Fla. Craigslist jobseeker found dead in Ohio grave
A jobseeker from Florida who responded to a bogus Craigslist ad for a job on a southeast Ohio cattle farm was found dead, buried in a shallow grave, and another from South Carolina was shot but escaped by running away through the woods, a sheriff said Thursday.
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Fla. Craigslist jobseeker found dead in Ohio grave
Attack of the snails! (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom – Francophiles rejoice! One Florida town is experiencing an explosion in its snail population, in numbers that will make a sous chef’s mouth water. Giant African snails in Coral Gables are doing the one thing that they don’t do slowly: reproduce. …
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Attack of the snails!
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Costco can’t move "I slipped on a slurpee" lawsuit (Reuters)
Reuters – A 74-year-old woman who said she was injured after falling in a Costco store in Florida beat back the retailer’s effort to move the case to that state because it was too much trouble to defend itself in New York.
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Warning: Walking on a Florida street may be dangerous (Reuters)
Reuters – Warning to pedestrians — Walking down the street in Florida could be hazardous to your health.
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Warning: Walking on a Florida street may be dangerous
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Authorities: ‘Twilight’ fan lied about bite marks (AP)
AP – Authorities say a Florida teen has told police that bite marks on her body came from “Twilight”-inspired vampire role playing — not from someone who attacked her while she was out jogging.
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Even blindfolded, dolphins are masters of imitation (Reuters)
Reuters – Even blindfolded, a 7-year-old bottlenose dolphin named Tanner was able to mimic another dolphin’s behaviour — proof, according to Florida researchers, that dolphins are masters of imitation second only to humans.
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Spud diet wins Washington Potato Man of Year award (AP)
AP – Sticking to an all-potato diet for 60 days has earned Chris Voigt the Washington State Potato Commission’s Potato Man of the Year honor.
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Spud diet wins Washington Potato Man of Year award
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Fla. man says he’ll live in lions’ den for 30 days (AP)
AP – A Florida man says he’s going to spend the next month living in a fenced enclosure with two African lions.
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Electric neck massager strangles Florida woman (Reuters)
Reuters – A Florida woman’s death apparently was caused when an electric neck massager became ensnared on her necklace and strangled her, sheriff’s investigators said Wednesday.
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Electric neck massager strangles Florida woman
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Surfing Santas hit waves on Florida’s Space Coast (AP)
AP – Nineteen surfing Santas brought some cheer to beach-goers as they hit the waves on Florida’s Space Coast.
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Surfing Santas hit waves on Florida’s Space Coast
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