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• Fort Myers man killed in N.J. dump truck crash Published 05/23/2013 at 9:05 a.m.

  A Florida man died and his wife was critically injured after their vehicle was struck by a dump truck in New Jersey.

• Florida mom breaks into home, threatens children with machete Published 05/23/2013 at 9 a.m.

  A woman is being held without bond after authorities say she broke into her ex-boyfriend's central Florida home and threatened to cut off the heads of their three small children.

• Florida sailor charged in 2010 death of 2-year-old boy Published 05/23/2013 at 8:59 a.m.

  A sailor has been charged with murder in the 2010 death of his girlfriend's son at an off-base military housing unit.

• Florida man arrested in death of plum-eating woodpecker Published 05/23/2013 at 8:57 a.m.

  A North Florida man faces charges after fatally shooting a red-bellied woodpecker that was eating the plums from his trees.

• CD Reviews: Daft Punk seduces machines into singing Published 05/23/2013 at 7 a.m.

  Get the scoop on the newest albums from Darius Rucker, The National and more

• Obama approval rating steady despite multiple controversies Published 05/23/2013 at 6:20 a.m.

  The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Obama appears generally unaffected.

• Florida man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect Updated 05/23/2013 at 9:15 a.m.

  A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to that of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time.

• Bradley Manning sympathetic star of WikiLeaks doc Published 05/23/2013 at 6 a.m.

  Julian Assange's reign as the star of the WikiLeaks story could be coming to an end. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning emerges as the sympathetic star of the new documentary, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," which opens Friday.

• NBA: LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1 Updated 05/23/2013 at 8:25 a.m.

  LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.

• Review: 'Fast & Furious 6' is more of everything Published 05/22/2013 at 6:13 p.m.

  Ever wonder what it would feel like to suddenly wake up in another universe? You could find out, perhaps, by joining the next space mission , or, slightly easier, you could go to your local multiplex and watch "Fast & ...

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