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An American flag flies at half-staff over the White House on Sept. 19 in Washington. Federal officials have intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin. That's according to a law enforcement official who spoke to the Associated Press.
Envelope addressed to White House contained ricin
Federal investigators are working to determine where the envelope originated and who mailed it.

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  1. Which school workers get coronavirus vaccines? Depends on where you sign up.
    1 hour ago• Health
    Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared at a news conference Wednesday in Crystal River, where he announced a new vaccination site and addressed a question about which Florida school employees are eligible to receive doses.
  2. The case for — and against — making it harder to sue health care facilities over COVID-19
    3 hours ago• Politics
    Resident physician Mikaela Aradi, Tampa, left, joined nurses and health care workers from St. Petersburg General Hospital, Friday, May 29, 2020 in a protest against HCA Healthcare, outside of the hospital. Nurses and healthcare workers are protesting the possibility of layoffs and adequate protection for workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
  3. General: Pentagon hesitated on sending Guard to Capitol riot
    Earlier today• News
    Army Maj. Gen. William Walker, Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard listens during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing Wednesday, March 3, 2021, examining the January 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
  5. CVS offering virus vaccine to Florida teachers under 50
    Earlier today• Health
    The CVS Pharmacy chain is vaccinating Florida teachers under age 50, circumventing state orders that continue to limit coronavirus inoculations to those over that age.
  6. SpaceX Starship lands upright, then explodes in latest test
    Earlier today• News
    In this screen grab from video posted by SpaceX, the company's Starship launches for a test flight, Wednesday in a remote area of Texas.
  7. Wealthy Florida Keys enclave received vaccines in January before much of the state
    Earlier today• News
    An aerial view shows Ocean Reef Club, a wealthy, gated community in north Key Largo. More than 1,200 older Ocean Reef residents received vaccinations in mid-January, well before doses arrived in most other areas of the state.
  8. Why is the NRA against a ban on dog tethering?
    Yesterday• Politics
    In 2019, Hernando County residents urged the county to ban unattended tethering of dogs. The ban eventually passed. This is Honey, a dog found in Palm Harbor in 2010 with a rope embedded in her neck. It's believed she was tied as a puppy, got away and grew into the too-tight rope. She eventually received surgery. In 2021, Tallahassee lawmakers took up a statewide tethering ban.
  9. Florida adds 6,014 coronavirus cases, 133 deaths Wednesday
    Yesterday• Health
    Florida's positivity rate Wednesday was 6 percent.
  10. Odessa man, 52, dies in collision on State Road 54
    Yesterday• Pasco
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  11. School resource officer fired by Tampa Police for using racial slur
    Yesterday• Tampa
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  12. Tampa man shot after charging with a bat during argument, police say
    Yesterday• Breaking News
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  13. Tampa woman calls 911, says she shot someone. Now it’s a homicide investigation.
    Yesterday• Tampa
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  14. Hillsborough to open coronavirus vaccine site for health care workers
    Mar. 2• Health
    In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, vials for the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are displayed on a tray at a clinic. Hillsborough County is opening a new vaccine site for healthcare workers at the Ed Radice Sports Complex in Tampa.
  15. Tampa Bay area temps could dip into 40s this week as front rolls in
    Mar. 2• Local Weather
    The seven-day forecast for the Tampa Bay area, according to Bay News 9.
  16. Florida adds 7,179 coronavirus cases, 140 deaths Tuesday
    Mar. 2• Health
    Florida's positivity rate on Tuesday was 6.2 percent, according to Johns Hopkins University.
  17. Coast Guard suspends search for plane and 87-year-old South Florida pilot
    Mar. 2• Breaking News
    Coast Guard officials have identified a missing pilot as Brendan Spratt, 87.. Spratt's family provided the Coast Guard with photos, which the Coast Guard posted on their Twitter account.
  18. 2 men dead after shootout between two groups in Sulphur Springs
    Mar. 2• Crime
    Tampa police are seeking information about a shootout Monday night that claimed the lives of two men, 18 and 27.
  19. Two Tampa women killed in wrong-way collision on Dale Mabry Hwy
    Mar. 2• Breaking News
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  20. Minimum wage hike all but dead in big coronavirus relief bill
    Mar. 2• News
    Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill being prepped in Congress includes a provision that over five years would hike the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
  21. Democratic voting bill would make biggest changes in decades
    Mar. 2• News
    A bicyclist stops to admire the red, white and blue lights illuminating San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco. Congress is beginning debate on the biggest overhaul of U.S. elections law in a generation.
  22. Biden tries to reset relationship with Mexican president
    Mar. 2• News
    President Joe Biden appears during a virtual meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, March 1, 2021, in Washington.
  23. Lady Gaga’s dog walker speaks out after Hollywood shooting
    Mar. 1• News
    In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 file photo, Lady Gaga sings the national anthem during President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Lady Gaga's dog walker, who was shot last week during a robbery in Hollywood when two of the singer's French bulldogs were stolen, described the violence and his recovery "from a very close call with death" in social media posts Monday, March 1, 2021.
  24. United Methodist conservatives detail plans for a breakaway
    Mar. 1• Nation & World
    In this April 19, 2019 file photo, a gay pride rainbow flag flies along with the U.S. flag in front of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Prairie Village, Kan. Conservative leaders within the United Methodist Church unveiled plans Monday, March 1, 2021 to form a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church, with a doctrine that does not recognize same-sex marriage. The move could hasten the long-expected breakup of the UMC, America’s largest mainline Protestant denomination, over differing approaches to LGBTQ inclusion.
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