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Aggregated Florida News Articles

• Video shows an upbeat Trump after Mueller submits report
  
  President Trump was at Mar-a-Lago when word came down that special counsel Robert Mueller had finished his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Nikole Killion reports from West Palm Beach, Florida.
  CBS News.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 11:30:37 +0000.
• Florida Man challenge takes over the internet
  
  The 'Florida Man Challenge' asks people to search the internet for the phrase 'Florida Man' followed by their birthday to find out what wacky headline pops up.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 03:02:23 GMT.
• Golf: Holder Casey and Cook share Valspar lead
  
  Defending champion Paul Casey and American Austin Cook will go into the third round of the Valspar Championship in Florida one shot ahead of the chasing pack after the early starters posted a six-under 136 total on Friday.
  Reuters.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:10:23 -0400.
• Patriots owner Kraft fights back against charges
  
  The attorney of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is firing back against law-enforcement officials in South Florida.
  Reuters.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:44:35 -0400.
• School shooting survivor stricken by 'survivor's guilt' takes own life
  
  A teenager who survived the Parkland school shooting in Florida has killed herself while struggling with survivors' guilt, local media reported Friday. ...
  Yahoo.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:05:19 -0400.
• 11-year-old thanking officers across the country
  
  A Florida boy on a mission to thank police officers around the country for their work made a stop in North Texas on Friday.
  Fox News.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:00:41 GMT.
• Magic Morant? FSU coach compares Ja to HOFer
  
  Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton is tasked with figuring out how to stop Murray State star Ja Morant, a player Hamilton likened to Magic Johnson and Nate Archibald.
  ESPN.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:21:08 EST.
• Stoneman Douglas School Shooting Survivor Takes Own Life
  
  .According to CBS Miami, Sydney Aiello had been suffering from survivor's guilt and post-traumatic stress disorder in the wake of the Feb. 14, 2018 shooting that left ...
  Newsmax.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:53:54 EDT.
• Tattooed bank robber gets bond hearing
  
  Samuel Levone Neathery attempted to rob a bank in Columbia, SC and fled to Florida where he was caught by police, according to authorities. Here is his bond hearing. … Click to Continue »
  The State.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:21:49 EDT.
• Man with backyard bomb gets year in prison
  
  A Florida man convicted of setting off a pipe bomb in his backyard has been sentenced to a year in prison.
  Fox News.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:34:48 GMT.
• Why everyone is posting 'Florida Man' news stories on social media
  
  The internet's latest viral phenomenon was inspired by the fine residents of the Sunshine State.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:28:00 GMT.
• Inside the wild week that made Bianca Andreescu a sudden star
  
  From her career-changing title in the California desert to a storybook comeback win in Miami, it's been a whirlwind week of celebrity for the next big thing in tennis.
  ESPN.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:09:29 EST.
• The USMNT Finally Has A Plan, And It's Sticking To It
  
  The USMNT defeated Ecuador 1-0 Thursday night in Orlando, but more important than the result was the fact that new manager Gregg Berhalter had a plan, and his players stuck to it.
  By Cy Brown, Contributor.  Forbes.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:48:00 -0400.
• Six months after Hurricane Michael, people are still living in tents
  
  Nearly six months after Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida panhandle, many people living there are still trying to put their lives back together. The Category 4 storm made landfall last October, killing 43 people. ...
  CBS News.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:19:23 +0000.
• Venezuela, China in focus for Trump meeting with Caribbean leaders
  
  Trump will meet with leaders from the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Saint Lucia at his private club in Palm Beach, Florida. ...
  Yahoo.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 06:09:00 -0400.
• Mother Russia: South Florida sees a boom in 'birth tourism'
  
  MIAMI (AP) - Every year, hundreds of pregnant Russian women travel to the United States to give birth so that their child can acquire all the privileges of American citizenship. ...
  Iuliia Stashevska.  Washington Times.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 03:16:57 -0400.

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