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Bad date: Woman gets stood up, charged with a crime
 A woman stood up on a date was charged with intent to defraud after she says her dinner partner failed to show up.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Rihanna, Fall Out Boy & Enrique Iglesias coming to Tampa!

The award-winning pop stars will be part of two nights of concerts at the Ford Amphitheatre leading up to the Super Bowl.


Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:35:46 GMT

Want to save the planet? Recycle your sex toys

Sex toy recycling program in Pasco County


Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:55:15 GMT

Lakeland twins standout
Never mind one of the Gator lineman is 6'5, 312 pounds, but two of them are. The Pouncey twins.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:08:56 GMT

Blog: Lee Roy Selmon talks BCS Championship
It was another day tracking down former players with connections to Thursday's BCS Championship game. 
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:47:58 GMT

Police investigate woman's death in St. Pete
The woman was found Tuesday afternoon in a grassy area off 34th Avenue near 41st St. South.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:48:22 GMT

I am finally feeling the anticipation
While it appeared OU players  have been business from the beginning, the Gators are finally getting there.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:47:55 GMT

Bell's Blog: BCS with the Gators
Follow sports reporter Travis Bell as he covers the Florida Gators in the BCS national championship game.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:22:00 GMT

Workers set up NFL Experience
The Tampa Bay Host Committee has been planning Super Bowl XLIII for three years, but now there are tangible signs the big game is almost here. Workers are setting up The NFL Experience near Raymond James Stadium.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:09:41 GMT

Airports brace for Super Bowl traffic
Officials at TIA say Super Bowl XLIII will bring in so much traffic; they'll have to close their east-west runway to park planes.  Overall, officials are expecting about 1,200 private planes to fly-in to the Bay area for the February 1stgame.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:53:22 GMT

IKEA begins hiring for Ybor City store
IKEA Tampa plans to hire at least 400 people before the store opens this summer.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:46:47 GMT

Florida congressman asks Pelosi for football break
An Ocala Republican wrote to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday asking her to move votes scheduled for Thursday evening and Friday so House members from Florida and Oklahoma can go to the Bowl Championship Series national title game.

Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:50:19 GMT

Virtual ed the answer to school budget cuts?
School districts struggling to cut millions of dollars from their budgets may find some relief online through virtual education.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:23:26 GMT

Diver 5th in family to recover cross
A 16-year-old Countryside High student finds the coveted cross during the Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:47:31 GMT

Justices asked to resolve judge election dispute
Gov. Charlie Crist has asked the Florida Supreme Court whether a suspended lawyer can take office as a judge in Palm Beach County.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:02:50 GMT

Advocacy group: Budget cuts will put nursing home care at risk
A Florida advocacy group says the legislature is cutting back too far on nursing homes.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:46:23 GMT

Feds arrest Belleair murder suspect in Vegas
Ryan Michael Cataneo, 40, was apprehended near the Vegas strip. He'll face charges in Pinellas County for the murder of his wife, Deana, who was found dead the day after Thanksgiving in Belleair.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:46:59 GMT

Vitamins get F in cancer prevention
A flotilla of recent studies — including two papers published today — has sunk the notion that individual vitamin supplements prevent cancer.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:13:52 GMT

Couple names baby after Gators quarterback
Logan Tebow Bradley was born at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater Tuesday morning at 4:12 am.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:51:18 GMT

Brush fire season off to red hot start
Since the first of the year the Polk County Fire Department has already responded to 14 brush fires burning a total of 24 acres.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:01:57 GMT

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Updated : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:57:47 GMT

US vows 'huge' marine protection
The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:10:33 GMT

City reborn
Colombia's Medellin cashes in on its drug baron past
Publ.Date : Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:38:51 GMT

A pink iguana missed by Darwin prompts evolutionary rethink
A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands.
Publ.Date : Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:26:44 GMT

Congress launches Madoff inquiry
The US Congress begins an inquiry into a suspected $50bn (£32bn) fraud allegedly run by the American hedge fund manager, Bernard Madoff.
Publ.Date : Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:25:25 GMT

Apple to end music restrictions
Apple Inc agrees to start selling digital songs from its iTunes store without copy protection software.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:27:13 GMT

Hemingway archive opens in Cuba
Cuba opens up electronic access to thousands of documents belonging to writer Ernest Hemingway.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:21:29 GMT

Fizzling out
No iPhone buzz for fans at Apple's last Macworld show
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:53:06 GMT

Cuba at the crossroads?
Revolution at 50: How young Cubans see the future
Publ.Date : Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:24:44 GMT

No comment
Why Obama has stayed silent over the Gaza crisis
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:48:07 GMT

Warning over 'third-hand smoke'
Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:24:43 GMT

US recession forecast to drag on
The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:16:35 GMT

Viva Miami!
How Cuba's exiles became part of the American mix
Publ.Date : Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:27:25 GMT

Madoff sends valuables to family
US prosecutors call for Bernard Madoff to be put in prison until his trial after it emerges he sent jewellery and watches to friends and family.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:34:56 GMT

Senate snub as US Congress opens
The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:39 GMT

Why 99 means so much for Ronaldo and Corinthians
Why 99 means so much for Ronaldo and Corinthians
Publ.Date : Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:06:49 GMT

Twitter hit by security breaches
The micro-blogging site has to deal with both a phishing scam and a hack of high profile accounts.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:18:12 GMT

Family ties
Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, examines the continuing growth of political dynasties in America.
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:10:43 GMT

Guyana leader wants to know who put him on Facebook
Guyana's president asks police to investigate who is impersonating him on Facebook, the social networking website, reports say.
Publ.Date : Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:23:53 GMT

Blackwater guards plead innocence
Five employees of US security firm Blackwater plead not guilty in a US court to the manslaughter of 17 Iraqis in 2007.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:34:31 GMT

Payout for Arabic shirt passenger
An air passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed Arabic script is awarded a payout of $240,000, his lawyers say.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:51:33 GMT

Bucking the trend
Crowds expected at hi-tech show despite downturn
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:54:30 GMT

Earth Watch
Blue oceans or blue moods from the Bush presidency?
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:28:49 GMT

Israeli envoy to Caracas expelled
The Israeli ambassador to Caracas and several other staff are ordered to leave Venezuela in protest over violence in Gaza.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:19:04 GMT

Apple's Jobs admits poor health
Steve Jobs, head of Apple, has disclosed in a statement that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance.
Publ.Date : Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:24:20 GMT

Alcoa cuts 13,500 workers' jobs
The US aluminium maker Alcoa has said it is cutting 13,500 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, due to the global economic slowdown.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:33:03 GMT

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Updated : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:07:07 GMT

Buyers beware
Europeans uneasy over Russia's role as gas supplier
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:55:27 GMT

Alcoa cuts 13,500 workers' jobs
The US aluminium maker Alcoa has said it is cutting 13,500 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, due to the global economic slowdown.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:33:03 GMT

Israeli envoy to Caracas expelled
The Israeli ambassador to Caracas and several other staff are ordered to leave Venezuela in protest over violence in Gaza.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:19:04 GMT

UN chief demands Gaza ceasefire
Ban Ki-moon urges UN leaders to act swiftly to end the fighting in Gaza as Israel says it will let in more aid.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:07:03 GMT

In pictures
Who wins the booby prize in Mali cattle crossings?
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:30:30 GMT

Gunmen raid Sri Lanka TV station
Gunmen ransack a Sri Lanka television channel that drew criticism for its recent coverage of the country's civil war.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:31:31 GMT

Senate snub as US Congress opens
The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:39 GMT

Blackwater guards plead innocence
Five employees of US security firm Blackwater plead not guilty in a US court to the manslaughter of 17 Iraqis in 2007.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:34:31 GMT

Parrot paradise?
World's biggest parrot colony faces growing pressures
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:45:16 GMT

Females 'less physically active' than males at both ends of life
Females are less physically active at both ends of life than their male counterparts, two studies suggest.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:26:48 GMT

Congo rebels back 'ousted' chief
Rebel commanders in eastern DR Congo pledge loyalty to Gen Nkunda after claims he had been toppled.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:14:22 GMT

Ethiopia imposes aid agency curbs
Ethiopia's parliament passes a bill imposing restricting aid work, for example promoting the rights of children.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:28:17 GMT

In pictures
Christmas time for Orthodox Christians around the world
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:31:36 GMT

Mob drama gets Scorsese backing
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese publicly endorses an Italian drama about organised crime in Naples.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:54:30 GMT

German billionaire kills himself
German billionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide after his business empire runs into trouble in the global economic slowdown.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:14:02 GMT

China investigates baby's death
Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:57:02 GMT

Baghdad shrine ban for women
Iraqi authorities close a major Shia shrine in Baghdad to women amid security concerns as the rite of Ashura reaches its climax.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:15:05 GMT

Dark memories
Cambodia looks back on the Khmer Rouge 30 years on
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:27:35 GMT

Tremor hits West Papua quake area
Another strong earthquake hits Indonesia's West Papua province with no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:24:34 GMT

Arsenal 'interested in Arshavin'
Arsenal are interested in signing Andrei Arshavin, according to Zenit St Petersburg's coach Dick Advocaat.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:21:27 GMT

Baghdad bomb kills Shia pilgrims
A female suicide bomber kills at least 35 Shia pilgrims including Iranians near a shrine in Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
Publ.Date : Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:56:59 GMT

New man to take office in Ghana
Ghanaian President-elect John Atta Mills is to be sworn in after his narrow election win over the ruling party's candidate.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:50:55 GMT

Fizzling out
No iPhone buzz for fans at Apple's last Macworld show
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:53:06 GMT

Tottenham hit back to hammer Burnley
Spurs take a huge stride towards the Carling Cup final by thrashing Burnley 4-1 in the semi-final first leg at White Hart Lane.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:00:47 GMT

What Cubans brought to Miami
The son of Cuban exiles living in the US, the BBC's Americas editor Emilio San Pedro talks about growing up in a proud immigrant community.
Publ.Date : Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:27:25 GMT

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