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Zika virus in America as Florida governor confirms 4 cases came from local mosquitoes

Florida governor Rick Scott confirmed that all four of the state's mystery Zika cases almost certainly came from local mosquito bites. They mark the first outbreak of the infection in mainland America.




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Pregnant women told to avoid Florida following latest Zika virus outbreak

Public Health England has advised pregnant women to scrap non-essential trips to Florida, United States, after the country's first cases of the Zika virus not linked to travel have been discovered.




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Zika virus outbreak in Florida leads to 'sex ban' for British tourists

Public Health England advised pregnant tourists to cancel non-essential travel to Florida and said men and women should abstain from sex without a condom while they are on holiday.




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Florida reports ANOTHER Zika infection in Miami bringing total number of cases to 15

Health officials said all 15 are within the same one-mile region of Miami, just in-land of the beach.




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Mutant UK mosquitoes to fight Zika virus in Florida

The 'killer' gene, that could dramatically alter the course of the Zika virus in America, shortens the life of the insects' young and should make the population crash, halting the spread of the disease.




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Zika virus diagnosed in ANOTHER person in Florida

The patient, who has not been identified, was tested as one of the 26 close contacts around the two original cases. It means there are now 16 local transmissions of Zika in Miami, Florida.




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Peter Andre leaves pregnant wife Emily at home for trip to Florida over Zika virus scare

Fearing the worst during an outbreak of Zika virus, pregnant Emily was banned from travelling to the US with the rest of the family as Peter went abroad with Princess and Junior.




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Zika 'could freeze up babies' joints', study reveals - as Florida reports ANOTHER case of local infection

The condition known as arthrogryposis freezes up joints, often leaving their hands, arms, legs, feet, or fingers frozen in a contorted position. In most cases, it also impairs function of the heart.




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Virgin refuses to refund Florida tickets even though it’s not safe because of Zika virus

My family and I were due to fly to Florida on the 27th August but following medical advice we decided we shouldn't go because I'm pregnant. Now Virgin is refusing to refund us.




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Zika virus billboards removed from Florida interstates

The billboards - paid for by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and erected in and around Fort Lauderdale - showed a condom with the words 'Prevents Zika transmission' inside it.




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Zika virus has spread in Florida confirms governor as 5 new outbreaks are reported

The mosquito-borne infection arrived in the US last month, but has so far been restricted to a few blocks in Wynwood, a neighborhood of Miami-Dade County.




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Florida governor fears Hurricane Hermine could spread Zika

Hermine made landfall in Florida early Friday as a Category 1 hurricane with forecasters warning as much as 20 inches of rain on Thursday.




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New Zika outbreak zone in Florida: Miami officials reveal 5 cases in new area

It comes after the intense storms last week, leaving swathes of standing water, which is ideal breeding ground for Zika-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.




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British tourists contract the Zika virus while visiting Florida

Two British tourists have contracted the Zika virus after travelling to Florida, US, and pregnant women have been advised to cancel all 'non-essential' travel to the American state.




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Florida voters AGREE to release genetically-modified killer mosquitoes to fight Zika

Monroe County residents have backed a proposal to release a lab-developed group of mosquitoes designed to infect the Zika-carrying mosquito population with a fatal disease.




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Florida releases batch of killer mosquitoes to fight Zika

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District released 20,000 male mosquitoes infected by the Kentucky-based company MosquitoMate with naturally occurring Wolbachia bacteria.




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Florida man, 56, is arrested after driving a GOLF CART into Walmart and hitting several customers

Michael Dale Hudson, 56, was captured on surveillance camera bursting through the entrance of the supermarket on Gibsonton Drive, narrowly avoiding an elderly shopper.




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Man, 55, walks into a Florida Walmart and asks gun clerk for 'anything that will kill 200 people'

The culprit, later identified to be Philip Attey, 55, admitted walking into the sporting goods section of a Port St. Lucie Walmart on Wednesday and posing the question - but says he wasn't being serious.




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Florida man arrested for posting threat on Facebook about 'getting his AR-15 back'

Richard D. Clayton, 26, of Winter Park, Florida was arrested on Friday after authorities said he posted, '3 more days of probation left then I get my AR-15 back. Don't go to Walmart next week,' on Facebook.




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Florida man, 55, is arrested at Walmart after drinking $7 wine in bathroom

Cops claim Ty Kelley, 55, stuffed the bottle of $6.98 Barefoot brand Riesling down the front of his pants while he was inside a franchise in Pinelas Park on Wednesday.




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Florida man arrested for threatening to shoot up a Walmart had history of racist social media posts

Richard D. Clayton, 26, of Winter Park, posting on Facebook under the name Jared Janota, expressed racist language and stereotypes. He also about white supremacist leanings, cops say.




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Delaware man, 32, chokes a Walmart cashier in Florida before trying to head-butt officers 

Peter James McGaughran, 32, of Delaware was arrested on October 2 after surveillance footage captured him choking a Walmart cashier in an unprovoked attack in Stuart, Florida




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Man charged with trying to rape woman in Florida Walmart

Andrew Brooks Handley, 24, was arrested at the Walmart in Plantation, Florida on Saturday morning after trying to rape the woman in a store aisle.




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Mom, 37, is arrested for making a BOMB inside a Florida Walmart while with her son

Emily Rae Stallard, 37, was arrested at a Tampa Walmart on Saturday after she was stopped from making the makeshift bomb: made with a candle wick, a mason jar, nails and denatured alcohol.




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Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 2 points in latest Florida poll

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 45 to 43 in the latest Bloomberg News poll in Florida, in a matchup where third party candidates are included.




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Florida polls are tight but Democrats think they have edge in early voting

Things couldn't be tighter in 'Florida, Florida, Florida,' as the late Tim Russert coined it in 2000, with the Sunshine State looking to be the make-or-break it state for Republican Donald Trump.




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US election 2016: Confederate flag-waving parade drive by polling stations in Florida

In an apparent attempt to intimidate voters, at least a dozen trucks and other vehicles were caught on video parading around early polling stations in Florida waving Confederate flags on Monday.




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Donna Tatlici slammed by Tom Garrecht for handing out pro-Trump pamphlets in Florida

Tom Garrecht allegedly slammed Donna Tatlici to the ground after she sprayed him. They began fighting when Garrecht saw her handing out pamphlets at the Juniper Community Center.




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US election results: Sensational Trump win in Florida as he sweeps to victory

Donald Trump has won the state of Florida after a precinct by precinct battle unfolded for the 29 electoral votes. Trump beat Clinton with 49 per cent of the vote, as she received 47 per cent.




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Firefighters battle Florida Panhandle blazes deep into the night

The fires tearing through Santa Rosa and Walton counties have scorched thousands of acres of woods, razed dozens of structures, including homes, and forced some 1,600 people to evacuate.




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Florida prisoners declare strike to protest 'unpaid wages'

Prisoners in at least eight Florida state-run penitentiaries will strike on Monday, which falls on Martin Luther King Jr Day, it was reported on Sunday.




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Terrifying footage shows hungry alligator crawling towards car drivers on busy Florida intersection 

The huge alligator was spotted on the corner of MLK Boulevard and Williams Road at the Seffner intersection in Florida as it lumbered across the road.




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Star Wars fans can stay in an Airbnb in Florida where the rooms resemble a location from the film

The amazing rental is located in Davenport, Florida, just 15 minutes from Walt Disney World. The house itself is called Twelve Parsecs and can sleep up to 30 people.




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Madonna tells fans 'a queen is never late' after a Florida man sued the notoriously tardy star

The singer, 61, told a Las Vegas crowd on Friday, main: 'A queen is never late' after disgruntled fan Nate Hollander launched a class-action lawsuit.




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Man wanted for murder of Florida couple is ex-US Army soldier who became hero mercenary in Ukraine

The US wants Ukraine to extradite Craig Lang (left), 29, so that he could face trial in Florida for his role in the murders of Serafin 'Danny' Lorenzo Jr (top right), 53, and Deana K. Lorenzo (bottom right), 50.




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A Florida bar pulled down $10,000 in single bills stuck to the wall so it could pay its 22 unemployed workers

Fort Lauderdale pub Hott Leggz is generally covered in dollar bills.However, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the bar to pivot to only takeout, 22 staff members were laid off.The co-owners took the cash off the walls and donated them to the laidoff staff - around $10,000 in total."We always had an inside joke, 'If anything goes bad, at least we have the money on the wall,'" co-owner Juliana Sodre told Business Insider. "This is the worst case scenario."Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Normally, the walls of Hott Leggz are papered with thousands of dollar bills.But customers coming in for takeout at the pub in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are now greeted with the sight of a surprisingly sparse interior.That's because, as Phillip Valys first reported for the South Florida




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Florida Senator Marco Rubio's staffer Michael Brennan 'rolled his wife up in a carpet and beat her'

Michael Brennan, a regional director for Florida Senator Marco Rubio, resigned following the battery arrest after allegedly beating his wife on Friday night.




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Florida Senator Marco Rubio, 43: 'I'm ready to be president'

In an interview with ABC's This Week, 43-year-old Rubio added fuel to the speculation that he's planning a run for president by telling host Jonathan Karl that he has plenty of experience to hold the country's highest office.




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Marco Rubio tells Florida Christians to show more compassion toward the gay community

While maintaining his position against same-sex marriage, Sen. Marco Rubio used a speech before a group of Christians to speak of the perils of intolerance toward the gay community.




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Trump defends visa rules after hundreds trying to flee Bahamas were kicked off a Florida-bound ferry

President Donald Trump said 'everybody needs totally proper documentation,' when fleeing the Bahamas, hours after a ferry kicked off those lacking a proper visa to enter the U.S.




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Donald Trump DOES set up a war room - bringing on former Florida AG Pam Biondi

Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi and former Treasury official Tony Sayegh are joining the White House on a temporary basis to head the response to impeachment.




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Chris Brown's mugshot released after singer is ARRESTED in Florida for felony battery warrant

Chris Brown was arrested Thursday evening in West Palm Beach, Florida in connection with an outstanding warrant, police told TMZ . Brown, 29, went directly from his concert into police custody.




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Jeb Bush's top Florida fundraiser Brian Ballard quits over attacks on Marco Rubio

Jeb Bush's top fundraiser in the state he once governed has ditched his campaign in an apparent disagreement over his attacks on fellow Floridian and rival Marco Rubio.




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Florida Jeb Bush fundraiser Fred Leonhardt overdosed while huffing

Orlando attorney Fred Leonhardt, 65, died on October 10, of intoxication of ethyl chloride, a chemical developed for industrial and medical uses but is known as a frequent inhalant.




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Florida Gov. Rick Scott SUSPENDS outgoing elections supervisor Brenda Snipes

Scott issued an executive order Friday immediately suspending Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes from office for misfeasance, neglect of duty and incompetence.




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British Airways flight to Florida makes emergency landing in Bermuda as phone starts smoking 

British Airways flight 2167 from Gatwick to Tampa, Florida, on Saturday February 5 when the captain took a decision to divert it to Bermuda when passengers in business said a phone was smoking




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Joe Biden wins Florida, Illinois AND Arizona

Joe Biden easily won Florida, Illinois and Arizona over Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, further cementing his position of probable 2020 Democratic nominee over the democratic socialist.




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Bernie Sanders will 'assess his campaign' after Joe Biden sweeps Illinois, Florida and Arizona 

Sanders' campaign manager said the socialist will be having 'further conversations.' The next primaries are three weeks away. Biden took Florida, Illinois and Arizona easily on Tuesday.




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Drinkers in Florida funnel gin to each other along a metal tape measure to keep at a safe distance

Ryan Donaldson 33, from Tampa, Florida, created the ingenious gin delivery system so he could enjoy a drink with his friends at a safe distance during the coronavirus lockdown.




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Beyoncé dazzles in low-cut dress as she enjoys a night out at a Florida casino with husband Jay Z

Beyonce, 38, was seen enjoying a night out on the town as she hit the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida on Friday.