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JAXA's Wakata embarks on record 5th space mission

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Koichi Wakata and three other astronauts entered their scheduled orbit on Wednesday after a successful launch on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Authorities accuse Virginia men of exploiting Parkland gunman’s brother

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The two men who offered a home, a job and a life far from South Florida to the brother of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter were arrested in Virginia on Wednesday, charged with exploiting the young man while pretending to help him.

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NASA and SpaceX launch 4 more crew to the space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The SpaceX taxi service from the Space Coast took flight again Wednesday with NASA’s Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station.

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Todd Bowles away from Bucs for personal reasons, Tom Brady does not practice

TAMPA, Fla. ― The two most prominent faces of the Bucs franchise were either absent or not practicing Wednesday.

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Dolphins confident in Bridgewater; McDaniel not concerned with optics, criticism over handling of Tua

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Teddy Bridgewater has been an NFL quarterback as a starter, a backup and as a backup replacing a starter.

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Veteran receiver Cole Beasley retiring after 2 games with Bucs

TAMPA, Fla. — Veteran receiver Cole Beasley’s tenure with the Bucs is ending after two games.

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Blazing into history: Brightline to test at 110 mph as likely Florida’s fastest train ever

ORLANDO, Fla. — Brightline’s unfolding expansion from Miami to Orlando will enter a testing phase this month with the state's inter-city trains expected to reach speeds likely never seen in Florida.

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Biden headed to Florida to assess Hurricane Ian destruction and recovery efforts

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President Joe Biden is on his way to Fort Myers to survey damage inflicted on southwest Florida by Hurricane Ian, get a briefing on the response and recovery efforts, and meet with people impacted by the storm.

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He survived Ian in a tree as his mobile home flooded. Are trailer parks too risky?

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Shawn Hunte figured he would weather Hurricane Ian the same way he weathered countless storms as a shrimper on the flooded, tilted decks of bucking boats in high seas.

Miami Herald

UFC Orlando gets Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland headliner

UFC welterweight contenders Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland will fight in a five-round main event in Orlando, Fla.

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Prosecution witness challenges conclusions about Parkland gunman’s mental struggles

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The confessed Parkland gunman scored low on cognitive tests designed to measure his ability to develop and carry out long-term plans, solve problems and deal with abstract issues.

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Boat captains, volunteers help barrier island residents with ferry service, supplies

PINE ISLAND, Fla. — The helpers were busy in Southwest Florida on Tuesday.

Miami Herald

The Bucs’ biggest challenge in the NFC South is the Falcons? What’s going on?

TAMPA, Fla. — A month into the season, if you had the Bucs playing the Atlanta Falcons Sunday for the undisputed share of first place in the NFC South, congratulations.

Tribune News Service

Ian cut off residents of Florida's Pine Island. They are just now taking stock

After the hurricane damaged the only bridge, the only way to get to Pine Island is by private boat. Residents are returning to salvage what remains of their homes.

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Rubio leads Demings by 6 points in new Mason-Dixon poll

ORLANDO, Fla. — Marco Rubio has maintained his lead over Val Demings in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, a poll released Tuesday finds.

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Hurricane Ian's havoc is forcing some Florida families to give up the family pet

A shelter run by the Humane Society Naples is flying cats and dogs out of state to make room for a wave of new arrivals from families whose homes were destroyed and are now unable to care for a pet.

Miami Herald

Grueling Ian search takes toll on Miami fire crews. ‘Forget about our jobs, we’re human’

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — It’s grueling work being a member of Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 2, made up mostly of city of Miami firefighters.

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Professor offers pandemic health advice for Halloween: ‘Treat it like the flu’

TAMPA, Fla. -- In 2020, we created chutes to send candy to trick-or-treaters at a distance. We canceled Halloween house parties. The theme parks put their scare actors behind hedges or up on platforms to frighten guests from a distance. Halloween stores sold loot scoop bags so kids could collect…

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Florida Reels In Aftermath Of Hurricane Ian, Death Toll Rises

Thousands of people have been rescued in the days since Hurricane Ian ripped a wide path of destruction across Florida.

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Bucs: Cameron Brate complained of shoulder pain before reporting concussion symptoms

TAMPA, Fla. — Bucs tight end Cameron Brate initially complained of shoulder pain and was checked three times by team doctors before going back into Sunday’s game against the Chiefs, head coach Todd Bowles said Monday.

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Sam McDowell: How KC Chiefs turned one quote into a win in Tampa. And a talk with the guy who said it.

TAMPA, Fla. — The home-team locker room inside Raymond James Stadium is marked by a set of double doors painted a bright shade of red. At about 11:45 p.m. in Tampa, I planted myself directly outside them.

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Hurricanes sticking with Tyler Van Dyke as starting QB in North Carolina game

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Hurricanes will stick with their more experienced starter heading into their first Atlantic Coast Conference game.

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Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa out for at least Jets game while in concussion protocol, but coach says MRI was clean

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — While the Miami Dolphins remain without a timeline for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s return from his concussion, he is definitively being ruled out for Sunday’s game at the New York Jets.

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Hundreds remain in Florida shelters after Hurricane Ian; untold numbers left without a home

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — At least 1,700 people remain in emergency shelters five days after Hurricane Ian ravaged the Southwest Florida coast and parts of Central Florida, a figure that demonstrates the enormity of the post-hurricane crisis as recovery efforts are underway.

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Parkland gunman’s admissions to psychiatrist reveal longtime intent to be mass shooter, testimony shows

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — He chose Valentine’s Day because he had no one to love and no one loved him.

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