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6 dead in Amish school shooting
NICKEL MINES, Pa. - A gunman killed six people at a one-room Amish schoolhouse Monday morning in Pennsylvania's bucolic Lancaster County, the county coroner said. State police said several others were injured and taken to hospitals.
Israel pulls out, Lebanese troops move into south
LABBOUNEH, Lebanon - Lebanon's army commander raised his country's flag Monday on a ridge overlooking the border with Israel, reclaiming the area after Israel's pullout from nearly all of south Lebanon.
Hamas-Fatah gunbattles cover Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Gunbattles broke out across the Gaza Strip when heavily armed Hamas militiamen tried to break up anti-government demonstrations yesterday, killing seven persons and injuring dozens in the worst internal Palestinian violence since Hamas took power.
2 Americans win Nobel Prize in medicine
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Americans Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering a powerful way to turn off the effect of specific genes, opening a potential new avenue for fighting diseases as diverse as cancer and AIDS.
Gambling online faces collapse in US after Senate ban
AMERICA’s $6 billion internet gambling industry is facing meltdown after the US Senate pushed through a Bill at the weekend outlawing the processing of bets by banks and credit companies.
One small word is one giant sigh of relief for Armstrong
IT WAS the perfect quote to match a momentous occasion. As Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon in 1969, a global audience of 500 million people on Earth watched and listened with bated breath.
No sign of life where Brazilian jet crashed
BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Military searchers rappelled
down on Saturday to the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger plane
that crashed a day earlier in remote Amazon jungle with 155
people on board.
Al-Qaida Arrests Prompt Baghdad Curfew
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. military said a captured al-Qaida suspect and members of his cell were "in the final stages" of planning an attack on the Green Zone. An unprecedented curfew prompted by the arrest left millions of Baghdadis stranded at home on Saturday without supplies during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
The laughing 9/11 bombers
FILM of the ringleader of the September 11 hijackers reading his “martyrdom” will inside Afghanistan at Osama Bin Laden’s headquarters has emerged five years after the Al-Qaeda outrage.
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Gulf nations fortify against terror attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- America's allies in the Persian Gulf are at least as worried about terrorism as the United States, spending billions of dollars on security fences in the desert, eye-scanning machines at airports and other measures to keep out militants.
FEMA trailers freed up for other uses
HOPE, Ark. - Nearly 10,000 emergency housing trailers that were intended to be sent to the Gulf Coast to help Hurricane Katrina victims have been freed up for other uses.
Paper: Rocket among 6 implicated players
LOS ANGELES - Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Miguel Tejada were among the players that a former major league pitcher accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a federal agent's affidavit, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday on its Web site.
Israeli troop pullout from Lebanon
ZARIT, Israel (Reuters) - Israel's army pulled out of south
Lebanon without fanfare on Sunday to complete a handover to the
Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers under a ceasefire deal that
ended a costly war with Hizbollah guerrillas.
Afghans free American jailed for private prison
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan authorities have released from
jail an American imprisoned in 2004 for running a private jail
and illegally detaining and torturing people in a freelance war
on terror.
Thai junta names ex-army chief as new premier
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's junta has appointed a former army chief to become prime minister as they imposed a constitution that gives the military a tight grip over the new government.
EU hopes for air data deal with US this week after missing deadline
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission said it hopes to seal a deal with the United States within days on providing information on air passengers for anti-terror purposes, after missing a deadline and creating a legal vacuum on the issue.
Brazilians vote, Lula confident of winning second term
BRASILIA (AFP) - Brazilians have begun voting in a race that was widely expected to give a second term to President Luiz Inacio Silva da Lula, a self-styled champion of the downtrodden.
HP investor confidence strong despite boardroom spying scandal
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - Investors remain confident in the future of Hewlett-Packard (HP) despite weeks of reputation-tarring boardroom scandal.
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This section provided as an insight to how the U.S. is portrayed in some of the international media, ranging from mild propaganda to frightening insights into other nations' intentions.
Don't get mad. Get even
PRAVDA (RUSSIA) - Many apathetic Americans have gone along with this massive sellout of their rights and children's futures by buying the government's fantastic conspiracy theory of boxcutter-wielding morons hijacking and then piloting sophisticated jumbo jets...
Al Jazeera promotes Bob Woodward's new book
AL JAZEERA (MIDDLE EAST) - In his “State of Denial” book Bob Woodward is removing the veil over a new episode of Bush’s series of scandals involving lying to the American public about costs of his so-called "war on terrorism" as well as reasons to launch the illegal and unjustified war on Iraq in March 2003.
All Koreans Called upon to Struggle for Peace
PAKISTAN DAWN - MIRAMSHAH - The local Taliban have set up their office in Miramshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, for ‘curbing crimes and anti-social activities’ in the area.
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Ex-Rep. Foley checks in to alcohol rehab
YAHOO! NEWS / AP
WASHINGTON - Former Rep. Mark Foley, under FBI investigation for e-mail exchanges with teenage congressional pages, has checked himself into a rehabilitation facility for alcoholism treatment and accepts responsibility for his actions, his attorney acknowledged Monday.
Rep. Foley resigns House seat - REUTERS
Florida Republicans angry at Foley's 'hypocrisy' - ORLANDO SENTINEL
Autopsy: Gunman Who Killed Deputy Was Shot 68 Times
LAKELAND LEDGER
LAKELAND, FLORIDA - Angilo Freeland, the man who shot and killed Polk County Deputy Sheriff Matt Williams on Thursday, was shot 68 times by SWAT team members, according to an autopsy conducted Friday night. Autopsy results, released today, show Freeland died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Polk County Sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers.
Report: Officers fired 110 times at suspect in slaying - ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Lockdown procedure at Polk school questioned - BAY NEWS 9
Police shoot, kill murder suspect - CNN
Fallen deputy was 12-year veteran - WTSP
3 Schools Lock Down as Shooting Sparks Fear - LAKELAND LEDGER
Teen with medical microchip dies in Fla.
BOCA RATON, Fla. - A teen engineering prodigy who gained national attention in 2002 when he and his family received identification chip implants on live television was killed in a motorcycle accident, authorities said.
Tampa Bay in top ten of hurricane risk
BAY NEWS 9
The Tampa-St. Petersburg area is now known as one of the most favorable locations for a hurricane to hit. The International Hurricane Research Center in Miami recently came out with a list of the 10-most-vulnerable U.S. mainland areas to hurricanes.
Tampa building goes pink
BAY NEWS 9
DOWNTOWN TAMPA - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month began on Sunday and one Tampa building has a visual reminder. The SunTrust Financial Centre is colored pink through the end of this month.
Simms out of hospital
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Chris Simms was released from St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa on Saturday, six days after the Bucs quarterback had emergency surgery to remove his spleen.
Elderly man and woman dead in apparent murder-suicide
WTSP
BROOKRIDGE, FLORIDA - A 91-year-old man and an 82-year-old are dead in what the Hernando County Sheriff's Office calls a murder-suicide. They say 91-year-old Anthony Viola shot 82-year-old Athena Howell and then turned the gun on himself. Both Viola and Howell lived at the house.
Woman smoking at gas pump ignites fire
LOCAL 6
A woman in Orange County, Fla., was injured when she ignited a fire while smoking a cigarette as she filled her car with gas.
Clinic's bold advertising drew patients and investigators
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
The clinic blatantly advertised easy access to prescription narcotics, authorities say.
Florida cyclists welcome "three foot law"
WTSP
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – A new state traffic law took effect on Sunday. The so-called “three foot law” dictates that passing drivers now have to give at least three feet of clearance to bicyclists.
Six counties limit range of ATVs
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
GAINESVILLE - A state law that opened many unpaved roads to all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts Sunday is getting a chilly reception in several counties.
Crist has big lead all over Florida in poll
MIAMI HERALD
Democratic hopes of regaining at least a toehold in Tallahassee looked out of place in view of a statewide Miami Herald poll that showed the Republican candidate for governor far ahead.
Las Vegas-style slots coming to Florida
WTSP
HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA - The state has awarded its first license for Las Vegas-style slots. Right now, all slot machines on state land are considered a form of bingo. Broward County voters approved the new slots in March.
Officer-involved shooting in St. Petersburg
BAY NEWS 9
ST. PETERSBURG - An officer-involved shooting occurred in St. Petersburg at the Bayway Inn on 34th Street South Saturday. Police said an unknown caller notified the police that 35-year-old Steven J. Brooks was wanted on warrants and was staying in room 223.
Authorities deport 99 immigrants living illegally in Florida
SUN-SENTINEL
Federal immigration authorities in South Florida recently deported 99 people -- many with criminal records -- to Haiti, Hungary, China and other countries, officials said Friday.
Wisconsin inmate charged with third Florida slaying
WTSP
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Wisconsin inmate already facing two life sentences for killing two Florida women now faces a new charge in the slaying of a courthouse clerk.
All Hillsborough schools on modified lock down, three on full lockdown
WTSP
All Hillsborough Schools are on modified lock down. This means that no less than two students are allowed outside a classroom without adult involvement. There's controlled access to campus facilities, and all outdoor activities are suspended. Three Riverview schools are on full lockdown after a strong ammonia was reported in the area Friday morning. The schools affected are Collins Elementary, Sessums Elementary and Summerfield Elementary.
Taxpayers' salvos lead to savings
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
The tax revolt saved residents of the Tampa Bay area's largest governments more than $75-million, according to a St. Petersburg Times analysis of budget figures. The savings were greatest in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, where governments trimmed at least $50-million from their budgets.
Aisenbergs drop suit against sheriff's office
BAY NEWS 9
Steve and Marlene Aisenbergdropped their lawsuit Thursday against the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The suit had sought money for harm caused by a conspiracy by the sheriff's office and federal prosecutors to frame the couple in connection with the 1997 disappearance of their 5-month-old daughter, Sabrina, who has never been found.
Recent Tampa Bay & Florida News Headlines:
Gunman wounds dad, 8-year-old daughter, in their house
WTSP
Police: Two Delray priests spent stolen $8.6 million on girlfriends, gambling, property
SUN-SENTINEL
NASA goes for night shuttle launch
NEWS-PRESS
Was hurricane threat an excuse to reject Tampa
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Florida students break reading record
GAINESVILLE SUN
Doctors may ask you to cap your claim
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Disney To Cut 125 Jobs, Outsource Work
LOCAL 6
Hillsborough deputies look for Sun Trust bank robber
WTSP
It took 62 years, but she finally said yes
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Minneapolis beats Tampa in bid for RNC
TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL
Good luck, Mr. homeowner
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Gas prices continue to tumble
TAMPABAYGASPRICES.COM
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