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Latest Florida News

Brush fires force home evacuations in Florida (AP)
AP - Brush fires forced residents to flee more than 500 homes in central Florida on Saturday and closed a major interstate, authorities said.

McCain faces doubts among Republican conservatives (AFP)

AFP - While John McCain is practically assured the Republican presidential nomination, many party members are having a hard time accepting him -- and showing it with symbolic votes against him in primary contests.

FBI Issues Warning About Vulnerability of Wi-Fi Hotspots
00 CDT May 10--The FBI issued an alert this week warning that wireless Internet networks, often called Wi-Fi hotspots, are more vulnerable to hackers than most users probably realize. In South Florida, Wi-Fi hotspots are at airports, fast food

Under Clinton's rules, Obama still wins (Politico)
Politico - Barack Obama can fully accept Hillary Rodham Clinton's terms on Michigan and Florida and still win a majority of pledged Democratic delegates on June 1, allowing him to lay claim to the nomination under the New York senator's own rules.

Goydos leads in Florida by one shot
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AP Source: Ramirez close to long-term deal with Marlins (AP)
AP - With a new ballpark finally on the horizon, the Florida Marlins are beginning to loosen their purse strings.

Brother of Jets safety fatally shot in Florida (AP)
AP - The older brother of New York Jets safety Abram Elam was fatally shot, the third sibling in the family to die by gunfire since 1987.

Hulk Hogan's son gets jail time for Florida crash (Reuters)

Reuters - The son of wrestler and reality TV star Hulk Hogan was sentenced to eight months in jail on Friday for causing a car crash that seriously injured his passenger.

Greenpeace condemn Rock stopover for US nuclear sub
The US Ohio class nuclear submarine, the USS Florida, arrived for a routine stopover in Gibraltar yesterday morning, prompting Greenpeace's Spanish director, Juan López de Uralde, to issue the following statement: 'We demand the immediate departure of

Judge sends wrestler's son to jail for 8 months for crash (AP)

AP - A judge in Florida says the 17-year-old son of wrestler Hulk Hogan should serve eight months in jail for reckless driving. Nick Bollea was led off to begin his sentence immediately after Friday's ruling. He will be on five years' probation and lose his driving privileges for three years.

Country Information

Introduction
Florida became the United States twenty-seventh state on March 3, 1845. The capital is Tallahassee. Explorer Ponce de Leon named the state after the Pasqua de Flores, or "feast of flowers", that he celebrated on Easter. Florida is the nation's largest orange grower, giving the state its nickname the Orange State, though Florida is also often referred to as the Sunshine State. Florida has a land area of 53,997 square miles and ranks 26th in size.

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