# Florida

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# Death Penalty

Florida killer yells 'murderers!' as he is put to death

Eric Scott Branch killed a 21-year-old in 1993.

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Feb 23rd 2018, 8:31 AM

# i hear you

Here is what Trump's notes for meeting with shooting survivors said

Students have called on the US President to tighten gun controls.

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Feb 22nd 2018, 8:34 AM

# Public Meeting

'Pathetically weak': Father of Florida victim lays into Republican senator over gun control

Marco Rubio has been backed by the NRA and drew jeers from the audience for his responses last night.

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Feb 22nd 2018, 7:11 AM

# nikolas cruz

Florida shooting suspect appears in court as his lawyers seek to avoid the death penalty

His lawyers have said he will plead guilty if prosecutors agree not to pursue the death penalty.

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Feb 19th 2018, 8:48 PM

# march for our lives

Florida students to march on Washington to 'shame' politicians into changing gun laws

“After what they saw, the worst things imaginable, they’re not going to just sit back and take it.”

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Feb 19th 2018, 7:10 AM

# gun control

WATCH: Survivor 'calls BS' on Trump's response to mass shooting at Florida school

The US President has criticised the FBI for failing to heed signs which could have prevented the shooting.

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Feb 18th 2018, 12:25 PM

# tributes

'Died a hero', 'smiled all the time', 'brilliant and witty': The 17 victims of the Florida shooting

Tributes have been paid to each of the 17 victims of Wednesday’s mass shooting.

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Feb 16th 2018, 2:04 PM

# Parkland

'It was maybe 30 minutes, but it felt like 3 hours': Irish family caught up in Florida attack

A classmate of Adelina Hurley’s was killed in the mass shooting.

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Feb 16th 2018, 9:16 AM

# Florida

FBI received tip off before Florida shooting but failed to stop teen from killing 17

Nikolas Cruz has admitted to shooting dead 17 people at his former school.

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Feb 16th 2018, 7:02 AM

# Mass Shooting

For school gun massacre survivors, fear and grief takes hold

Survivors have described the moment they heard the first shots ring out.

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Feb 15th 2018, 10:00 PM

# Shooting

Steve Kerr: 'It doesn't seem to matter to our government that children are being shot to death'

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has spoken out about the Florida shooting.

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Feb 15th 2018, 8:06 PM

# School Shooting

Trump promises to tackle mental health, as he condemns Florida shooting as act of 'evil'

Meanwhile, the leader of a white nationalist militia has said gunman Nikolas Cruz was a member of his group.

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Feb 15th 2018, 7:35 PM

# AR-15

The weapon allegedly used in deadly Florida shooting is known as 'America's rifle'

The AR-15 is a ‘modern sporting rifle’ and versions of it are legal in all 50 states.

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Feb 15th 2018, 4:02 PM

# Florida

Kim Kardashian, Ellen DeGeneres and many other celebrities call for stricter gun control after yesterday's events in Florida

Dozens of celebrities, from Bette Midler to Tyra Banks are saying “Enough is enough.”

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Feb 15th 2018, 9:09 AM

# Florida

Former student (19) charged with premeditated murder after 17 killed in Florida school shooting

It is understood that both pupils and teachers at the school are among the dead.

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Feb 15th 2018, 7:30 AM

# Florida

Nikolas Cruz: 19-year-old suspected gunman was expelled from school

Police said Cruz had recently posted “very disturbing” messages on social media.

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Feb 15th 2018, 7:07 AM

# Florida

Man 'happy to be alive' after bear attacked him while he was letting dog out of house

Andrew Meunier needed 41 stitches after the incident.

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Jan 11th 2018, 10:14 PM

# Storm

Snow hits Florida for first time in 29 years

The US National Weather Service warned that a major winter storm would bring heavy snow and ice.

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Jan 3rd 2018, 10:50 PM

# RIP

Father and daughters among five dead in Florida plane crash

John Shannon, 70, and his adult daughters Olivia and Victoria died in the crash.

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Dec 25th 2017, 9:16 AM

# Tampa

Suspected serial killer arrested after bringing murder weapon to his job at McDonald's

Howell Emanuel Donaldson is charged with four murders which spanned 51 days.

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Nov 29th 2017, 10:47 PM

# Clearwater

Dashcam catches moments before plane crashes onto main road in Florida

A second camera catches the moment the plane crashes down.

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Nov 20th 2017, 8:53 AM

# he's tiger woods

'Stay out of trouble' - contrite Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving, avoids jail

The former world number one golfer pleaded guilty to reckless driving earlier today.

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Oct 27th 2017, 7:47 PM

# Florida

Speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer drowned out by protesters

Hundreds of people protested with signs and anti-Nazi chants.

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Oct 20th 2017, 12:17 PM

# storm's coming

US braces itself as state of emergency declared ahead of Hurricane Nate's arrival

Forecasters say the category 1 hurricane is expected to hit the Gulf Coast of the US by this evening.

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Oct 7th 2017, 1:33 PM

# hurricane irma

Six dead at Florida nursing home left without power after Hurricane Irma

Florida Governor Rick Scott issued a statement saying he was “absolutely heartbroken” to learn of the deaths of the elderly retirees.

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Sep 13th 2017, 7:32 PM

# Florida keys

Pictures: Residents of Florida return home to survey wreckage from Hurricane Irma

Many buildings escaped major damage, according to a Key West resident.

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Sep 12th 2017, 3:53 PM

# Hurricane

Irma downgraded to tropical storm but 6.2 million Florida homes lose electricity

Hurricane Irma hit Florida with winds of up to 210 kilometres per hour last night.

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Sep 11th 2017, 2:35 PM

# hurricane irma

Hurricane latest: Irma downgraded to Category 3 hurricane, but forecasters say it remains 'powerful'

One person has died, bringing the total number killed across the Caribbean and the US to 23

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Sep 10th 2017, 7:40 PM

# Emergency

Hurricane Irma weakens to Category 3 as it heads for Florida

A total of 6.3 million people have been ordered to evacuate the southern US State.

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Sep 9th 2017, 5:30 PM

# 'Be careful. Be safe'

Hurricane Irma leaves at least 15 dead as 500,000 people ordered to evacuate Florida

The death toll is expected to rise.

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Sep 8th 2017, 8:15 AM

# Eye of the storm

Hurricane Irma claims its first two lives - and TWO more massive storms are brewing over the Atlantic

Two people have died on the islands of St Barts and St Martin, with another two people seriously injured.

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Sep 6th 2017, 10:51 PM

# hurricane irma

People urged to take shelter as the most powerful Atlantic storm in history starts to hit

Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and possibly Florida will be hit by the hurricane.

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Sep 6th 2017, 12:23 PM

# Storm

Florida declares state of emergency as Hurricane Irma becomes a Category Five

The storm is also is expected to “cause life-threatening surf and rip current condition.”.

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Sep 5th 2017, 3:20 PM

# Florida

Man put to death using new lethal injection for racist murder

Mark Asay took 10 minutes to die.

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Aug 25th 2017, 7:01 AM

# killed on duty

Six US police officers shot in one night

One police officer died from his injuries.

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Aug 19th 2017, 10:40 AM

# DUI of the tiger

Tiger Woods may avoid DUI conviction but will plead guilty to reckless driving

The golfer was found asleep in his Mercedes-Benz, apparently under the influence of prescription drugs.

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Aug 9th 2017, 10:55 PM

# killer

'It’s nice to be able to say to my girlfriend ‘listen, let’s head out to Florida for a year-and-a-half''

Ex-Dundalk striker Ciaran Kilduff says the opportunity to join Jacksonville Armada was too good to turn down a second time.

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Aug 4th 2017, 7:00 AM

# Florida

No legal duty for laughing teens to rescue a drowning disabled man, says judge

“Never in my life would I have ever thought we would need a law to make this happen,” the local mayor said.

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Jul 21st 2017, 10:50 PM

# Florida

Venus Williams driving 'lawfully' at time of fatal crash, police say

Police initially said she was ‘at fault’ in a crash that led to the death of a 78-year-old man.

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Jul 8th 2017, 1:39 PM

# Upset

Venus Williams 'heartbroken' over fatal Florida car crash

The accident remains under investigation and the American star has not been charged.

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Jul 1st 2017, 4:46 PM