.
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Fla. PSC Approves Tropicana Renewable Energy Deal
Last Updated: 10:10 PM 05/22/12 - State regulators have approved a deal for Tropicana Manufacturing Co. to generate renewable energy.
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Miami Teachers Union Calls for Tax Amnesty
Last Updated: 9:54 PM 05/22/12 - The teachers union in Miami-Dade County is proposing an innovative way to raise extra money for education.
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Woman Found at House Fire Dies at Hospital
Last Updated: 9:50 PM 05/22/12 - A woman is dead following a fire at a vacant St. Petersburg house.
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2 Ky. Men Charged in Pill Conspiracy
Last Updated: 9:44 PM 05/22/12 - Two eastern Kentucky men have been charged along with a Florida resident with conspiring to distribute prescription pain pills in an operation that law enforcement officials say resulted in more than 200,000 pills being sold during the past year in Pike County.
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LA Designer Says Facebook Bride Wore her Dress
Last Updated: 9:36 PM 05/22/12 - Los Angeles-based designer Claire Pettibone says Priscilla Chan was wearing one of her dresses when she married Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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Space X Launches for International Space Station
Last Updated: 6:04 PM 05/22/12 - A new era in space travel blasted off this morning in Florida. Space X is the first private company to launch a mission to the international space station.
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Residents Mark Anniversary of Deadly Joplin Tornado
Last Updated: 6:00 PM 05/22/12 - Today is the one year anniversary of the Joplin, Missouri tornado.
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Lethal Injection Drug Shortage Nationwide
Last Updated: 5:52 PM 05/22/12 - States facing a shortage of a drug commonly used in lethal injections ask for help from the federal government.
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Congressional Speeches at High School Sophomore Levels
Last Updated: 5:48 PM 05/22/12 - Congressional speaking levels move back a grade.
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Obama and Romney Tied as GOP Race Heats Up
Last Updated: 5:46 PM 05/22/12 - New poll suggests Romney and Obama are tied among voters.
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Existing Home Sales Surge in April
Last Updated: 5:43 PM 05/22/12 - Existing home sales surge in April to 4.62 million homes sold nationwide.
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Japan:Skytree Opens To The Public
Last Updated: 4:38 PM 05/22/12 - It's officially the tallest tower in the world.
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South Korea:World's Tallest Lego Tower (New Record)
Last Updated: 4:38 PM 05/22/12 - The World's tallest LEGO tower was erected in Seoul, South Korea about a week ago.
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Tropical Depression Alberto expected to weaken; Bud forms in Pacific
Last Updated: 4:05 AM 05/22/12 - Tropical Depression Alberto is expected to stay well offshore as it moves up the Atlantic.
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Private rocket blasts off for space station
Last Updated: 7:04 AM 05/22/12 - A commercial rocket blasts off for International Space Station, opening new era of spaceflight.
Man arrested in case of missing Calif. teen
Last Updated: 12:46 AM 05/22/12 - Authorities say they have arrested a man in the disappearance of a Northern California teenager more than two months ago.
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Lady Gaga Behaves, Gets OK for 2nd Gig in Manila
Last Updated: 11:23 PM 05/21/12 - Lady Gaga has the go-ahead to put on a second concert in the Philippines after Manila authorities decided her first show did not violate the law.
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Alberto weakens to tropical depression in Atlantic
Last Updated: 11:12 PM 05/21/12 - Alberto has weakened to a tropical depression as it spins off the coast of the Carolinas.
World's Tallest Tower, the Tokyo Sky Tree, Opens
Last Updated: 11:07 PM 05/21/12 - The world's tallest tower and Tokyo's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has opened to the public.
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Woman with Flesh-Eating Disease Takes Own Breaths
Last Updated: 10:56 PM 05/21/12 - The father of a Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating disease says his daughter is now able to breathe on her own, a milestone that sent the family's spirits soaring.
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Jenkins Earns Perfect Scores on "Dancing" Finals
Last Updated: 10:52 PM 05/21/12 - Katherine Jenkins couldn't have performed any better during the "Dancing With the Stars" finals: She earned a perfect score of 60 for her two dances on the penultimate episode of the ABC show.
More Georgians Settle for Minimum Wage Jobs
Last Updated: 10:51 PM 05/21/12 - Federal statistics show that one of every 10 working Georgians now makes the minimum wage.
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Sheen's Ex-Wife Avoids Jail for Now in Drug Case
Last Updated: 10:50 PM 05/21/12 - Actor Charlie Sheen's former wife has received a deferred judgment in a drug case in Aspen, Colo., meaning her record will be cleared if she lives up to terms of a one-year probation.
Garcelle Beauvais Writing Children's Books
Last Updated: 10:49 PM 05/21/12 - Actress Garcelle Beauvais is planning to share life lessons through a series of children's books.
Missing Boy Who Evaded Searchers Writes Apology
Last Updated: 10:44 PM 05/21/12 - A 10-year-old Warner Robins boy who spent more than two days dodging police cars, officers and volunteers before he was found has apologized to his school in writing.
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Miami Police Department Facing Officer Shortage
Last Updated: 10:34 PM 05/21/12 - The Miami Herald reports the Miami Police Department is short 84 officers. And, the newspaper says the gap is getting worse as 250 officers are set to retire in the next five years.
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Fla. Teens Charged with Shooting BB Gun at Driver
Last Updated: 10:31 PM 05/21/12 - Two central Florida teenagers have been arrested after authorities say they shot BB guns into a woman's car while she was driving.
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Stunt Pilot Killed in Tampa-Area Crash
Last Updated: 10:28 PM 05/21/12 - A stunt pilot died when he crashed his plane into the Gulf of Mexico north of Tampa.
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Whitney Houston's Last Recording Released
Last Updated: 10:21 PM 05/21/12 - Whitney Houston's final recording is being released.
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Ala. Man Arrested in Theft of $15K Hank Jr. Guitar
Last Updated: 10:15 PM 05/21/12 - Authorities say an Alabama man has been charged in the theft of a $15,000 guitar that belonged to Hank Williams Jr.
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Obama Speaks About the War
Last Updated: 6:48 PM 05/21/12 - President Barack Obama says ending the war in Afghanistan will sometimes be "a messy process."
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Red Onions Recalled Over Contamination Risk
Last Updated: 6:19 PM 05/21/12 - Gills Onions recalled over contamination risk.
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Dick Cheney to Campaign for Mitt Romney
Last Updated: 6:13 PM 05/21/12 - Former VP Dick Cheney hosting a fundraiser for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
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Many Borrowers Pass up Foreclosure Reviews
Last Updated: 6:10 PM 05/21/12 - Some borrowers pass up the chance to have their foreclosure cases checked for mistakes.
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Travel Agents Still Useful in Internet Age
Last Updated: 6:07 PM 05/21/12 - Travel agents can still be useful in the internet age.
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Prices at the Pump Continue to Fall
Last Updated: 6:03 PM 05/21/12 - Gas prices continue to drop!
Jeep Wrangler Recall
Last Updated: 6:00 PM 05/21/12 - Thousands of Jeep Wranglers are being recalled due to a fire hazard.
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More Than 2,000 Wrongful Convictions Since 1989
Last Updated: 5:54 PM 05/21/12 - New register says it's the biggest database of criminal exonerations in the US ever assembled.
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Obama and Bill Clinton Hold Joint Campaign Event
Last Updated: 5:45 PM 05/21/12 - President Obama and former President Clinton announce second fundraising event together.
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Click It Or Ticket It
Last Updated: 5:24 PM 05/21/12 - The signs are all over the state buckle up or deal with the law.
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