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‘Elon Musk impersonator' accused of defrauding $250,000 from elderly woman in Florida, police say
A Florida man who allegedly impersonated billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Facebook defrauded an elderly woman out of at least a quarter of a million dollars, police said.
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Florida man allegedly had AR-15, silencers and list of Jewish and Black targets
A Florida man arrested on suspicion of weapons violations on Halloween had a list of targets that included a congressman and locations he associated with Jewish and Black people, prosecutors allege.
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Hacker accesses sealed testimony of woman alleging Matt Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17
The file that was hacked Monday included the testimony of the woman who alleges she had sex with Gaetz when she was 17 in 2017, and the testimony of a second woman who said she witnessed the encounter, a source told NBC News.
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Florida woman uses ‘botox' to explain age in fraudulent hurricane aid, police say
The 44-year-old woman in Bradenton, Florida, an area which had been affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton, is accused of using her mother’s name and information to submit a claim for almost $8,000.
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Head found on Florida beach was swimmer who drowned after saving sister
The head that washed ashore on Key Biscayne belonged to a 19-year-old swimmer who disappeared after saving his sister’s life in Miami Beach last weekend, authorities said.
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Florida beach worker makes gruesome discovery after human head washes ashore
A human head that washed ashore on Key Biscayne this week belonged to a man whose identity remains unknown, police said.
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What to know about Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to serve as attorney general
In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his own party.
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5 things to know about Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz worked at a private law practice before running for public office.
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Police investigating after human head washes ashore at Florida beach
Police are investigating after a human head washed ashore on Key Biscayne on Tuesday morning.
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Robotic dog is patrolling Trump's residence in Florida
Heightened security measures remain in place around president-elect Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida following his election win.
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Rudy Giuliani shows up to vote in the Mercedes he was ordered to surrender
The former Trump lawyer was photographed in the convertible 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL500 outside the polling place where former President Donald Trump voted.
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Orlando Halloween shooting suspect, 17, will be charged as adult: Prosecutor
A 17-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed two people and wounded seven others during a Halloween celebration which drew 75,000 revelers to the streets of downtown Orlando, Florida last week has been charged as an adult.
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YNW Melly accuses Florida sheriff's office of ‘cruel' treatment, seeks release from prison
YNW Melly is seeking immediate release from prison in a new lawsuit, in which he accuses the Broward Sheriff’s Office of cruel treatment and violating his constitutional rights.
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‘It happened so fast': Surfer survives second shark attack on Florida beach
A Florida surfer says he’s thankful to be alive after being attacked by a shark not once, but twice now in his lifetime.
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Machete-wielding teen arrested after group accused of intimidating Democratic supporters at Florida polling station, police say
Caleb James Williams was arrested after allegedly brandishing his weapon at two women, ages 71 and 54, police said.
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‘Sickening scheme': Florida bail bondsman accused of making women have sex for bond
An Orlando-area bail bondsman was arrested and accused of making women have sex with him in exchange for bonding them out of jail after a years-long investigation, according to the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI).
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WATCH: Ballot box falls off truck in Florida
A Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections employee has been fired after a ballot bin and bag fell off the worker’s truck and was found by a passerby.
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Ballot box found on side of the road after falling off Florida election worker's truck, officials say
A Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections employee has been fired after a ballot bin and bag fell off the worker’s truck and was found by a passerby in an incident that was caught on camera.
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Florida woman accused of zipping boyfriend in suitcase and leaving him to suffocate found guilty of murder
A Florida woman accused of zipping her boyfriend in a suitcase and leaving him in there to suffocate was found guilty of murder on Friday, four years after what she had initially described to authorities as a case of drunken hide-and-seek gone wrong.
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WATCH: Burmese python swallows 77-pound white-tailed deer
A new study shows a Burmese python’s maximal gape is 10.2 inches. The measurements equate to a circumference of 32 inches.