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Ex-head of NYC hospital admits taking kickbacks
The former chief executive of the country's oldest orthopedic hospital pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal charges, admitting he accepted nearly $300,000 in kickbacks.
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Supreme Court: Law protecting builder went too far
Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature went too far when they created a law on behalf of a developer in an effort to stop a lawsuit filed by a homeowners association, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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PETA wants rays tank removed from baseball stadium
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is asking the Tampa Bay Rays to remove its rays "touch tank" from Tropicana Field.
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Fla. Supreme Court won't stop legal challenge
The Florida Supreme Court, in a sharp rebuke to the Republican-controlled Legislature, refused Thursday to throw out a lawsuit that contends legislators ignored new standards while drawing up legislative districts.
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Burglary suspect falls through restaurant roof
A man who deputies say was trying to rob a pharmacy fell through the roof of a strip mall, landing in a Thai restaurant.
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Fla. man sentenced on night vision export charge
A Florida man who pleaded guilty to illegally exporting military night vision equipment he sold online has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison.
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FBI interviews City Council, city employees
The FBI is interviewing all six Fort Myers City Council members and four city employees regarding a proposed downtown hotel and a complicated land deal that helped a road widening project five years ago.
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Top law enforcement to discuss Lakeland police
Lakeland's police chief and the Polk County State Attorney will meet to discuss the troubled Lakeland Police Department, where a widespread investigation into a sex scandal is underway.
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Jury could begin deliberations in Zimmerman trial
When jurors begin deliberating in the racially charged murder trial of George Zimmerman, they will also be able to consider a lesser charge of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin.
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Deputies: Man leaves girl in median after crash
Deputies say a 41-year-old man crashed his SUV into a telephone pole and left a 7-year-old passenger alone in the median before crashing into two more cars stopped at a red light.
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