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Mom claiming insanity in Fla. slaying of teens
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman accused of killing her two teenage children at home will use an insanity defense. Her public defenders filed their intention late Friday to argue that 50-year-old Julie Schenecker couldn't discern right from wrong...Tags: Crimes, Murder, Bipolar Disorder, Crime, Law and Justice, Health
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8 injured by lightning at Florida SeaWorld
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Officials say eight people have been injured by a lightning strike at SeaWorld's Discovery Cove water park in Orlando. SeaWorld spokesman Nick Gollattscheck says none of Tuesday afternoon's injuries were life-threatening. He...Tags: SeaWorld, Hospitals and Clinics, Amusement and Theme Parks, Employees, Discovery Cove
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Vita Food Products recalls smoked salmon
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago-based Vita Food Products has recalled about 8,080 packages of Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon. The product could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause fatal infections in...Tags: Indiana, Colorado, Maryland, Tennessee, Safeway Inc.
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Giffords' astronaut husband awaiting doctors' OK
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space shuttle commander Mark Kelly is still awaiting doctors' final OK on whether his congresswoman wife can attend his launch in just under three weeks. Kelly is married to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. She's recuperating...Tags: Crimes, Mark Kelly, Gabrielle Giffords, NASA, Science and Technology
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Children chase Florida suspect who took mom's purse
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 12-year-old and his 10-year-old sister chased after a woman who snatched their mother's purse near the Daytona Beach pier. Police say they arrested 20-year-old Ashley Turner on Sunday after Angel Baldwin and his...Tags: WFTV, Daytona Beach
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Toyota restricts parts orders; Honda cuts output
DETROIT (AP) — Shortages of auto parts from Japan are hitting Honda and Toyota's North American operations. Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday said it wants its U.S. car dealers to stop ordering more than 200 replacement parts made in Japan because it'...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Indiana, Lexus, Automotive Equipment, Chrysler
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Indiana GOP pushes ahead with big voucher program
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Republican leadership is pushing ahead with a proposal that would be the nation's broadest use of school vouchers, allowing even middle-class families to use taxpayer money to send their kids to private schools....Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Freedom of Religion, Religious Education
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Bikini-clad Alabama woman in Burger King brawl charged with felony
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A bikini-clad woman who is accused of starting a brawl at a Burger King in Panama City Beach is now facing a felony charge over an incident that was captured on video and has been viewed thousands of times on YouTube....Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Burger King, Panama City (Panama), Prosecution
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Butler back in Final Four, beats Florida in OT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shelvin Mack scored 27 points, including five in overtime, and Butler returned to the Final Four with a 74-71 victory over Florida on Saturday. Matt Howard scored 14 and Khyle Marshall added 10 for the Bulldogs (27-9), who...Tags: Butler Bulldogs, Kenny Boynton, Shelvin Mack
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Engineer's fall from launch pad still being probed
HOUSTON (AP) — NASA says there were no safety gear malfunctions in last week's death of a launch pad worker. The engineer fell to his death March 14 from the shuttle launch pad at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour was being prepped for...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Science and Technology, NASA, Employees, Space Programs
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Authorities: Woman drives off in police car in Fla
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida woman who was handcuffed by police and placed on the back seat of a patrol car managed to drive off in the cruiser, crashing it blocks away. Police in Riviera Beach said Monday that officers...Tags: Crimes, Sexual Assault, Riviera Beach, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault
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Ga. man appeals conviction in serial killer hoax
ATLANTA (AP) — A man sentenced to prison for a provocative online video that authorities say disrupted investigations into the disappearances of two women is asking the Georgia Supreme Court to overturn his conviction. Andrew Scott Haley was...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Georgia, Lawyers, YouTube, Justice System
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