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Christian Ziegler has been accused of sexual battery and police are investigating.
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The testy, statistics-heavy debate was not easy to follow.
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Four men are accused in a scheme that compromised construction of cancer treatment center at the St. Petersburg veterans hospital.
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A new puffin exhibit will be named for the Vinik Family Foundation
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It is helmed by chef Ted Dorsey and serves coastal cuisine.
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Florida and California set a precedent for anyone to blow raspberries on a national stage.
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The Tampa Bay Times collected local ideas so that the elves can teach children something about their home area.
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Nurses held signs and chanted outside of the HCA West Florida Division Office at Rocky Point in Tampa on Thursday, as part of a national rally hosted by the National Nurses Organizing Committee and...
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