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Sex predator arrested in Tampa
Tampa police say they have arrested a sexual predator who tried to flee an officer who went to his new address to check up on him.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:32:45 GMT

Publix recalls some seasoning mixes
Publix Super Markets, which has more than 1,000 stores in five Southern states, has voluntarily recalled four kinds of seasoning mixes that may possibly be contaminated with salmonella.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:43:49 GMT

Plans announced to end violence at St. Pete problem school
Pinellas County Schools officials have announced plans to curb the surge of violence at John Hopkins Middle School in St. Petersburg.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:30:44 GMT

Peeping Tom arrested at Bay area tanning salon
A Bay area peeping tom is caught in the act at a tanning salon.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:19:48 GMT

Police: man stabs girlfriend in hostage standoff
Tampa police arrest a man who held his girlfriend against her will and stabbed her in the back during a 4-1/2 hour stand-off.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:53:30 GMT

Chairman calls for resignations of Pat Bean & Renee Lee
The Chairman of the Hillsborough County Commission says three top employees must resign or he will make a move to fire them.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:31:46 GMT

Legislation gets tough on "bad" teachers
Teachers convicted of sexual crimes against their students could get as much as life in prison for their crime if a bill making its way through Tallahassee becomes law.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:32:48 GMT

Warm up ahead of showers and storms
Clouds have broken but there is still a slight chance for a few isolated sprinkles overnight as moisture builds ahead of a strong storm system that will bring rain and thunderstorms Thursday.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:58:48 GMT

Student dies a day after bus crash
A Gadsden County high school student died from injuries sustained in a bus crash.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:30:14 GMT

Yankees executive charged with DUI in Tampa
Hillsborough County Jail reports show that Mark Newman, the Yankees' senior vice president of baseball operations, was arrested Monday night. He reportedly refused to take a blood-alcohol test. He was released several hours later on $500 bail.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:38:45 GMT

Man pleads guilty to old sexual battery cases
After 30 years, rape victims see justice. 69-year-old Glenn Edwin Mercer stood before Judge Chet Tharpe today to change his plea from innocent to guilty.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:33:55 GMT

Warning for baby slings
The government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings - those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents strap around their chests to give the little ones a cuddle on the move.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:46:30 GMT

Samsung cell phone explodes, causing fire
A Bay area family says "it sounded like a rocket launcher" as their cell phone exploded without warning overnight, catching their livingroom table on fire.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:29:10 GMT

No trial for Marine reservist accused of attacking priest
The Hillsborough State Attorney's office is declining to prosecute Jasen Bruce. Last November Tampa Police arrested Bruce for attacking a Greek Orthodox Priest with a tire iron.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:33:24 GMT

See the home that's most searched nationally on Realtor.com
A Tampa home was the most searched home in the country on Realtor.com last month. The $250,000 listing price probably had something to do with it. But, the owners expect their house to be sold for much more than that.  
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:13:20 GMT

Bicyclist, drivers hurt in Palm Harbor crash
Three people are injured, two seriously, in an accident among two cars and a bicycle on East Lake Road and Ridgemoor Drive in Palm Harbor.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:39:16 GMT

Man robs bank to provide for his family
A Lake Wales man is arrested after robbing a local bank. Police say he did it to provide for his family.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:05:00 GMT

Out-of-towner arrested for having pet in locked car
Animal Services rescues a dog locked in a hot car at Busch Gardens. The owner, visiting from Illinois, is charged.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:54:16 GMT

Crist names power co. chief to Fla. school board
Gov. Charlie Crist has named the president of Gulf Power Co. and two former chiefs of staff for former Gov. Jeb Bush to the State Board of Education.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:54:52 GMT

Fla. GOP: Dems election complaint has no merit
The Republican Party of Florida is demanding the Florida Democratic Party drop an elections complaint.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:57:32 GMT

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Updated : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:48:28 GMT

History maker
Kathryn Bigelow's uncompromising attitude to her art
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:34:02 GMT

US rapper jailed over gun on bus
Rapper Lil Wayne is sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to possessing a gun, discovered on his tour bus in 2007.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:33:41 GMT

US apology for Gaddafi comments
The US State Department apologises for comments its spokesman made after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:24:35 GMT

Producer admits Letterman blackmail
A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:38:35 GMT

Gold rush
Canada goes wild after ice hockey victory
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:12:28 GMT

Pressure islands
Greater diplomatic support for Argentina's claim over the Falklands/Malvinas has forced the UK to work harder to justify its refusal to discuss sovereignty, says the BBC's Paul Reynolds.
Publ.Date : Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:17:09 GMT

Greece asks US for its assistance
Greece's prime minister asks the US to crack down on speculators he blames for worsening his country's debt woes.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:37:41 GMT

US woman on 'jihad terror' charge
A US woman from Pennsylvania faces charges of using the internet to recruit female militant fighters for deadly attacks abroad.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:56:49 GMT

Haiti challenge
Rebuilding a devastated economy
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:47:12 GMT

Oscars 'most watched since 2005'
This year's Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles was the most watched in the US for five years, early figures suggest.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:10:05 GMT

Ban honours UN's Haiti 'heroes'
Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to the 101 UN staff who died in the Haiti quake, as President Preval seeks US support for the economy.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:12:44 GMT

Brazil slaps trade sanctions on US
Brazil is backed by the WTO as it slaps trade sanctions against US imports in retaliation for illegal subsidies to cotton farmers.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:31:50 GMT

'The tears wouldn't stop': JFK condolence letters published
Some of more than 1.5m condolence letters sent to US President John F Kennedy's widow after his death are published for the first time.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:22:47 GMT

Quake efforts
Chileans feel abandoned but aid starts to arrive
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:23:14 GMT

Power-sharing
Light bulb switch offers Venezuela hope in a crisis
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:39:45 GMT

Galapagos tension
Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:31:38 GMT

Chile army under scrutiny
Chile's army under scrutiny in quake recovery effort
Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:38:29 GMT

Haitians' double trauma
Two earthquakes in two months for Haitian family
Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:42:00 GMT

Rebuilding Chile
Quake-hit nation could see economy bounce back
Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:06:14 GMT

Political analysis and a British perspective on life in the US
Mark Mardell's take on politics and life in the US and North America.
Publ.Date : Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:36:40 GMT

Fuel fighters
Boeing wins lucrative mid-air refuelling battle
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:20:56 GMT

EU concern over end of tanker bid
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:44:03 GMT

Toyota rejects electronics fears
Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars.
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:57:37 GMT

Cuba lashes out at hunger striker
Cuba criticises the actions of a dissident journalist, on hunger strike for 12 days in protest at the death of a political prisoner.
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:54:17 GMT

US borrowing rises unexpectedly
Borrowing by US consumers rose for the first time in a year in January according to figures released by the Federal Reserve.
Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:10:45 GMT

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Updated : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:37:43 GMT

Can US broker Middle East peace?
Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved?
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:24:35 GMT

Bitterness and unease in Zimbabwe
Andrew Harding reports from Harare on the uneasy mood among the white population and the MDC party as President Robert Mugabe says he's ready for another term.
Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:11:35 GMT

Japan confirms secret nuclear pact
Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:06 GMT

UK seeks Afghan political drive
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:04:10 GMT

US attacks East Jerusalem plans
The US vice-president condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, as he prepares to visit the West Bank.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:27:50 GMT

Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings'
A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:50:04 GMT

Arrests in Cyprus body theft case
Three men are arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus's ex-President Papadopoulos, officials say.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:07:16 GMT

New Kurdish party to challenge polls
Jim Muir reports on the new Kurdish party that has emerged in northern Iraq to mount a challenge in the third general election since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003.
Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:48:38 GMT

Thailand invokes emergency laws
Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will use emergency security laws to help cope with opposition rallies.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:26:11 GMT

Third of EU emissions 'imported'
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:46:03 GMT

Separation fear
Families fight 'racist' Israeli marriage and citizenship law
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:05:16 GMT

Israel and Syria in nuclear bids
Israel and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:01:25 GMT

Indian MPs approve women's bill
India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:02:49 GMT

Biswas on India
Women's quotas - historic moment for largest democracy
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:47 GMT

Activist case to open in Israel
A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, is to open.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:04:35 GMT

Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress
Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:41:03 GMT

US 'hid terror suspect treatment'
A former UK spy chief says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:57 GMT

Ban honours UN's Haiti 'heroes'
Ban Ki-moon pays tribute to the 101 UN staff who died in the Haiti quake, as President Preval seeks US support for the economy.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:12:44 GMT

EU concern over end of tanker bid
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:44:03 GMT

Leaping off the page - Belgian paper prints '3D edition'
A Belgian daily has issued what is thought to be Europe's first 3D newspaper - complete with cardboard viewing glasses.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:35:26 GMT

Formal Suu Kyi ban in Burma poll
A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:47:02 GMT

Iraq election voter turnout '62%'
The voter turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62%, officials say, despite attacks that killed 38 people.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:20:27 GMT

Somali hope for Chandlers release
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says efforts are being made to release a UK couple held by pirates as soon as possible.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:14:19 GMT

Galapagos tension
Can all species live side by side in unique ecosystem?
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:31:38 GMT

US apology for Gaddafi comments
The US apologises for comments made after Libya's Col Gaddafi called for a holy war against Switzerland.
Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:24:35 GMT

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