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REST IN PEACE: Beth Chapman, star of the “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV show, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 51. MORE:
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IT TAKES TWO SECONDS TO RETWEET! Kameela Russell is mother of 2 and has been missing since Wednesday. She was last seen pulling away from her family's home in a 2014 black Audi A6 with the tag HBQJ20. Let's help find her!
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2020 HURRICANE SEASON: The report forecasts 14 to 18 tropical storms, of which seven to nine become hurricanes. Two to four could strengthen into major hurricanes.
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DEVELOPING: The head baseball coach at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa was among the nine victims of a helicopter crash Sunday in Calabasas that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant and one of his four daughters, the school confirmed Sunday afternoon.
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NEW VARIANT: A new COVID-19 variant has been detected in France. The variant has been named IHU. Health officials found that IHU has 46 mutations. That is even more mutations than were found in omicron.
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'OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN': After searching for more than a week, Orange County Sheriff John Mina says a body found near an Orlando apartment complex on Saturday is believed to be missing 19-year-old Miya Marcano. UPDATES:
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Attorney General William Barr skipped a House hearing Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia report. In his place was an empty chair, a prop chicken, and a bucket of KFC chicken. MORE:
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CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING: Target says that they will not be open on Thanksgiving Day this year, citing that holiday shopping often means crowded events, which could spread COVID-19.
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SO BEAUTIFUL! A man is going viral after video shows him singing 'Ave Maria' at Walt Disney World's Grand Floridian resort. The look on his daughter's face is priceless -- she is SO PROUD of her dad! 😍 FULL VIDEO:
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Chuck Norris doesn't turn 79 today; 79 turns Chuck Norris! 🎂
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JUST IN: George Zimmerman is reportedly suing Democratic presidential contenders Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren over 'defaming' tweets while paying tribute to Trayvon Martin on what would have been his 25th birthday. DETAILS:
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Can you believe Macaulay Culkin turns 39 today? 🎂😱 MORE:
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WAWA DRIVE-THRU? Forget walking into Wawa's store to get that hoagie: the popular chain is opening its first drive-thru location later this year!
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Who do you think won the debate? STORY:
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BREAKING: The Food and Drug Administration acted after preliminary results from a government-sponsored study showed that Gilead Sciences’ Remdesivir shortened the time to recover by 31 percent for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
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It wasn't just any spider he found in the broccoli he bought from a store, it was a black widow! Instead of killing it, a sanctuary took in the spider and named it "Broccoli," and it's since been adopted! 😂🕷
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GOING TO JAIL: A California man was arrested after a brutal fight involving a bat and a metal rod. DETAILS:
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SOUND OFF: A new Fox News poll shows that 43 percent of voters want President Trump impeached and removed from office. Do you? DETAILS:
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MAKING HISTORY: When Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA crown, it marked more than a personal triumph: It meant that for the first time, three black women are the reigning Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America. 👑👑👑 DETAILS:
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Climate-change protesters climbed and superglued themselves to the globe at Universal Studios in Universal City on Monday, calling on NBC and Universal to take action on climate change.
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If passed, Florida high school students would have to take a financial literacy class in order to graduate, which would include lessons on on credit scores, managing credit card debt, types of bank accounts to open, and how to file income taxes.
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House lawmakers have unanimously passed the "Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act" which would make harming animals a federal felony, punishable by up to 7 years in prison.
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WE LOVE YOU, BETTY! “Betty loves to joke that vodka keeps her young,” said a friend of the beloved Betty White.
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HONORING LAW ENFORCEMENT: A "Red, White and Back the Blue" car parade was held in Central Florida on the Fourth of July, thanking law enforcement.
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GOOD GUY WITH A GUN: Police say a concealed carry holder shot a suspect in the head who approached him in an alley and pulled out a gun.
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JUST IN: Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg has been indicted by federal prosecutors for stalking and the unlawful use of a means of identification of another person, the Department of Justice announced.
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MAKING HISTORY: After the ballots were counted, Kamala Harris became the country’s first Black and first female second-in-command. She will be inaugurated along with president-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20.
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BTS fans! Mattel has officially unveiled its new doll collection, which features the K-pop phenomenon.  DETAILS:
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Prayers for Ryan Newman, who experienced a fiery crash during the last lap of the Daytona 500. FULL STORY:
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BREAKING: Richard Harrison -- famously known as "Old Man" on "Pawn Stars" -- has died, according to his son, Rick Harrison.
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BREAKING: After FOX 35 News noticed errors in the state's report on positivity rates, the Florida Department of Health said that some laboratories have not been reporting negative test result data to the state.
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What did you think of the Super Bowl half-time show?
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MUST-SEE VIDEO 🐻 A very sneaky and hungry bear helped itself to a Chick-fil-A dinner of 30 nuggets that had just been delivered to a Central Florida family's home. "He didn't want the salad though," homeowner Paul Newman said.
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#Election2020 : Election Day is here, and all eyes are on Florida. The polls opened on Tuesday morning with voters lining up outside Central Florida polling locations to cast their ballots.
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Florida is reporting the lowest amount of coronavirus cases per capita in the nation after Gov. Ron DeSantis was widely criticized by media outlets for his handling of the virus.
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Chicago police say they've reviewed hundreds of hours of footage from downtown surveillance cameras but haven't found footage yet of the alleged attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.
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BREAKING: President Trump warned Thursday he will “call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER” with Mexico if officials there don’t stop the northward flow of a growing migrant caravan that's swelled in size to about 4,000 people.
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A sheriff in Texas is grateful to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, after finding the deputy who inspired him to pursue a career of fighting crime. He was only 15 years old at the time, when that deputy saved his family from an abusive man, he says.
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TRAGIC UPDATE: A 19-year-old man whose mother says he went missing while traveling from Tallahassee to Ft. Lauderdale was fatally struck by a vehicle, Florida troopers said.
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FOUND ALIVE: A Florida family struggling in the aftermath of the Surfside condo collapse has been given a glimmer of hope in the midst of tragedy: their beloved cat, missing since the night of the disaster, has been found alive. #FOX35
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'THRILLER' FLASH MOB: Michigan middle school students surprised their classmates as an early Halloween gift with a flash mob dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”
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EASTER BUNNY FIGHT: This video shows a person dressed as the Easter bunny hopping into a fight on Easter Sunday in Downtown Orlando. 👀 STORY:
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NO MASK REQUIRED? Winn-Dixie will reportedly not be requiring face coverings in their stores because they don't want to "cause undue friction between our customers and associates by regulating mask mandates," a representative told news outlets.
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JUST IN: The state of Florida is filing a lawsuit against the Biden administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to allow cruise lines to resume sailings immediately, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to send a message to law enforcement agencies in sanctuary cities — cooperate with federal immigration officials or you could lose your job. DETAILS:
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A homeowner in Florida was playing video games when three armed robbers tried to break into his home early this morning. The homeowner grabbed his gun and shot all three men -- killing two of them.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPONGEBOB! The beloved Nickelodeon character who lives in a pineapple under the sea turns 20 today! 🎂🍍
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'DEATH BY STRANGULATION': Coroner Dr. Brent Blue released his final autopsy report, confirming that Gabby Petito was strangled to death. He said her body was outside in the wilderness for three to four weeks before being discovered. MORE:
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MONTHLY CHECKS: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and other progressive Democrats are calling this week for President Biden to commit to recurring cash payments, rather than one-off stimulus checks.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! Barbara Ehrhart, the longest current serving female FHP trooper, has signed off for the final time after 36 years of serving. 🙌💙 DETAILS:
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Two college students from Central Florida want to make voter registration a part of Florida's high school curriculum.
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DIGGING INTO THE NUMBERS: A person who died in a motorcycle accident was added to Florida’s COVID-19 death count, according to a state health official. We continue our investigation into COVID-19 data provided by the Florida Department of Health. #FOX35
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Billionaire Tom Golisano is withholding a $90,000 tax payment on his mansion until officials figure out how to make sure geese don't poop on his grass. "We'd drive in and find 100 to 200 geese parked on our lawn," he says. "You can't walk barefoot."
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The crowd erupts as President Trump begins speaking at the #Daytona500
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#BREAKING : Bloomington Police say two people were injured in a shooting at the Mall of America Friday evening. As of 5:42 p.m., police say the mall is back to normal operations after a "short lockdown." #FOX35
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TRUMP BOAT PARADE 🇺🇸 They say they need more than 1,180 boats in Clearwater to break the record this weekend.
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FLORIDA MASK MANDATE: As coronavirus cases in Florida continue to soar, ten Democratic state lawmakers have issued a letter demanding Gov. Ron DeSantis order a statewide mask mandate.
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Birthday parties at Pizza Hut may be a thing of the past. 🍕
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THANK YOU! Publix has now bought over 5 million pounds of fruits and vegetables, along with 350,000 gallons of milk, from struggling farmers to help them through the pandemic. All of the produce and milk purchased are donated to Feeding America food banks
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Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Floridians to heed local evacuation calls as #HurricaneDorian could be a “Category 4-plus” storm that lingers over the state after making landfall early next week on the East Coast.
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BREAKING: Governor DeSantis signed a bill on Wednesday that will allocate $500 million to raising teacher's salaries, bringing Florida from the 26th highest average teacher salary in the nation to the 5th.
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BEST JOB EVER! The Seaworld Rescue team is rehabilitating three baby manatees. Watching them be bottle fed is TOO CUTE!!! 😍🍼 Video Courtesy of Michael George (📷: )
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A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday blocked President Joe Biden’s requirement for federal contractors to receive coronavirus vaccines, adding to a series of legal setbacks for the mandate.
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WELL-DESERVED: Actor Gary Sinise was recently given the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's Patriot award, the organization's highest honor, for all the work he has done for veterans and their families.
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JUST IN: The Trump campaign has asked Georgia election officials to count every ballot by hand instead of using high-speed scanners in the state's upcoming recount.
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CONGRATULATIONS! 🎓 Clayton Ward is a school bus driver who enjoyed chatting with the students on his route. He says they inspired him to go back and earn his college degree to become a teacher -- and he just graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA! 👏👏
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Bigger and better than ever. That’s what this year’s Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) is expected to be.
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'BACK THE BLUE' MURAL: Officers were greeted this morning with a message of support outside Tampa Police Department headquarters after volunteers spent the weekend painting a "Back the Blue" mural in downtown.
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MISSING CHILDREN RESCUED: US Marshals say they have found five missing children in Oklahoma and have arrested 262 people, including six wanted for homicide. The U.S. Marshals Service recently rescued 25 missing kids from Ohio, with some found in Florida.
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IT TAKES 2 SECONDS TO SHARE! An Amber Alert has been issued for 17-year-old Autumn Turner from Tennessee. Authorities say she may be with an older man in Florida.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Join us in wishing first lady Melania Trump a happy 50th birthday today! 🎂
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! President Donald Trump turns 74 today. 🇺🇸🎂🇺🇸🎂 MORE:
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REST IN PEACE: Spc. Antonio I. Moore was killed in a rollover accident while conducting route-clearing operations in Syria. He was just 22 years old. Please join us in thanking him for his service.
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EMOTIONAL SURPRISE: The Ocala Police Department distributed $5,200 in $100 bills to citizens throughout their city as part of their 'Secret Santa' operation. One officer captured a heartwarming reaction on camera.
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THEY'RE READY: Florida Power & Light has brought in 18,000 workers from across North America to help restore power to whoever needs it if Dorian hits the Sunshine State. DETAILS:
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Florida is reporting the lowest amount of coronavirus cases per capita in the nation after Gov. Ron DeSantis was widely criticized by media outlets for his handling of the virus.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he is not closing gyms because he thinks people who go to them are “even less at risk for the coronavirus” because they are staying healthy and working out. #FOX35
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PRAY FOR HAWAII 🙏 Hurricane Lane, which is a Category 4 Hurricane, is moving into the Hawaii islands with winds of 130 to 156 mph. This is the most powerful storm to hit Hawaii since Hurricane Iniki in 1992.
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DO YOU AGREE? Attorney John Morgan, who referred to himself as the #PotDaddy , tweeted that “marijuana should be legal.”
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FACE MASKS REQUIRED TO FLY: JetBlue said the new policy will require customers to wear a face covering over their nose and mouth throughout their journey, including during check-in, boarding, while in flight and deplaning.
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The superintendent of Broward County schools says if the number of coronavirus cases don't decline soon, he will not reopen schools and instead will have classes 100% online. Should other Florida counties do the same?
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'BROUGHT US ALL TO TEARS' 💕 An unidentified man in New Jersey has gone viral after he was spotted holding a sign thanking medical staff for “saving [his] wife’s life.” FULL STORY: 📸: Allison Swendsen
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Lee Iacocca has died at 94, Tuesday according to TMZ. Born Lido Anthony Iacocca in Allentown Pennsylvania, the child of Italian immigrants, was credited with creating the Ford Mustang and saving Chrysler from bankruptcy.
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Starting next school year, all students in North Carolina will be required to take a finance class in order to graduate, learning how to budget, do their taxes and manage their credit. Should Florida do the same?
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COMING SOON! Grab your own boat with a few friends and enjoy a movie while bobbing on the water. Floating Cinema is coming to Orlando!
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HEARTWARMING: Officer Kevin Valencia was shot during a standoff in June and remains in a coma. Unable to make it to his son's first day of school, Orlando Police Chief John Mina and Kevin's squad escorted him instead. 💙 VIDEO: Orlando Police Department
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17 YEARS LATER: It's been 17 years since 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse disappeared in Orlando. Her father, Drew, says he has never given up looking for his daughter and that they have new leads in her case.
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U.S. HOUSE: Val Demings (D) projected to win U.S. House District 10. LIVE RESULTS:
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AMAZING FATHER’S DAY GIFT! This video is warming hearts. “During middle school, my stepdad used to leave me a note on my door each day to inspire me. well, I kept those notes & It’s been 6 years since then. today I gave him those notes back."😭 DETAILS:
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ACT OF KINDNESS: When a World War II veteran entered a Chick-Fil-A desperately seeking help with a flat tire, a restaurant manager jumped into action “without hesitation” and was unknowingly captured in pictures during the act of kindness.
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Realtor: "It’s been actually overwhelming the amount of people who have said, no we love Orlando and as long as they don’t force us to go back, we plan on staying."
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🦃CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING 🦃 A growing number of major retailers will be closed on Thanksgiving Day so employees can spend time with their families. DETAILS:
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@Kai_cece98 @skyelaringrsoll Wow, you guys are okay, right? Did you take these photos? FOX 35 Orlando and other Fox-affiliated entities would like to use your photos on all of our platforms until further notice. Is that OK? Do we also need anyone else’s permission?
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