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Lawsuit: Florida strip club refused to hire male bartender
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida strip club accused of hiring only women bartenders and refusing to hire a man is facing a federal...
Coast Guard rejects new lights where Jose Fernandez crashed
MIAMI (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard won't be installing lights on the Florida jetty where Miami Marlins star Jose Fernandez crashed his boat,...
Florida Supreme Court hears death penalty-prosecutor dispute
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Supreme Court scrutinized a prosecutor over her refusal to seek the death penalty in two dozen murder cases,...
Trump mocks TV host: ‘bleeding badly from a face-lift’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the brains, looks and temperament of a female cable television host whose show he says...
Fake Florida Dentist Seeing Half a Dozen Patients a Week
A Davie man just can’t seem to shake his affinity for the dental arts; arrested for the third time for running a fake dentist’s...
Panel rejects attempt by Democrats to get Trump travel costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-led House Armed Services Committee narrowly defeated a bid by Democrats late Wednesday to compel the Air Force to detail how much has been spent on trips that President Donald Trump has made to his Florida estate and other properties he owns.
Florida tax collector will allow employees to carry firearms
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida tax collector says a new policy will allow his employees to openly carry firearms while they work.
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Tampa Bay Lightning Practice Facility To Get $6M Makeover
The Ice Sports Forum, the Tampa Bay Lightning's practice facility, is getting a $6 million makeover and 18,000 square-foot addition.
Google fined a record 2.4 billion euros in EU antitrust case
BRUSSELS (AP) — After a seven-year legal battle, European authorities came down hard on Google on Tuesday for taking advantage of its dominance in online searches to direct customers to its own businesses, fining the tech giant a record 2.42 billion euros ($2.72 billion) and raising the prospect of more.
Florida Gov. Scott cautious about health care overhaul
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is in Washington D.C. to discuss the Senate health care bill, although he hasn't been clear yet about whether he supports or opposes it.