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  Florida building collapse: Another body in rubble raises death toll to 5

  World | June 27, 2021 8:27 IST

  Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the new toll at an evening media briefing, saying the discovery of the body dropped the number of unaccounted for down to 156. 

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  Man pulled gun at Starbucks over cream cheese in Florida

  World | June 20, 2021 9:36 IST

  Police said the man became angry at a Starbucks drive-thru when they messed up his order earlier this week. He returned to the window, screaming at the employee. She asked whether he had paid for the cream cheese, at which point he became enraged and pulled out a gun, according to an arrest report.

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  Two dead, 25 injured in shooting outside banquet hall in Florida

  World | May 30, 2021 20:45 IST

  Two people died and an estimated 20 to 25 people were injured in a shooting outside a banquet hall in South Florida, police said.

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  Leak at wastewater pond prompts evacuations in Florida; state of emergency declared

  World | April 04, 2021 9:05 IST

  Workers have been pumping out thousands of gallons per minute at the site to bring the volume down in the event the pond bursts. Pumping the entire pond would take 10 to 12 days. 

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  Tropical storm Eta makes landfall in Florida; expected to become hurricane

  World | November 09, 2020 10:40 IST

  A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta made landfall on Florida’s Lower Matecumbe Key on Sunday night, days after leaving scores of dead and over 100 missing in Mexico and Central America. 

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  US Election 2020: Donald Trump votes in Florida before hitting campaign rallies

  World | October 24, 2020 23:17 IST

  US President Donald Trump said he voted 'for a guy named Trump' on Saturday and called it an 'honor' to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida before he jetted off to campaign in three battleground states, where large crowds awaited even as coronavirus cases are surging to records in the country.

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  People will die! Twitterati isn't impressed with reopening of Disney World in Florida

  Trending | July 14, 2020 14:41 IST

  The idea to open Disney World in the times when COVID-19 cases are at a hike in Florida caught the attention of the people online. While pictures and videos of the staff wearing masks for safety were shared but this could not step Netizens from criticizing the decision. Not only this many even pointed out how social distancing norms weren't being followed at the place.

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  Trump to accept Republican presidential nomination in Florida

  World | June 12, 2020 9:53 IST

  US President Donald Trump will accept the Republican Party's presidential nomination for a second term in Jacksonville, Florida, it was announced.

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  NASA, SpaceX try once again to launch American astronauts to Space Station

  News | May 31, 2020 10:39 IST

  NASA and SpaceX are scheduled to launch astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken on a mission to the International Space Station at 3:22 pm Eastern Time.

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  NASA, SpaceX launch American astronauts to Space Station from Kennedy Space Center

  News | May 31, 2020 9:51 IST

  NASA and SpaceX launched astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken on a mission to the International Space Station at 3:22 pm Eastern Time.

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  Coral Princess: Another cruise ship with coronavirus victims docks in Florida

  World | April 05, 2020 10:08 IST

  Another cruise ship with coronavirus victims on board, including two fatalities, docked in Florida on Saturday.

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  Woman chokes boyfriend to death after leaving him in suitcase, says they were playing hide-and-seek

  World | February 28, 2020 10:23 IST

  A Florida woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her boyfriend after she zipped him in a suitcase and did not open it despite the man repeatedly crying for help.

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  Florida City partially shuts down park after snakes found mating in mass

  World | February 16, 2020 12:54 IST

  Sharing a photo of the lake shoreline, and a closeup shot of a brown snake nestled in leaves on its Facebook page, the Lakeland Parks & Recreation department wrote that a group of non-venomous water snakes congregated to mate near a traffic roundabout.

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  Woman reunites with her missing dog 3 yrs after seeing him on viral beer cans in Florida

  World | February 04, 2020 17:54 IST

  Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton teamed up with the Manatee County Animal Shelter to turn beer cans into adoption flyers for shelter dogs. Monica Mathis of St. Paul, Minnesota, told KSTP that she couldn't believe it when she spotted Hazel's face on a beer can that had been photographed and posted on social media.

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  Florida woman dials 911 neighbourhood parrot screams 'let me out'

  World | January 06, 2020 14:52 IST

  In a peculiar incident, a woman in Florida heared someone screaming “Let me out!” in her neighborhood. After listening to the chilling cries, which sounded of a woman, she dialed 911.

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  Base shooter watched shooting videos before attack

  World | December 08, 2019 6:27 IST

  Officials investigating the deadly attack were working Saturday to determine whether it was motivated by terrorism, while President Donald Trump indicated he would review policies governing foreign military training in the United States.

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  3 dead, 8 injured after Saudi student opens fire at US naval station

  World | December 07, 2019 6:41 IST

  A Saudi-based aviation trainee opened fire at a US naval station in Florida on Friday, leaving three people dead. The student was later shot dead by police.

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  Shootout at US Navy Florida Base: Shooter killed, another dead, 11 hurt

  World | December 06, 2019 20:31 IST

  Authorities say an active shooter is dead after opening fire on multiple people Friday at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. Escambia Sheriff's spokeswoman Amber Southard tells The Associated Press that the shooter is dead.

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  Trump switches permanent residence from NY to Florida

  World | November 01, 2019 14:33 IST

  "Our deepest condolences to the good people of Florida as Trump attempts to outrun his past (and near future)", Mayor said. 

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  Hurricane Dorian strengthens to 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm

  World | August 31, 2019 12:33 IST

  Millions of people in Florida, along with the state’s Walt Disney World and President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, are in the potential crosshairs of the hurricane. Forecasters say Dorian, which had top sustained winds of 140 mph (225 kph) Friday night, will threaten the Florida peninsula late Monday or early Tuesday.