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No-contract GPS monitoring raises questions of fairness, safety

No-contract GPS monitoring raises questions of fairness, safety

If you're a criminal defendant in Orange County and a judge orders GPS monitoring, you must pay a private company $12 a day for the service — significantly more than in neighboring counties — and you have no choice in selecting the...

Casey Anthony, Daytona 500 inspire 'Saturday Night Live' jokes

Casey Anthony, Daytona 500 inspire 'Saturday Night Live' jokes

Lindsay Lohan was a good sport, but she wasn't a good host.

Man fatally shot in car on Universal Boulevard

Man fatally shot in car on Universal Boulevard

2 dead, 1 hurt in Polk crash

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Miami students rally for valedictorian facing deportation

Scott Maxwell: Wrongful convictions: One of Florida's greatest shames

Keyless car might be culprit in carbon monoxide deaths

Eatonville stays course, re-elects mayor, 2 others

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Rush Limbaugh: 'the most graceless apology ever'

BP's $7.8 billion deal may speed payments for U.S. spill

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Former Bucs employee convicted in Lake County sex sting

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Romney gains strength ahead of Super Tuesday

Some aid reaches Syria's Homs, refugees flee to border

Putin wins Russian presidential election: exit polls

Blast at Congo arms depot kills hundreds

Venezuela's Chavez confirms cancer recurrence

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Sixteen killed in train crash in Poland

At least 35 Yemen soldiers slain in clash with militants

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Attack on Teresa Jacobs is new normal in Tallahassee

My Word: Let's see the man the Howards raised

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Dr. Seuss story 'The Lorax' wins box office

'Saturday Night Live': Lindsay Lohan has fun at her own expense

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