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Ping, ping ping. Here’s what it’s like to drive into a big hailstorm in the name of science

By SETH BORENSTEIN, BRITTANY PETERSON and CAROLYN KASTER INSIDE A TEXAS HAILSTORM (AP) — Wind roared against the SUV’s windows as its tires sloshed ...

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Attorneys close Karen Read’s murder trial by arguing if it was love gone wrong or a police cover-up

By MICHAEL CASEY and PATRICK WHITTLE DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Lawyers in the murder trial of Karen Read gave their closing arguments Friday after ...

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Saturday ‘No Kings’ protests in the Orlando region

Anti-Trump protests will unfold across Central Florida and the nation this weekend amid heightened nationwide unrest over the president’s deportation program. The “No Kings” ...

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What to know about the Group of Seven summit in Canada that Trump will attend

By ROB GILLIES TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive Sunday for a Group of Seven summit in a country he has ...

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Ticked off! @non-native landscapes

I am ticked off at home owners and landscapes who plant exotic plants! Florida needs native plants; once established native plants require less water ...

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UF athletics budget tops $200 million, Gators basketball spending up 20%

GAINESVILLE — A $2.4 million projected spending increase for Florida’s national championship basketball program and $20.5 million newly allotted for student-athletes highlight a Gators ...

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Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up to support Sean “Diddy” Combs at trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, came to the ...

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Universal: Jason Universe set for Halloween Horror Nights

The temptation must have been too great and/or the planets aligned. On Friday the 13th, Universal Orlando announced a Halloween Horror Nights haunted house ...

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Here’s what to expect at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on Trump’s birthday

By TARA COPP, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The tanks are staged and ready to roll. Fencing and barriers are up . Protective metal ...

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Immigration raids on California farms seen threatening businesses supplying America’s food

By AMY TAXIN and DORANY PINEDA, Associated Press VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Large-scale immigration raids at packinghouses and fields in California are threatening businesses ...

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