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Tropical Storm Mindy hits Florida
The storm first hit land on the island of St. Vincent, which is about 900 feet (300 meters) from the state's coast, the Miami-based organization said in an...
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Former army sniper kills 4, including infant, in Florida shooting spree
The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Bryan Riley, who was wearing full body armor, also wounded an 11-year-old girl before surrendering himself to the police following an intense gunfight, police said.
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Florida condo tower death toll rises to 60
Champlain Towers South, a 12-storey building in Surfside, a town north of Miami Beach, came tumbling down on June 24, as dozens of residents slept inside.
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Storm Elsa batters Cuba as it heads toward Florida Keys
Elsa has left a trail of destruction through the Caribbean, claiming at least three lives, and is expected to gain strength as it emerges off the coast of western Cuba Monday evening.
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Biden to visit Florida condo collapse site as hope dims for rescue
A 12-story oceanfront condominium in Surfside, a neighborhood near Miami, pancaked into rubble in the early hours of Thursday last week, with the official death toll of 12 expected to rise as hope dwindles for the nearly 150 people still unaccounted for.
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Hunt for survivors as Florida collapse leaves four dead, 159 unaccounted for
The Surfside building was occupied by a mix of full-time and seasonal residents and renters, and officials have stressed it is unclear how many people were actually inside at the time of the collapse, which pancaked around 55 apartments.
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Crews comb rubble of collapsed Florida condo, 99 unaccounted for
Authorities said they were still without news of 99 people who may have been inside the building when part of it came crashing down.
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Florida shooting kills two, wounds 20
The shots erupted near a banquet and events hall in a strip mall in Miami Gardens, a heavily Cuban community of working-class families.
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City Power says latest cable theft in Roodepoort cost over R1m
Over the past four days, technicians have been working to try and fully restore electricity to the area after criminals caused major infrastructure damage.
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Rapper Lil Wayne faces federal gun charge in Florida
The 38-year-old artist, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, was found to be carrying a gun and bullets when police searched a private plane in Miami in December last year.
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Eta tracks toward Florida Keys after lashing Cuba
As the storm left Cuba, the US National Hurricane Center said it was "forecast to become a hurricane as it moves near or over the Florida Keys tonight and early Monday."
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UPDATE: 1 dead, another injured after cash-in-transit heist in Florida
JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla said motorists should use alternative routes to avoid the crime scene.
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Man accused of trying to kidnap girl (4) in Roodepoort abandons bail bid
Naseem Slamang who was caught on camera last week, running into a restaurant and violently grabbing a child by her neck made a U-turn regarding his bid for bail on Friday.
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2 zama zamas killed, 6 injured in shooting in Florida
It’s alleged that three armed men were waiting in the veld next to an old mine shaft for a group of zama zamas to arrive on Thursday night.
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Florida gambles on reopening as virus numbers rise
On Thursday, Florida confirmed a record 3,207 new cases, bringing the total to nearly 86,000, with 3,601 deaths.
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Hurricane Dorian kills at least five in Bahamas, turn to Florida expected
At least five people were killed in the Abaco Islands, in the northern Bahamas, Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis told a news conference on Monday.
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Plane crash in Texas kills 10 people: officials
The plane was heading for St. Petersburg, Florida and was carrying two flight crew and eight passengers, Vice Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Bruce Landsberg said.
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Florida teachers can arm themselves under new gun bill
On 14 February, 2018, a former student armed with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and wounding 17 others.
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Israel's first lunar lander launched into space from Florida
The unmanned robotic lander dubbed Beresheet soared into space from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at about 8:45 pm EST (0145 GMT Friday) atop the 23-story-tall rocket.
